QUOTE (ProMeTheus112 @ 19/6/2007, 15:59)
- I think the duration of the tournament was a little long. I stopped playing myself 10 days before the end, and I believe the length of the tournament is part of what turned some of the quitters off. Maybe 6 weeks instead of 8 would be better ?
Personally I work better with the STGT format of one playing week, as one week means you have to stay focused and motivated, and really give it your best, but that's just me. I'm all for a shorter duration, however, as the less time you have, the more motivated you are to perform. That's what killed my participation off for me, as I get very lazy when I feel I have plenty of time.
QUOTE (ProMeTheus112 @ 19/6/2007, 15:59)
- Also I think people quit because they felt they had little contact with the tournament besides the checkpoints (so contact only once every 2 weeks). I definitely felt a little left out from the general discussion during most of the tourney because everyone was speaking Italian in the thread. But that's partly our fault for not trying to take part, because as we saw in the end, there was definitely discussion going on between you Italian guys and Icarus and I, in English.
Babelfish is my friend.
I don't really feel I had little contact. If anything, I prefer to instigate discussion, but I do agree that for an international tournament, a large portion of discussion not being in an accessible language hinders participation. The same could be said for STGT and foreign, non-English language players.
Thanks for the tournament. I learned some new tricks for the game that I can use if I ever decide to return to it (unlikely at this moment in time, as I'm chasing a counterstop in Batsugun, and possibly the near future too, as I have some other games I want to sit down with).