Well I've already written in my previous post (before the tourney), but I might mention some things again.
People must create teams at least one day before the tourney starts! Otherwise, even if people join TeamDG in time, even if they are ready to form a team, they cannot do that, because Pacov is probably busy, sleeping, etc. (nothing against him, because I fully understand that he has other things to do and that time is pretty early for him). If people joined day earlier, then last day, they only would need to check in (Pacov not needed). Of course they could create their own clan, etc., but it takes time, which they usually don't have. People are not very familiar with JeeSites and until they understand how everything works - they are not able to register anymore.
Tourney start time is not equal to registration beginning time nor check in time! When tourney starts - you cannot do anything. When check in starts, you can only check your team in (you CANNOT REGISTER ANYMORE). So registration time ends, when check in time starts (last time 45 mins before the tourney). Moreover, if you register in tourney your team, you don't need to participate if you cannot find last teammate by the check in time. Just don't check in and you won't play. My personal example of how I did things - got teammates pretty soon after last tourney; they were busy, so had to form team only few days before tourney; registered team to tourney ~1 day before (there were some problems, but overall was fine); checked in some minutes before the tourney started. No sudden rush to register or anything and I could have actually waited until ~5 mins until the start to just check in (press one button).
Don't play other matches since ~1 hour before and until tourney ends. It's really not funny, when you are looking for a third member in team and you are not even sure if your already found member will play, because he is in another match (~20 mins before tourney). Respect your teammates a bit... With opponents during tourney time the same thing. If you need to wait ~2 hours until your match, then... well maybe one game you could play, but be aware that a match can take 1h or longer. Do something else... or worst case scenario (what I would do), concede with your whole team and go to tourney match (play with your tourney teammates, otherwise... to find every single opponent for the waiting tourney team... would be tough).
My personal sorry for being afk, when people pm'ed me on ventrilo to help with finding the last team. I lost, so I went to eat, do other things... Somehow didn't think of that.
Tourney page with same problem. I don't know why it happens like that, but I want a fix.
Pacov, if you have any troubles in counting the time of different zones, ask me
I am pretty good at it (when previous 3v3 very long tourney happened, I learned lots of ways how to count/convert it easily in my head).
I want one more rule. Team, which ends in upper brackets and is on light side, must host the game. Otherwise, both teams host... Wait for other to join... then few join another host.... that host crashes... rehosting (two rehosts, because two hosts)... and so on. Or waiting until someone hosts and no one hosts actually. After first match, the team which wins faster, must host the game. As for the team, which gets to the finals without matches vs team which won in some time against another... I think team without any matches (0 time to win) must host first and choose light or darkness. Well just my opinion.
This part I mentioned, but want to be clear. Ask people to join tourney. Some Most people are not aware of it. They think they are too weak to participate, they cannot find teammates. Advertise more... At the final day (tourney day), by sitting in a lobby for ~8 hours I managed to get one person to tourney (Freij87) for sure and maybe, that russian team. It really is tough to persuade them. I doubt that cash tourney will be much different. Do you know how to register McShane, Rawrrr or any other player who probably would participate here and didn't in previous ones? Do you know when to press check in, etc? Yeah, you may not be the team leader, so wouldn't need to do that, but still you need to know how to join the team. If you think to register few minutes before the tourney, you may not be in time. I hope you surprise me and join next one soon...
Next tourney will be after two weeks. Form teams now and register them! Not worth waiting till the last hour.
Pacov, could you write details of next tourney soon? Like how much cash prize for what place, etc? Maybe it would make easier for me to attract more players...
P. S. close to zero emotions, because most of this post would be full of negative ones and I think we have enough of that.