Changing the Signup System Options

[Zantikk]

For the next Respawn, I really do think the signup system has to change in order for the competitions to be run at the best of there potential.

This Respawn filled up in less than 48 HOURS. That's less than 2 days for teams to organize their roster for their respective competitions. It's difficult for most competitors because they have to round up players over xfire/steam and get them to confirm their attendance (which is tough considering respawn was announced a whole 2 MONTHS in advance).

To be honest, I don't think 'First in Best Dressed' works well for a LAN of this scale, especially with the 500 slots filling up so quickly. So it's either change the player limit (which has been discussed many times) or change how things work.

Sure, for you admins, this surplus of attendees is great, but for competitors in the comps its difficult.

I'm suggesting dividing up the 500 limit to allow teams competing to signup up separately. For example, allocating 50 seats to the CoD comp (10 teams), 50 to CS, 50 to TF2 etc. Or, allow team captains to reserve 5 seats for their team (this would therefore mean having the team/comp signups before respawn instead of having it done on the respawn intranet).

Just an idea. Because at the moment, it looks like I won't be able to get my other teammates in.

Discuss.

[ThirtySix45]

No matter what happens there will always be whinge threads like this. I think its the fairest way right now.

[priorax]

No matter what happens there will always be whinge threads like this. I think its the fairest way right now.

I couldn't put it better myself.
A major advantage of the current system is that it gives the people who go on the forums, the people who go on IRC, the people who follow the Facebook or the twitter, the people who just check the site every few days, the people who do stuff Respawn-related outside of that one weekend every so often a better chance to register, because those people (in my opinion, emphasis on opinion) are those who care about it more. Those who register the day before hand had an opportunity to register on the first day, so did those people who did. Why should those people who try and register as fast as they can and line up early Saturday morning and not leave until late on Sunday not get in so that a team of people who are there for one competition and then leave once its over can come.