Hey everyone - I've recently started streaming (going to start a YouTube/Twitter etc..) and figured it'd be fun to run a tournament for the game I've spent over a decade playing.
Even though DP2 is not an 'eSports' game - I think the person running the tournament should not be participating when money is involved. I'm not putting up money to try to win it myself, I'm putting up some money as an incentive for people to play! I will be casting games alongside former DP2 player RewinD. Plus, this should be pretty fun and allows for constant content rather than breaks in the stream.
I wanted to find a way to stream DP (Although, this game stream quality isn't the BEST on twitch) but, the only way it made sense is to ensure I had 4+ hours of continuous content. How can I do that? A tournament!
The next step was finding how I can ensure 6-8 teams... and I came up with...
Prizes! Who doesn't want a chance at money?
Prize amount: TBD -- But it will be WINNER-TAKE-ALL. Probably 40-60$, 20 per player. Nothing too much, if I make more streaming I'll up the prize.
Format: TBD -- Based on the amount of posts in this thread will influence whether I do 2v2 or 3v3. I'd prefer a 3v3 - if possible.
Date & Time: TBD -- My goal is to do it in March - the time will also depending on the majority of respondents. It'll be a neutral time, that caters slightly more to the majority.
Map-List: I will make a map list of 5 maps (depending on size of tournament). Each team chooses 1 map, tie is elimination of remaining 3.
Servers: Each team will pick their server of choice, and if different, tie will be a coin flip done on stream. Yes, completely RNG - not based on point differential.
Teams: Teams will be made up of the amount of playing players, plus 1 sub. (3 people for 2v2 tournament, 4 people for 3v3 tournament).
You don't need the sub spot filled, but it is the max allowed per team.Stream: www.twitch.tv/MyersLoL -- I also plan on having Squeeze make a highlight reel of the tournament and I will be uploading it to YouTube.
Rules: Basic stuff of NO CHEATING (duh?), SHOW UP ON TIME OR DQ (duh?), SPECTATE COMMENTATORS (Yes, you actually have to do this. And yes, I will enforce it and DQ people who don't. DP does not have a spectate feature. Deal with it).
What I need: Access to both NA and EU servers for the tournament. I have not been active, so I do not know who to contact for this. I also need PARTICIPATION from the community - without people playing, it wont work. There is a minimum amount of participants for me to run this.
Thank you for your time, and hopefully we're able to make this turn into someone. If anyone would like to help run it, or has any suggestions, feel free to post or message me.
