DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017

DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« on: Dec 06, 2016, 06:06 PM »
A peek into how the staff operates: we like to plan out the next year's list of official tournaments ahead of time, it's easy to manage and schedule and lets us help set up non-official tournaments and events that members want to host.

We are now in talks about possible tournaments for 2017 and are interested in what ideas excite the members. We've learned alot so far from the discord chat mini surveys, and would like to see some of the opinions recorded here for reference.

We try to see about making at most 3 tournaments/events for the year

For your reference:

1) The most popular idea being looked into is a collaboration-style tournament (two artists join forces). The three main ideas being bounced are standard tag team tournament, a scar tag team tournament, and a lovechild (offspring from two existing characters) death tournament.

2) other ideas being discussed include:
-Scar Healing Tournament (each round is scar matches, winner erases all scars they wish),
-King of Hell (underworld/afterlife-themed annihilation tournament or battle royale, open to new and dead characters)
-Master of Disaster (post apocalypse-themed multi-round battle royale, disaster is different each time this event is held, last time was nuclear winter)
-Armageddon 2017 (6 characters vs. an armageddon threat, handled by one or more veteran artists)
-Light Speed Death Tournament: Multiverse (each round has a different theme, for example: space, pirates, gender bent, etc.)

3) Previous tournaments that might be of interest with a return:
-King of the Monsters (different from monster mash in that it's giant monsters oriented)
-All Together Now (Artist uses 2 of their own characters, alive or dead)
-Under New Management (Artists use a character that is not theirs)

4) This is not a list of forced choices out of your control; if you happen to have tournament ideas you're more than welcome to share them here. Even if they don't get the traction to become official, you might find enough fans to make an unofficial event, of which there are many (Miller Death Tournament, Ragnarock, Game Night, Election, etc.)
« Last Edit: Dec 06, 2016, 06:09 PM by PyrasTerran »

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #1 on: Dec 06, 2016, 06:13 PM »
*slams fist on table* GIVE ME MY TAG TEAM DEATH BABIES
i would also accept an All Together Now Tourney and a scar healing tourney
I feel like I used to have a lot of rad tournament ideas but i never wrote them down I'll update again if i remember them


Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #2 on: Dec 06, 2016, 06:17 PM »
-Resurrection
-Team Death Match
-Resurrection
-LSD2: Drop More Acid
-Resurrection
-Tag Team Resurection
"I knew when I sighned up for Void years ago, Someday I'm going to prison for this site"  - Mister Kent, words to live by

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #3 on: Dec 06, 2016, 06:19 PM »
Tag Teams~

dumb theme suggestions: pets, robots, space, future

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #4 on: Dec 06, 2016, 06:22 PM »
One thing I say get played around with a lot in the chat was a TV Show/Movie themed toruney. One way it might work out is there is a set genre for the TV Show or Movie of someone's choice then fit their character's into that world/a certain scene. For example, the theme could be si-fi and be open to any and all si-fi.

Another idea I saw passed around was along the same lines but, themed around Video Games or Esports. Same basic jist.

A final one I just thought up might be Sports in genearl where the two are in some sort of sport and are trying to win the Cup or the championship or something like that!

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #5 on: Dec 06, 2016, 06:31 PM »
I'm personally partial to either a standard or scar-oriented tag team tournament, a Love Child tourney, all-together now, or an Armageddon!
« Last Edit: Dec 06, 2016, 08:00 PM by Magistelle »

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #6 on: Dec 06, 2016, 06:59 PM »
I like Tag Tournament. I don't really want to do a Scar Tag Tournament? I guess if demand is there, go nuts.

I would love a Tag Death Tournament, but not Love Child because I would rather make two fresh characters that can be incorporated into the world at large as opposed to sharing some character to do with this.

Scar Healing Tournament is certainly an option after Scarmageddon now, but I don't really have any character that would take advantage of that nor do I think I'd enter it. I like Andre's scars.

King of Hell could be fun, but it'd really just be new characters and I don't know how many would show up for it. No revival option makes it sort of unattractive.

Master of Disaster I've never liked at all. I think the format of 4 for all and then 1 on 1 finale is weird.

Armageddon 2017 if you've got the threat in place, go for it. Later though.

Light Speed Death Tournament: Multiverse, I really don't like the theme. Either drop the Light Speed aspect or the Multiverse theme for me. The theme seems like it'd botch up any story-telling, especially within the confines of the 3 page limit hard limit. I don't think it can be done well. We're already tightly focused within these 3 pages on the characters at hand, we don't need someone throwing in pirates or cowboys as a randomized feature into the mix each round, because it will only detract from the laser-tight focus this tournament requires in composition and creation for each comic. I would say separate the two and make either a Multiverse Tournament with the theme going on or a Light Speed Death Tournament (or Speed Death Tournament) and go from there.

