Now with the tournament's conclusion I can write up some updates before this year wraps up
Finals match
roleplayerguild.com/topics/170229-tzd…
Brackets
challonge.com/ejfqzrsc
Epilogue:
It's been one hell of a year. I have worked hard in real life and online to make this a reality, and none of it is my own doing. This year I was blessed with some patient, talented, and sturdy judges who busted their humps for hours to evaluate profile sheets, problem solve actions, and even examine the most nuance details possible for Play-By post tournament of this caliber and I have to say I am very, very grateful to them. Now I can safely say with this finality we're finished, but my gratitude doesn't end with just thanking my staff who toughed it out in some of the most grueling sessions imaginable.
My gratitude extends to all participants whether they only competed in the preliminaries, quarterfinals, and of course my finalist (semis and finals). You all made this year an experience.. and a very, very infuriating one; however, that experience to be upset, happy, delighted, annoyed, and depressed spun some great stories ooc between us on discord. We've had hilarity from petty arguments, memes, Goliath's MSpaint drawings, to just shooting small-talk about the events of this tournament. We wouldn't have anything to talk about without you, the player, doing what you do best: fucking my event up. That isn't sarcasm or a jab. You players -- and I mean all of you, put on some fine work and was patient enough with me holding up rulings to fight it out each round and despite everything that has happened you guys didn't falter. You didn't create too much of a spectacle. You remain cool enough to pull it through for more than a year.. we're not doing that again. Next time we'll do this faster.. but at least now this ends a tournament I am sure many of you will remember: something to talk about for better or for worst. I've seen tournaments crapping out mid way and even experienced it first-hand with previous iterations and I am glad we did it. A one-thousand Play-By Post roleplaying fighting tournament finalizing how it should as one of the first of its kind in history: with a finals match.
There's so many names I want to bring up but I can't find it in me to bring them up. Thank you RoleplayingGuild for being a willing host for an off-site event. You made no peep or issue by allowing us to set-up this event and hopefully in the future we could do this again. I'll like to thank Cube or A3 for their special help whether it was mspaint drawings or assisting in calculations. Shout out to Keileon for if she didn't give me the idea to recruit Shadow as a judge I wouldn't have attempted it and of course Shadow himself. Thanks to Lust for giving us his time and work until his retirement mid-way. Thanks to Doll Maker for making his heroic return as the original co-judge when I needed him the most during a specific fiasco. Shoutouts to my competitors who didn't quit during sign ups and fought until their very ends:
@Keileon
Stop with the furry avatars and pick something cool and get your writing up jesus you're a 3 season player. Thanks for everything. Now work on your presentation as a player so people don't immediately dismiss you as some furry scrub which then dismisses my tournament for haboring you.
@Paradox
You're going to get your big break eventually so I wouldn't stress that prelims match with Decoy. Love you.. but man are you negative!
@MelonHead
I don't know why you quit anyway but better luck next time.
@Dias Blade
You gotta pad that profile my guy cause you're hurting me; otherwise, thanks for coming around and I know you got this next time. You're a big reason why this whole thing was as big and successful as it is believe it or not. You got a name. Now live up to it.
@Juncti0n
You should really simplify your approach in combat, but now you understood what I meant about how fast you can lose a fight (since you almost died in prelims). I'm sure you'll do better in the next prelims my dude.
@Decoy
As if your ego isn't already inflated enough now this is going to make you more insufferable to everyone in PMs or discord thinking you know everything there is to combat. You got me next and I'll gladly remind you that you have a lot more to learn. You're a vet now write like one.
@Wayward
You sure got a raw deal, but I'm glad you're turning your life around in a positive direction. The next time you show up I'm sure you'll have a whole new A game.
@LeeRoy
I got no words for you until after we square up.
@Darth
You were hyped to be a big hitter but sadly you departed before anything could happen. I hope next time your stay and time is much more agreeable.
@Xavier Bloodbayne
You may be the 6th apocalypse but you aren't the end just yet. I know for a fact there's more in there and all you need is the right situation to pull out that potential you got. You'll definitely make it far next time.
@Drifting Pollen
I have no idea where you went or why but your company was very pleasant despite how secretly antagonistic you were. You were one of my favorites this year because you prove one could be underhanded and still play very well. It's a shame not many could pull it off without explicitly cheating. No! I am not calling you a cheater.
@Doc Doctor
I doubt you'll show up for the next one, but I find it a bit sad how sour it turned out between us though it was a bit expected.
@Tasuke
youtube.com/watch?v=tHetDuTI5bA
Special thanks to: Specific users who attempted to make this event difficult to run. Every person needs opposition and to be challenged in some way. There wasn't much of a challenge other than hearsay, being threatened to having my paypal hacked, and general besmirching of my name which amounted to nothing in the end; however, there were some validity to the things you've addressed that I incorporated for either next time or during this very tournament. Now if only the attitudes, ego, and overall unnecessary extra could be shelved we wouldn't have this separation but I get it.
To anyone I missed: thank you.
