Tournament Square Update!

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What am I on about? it seems as though the discussion has lead more towards a philosophical one..
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game.
A game is structured form of play

So my question is, what is the structure of the tournament? Surely, the tournaments rules are not meant to be the same as the rules of Illy warfare, or else it would cease to be a 'tournament'

"Whereas games are often characterized by their tools, they are often defined by their rules."

*edited after- I am starting to understand how these "Tournament" Squares are going to be run here in Illy.. clearly they are not for smaller alliances. it looks as though these "tournaments" are going to have plenty of real illy-world effects. I am guessing that was the purpose behind them.. 

Its like a big marathon. If you can't get anywhere near the start line at the beginning of the race you have no chance of being competition. In this case, it prevents us from actually competing at all

Edited by faTTyAciD - 13 Apr 2016 at 16:55

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faTTyAciD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: texas Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote faTTyAciD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 16:47
	What am I on about? it seems as though the discussion has lead more towards a philosophical one.. A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. A game is structured form of play So my question is, what is the structure of the tournament? Surely, the tournaments rules are not meant to be the same as the rules of Illy warfare, or else it would cease to be a 'tournament' "Whereas games are often characterized by their tools, they are often defined by their rules." *edited after- I am starting to understand how these "Tournament" Squares are going to be run here in Illy.. clearly they are not for smaller alliances. it looks as though these "tournaments" are going to have plenty of real illy-world effects. I am guessing that was the purpose behind them.. Its like a big marathon. If you can't get anywhere near the start line at the beginning of the race you have no chance of being competition. In this case, it prevents us from actually competing at all Edited by faTTyAciD - 13 Apr 2016 at 16:55

Gragnog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Status: Offline Points: 598	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gragnog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 16:14
	What are you on about? You want a square you fight for it. If you cannot keep it you choose another. Going for a square where other alliance are strong just shows a lack of planning and stratergy. The alliances with millions of troops are going to rule most of the squares anyway no matter where they are. They are already dividing them up amongst themselves. Just watch the top alliances and see who contests squares. The tournament has already been decided.
	Kaggen is my human half

Alti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Location: Eurasia Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alti Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 16:02
	Perhaps someone from RE will explain their policy towards the tournament square. Are any other alliances taking the same line as RE? Did other alliances ever treat tournament squares as their claimed territory during the dev-run tournaments? It does seem to rather spoil the fun.
	Alti / Alakor

faTTyAciD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: texas Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote faTTyAciD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 15:34
	I have a solution. We are interested in running our own tournaments, without using API keys and using our own squares. If anyone is interested in participating please IGM me. Thank you.

faTTyAciD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: texas Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote faTTyAciD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 15:17
	This is the answer? To allow a single city to ruin the tournament for everyone else in the region? This is apparently going to be the case. So, thanks Devs for the hard work but we won't be allowed to participate. This is the message I just received about the tournament square in Coanhara.. and my response. I am sure I will receive backlash for this (called a troll or whatever. like in global chat) but I am quite upset about this. What's the point in playing this game if we cant play? "If you or anyone from your group are wanting to take part in the tournament, I can send invites to RE and you can leave when it is done if you'd like" and my response. Just so everyone can see what has happened here... I am not trying to bother people, just trying to make that clear. This seems relevant to the forum thread here.. "I really want to be honest with you. I was very excited when the tournament squares were added and I just happened to see them by accident the other day. Why would someone want to ruin the game for everyone else in the region the moment the option becomes available? What is the point of the game.. to ruin it for others? I just don't understand. No thanks for the offer to join Rome when playing. I guess we just arent allowed to participate in tournaments. It would have been a fun addition to the game but we never even were allowed to play. Thanks a lot"

Rill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Player Council - Geographer Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 6903	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 03:40
	This is really something that will be determined by the players, faTTy. What I'm going to describe is behavior I've seen or heard about in the past. In general, I'd say it would be prudent to avoid camping on sovereignty, even if it is close to the tournament square. Of course, if some intrepid alliance claims all the sov within 10 squares of a tournament square, some other people might decide that they don't want to respect that convention. Usually during tournaments in the past, people have parked armies near tournament squares to gather intelligence (basically if the armies have scouts attached, you can see the general size of the occupation on the square, such as Several or Cornucopia). In the past, some of those armies have been taken out, others have been tolerated. Of course, if the army is NAP or confed with the party that might wish to take it out, the party must evaluate the NAP or confed, or attempt to remove the army using some other method (such as a polite mail). Just in general, anything within game mechanics is "allowed" in Illyriad. What may be a socially acceptable practice is something that is constantly renegotiated among players. Sometimes the actions of an alliance during a tournament may have repercussions on its reputation for years to come. In general, for example, scouting other players' cities for information on tournament activities is not considered acceptable. (Although there is no reason it shouldn't be except that people just don't like it.) In sum: We will have to see, although I personally intend to try to behave and encourage others to behave in a way that both promotes fair play and access as well as inventiveness and fun.

faTTyAciD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Location: texas Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote faTTyAciD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 02:37
	Thank you for adding the Tournament Squares! Does the 5/10 square territory around each city also pertain to the tournament squares? In other words, if a city is within the 5 square radius of a tournament square do Illy 'rules' (customs/etiquette) allow for other alliance's armies to camp within the 5 square radius of that city in order to occupy the tournament square?

towboater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 18 Jan 2013 Location: Arkansas Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote towboater Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Apr 2016 at 23:34
	is there going to be up dates on who is holding what area and for how long it has been held

Tensmoor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Joined: 07 Apr 2015 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 1579	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tensmoor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2016 at 05:24
	I'm wondering if those factions with their aggression turned on are likely to attack troops on the tournament squares or if these are marked as 'no-go' areas for them?

Brandmeister Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Joined: 12 Oct 2012 Location: Laoshin Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brandmeister Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 2016 at 23:00
	I got all excited for a Sheza post, and then it was about Stormcrow. :-P