Why are event tournaments so. Friggin. Lame. Seriously.

[Spiny Top]

What’s the deal with event tournaments anyways, why are they so bad?

Take the latest example- Kirby vs DK series. LITERALLY ALL IT IS is the usual 4 player smash tournament, but you are limited to a Kirby or DK series character, on a Kirby or DK stage. WHOOP DEE DO! WHO CARES. There is no Kirby “vs” DK , the tournament should be called Kirby AND DK characters only but otherwise the usual crud.

Who thinks up these tournaments? Nintendo needs to fire whoever it is. Right off the top of my head I can think of something way more interesting- squaring off squads of three Kirby players vs three DK players on big battle field. The winning squad would then advance to semi finals or straight to finals depending on player pool. At that point you might play a Kirby vs Kirby or DK vs DK, depending on who won round 1.

Or have round 1 be a DK vs DK on one side (west side) and Kirby squads on the east, where the best DK and Kibys clash for the crown.

You see that would actually be interesting and fun. Is that too much to ask, Nintendo?

 

[meleebrawler]

What’s the deal with event tournaments anyways, why are they so bad?

Take the latest example- Kirby vs DK series. LITERALLY ALL IT IS is the usual 4 player smash tournament, but you are limited to a Kirby or DK series character, on a Kirby or DK stage. WHOOP DEE DO! WHO CARES. There is no Kirby “vs” DK , the tournament should be called Kirby AND DK characters only but otherwise the usual crud.

Who thinks up these tournaments? Nintendo needs to fire whoever it is. Right off the top of my head I can think of something way more interesting- squaring off squads of three Kirby players vs three DK players on big battle field. The winning squad would then advance to semi finals or straight to finals depending on player pool. At that point you might play a Kirby vs Kirby or DK vs DK, depending on who won round 1.

Or have round 1 be a DK vs DK on one side (west side) and Kirby squads on the east, where the best DK and Kibys clash for the crown.

You see that would actually be interesting and fun. Is that too much to ask, Nintendo?

The waiting times would be unbearable with such a rigid and prone-to-error or failure matchmaking structure. You'd need to provide some serious incentives for players to put up with that and a small roster selection they may not normally care for... which then brings up the concern of accusations that Nintendo is locking exclusive benefits behind a paywall.

Also not keen on working with others when the average skill of players there is far lower than anyone you'd meet around here.