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Suggestion regarding larger tourneys
Garou:
--- Quote from: Squash on September 09, 2013, 07:08:57 pm ---I haven't watched much of the Sunday Rumble but my understanding is that massive chunks of time are lost in late starts and slow transitions between matches, is that accurate?
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The late starts aren't common. As I recall, we really only had one rumble start that was significantly delayed (I've participated in all five rumbles). As for match transitions, those are getting faster by the week, and generally only occur when two new teams are joining lobbies. This week we had a couple delays, but generally they only take around 5 minutes tops.
The main time sink is the matches themselves. Because you have teams playing up to 3 matches at each tier, and variety in tactics, sometimes matches can take a while.
Wundsalz:
--- Quote from: N-Sunderland on September 09, 2013, 04:21:35 pm ---There's an easy solution to teams taking forever in the lobbies. In the Flotsam, we'd have Duck Buddies (in any other tournament it'd be a ref) create lobbies the moment the preceding matches started. That way everybody would fill in while another match was underway, and any coin tosses etc. would be handled. The transitions between matches were way smoother that way.
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While I think this would be a significant step into the right direction and should definetly be done in future tournaments, I doubt it'd reduce the needed time for the tournament sufficiently to keep Eu-centered clans interested in the sunday rumble. If you want Eu-Clans to participate at the tournament without forfeits in (semi-)finals, it should end at roughly 6pm EST.
Imagine:
--- Quote from: Squash on September 09, 2013, 07:08:57 pm ---I haven't watched much of the Sunday Rumble but my understanding is that massive chunks of time are lost in late starts and slow transitions between matches, is that accurate?
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I would say massive, but enough to be noticeable.
Urz:
I apologize to those who had to sit and wait two hours for their match to start. We had twice as many matches this week as last, and when I hit the sack Sunday morning, only four teams had publicly RSVPed. I had not planned for a sudden spike in signups; I did not have a contingency in place. That was my failing which I will remedy now.
Going forward we will broadcast a maximum of four matches during a Rumble. The plan will be to run the earlier matches simultaneously, as to get everyone their first match as expediently as possible. To use yesterday's bracket as an example, we would run matches A & B simultaneously, then matches C & D next. On stream we would have run A, D, E, F. If we can get someone to record the off-stream matches, they will be recorded. If we get get someone to broadcast them, they will be broadcast.
The best of three format will not be changed. With a best of one you lose the back and forth, the aspect of teams feeling out their opponents and adjusting their tactics. It is an integral part of competitive play which I will not compromise. You also don't need to worry about gathering your crews and being eliminated 5 minutes later. As a spectator, you get to see more of the teams you came to watch.
If time continues to be an issue, I will consider moving the start earlier by one or two hours.
Mr. Ace Rimmer:
Seems reasonable to me. Perhaps a deadline for applications of noon your time on the Saturday before.
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