TTO2 Tourney Format Discussion

[coolmaninsano]

Or if the match is anything closer than a 10 game win (15-6)...

BLINK Y U NO PICK GOOD GAMES

[xlro]

anyway i don't see how currently we can even think about making tournament on tb arena, there is number of reason why it's impossible:
you can't make 2 players room or you can't make private room
you can't join room you want or play with specific person
you can't turn maps off

^ this + the mentioned energy problem is a total no-go already, if you can't guarantee that an interesting close match (both players with scores 10+) will be finished, maybe because one of the two players is out of money - is that a default loss for the poorer player? (and waiting for new energy is not an option ofc: "yeah, let's postpone the rest of the difficult to schedule match to next week!")

[Blink]

Of course I won't be hosting the tournament on this game unless they agreed to have full unlocks of energy and customization for the duration of the tournament.  With the amount of players expected to participate, it would be a huge headache to run into energy problems during matches.  You guys already know how I feel about fairness, so the max customization is a must.

There also needs to be a way to find and play your opponent of course, which is what I'm expecting.

I'm not planning to do it on the 2P bomb mode either, but rather the real garbage mode once it's out and has had enough testing.  This is why I'm thinking sometime mid 2012, but if it's not ready by then we're not doing it on this game.

I just wanted to get a huge head start and figure out format for now.

[xlro]

ok, good to hear
let's hope this thread motivates them to address these "problems" fast (depends slightly on the viewpoint I guess heh,  $$)

[Paradox]

I think we need some media coverage and should be much more professional about our commentary (2 at a time). 512 seems good .

and yeah if we do tetrisbattle we are going to need some serious changes to accommodate for tournament style play.

I'll be volunteering for commentary for sure.

[Anonymous]

I'm not planning to do it on the 2P bomb mode either, but rather the real garbage mode once it's out and has had enough testing.

I'm in favor of bombs mode for a tournament. The garbage may not be perfect, but it's a nice change from previous tournaments. All the tournaments feel the same to me; they're just a rehash of the same TOJ-esque type game on a different platform. Bombs change the game mechanics, and the matches will be a lot less unpredictable, since it's not clearly established who is better than who which will create a more exciting tournament.

[Paradox]

nonsense

I disagree.

[coolmaninsano]

"nonsense"

I disagree.

Thank you for your contribution.

I agree with Anonymous, as silly as it is, the bombs can add an interesting mechanic to the game. Matches won't be as predictable, and there is an aspect of skill to downstacking them.

[Paul676]

I disagree.Thank you for your contribution.

I agree with Anonymous, as silly as it is, the bombs can add an interesting mechanic to the game. Matches won't be as predictable, and there is an aspect of skill to downstacking them.

at least they're 100% change

[ManOfMiracles]

Bombs are pretty silly and are just a gimmick imo.

[Anonymous]

Nice retort. I'm glad you took the time to constructively criticize my argument.

Bombs are pretty silly and are just a gimmick imo.

I don't disagree that it's a gimmick. The game is definitely aimed at more casual players because bombs are easier to downstack, but that doesn't make the game easier. Sure, it's easier for you to downstack and send lines, but it's easier for your opponent to downstack and send lines as well. Not to mention they got rid of garbage blocking which makes the gameplay a lot different from regular Tetris Friends (for instance, timing isn't as important). You can call it a gimmick if you want. c; But that doesn't stop it from adding interesting/different mechanics.

I also think that any Tetris Battle tournament should be played with bombs because bomb garbage is what makes Tetris Battle unique from other games.

[Rosti_LFC]

I find downstacking the bombs whilst trying to keep the combo going to be a far more interesting and difficult to do than typical combo downstacking. It's probably just because I'm less used to it, but that doesn't actually change anything.

[Kitaru]

It's probably just because I'm less used to it,

Yeah actually this, because bombs make it way easier to sustain ridiculous combos. If they weren't overpowered before, they sure are now! You don't even have to pay mino cost by plugging real holes to continue the downstack combo, which allows you to build into your next real line step while getting free output.

[MarioThePhenom]

yea, the hole bombs thing on tetris batle is wierd, i almost went on a 20 combo just from bombs

[ohitsstef]

since tetris battle hasn't released yet and we don't know what it's going to be like

i propose - if tb sucks we should play on tf with items!