GDX
Smash Hero
before I start, I'd just like to namesearch bait all those involved:
Gallax, Hbox, hungrybox, esam, seibrik, viper, redhalberd, halberd, lade, cecil, radix, next level lan
Now, there's currently an issue with "nationals" for brawl tourneys, in which there are just too many. Too many big tourneys too close to each other, and they all suffer in attendance because of it. People cant afford them all, and with airfare being the highest average its been since the release of brawl (trust me, I would know lol), people can just go to less tourneys. So the solution is to hold less "nationals" so they can all can prosper, right? Simple logic right? Hopefully they can get the amount of nationals settled out between the other national TOs (two per year seems fine to me. Pound V and Genesis 2 are this year...Apex and 1 more true national next year seems the way to go as well, spaced out from apex of course by about 6 months.)
Well, nationals aren't the only thing this simple logic applies to. This applies to regionals and locals as well. I was recently looking at upcoming tourneys in Florida, and its a travesty. There are 5 saturdays in July, and there is a tournament on 4 of them. This many tournaments in one month within the same region is simply, not necessary. Having so many puts people in the mindset of "oh, why go to this one when theres one next week", and this cycle continues until the weekend comes they want to go to a tourney, but have to bail due to various life johns. It also hurts those who win the tourneys, as their accomplishments really arent remembered for more than like a day or two before its time to talk about next weeks.
The need for tourneys every single weekend just shows to me that people are trying to fill a need to practice. This can EASILY be solved by weekly organized smashfests/practice sessions. Tampa has been leading the way in this category for quite a while now honestly. I'm currently trying to acquire the NLL backroom to do something for CFL with a small door fee such as 1-2 dollars per week, and SFL should do something as well. Lets bring tourneys back to being semi important.
with that in mind, I suggest a new way of timing for tourneys:
--Each Region has their 1 monthly tourney (CFL has NLL, SFL has currently ESAM soon to be seibrik? Tampa may start something regularly or come to one of the other regions)
--One other tourney to be held that month by someone other than the standard TOs. This includes all of the other TOs in florida, which by now have already been namesearch baited into this thread.
--Along with this tourney timing, each region (aside from Tampa because they set the stage) should start some type of weekly or biweekly smashfest/practice session/get together, thats more open to public rather than just calling 1-2 people to come over. I plan to take care of CFL in that regard, in one way or another
This would mean that there would be 3 tourneys max per month. only two of those tourneys could possibly be in the same reason. The secondary tourney for that month would switch regions if other regions were interested:
Examples
August:
NLL tournament
ZP tourney
Viper's holy smash
--Note here there are two tourneys in CFL and one in SFL, but 3 total. no other tourneys should be held in August in any part of the state
September:
NLL/ZP
A tourney in Tampa/SFL/GVille, if a TO in one of those places is interested. Otherwise, CFL could host another tourney ONLY AFTER NO OTHER REGION WANTS TO. This is to ensure all regions have a fair opportunity for that 3rd tourney.
This would cut down on the number of tourneys, which when coupled with regularly scheduled smashfests per region, helps the community grow. There should be a tourney check-in thread that every TO posts/checks before deciding to host a tournament, just to see if his region already hit its limit/its their turn. I wouldnt mind running the thread itself
Some may ask "...but GDX, i see what you're doing there, but wouldn't that still be a tourney every weekend?".
Well, if tampa started having a regular tourney, then yes, but the difference is you wouldnt have over 3 tourneys in the same region in a given month. I have a job and I can afford all of these back to back tourneys, so on a financial aspect I aint even mad, but its pretty dumb to have 4 tourneys in the same region in 1 month (Holy smash, NLL, Gallaxfest, and WATO are ALL in july and ALL in CFL. Problem? Damn straight) Plus there would be NO chance of tourneys on the same date (such as Holy smash and ZP), which is also a problem we have that halts growth of our community, **** blocking our own tourneys with other tourneys. This problem is equally as bad as too many tourneys period, and it has been going on since I've been going to tourneys.
It could even go the other way, with ESAM leaving SFL may get lazy about tourney hosting (through posts, I havn't seen anyone willing to step up once he leaves, so im just basing it off of observation), but NLL is going to have one every month regardless unless theres some other large tourney in Orlando that month, because the owners and employees run the tourney, rather than someone using the venue. a NLL could be every month as a get together for the state, while theres 1 other tourney each month for the other TOs to decide over, limiting it to 2 tourneys a month (which to me would be the most optimal solution)
Anyway, I think this should start being used immediately, IE August. Thoughts? comments?
