https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/ https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-4/?recent=13581#post=13581 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=13581 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:49:33 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-4/?recent=13581#post=13579 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=13579 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:47:36 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-4/?recent=13581#post=13577 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=13577 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:44:04 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-4/?recent=13581#post=13576 normal league so their strength can be factored in. All in all quite fond of the idea.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=13576 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:29:25 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-4/?recent=13581#post=11146 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=11146 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:18:39 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-4/?recent=13581#post=11145 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=11145 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:14:39 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=11108 this one]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=11108 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:25:57 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=11105 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=11105 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:10:18 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=11094 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=11094 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:53:36 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=11084 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=11084 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:11:07 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=10956 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=10956 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:40:27 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=10820 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=10820 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:05:58 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=10814 Well this was mainly to be aimed at the top teams with orgs that would pay for it rather than people out of their own pocket, but I’d do a tiered system so other teams could enter as well if they wanted. If you are only aiming at the top level teams, why do you even bother letting division 5 teams play (as you clearly stated). That doesnt really make much sense to me! An entry fee based system is basically a good idea. However, this concept lacks some of the basic outlines of a successfull tournament (as some have pointed out already). 1. First and foremost: Start out humble! Having a multi-divisional teams in one large pot will result in failure right away. As f2 has pointed out already: Donating money to Mick always feels bad. Really bad! Set your first "Season" or "Tournament" up as Division 1 only. Meaning, you allow "Buy-ins" if a team really wants to play and donate money, even though they have absolutely no shot at reaching No. 1. This way, you will get a 10 or 12 team competition, tops. I can't really see Division 2 teams paying money for scoring a 8th place though. See if your resources and ideas are fit for this first run and if it is you can start planning a big event with multi divisions, maybe a common prizepot and a prize distribution for all division. 2. Get some Advertising on this page! Good placed advertising can indeed improve the rating of a website, instead of rejecting visitors. You have enough space on this page for a skyskraper and a full-size banner f.e.. Im running advertising on my World of warcraft website aswell (full-size + skyskraper) and Im getting a solid 600 € / month. If you can reach similiar numbers (I have no idea what your visitor numbers are), you can put most of that money into prizemoney. If you focus on the ETF2L League (3 leagues / year), you would have a prizefund of 2400 € for each League. Now isn't that something! 3. Coverage Good organized coverage for such a big event is always a great bonus. But i believe with those 3 coverage sites everything should be covered ;). Don't forget to organize 500 slots sourcetv servers for the games, even for those you have coverage. 4. If you wanna be the best, you better win every map Competitions nowadays are based on 2, 3 maps tops. And you can quite easily predict the top 3 teams on maps like badlands, granary and maybe gravelpit. But what happens when you turn that pool upside down? What happens, if 4Kings or TCM have to prove themselve on freight or fastlane or redstone or science? Create an envirement with fixed mappools, make sure every team has to play the same maps throughout the competition. Will be interesting to see if the top 3 can really prevail on every map.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=10814 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:47:48 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=10605 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=10605 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:06:29 +0100 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-1205/page-3/?recent=13581#post=10601 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=1205&post=10601 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:51:53 +0100