Community Development Team Suggestions & Feedback

That's an interesting suggestion, Max. I like the idea, but how would you combat "cheating", such as inputting your opponent's moves into a different game with advanced bot, or having a bot play against your opponent? I think that using these, or similar techniques is rather easy these days.

Do you think it is worth doing it anyways, just for the sake of fun?

I strongly suspect that at least one person used "cheats" even in the last Pokémon Tournament, but I have no proof.

To be fair, we're talking about Connect Four here, not chess. And by setting a timer of 15? seconds between moves, ensuring that if you start a game you must finish it "quick." No time to screenshot or switch it over into an algorithm essentially. This makes members think quicker as well. On top of that, there's no real advantage (I believe) of a system that helps you cheat in C4. I mean, I believe small children can even comprehend the game, unlike chess persay. There's not many moves you can really make that give you an advantage without allowing opponent to jump ahead with a chance of winning, unless you continue to know when to counter your opponent as well.

And yes I think it would be fun. Our last C4 tournament.. YEARS ago, had over 60 members. I would even say it may have just as any if not more than Pokemon tournament. Small to medium prize winnings and a minirank will definitely attract users.

I mean what do we technically have to lose from running this event? It's fresh, hasn't been done in long time, and minirank is already in the system. I would love to see it implemented, and help from the sidelines if needed. I think it's worth talking about more. Feel free to PM / Discord me about it to talk more!

Link to previous C4 tournament for reference - Sythe Connect Four Tournament

Link to the bracket / website used for bracket - Sythe Connect 4 - Challonge

It appears that @video was in charge of the event back in '11. Maybe video will have some input or thoughts on this (if/when he sees this post).

 

Friendly bump in regards to the suggestion fo a C4 tournament below in spoilers. New idea below spoiler!

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To be fair, we're talking about Connect Four here, not chess. And by setting a timer of 15? seconds between moves, ensuring that if you start a game you must finish it "quick." No time to screenshot or switch it over into an algorithm essentially. This makes members think quicker as well. On top of that, there's no real advantage (I believe) of a system that helps you cheat in C4. I mean, I believe small children can even comprehend the game, unlike chess persay. There's not many moves you can really make that give you an advantage without allowing opponent to jump ahead with a chance of winning, unless you continue to know when to counter your opponent as well.

And yes I think it would be fun. Our last C4 tournament.. YEARS ago, had over 60 members. I would even say it may have just as any if not more than Pokemon tournament. Small to medium prize winnings and a minirank will definitely attract users.

I mean what do we technically have to lose from running this event? It's fresh, hasn't been done in long time, and minirank is already in the system. I would love to see it implemented, and help from the sidelines if needed. I think it's worth talking about more. Feel free to PM / Discord me about it to talk more!

Link to previous C4 tournament for reference - Sythe Connect Four Tournament

Link to the bracket / website used for bracket - Sythe Connect 4 - Challonge

It appears that @video was in charge of the event back in '11. Maybe video will have some input or thoughts on this (if/when he sees this post).

With the new LoL competition running, I thought it may be a good proposal for a future Counterstrike comp for fun. Not going to go into the details of rules, in-game settings, etc. This is merely an intro idea to bring light to the possibility.

Where a baby was concepted <3 - Imgur

 

[WooWoo]

Shitty tournament organization and handling. Split threads into 2, results and general. For tounrnaments with CLEAR brackets then the results should be updated as results come in instead of all at once. Shitty timeframes, and delays happen as a result. If users could play as results came in then the tournament would be able to proceed easier and smoother. Instead, they wait till the end of a period, and have to handle a bunch of information in which they miss info.


ALSO


Users shouldn't be placed in the same bracket if they had previously lost to them.

Take the battleship tournament. CB Services was in the same group as me for the round robin stage, but is now in the match right after in the bracket stage. User should have been placed on the opposite end of the bracket instead of it being randomly chosen.

 

[WooWoo]

Make Discord a requirement for tournaments. Trying to coordinate only by sythe pms is cancer.

