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Wassup everyone! Given all of the garbage about the new update clogging the forums, I figured now would be a great time to air that out with some garbage about the community. Before I get into this, I'm going to lay down some ground rules.

1. Obviously this is an opinion piece. Feel free to disagree. I'd love to see your lists.

2. Defining "Player". For the purposes of this list, players will not include developers who have obviously played the game, or large YouTubers who never really got into it.

3. Defining "Influential". Again, for the purposes of this list, Influential only pertains to the Hawken community. If Obama played Hawken he wouldn't count. Additionally, influence can be negative or positive.

4. I will/would not include myself in this list even if I think/thought that I should be on it.

5. This list is in no particular order. Though some on this list arguably had much more influence than others, I don't care to make that argument for each and every one as they pertain to the rest.

6. While there will be some EU players represented on this list, I recognize that I have a bias toward NA.

The list:

Nept:

is the head of TPG and leader of the most successful Hawken team of all time. The platform provided by TPG has allowed many great Hawken Players to shine and experience the true depth of what the game provides. In game he is most known for his devastatingly accurate SharpShooter.

Amidatelion:

is the Swiss army knife of Hawken. He has been involved in virtually every aspect of the community. The most notable of his accomplishments being founding the "B" team and serving as a head admin on the Community TeamSpeak. Additionally, he maintains a YouTube channel (though somewhat irregularly) and a strong presence on the forums. In the past he has also served as a host for the weekly "War Wednesday" event. In game he is recognized by his high caliber Infiltrator and Vanguard play.

DrFreeze:

Champion of EU Hawken, Freeze has consistently contributed to the community in many ways. From founding KDR to running Ultra Violent Wednesday and so much more. His fierce loyalty to the technician neatly sums up his playing career.

Xacius:

has been consistently recognized throughout his Hawken career as one of the best (if not the best) players. An avid streamer and admin in TPG, Xacius has been a cornerstone of the competitive community since its inception. Finally, his forum presence has been consistent throughout the last few years and his insight has guided many a pilot (myself included) to bettering themselves. His most known mechs are Assault, Scout, and Incinerator.

SoldierHobbes:

If Amid is the Swiss army knife of Hawken, Hobbes is the AK-47. He is known for making the most accessable and popular mech guides in the game's history, with many of his videos surpassing 10K views. Personally I cannot speak to any other aspect of his Hawken career, but his videos alone are enough to earn him a spot here.

Armored Known:

is the most infamous troll in all of Hawken. His consistent toxicity has no doubt incensed many Pilots. For those that knew him for what he was, he provided wonderful entertainment. His behavior earned permanent bans from the forums and the game, but not from our hearts.

Hyginos:

is one of the most respected players in the Hawken community. His simple tip and showcase video series is simply the best Hawken video series ever made in terms of quality and quantity. His skills on the battlefield are feared and his opinions on the forums are always carefully thought out and creative.

Shadeness:

Another player that is here for doing one thing incredibly well, Shadeness created the legendary Hawken.herokuapp.com and the only leaderboards Hawken has ever seen. His service to the community will not be forgotten, and though many may not know him, his work transcends his person.

Houruck:

Though I recognize his importance to the western European community, I have had almost 0 interaction with him in game or personally. From what I HAVE seen, he is a true pilot, even going so far as to make a replica CRT. Respect to you sir and all from the Western European community.

Saturnine:

Easily one of the best memes in all of Hawken. "Blame Saturnine" has become synonymous with the pre steam community. His presence on the "cockpit" podcast and in early fight club events was almost as large as the Brawler he brought. Though no longer active, his legacy will endure.

So yeah. That was a thing. Who did I leave out? Who's on your list? Let me know:P

GGs. See you on the battlefield.

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Honey Boom Boom, aka HBB.... Why?? Because she's a LADY.... Nuff said!!
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mark long

 

jason hughes

 

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broke the game forever

 

merl

 

cluster

 

kids who joined and started roflstomping in scouts running amok and scooping up MMR

 

hestoned for his hearing

 

dave for his ferocious attacks

 

xacius for sticking around when the rest of bsb team 1 didnt

 

dew for his name

 

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I was heavily inspired by "Renta Knight", back in the day. 

 

Learnt alot from his youtube channel. Some great flak scout fights.

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developers who have obviously played the game


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#0 Elite:

 

The ultimate trashtalker and the undisputed best player in Africa.

 

The best entertainer to hit the community armed with infinite supplies of salt and unending genius raps hotter than Laila. He's dominated the forums for years thanks to the infamous technique of spamming cat pictures and the annoyingly frequent use of unappreciated Dwayne Johnson references.

