Tournament Discussion Thread

Originally posted by King Kandy
I don't think that would work, the only logical decision is pretty much to pick a tech guy for the low end.

I'm thinking of a tourney, where some sort of randomization or other factors leads to you getting a team partially different from what you drafted, and someone else getting part of yours etc.

While interesting not everyone has the same access to comics as others. Getting picks you did not want would make everyone unhappy in the end. I wouldn't participate, personally speaking, because I take drafting choices a lot more serious than most.

This happened once before, but I think that partnering between all contestants for one match each is still an interesting idea - random selection as to who gets teamed up for one match and then winners get re-aligned again. Then your partner from the last match can be your enemy in the next match.

Forces you to use team-work and still keep secrets to yourself. Strategy, team-work, hidden tactics, and shrewdness all in one tournament.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
How about a tourney where you have to create a composite team consisting of one street-leveler, one low meta, and one High Meta-Low Herald?

That's bad. Usually, the street level character and low meta will have little to no impact on the match unless they get prep

Originally posted by xJLxKing
That's bad. Usually, the street level character and low meta will have little to no impact on the match unless they get prep

A variation could be that you have no access to your high level character until the proverbial ding of the bell, while you get some prep time with your other characters.

Or something.

My plan for a tourney was building random situations before hand, randomly select them among fighters and pit them against each other without previous knowledge of the situations. For example, you could have a combat in which powers are automatically off, others in which speed is capped at human reaction, where the weaker you are, the stronger you are etc.

It was a crazy, uneven and pushy idea, but it could lead to funny drafts.

Originally posted by Bentley
My plan for a tourney was building random situations before hand, randomly select them among fighters and pit them against each other without previous knowledge of the situations. For example, you could have a combat in which powers are automatically off, others in which speed is capped at human reaction, where the weaker you are, the stronger you are etc.

It was a crazy, uneven and pushy idea, but it could lead to funny drafts.

That means they'll have to debate purely on the merits of their own strategy, and can't prep against the opponents, and it encourages solid rounded choices.

Obviously, the picks would be posted, but you wouldn't know who picked what until you were actually in a match.

Originally posted by King Kandy
I want to do that. I want to make a tourney where people go in completely blind when the date comes. Don't know what team their opponent has, where the battle takes place, or who they'll face.

That means they'll have to debate purely on the merits of their own strategy, and can't prep against the opponents, and it encourages solid rounded choices.

Obviously, the picks would be posted, but you wouldn't know who picked what until you were actually in a match.

Originally posted by King Kandy
I want to do that. I want to make a tourney where people go in completely blind when the date comes. Don't know what team their opponent has, where the battle takes place, or who they'll face.

That means they'll have to debate purely on the merits of their own strategy, and can't prep against the opponents, and it encourages solid rounded choices.

Obviously, the picks would be posted, but you wouldn't know who picked what until you were actually in a match.

We've done that before once or twice. It involves a ton of PM drafts to the organiser, so whoever runs it needs to have patience and time to spare.

Originally posted by Scoobless
We've done that before once or twice. It involves a ton of PM drafts to the organiser, so whoever runs it needs to have patience and time to spare.

Anonymization - You know you want it!

Originally posted by Scoobless
Anonymization - You know you want it!

Yeah, one of the tourneys I hosted featured anonymous drafts. I'd post who was picked, but not who picked them or who else they were paired with. Potentially fun for participants. Awful for the host.

Originally posted by xJLxKing
That's bad. Usually, the street level character and low meta will have little to no impact on the match unless they get prep

Besides, I think all the fun would be in finding what low powered tweaks you can give your guy to maximize damage. Like normal tourney amalgams, but less potential for insanity, and closer competition.

Good stuff.

Yep, sounds like problems for the host. Maybe sending the initial prep before knowing their opponent would be an addition to the general idea?

Originally posted by Original Smurph
Not true at all. I can think of plenty of low metas who would make a high meta or low herald much more formidable with amalgamation.

Besides, I think all the fun would be in finding what low powered tweaks you can give your guy to maximize damage. Like normal tourney amalgams, but less potential for insanity, and closer competition.

Good stuff.

Meh. Prep leads to insanity. I like the idea more of just giving a limited amount of prep, and then allowing for a three character amalgam consisting of one higher tier and two lowers. Maybe even two low metas, rather than one low meta and one street.

Originally posted by Original Smurph
Meh. Prep leads to insanity.

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One of the main reasons I don't enter tournys

Originally posted by -K-M-
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One of the main reasons I don't enter tournys

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Everyone uses your respect threads, so in a way you do enter them.

uhuh

^ yeah, might as well skip the middle man and say the writers/artists entered also