History of SC2Mafia

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Overview

This section is dedicated to logging information on SC2Mafia's history for future players and staff. For information related to staff and its activities, you can find it: here.

The Beginning

The beginning of SC2Mafia (also known officially as Starcraft 2 Mafia) actually started with another game on another site. Mafia in its original incarnation was actually a WC3 (Warcraft 3) map called WC3Mafia and part of the website: councilofmages.com. The COM or The Council of Mages was based on a previous map created by Dark.Revenant called Battle Mages. The old WC3 map is still around to this day and can be found here: WC3Mafia. In March of 2011, Oops_ur_dead approached Dark.Revenant and challenged him to make it for Starcraft 2, which Dark.Revenant accepted. Hence after testing in late April, the game SC2Mafia was born. Thus first era of forum users came to be.

However the site continued to be called councilofmages.com and the game although relatively new gained a spot in the custom map top 10 maps but not before facing its first challenge.

First C&D & The beginning of Forum Mafia

Very shortly after SC2Mafia was released the map was updated to include the roles of Stripper and Hooker. After Blizzard sent a Cease and Desist order to get the names either changed or removed the names where changed to Escort and Consort respectively in patch: 0.93-0.94.

It was also around this time that the first FM (Forum Mafia) started. Dark.Revenant hosted it and from then on became an ongoing event.

FM I (16-06-2011 to 30-06-2011):
Host: DR
Cult Victory, Winner(s): oops_ur_dead, Narks, Elixir, Sarzael, Spy, Procyon
Award(s): MVP - Narks

During this time the forum software was changed to SMF (Simple Machine Forums), which had numerous better security and features for the site. Although many users complained about the theme and requested it be replaced with PHPBB3. The SMF would remain however until it was replaced with vBulletin in less than a year. On July 26, 2011, Goonswarm became the first person to have a name change; oops_ur_goonswarm became Goonswarm.

FM II (28-07-2011 to 11-08-2011):
Host: Elixir
Town Victory, Winner(s): monster, Narks, S.A.S.cnl.Alpha, MrSmarter, McPwnage, NorthStar, Vornksr, Rumpel, Illidan, Severn, Ganondorf, Yayap, Ozymandias, Clawtrocity, philie, divemaster127, AscendedOne
Award(s): Two Tails Coin - MrSmarter, Cursed Weapons - Northstar, Zhuge Liang Master Strategist - rumpel, Ezio Auditore Assassin - TheJackofSpades, It Looked Good on Paper - FalseTruth, Perfect Execution - Crimson, Sherlock Holmes - Vornskr


FM III (12-08-2011 to 05-09-2011):
Host: FalseTruth
Serial Killer Victory, Winner(s): Rumpel
Award(s): The Oracle - Yayap, Alan Turing - Illidan, Illuminati Leader - Elixir, Arms Dealer - MrSmarter, The Melon Dealer - Zack, Vizzini - Claw, SCIENCE AND OUTER SPACE - oops_ur_dead, MVP - Yayap & Illidan

During this period, the forums and game had reached a Golden Era of popularity virtually unmatched to this day. Unfortunately this Golden Age was about to end, and almost bring the end of SC2Mafia before it even started.

Kingdom of COM

After a error still unclear to this day, the server information was leaked on skype. It was found by Dark.Revenant's most trusted friend and servant Oops_ur_dead. However for reasons unknown, Oops_ur_dead in a Coup d'état usurped the ruling staff and declared himself king. Although extremely unpopular to the majority of users, the king consolidated his power to his vassals, forming his own staff and stripped Dark.Revenant's power and all loyal to him. Although this kingdom only lasted for several days, it caused most destruction of any other event before or after. Resulting in users rage-quitting and being banned, and that in return caused the downfall of Forum Mafia IV, which have since been purged along with most of this information during this era.


FM IV (N/A):
Host: FalseTruth (Disputed)
N/A Victory, Winner(s): N/A
Award(s): N/A Data Purged, (DRSPF).

Thus ended the first generation of forum users, most of them never to be seen again.

