Mine's posted, I wasn't going to post it until the last day... All of the entries are very good, I'm reading them now.

I got 91 crystals in a battle, so well done to you two, and Hichigo, you told some people how many crystals you have so what's the point of blocking it?

I remember my newbie days. On my first battle I whizzed around the map shooting and killing every enemy I saw. I soon became the rank of Private. I dominated battle after battle, earning many of those heavenly delights; crystals. One day (at the rank of Private) I joined a higher ranked battle full of Corporals. Before long I came face to face with my closest rival, the cunning adversary preventing me from the top spot in battle. We had not encountered before, and I knew that this was my optimum opportunity to show him what I was made of. As we drew nearer to each other, I noticed that there was something unorthodox about him. His tank was far wider than that of mine, and his gun was flatter. I surmised this as a glitch, but that was a big mistake. I made the first move, shooting my foe in the corner of his tank. He hardly flinched. Edging closer to me, he sprayed out some sort of fire, orange-yellow colour. I shot him twice more, but my health was fast running out. Surely he should be dead by now? I didn’t even have time to think before my tank flew into the air with smoke. How could this be? How could he have beaten me? My eyes darted to the chatbox where my enemy had typed, “I am too strong for you. As time passes, you’ll be as big and strong as I.” Sometime later, when I had advanced to the rank of Warrant Officer 4, Shaft M0 and Hornet M3 was my game. Being the only Shaft sniper on my team, I stole kills and annihilated enemies before they could even get a glimpse of me. My D/L rose rapidly as my tank not only provided transcendent speed, but temperate health. I smiled as a First Lieutenant joined the match, on the opposing team. My smile gradually faded as I saw how many kills the Lieutenant was getting in such a small amount of time. As our team cowered away from the beast, I saw for myself who he really was. Noticing our sudden meekness, the Lieutenant found a sniping position and composed himself. “Haha!” I thought. “Does he really think he can knock me off course? What is that, Thunder M1 or something? Hah!” How erroneous I was. I went into scope, but only mille-seconds after the green ring had appeared, I was knocked off course by the Thunder. Half of my life had gone. I tried to get the gun back on target, but again I was hit by the Thunder, sending me into the sky into a puff of smoke. “No way,” I whispered, “Thunder M3.” Once again I looked at the chatbox. My enemy had written, “Не сейчас, мой друг. Со временем, вы будете, как непобедимы, как и я.” Not very long later, when I was the taxing rank of Captain, I thought nothing could stop me. I had M3 Dictator with M3 Freeze. Playing in my then favourite map, Silence, I froze my enemies to death. As I waited by the right-wing ramp, I smirked as I saw Lieutenant Colonels ran off when they noticed that I was there. One chivalrous Major came up, although his Isida was no match for me. He tried to turn his turret; he tried to turn his tank. He was only half-way to me when he died. Following his valiant alacrity, four more enemies appeared, all aiming at me. I sighed melodramatically heavily and waited. I did not shoot until my allies were almost dead. When I started firing, my opponents had pretty much no life left. Within seconds there were four tanks lying rusted on the ground. Pressing Tab, I saw a Brigadier on the Red team who had died 5 times with no kills. I expected nothing of him. How I chortled when he came up the ramp I was guarding. I waited, preparing to show him who I was. In an instant a blur appeared and went. I looked at my health. More than half had gone. I was too busy thinking to function when the blur appeared and extirpated me. I was shocked. I re-spawned in the same place, and this time I was going to take no prisoners. Now it was me against him. The rest of my team had left me to my own devices. I moved closer to my enemy, desperately trying to catch even the slightest glimpse of him. He appeared. This time he stayed to ridicule me. He shot me with what I now familiarised with as Railgun. It spun me around a full 180 degrees, and when I had regained myself, he was nowhere to be seen. I drove behind the craters, and as soon as I turned around... He was there. I saw him only for a nano-second before I blackened out. All I could see was the chatbox, where my enemy had sent me a link. I clicked on it to see in patronising lettering, ‘I am fast. As time passes, you’ll be as deceptive and Machiavellian as me.’ And now here I am. I am the rank of General, with only 1,000 xp left until Marshal. I am faced with a Marshal, one-on-one, a duel. In a whizz the Marshal, equipped with M3 Freeze, M3 Mammoth and the paint Jade, assaults. I zoom back with trepidation, just as I remember the First Lieutenant’s words. I have the advantage of speed. I pry around the map, as if I were a tiger looking for prey. I discover a hiding spot where the Marshal will never unearth me. I pray that my star combo of M3 Viking, M3 Thunder and the cleverly chosen paint Inferno will see me through this match. I have never faced a Marshal, not ever, and now that I am, why oh why did it have to be this player in particular? I linger around until I see the Marshal. I shoot twice when my enemy is out of its gun-shot. As he turns, I move into another position behind a bush and finish him off before he can get his aim focused on me. I repeat this tactic until the Marshal leaves and comes back with M3 Hornet and M3 Shaft. I whimper. Is there a way I can defeat this Marshal? I certainly can’t snipe and hide now that there’s a Shaft in town. We try to locate each other, but something distracts us. The Gold, worth 500 crystals is falling. I panic. The Sergeant’s words hit me. How’re they going to help? Then I realise. I shoot the Marshal twice as he suddenly appears, throwing him off balance. My fingers involuntarily cross in hope that the Marshal will flip over, but no such luck. I snap back to reality and focus on my task. The Marshal is seconds away from the Gold; MY Gold. He stops and faces me, ready for scope. I smile. I am going to make this cruel. The Marshal prematurely shoots me but I still have most of my health. The Shaft heads for the Gold. I have to time this. The tip of the Shaft is a millimetre away from the Gold when I shot. BAM! He’s dead. I hurry up to collect my prize. I am the health, he was the stealth. I have brought Health victory! The Marshal leaves, and returns this time with Viking M3 and Ricochet M3. I too leave and return with Hornet. I only need 10 more xp until Marshal. I reminisce about the Brigadier’s words. Before I know it we are face to face. Who will make the first move? I move back until I am out of sight. I circle the map until I am behind the Marshal. I shoot and miss deliberately, causing the Marshal to shoot in shock. Many of his shots backfire and injure him, leaving me with an easy job. I move away and shoot into a corner. The Ricochet whips around, so I shoot him. I can tell he has almost no life left. I want this to be fun. I go to one side of the Ricochet and purposely miss. I do the same on the other side. By now the Ricochet is so perplexed his is continuously spinning his turret. I ride up a ramp directly above the Marshal. I lean forward and shoot. The screen goes yellow with the majestic congratulatory message. I beam at my rank – the golden star with a ring around it. “Thank you, my teacher,” I type. “Thanks for your guidance.” For yes, he is the Sergeant, the First Lieutenant and the Brigadier. “As time passes, we all become stronger,” I see he has written. I smile to myself. “And as time passes,” I shout, “I will become the greatest!” By Selena12121

