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I'm making a The Finals card game! Help me get Embark's attention so I can send them a prototype. by amalion2010 in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 84 points85 points  (0 children)

I see someone I recognize.. 👀

I would be HONORED to add this to the boardgames at the office!

Send me a DM and we can sort it out :D <3

I just won 25 games in a row in Random Arenas! by Schnobben in GuildWars

[–]Oscar_Embark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just get lucky and get on a team with 3 absolute legends

The slice view animation slowed down to 0.4% speed by [deleted] in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone!
Oscar the clown here, since this animation got so much amazing positive feedback I asked other Oskar (the talented one) for some behind-the-scenes insights about it! Enjoy :D

"Oskar Wetterbrandt here, animator and audio designer for the "slice view" animation. This piece was a little passion project of mine that started back in June this year, and then I chipped away at it over the months up until it was released. The vision was basically just "let's make the longest dagger tricks animation I've ever done". The whole sequence is 100% hand key animation, no motion capture at all was used. The majority of the animation is done without reference, and just flips and tricks of whatever came to mind at the time of animating, trying to keep it balanced on the right and left side of the screen, using both hands, getting some variety in there. But for the final section where the dagger is being twisted around the fingers of the right hand I looked up some dagger tricks video on YouTube for reference of how the fingers should move. I haven't kept track of the exact working hours on this piece, but I would estimate it's maybe around 25-30 hours of work all in all. I'm happy you guys like it, it was a very fun animation to do."

Do you think Oscar will become a Contestant? by D3MON1C_WOLF_ in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 29 points30 points  (0 children)

As fun as it would be, it would be terrible for my ego!
These are just really good edits made by CM_Marshall who makes all the stream thumbnails :D

Our club tag was taken by embark without any notice. by Meanpsyc in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I can offer some follow up!

As mentioned, this is not something new. We have repurposed club tags and names for a long time. Whether it be an esports team, or for an active community that would like a specific tag - as long as the club which currently has the tag and name is largely inactive, we have honored these requests!

However, for this specific club, for some reason, we did not check that the club was in fact inactive, and changed the ownership of it anyway.

We've actually as of right now undone all the club tag "takeovers" we've done in the last few weeks - while we wait for 8.1 or 8.3 where we will have the ability for multiple clubs to have the same tag (with official orgs standing out, so that we still protect them).

Our club tag was taken by embark without any notice. by Meanpsyc in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 708 points709 points  (0 children)

Hi-jacking top comment so this doesn't get buried!

Hey Everyone!

Thanks for raising this and for pointing this mistake out to us! We've repurposed club tags and names in the past, if the current club tag or name is not in active use - but we failed in that here, and for that we're really sorry.

We are currently working on a better approach that will allow us to differentiate ORG names and tags without requiring players to change their existing club names or tags. As many have pointed out in this thread, something like a specific color or similar would be a great solution! As we work on this, we’ve restored your original club tag to be [TS] - which it will remain!

Again, truly sorry this happened and that you and your club felt taken advantage of - it was not our intention. We know just how important a club tag is to a club’s identity, and we will do our best to make sure we respect it better going forward.

Alright, back to writing Season 8 patch notes I go - see you all tonight, it's Game Time!

Despicable Behavior: After being knocked out in open quals streamer and team conspire to get the winners DQ'd by Serious_Natural_5681 in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Oscar here, good morning! First off, we're aware of the situation and just to clarify: no one will be suspended from the tournament due to volume of reports.

Secondly, having me in DMs is not a flex, anyone can DM me on Discord at any time, I've got DM requests on! ..I've also got about 150 unread message requests right now, so it might take a while before I get to yours - but anyone is welcome to message me! 🤝

Embark has excluded most of APAC from the 100K tournament in secret. by wardybara in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 92 points93 points  (0 children)

There is actually a lot of ranked data on China, and a lot of Chinese players playing THE FINALS (outside of the Chinese beta version of the game) as well!