New Forums & Name Change

After the end of the kingdom of COM, and Dark.Revenant's power restored, Oops_ur_dead was given admin status to watch over the server. This become the start of the second generation of forum users, many of whom hold staff positions today. It is also believed during this time the DRSPF was formed to prevent another coup from happening, however the DRSPF has existence been disputed. Not long after Dark.Revenant regained control the site was upgraded to vBulletin and given new logo, it is still the one in use today. The site's url was also changed to the current sc2mafia.com. Forum Mafia V was started after Dark.Revenant resumed control, albeit with some changes.


FM V (18-09-2011 to 17-10-2011):
Host: Elixir
Town Victory, Winner(s): Monster, AscendedOne, Raiden, divemaster127, Mrzwach, Lazers, Auckmid, Vornskr, Joseph Bertrand, Muso, FalseTruth, Procyon, Inca Killa, MrSmarter, Darth Sand, NorthStar, suicidaln00b, Dark.Revenant, BlastYoBoots, Elixir, Narks, Steak, Marcus
Award(s): Who can you trust? - oops_ur_dead, Loyalist - MrSmarter, Preventative Care - Ralph, Forever alone - Olga, Wifom - Faye, Master of Subtlety - Yayap, MVP - Illidan

FM VI is notable by two events: the first being the second and last time Dark.Revenant has hosted a FM game and the introduction of the anonymous host: FM Game Master.

FM VI (23-11-2011 to 15-12-2011):
Host: FM Game Master(Dark.Revenant)
Mafia Victory, Winner(s): Ambient philie Zack oops_ur_dead
Award(s): MVP - vornksr, LVP - Auckmid

FM VII (18-10-2011 to 05-11-2011):
Host: Illidan & Raiden
Town Victory, Winner(s): Ambient, Auckmid, Claw, Fragos, FalseTruth, fred, Jaczac, Marcus, McPwnage, monster, MrSmarter, Muso, nanosystem, oops_ur_dead, philie, Rumpel, SAS, severn, SimpleFigment, suicidaln00b, Zane
Award(s): MVP - Philie, Best Town Player - Philie, Best Mafia Player - ZACK, Best Neutral Player - FALSETRUTH

It was between FM VII and FM VIII that the War Archive was formed, hosted by FalseTruth. It was essentially a clan war event the site had, anyone could start a clan to fight but only a clan with sufficient members would be allowed to participate. The three major clans included in the war were the Ponies, the COMmunists and the Borg. The results of the war, were part of a scoring system based on points were earned during the event. The results declared the Ponies had won the first ever Clan War, although some members claim the COMmunists won even to this day. It was also during this time donor benefits were added to the game.

FM VIII (21-12-2011 to 09-01-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(FalseTruth)
Town Victory, Winner(s):
Award(s): MVP - Capitalier

FM IX (10-01-2012 to 03-02-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(Oops_ur_dead) & Philie
Mafia/Survivor Victory, Winner(s): FalseTruth, Capitalier, Dimwit, Deathfire, Ambient, Ash, Rocshi,
Award(s): MVP - Clawtrocity

FM X (04-02-2012 to 19-03-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(Yayap)
Town Victory, Winner(s): N/A Data Incomplete, (DRSPF).
Award(s): MVP - Muso, Best Citizen - DramaLlama, Best Reserve Player to Join Late - Don't_Shoot_Me, Best Exploiting the New Role Settings - Fragos, Zombie - Deathfire123, MIP - Auckmid, Most Punctual Host - Yayap

In March Dark.Revanent was sent a C&D for the inclusion of donor benefits, they were removed shortly after.

FM XI (18-03-2012 to 03-04-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(Ambient) & Elixir
Town Victory, Winner(s): N/A Data Purged, (DRSPF).
Award(s): N/A Data Purged, (DRSPF).

FM XII (20-04-2012 to 04-06-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(JackofSpades) & Capitaliar
Mafia Victory, Winner(s): Auckmid, Kromos, Bruno, Ganondorf
Award(s): MVP - Borkbot, Aspiring Newcomer - Kovath, Cult Leader? Close Enough - Auckmid, Subtle Jester - Ambient, Evil Mastermind - Sumikoko

