Phestivals
Phestivals are reoccurring in-game events that pit two teams representing a topic preference against each other.
Players must choose between two teams, winning matches grants their team a point.
Team randomization is not determined on Phestival teams during Phestivals and remain randomized. If 3 team A players and 2 team B players are on one team and win, 3 points will go to team A and 2 points will go to team B.
Phestivals usually come alongside events such as holidays.
During Phestivals, a player's color in Crossroads will be the color of the team they chose.
Phestival Scoring
The very first Phestival, Red vs Blue, used a different way to calculate winrate, thus its percentages equal 100% compared to other Phestivals
A team's popularity is calculated by #players chosen / #total players
A team's winrate is calculated by #games won / #games played
Because of the way the winrate is calculated, the sum of both team's winrate will not be 100. However, this is to keep teams randomized during gameplay rather than divide them into the two teams.
The total score is then calculated with popularity + (winrate * 4) / 5
This means that a team's popularity only makes up for 1/5 of their score, while winrate makes up for 4/5 of it.
During the Phestival 5, the Total score was replaced by K/D Ratio Score
The K/D ratio score is calculated with #team kills / #team deaths
Phestival History
| Team 1 | Team 2 | T1vT2 WR | T1vT2 Popularity | T1vT2 Total/T1vT2 k/d ratio | Winner | Award | Event | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Blue | 57% - 43% | 49% - 51% | 50.1% - 49.9% | Red | Sci-fi Sword | Playtest 1 | Red vs Blue |
| Fried | Scrambled | 53.58% - 52.09% | 50.58% - 49.42% | 52.75% - 51.56% | Fried | Hoverboard | Playtest 2 | Pink vs Green |
| Vanilla | Chocolate | 77.58% - 77.33% | 49.13% - 50.87% | 71.89 - 72.04 | Chocolate | Marshmallow Sword | v0.3.0 | Yellow vs Brown |
| Sun | Moon | 83.53% - 83.89% | 27.75% - 72.25% | 72.37 - 81.56 | Moon | Buster Rocket | v0.3.0 | Dark Yellow vs Dark Blue |
| Bat | Rat | 50.11% -
51.86% |
51.82% - 48.18% | 0.846 - 0.83 | Bat | Sianachkit | v.0.4.0 | Dark Purple vs
Lime Green |
| Rave | Relax | 50.02% - 51.01% | 39.0% - 69.1% | 1.07 - 1.02 | Relax | Seraphlaser | v.0.4.5 | Gold
vs Silver |
| Violets | Roses | 50.83%
- 51.10% |
49.95%
- 50.05% |
1.052 - 1.047 | Roses | Beta Biograft | v.0.5.0 | Bright Violet vs
Bright Red |
| Ice Cream | Popsicle | 50.55% - 49.84% (Open)
51.26% - 52.22% (Pro) |
69.24% - 30.76% | 1.087 - 0.921 (Open)
1.006 - 1.039 (Pro) |
Ice Cream | Follower Sword | v0.6.0 | Teal vs Orange |
| Possessed | Bitten | 50.42%-50.44 (Open)
50.88%-50.84% (Pro) |
66.28%-33.72% | 1.035-1.016 (Open)
1.034-0.975 (Pro) |
Possessed | Jesterspace | v0.7.0 | Pastel Blue vs. Bright Green |
| Dove | Crow | TBA (Open)
TBA (Pro) |
TBA | TBA (Open)
TBA (Pro) |
TBA | TBA |
Phestival 1 - Red vs. Blue
The first Phestival began on Phighting's opening with the first playtest, and lasted 2 days from February 19th, 2022 in the afternoon to February 20th, 2022 in the evening. The two teams were Red and Blue, the two main colors of the two teams in the base game.
The Phestival was for Phighting's first playtest, and the reward for Team Red was Sci-fi Sword. However, due to a difficulty the developers had with data, Sci-fi Sword was given out to everybody.
The Phestival ended with Red winning. Red won in winrate with 57% to 43%, but lost in popularity with 49% to 51%. They ended up winning with their total of 50.1% to 49.9%.
According to 7GB0, Phighting's scripter, the results were most likely not accurate due to the scoring system not being set in stone, causing some confusing results. Although, he said that Team Red was the clear winner.
This Phestival had no changed maps or special events due to it coming with the opening of the game.
Phestival 2 - Fried vs. Scrambled
The second Phestival began on Phighting's second playtest, and lasted 3 days from April 15th, 2022 in the afternoon to April 18th, 2022 in the evening. The two teams were Fried and Scrambled and had the colors pink and green.
