BUM FIGHTS an E Tu Whanau production

BUM FIGHTS

An E Tu Whanau Production

A lighthearted, positive, and educational faction-family event: we gear up a bunch of noobs in basic "attainable" kit, throw them in a gladiatorial bracket, and cheer the community up the attacking/defending learning curve one gloriously degenerate round at a time.

Brackets drop 00:01 TCT · 21st September 2026
Guess the Winner 🥊 Meet the Roster

The Concept

Participating members pick individuals within a total battle stat range, gear them in basic "attainable" gear (with some exceptions for rule of cool), and get them to attack each other in a gladiatorial-style event. Losers keep the gear and the advice; winners who go deep enough pick up prizes. We've got rules that'll probably go to shit and a competitive group of degenerates who'll take this all too far — but that's the core idea.

How It Works

  1. Brackets released 00.01 TCT, 21st September 2026 — posted on the roster below and in the faction forum thread.
  2. Each round, participants have 3 days to land their attack on their assigned opponent.
  3. Win and you move on. Lose and you're knocked out — but you keep your gear either way.
  4. Top 4 finishers take home prizes. Everyone else walks away with free gear and a story.
  5. A wrap-up post covers the whole bracket once the dust settles.

Along the Way

  • A hired 2D animation artist will animate an attack log each round — purely for viewing pleasure.
  • "Noob player profiles" get posted so you know who's who before the bell.
  • Feature matches get posted with times, so you can jump in and watch the loaders in real-time.
  • Fancy your own read on a matchup? Head to the Guess the Winner page and pick a side.

Prizes

Top 4 get rewarded. Everyone who doesn't make it that far keeps the gear and the lessons learned.

🥇 1st
Top prize pool
🥈 2nd
Runner-up prize
🥉 3rd
Semi-final prize
4th
Semi-final prize

Noob Eligibility

  • Must be below 100k Total Battle Stats at the point of cut-off.
  • Gear and weapons are provided by your sponsor — anything from god-awful BB-quality RW weapons (under 80 total damage+accuracy) to actual solid grey rifles, and everything in between. Good practice for when Travel 2.0 allows "budget" sets overseas.
  • Must be willing to log on and use 25 energy once per round attacking your assigned opponent.
  • Must not breach any gearing/consumable or other T&Cs — you'll be walked through these if selected. Breach them and you're kicked, and probably landing on a Halloween list or two, with that event right around the corner.
Interested? Don't spam every member of the faction family — just post in the thread and our scouts will pick you up.

Gambling & Fair Play

Gambling on matches is allowed — it just isn't enforced or controlled by us.

Intentional interference with a match will not be tolerated. Play clean, bet at your own risk.

Theory-Craft It

Got a dream build for the perfect bum noob fighter? Post your theory-crafted setup in the thread below — bragging rights only, sponsors are still the ones picking gear.

Meet the Roster

Live from the Torn API — levels, awards, and elo update whenever the roster gets refreshed.

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