Originally posted by Flame On!!
But....I have to ask now, don't I? 😬Yes i'm certain, [B]I have to ask!
Why? 🙂
-FO [/B]
When I first watched his black & white movies as a young kid, his face, actions, and movements scared the hell out of me. He'd get all "wide-eyed" and look like he was going to kill somebody.
I've been afraid to look at him ever since. 😆
Originally posted by batdude123
When I first watched his black & white movies as a young kid, his face, actions, and movements scared the hell out of me. He'd get all "wide-eyed" and look like he was going to kill somebody.I've been afraid to look at him ever since. 😆
Fair enough. I'm glad it wasn't anything like a short man in a bowler hat "touched" you as a minor. 😖hifty: Because Yahman tells me he has stopped working as a childrens entertainer.
-FO!!
I was following the tourney even though I myself wasn't participating and I can honestly say that the majority of the problems that went down seemed to stem from the rushed manner in which the tournament was put together. A GOOD tournament takes time to get organized(a lot of time in fact), and the fact is that not nearly enough time was devoted to establishing a clear level of power for the desired participants. Everyone was so swept up in the excitement of the tournament that they where all content to work out the details later, but their opinions changed when it became clear that many of the other participants had a radically different idea of just how powerful of a team they should have been able to draft(which of course only resulted in bickering from everyone).
So to TP and DL I'd like to offer a suggestion(feel free to ignore it though). The next time one or both of you decide you'd like to be a tournament host, TAKE YOUR TIME! Figure out just how powerful YOU want the characters involved to be, and don't waver just because of loopholes and fast talking from the participants. Try to come up with answers to any probable questions and strategies your likely to be asked about, and stick to your guns about things you know are BS.
For instance...
Guys like Mandarin,Super Skrull, and Mar-Vell should have never been allowed in the first place. Why you ask?
Mandarin= Over the versatility cap, just like anyone with the ability to alter matter to the degree Mandarin is able.
Super Skrull= To damn powerful. The guy routinely takes on people like Surfer and Thor, and Annihilation has given us every indication that he could pretty much kick Iron Man's ass.
Mar-Vell= No. Just no. Mar-Vell had the damn Nega Bands and even though he himself never did much with them, when Genis came along we learned that they are WAY above the tourney cap. Would you really let Drax into a herald level tournament with the Power Gem just because he couldn't use it worth a flip? No, because that would be stupid. Drax could conceivably give the gem to someone on his team who actually knew what they where doing, and then everyone else would be screwed. The cap shouldn't just apply to the character, but their equipment also.
Just remember in the future that even though there's no solid proof that a certain character exceeds the cap, that doesn't mean that the character in question should automatically be usable. The Watcher hasn't really done much to PROVE he's above Herald level(in fact Watchers have been taken on or beaten by Surfer, Quasar, and Mar-Vell), but common sense tells us that he is.
Originally posted by darthgoober
I was following the tourney even though I myself wasn't participating and I can honestly say that the majority of the problems that went down seemed to stem from the rushed manner in which the tournament was put together. A GOOD tournament takes time to get organized(a lot of time in fact), and the fact is that not nearly enough time was devoted to establishing a clear level of power for the desired participants. Everyone was so swept up in the excitement of the tournament that they where all content to work out the details later, but their opinions changed when it became clear that many of the other participants had a radically different idea of just how powerful of a team they should have been able to draft(which of course only resulted in bickering from everyone).So to TP and DL I'd like to offer a suggestion(feel free to ignore it though). The next time one or both of you decide you'd like to be a tournament host, TAKE YOUR TIME! Figure out just how powerful YOU want the characters involved to be, and don't waver just because of loopholes and fast talking from the participants. Try to come up with answers to any probable questions and strategies your likely to be asked about, and stick to your guns about things you know are BS.
For instance...
Guys like Mandarin,Super Skrull, and Mar-Vell should have never been allowed in the first place. Why you ask?
Mandarin= Over the versatility cap, just like anyone with the ability to alter matter to the degree Mandarin is able.
Super Skrull= To damn powerful. The guy routinely takes on people like Surfer and Thor, and Annihilation has given us every indication that he could pretty much kick Iron Man's ass.
Mar-Vell= No. Just no. Mar-Vell had the damn Nega Bands and even though he himself never did much with them, when Genis came along we learned that they are WAY above the tourney cap. Would you really let Drax into a herald level tournament with the Power Gem just because he couldn't use it worth a flip? No, because that would be stupid. Drax could conceivably give the gem to someone on his team who actually knew what they where doing, and then everyone else would be screwed. The cap shouldn't just apply to the character, but their equipment also.Just remember in the future that even though there's no solid proof that a certain character exceeds the cap, that doesn't mean that the character in question should automatically be usable. The Watcher hasn't really done much to PROVE he's above Herald level(in fact Watchers have been taken on or beaten by Surfer, Quasar, and Mar-Vell), but common sense tells us that he is.
pray I freely cop to the fact that I ****ed up, DL ****ed up, there was a general cluster ****. 🙁 Next time, I will take at least a week or two and do the rules and setups properly. This was an unmitigated disaster, and I freely admit my part. I'm not even going to try to host another tournament for at least 2-3 months. I'm gonna try and observe some other tournaments and learn what I can. I seriously had no idea what I was getting into............ nosweat I apologize for pissing everyone off and generally annoying people with this hare-brained scheme.
Originally posted by TricksterPriest
pray I freely cop to the fact that I ****ed up, DL ****ed up, there was a general cluster ****. 🙁 Next time, I will take at least a week or two and do the rules and setups properly. This was an unmitigated disaster, and I freely admit my part. I'm not even going to try to host another tournament for at least 2-3 months. I'm gonna try and observe some other tournaments and learn what I can. I seriously had no idea what I was getting into............ nosweat I apologize for pissing everyone off and generally annoying people with this hare-brained scheme.
Now you're being to hard on youself. You did what you did for the best intentions. You just lost your temper and let yourself down. It happens to everyone.
-FO!!