Forum:Ultimate

Welcome to the official Ultimate  forum! Ultimate is a weekly event which takes place in the wiki's chatroom. Ultimate was created by TDIFan13 on December 19, 2011 in order to replace Total Drama Roleplay as the weekly Saturday game. Please contact him on his talkpage if you have any comments, questions, or concerns. For more information, please visit the Ultimate Wiki.

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Players
New players will be selected every season. If you would like to sign up for a season of Ultimate, please make a request on this forum's talkpage. Eighteen contestants will be selected to participate in the first season.

General
Similar to Total Drama, the object of the game is to win the title of the last player standing; every week, one competitor will be eliminated until only one user is left. The challenges differ from game to game.

At the start of each day, the remaining competitors will each have time to share their thoughts via the private confessional; at the end of the episode, when a player is eliminated, their confessionals will be posted on the show's official wiki. Players may also use this time to converse with one another about the show.

Halfway through the day, a challenge will be given to the remaining players. As stated previously, these challenges will differ every day. Generally, however, most challenges will be tasks relating to the wiki, but not necessarily editing. For example, the host may give the players a list of jobs to do in a specific amount of time.

Eliminations
At each elimination ceremony, a player will be voted off. Players are forbidden from voting off immune contestants. When there are only seven players left in the competition, players will no longer be allowed to vote their peers off. Instead, the challenges will become sudden-death; this means that if a player fails to complete a challenge or completes it poorly, they will automatically be eliminated from the show.

Teams
After the challenge comes to an end, the host will decide on one team to win immunity. The team will be based on cooperation, effort, and completeness; if both teams have completed their challenge to the fullest extent, the host will select a winner based on the first two categories. If, however, one team has not fully completed the challenge, the host must automatically choose the opposing team to win.

At the end of each day, the losing team will choose one person to vote off, and will choose one other player to collect the votes and inform the host about who to eliminate. Votes will not be posted on the wiki, so if a player is cheating, it is up to the team to report it to the host to investigate the situation.

Individual
At some point in the competition, the teams will be dissolved and the game will turn into a free-for-all. It is encouraged at this point for each player to have an ally in order to avoid being voted off and escape elimination.

When a challenge ends, one player will win immunity and will be declared safe from elimination. The winning player has an advantage each time they receive immunity; they can bet on who the winning player will be in the next episode. If they guess correctly and their bet ends up winning, the previous winner will also receive invincibility for the second time in a row. However, they will not get the chance to guess again.

Ultimate
When only two players remain in the competition, an ultimate will take place. An ultimate is considered to be the final challenge of the season and, ordinarily, the most difficult. It will always be a sudden-death challenge.

If the ultimate ends up being a race, the player that finishes the challenge first will win the season. However, if the ultimate is not judged according to time, the host will decide upon the winner.

Grand Prize
The contestant that wins the season will have the opportunity to host the following season. Additionally, they will be given administrative rights on the show's wiki and will also receive a treasured userbox for their page, along with the respect and recognition of their peers.

Absences
A user is allowed to be absent from the show during an episode. During this time, they will not have a "substitute", as the show is not a roleplaying game. If a team is missing a player due to an absence, they will not receive any special advantages during the challenge; the team will have to do just the same amount of work without the player.

A player cannot be voted off during their first absence. During the episode, they are technically "immune" from elimination; however, if they are absent a second time, they will not receive any advantage, and are eligible for elimination.

If a player is absent three times in a row, they will be disqualified from the competition. Additionally, if a player is absent five times during the season, they will also be disqualified. In order to sign up for Ultimate, players must be committed to a schedule and must make sure that they never miss five episodes.

Disqualifications
A disqualification from the competition is almost impossible to achieve. Cheating in any way will lead to a punishment, such as a greater challenge or an extra vote at elimination. Unless a player does something that the host considers unacceptable on all levels, players will not be disqualified from the competition.

If a player quits the competition at any point in time, they will not be allowed to return for another season or take part in the reunion special. Numerous absences will also lead to a disqualification.

Reunion Special
A reunion special will take place at the end of each season as the season's final episode. Reunion specials are typically held a month after the ultimate, but this can vary.

There will not be a challenge during the reunion special, and because of this, the special is primarily cut shorter than the other episodes in terms of time. Players are encouraged to look back on their experiences and converse with others.