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Digital Paint Community => Clans, Matches, and Tournaments => Topic started by: jitspoe on September 19, 2005, 05:49:57 PM

Title: Scheduling Matches
Post by: jitspoe on September 19, 2005, 05:49:57 PM
I think having a scheduled time, server, and map selection should be a requirement for clan matches.  We really need to get some more organization going on in the clan scene.  These spontaneous "mini-matches" rather suck.

An idea for general execution would be something like this:

Clan A posts a general challenge in the forum, stating:
- Desired time and date (ie: Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, 4:00PM EST)
- Desired number of players (ie: 5v5)
- Map choice (ie: ub_rooftop)
- List of potential tiebreaker maps: (ie: castle1, midnight2, roundup, sphouse)

Clan B accepts the challenge.  They select a team color on the map that Clan A chose (this may need to wait until the match start in the case of random weapon spawning maps), pick a map of their own, and select a tiebreaker map from the list.

Of course, things may not all work out neatly like that, Clan B may say, "Well, we'll match if you can move it to 5:00 instead of 4:00", or "We can only 4v4", or "We don't like the selection of tiebreaker maps -- can we do x, y, or z instead?" and all of that can be worked out ahead of time instead of on the server.  Trying to come up with a tiebreaker map in the server sucks.

Eventually I plan to get some web scripts and whatnot set up to facilitate match scheduling, but for now, I think using the forum would be a good idea, or even irc or email.  Just start getting some more organization!  Yes, it's just a game, but it can be a lot more fun if some serious planning and organization is put into it.
Title: Re: Scheduling Matches
Post by: agent-hwk on September 19, 2005, 10:10:15 PM
mm that sounds like a agreat idea. there prob be sum bugs at first but over all it should work out
Title: Re: Scheduling Matches
Post by: BigT on September 20, 2005, 10:04:18 AM
Well I'm all for organization so dB will try this out and see how it goes.
Title: Re: Scheduling Matches
Post by: Cobo on September 20, 2005, 04:05:02 PM
maybe there should be a new forum  sub-category for this.
Title: Re: Scheduling Matches
Post by: jitspoe on September 20, 2005, 04:10:42 PM
There is.  It's called, "Clans, Matches, and Tournaments"
Title: Re: Scheduling Matches
Post by: BigT on September 20, 2005, 04:57:08 PM
;P I'll put up a thread once we have eveything set up.