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WarPig · 06-02-2010, 10:07 PM

If I offered up $1000 in cash for a FF tourny with divisions so that People got to play in skill levels of their own, and each division had a final winner for a lump sum...

You think we could pull in a good crowd? I know a lot more involvement is needed aside from just saying it and I am going to be able to support it all along with web service , etc.. just wondering on the topic.

Also for the others who say they won't play FF cuz it's too E - Z ... ya think some cash would get their attention to play ?

cjeshjoir™ · 06-02-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by WarPig

If I offered up $1000 in cash for a FF tourny with divisions so that People got to play in skill levels of their own, and each division had a final winner for a lump sum...

You think we could pull in a good crowd? I know a lot more involvement is needed aside from just saying it and I am going to be able to support it all along with web service , etc.. just wondering on the topic.

Also for the others who say they won't play FF cuz it's too E - Z ... ya think some cash would get their attention to play ?

No.

PartialSchism · 06-02-2010, 10:34 PM

Go feed some starving children instead of beating a dead horse.

WarPig · 06-03-2010, 12:00 AM

you dont think you wouldnt get a good influx of players with that...? such well thought answers too..

cjeshjoir™ · 06-03-2010, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by WarPig

you dont think you wouldnt get a good influx of players with that...? such well thought answers too..

No, and I know.

Hawk Eye · 06-03-2010, 12:23 AM

There's about 100 people signed up for the FF Cup event, I wouldn't imagine you getting many more players than that.

WarPig · 06-03-2010, 12:28 AM

I just assume people will check it out if they see they can win cash to play/win... if proper advertising is done.

moosh · 06-03-2010, 05:19 AM

Of course man. Everybody likes cash. I'm pretty sure FF players also like cash.

GenghisTron · 06-03-2010, 07:22 AM

If it was $1,000 in pennies. Definitely.

chilledsanity · 06-03-2010, 10:01 AM

I can think of better ways to spend $1000

cjeshjoir™ · 06-03-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GenghisTron

If it was $1,000 in pennies. Definitely.

Thats like 5.5 lbs of pennies

Hawk Eye · 06-03-2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cjeshjoir

Thats like 5.5 lbs of pennies

Nah, man. You forgot to multiply by 100 per dollar.

cjeshjoir™ · 06-03-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawk Eye

Nah, man. You forgot to multiply by 100 per dollar.

herpaderp, i knew it

Raynian · 06-03-2010, 09:46 PM

Wouldn't happen.

Sorry to break your heart.

Scuzzy · 06-03-2010, 11:01 PM

If you offer people money to play a game new people will come. Anyone who tells you differently is a fucking moron.

Scuzzy

GenghisTron · 06-03-2010, 11:23 PM

If you style it like a tournament, what incentive is there for new players to want to play the game? They have to compete against people who have been playing the game for a while...

Hawk Eye · 06-03-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GenghisTron

If you style it like a tournament, what incentive is there for new players to want to play the game? They have to compete against people who have been playing the game for a while...

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Originally Posted by WarPig

with divisions so that People got to play in skill levels of their own, and each division had a final winner for a lump sum...

GenghisTron · 06-03-2010, 11:55 PM

Ladders don't work that well, because you can just sandbag. What's to stop a current FF player from aliasing as a 'new player' and playing just hard enough to win in a lower bracket, and then when the 'title game' happens, they all of a sudden try?

Hawk Eye · 06-04-2010, 12:05 AM

What he posted would suggest the 1000 to be broken up differently depending on the ladder- Plat might get 500, Gold 250, Silver 150, Bronze 100 or something.

If you lowball yourself into a lower bracket (which could be stopped using Steam_IDs), the maximum amount of money you could win is greatly lessened.

Personally, I'd like to think that the fun factor of a more competitive bracket would be enough, but that won't hold for a lot of people.

Scuzzy · 06-04-2010, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GenghisTron

If you style it like a tournament, what incentive is there for new players to want to play the game? They have to compete against people who have been playing the game for a while...

Money.

06-02-2010, 10:07 PM	#1
WarPig ThE O h G r Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NY 315 Class/Position: Engi/HW/Pyro - Defender Gametype: Capture the Flag Affiliations: Pigs of War/ [AE] Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	IF I If I offered up $1000 in cash for a FF tourny with divisions so that People got to play in skill levels of their own, and each division had a final winner for a lump sum... You think we could pull in a good crowd? I know a lot more involvement is needed aside from just saying it and I am going to be able to support it all along with web service , etc.. just wondering on the topic. Also for the others who say they won't play FF cuz it's too E - Z ... ya think some cash would get their attention to play ?

