I think we need somebody to cast these games. Play-by-play. Hype. Longer games.

That requires a good mic and a good voice - mite be hard to find that combo.

It might be worth asking for people in the group to try and cast. I'm sure there are a few up-and-coming people, even if they're not the best.

Gotta start somewhere, that's for sure. If anyone is up for casting next tournament on the 16th, they should hit up one of the mods for a chat about it

As for the streaming thing, I like a single streamer who is present in all matches - but that does lead to a lot slower progression of games.
8 competitors, 7 matches (8, incl the brone match) at 10-15 mins each, wich some preamble and setup time inbetween - it all adds up.

Tourney #3 was about 1hr 45mins. Had 16 people though. It'd definitely something to think about and toss ideas around for.

I don't care much if there's individual players' streams going during the regular matches. There's no way we could coordinate streams like competitive gaming networks any time soon. I think it's a really good idea to have the finals on 1 stream though. Doesn't split the already small community up. And for self-interest's sake I want as many viewers as possible on my own stream. lol

Me streaming all matches was my original idea, but right now it'd be about the same as only streaming finals, just way longer. The hype wouldn't be there either. Ever heard of only the last two minutes of a game being the only interesting part? Also, coordinating a tournament that would take all day long with streaming would be hell and something like that would have to end up being coordinated over several days, which would be even more hell. Most people wouldn't want to watch all day long either. lol

I might be able to attempt casting a game if i can borrow a friend's equipment but that is far-fetched at the moment.

I agree that it'd take too long - doubly so with the double elimination.
So that's a pretty solid no to one streamer doing EVERY game. In that case, multiple streamers - tymp can stream p well, and I know I can too.

One person could do the first round of games, and another can do the second round of eliminations - two strands that converge into one stream for the finals.

All that needs wuestioning is the casting, and organisation of it all - steam chat works for now, but a google doc or something with details of streamers and links to the challonge pages might stand to be useful as a static organisation page

For most online tournaments, there are usually a handful of people that end up streaming their own matches, and they just post links to their streams. As we get more people, and more participants in the tourneys, we'll inevitably end up getting more people willing to stream.

This cuts out the need for a middleman, too. If one of the players streams, it all still flows just as well. If we want commentary, we can stream the streams. We'll get the "spectator" feel, without needing a spectator.

But really, as fun as it is to watch matches, tournaments will always be for the participants themselves, above the spectators. Keep that in mind. When you get up to semifinals, barely win, and then need to wait half an hour (or more) for finals, it kills the momentum, you aren't warmed up anymore, and it results in a match that could have been a lot better. Both to play, and to watch.

16 people is still a pretty small tournament, as far as online competition goes. It'll just be a matter of time.

To the players- If you can stream, then you should stream. It makes everything better.

Originally posted by Count Cockula:

We streamed Quackament #3, and it was pretty good - should there be more people streaming their matches during the tournament, to get the sikk plays to everyone else? Or fewer, to concentrate the focus on one main streamer for Quackout so it doesn't spread too thin?

gimme yo opinions

I would stream if it didn't kill the semilow ping I get in the tournys anyways lol