Update 09NOV10 - Tournaments

Tournaments should be started on the forums.  Not in-game.  Communication needs to happen.

@xilla: If you want a game that is full of competitions and events but never brings in any major changes then you aren't playing the right game.

Given that there's large game updates on the way then I agree with SC. It seems silly to start spending time creating minutia like this when it will most likely all have to get changed as soon as any big update is implemented... from the impression I get it seems the amount of testing and bug squashing required for each new update increases exponentially. I.E. the more detail you have already, then the longer it takes it is to introduce new things.

So I say we enjoy the tourney just the way it is... and it sure seems like there will be some fun to be had as a spectator or a participant. Infact I have respect for SC and the team for simply acknowledging the tournament and doing what they have done already to make it official.

/me returns to my cave to que 35 days worth of advanced theives... (muahahaAHAHAHAHA!!!!111)

I know this is work that you don't need but there are a few ideas that you could employ without compromising your position, rather than having to manually do this each tournament and to keep the tournaments player run:

Add a tab in the consulate or barracks for tournaments. Anyone can create a tournament in their own city. Obviously player (ref) needs to post it in the forums for publicity. Add an option to post to herald or not (for public or private tournaments).

Ref can set start time, number of participants and number of flags, along with random location of flags within a radius of a point or specifically setting flag locations. Flags would be used as they are now, just for location indicators and for herald to show who is currently holding point.

Players click on a direct link posted in the forum, or go to players city for an added option, 'Enter tournament'. Players can forefit the tournament at any time. Penalties are ref enforced.

At the start of the tournament the system could send a notice to all entrants for simplicity.

Any prizes would be donated through the same page and held in escrow until the winner is selected by the player. The winnings would be kept separate from the towns res, like putting them up for trade does, but does not make them immune to theft.

Winner has to be selected by ref, ie not automatic once conditions are met and all rules would obviously still be enforced by ref and other players. Winnings would be sent by King Sigurd's caravans (due to the obscene prize offering in the current tournament), possibly escorted by mammoths.

This feature could make tournaments more manageable. The page would list the start time, current entrants, the prize pool, and the current state of play; similar to the herald but with a few more bits of info. Nothing else would be managed, nor any rules enforced by the system. This would simply put tournaments in a more ordered style, and have all the tournament facts in one place. If something screws up, a player screwed it up, and it will be up to anyone involved to sort it out.

EDIT: Oh, and add a little box for ref to outline the rules and penalties.


Edited by xilla - 10 Nov 2010 at 03:49

very nice! should make the tourny much more intresting

Nice feature!