Okay, my main issue with this whole thread is this.
This is a vote for the next tournament thread. People are saying what they'd like the next tournamentto be. But rather than say, adding an option for them to vote, instead you tell them do it ourselves. I'll say it, its making me kinda pissed off. Sure, Colin is rude, and he can handle himself better, but I'm getting to the point reading this that I'm having a very hard time not taking the same attitude.
And I dont understand why an invitational is a bandaid option? The most successful tournament i can think of is the 2012 invitational, which last i checked, sure as hell doesnt sound like its happening yearly. It had a massive turnout, and had a massive amount of artists stick around and continue doing comics, which should in my opinion, be the point of an event. It should be to bring in as many people as possible and get them jumpstarted on working! Hell, me, taylor, and Nuthin are all entrants in the last invitational. The site was way more active for at least a year and a half afterwards.
And the reason I think the "do it yourself" argument is stupid, is because it doesnt help. An event is supposed to show a sense of community, something to look at and make people go, I want to be a part of that. If half the site goes FUCK YOU and the other half goes with a tournament only a small portion of people voted for, it makes the community seem cliquey and unapproachable. The last big event was something that only vets could participate in, and thats why I'm personally pushing so hard for something that can include new people. Its true we need a good balance, and I feel like that'd be it, but it has to be something the community can agree upon, because its the only way it wont turn into a steaming pile of shit.
We need to be able to work together, and promote. Even I know thats what made the 2012 invitational so succesful. It got promoted out the ass, and had the community behind it, with the welcome wagon ready to go challenging new people whenever they lost a round, to make sure they'd have a reason to stick around.
I dont see anything like that happening with one of these themed events. Of course the people who vote for it will want in, but if the option you didnt want doesnt make it in, i dont know how many people would really join for ones that didnt even make their top two. I feel like the themed idea is just too niche, and turns itself into a pseudo exclusive event just by guaranteeing from its theme people wont want to participate.
The Great Switcheroo
Louise Ambre-Aliona vs. Luniel Gekka
@ 4:23 AM May 2nd