Idea [Idea] - Match Server Change and Media Rank with the Upcoming Tournament

Hey everybody, hoping that everyone is in good health and staying safe out there. With the upcoming tournament now posted on forums and everyone getting their preparations ready, I feel like a few more additions could really help this tournament blossom. I won't be proposing any changes to the tournament itself, but instead some ideas that could help it run smoother and with more exposure. With that said, let us hop right into it.

Change total match server size
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So I'm sure everyone remembers in the past when we had more than one match server. Usually only one saw use, but I feel with this upcoming tournament it would make sense to bring back the second match server. There's a lot of major perks to this right now as activity will only increase as we get closer to the tournament.

• With an influx of PPMs on the daily, I'm sure occasionally a team might find scheduling issues every now and then. With two match servers PPMs would be able to continue while teams will be able to find practice times efficiently.
• With two match servers it could be entirely possible to run two matches at once if needed.
• More teams will be practicing as we near the tournament date.

Overall I personally see the need for another match server as I can imagine there will be scheduling issues between teams and PPMs in the future.

So how do we get a second match server?​

I'm sure everyone notices that in casual gameplay only two servers are used at a time, yet there are three servers available. Usually how this goes is that one server is 50+/50, and the other will vary at a low player count.

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As you can see, this basically means that one public server is consistently not in use. Instead, CTF #3 should be allocated as the second match server, allowing teams for flexibility in scheduling which I feel is key. Now on to my second idea.

Utilize the media rank for the upcoming tournament​

Personally I feel that the Media rank is very underutilized. Recently I've seen that @Codebastian obtained it for a sweet video he made, and it's nice to see that members of the community are being noticed and assigned these ranks. I'm unsure if Media gains any cool perks or if it is just equivalent to Elite, but it should be able to have some other minor perks that would help with content creation. Commands such as spectator is one that comes to mind as it would allow known content creators to access the server better depending on what they are recording. If given the chance to also use /tp when in spectate, a lot more content could be seen on stream/video (such as a streamer using /tp to teleport to a flag carrier in a CTF match). These permissions could make streams even more interesting and provide better coverage overall. Additionally I think broadcast, at least server specific, should be considered as well as Media could possibly broadcast stream links.

The reason behind this idea is that after watching recent CMS streams from @Trebr and @mikye , I've noticed that the streams are very high quality and entertaining, and rack up a good amount of views as well both during and after. With the upcoming tournament, CMS streams and videos are prone to get more views and exposure as a whole. If given additional permissions, trusted streamers and commentators would be able to cover more areas while possibly leading to more exposure in general for competitive ctf and brawl itself. I feel that from the streams I've watched, both commentators and streamers should be deserving of media rank for the time they put in, and that they could utilize media rank well if given additional permissions specialized for the CTF match server.


TLDR

• Remove CTF #3 and replace it with a second match server.
• Give CMS streamers/commentators media rank if deemed fit for the role.
• Increase media rank permissions, at least for the CTF Match server.

Thank you all for reading, wishing everyone luck in the upcoming tournament. I'm really excited to see how everything goes, and as per usual additional ideas, comments, criticism, and more are welcome!

Tags (tagging some CTF staff off the top of my head) - @wintergreen3 @Foodcourt @Versions @Miskey @Spades_ @Swit2427 @SoCool21

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That could definitely work as well, I feel that getting streamers/commentators more recognition and permissions is overall the goal for that idea.

 

Cash money, thanks for the quick feedback.