Elements PvP Tournament - Suggestions and Feedback

[mafidufa]

There was some talk a while back of having a midweek tournament as well as the two weekend ones. I would be very much in favor of that as I'm finding it pretty impossible to be online on Saturdays and the tournaments are really what I enjoy most in elements.

[Rastafla]

I happened to save the history this morning and now when i got back home i read it.

It appears that the final was won with a BYE. This is unacceptable! Its down in the rules that the most recent beat player (by the leaving player) fights instead. So this would have meant that ytn2006 fought in the final instead of the bronze match!

What the hell happened to allow a finalist win with a bye?

[jmizzle7]

Wish I was in chat when this situation came up... I would not have allowed it.

[killsdazombies]

Wish I was in chat when this situation came up... I would not have allowed it.

ya this was a jumbafail, i was passed out ATT so i couldnt have done anything :c

[Jumbalumba]

Yes, per rules that was my fail and I apologise to all involved.

I would just like to say, by no means of an excuse, but rather to point out the complexities of the situation, what actually happened. If you read the history you would see that ytn2006 actually left and wasn't even in chat when the semi between homoaddictus and I finished. Technically, I did wait for the 5 minutes and ytn2006 did not show up. He showed around the 7 minutes mark. I was lenient, conscious of the time and trying to avoid any discontent so allowed him the benefit of placing third. However, it still remains that technically ytn2006 was also a no-show and we have to go back to Rastafla or Dragoon1140. Rastafla was in chat but was afk like Zeru. (I do recognise though that I did not call for Rastafla but Rastafla had not posted in a long while and his post earlier in this thread implies that he was out and just left chat on.) Other than that, there was nobody down the bracket left. So technically, nobody could or should replace Zeru in the finals. I say should because ytn2006 would have satisfied the rule of finding an opponent, the finalist homoaddictus, within 5 minutes as he was there 2 minutes into such a countdown but I believe he should be, technically disentitled to being able to do so because he was a no-show for an earlier match (the bronze match).

[Scaredgirl]

Wish I was in chat when this situation came up... I would not have allowed it.

No offense but you have no authority for that. Tournament Organizers have the last word in everything tournament related.

Yes, per rules that was my fail and I apologise to all involved.

I would just like to say, by no means of an excuse, but rather to point out the complexities of the situation, what actually happened. If you read the history you would see that ytn2006 actually left and wasn't even in chat when the semi between homoaddictus and I finished. Technically, I did wait for the 5 minutes and ytn2006 did not show up. He showed around the 7 minutes mark. I was lenient, conscious of the time and trying to avoid any discontent so allowed him the benefit of placing third. However, it still remains that technically ytn2006 was also a no-show and we have to go back to Rastafla or Dragoon1140. Rastafla was in chat but was afk like Zeru. (I do recognise though that I did not call for Rastafla but Rastafla had not posted in a long while and his post earlier in this thread implies that he was out and just left chat on.) Other than that, there was nobody down the bracket left. So technically, nobody could or should replace Zeru in the finals. I say should because ytn2006 would have satisfied the rule of finding an opponent, the finalist homoaddictus, within 5 minutes as he was there 2 minutes into such a countdown but I believe he should be, technically disentitled to being able to do so because he was a no-show for an earlier match (the bronze match).

Thanks for the explanation.

Things like this happen, it's not a big deal. Big part of leadership (and organizing) is making these split second decisions in difficut situations. Whether or not it's the best decision, makes no difference. Main thing is the the decision is made.

It's easy to criticize those decisions later. It's much more difficult to actually run the tournaments.

[Demagog]

How about a "pick your poison" tournament? Unupgraded, and poison must be the theme of the deck. It can't be a speed rainbow with a couple arsenics in it. And purify is not allowed.

[guolin]

I must commend girlsgeneration on her effort in filling in for killsdazombie. Her head could have exploded from the mess she had to take care of for our tourney, but it apparently didn't. +1 karma.

[edunavas]

I must commend girlsgeneration on her effort in filling in for killsdazombie. Her head could have exploded from the mess she had to take care of for our tourney, but it apparently didn't. +1 karma.

I know what he is talking about. The begin of last tourney was a mess. No fault for the absence  of the pvp organizer much less to girlsgen that made an excelent job organizing, but the problem was the amount of newbies that DON´T read the rules tournament.

By the way, i think the rules are incomplete, it doesn´t explain what is a PM, and how to do this. Other thing it doesn´t explain how to invite another player to a duel. (these two things people were asking just a few minutes before the tourney starts).