The Phestival was for Easter, and the reward for Team Fried was Hoverboard.
The Phestival ended with Fried winning. Fried won in winrate with 53.58% to 52.09%, and won in popularity with 50.58% to 49.42%. They ended up winning with their total of 52.75% to 51.56%.
This was the first Phestival to show off Phighting's idol duo, Flipside. Valk represented Team Fried, while Dom represented Team Scrambled.
This Phestival was the first to come with an event: the Easter event. Players could collect eggs by killing players, earning 50 would grant them with Medcarrot, Medkit's Easter skin, earning 100 would grant them Rabbit Rocket, and earning 150 would grant them Catshot, Slingshot's Easter skin.
Additionally, this Phestival brought changes to Doomspire, DODGEBALL!, and Rocket Arena. All maps had their colors changed.
With this Phestival, 8 maps were added: DODGEBALL!, Banlands, King of the Hill, The Iron Cafe, Teapots of Doom, ROBLOX Mall, ROBLOX Museum, and Fractured Space. As well as Skateboard was added on the last day of the Phestival. The Phestival also brought a new round system, where rounds would always last its maximum time, as well as increase player walkspeed and change some aspects of maps during the final minute.
This is the first Phestival to have a map that increases the amount of points earned by winning. Fractured Space was added as a nod to many of ROBLOX's Egg hunts, and winning on this map would grant teams 5 points on the last day of the Phestival, and would eventually grant 10 points in the last hour of the Phestival. This map was also the first map to have a special final minute theme.
Phestival 3 - Vanilla vs. Chocolate
This Phestival started on the update's release, 26 August 2022 3:00 PM EST and ended at 30 August, 12:00 AM EST.
The reward for Team Chocolate was Marshmallow Sword.
Starting from this Phestival onward, Multiplier Matches were introduced, where matches have a set % chance to have its rewards multiplied by 13x or 66.6x. Should a team win a Multiplier Match, the winners have their Phestival Points from winning multiplied by those numbers.
Phestival 4 - Sun vs. Moon
Phestival 4 occurred from 2 September 2022, 3:00 PM EST to 6 September 12:00 AM EST. The Phestival was created in response to the positive reception the game received from the release of v0.3.0 and to give new players who missed out on Phestival 3 a chance to participate. Sun Essence and Moon Essence were available as currency and used to buy skins during the event, and Darkheart would trade Bux for any remaining essence after the event ended.
The reward for Team Moon was Buster Rocket.
Phestival 5: Bat vs. Rat
Phestival 5 occurred from 28 October 2022, 9:00 PM EST to 1 November, 12:00 AM EST. It was themed around Halloween, and Crossroads received decoration to match.
The reward for Team Bat was Wendigo Medkit, which was later replaced by Sianachkit.
Phestival 6: Rave vs. Relax
Phestival 6 occurred from 31 December 2022, 3:00 PM EST to 5 January 2023, 12:00 AM EST.
The reward for Team Relax was Seraphlaser.
Phestival 7: Violets vs. Roses
Phestival 7 occurred from 20 April 2023, 4:00 PM EST to 29 April 12:00 AM EST. It was not themed for Easter, but occurred in the same month, and Eggs were obtainable currency from winning matches. Eggsquerade Boombox, Cutiespace, and Rainbox were all available for 20k Bux and 50 eggs. Darkheart would trade any remaining Eggs for Bux, much like for Sun/Moon Essence.
The reward for Team Roses was Beta Biograft.
Phestival 8: Ice Cream vs. Popsicle
Phestival 8 occurred from 15 July 2023 to 24 July 2023. It was themed for the summer season, and Valk, Dom, and Zuka were given new outfits, and the PHIGHT! Lobby was given a redesign for the event. This event also introduced Pro servers for players level 100 and above.
The reward for Team Ice Cream was Follower Sword.
Phestival 9: Possessed vs. Bitten
Phestival 9 occurred from 29 October 2023 to 7 November 2023. It was themed for Halloween. Valk and Dom were giving new outfits and Crossroads was also redesigned for the event.
The reward for Team Possessed was Jesterspace.
Phestival 10: Dove vs. Crow
Phestival 10 will occur at 24 February 2024.
Trivia
- Phestivals are inspired by Splatoon's Splatfests.
- Violets Vs. Roses is based on the poem line "Roses are red, Violets are blue."
