Pikel Boldshoulder 175 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Have it like proper Olympics and pick the best for each event Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmack1028 549 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Why not have tryouts for certain events? Make it known that you are opening a tryout server for 1 time most fair for the majority of the players. Everyone that joins gets ONE attempt for spleef, mazes, etc. and the best people are chosen? Everyone who doesn't want to try out doesn't join that server, plain and simple. Just a thought, could be improved on. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiftnative 3103 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 We have no clue which games/competitions will be held during this Olympiad event - And while I think holding a contest before-hand it would be a fun way to do so, it would take a lot of preparation/building & less people role-playing due to setting it up. (Not completely opposed to this, just my concerns) I think a community vote, as-well as a drawing will be in-order weather it be 10 names drawn from a hat or 5 - this is to be decided ~ Heading out of the house until later tonight, the Ms's birthday today ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tythus 1307 Share Posted August 15, 2012 have tryouts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distance 8 Share Posted August 15, 2012 have tryouts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craotor 617 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I would want 3 so everyone can be happy and not whine that its a popularity contest and people wont wine that a random person can get in when someone who has done much for the comunity wont get in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
domainoft 191 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Why not have a few spots open for "try-outs" Set up our own mini completion to test potential players. I haven't watched a good lava jump since Laurelin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkour. 235 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Well...hm. I nominate MediocreGamer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylian the Heretic 233 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Well...hm. I nominate MediocreGamer. I second this motion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabriel101x1 463 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Well...hm. I nominate MediocreGamer. I second this motion. I sense a popularity contest ensuing if we do nominations. But if we randomly pick names out of a hat then we might not get people who are actually good at the events. So tryouts would be the best way in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiftnative 3103 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I sense a popularity contest ensuing if we do nominations. But if we randomly pick names out of a hat then we might not get people who are actually good at the events. So tryouts would be the best way in my opinion. The names in the hat, would get there by the player interested in participating putting their name forth - it wouldnt just be anyone on theserver - just those who think theyre up to the challenge :] As for "try-outs" it could be difficult to make this happen with so many different time-zones and such ~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgrim 361 Share Posted August 15, 2012 The names in the hat, would get there by the player interested in participating putting their name forth - it wouldnt just be anyone on theserver - just those who think theyre up to the challenge :] As for "try-outs" it could be difficult to make this happen with so many different time-zones and such ~ during the last tournament i was in this was a very large problem for most people that were in PST,CST, or EST time zones because the matches took place on a UTC time. There were no exceptions though. Sometimes I had to wake up at 7 am and play spleef. Which was very difficult and somewhat of an unfair advantage. But there isn't a real way to solve the problem of time zones. The only way to deal with timezones is to just set a default time zone and tough it out by either waking up early, or staying up really late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkour. 235 Share Posted August 15, 2012 during the last tournament i was in this was a very large problem for most people that were in PST,CST, or EST time zones because the matches took place on a UTC time. There were no exceptions though. Sometimes I had to wake up at 7 am and play spleef. Which was very difficult and somewhat of an unfair advantage. But there isn't a real way to solve the problem of time zones. The only way to deal with timezones is to just set a default time zone and tough it out by either waking up early, or staying up really late. Works for my schedule. I'm seldom online in the evening, and I'm always active in the morning. I want to represent. Put me in the hat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventus 16 Share Posted August 15, 2012 How about since we don't know the date, start tryouts for the events given at the olympics, traditional ways would work, no popularity contest, no apps, just Tryouts, although it would take butt load of time, wouldn't we want the best to represent, we don't want to pick a person by there app without seeing on what skill they have, that can simply say they are good at building or whatever and then at the event they build a wooden 5x5 house....<lol EDIT: and about the time zones, this just shows the dedication to the events they are willing to tryout for, if they show dedication to the trouts, you can surely know they will show it in the event Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkour. 235 Share Posted August 15, 2012 The thing about the whole draw by hat and tryout stuff, is that everyone has a bias opinion. People are going to hate people, that's just how it works. But look at it this way, LotC is OUR community. We are all entitled to voice an opinion. Voting just seems to be overrated as popularity ensues, but if we are honest about why we choose who we chose, then there's nothing wrong about that. Why are some players popular? They are popular because either they have something that stands out to te public and everyone can recollect that, or possessing an overall likeness. Not everyone is good, but also not everyone is bad. We make choices that ultimately tell us in the end whether we made a good choice or bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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