Author Topic: Would you join a Defense of the Shrines (DotS) Tournament? (Read 22267 times)

Helepolis · « **on:** January 10, 2011, 11:21:12 AM »

Now that shrinemaiden has it's own battlenet, we want to take it one step further. A Defense of the Shrines tournament where everybody is free to join, even those from other forums, because we want to possibly make it a nice event.

Defense of the Shrines is basically the Touhou version of Defense of the Ancients. Read more here: http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Defence_of_The_Shrines

However, before we can start the organising everything we need to poll whether enough people are interested in participating. Of course, people who are totally not interested in RTS games won't participate. But I am sure there are people who are willing to participate but are afraid of getting into it because of the differences in skills.

If there are enough players interested, we can perhaps create divisions so the skilled and less skilled can be divided. That is why I would like to poll:

"Are you interested in participating in a Defense of the Shrines Tournament?"

I would also like to ask: If you are interested , please post in here so I can get a general idea of who is joining ( like existing members and new members who just registered )

trancehime · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:23:25 AM »

I voted immediately, but timing and such must be kept into a consideration...

That's all.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:23:42 AM »

I suck at map awareness and teamplay, but sure.

Quote from: TranceHime on January 10, 2011, 11:23:25 AM

timing and such must be kept into a consideration...

That too.

Helepolis · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:25:02 AM »

Quote from: TranceHime on January 10, 2011, 11:23:25 AM

I voted immediately, but timing and such must be kept into a consideration...

That's all.

This is probably going to be the most hardest part in the entire event. Mainly because the time zone differences are huge. We will see.

Messiah · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:27:41 AM »

Hell yes

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:28:15 AM »

Voted no, but I don't play the game at all

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:29:10 AM »

I am interested in gambling on the results.

I will wager Vic. If my wagers succeed, I shall have two Vics!

Stuffman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:32:33 AM »

I'm up for it but yeah the scheduling makes it seem difficult. It's hard enough to drag people together for a 1v1 tournament in something like Soku, getting a team together will be even harder.

There's also the question of balance. If we're actually playing competitively we can expect to see a lot of the same BS, and random pick doesn't fix that because team roles are important and whoever gets the most cohesive team would likely win.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:34:32 AM »

Yeah, rules and stuff need to be decided.
Will it be like our games where it's no backdooring unless you're at a major disadvantage and no weather or will anything go?

trancehime · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2011, 11:51:25 AM »

By the way, I may probably not actually play and instead be a spectator and/or hold training sessions :V

Unless people would like to have me in a team :V

I am perfectly willing to help facilitate in admin being one of those who've played longer than most here.

Helepolis · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2011, 12:49:45 PM »

Good questions above however, they are hard to answer atm.

Rules , admins and game mechanics will all be the next step if the tournament becomes reality. That will be discussed and planned afterwards.

TakuTaku · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:21:57 PM »

I'd like to participate, although I think I'd have trouble with the timezones. :c

Pesco · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:58:40 PM »

@addme
oh wait, I'm one of the organizers :V

All you folks citing time zone issues all happen to be in the same-ish region. No problem with the timings so far.

Kerigis · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2011, 09:30:03 PM »

Definitely.
Although being available.... depends on my time schedule.

reVelske · « **Reply #14 on:** January 11, 2011, 11:37:45 PM »

Map is far too poorly balanced for anything of a serious nature, so I'll vote no.

Fakinha · « **Reply #15 on:** January 11, 2011, 11:39:44 PM »

If there's a tournament of dots, totally count me in.

Lloyd Dunamis · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2011, 01:16:46 AM »

Quote from: Vic Viper on January 10, 2011, 11:28:15 AM

Voted no, but I don't play the game at all

Stuffman · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2011, 08:10:04 AM »

Yeah I don't think this is gonna work. Some of the regulars aren't even interested, so with our current numbers, at best we could get like four teams of 3. Short tournament.

Trying to play seriously will also probably result in us raging at the game much more than usual and suck the fun out of it.

theshirn · « **Reply #18 on:** January 12, 2011, 04:38:31 PM »

I'd need to play at all before I can decide on whether I'd participate in a tournament, and that'll be a couple weeks. But I do plan on checking it out, and I might be interested in a tournament.

Pesco · « **Reply #19 on:** January 12, 2011, 04:46:06 PM »

Even if we don't end up running something competitive, new players are welcome. We'll teach you the game the hard way

Suikama · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2011, 05:09:47 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OzWIFX8M-Y

Nat Tea · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2011, 06:03:40 PM »

I voted yes.

Prody · « **Reply #22 on:** January 13, 2011, 03:45:07 AM »

Quote from: Stuffman on January 12, 2011, 08:10:04 AM

Yeah I don't think this is gonna work. Some of the regulars aren't even interested, so with our current numbers, at best we could get like four teams of 3. Short tournament.

Trying to play seriously will also probably result in us raging at the game much more than usual and suck the fun out of it.

Seeing this as just another game rather than a tournament would work for the uninterested regulars. 4 teams of 3 doesn't sound too bad, either.

I've never had a problem with rage issues, so I can't give my opinion on that.

I voted yes for the poll. Concerning timing, the best time for matches would definitely be the weekends.

jaxter0987 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2011, 08:45:23 AM »

HELL YES!!!
Voted yes after reading about DotS.

I know basic mechanics and basic strategies. But farming is an issue with me... 0.0

Dular · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2011, 01:14:21 PM »

Sure I'd join, assuming I'm available at the time of course. Sounds like good fun times.

If I may suggest though, why not institute a draft pick, like in Dota, in where one person from each team picks a hero at a time?

Pesco · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2011, 02:37:49 PM »

We can do Random Drafts. I sometimes play as if I was Single Drafting. And if we have 4v4s, I'll make Captains Mode as well.

Doll.S CUBE · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2011, 05:40:38 PM »

Voted yes since now I know what my lag issue really is so maybe I can get something sorted.

There is the timezone problem for me still though....

shadowbringer · « **Reply #27 on:** January 14, 2011, 01:18:24 AM »

I'll vote yes if we're not playing to our full potential, because there's still much to be learned and most people (me, anyways) are more like "learn at your own pace", and there's still lots of unexplored team setups and team matchups to be learned, which will make a difference in the outcome.

I was initially uninterested due to the rather limited disabler options (which don't have as much penalties for picking them like low hp or low farming potential) and limited orb effects and items (maybe, like Panda mentioned once, due to the fact that creeps in DotS are tougher than in DotA). Also, I love overestimating my character's damage and/or hp (everyone's a str character, right? Right?) and often being the weakest link on my teams

Helepolis · « **Reply #28 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:49:50 AM »

What about your bros, shadow. Are they planning on joining?

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #29 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:58:15 AM »

Kerigis knows this TnS community we might be able to ~~force~~ persuade into joining.