My only concern is that the point system seems to just be a cumulative system. I hope this isn't just a game of who can play 24/7 and get the most points.
It's actually not possible. Events are limited to specific dates and time windows. You need to perform well in a tournament and you can schedule out which ones you want to participate in.
Right, but these time windows are multiple days correct? If it is cumulative during those dates, it just tests who can play the most over five days. If the point system works differently please correct me. Is there a penalty for bad performances?
Each event is a clean slate. It's not cumulative over those dates.
If you can't play one day, choose an event on another date.
Thanks everyone for helping us crank on this new system! Lots of info for us to look through from today and we're actively tackling a number of these issues stated here.
Age limit?
Like all our previous tournaments, the age restrictions to be eligible for Invitational portion are 16+
Are you qualified upon reaching the 20point mark, or do they pick the 100 best scores across the 2 day span?
It's the 200 top scorers from each region.
I don't have any symbols or any greek letters in my name and literally changed it yesterday so there would be no excuse.
What's your account name? :)
Oh my I didn't realize you were Epic Staff. My IGN is tacozzFN.
Looks like you changed your name from jaχ to tacozzFN shortly before the event. You're #63 on the leaderboard - when we get unicode characters it can display erroneously in html format. Our database still has your previous account name but will update after more than 24hrs :)
Specifically, we wanted to be clear in the factors that determined how the players for this invite-only skirmish were chosen.
This wasn't clear in the Summer or Fall skirmish, so rather than leave any doubts we selected based on performances from open competitions.
But that wasn’t made clear... I’m not saying I would be good enough to qualify by any means, but it would be nice if in the competitive philosophy posted that was CLEARLY stated.
Believe me we get it. Any time we've held an invite-only competition we understand the desire to have an opportunity to compete for those not invited.
We've done quite a bit to start off the year with some providing more competition globally. ggCircuit was a $25k global event open with gaming centers which we funded prize pools. Australia Open has a $500k competition which we're supplying the prize pool though its organized by ESL and AO. Likewise with the $500k IEM Katowice in Europe which we've partnered with ESL to have out there.
Our desire is to iron out the kinks prior to the Fortnite World Cup and continue to iterate on the tournament system for more Winter Royale style tournaments. Getting reps on live production rehearsals is crucial :)
Read moreWe're testing out much of what was discussed in the competitive blog series part two, specifically this section:
We just recently introduced parts of our new tournament backend system that will enable new features in the near future such as in-game leaderboards, tournaments that take place across multiple knockout rounds, and more varied events to keep the play experience fresh and fun.
As part of our system upgrades, earning a pin or achieving a high placement during a qualification round can now advance you further in that tournament - or even unlock a new, private tournament which is only available to players who successfully managed to earn a pin. We'll be experimenting with a variety of approaches and tournament structures utilizing these tools over the coming months to see which types of events provide the most fun and exciting experiences for players of all skill levels.
Let us know what you think!
Read moreIs the tournament solo, duos or squads?
It's Solo and Duos.
Where do we let them know our thoughts? Here? Discord? Is there gonna be a feedback survey?
Here. Discord. Surveys. Whatever is most convenient. We're checking it out, always have been :)
need to complain about this so much, the fact that Reload is getting a new map and Ballistics isn't is actually disgusting.
Ballistic update coming April 8 (Hammer Fall shell map shown)
We definitely need to communicate your motion state better. We currently attempt to do that by blurring your reticle to indicate you'll be more inaccurate while moving. The bullet hits off and to the left because you were still moving while firing. You can see the tracer at 0:00 hit the door on the left.
The second shot you hit because you were standing still.
Sharing this with the team to talk a bit more about what can be done with the sniper to convey that better. Thanks for sharing!