Introduction
This guide will provide all the information you will need to get around and use Letsbeef.com. I have also provided information on how things work, what they are, and the meanings of some of the lingo, slang, and abbreviations on the site. I put a lot of time and work into this guide so any feedback, comments, and thanks are appreciated.
• Table of Contents •- New Registered Users
- Text Battles
- Audio Battles
- Video Battles
- Cyphers
- Contests, Rounds, Topical, Crew Battles
- Crews
- Ranks
- Top Ten
- Exclusive
- Voting System
- Extra Information and Links
- Credits
New Registered Users
First off, THANKS FOR JOINING AND WELCOME TO LETSBEEF.COM! Now that I have that covered. I would like you to know some of the most important things about being on Letsbeef.com. These things should be kept in mind at all times while on the forums, battling, or doing anything that has to do with being on the site.
1.) No Spamming
2.) No Disrespecting Staff
3.) No Asking For Votes
4.) Explain Your Vote When Voting On A Battle
5.) Do Not Vote Against A Player Only Because You Dislike Them (Hate Voting)
6.) No Racism
7,) Do Not Be Offended During A Battle, (All Beefs On Wax!)
8.) No Multiple Accounts (See 8.1 Below)
8.1) If more then one person uses Letsbeef.com in your household please contact Mindless or X
9.) No Pornographic Avatars or Signatures
10.) Do Not Accuse Other Users Without Proof
11.) You may not Post Materials not owned by you.
12.) Exclusive Members my not Upload material for basic members.
These are very important to follow while using Letsbeef.com. There may be some others that I have missed which can be found in the Extra Information and Links section by clicking the Rules & Regulations link. Alright, so now you have the basic idea of the rules and now you want to get started. Well, before you continue I would like to explain some of the User Control Panel and Forum Features we have here at Letsbeef.com! If you go to the left hand side and scroll up you will notice the following information is displayed,
Hi, EMCEE - Credits: 0 - Mail: 0/0
Battle Challenges: 0 Personal - 0 Crew
Status: Basic Member (Upgrade to Exclusive)
Some of the displayed information may very depending on a couple factors. You may or may not see "0 Crew", this will only be displayed if you are invited to a crew, which you can get information about in the Crew Section of this guide.
Your Credits are used to Create Battles or Join Cyphers. It costs 3 Credits to create a battle or join a cypher and 0 Credits to create a cypher. You may also notice that your credit amount changes from time to time. If you look at the very top left hand side you will see three buttons, one will be highlighted yellow while the others remain un-highlighted, their names are (Audio, Text, and Video). Whichever one is highlighted yellow is the one your currently viewing. I.E: You may have 10 Audio Credits while only having 5 Text Credits. This will vary depending on how much you vote on battles that are related to your specific interest. You can learn more about this by going to the Voting System section of this guide. Last but not least, you have your mailbox which display 0 (Unread) / 0 (Total) in your mail. Simply click it to go straight to your mail.
You will also see the menu which displays,
My Emcee
My Crew
My Ranks
My Battles
My Cyphers
My Settings
My Mail (0)
Contact Staff
Calender
Member List
Chatroom
Log Out
Most of this is self explanatory if you are used to using forums but, I will go ahead and explain them all for the purpose of this being a completely noob friendly guide.
- My Emcee
Allows you to edit the look of your emcee. You can earn new clothing by battling and obtaining higher ranks as well as participating in contests.
- My Crew
This is your crew page, everything related to your crew is in this area. See the Crew section of this guide for more information.
- My Ranks
This will show you your Audio and Text rank throughout the website. It is displayed by a percentage of Wins / Losses. The more wins over losses you have the better your rank will be. See the Ranks section of this guide for more information
- My Battles
Displays all finished, open, private, and pending battles you have for the highlighted tab. You may have to select by date if the battle is more then a month old.
- My Cyphers
Displays all finished, open, private, and pending cyphers you have for the highlighted tab. You may have to select by date if the battle is more then a month old.
- My Settings
Displays all the options and account edit settings such as, Password and Email, Avatar and Signature, Contact Information, and things like that.
- My Mail (0)
Displays all the mail in your inbox along with the unread portion of your mail shown within the parenthesis.
- Contact Staff
Here is where you may contact the staff for any problems you may be having such as, disputes with an emcee, suspected hate voting, multiple accounts (With Proof), or just to report things around the site.