*Smile*

You only have 8 because you got your friend to vote for you. That's sickening.

Are you talking to me?

I know that's not Italian, so don't spam!

I don't know.

Does this mean that there will be no mega-contests? Loads of people are asking.

I am doing the pictures now! OK maybe not. 2 pages on Microsoft.

Yeah but when?

When are the team members announced?

What else should I name it?

You've brought me shame Tommy!

I got nothing.

I'm not wasting more posts. Shaft is nice with lower ranks (server 3) in Silence. Only Silence not Silence 2.

That was just made for the Euros, seriously, keep up with the times.

where are u from? Ikea is a Swedish company, but I'm in England. But didn't Tommy60 say somewhere the crystals will be given a few days after the release date?

It's been four hours, just put us out of our misery please? I just went to Ikea for some nice lunch.

Found this video in the German forum...

Isn't it really annoying when you are getting over 2,000 points on the losing team? Well, I think there should be a battle fund for both teams, obviously the losing team's would increase far slower than the winning team's. Sometimes very skilled people join a losing team, but manage to get very high amounts of points. Obviously it's their team's fault for not trying hard enough. What do they get at the end of the battle? 2 crystals, if not, 0. If my idea was introduced, people working hard on the losing team would be awarded for their efforts. So, if the red team's battle fund is 1,000, and they were winning, the blue's might be around 200-500. What are the good and downsides of this? I can't think of any cons though...