Online Brawl Community #1: Poll on Dates

[AlphaZealot]

As per Darknes' request I'm creating a poll for this online Brawl community. Unfortunately it can't be added to his main thread, so this will have to do.

The main thread for the online brawl community is here: http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=120358

Question: When would you like online events for this series to be hosted? Day 1 is the pools and day 2 is the bracket

A) friday (evening)/saturday
B) sunday(evening)/Monday(evening)
C) Tuesday (evening) /Thursday (evening)
D) I don't have an opinion

[darkNES386]

Please feel free to leave some comments about why you feel one day will work better than another.

Example:
Some players have expressed interest in doing LIVE-TOURNAMENTS over the weekend (primarily friday/saturday or even sunday) which would leave Sunday evening as a good time to do online events.
Of course, a lot of the live competative gamers might not even care to do an event such as this.

[joenopride]

I would choose weekends, because those are much more open for everyone I know. However my opinion is kind of moot because I wouldn't be able to participate anyways.

[Uno]

Its lame having to stay home on the weekends to play a tourney match.

Leave weekends for live-tournaments or whatever.

[darkNES386]

Its lame having to stay home on the weekends to play a tourney match.

Leave weekends for live-tournaments or whatever.

Yes, that is one of our concerns. There appears to be three types of players:

1)Players looking to just play in online tournaments
2)Players looking to just play in live events
3)Players looking to (open to) both

1)will most likely be interested in weekends
2)will most likely want to leave it during the week (as practice for weekend events)

please share your thoughts and concerns. We are going to go with whatever the majority prefers, most likely.

[Quicksand]

I'd like Sunday the best, but I doubt it would be good for a lot of people. I'm really interested in mainly playing in online tourneys.

[darkNES386]

I'd like Sunday the best, but I doubt it would be good for a lot of people. I'm really interested in mainly playing in online tourneys.

That may be the case for a large percentage of the people who become active in online tournament play. It's not going to be the easiest thing in the world to organize and many may easily be motivated to stick to in-person events if online becomes too much of a hassle.

Obviously, we won't know for sure what major obsticles we will encounter until we actually get the game.

[Aaryk]

The only reason I say Tues/Thurs is those are the only days I don't work.
I feel like it might be best to do Saturday/Sundays, personally. That way, people have all day Saturday to get pools done, and then we can organize a time Sunday for brackets. Considering that those are the only two days where most people are free for at least part of the day, I wonder if that would be preferable

[PB&J]

this sounds like fun and of course friday/saturday

[AlphaZealot]

tuesday/thursday would give me something to look forward to mid week and good practice for live weekend events, plus there is no way I would be playing Smash on a friday/saturaday night unless I was at a tournament.

[darkNES386]

tuesday/thursday would give me something to look forward to mid week and good practice for live weekend events, plus there is no way I would be playing Smash on a friday/saturaday night unless I was at a tournament.

You make some good points. We just need to wait and see though what kind of crowd our tournament series draws in. It could be that a lot of the players are not going to regularly going to live tournaments... in which case people such as your self will sadly be the minority.

[The Bino]

~ Subscribe to see how this turns out ~

Also, i voted Friday/Saturday, due to the fact that i work nights and friday and saturday nights are the only days i have off, and of course if this didn't turn out to be a weekly onine tourney i wouldn't mind going to relax at home and play some matches via wifi if i didn't have any other plans

[gangstajuice656]

really really cool!!

[gangstajuice656]

SORRY! for double posting!!

[darkNES386]

SORRY! for double posting!!

It happens, just make sure you check out the actual tournament thread and leave some feedback on it =)

[Eternal Yoshi]

Sigh.. I am free every day except Sunday but rarely at nightime or holidays. The odds of me being able to connecting nightly isn't very likely...

[joeysmash]

Friday nights are the best because i can stay up late those nights without worry from school... but maybe when summer time comes around you should do this poll agian (seeing how it looks friday is going to win) because during the summer, thursdays and tuesdays will be better.

[KosukeKGA]

Friday and Saturday seems like the most logical choice to me since most people are free on the weekends.

[Blitzmidfielder]

I voted for tuesday/thursday. I believe online matches are best done during the week, while big events (live ones, mostly) are done on weekends.

[darkNES386]

I voted for tuesday/thursday. I believe online matches are best done during the week, while big events (live ones, mostly) are done on weekends.

Some of us agree with you. But does a 300-500 online two day event qualify for a big live event?

[ThePUNK]

Friday /Saturday period.

[AttackstorM]

yea just keep it friday (evening)/saturday its pwning so far and most convenient

[darkNES386]

We'd love to cover everyone's schedules but we can't. That doesn't mean we can't rotate around still and try tournaments at other times too =)

[FireWater]

I would strongly recommend making the Round Robin on Sunday, and the Main Event on Monday and or Tuesday Evening if neccessary. That would allow more people to practice over the weekend with their free time.

The way I figure it. A GRAND majority of the partcipants will be playing on Sunday. That number shrinks drastically on Monday for the people who make it to the elimination bracket (around 64 or so).

Those participating in those brackets will more than likely be the ones playing every night.

Sunday is a great day because usually people just hang out in their homes for the most part. 10 or 15 matches can be played within a reasonable time period and the statistics can be compiled that very night (barring any major disputes.

[bizybozo]

what AZ said...

[FireWater]

tuesday/thursday would give me something to look forward to mid week and good practice for live weekend events, plus there is no way I would be playing Smash on a friday/saturaday night unless I was at a tournament.

Bingo! You hit the nail on the head

[darkNES386]

Perhaps we could get two tournament series going? One during the week and one for the weekend? Part of our goal at the OBC is to be open to as many different types of players as possible. For those of you interested in playing during the week.... can you commit roughly 2-3 hours on a tuesday for pools and then 2 on Thursday if you qualify for the bracket? How much time sounds reasonable if not that?

[Dais]

Weekends work for the school kids. But keep in mind, alot of people with jobs have to work during the weekend when things are busy. Ofcourse there is no perfect day of the week for everyone. I voted for tuesday/thursday.