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How about a tourney for the rest of us?
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Arch Stanton's Neighbour
Forceful Resource Acquisition Inc
#1 - 2012-10-16 16:24:30 UTC
PVP is only a single aspect of this game which is touted as a "do what you want" sandbox yet those of us that enjoy other aspects of it are excluded from participating in tourneys.

I propose CCP would organize tourneys catering for the other professions as well. They could be on smaller scale and smaller prizes. The trials could be:

  • Fastest attack on a 10/10 plex or incursion site
  • Fastest delivery of courier packages, both regular and jump freighter
  • Fastest salvage of a field of wrecks
  • Fastest probing down of a group of anomalies
  • Fastest gathering of resources to produce certain items, or who can build the most in a given amount of time
  • Fastest mining of a belt

These are just some ideas. I believe they are all very competitive and dependant on player skill and most importantly coordination between a group of players. This is just one person's opinion, but to me watching a match of ships blowing each other up is as exciting as watching grass grow. However blitz mining is something I do and relate to and i would be interest in seeing how other groups of people would attach the same problem.
Jim Era
#2 - 2012-10-16 16:25:11 UTC
Why not organize your own?
That is what makes it more fun.

Wat™
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#3 - 2012-10-16 16:25:43 UTC
Jim Era wrote:
Why not organize your own?
That is what makes it more fun.


Came to post this.

Oh god.
Korinne
The Partisan Brigade
#4 - 2012-10-16 16:26:38 UTC
None of those ideas would make sense because they're inherently non-competitive in nature, which is why they're considered boring. That and most of the things you describe could be calculated from your skill sheet and thus negate the purpose for a tournament.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#5 - 2012-10-16 16:33:16 UTC
I don't quite see the conflict in those, at least not in a way that would make for much of a spectacle.

They already have a format for mining competitions, though, but its main feature is that it's just as much about depriving the opponent of mining ships as it is about actually getting the ore…
Bane Necran
Appono Astos
#6 - 2012-10-16 16:36:06 UTC
There doesn't need to be conflict. Look at this ridiculous stacking craze, for example.

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness." ~Miyamoto Musashi
No More Heroes
Boomer Humor
Snuffed Out
#7 - 2012-10-16 16:36:23 UTC
Arch Stanton's Neighbour wrote:
Fastest mining of a belt


Smile

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James 315
Experimental Fun Times Corp RELOADED
CODE.
#8 - 2012-10-16 16:37:54 UTC
Arch Stanton's Neighbour wrote:
PVP is only a single aspect of this game which is touted as a "do what you want" sandbox yet those of us that enjoy other aspects of it are excluded from participating in tourneys.

I propose CCP would organize tourneys catering for the other professions as well. They could be on smaller scale and smaller prizes. The trials could be:

I don't know if a tournament would be very interesting, if the participants could compete while AFK! Smile

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#9 - 2012-10-16 16:43:40 UTC
Arch Stanton's Neighbour wrote:
[...]"do what you want" sandbox [...] CCP organize tourneys [...]

Wat.

Jim Era wrote:
Why not organize your own?
That is what makes it more fun.

This.

Accidentally The Whole Frigate - For-newbies blog (currently on pause)
Skippermonkey
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#10 - 2012-10-16 16:52:33 UTC
Arch Stanton's Neighbour wrote:
PVP is only a single aspect of this game which is touted as a "do what you want" sandbox yet those of us that enjoy other aspects of it are excluded from participating in tourneys.

I propose CCP would organize tourneys catering for the other professions as well. They could be on smaller scale and smaller prizes. The trials could be:

  • Fastest attack on a 10/10 plex or incursion site
  • Fastest delivery of courier packages, both regular and jump freighter
  • Fastest salvage of a field of wrecks
  • Fastest probing down of a group of anomalies
  • Fastest gathering of resources to produce certain items, or who can build the most in a given amount of time
  • Fastest mining of a belt

These are just some ideas. I believe they are all very competitive and dependant on player skill and most importantly coordination between a group of players. This is just one person's opinion, but to me watching a match of ships blowing each other up is as exciting as watching grass grow. However blitz mining is something I do and relate to and i would be interest in seeing how other groups of people would attach the same problem.

And who in the seven hells is going to be interested in watchign a bunch of people do any of that for a week?

COME AT ME BRO

I'LL JUST BE DOCKED IN THIS STATION
Aziesta
Binal Extensions
Xagenic Freymvork
#11 - 2012-10-16 16:57:28 UTC
Do they still have those frig racing events?
Skippermonkey
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-10-16 16:58:04 UTC
Also i find the term 'Blitz Mining' hillarious

COME AT ME BRO

I'LL JUST BE DOCKED IN THIS STATION
Ginger Barbarella
#13 - 2012-10-16 17:03:32 UTC
"Delivery of courier packages"?!?!!!

Sweet jebus, tell me you're kidding... Roll

"Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac
Mik kyo
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2012-10-16 17:09:31 UTC
So it has come to this
Lady Ayeipsia
BlueWaffe
#15 - 2012-10-16 17:19:24 UTC
Ginger Barbarella wrote:
"Delivery of courier packages"?!?!!!

Sweet jebus, tell me you're kidding... Roll


Oh come on, this could be fun. Make the start and destination nul npc stations. Let people wardec the couriers, put a high reward and items in the content. I think, if done right and on a large scale, this could be interesting.
Spurty
#16 - 2012-10-16 17:21:23 UTC
if you can televise that, do so and propose it again :-)

PVP just happens to allow easy spectating (Can see everything from one window).

There are good ships,

And wood ships,

And ships that sail the sea

But the best ships are Spaceships

Built by CCP
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#17 - 2012-10-16 17:33:07 UTC
Arch Stanton's Neighbour wrote:


  • Fastest attack on a 10/10 plex or incursion site
  • Fastest delivery of courier packages, both regular and jump freighter
  • Fastest salvage of a field of wrecks
  • Fastest probing down of a group of anomalies
  • Fastest gathering of resources to produce certain items, or who can build the most in a given amount of time
  • Fastest mining of a belt



You forgot Fastest Biomass, Fastest Ragequit, Fastest Fill up local with tears, and lastly Fastest Run to the forums and whine.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#18 - 2012-10-16 17:38:14 UTC
Lady Ayeipsia wrote:
Ginger Barbarella wrote:
"Delivery of courier packages"?!?!!!

Sweet jebus, tell me you're kidding... Roll


Oh come on, this could be fun. Make the start and destination nul npc stations. Let people wardec the couriers, put a high reward and items in the content. I think, if done right and on a large scale, this could be interesting.


Each courier has a 1b ISK bounty placed on them before the race.

Oh god.
Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations
#19 - 2012-10-16 17:40:16 UTC
I can think of nothing I would rather watch less than a couple of people in hulks mining a belt.
Nostradamouse Riraille
S.M.U.G.G.L.E.
#20 - 2012-10-16 17:42:12 UTC
Tiberious Thessalonia wrote:
I can think of nothing I would rather watch less than a couple of people in hulks mining a belt.

They're fun to watch...


When you gank them...
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