 

A lowkey time traveler who plays HAWKEN in the short past, while still managing to slay enemies with his unforgiving alpha strikes and his unmatched accuracy using seekers and hellfires.

Playing via African internet and for a long time on a very advanced potato, he's enjoyed the HAWKEN experience at its fullest like no one else.

 

Being a part of the THC team for a couple of years he helped them become and remain to date the most charismatic and entertaining team of all time, his dedication to the holy clan activities brought it to even HIGHER levels.

 

Legend says he's the best basketball player to ever enter the illal battlefields.

Legend also says his number on the list is equal to his MMR.

 

Undoubtedly one of the HAWKEN legends.


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1. Obviously this is an opinion piece. Feel free to disagree.

 

 The platform provided by TPG has allowed many great Hawken Players to shine and experience the true depth of what the game provides.....
  founder of TPG, ..... a cornerstone of the competitive community since its inception.

 Who did I leave out?  Let me know:P

Merl

 

 You need a correction, Merl. But you probably knew better.

 I founded TPG HWK, and co-manage the TPG site.

  Xacius and Nept serve as Admins of HWK NA.


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Ctrl+F "ashfire908"

 

No? Really?


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Ctrl+F "ashfire908"

 

No? Really?

I counted him as a dev since he has worked with them in the past. If he wasn't he'd be on there for sure. 


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The toplist of EU-troublemakers:

  1. EPA (for everything any player can cause trouble with)
  2. Gadzi (for the most continous noobstomping and professional avoidance of any player in his skillrange)
  3. I am Dim for the most suspicious SS aim and worst character in the world.
  4. Razor for giving everyone fuzz about everyone and anything. [as lovingly as I can put it]
  5. B.Wargreymon (for the most Armored Klown-like fuzzing on the own team and fuzzing on everyone/everything anyway.
  6. 20152016 or whatever his name is for the most persistent aimbotter on the EU side of things.

Correct me if I'm wrong in any way or if you want add people you'd like to add.

I did of course not use the actual callsigns. Yo.


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DarkIcarus for running TAW HWK. Many of us were in TAW at one point or another and War Wednesdays were originally hosted by the TAW members above (and tickle) on the TS. I'd like to think HKTS evolved from that.

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DarkIcarus for running TAW HWK. Many of us were in TAW at one point or another and War Wednesdays were originally hosted by the TAW members above on the TS. I'd like to think HKTS evolved from that.

 

 

Or ScoobyHusky. 


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Only number 5, not number 1 Bergweiner? I'm insulted...


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WarPig

Saturnine

DER3Z

Kejigoto

*The Sock Monkey

ashfire908 (sorry he belongs here)

SS396

**The guy with the beard, lived on a boat with a super bad internet connection & PC. Was an original host on the Cockpit (can't remember his name but always gave great insight into the game)

***Actually, the entire original hosts of the Cockpit (I always rushed home from work to catch their stream of news and notes on twitch.)

****All the players that I've become friends with playing Hawken that keep me coming back over and over.

 

And a very honorable mention to eth0 for the great video he recorded while at Comic Con, or wherever that was at....Priceless ! And Coldform and crockrocket for their great work with TDM.

 

This list of people and places may not be the most Influential players of all time, as the title asks for...but these are the the ones that stand out for me for many reasons and there are many more that I could add to the list.


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Xacius:

has been consistently recognized throughout his Hawken career as one of the best (if not the best) players. An avid streamer and admin in TPG, Xacius has been a cornerstone of the competitive community since its inception. Finally, his forum presence has been consistent throughout the last few years and his insight has guided many a pilot (myself included) to bettering themselves. His most known mechs are Assault, Scout, and Incinerator.

 

I heard one time, there was a particular fight with heat scouts that he lost, though.


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I heard one time, there was a particular fight with heat scouts that he lost, though.

I heard that it was boring. 


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Number of players involved with the Hawken community due to War Wednesday: numbers

 

Number of times ticklemyiguana is mentioned in this thread: no numbers

 

sad life.


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Influencing comes at more than just the top echelon of the game.

 

I'm not going to do 10 cos meh.

 

- Kittens for being a voice of the non-veterans (and for the first time he said 'K bye' to a quit thread + other keepinItreal posts).


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i was looking in every post , where is the Babaji ? shame no one mention , a true power of the Herken Planet  :yes:


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Number of players involved with the Hawken community due to War Wednesday: numbers

 

Number of times ticklemyiguana is mentioned in this thread: no numbers

 

sad life.