At least, i think that tourneys would be allowed at least to Jr Members. Certainly a Jr Member have ready at least once the rules tournament. Some players are so newbie at tourney that don´t even have a forum registration and go to chat tourney by chance.
This would prejudice people who don´t write much at forum but already has a good experiencie in game, so we can allow people who is Jr Member Forum or have like 5000 points in game.
To finalize, the PVP organizers should publish more often at the tourney chat the link to the tourney rules before it begins.
I think this is a way to garantee that people read the rules tournament and prevent pvp organizers craziness and tourney delay.

[icecoldbro]

I must commend girlsgeneration on her effort in filling in for killsdazombie. Her head could have exploded from the mess she had to take care of for our tourney, but it apparently didn't. +1 karma.

I know what he is talking about. The begin of last tourney was a mess. No fault for the absence  of the pvp organizer much less to girlsgen that made an excelent job organizing, but the problem was the amount of newbies that DON´T read the rules tournament.

By the way, i think the rules are incomplete, it doesn´t explain what is a PM, and how to do this. Other thing it doesn´t explain how to invite another player to a duel. (these two things people were asking just a few minutes before the tourney starts).

At least, i think that tourneys would be allowed at least to Jr Members. Certainly a Jr Member have ready at least once the rules tournament. Some players are so newbie at tourney that don´t even have a forum registration and go to chat tourney by chance.
This would prejudice people who don´t write much at forum but already has a good experiencie in game, so we can allow people who is Jr Member Forum or have like 5000 points in game.
To finalize, the PVP organizers should publish more often at the tourney chat the link to the tourney rules before it begins.
I think this is a way to garantee that people read the rules tournament and prevent pvp organizers craziness and tourney delay.

edunavas: sorry to say i particpated in my first tourney when i had less than 30 posts (i probaly did have the score though)
i agree with the JR. member requirement but the score requirement i disagree let the newbs play it makes them gain experience for the next tourney and most people just play the tourney for fun(not to win like me) so let them play also we do  not want to ample the difference in between the vets and the newbs(because there only chance at a nymph other than oracle.
also for the 5000 score requirement we ave the upgraded card tournaments which most newbs will not particapate in.


so basically:
JR member requirement  the problem is it will be more difficult for mods to regulate the players that go in(unless we return to sign up on page which i liked more stating score)
score requirement  in my opinion is alredy instated in some tourny

[edunavas]

At least, i think that tourneys would be allowed at least to Jr Members. Certainly a Jr Member have ready at least once the rules tournament. Some players are so newbie at tourney that don´t even have a forum registration and go to chat tourney by chance.
This would prejudice people who don´t write much at forum but already has a good experiencie in game, so we can allow people who is Jr Member Forum or have like 5000 points in game.
To finalize, the PVP organizers should publish more often at the tourney chat the link to the tourney rules before it begins.
I think this is a way to garantee that people read the rules tournament and prevent pvp organizers craziness and tourney delay.

edunavas: sorry to say i particpated in my first tourney when i had less than 30 posts (i probaly did have the score though)
i agree with the JR. member requirement but the score requirement i disagree let the newbs play it makes them gain experience for the next tourney and most people just play the tourney for fun(not to win like me) so let them play also we do  not want to ample the difference in between the vets and the newbs(because there only chance at a nymph other than oracle.
also for the 5000 score requirement we ave the upgraded card tournaments which most newbs will not particapate in.


so basically:
JR member requirement  the problem is it will be more difficult for mods to regulate the players that go in(unless we return to sign up on page which i liked more stating score)
score requirement  in my opinion is alredy instated in some tourny

Thanks for you feedback ice.
Like you i played my first tourney without being a Jr member neither 5000 score, but i read the tourney rules.
You missunderstand me. I said Jr. Member OR have +5k score. Because there are people who play a lot, but don´t post to forum, nevertheles he is capable to play.
Of course with this rule, the sign up should come back. It´s a way to make tourneys more organized, fast and fun. Don´t making PVP organizer crazy.

[Appawesome]

On the Eastern Tournament, there were 9 people. The minimum is 16, but we didn't know because it isn't in the rules. There was no tournament organizer, so Essence has to be the tournament organizer, which was sad because she wanted to win her 2nd life nymph. Anyways, there was prelims, Round 1, semi finals, and finals. I wasn't in the prelims. In Round 1, I lost 2-1 to truddy, but I used my mind control to tell him to leave. I advanced to the Semi Finals. I was against nilsieboy. I won one, then she won one. We kept disconnecting, so nilsieboy was declared winner by Essence. I have no idea why. Maybe it was because I was Not even supposed to make it to Semi-Finals. In the Finals, I tried to use my mind control to convince nilsieboy to leave. It didn't work. Then I had to do the bronze match with xuru. I won one, then he won, then he won again. I thought bronze match was 1 round, but oh well.


This is everything that happened to me during the PvP tournaments Eastern 28th - My choice - unupgraded.