[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]What I would like to suggest is some form of a Tournament Etiquette with a purpose of creating a more organised, challenging and in a way motivating atmosphere for those participating and spectating. I believe this is something that can be done at least for the "Official" Tournaments that take place. I would like to propose an idea of separating the "arena" from the "stands".[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]My idea is the following: In the last 2 days 2 "Official" Tournaments took place. Both were well conducted and organised, credit to the in-game staff, but what I found staggering is the CHAOTIC battlefield that was in the centre of both of those tournaments. I mean really? In both Original Posts of both Tournaments' threads it clearly showed where people that are spectating should stand and where should the competitors be. Yet there were unstoppable "pitch invasions" as people were running and cycling around the arena, while other's were battling. Not that I find it incredibly disturbing or annoying (as I mainly watch the Plizard's steams instead of spectating myself), but I feel that separation of the competitors from the spectators would make the "Official" Tournaments seem more official and civilised. Evermore, I am pretty sure with only competitors moving on the screen many people's frame rates will seem more pleasing. Likewise, the amount of lag should go down and there will be no need to switch channels.[/font][/color]
[font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]First of all, Ill say that I'm not entirely sure how this is going to go down, but I suppose the referees and organisers of such events could first bring all the competitors into one place and then block the entrance by a Snorlax or multiple Snorlax, as done in the Trainer Tower, making the spectators spectate from at least some reasonable distance. Alternatively, there could be separate entrances for the spectators and competitors with a staff member ticking off names as they come in, thus making it simpler for the competitors to check in and not make them look through momentarily updating chat searching for their name . The violators can be /unstuck or kicked from the game-session, making them log-in again and spawn in the PC.[/color][/font]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I feel like this would create a distinguishable margin between the spectators and competitors, making competitions (at least) seem more civilised.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Personally, I have always envied the idea of a Pokemon battle, taking place on the arena where the only person that is present besides the referee and myself is the opponent and not 100s of wild spectators.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Finally, I feel that if people have to register for tournaments in the first 20 seconds after the beginning of registration to actually get in, the staff could at least separate those "special ones" from the rest, letting everyone enjoy a truly competitive atmosphere.[/font][/color]
What would you want for that Shiny Weezing?