 

for the fashion event, can you explain whats summer themed about #2 and #3 outfits? I sent in an actual summer themed outfit of a bathing suit and it didnt make the cut. Makes no sense to me.

http://puu.sh/E7bCc/7ad1c7d569.jpg

 

Shitty tournament organization and handling. Split threads into 2, results and general. For tounrnaments with CLEAR brackets then the results should be updated as results come in instead of all at once. Shitty timeframes, and delays happen as a result. If users could play as results came in then the tournament would be able to proceed easier and smoother. Instead, they wait till the end of a period, and have to handle a bunch of information in which they miss info.


ALSO


Users shouldn't be placed in the same bracket if they had previously lost to them.

Take the battleship tournament. CB Services was in the same group as me for the round robin stage, but is now in the match right after in the bracket stage. User should have been placed on the opposite end of the bracket instead of it being randomly chosen.

I agree. We should have a live link / thread post that has the bracket. Allow staff / CDT to enter winners/losers.

Website - Free Bracket Generator

for the fashion event, can you explain whats summer themed about #2 and #3 outfits? I sent in an actual summer themed outfit of a bathing suit and it didnt make the cut. Makes no sense to me.

http://puu.sh/E7bCc/7ad1c7d569.jpg

I understand @WantaCookie 's question. I understand why you feel a little snubbed. Hope to see an answer for you.

Maybe expand the voting process before we select 10 to allow community voting in the future. Just a suggestion.

 

for the fashion event, can you explain whats summer themed about #2 and #3 outfits? I sent in an actual summer themed outfit of a bathing suit and it didnt make the cut. Makes no sense to me.

http://puu.sh/E7bCc/7ad1c7d569.jpg

For #2 you can argue that it looks like a beach hut in the background. I also interpreted it as a "Hot as hell" type of pun, since the submitter looks rather demonic. But aside from that I held off on disqualifying anything, as this is the first run of the event and I was more or less testing the waters on it and can see your frustration here.

I agree. We should have a live link / thread post that has the bracket. Allow staff / CDT to enter winners/losers.

Website - Free Bracket Generator

I've been posting updated brackets on the thread for each round here:
[CDT] Battleship Tournament! [Sponsored by www.ChicksGold.com] [In Progress]

Will move on to linking an actual live bracket in future tourneys if possible.

I understand @WantaCookie 's question. I understand why you feel a little snubbed. Hope to see an answer for you.

Maybe expand the voting process before we select 10 to allow community voting in the future. Just a suggestion.

We had almost 30 entries to narrow down, this would take far too long, and people would be less likely to vote a second time if we put out two polling threads for events like FashionScape and Minirank design.

 

For #2 you can argue that it looks like a beach hut in the background. I also interpreted it as a "Hot as hell" type of pun, since the submitter looks rather demonic. But aside from that I held off on disqualifying anything, as this is the first run of the event and I was more or less testing the waters on it and can see your frustration here.

the event specifically said outfits and nothing about context/background. nevertheless I think its quite obvious that its a circus tent, especially with all the hay. You could say that pun works for #4 but for #2? These reasons are reaching hard. also you still havent explained #3. how is my entry less valid than #3? its literally just castlewars armor. this would be a beach hut and the difference is pretty clear http://puu.sh/E7fbH/d4a730ff43.jpg


was it just you who narrowed the entries down or the entire team?

 

the event specifically said outfits and nothing about context/background. nevertheless I think its quite obvious that its a circus tent, especially with all the hay. You could say that pun works for #4 but for #2? These reasons are reaching hard. also you still havent explained #3. how is my entry less valid than #3? its literally just castlewars armor. this would be a beach hut and the difference is pretty clear http://puu.sh/E7fbH/d4a730ff43.jpg


was it just you who narrowed the entries down or the entire team?

The entire team narrowed down entries.

 

Great job with the WoW Classic event and amazing turnaround on scoring, probably the fastest i've ever seen results released after the conclusion of an event

 

We have had the monthly signature design competition for a long time now. I think it's time to switch it up and allow other hidden talents to step forward!