King of the Monsters I'm not really hot on for themes. I'd rather have Sentai show back up.

I'm just as happy to have my baby All-Together Now! come back and it sounds great, but not for the next event. I think we need a death tournament before that so that it can be taken advantage of by a wider variety of people.

Under New Management I'm also tepid on. I'm sure it'd be fine, but if it does happen, someone needs to make sure that people aren't fighting their own characters round one.

Here's my suggestion.
The Original Character Tournament.

It's a themed Speed Death Tournament where you take your old original characters. Older the better. Give us an example of them if you can and redraw them and take them on the road. Example, here's a way old character that I made up from 2005.

And now, I've redrawn him for a modern and flashy death tournament, oooh and ahhh! Become an archeologist and find buried treasure. Or maybe a plumber depending on how fond you are of your past works/mistakes. Give them redemption, a chance to shine again!
« Last Edit: Dec 08, 2016, 10:18 AM by MERRY CHRISTMAS, ROFLQU! »

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #7 on: Dec 06, 2016, 07:30 PM »
Some time late next year I'd be down as fuck for a regular old Light Speed Death Tournament.

I think someone in the discord mentioned an AU Tournament. Like, I'd be totally down for a non-canonical/mildly-canonical tournament where like "It's ancient Japan" or "It's Atlantis" or something like that.

So like a Tabletop RPG Battle Royale. Everyones characters pretending to be some version of themselves with other folk in the mix.

On that same AU theme, there's also Void City High School Tournament. Everyone's there high-school version of themselves. Shenanigans ensue.

You can always bring back Wacky Races.

"It's Only A Dream" Tournament. The anything-is-possible-and-nothing-matters tournament. Characters cross over in their dreams and do stuff. The winner gets the title "The Dreamiest".

The Good Samaritan Tournament. Since everyone always fucks everything up; let's try and fix it.

Minigeddon. Like Armageddon, but with a smaller threat, less time, and fresher faces.



Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #8 on: Dec 06, 2016, 07:32 PM »
I will defend Lovechild tournament to the death and i will campaign for it to my dying day BUT I do like Rofl's Original Character Touney, as someone who recently dug up some monster girl characters i invented when i was eight.


Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #9 on: Dec 06, 2016, 07:44 PM »
I'm partial to Tag Team, and I'm game for either Love Child or regular ol' TTT!

I don't wanna suggest a theme that's too limiting, just because in regular tournaments some people had themes by choice (for example, Jetster's boarding school AU, and Wizzie's Sunset City trip). If everyone had to write about game shows, it could get really boring, really quickly (and I admit this, as the person who suggested cooking show on Discord)

ALSO if anything, I suggest a TTT before Arma-- to give people who sign up a good way to gauge if they're up for collaborative writing (because collabs dont agree with everyone. Better to figure out now, rather than Arma...)

All Together Now would be interesting, too, but with the influx of new members, a lot have only one character, I agree with Rofl in that it kinda cuts off a lot of the new kids.

I don't really like LSDT having different theme each round, just in case someone has an ongoing story in their LSDT. LSDTs are hard enough with being 1-3 pages, don't need to kill people further lmao

In the end tho, I'd die to be able to collab with Evi, so I'm biased towards TTT

EDIT: Maybe a prize for winning TTT could be two spots in the next Arma. Clearly, the winners are good at collaborative comics, diligent, and well, good at comics. Plus, impetus to really shine, to be part of the biggest comic event the site has!
« Last Edit: Dec 06, 2016, 07:52 PM by mortooncian »

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #10 on: Dec 06, 2016, 08:28 PM »
Ok so, as suggested I'll just put down the rundown of what we gathered (and if I forgot or wrote something incorrect just feel free to correct me) for a potential Newbie+Veteran Tourney:

As the name somewhat implies it was suggested that a potential tourney be based around a Newbie and a Veteran member of the site being paired together. Several points were made that, possibly, one of the best options would be to go over the cheevo list that determines who falls under what catergory. A thought was made about how long a character has been out but, with many experienced artist entering new characters, it was mostly decided against. Another suggestion was going off of amount of comics however this was also dropped as even some veteran artist don't have enough comics to make a gap. It sounds like another idea for a Tag Team Tournament which seems like a popular idea going around right now.

It seems like people would also like this to possibly happen around Inivitational time so that new members can feel engaged even if they don't continue with the tournament. It is just a suggestion after all so the communitty and mods can do with it what they like!

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #11 on: Dec 06, 2016, 08:33 PM »
I'm personally all for bringing back another Tag Tourney! It'd be super cool to see the team ups that could happen as a result!

