Thread: An Annual Conference?

So I was wondering:

You know how we have a Grand Festival every year in the Contests section? I was wondering if we had a battle equivalent like the URPG Conference or something? If not, I think it would be a good idea. We could, maybe, set a requirement to be able to join.

We could have like a general bracket tournament and the winner got some nice little reward or emblem or something. That would be pretty nice to do once a year.

Anyways, sorry if I asked this in the world place, or if it's already been asked or done. I just thought this would be a really cool event to have.

Your thoughts?

We don't do it every year. This is the first time. And the equivalent to a Forum Festival is a Forum FFA, by the way.

Oh, since this is my first year in the URPG, which has been fun by the way, I thought it was done every year.

Also, I'm not really talking about an FFA per se, but rather a bracket-style tournament. I think it would be a pretty fun addition to the URPG.

Originally Posted by rockman0

Oh, since this is my first year in the URPG, which has been fun by the way, I thought it was done every year.

Also, I'm not really talking about an FFA per se, but rather a bracket-style tournament. I think it would be a pretty fun addition to the URPG.

There are tourny's all the time.

There's a gym tournament every year

Yes but so far all of these have been in PE2K, apart from the team war thingy, which has slowed down a lot...

Originally Posted by mubz

Yes but so far all of these have been in PE2K, apart from the team war thingy, which has slowed down a lot...

Maybe because the gym tourney is held like around the end of a year and URPG only started in BMG this April. Forum FFA already happened here though, so ...

So, what exactly is the gym tourney? What do you do in it?

Originally Posted by rockman0

So, what exactly is the gym tourney? What do you do in it?

Gym Leaders battle each other with their gyms.

I'm not completely apposed to a generic tournament instead of something like the battle factory.

Originally Posted by Haze

Gym Leaders battle each other with their gyms.

So, just the Gym Leaders can participate? Is there any role the regular trainers play in it?

Originally Posted by rockman0

So, just the Gym Leaders can participate? Is there any role the regular trainers play in it?

Yep, they compete in EVERY OTHER TOURNEY WE HAVE

Tournaments can be a fairly common thing. If you have a good idea for a tournament, you can put together the details. If an official approves, you can host the tournament.

I got an idea for a tournament.

Rules:
-Generic Knock Out Tournament. Basically, you lose=you're out
-When you sign up, every person must select up to six 6 (minimum of three) Pokemon. These are the only Pokemon that can be used throughout the tournament.
-Stock Battle rules are 3v3, Revo, Holds Off, Freeze, Sleep, OHKO Clause, Normal Weather & Terrain. Holds can be turned on if both agree.
-As a special rule, battlers are only allowed to use ONE pokemon that rank as Uber/OU/BL per battle. So the other two must be UU/NU. NFE's can be classed as NU. So teams can be anything from 6 NU/UU Pokemon to 4 Uber/OU and 2 UU/NU.

Prizes:
-If your out First Round, you get 1000. 2nd Round, 2000 Etc... These numbers can be altered depending on how many people enter.
-Pokemon/TM prizes for top 4

Whaddya guys think? I think there should be a cap as to how many people can enter, to stop it from going over board.

Originally Posted by mubz

I got an idea for a tournament.

Rules:
-Generic Knock Out Tournament. Basically, you lose=you're out
-When you sign up, every person must select up to six 6 (minimum of three) Pokemon. These are the only Pokemon that can be used throughout the tournament.
-Stock Battle rules are 3v3, Revo, Holds Off, Freeze, Sleep, OHKO Clause, Normal Weather & Terrain. Holds can be turned on if both agree.
-As a special rule, battlers are only allowed to use ONE pokemon that rank as Uber/OU/BL per battle. So the other two must be UU/NU. NFE's can be classed as NU. So teams can be anything from 6 NU/UU Pokemon to 4 Uber/OU and 2 UU/NU.

Prizes:
-If your out First Round, you get 1000. 2nd Round, 2000 Etc... These numbers can be altered depending on how many people enter.
-Pokemon/TM prizes for top 4

Whaddya guys think? I think there should be a cap as to how many people can enter, to stop it from going over board.

Sounds like a good idea, and I like the one-uber/OU-par-battle rule. It will mean people will need to actually think a bit outside the box with strategies.

INB4 NINE ALAKAZAMS.

But yeah, any tourney that would genuinely give me interest in battling again has my vote. I've had more interest in reffing and therefore watching other battles than actually competing lately.