Ice Cream vs. Popsicle
Ice Cream vs. Popsicle is a Phestival that occurred during V0.6.0. The Phestival was announced on 25 June 2023 and took place from July 15 to July 24.
Overview
Ice Cream vs. Popsicle is a Phestival themed around summer. Valk represented Team Ice Cream (teal), and Dom represented Team Popsicle (orange). The PHIGHT! Lobby received a unique summer themed design for the occasion.
During the Phestival, the following were added:
- 12th Phighter, Vine Staff.
- Unique Phestival designs for Dom, Valk, and Zuka.
- Traffic was fully modeled and given a booth in the PHIGHT! Lobby.
- Pro servers for players leveled 100+, which comprised their own Phestival point categories for winrate and K/D.
- Pro servers remain playable after the Phestival.
- The following maps:
- Boomball
- Space Knights rework
- The following skins:
- Shurifin
- 7MK0
- Follower Sword, the win award for Team Ice Cream.
- The following songs:
- "STRIKE OF LUCK"
- "TURBULENCE"
- "TTYL" and "TAKE YOUR TIME" were released before the Phestival, but use Ice Cream vs. Popsicle for their YouTube thumbnails.
Results
Statistics highlighted in bold represent the team that won the category.
Mid-Phestival
These results were released on 19 July 2023 2:14 AM.
| Category | Ice Cream | Popsicle |
|---|---|---|
| Popularity | 70.4% | 29.6% |
| Winrate (Open) | 50.02% | 50.24% |
| K/D ratio (Open) | 1.097 | 0.896 |
| Current lead | Ice Cream | |
Final
These results were released on 24 July 2023 12:27 AM.
| Category | Ice Cream | Popsicle |
|---|---|---|
| Popularity | 69.24% | 30.76% |
| Winrate (Open) | 50.55% | 49.84% |
| Winrate (Pro) | 51.26% | 52.22% |
| K/D ratio (Open) | 1.087 | 0.921 |
| K/D ratio (Pro) | 1.006 | 1.039 |
| Winner | Ice Cream | |
Dialogue
Introduction
| Valk Dom |
"Welcome Phighter! Press Z to continue!" "You know what time it is..." "Time for another Phestival!" "In a Phestival, you choose one of two teams." "Your performance in battle can help or hinder your team's score." "The team with the higher score at the end wins." "So, make your choice." |
Team Ice Cream
| Valk |
"Ice cream is 13 times better than popsicles!" "Do I really need to explain myself? You can practically put it on anything!" "On top of that, it tastes awesome! Do you think so too?" |
| Yes | No |
Yes
| Valk | "Great!" |
No
| Valk | "Think on it!" |
Team Popsicle
| Dom |
"Personally I find popsicles much more enjoyable than ice cream." "you barely have to worry about it falling on the ground, and the flavors really shine much more in popsicles." "What do you think, Phighter? Do you agree?" |
| Yes | No |
Yes
| Dom | "Let's win." |
No
| Dom | "I see, think about it more." |
Misc.
Reselecting a team:
| Darkheart |
"If you think you've made a mistake in your choosings, we can help you..." "We will give you one chance to retake your choice..." "How about it..?" |
| Yes | No |
No
| Darkheart | "We'll be waiting..." |
Results
| Valk Dom |
"The results are in!" "Hope you're just as eager as I am!" "I am clearly just as eager." "Let's look at the results." |
Gallery
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Render of Dom
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Render of Valk
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Team Ice Cream banner.
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Team Popsicle banner.
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Main Phestival thumbnail.
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Front shot of Popsicle Dom.
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Back shot of Popsicle Dom.
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Front shot of Ice Cream Valk.
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Back shot of Ice Cream Valk.
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Mid-Phestival results.
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Final results.
Trivia
- A bug at the beginning of the Phestival assigned players to a different team than the one they had chosen. Due to this, Darkheart was temporarily given the ability to reset your Phestival team once, allowing to choose again.
- Ice Cream vs. Popsicle featured one of the highest differences in popularity out of all Phestivals in the game's history, only second to Sun vs. Moon.
- This was the second Phestival in a row to rework Space Knights, as Violets vs. Roses did as well.
References
| Phestival History |
|---|
| 2022 | Red vs. Blue • Fried vs. Scrambled • Vanilla vs. Chocolate • Sun vs. Moon • Bat vs. Rat • Rave vs. Relax |
| 2023 | Violets vs. Roses • Ice Cream vs. Popsicle • Possessed vs. Bitten |
| 2024 | Dove vs. Crow |
