An attempt to organize a team tournament between countries!

1. Vicc is right – the priorities of viewers and streamers are paramount. Otherwise, besides me, no one will be willing to commit to spending a lot of time and effort for free and adjust to everyone's schedule in terms of time and days. We need to keep in mind that this is not just a regular tournament, but a show. Those who have organized similar events know all these nuances. But if some of us are not willing to make sacrifices, we will never see anything like this. The question is, who is willing to sacrifice and what? Personally, I was planning to leave the Heroes scene this year, but the agreement for 2 tournaments made me postpone my departure for another year. We'll see what happens next. This is a very complex and resource-intensive process with show tournaments. 2. Among the many irrelevant comments, there are some sensible ideas that can be put up for discussion. That's what this section is for. We need to hear the opinions of the participating players, the streamers, and the organizer and sponsor. Then, I, the sponsor, and the streamers who have signed up (currently only NicoStar) will sit down and finally decide on the tournament. It will definitely be a mix of what each of us wants, but as a compromise that is as painless as possible for everyone (as much as possible). 3. Regarding the fantasies. Yes, they are always just fantasies at first, and then we turn them into real things. Let's take the first show tournament. There, completely different game rules were applied, invented based on various portals, everyone was required to stream and record, and deadlines were set. There was a lot of criticism, but in the end, everyone played normally. Then there was the second tournament – here, there was coverage on ХВ, and banned players were allowed to participate (I am quite lenient in this matter, but there are higher expectations for the players and more monitoring of them), again with tight deadlines and many restrictions. Again, a lot of criticism and even reluctance to register. And after registration, the Scorpions – everyone registered, even qualifying rounds were held). In December, there was the third tournament – there, a timer was used, similar to Warlock's Tower, the possibility of a mandatory final after the timer ended, overlays for each game with player data, etc. Again, a lot of criticism – and again, everyone played normally. Therefore, I take any criticism in stride – it is the vision of each of us. It shouldn't be the same – that's normal. 4. Withdrawals from the tournament usually occur in the first 2 rounds. In this case, you always need to have replacements. This is easily solved (sometimes you have to postpone or shorten the deadlines for some games). Forcing everyone to stream, demonstrate, or record – as practice has shown – is not a problem. Of course, you have to run after some people ("give me the recording, I said"). But the main thing is the result. In any large project, there will be problems, no matter how well everything is planned, and there will be dissatisfied people. 5. The sponsor's preference is a large number of teams and as wide a geographical representation as possible. How I will achieve this is my problem. That's why we are looking for options and surveying people. Everything can still change beyond recognition. 6. If we hold qualifying rounds without streams, then neither the sponsor nor the viewers will get anything in the end. And if, in the end, we get a small number of teams, then both the sponsor and the viewers may be dissatisfied. For any organizer, a list of 2-4 pairs of teams or players is, of course, the ideal format. But we are not running tournaments with our own money and not for ourselves personally. We need to determine the following: 1) How many teams can be gathered for the tournament in total, with different divisions (countries, countries/autonomies, regions, or something else). I am a relatively new person on ХВ and know much less than you. We can have unlimited teams, or a fixed number (with player selections), etc. 2) How many players can small teams have at most. 3) Based on this, we can then decide on something more specific. I read all the messages both on the forum and in private messages. They do not go unnoticed. We will evaluate everything and make a final decision. I'm not going to ignore worthwhile comments. I have a slightly different position. Before doing anything definitively, I listen to a lot of nonsense, as well as constructive feedback. Then, we finally decide everything with the sponsor and hold the tournament. After the final discussion, a specific option is presented. And then, if you want to participate, you can; if not, you don't have to. That's when the requirements become mandatory. It is important for me to understand the amount of work and the number of helpers before starting. And what will happen specifically. I don't want to take on a project that I won't be able to handle for some reason. I can handle a tournament of about 32 people on my own, but that will be another sacrifice of my personal life, problems with work, lack of sleep, financial problems, etc. I don't have much time and energy left – let's put up with me for another year)