After SC2 1.5

SC2 1.5 was an major improvement for for SC2Mafia. The increased script limit for the SC2 Map Editor allowed for improvement of the UI and the addition of the Mass Murderer.
FM XIII (21-06-2012 to 04-08-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(Yayap) & Luna
Mafia/Survivor/Witch/Corrupt Journalist/Arms Dealer Victory, Winner(s): McPwnage, Capitalier, philie, Auckmid, Dont_Shoot_Me, Escaho, CmG, Ubernox, Fragos, Duzero
Award(s): MVP - CmG, Evil Mastermind - Phyr, Citizen Incarnate - BurntEskimo III, MHN - Escaho, Inquisitor - clementine, The Fixer - Auckmid, Guardian Angel - Bluejay, Best Avatar - Ubernox, PCA - Sumikoko

FM XIV (23-08-2012 to 09-10-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(Ambient)
Town Victory, Winner(s): Bluejay, Jr4life24, Pebrock, Lead, Deathfire123, Lysergic, Capitalier, Dont Shoot Me, Philie, straykiwi, BorkBot, FrostByte, Fragos, Boss, Bruno, KevinPowers, Raptorblaze, Azuriae, Kromos, agentkronus, Fatalis, JoeyButler, Mugy7, Boss
Award(s): MVP - Palulus, The Long Con - Darwi, Undetected - CmG, Gambit - Ash, Forever Alone - Gingerape, The Role Quitter - Cryptonic, The Late Game Player - Ubernox, Check PM? - Bruno, Intentions? - Creedkingsx, PCA - Glip

FM XV (10-10-2012 to 03-11-2012):
Host: FM Game Master(Blazer)
Town/Jester Victory, Winner(s): Ash, Espozito, Bahkieh, TimeTrx, Rocshi, Damus, Straymm, Kovath, Azuraie, Fatalis, Modtassadar, RedRocket, Glip, jr4life24, mugy7, chane, lead, slaol, J, Missingno, Nazzhoul
Award(s): MVC (MVP) - Slaol, Well Played - Nazzhoul, Most Popular - Bahkieh, First Blood - Auckmid, Most Unlucky - Kromos, Mastermind - BorkBot, Early Death - CMG, Mystery Pokemon - Red Rocket, Early Death - Red Rocket

FM XVI (03-11-2012 to 20-01-2013):
Host: FM Game Master(Yayap)
Town Victory, Winner(s): Damus Graves, Bujeebus, Boss, LeaD, Rocshi, Mugy7, Auckmid, Raptorblaze, Fatalis, MintBerry Crunch, Deathfire123, The Nightbringer, TwentyTwo, Numbertwo, AppleyNO, Slaol, CmG, Brendan, BorkBot, Blazer, Donaar Dimwit, Ash, Roflcopter, Bunny, Bruno, RaikouRider, Fragos, RedRocket, Nazzhoul, Azuriae, Dimwit, RLVG, SpiritBoy
Award(s): MVP - Auckmid, PCA - Clementine, Scum MVP - Gerik

FM XVII (18-02-2013 to 23-03-2013):
Host: FM Game Master(Fragos) & Raptorblaze
Town Victory, Winner(s): Taekyon, MintBerryCrunch, TwentyTwo, Boss, BurntEskimo, Nick, Bujeebus, Azuriae, Rocshi, TimeTrx, Apache, Orpz, Gingerape, Damus Graves, CmG, Numbertwo, Glip
Award(s): MVP - Boss & Gerik, DERP HERP DERP AWARD - AppleyNO, BEST TOWN PLAYER - Boss, BEST NON-TOWNPLAYER - Gerik

After the History Section Created

Any information from this point on should be considered very accurate as the history section was created around this time and the events have be systematically record as they occur. FM XVIII Announced on 26-03-2013 and History Section created on wiki on 05-06-2013. Chatbox added to the site on May 14th, 2013, around the same time creedkingsx changed his name to Creedkingsx. On May 27, 2013, Circlejerk 2.0 was updated/changed its name to Circlejerk 2.1.

Revenue

In late April of 2011, Dark.Revanent began to see his first revenue from the site. In mid-December 2011 Dark.Revanent added donor benefits to the game, and donations increased dramatically. However by mid-March 2012 and after been given a C&D donor benefits, Dark.Revanent removed in-game benefits. Since then revenue has declined sharply and as of May 4, 2013 Dark.Revanent has made almost $10,000 from ads and donations. The graphs below show the Donations and the Advertisement Revenue Dark.Revanent has made over time.


  • Weekly Donations

  • Weekly Advertisement Revenue

See Also

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