My suggestion is that CDT decides on a design project every month. This could be anything from designing a billboard to a wedding invitation or something as simple as username image. Hopefully this would encourage more people to participate!

 

Logged in especially to let y’all know that.. the below image is ghastly. Looks like golden vomit. If y’all need any help making simple banners/signatures for events... I’ll give a helping hand.. I think y’all need it.

 

Logged in especially to let y’all know that.. the below image is ghastly. Looks like golden vomit. If y’all need any help making simple banners/signatures for events... I’ll give a helping hand.. I think y’all need it.

Somebody hire this individual. The font used in this thing is hideous. :/

 

Logged in especially to let y’all know that.. the below image is ghastly. Looks like golden vomit. If y’all need any help making simple banners/signatures for events... I’ll give a helping hand.. I think y’all need it.

Somebody hire this individual. The font used in this thing is hideous. :/

Hey,

The CDT Team would like to take a moment to thank you for your concerns.

The CDT has taken note of your complaints and we would like to apologies that you are not satisfied with the current graphics on the Sythe awards voting thread.

we will use your feedback to improve our team and graphics in the future.

Thank you & Kind regards,
ABM & CDT

 

Hey,

The CDT Team would like to take a moment to thank you for your concerns.

The CDT has taken note of your complaints and we would like to apologies that you are not satisfied with the current graphics on the Sythe awards voting thread.

we will use your feedback to improve our team and graphics in the future.

Thank you & Kind regards,
ABM & CDT

Thank you for taking our suggestions seriously.

Though, I never got any response on: https://www.sythe.org/posts/39626198/
The idea seems welcomed by Sythe users.

 

Thank you for taking our suggestions seriously.

Though, I never got any response on: https://www.sythe.org/posts/39626198/
The idea seems welcomed by Sythe users.

Hey Izad,

I would like to take a moment to thank you for your suggestion.

I can't comment for the team as a whole on this subject as I wasn't on the team at the time the final decision to remove sotm. But in my personal opinion, it depends on the reason that sotm was removed if we could pursuit your suggestion. if it was removed for a reason like a barrier of entry/lack participation, if these were the case we wouldn't be able to follow up on your suggestion due to the fact that the issue would be related to the idea of graphics as a whole but if it was due to another reason perhaps we could follow up on it. Either way, I am not in a position to make a real statement on the subject. Seeing as you haven't gotten a response from someone who can, I would advise you private message @Andy on discord and perhaps he can help you.

Thank you & Kind regards,
ABM

 

[S]

A live-trivia event based on Sythe.org history/events/happenings/scandals/etc may be interesting to have (note: I suggest Sythe.org, as google will be of minimal help, if any).

This way new users learn a bit about the sites history and occurrences, and our fellow seasoned users get to fight it out to see who knows the most.

Questions and answers could be chosen by the Admin team/older users, and then passed down to the CDT team, or whatever is optimal.

I'm unsure if there's any free live-trivia type websites out there, but if there is, it could be hosted there. Alternatively, perhaps on discord?

The finer details of team sizes, schedules, etc can be ironed out if this were to go ahead.

Bump

 

[Doled]

How about a volunteer run gold shop, wholesalers that sell gold to the sythe gold shop can get some perks, ranks, and tips on how to market their store for example using keywords in posts to come up on search engines etc. The gold can then be used for server hosting and w/e sythe needs possibly another forum board for interesting and educational things where kids can learn and have fun learning business skills(account sales, training, gold farming) for the real world with support.

 

[PRO]

How about a volunteer run gold shop, wholesalers that sell gold to the sythe gold shop can get some perks, ranks, and tips on how to market their store for example using keywords in posts to come up on search engines etc. The gold can then be used for server hosting and w/e sythe needs possibly another forum board for interesting and educational things where kids can learn and have fun learning business skills(account sales, training, gold farming) for the real world with support.

This is not going to happen, as sythe.org is a platform for users to trade. If we were to create an official gold shop, we would compete with the market and get a relatively large % of the trades, because of the sythe insured trust.

 

[Doled]

Wouldn't the private servers in the works compete also? Or the Bot(not sure if its still going) why would this be different from that?