Running a fighting game tournament can be as rewarding as it is frustrating. However, there is a lot to consider if you want your event to succeed. While this list is primarily aimed at the FGC, some of the tips still ring true for other game types, and may be useful to organizers of all skill levels.
Here are 6 tips for running an online tournament. This is how online locals are keeping the FGC's competitive spirit alive Unable to physically sit beside each other and ….
Read Story. See if your game has the necessary tools. A game with a good lobby system is crucial if you want to run a successful bracket. While a small tournament may get by based on the honour system of having people connect to each other and reporting their results to you, it lacks the community feel of queuing up with the organizers and waiting for your next match to be called.
Games like Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 come with a room system, where you can create a lobby for up to 8 members who can queue up for matches that everyone in the room can watch live. Having multiple people in the lobby means waiting for several 30 second timers to count down before the correct two people are matched up. Tournament organizers can just sit tight in the room, calling out matches and watching along as they proceed.
Bigger tournaments may require a few rooms, since playing simultaneous matches allows the tournament to proceed at an efficient pace.
Even FGC mainstays like Street Fighter V are still beta testing their tournament modes as of this writing despite having been released in Adopting the room system gives organizers more freedom to flip between rooms and call different games up for stream depending on if they have broadcast time to fill, among other options. Decide the rules. A solid ruleset is the backbone for a good tournament. As a TO, your aim is to provide a good experience for your players, so you need to think about how your choices will impact them.
Do you really want to have all of your matches be best 3 out of 5? The format has its advocates, but slower running games like Dragon Ball FighterZ means longer wait times for your players, and an even longer running time for your whole event. Look closely at how your game actually plays and make informed decisions.
Maybe save the 3 out of 5 sets for the finals. With the current state of netcode in fighting games, running a cross country tournament in Canada is a totally different animal than running a cross country tournament in Japan. If the game is a new release, waiting a day or two then checking again may yield more results. Have any good troubleshooting tips of your own? Let us and everyone else know in the comments below! Nicole is a fan of gaming, music, and movies.
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