Christmas Tournament - Feedback (1750c of prizes)

[kovsky]

the tournaments i went to in the past years were held by hugely popular people who hosted them regularly (such as the likes of plebings, nellies, ****zled) so people knew that what they were playing is genuine

not only this but because the prize is such a huge amount you will need to gain trust from players, i'd suggest hosting a few pre-tournament games/build up games to show you're trust worthy

I have a good following I think. People know me for the rooms I make and for my scavenger hunts. I'm talking to Plebings atm about the running of it to make it as successful as possible. I plan on doing a few test runs before the tournament officially begins with propper prizes to get people excited and to show I mean it. I'm also planning on having the goldbars shown in the room.

If at the end of the day people don't trust me, they don't have to play.

aside from all this, you have to be prepared to put in the time, probably 4 or more hours each day as updating & keeping track of the leader board often takes longer than hosting the games

I'm a logical thinker and like to organise things so this should be fine for me. I have a good system thought up. I don't think updating the points of 10-20 people each day will take 4 hours though...


Thank you SO much for the feedback

[jorsian]

i disagree, to host a tournament you need to have a big 'following' or friendship group prior, you need this because people will be expected to queue for potentially hours at a time depending on how long each game lasts & if the tournament is popular people will be happy to queue even before the first games start


the tournaments i went to in the past years were held by hugely popular people who hosted them regularly (such as the likes of plebings, nellies, ****zled) so people knew that what they were playing is genuine

not only this but because the prize is such a huge amount you will need to gain trust from players, i'd suggest hosting a few pre-tournament games/build up games to show you're trust worthy

aside from all this, you have to be prepared to put in the time, probably 4 or more hours each day as updating & keeping track of the leader board often takes longer than hosting the games

tournaments are really great, don't be put off if your first one isn't as successful as you thought it would be, the more you do they more popular it will become

Solid advice, though I don't agree that it's necessary to be well known before hosting a tournament. People are generally willing to queue up for one or more of the following reasons:

-Large prize
-Nice room
-Good hosting skills
-Fun games
-Well known host

[Plebings]

all good points, just remember why you're doing this and to have fun doing it. don't get caught up in trying to be a super serious host because that gets old FAST, you owe these players nothing (though this should not be an excuse if something goes wrong).

i tend to get criticism for only attracting the same people (a valid criticism), but again the only reason i host them if for my friends. 24 days is a long time, so make sure that you keep yourself motivated, i've known plenty of tournaments cancelled after a couple of days because hosts couldn't be bothered to put in the effort. take note if you plan on doing 3-4 hours a day that can add up to over 100 hours of work (including tallying points).

be consistent, and make sure that if you have other hosts that they understand how you host so they can copy. it's easy to trust yourself, but when it comes to other people that is a completely different matter. it is likely you'll have players complaining about your hosting, someone else's or other players, you can't be perfect 100% of the time, but try to take constructive criticism when it comes.

[!x!dude!x!2]

ouuu that sounds good

i'm down to join in

[God]

This sounds like a wonderful Idea, maybe you could incorporate this with the HabboxMas thingy they're doing. Best of luck and make sure to have the events during a variety of times during the whole thing, as I would love to show up to a few of the events (I love oldschool games )

[kovsky]

all good points, just remember why you're doing this and to have fun doing it. don't get caught up in trying to be a super serious host because that gets old FAST, you owe these players nothing (though this should not be an excuse if something goes wrong).

I'm definitely going to be a fun and kind host and try not to be so fussy about things without compromising the fairness of games.

i tend to get criticism for only attracting the same people (a valid criticism), but again the only reason i host them if for my friends. 24 days is a long time, so make sure that you keep yourself motivated, i've known plenty of tournaments cancelled after a couple of days because hosts couldn't be bothered to put in the effort. take note if you plan on doing 3-4 hours a day that can add up to over 100 hours of work (including tallying points).

I will try to attract all sorts of Habbos from different time zones and in different friend groups and not let a particular group dominate the games. Also I'm really motivated to do this. I've wanted to do something like this for a long time just haven't had the means however now that I do, I'm game baby !!!!

be consistent, and make sure that if you have other hosts that they understand how you host so they can copy. it's easy to trust yourself, but when it comes to other people that is a completely different matter. it is likely you'll have players complaining about your hosting, someone else's or other players, you can't be perfect 100% of the time, but try to take constructive criticism when it comes.

I'm with you on this one. I'm very weary of other hosts as things can be messed up real bad real fast. Jorsian has been helping me with the 18 types of games I currently have planned. He has taught me how 80% of them work and is probably one of the most competent hosts (and people) I've come across on Habbo. He's the only person (for now) that I think might host. The only thing about him is that he's very serious (hi jordan) so I'll have to get him to act more glittery

[kovsky]

maybe you could incorporate this with the HabboxMas thingy they're doing. Best of luck and make sure to have the events during a variety of times during the whole thing

Hi Fox,

I plan on having a chat with some AUS players about when's the best time to host for them. Also I want this to be an independent thing so it won't be associated with any fansite. I have a lot of friends who are associated with different fansites so I don't want to show favouritsm by choosing one... it's a good idea though.