I'm also all for Petavee's suggestion for a Mini-geddon a la a more localized disaster that doesn't decimate the city, but affects the characters who live there. Maybe Murphy's Law decides to use the Moonstones in Chinatown while the rest of Void sits pretty? Maybe it's a threat that the smaller guys would have to deal with that the heavy hitters in Void wouldn't even notice.

And perhaps we could also have a survival island event? Imagine if we had a couple of characters who win a tropical vacation, only to be unceremoniously dropped on an island with survival tools and maybe a prompt to "battle to the death"? However instead of a death tourney, it could be a co-op where the characters have the option to work together and escape the island, subverting all Hunger Games/Battle Royale expectations!

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #12 on: Dec 06, 2016, 11:06 PM »
Arma chapter 0: Arming Up

Everyone makes a new character that will grow to world ending proportions. Winner is the next Arma threat.
"I knew when I sighned up for Void years ago, Someday I'm going to prison for this site"  - Mister Kent, words to live by

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #13 on: Dec 06, 2016, 11:36 PM »
I'd like to have a regular TTT (with maybe some minor theme, but with existing characters) - I liked Thren's arma suggestion alongside it but suppose that then depends if winners are available for arma whenever we have one (or maybe if they can't participate themselves they have the power to nominate). But yeah for me just regular TTT would be good for me.

I would like to see an an All Together Now, but as I only have one "living" character id be unable to participate myself.

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #14 on: Dec 07, 2016, 12:04 AM »
NEWER IDEA:

Saturday Morning Toonament.

AKA: New Toon Death Tournament.

We need more toons in this city.


Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #15 on: Dec 07, 2016, 01:16 AM »
I would like to see an an All Together Now, but as I only have one "living" character id be unable to participate myself.

The All Together Now! Tournament was created with this in mind and I designed it so that people can use dead characters for it. It was originally a replacement for the Month of the Dead for a year, but the point of it was more that your characters are teaming up. To that end, some people only have a living and dead character, only dead characters, so it was done that a team of living and/or dead could be made up in any combination. You'd be certainly able to participate unless the tournament happens to change and deviates from its original design.

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #16 on: Dec 07, 2016, 02:42 AM »
i know its not super fair to folk with only 1 dude but if i dont get my lovechild tourney (which btw is just an AU non canon theme for a tag team death tourney it dont gotta be canon ships fyi) then All Together Now is my second fav but i dont mind doing it after a death tourney if new kids wanna kill a dude first then play with them again for a new tourney later in the spring or summer


Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #17 on: Dec 07, 2016, 04:15 AM »
I would like to see an an All Together Now, but as I only have one "living" character id be unable to participate myself.

The All Together Now! Tournament was created with this in mind and I designed it so that people can use dead characters for it. It was originally a replacement for the Month of the Dead for a year, but the point of it was more that your characters are teaming up. To that end, some people only have a living and dead character, only dead characters, so it was done that a team of living and/or dead could be made up in any combination. You'd be certainly able to participate unless the tournament happens to change and deviates from its original design.

In that case - I wouldn't mind one at all for next year! Nana Perdi and Wizzie would be hilarious - thanks for that info Rofl I didn't know!

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #18 on: Dec 07, 2016, 03:41 PM »
-Just a regular-ass SDT.
"I knew when I sighned up for Void years ago, Someday I'm going to prison for this site"  - Mister Kent, words to live by

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #19 on: Dec 07, 2016, 06:00 PM »

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #20 on: Dec 07, 2016, 07:34 PM »
Stating my interest in:
- Original Character Tournament
- All Together Now
- Tag Death
- Toon Death Tournament
Lightspeed was super fun, but I'd like there to be at least one regular death tournament since I haven't gotten to pop into one of those yet.

And as a suggestion (which may have already been made, if it was I didn't see) an Artist Battle Tournament. Each round has some kind of prompt or theme or comic genre or even just a word to go off of, and people do whatever with it without using their Void characters.


Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #22 on: Dec 07, 2016, 08:25 PM »
NEWER IDEA:

Saturday Morning Toonament.

AKA: New Toon Death Tournament.

We need more toons in this city.


Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #23 on: Dec 07, 2016, 08:28 PM »
Lots of cool ideas are being tossed in here

Remember that even after we decide on the official events for the year, most of these ideas can still happen unofficially. Simply find enough members as enthusiastic as you are about it and you can message the staff directly with your idea.

Re: DISCUSSION: Tournaments of 2017
« Reply #24 on: Dec 08, 2016, 08:00 AM »
Arma chapter 0: Arming Up

Everyone makes a new character that will grow to world ending proportions. Winner is the next Arma threat.

^ I'm super into this idea.

I also have to second Shen about the Lovechild Tournament. I'm super into that, too <3

 

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