On the one hand, there have always been people that say it's too easy to get a tournament medal, that the minimum requirements are too low. On the other hand, the simple 16-player 1-game-per-round tournament, although often derided by people who like more complex tourneys, remains wildly popular.
What do you think?
Feel free to vote, and also feel free to post an opinion for or against, but please keep it civil.
For reference, here is what the Tournament Handbook currently says:
Subject: [Official] Conquer Club Tournament Handbook
Night Strike wrote:
You will need to keep in mind several minimum requirements that must be observed in order for your tournament to be considered a public tournament. (Effective 04.12.10)
- All tournaments must have at least the following amount of participants:
- 1v1 and Singles Tournaments: 16 players
- Team Tournaments: 8 teams (no more than 12 players per team; Added June 16, 2011)
- The maximum point restriction allowed on a tournament is 2000+ points per player or team average.
- The tournament format must cause the eventual winner to play at least 3 games.
- The tournament must list all settings.
- All players must be given at least 24 hours to join their games, unless the tournament uses speed games (at least 48 hours is preferred).
- At least 50% of the spots must be for open/public sign-ups and not filled with special invitations; every player or one person from every team must post in the thread to enroll.
- All players must be listed in the tournament thread in order to receive tournament privileges.
- Each tournament should be designed to end within 1 year. (Added June 16, 2011)
- Each organizer can have only 4 tournaments recruiting players at once (has NO effect on ongoing tournaments or reserves threads).
- The Tournament Directors reserve the right to deny privileges for your tournament if the tournament is deemed to break site or tournament rules, has an unfair structure, or has pertinent settings missing from the tournament description.
- If you wish to run a tournament based upon an actual sports league or another well-designed format, and it requires you to have less than the minimum amount of participants or games, please contact the Create/Join Director to discuss a possible exemption.