Calling all diehards , noobs and Usual Suspects... - 2008/04/17 12:41It occurred to me that now we have at least three dedicated methods for online play (not counting webcam games), and so I was wondering if there would be any interested parties in some organised play, like a mini-league or such. I know this idea was put forward a while ago, but the implementation seemed to depend on two things: 1) Buhallin launching a viable version of TableTop, and 2) The online league attracting the same level of prize support from CCP/WW as offline leagues.
For whatever reason, the whole idea died on it's feet,but i seem to remember that we had at least 8 potential players. Since then there's been a couple of other people expressing an interest in getting a few games in via t'internet.
Each of the applications for playing EtSG online (Archanist, Lackey and OCTGN) all seem to have their pro's and con's, and each player has their own personal preference which might not match that of any given opponent. BUT, if we can aim to compromise then I'm sure that it's perfectly feasible to get a few games going.
Fair enuff, there WONT be any prizes, there WILL probably be issues with players in vastly different time-zones and there definitely WILL be a lot of griping such as "Ughh! OCTGN!! I'd rather poke my eyeballs out than play with OCTGN" etc
But the upside of all this is that we can get a bit of healthy competition going, isolated players will finally be able to get a game or two, seasoned players will get more exposure to different decks and opponents, we can all get to play with cards and combos that we dont actually own, and it all might even generate a bit of interest in the game, and rejuvenate waning enthusiasm.
Personally, I dont care what application gets used, so long as I get playing. I reckon there are others too who would be flexible like this.
So I'm offering to co-ordinate things if anyone else was interested in a wee bit of organised online play. The actual format (league / protracted tournament etc) would depend on final numbers.
So sound off People!! Let's have an expression of interest if you're into the whole idea, we'll see what sort of replies this post gets between now and the far side of the weekend, and we'll take it from there...
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