06-03-2010, 05:19 AM	#8
moosh WhenNailGrenWillOut? Beta Tester Join Date: May 2009 Gametype: mp_prematch Affiliations: [:)] - Frag Happy, babe\| Posts Rated Helpful 29 Times	Of course man. Everybody likes cash. I'm pretty sure FF players also like cash. __________________ [[ ff_hotfudge - bhop_theonlyone ]] "As the the new year approaches I await for it like an case of explosive fecalomania otherwise know as diareha or the massive shits. I am gripping the sides of the toilet as my stomach produces the first hollow thud out of the anus of the year to come." DarkeN_HellspawN

06-03-2010, 07:22 AM	#9
GenghisTron AKA LittleAndroidMan D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dystopia Class/Position: Demo/Medic Gametype: CTF Affiliations: [TALOS] [SR] Posts Rated Helpful 11 Times	If it was $1,000 in pennies. Definitely. __________________ The Catacombs Steam Last.fm

06-03-2010, 11:01 PM	#15
Scuzzy The Old Timers Clan D&A Member Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Server: 206.217.134.170:27016 Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	If you offer people money to play a game new people will come. Anyone who tells you differently is a fucking moron. Scuzzy __________________ "Player Quality, not Quantity, is what we strive for." - The LLama Wrangler "A clan is defined by the nature of it's enemies. - The Llama Wrangler

06-03-2010, 11:23 PM	#16
GenghisTron AKA LittleAndroidMan D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dystopia Class/Position: Demo/Medic Gametype: CTF Affiliations: [TALOS] [SR] Posts Rated Helpful 11 Times	If you style it like a tournament, what incentive is there for new players to want to play the game? They have to compete against people who have been playing the game for a while... __________________ The Catacombs Steam Last.fm

06-02-2010, 10:34 PM	#3
PartialSchism Keep On Keepin' On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi Class/Position: Offense Gametype: Fun Affiliations: I'm bad at FF, and my customs suck Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Go feed some starving children instead of beating a dead horse.

06-03-2010, 12:00 AM	#4
WarPig ThE O h G r Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NY 315 Class/Position: Engi/HW/Pyro - Defender Gametype: Capture the Flag Affiliations: Pigs of War/ [AE] Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	you dont think you wouldnt get a good influx of players with that...? such well thought answers too..

06-03-2010, 12:23 AM	#6
Hawk Eye Who the fuck is this guy? D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: O Preferred Gametype: AvD Affiliations: [AE] Asseaters Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	There's about 100 people signed up for the FF Cup event, I wouldn't imagine you getting many more players than that.

06-03-2010, 12:28 AM	#7
WarPig ThE O h G r Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NY 315 Class/Position: Engi/HW/Pyro - Defender Gametype: Capture the Flag Affiliations: Pigs of War/ [AE] Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I just assume people will check it out if they see they can win cash to play/win... if proper advertising is done.

06-03-2010, 10:01 AM	#10
chilledsanity D&A Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Gametype: AvD, I/D, waterpolo, hunted Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	I can think of better ways to spend $1000

06-03-2010, 09:46 PM	#14
Raynian D&A Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ruining #pickups Class/Position: SPAWN CAMPING OH NO Gametype: Ragequitting Affiliations: [PMS]. [Shiney] Posts Rated Helpful 26 Times	Wouldn't happen. Sorry to break your heart.

06-03-2010, 11:55 PM	#18
GenghisTron AKA LittleAndroidMan D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dystopia Class/Position: Demo/Medic Gametype: CTF Affiliations: [TALOS] [SR] Posts Rated Helpful 11 Times	Ladders don't work that well, because you can just sandbag. What's to stop a current FF player from aliasing as a 'new player' and playing just hard enough to win in a lower bracket, and then when the 'title game' happens, they all of a sudden try? __________________ The Catacombs Steam Last.fm

06-04-2010, 12:05 AM	#19
Hawk Eye Who the fuck is this guy? D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: O Preferred Gametype: AvD Affiliations: [AE] Asseaters Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	What he posted would suggest the 1000 to be broken up differently depending on the ladder- Plat might get 500, Gold 250, Silver 150, Bronze 100 or something. If you lowball yourself into a lower bracket (which could be stopped using Steam_IDs), the maximum amount of money you could win is greatly lessened. Personally, I'd like to think that the fun factor of a more competitive bracket would be enough, but that won't hold for a lot of people.

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