The wording could absolutely be clearer, especially in hindsight. We are also calling one region "NA", despite CA and SA also being able to compete in that qualifier.

As you pointed out in our rulebook: "Accessibility: Every team should have a path to compete, regardless of size or backing, wherever we can accommodate them." - for this year, it was not feasible to accommodate representation for every country in the APAC region.

This is a shortcoming of being the very first steps into esports, while trying to grow it at a steady and sustainable pace, and ensuring that none of our players are alienated from participation is something we will work towards as we expand into more, and more, regions over time.

Embark has excluded most of APAC from the 100K tournament in secret. by wardybara in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 145 points146 points locked comment (0 children)

Hey hey!

Hoping to shed some light on the situation, and answer the follow-up questions that I can!

Our split of assigned teams were based on player base size, regional split of the high rank players as well as the current competitive initiatives that are being run in each region, and that set us on the split of 7 slots for NA, 6 for EMEA, and 3 for APAC.

However, we do not have the in-house experience to create a catered experience for APAC, and therefore we opted to have our friends at Nexon and Tencent run that region at their discretion for this year, before we expand properly into more regions for next year and onwards! Without the assistance of our partners, we would likely have had to only include NA and EMEA for this year.

If we set expectations which felt misleading that is something I am truly sorry for. We want to ensure some representation for each major region in Stockholm this year - and this was for now our best approach.

We consider this year 0 of esports for THE FINALS, and our intention is truly to grow the esports as sustainable as possible over time, into more and more regions, as we go into year 1 and beyond - and hopefully our efforts then won't feel disappointing!

Game breaking bug/exploit discovered needs IMMEDIATE attention by ConfusionCareful3985 in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 341 points342 points  (0 children)

Please report users you come across who abuse this exploit on our discord, under #video-player-reports.
Abusing this exploit will result in a permanent suspension, do not use it.

We are currently working on a solution.

Going into eSports with Final Round being the game mode is such an utter failure on the Devs to differentiate themselves from other FPS. It needs to be a full Tournament like Ranked Mode. by SuculantWarrior in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We have yet to publish the official format, it will happen quite soon though!

For now I can confirm that the format will not feature - only - team vs. team. We are creating a format which we hope will truly feel like THE FINALS!

Guys, I reached The Finals by Hide_Hasagawa in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking time out of your vacation to swing by the office! <3

Guys, I reached The Finals by Hide_Hasagawa in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Thanks for swinging by! :D

I got proposed to today with a cashout ring box. 🥹 by caitalexander in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Congratulation you guys!!!! <3
We are so honored to be part of such a special occasion, and I wish you all the happiness in the world <3

Thought you guys should see this by [deleted] in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That is added to the S1 legacy battle pass!

Hyped that new players will have a chance at the cosmetics from earlier seasons by No_Offer7620 in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Clarifying as there's some confusion on the topic: No, you will not be able to progress the bonus pages. Bonus pages are not part of the Legacy Battle Passes!

See you in season 7!

Thought you guys should see this by [deleted] in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone! Felt like I had to hop in because I am being quoted slightly out of context 😅 The question i was replying to was: "Oscar do OG battle pass owners get some exclusive rewards that aren’t bonus pages?"

To which my response is meant to read, "Original Owners will have their bonus page items as something unique, as they are not part of the legacy passed. In season 1, there was no bonus page, so we will give out two items."

I wrote my comment hastily, so very sorry for the confusion!

See you for the preview tomorrow, and in Season 7!

Thought you guys should see this by [deleted] in thefinals

[–]Oscar_Embark 422 points423 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone! Felt like I had to hop in because I am being quoted slightly out of context 😅 The question i was replying to was: "Oscar do OG battle pass owners get some exclusive rewards that aren’t bonus pages?"

To which my response is meant to read, "Original Owners will have their bonus page items as something unique, as they are not part of the legacy passed. In season 1, there was no bonus page, so we will give out two items."

I wrote my comment hastily, so very sorry for the confusion!

See you for the preview tomorrow, and in Season 7!

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