Gallax, Hbox, hungrybox, esam, seibrik, viper, redhalberd, halberd, lade, cecil, radix, next level lan
Now, there's currently an issue with "nationals" for brawl tourneys, in which there are just too many. Too many big tourneys too close to each other, and they all suffer in attendance because of it. People cant afford them all, and with airfare being the highest average its been since the release of brawl (trust me, I would know lol), people can just go to less tourneys. So the solution is to hold less "nationals" so they can all can prosper, right? Simple logic right? Hopefully they can get the amount of nationals settled out between the other national TOs (two per year seems fine to me. Pound V and Genesis 2 are this year...Apex and 1 more true national next year seems the way to go as well, spaced out from apex of course by about 6 months.)
Well, nationals aren't the only thing this simple logic applies to. This applies to regionals and locals as well. I was recently looking at upcoming tourneys in Florida, and its a travesty. There are 5 saturdays in July, and there is a tournament on 4 of them. This many tournaments in one month within the same region is simply, not necessary. Having so many puts people in the mindset of "oh, why go to this one when theres one next week", and this cycle continues until the weekend comes they want to go to a tourney, but have to bail due to various life johns. It also hurts those who win the tourneys, as their accomplishments really arent remembered for more than like a day or two before its time to talk about next weeks.
The need for tourneys every single weekend just shows to me that people are trying to fill a need to practice. This can EASILY be solved by weekly organized smashfests/practice sessions. Tampa has been leading the way in this category for quite a while now honestly. I'm currently trying to acquire the NLL backroom to do something for CFL with a small door fee such as 1-2 dollars per week, and SFL should do something as well. Lets bring tourneys back to being semi important.
with that in mind, I suggest a new way of timing for tourneys:
--Each Region has their 1 monthly tourney (CFL has NLL, SFL has currently ESAM soon to be seibrik? Tampa may start something regularly or come to one of the other regions)
--One other tourney to be held that month by someone other than the standard TOs. This includes all of the other TOs in florida, which by now have already been namesearch baited into this thread.
--Along with this tourney timing, each region (aside from Tampa because they set the stage) should start some type of weekly or biweekly smashfest/practice session/get together, thats more open to public rather than just calling 1-2 people to come over. I plan to take care of CFL in that regard, in one way or another
This would mean that there would be 3 tourneys max per month. only two of those tourneys could possibly be in the same reason. The secondary tourney for that month would switch regions if other regions were interested:
Examples
August:
NLL tournament
ZP tourney
Viper's holy smash
--Note here there are two tourneys in CFL and one in SFL, but 3 total. no other tourneys should be held in August in any part of the state
September:
NLL/ZP
A tourney in Tampa/SFL/GVille, if a TO in one of those places is interested. Otherwise, CFL could host another tourney ONLY AFTER NO OTHER REGION WANTS TO. This is to ensure all regions have a fair opportunity for that 3rd tourney.
This would cut down on the number of tourneys, which when coupled with regularly scheduled smashfests per region, helps the community grow. There should be a tourney check-in thread that every TO posts/checks before deciding to host a tournament, just to see if his region already hit its limit/its their turn. I wouldnt mind running the thread itself
Some may ask "...but GDX, i see what you're doing there, but wouldn't that still be a tourney every weekend?".
Well, if tampa started having a regular tourney, then yes, but the difference is you wouldnt have over 3 tourneys in the same region in a given month. I have a job and I can afford all of these back to back tourneys, so on a financial aspect I aint even mad, but its pretty dumb to have 4 tourneys in the same region in 1 month (Holy smash, NLL, Gallaxfest, and WATO are ALL in july and ALL in CFL. Problem? Damn straight) Plus there would be NO chance of tourneys on the same date (such as Holy smash and ZP), which is also a problem we have that halts growth of our community, **** blocking our own tourneys with other tourneys. This problem is equally as bad as too many tourneys period, and it has been going on since I've been going to tourneys.
It could even go the other way, with ESAM leaving SFL may get lazy about tourney hosting (through posts, I havn't seen anyone willing to step up once he leaves, so im just basing it off of observation), but NLL is going to have one every month regardless unless theres some other large tourney in Orlando that month, because the owners and employees run the tourney, rather than someone using the venue. a NLL could be every month as a get together for the state, while theres 1 other tourney each month for the other TOs to decide over, limiting it to 2 tourneys a month (which to me would be the most optimal solution)
Anyway, I think this should start being used immediately, IE August. Thoughts? comments?
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