- Calender
A simple calender to schedule and view events and dates.
- Member List
Shows a list of all the registered members in order of Name or Age.
- Chatroom
The letsbeef.com chatroom where registered members may communicate with one another.
- Log Out
This is how you sign out of letsbeef.com
Well, that concludes the New Registered Users section of this guide which is a big guide all in it's own. For even more information about letsbeef.com please continue reading on!
Text Battles
Their are three types of battles; Text Battles, Audio Battles, and Video Battles. These are all explained here in this guide in the appropriate sections. In order to create a Text Battle, hover over the Text section on the top navigation bar and select "Create Text Battle". Once in this panel you can choose to create a Private or Open battle, Ranked or Unranked Battle, and an 8, 16, 32, or 64 line battle also known as 4 Bars, 8 Bars, 16 Bars, and 32 Bars in-which 1 bar is equal to two lines.
These same rules apply to Text Cyphers except you can choose to do a solo cypher or allow multiple people to join you in your cypher with a simple selection from a drop-down bar as well as choose the Cypher topic. Enjoy your Text Battles / Cyphers!
Once you create your text battle you have to fill the text battle box completely before submitting. The text above will show you how many lines you have completed already. (This may not show from time to time depending on your web browser) If you complete all of the lines successfully and you still can not submit the battle for some reason, you can try 1 of 2 things (ALWAYS COPY YOUR BATTLE BEFORE SUBMITTING)
1. Copy your battle and refresh the page
2. Copy your battle delete a line or two and check to see if you can click the Submit Battle button. You can do this by hovering over the button holding down the mouse button to see if it selects it and presses the button, then dragging the mouse off the button before releasing the click. If that works and it allows you to press the button, then highlight all the text and press Ctrl + V. Proceed to press the submit button to post your battle.
Audio Battles
Audio Battles and Cyphers require you to have somewhat of a decent microphone and internet speed / connection. Once you have acquired both of these, your on your way to becoming an Audio Battler. To create an Audio Battle hover your mouse over the Audio button in the top navigation bar and click the Create Audio Battle button. Once in this panel you will be provided a customization page for your audio battle just like the one for your text battles except with different options. The options you have to choose from are as follows,
Written or Freestyle
(This is important, people do not like to see writers select the freestyle option. It is like photo shopping $100's in your hand. Although, accidents happen simply post in the comment section that it is a written if you happen to make a mistake.)
Length
(You have the option to choose how long your Audio Battle is. This changes between Audio Cyphers and Battles.)
Beat
(Here you can choose the beat for your Cypher or Battle. You can choose from either a list of sponsored beats created by letsbeef.com and their affiliates or select the Accapella or Custom beat option where you can play your own instrumental. When playing a custom beat it is best to play the beat through a good pair of speakers while speaking clearly into your microphone. Then adjust your sound after the recording is finished)
Private or Open
(Here you can choose between battling a specific user or battle anyone who accepts your challenge.)
Ranked or Unranked
(This specifies whether or not your battles will be ranked. If you lose the battle in a ranked battle it will go against your score and all time rank. You want to make sure you elevate before creating ranked battles.
Once you have finished customizing and setting up your Cypher or Battle, you can proceed to the recording step after clicking the Start a Battle or Start a Cypher button. Once in the recording section you must click the red record button once you are ready (You may be prompted to allow the recording. Just click accept and the countdown timer will start.) to start the recording. A countdown timer will start backwards from five once the recording button is clicked. When the timer finishes, the recording will start and your beat will start playing unless you have selected the Acapella or Custom Beat option in the previous step. Once you have finished your recording you can play it back and listen to how it sounds and submit it. If you mess up in the middle and want to start over, their is a little trick that everyone knows on here as the "back button" trick. Although it is not proper to use it in battles. It is very handy and common to use when creating cyphers and it will save you a lot of Audio Credits in the long-run. We can keep that a secret between you and I though. (Shhhh!) While knowing this trick, it completely eliminates the explanation and use of the retry button, which is self-explanatory as it is. The more retries you use on a battle or cypher, the more credits are deducted and depending on the type of battle or cypher it is, the less chance you will have to even submit your creation.
That concludes the audio section of this guide, for even more information on letsbeef.com continue reading below.
(Due to the 20,000 character limit on Letsbeef.com I had to divide the guide into two posts.)
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