Tournament section feedback

[i0n]

Please use this thread for all feedback on how to best utilise/improve the tournament system on the forum.

http://www.wiichat.com/competitions.php

Currently tournament and match creation is limited to staff and a few select users who have organised similar events on the forum.

Hopefully we can provide a better system for arranging online matches and help build some kind of leaderboard to tally overall scores.

 

[gidget]

i'm not sure if there's a way to do it non-moderated with html=off

otherwise, are you looking for something with low overhead, quick comprehension.

• maximize the use of each game's players - fewer heats.
  • mario kart wii offers up to 12 players if you play with strangers...
  • if you play with friend codes are you limited to fewer per race?
  • how many friend codes can you choose in ssbb?

• some heats could be small since you would want to keep regions together.
  • possibly the final heat could be global, each winner from a region... lag?

• if a region has a large # of players, should you match like-skills?
  • mario kart offers information on your global/regional rank.
  • does ssbb offer global/regional ranks?
    • matching like-skills allow the lower-skilled ranks to have recognition.

• simplify communication.
  • have sign-ups with online forms (google docs - easy/free).
    • it keeps the spam down, mods don't have to dig for info. it comes to them.
  • have winners settle with similar online forms. mods don't dig for winning info.
  • let them spam and talk trash in the competition thread during the competition.

those may be the tougher things... but i can see it in better detail.
i can try to explain the details if you are interested. the only non-wiichat product is the google doc form.

the obvious things: anyone can set deadlines and cut/paste winners from heat charts.

the first one could be rough, but i think it could be cloned pretty easy and implement lessons learned.

• link to sample form (embedable html)
  • go ahead and fill one out
    • i forgot to ask for region details. (and timezone?)
• link to sample output from that form (embedable html or copy and pastable into OP after deadline)
• Heat Charts can be made manually, and manipulated in the OPas you may already do
  • or you may find this output easy to manage as the form gets populated automatically.
  • this data is not tied to the above form, its just a sample

    <script src="http://spreadsheets.google.com/gpub?url=http%3A%2F%2F0smnf709akf5drht9dv6o65dk87bpjgm.spreadsheets.gmodules.com%2Fgadgets%2Fifr%3Fup__table_query_url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fspreadsheets.google.com%252Ftq%253Frange%253DB9%25253AC36%2526headers%253D0%2526key%253DpEIW7br2-nuT-t4mR_rGAcw%2526gid%253D0%2526pub%253D1%26up_title%3DWiiChat%2520Mario%2520Kart%25202.9.09%26up__table_query_refresh_interval%3D0%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Fig%252Fmodules%252Forgchart.xml&height=259&width=1157"></script>

 

[King Wiired]

Can it be used for Xbox 360 orientated tourneys also?

And does it make way for playing as teams?