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These lists are fuzzy bunny and you know why? Because everybody you see here posting 24/7 or occasionally on these forums are the real top influential Hawken players in this community. Everytime you see one of these names and then play the game and see there names on the list as ally or foe, you know your in for a good show or a possible mention on the forums at a later date. You all are the top influencers of this game and don't let a damn person tell you otherwise.


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I've always thought that one of the most impressive things about Hawken is that there are so many comunity members who's names are worth remembering. I'm confident that I could easily name over 100 pilots without consulting herokuapp, and that's a cool thing. So many people add to this community, and the connections I've made are ones that I hope to keep well after Hawken.


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I would add nepacaka with his plastic Hawken guide, which helped many poor folks keep a decent framerate.

 

AJK was also quite influential with his forum work, in my opinion.

 

Oh, and you forgot to add the most influential Hawken player of all time: FawkenAwesome. Without him there would be no Hawken right now.

 

The main problem with this list is that you Merl started playing the game with the Steam release, so you don't know much about the pre-Steam Hawken heroes. And there were many.


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I would add nepacaka with his plastic Hawken guide, which helped many poor folks keep a decent framerate.

 

AJK was also quite influential with his forum work, in my opinion.

 

Oh, and you forgot to add the most influential Hawken player of all time: FawkenAwesome. Without him there would be no Hawken right now.

 

The main problem with this list is that you Merl started playing the game with the Steam release, so you don't know much about the pre-Steam Hawken heroes. And there were many.

I considered all of those, but sadly there were only ten slots. I agree that they all have done a great deal in this community. 


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I considered all of those, but sadly there were only ten slots. I agree that they all have done a great deal in this community. 

you can easily Edit and it can be increase  :yes:



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Don't know why people get their kerfuffles in a bunch over these sorts of threads.  If you disagree with his list, write your own.  Or don't participate.  I can almost understand getting upset about "Best players" lists (which this isn't), but even then the same advice applies.  Ironically, I think ego's behind most "ugh, these threads are awful" replies.

 

I think it's interesting to see these lists, even if I disagree with the specifics.  This thread also allows us to explore Hawken's history and the various community contributions - something which, if I'm being honest, is often taken for granted. 

 

I'll post my list later.


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i would like to consider myself #107 specifically for being there as a bystander and doing absolutely nothing else.


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I considered all of those, but sadly there were only ten slots. I agree that they all have done a great deal in this community. 

just add baba-ji in dis list and it will be OK.
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Kinetik, B-class mech concept: https://community.pl...ass-shotgunner/

Melter, A-class mech concept: https://community.pl...-class-support/


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It's spelled Houruck.
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You forgot FEF-FEFington (Formerly known as HawkeyeJ): He played Hawken with a wheel one time and got at least a kill per match.


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And now let's build shrines with [incert random mentionworthy hawken players' names here] inscribed on them!

 

I appreciate that people in this community remember their heroes, but I'm afraid that threads like these are too early to make, since the majority of forum lurkers are already familiar with the names mentioned here. But if you have problems with long-term memory this thread is helpful.

 

Ok, I'm done with being a jerk. Have fun remembering all pilots you played against, at some point they'll be quietly whispered here.


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Also, to say all these are "of all time" is misleading. No offence to anyone, but Amid first turned active after Reloaded came into picture from what I remember, DrFreeze never made KDR (Pastorious did), Ashfire908 was never a dev but a consultant that helped RLD on the back-end but was never part of them, and talking about Pastorious where is he on the list?

 

The people on the list are only people in recent time, and not of all time. Only people on the list I would consider worthy that title is Houruck and Saturnine.


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Don't know why people get their kerfuffles in a bunch over these sorts of threads.  If you disagree with his list, write your own.  Or don't participate.  I can almost understand getting upset about "Best players" lists (which this isn't), but even then the same advice applies.  Ironically, I think ego's behind most "ugh, these threads are awful" replies.

 

I think it's interesting to see these lists, even if I disagree with the specifics.  This thread also allows us to explore Hawken's history and the various community contributions - something which, if I'm being honest, is often taken for granted. 

 

I'll post my list later.

 

I tend to avoid these threads, but still find them hilarious.  For me these popularity contests / like-farming fall between don't care and off topic.


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Better to make a new thread about  The Ten Most Influential Hawken Players of All Time in EU  :tongue: 



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I was heavily inspired by "Renta Knight", back in the day. 

 

Learnt alot from his youtube channel. Some great flak scout fights.

https://www.youtube....Gameplay/videos

 

Some old hawken there. Btw at that time flak scout was hyper OP without air dodges too :ninja:



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Who was the guy who always kept asking for mini-nukes? He cracked me up.


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