Now with that I conclude TZDL as a tournament. Thanks!
Finals match
roleplayerguild.com/topics/170229-tzd…
Brackets
challonge.com/ejfqzrsc
Epilogue:
It's been one hell of a year. I have worked hard in real life and online to make this a reality, and none of it is my own doing. This year I was blessed with some patient, talented, and sturdy judges who busted their humps for hours to evaluate profile sheets, problem solve actions, and even examine the most nuance details possible for Play-By post tournament of this caliber and I have to say I am very, very grateful to them. Now I can safely say with this finality we're finished, but my gratitude doesn't end with just thanking my staff who toughed it out in some of the most grueling sessions imaginable.
My gratitude extends to all participants whether they only competed in the preliminaries, quarterfinals, and of course my finalist (semis and finals). You all made this year an experience.. and a very, very infuriating one; however, that experience to be upset, happy, delighted, annoyed, and depressed spun some great stories ooc between us on discord. We've had hilarity from petty arguments, memes, Goliath's MSpaint drawings, to just shooting small-talk about the events of this tournament. We wouldn't have anything to talk about without you, the player, doing what you do best: fucking my event up. That isn't sarcasm or a jab. You players -- and I mean all of you, put on some fine work and was patient enough with me holding up rulings to fight it out each round and despite everything that has happened you guys didn't falter. You didn't create too much of a spectacle. You remain cool enough to pull it through for more than a year.. we're not doing that again. Next time we'll do this faster.. but at least now this ends a tournament I am sure many of you will remember: something to talk about for better or for worst. I've seen tournaments crapping out mid way and even experienced it first-hand with previous iterations and I am glad we did it. A one-thousand Play-By Post roleplaying fighting tournament finalizing how it should as one of the first of its kind in history: with a finals match.
There's so many names I want to bring up but I can't find it in me to bring them up. Thank you RoleplayingGuild for being a willing host for an off-site event. You made no peep or issue by allowing us to set-up this event and hopefully in the future we could do this again. I'll like to thank Cube or A3 for their special help whether it was mspaint drawings or assisting in calculations. Shout out to Keileon for if she didn't give me the idea to recruit Shadow as a judge I wouldn't have attempted it and of course Shadow himself. Thanks to Lust for giving us his time and work until his retirement mid-way. Thanks to Doll Maker for making his heroic return as the original co-judge when I needed him the most during a specific fiasco. Shoutouts to my competitors who didn't quit during sign ups and fought until their very ends:
@Keileon
Stop with the furry avatars and pick something cool and get your writing up jesus you're a 3 season player. Thanks for everything. Now work on your presentation as a player so people don't immediately dismiss you as some furry scrub which then dismisses my tournament for haboring you.
@Paradox
You're going to get your big break eventually so I wouldn't stress that prelims match with Decoy. Love you.. but man are you negative!
@MelonHead
I don't know why you quit anyway but better luck next time.
@Dias Blade
You gotta pad that profile my guy cause you're hurting me; otherwise, thanks for coming around and I know you got this next time. You're a big reason why this whole thing was as big and successful as it is believe it or not. You got a name. Now live up to it.
@Juncti0n
You should really simplify your approach in combat, but now you understood what I meant about how fast you can lose a fight (since you almost died in prelims). I'm sure you'll do better in the next prelims my dude.
@Decoy
As if your ego isn't already inflated enough now this is going to make you more insufferable to everyone in PMs or discord thinking you know everything there is to combat. You got me next and I'll gladly remind you that you have a lot more to learn. You're a vet now write like one.
@Wayward
You sure got a raw deal, but I'm glad you're turning your life around in a positive direction. The next time you show up I'm sure you'll have a whole new A game.
@LeeRoy
I got no words for you until after we square up.
@Darth
You were hyped to be a big hitter but sadly you departed before anything could happen. I hope next time your stay and time is much more agreeable.
@Xavier Bloodbayne
You may be the 6th apocalypse but you aren't the end just yet. I know for a fact there's more in there and all you need is the right situation to pull out that potential you got. You'll definitely make it far next time.
@Drifting Pollen
I have no idea where you went or why but your company was very pleasant despite how secretly antagonistic you were. You were one of my favorites this year because you prove one could be underhanded and still play very well. It's a shame not many could pull it off without explicitly cheating. No! I am not calling you a cheater.
@Doc Doctor
I doubt you'll show up for the next one, but I find it a bit sad how sour it turned out between us though it was a bit expected.
@Tasuke
youtube.com/watch?v=tHetDuTI5bA
Special thanks to: Specific users who attempted to make this event difficult to run. Every person needs opposition and to be challenged in some way. There wasn't much of a challenge other than hearsay, being threatened to having my paypal hacked, and general besmirching of my name which amounted to nothing in the end; however, there were some validity to the things you've addressed that I incorporated for either next time or during this very tournament. Now if only the attitudes, ego, and overall unnecessary extra could be shelved we wouldn't have this separation but I get it.
To anyone I missed: thank you.
Now with that I conclude TZDL as a tournament. Thanks!
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