I will be completely honest and kinda rude, but I don't care at this point.
The map pool is, in my opinion, just ridiculous. The tournament was recommended for players above rank 5k which is perfectly fine. But selecting maps that are harder than most OWC maps (1st week maps were i would say quarter finals/semi finals in OWC, except the DT mappool which was a lot more easier than any other mods) and now the 2nd week maps seems to be easier than the first week.
First of all the maps shouldnt have been that ridiculously hard in the first round where all the players are playing. Some of the players that have signed up are lower than rank 5k, while those maps were hard to FC even by some of the rather skilled player (I had quite a struggle on some of these maps, and I think im a decent player). While a tournament is a competition, it is also entertainment. As a team member, I hated seeing my fellow teammate fail/struggle and feel bad because of their performance. I want them to have fun, I want them to know how exciting competing is against other amazing players in this community, but if they cant even pass the map, wheres all the fun and excitement?
I know these are all just my opinion, and many players are really competitive, but for the sake of them at least give some of these players a fighting chance against people.
To make it short: The maps in the first week should have been around 4.5-5 star on maps that are NOT 5 minutes long and NOT slider heavy. The maps this week should have been slightly harder (maybe around 5.2-5.5 with FEW slider heavy maps). Some of the maps chosen in the first week could have very well been in semifinals. The tournament difficulty should not be calculated by the highest skilled players (#1-15 or so in USA) but rather calculated by the average of the overall. It is ridiculous to see so many 4-0 matches, and so many fails on the first week. This not only demotivates some of the players new to tournaments, but also makes the tournament less exciting. I hope i'm getting my point through, because I like the concept of this tournament, but not the overall organizing.
The map pool is, in my opinion, just ridiculous. The tournament was recommended for players above rank 5k which is perfectly fine. But selecting maps that are harder than most OWC maps (1st week maps were i would say quarter finals/semi finals in OWC, except the DT mappool which was a lot more easier than any other mods) and now the 2nd week maps seems to be easier than the first week.
First of all the maps shouldnt have been that ridiculously hard in the first round where all the players are playing. Some of the players that have signed up are lower than rank 5k, while those maps were hard to FC even by some of the rather skilled player (I had quite a struggle on some of these maps, and I think im a decent player). While a tournament is a competition, it is also entertainment. As a team member, I hated seeing my fellow teammate fail/struggle and feel bad because of their performance. I want them to have fun, I want them to know how exciting competing is against other amazing players in this community, but if they cant even pass the map, wheres all the fun and excitement?
I know these are all just my opinion, and many players are really competitive, but for the sake of them at least give some of these players a fighting chance against people.
To make it short: The maps in the first week should have been around 4.5-5 star on maps that are NOT 5 minutes long and NOT slider heavy. The maps this week should have been slightly harder (maybe around 5.2-5.5 with FEW slider heavy maps). Some of the maps chosen in the first week could have very well been in semifinals. The tournament difficulty should not be calculated by the highest skilled players (#1-15 or so in USA) but rather calculated by the average of the overall. It is ridiculous to see so many 4-0 matches, and so many fails on the first week. This not only demotivates some of the players new to tournaments, but also makes the tournament less exciting. I hope i'm getting my point through, because I like the concept of this tournament, but not the overall organizing.