Tournament Mode
My words about in game tournaments were interest to CDPR in “Ask a Dev”, so I think about how to make it in game.
When you play ladder it’s not a competition, it’s grind imho. So I want something new that can give me a chance to feel competitive.
First, why tournaments are good. Because of adrenalin in games, when losing will end your tournament road. Because of competitive spirit when you fight for big prize. In addition, emotions when you playing on some currency which u pay for entering tournament.
All that emotions I’ve feel playing Poker tournaments in poker rooms. I think Gwent can take its place somewhere near. However, it need a very comfortable tool for players.
I know that good tournament system it is a hard work to do. It must contain ingame tournament grid, comfortable lobbies, tools for commentators and viewers, pick\ban system for players and a lot more. However, for now, we have nothing so need to start with simple things.
To input tournaments in game I propose start with the simplest type of tournaments 32 players single elimination. Tournaments must be administrated by CDPR to see all problems, that be sure will come (later administrating goes to people who wanna make there own tournaments with invites, cash prizes e.t.c.). Must be a 4-5 tournaments that starts every day, for players who wanna take part in it. In tournaments can take part only players who have 10 rank, so they will understand what they can meet in tournament. After time for high ranks can be started more valuable tournaments.
Players by choosing tournament mode goes to screen where they can choose in which tournament they want to take part. After choosing one, they pay entrance fee (1 Keg). And screen of tournament mode changes to tournament grid (one player can take part only in one tournament).
Grid will contain a full tournament grid, and players games will light for easy finding. After clicking his current game player pull invite for his opponent (I think CDPR can reuse realization of friend game, later of course it must be enter to a lobby).
In future top tournaments must be a pick ban system, but its really unfriendly for new players which have one or two good decks. From the other side one game in single elimination its to cruel for card game which always have part of random. Therefore, I propose best of three series, when opponents can pick any deck. It will be good for experienced players (can play decks which more suitable to opponent) and for novices (can play one good deck all games). Time between games, when opponents choose next decks must be limited to 2 minutes.
32 players are not random number. Its 6 games by tournament maximum. Cause best of three, for one game players will spend near hour. In addition, it’s hard to play more than 3 such games in a day. Therefore, I propose to make game time hard link to time, which split for two days. For example 1/32 – 01.01.2017 6:00 pm, 1/16 – 01.01.2017 7:00 pm, 1/8 – 01.01.2017 8:00 pm, 1/4 – 01.02.2017 6:00 pm, 1/2 – 01.02.2017 7:00 pm, final - 01.02.2017 8:00 pm.
Prizes it’s what CDPR can think about. Can be the same that entrance fee (32 Kegs split between top places), can be more for advertising tournaments, or lower to earn money (Kegs its currency).
My words about in game tournaments were interest to CDPR in “Ask a Dev”, so I think about how to make it in game.
When you play ladder it’s not a competition, it’s grind imho. So I want something new that can give me a chance to feel competitive.
First, why tournaments are good. Because of adrenalin in games, when losing will end your tournament road. Because of competitive spirit when you fight for big prize. In addition, emotions when you playing on some currency which u pay for entering tournament.
All that emotions I’ve feel playing Poker tournaments in poker rooms. I think Gwent can take its place somewhere near. However, it need a very comfortable tool for players.
I know that good tournament system it is a hard work to do. It must contain ingame tournament grid, comfortable lobbies, tools for commentators and viewers, pick\ban system for players and a lot more. However, for now, we have nothing so need to start with simple things.
To input tournaments in game I propose start with the simplest type of tournaments 32 players single elimination. Tournaments must be administrated by CDPR to see all problems, that be sure will come (later administrating goes to people who wanna make there own tournaments with invites, cash prizes e.t.c.). Must be a 4-5 tournaments that starts every day, for players who wanna take part in it. In tournaments can take part only players who have 10 rank, so they will understand what they can meet in tournament. After time for high ranks can be started more valuable tournaments.
Players by choosing tournament mode goes to screen where they can choose in which tournament they want to take part. After choosing one, they pay entrance fee (1 Keg). And screen of tournament mode changes to tournament grid (one player can take part only in one tournament).
Grid will contain a full tournament grid, and players games will light for easy finding. After clicking his current game player pull invite for his opponent (I think CDPR can reuse realization of friend game, later of course it must be enter to a lobby).
In future top tournaments must be a pick ban system, but its really unfriendly for new players which have one or two good decks. From the other side one game in single elimination its to cruel for card game which always have part of random. Therefore, I propose best of three series, when opponents can pick any deck. It will be good for experienced players (can play decks which more suitable to opponent) and for novices (can play one good deck all games). Time between games, when opponents choose next decks must be limited to 2 minutes.
32 players are not random number. Its 6 games by tournament maximum. Cause best of three, for one game players will spend near hour. In addition, it’s hard to play more than 3 such games in a day. Therefore, I propose to make game time hard link to time, which split for two days. For example 1/32 – 01.01.2017 6:00 pm, 1/16 – 01.01.2017 7:00 pm, 1/8 – 01.01.2017 8:00 pm, 1/4 – 01.02.2017 6:00 pm, 1/2 – 01.02.2017 7:00 pm, final - 01.02.2017 8:00 pm.
Prizes it’s what CDPR can think about. Can be the same that entrance fee (32 Kegs split between top places), can be more for advertising tournaments, or lower to earn money (Kegs its currency).
