Multiplayer Tournament!

[TheArsenal]

Never played MP before, but this sounds great. It's really difficult, however, for me to fully commit without knowing when the games are going to be played. Weekends are a very active time for me. Is there going to be a fixed predetermined time when games are played? Or is this going to be decided by the players to fit their individual schedules? Should be interesting as some of us are 8 or more hours apart.

So put me down as "Definitely Maybe".

[Turambar]

I'm still up for it.

[Shadow]

I'm also tied up heavily on weekends. It may be wise for a few of us to work out some kind of midweek timetable.

Or perhaps even better, all those that want to play can put up the times through the week that they are actually able to play. If all times are put in GMT (or UTC, Zulu time, however you want to put it - it means 24 hour time in Greenwich), then it will make it easy to synchronise games and players. (My point is there are players scattered all over the planet in different time zones, so we need to synchronise a little if we can.)

Any thoughts?
Shadow

[Maquiladora]

I guess most people in the tournament will already have entered their details in the MP registry, so probably just people who havent filled that in, state times here.

It would be easiest to just wait and see whos playin who and sort it out from there.

[Dinner]

Anytime is good for me; just give me a day or two advanced notice and I'll be there.

[Cookie Monster]

August 25th should be good for me. I'm on Eastern Standard Time in the USA. Anytime 6pm my time would work on the 25th. I will have lots of time after sept. 8th.

[Immortal Wombat]

I'm busy until September 2nd

[dregman]

i am only available during the weekends
because i am very bussy with school

[Dinner]

How does the first Saturday in September sound for a start date?

[Locutus]

It sounds good to me but that's in 3 days. Better make it the week after that (September 7 & 8). I still have to arrange a few things (real life has kept me rather busy lately), but I think/hope I can manage before then...

[Dinner]

Alrighty then September 7th is the start date now all we need to do is determine a start time in GMT. Since most prospective players are either in the U.S. or Europe I suggest something like 1600 GMT on Saturday September 7th.

[Turambar]

What about a who plays who list?

I'd prefer an earlier time on Saturday 7th as I'm busy late Saturday afternoon/evening.

[Maquiladora]

I think its best you have all day available. Hopefully finish all the first games on that weekend.

Anytime after 1pm GMT on saturday 7th is fine for me.

[Locutus]

Yes, I want to do a last call then: everyone please report if you're still interested (I wouldn't be surprised if a few people have dropped out by now, so I need confirmation from everyone).

Post here or PM/ICQ/email/MSN me (contact info is in my signature) with:

(1) your forum username (in case of email/ICQ/MSN)
(2) an email adres, ICQ# or MSN ID, so I can contact everyone in person if needed (I prefer email, since then I can send the same message to multiple people) - not needed if you're registered in the MP Registry (you can register there now if you want - in fact you are encouraged to).
(3) if and at what times you can play during the weekend of September 7 and September 8.

I need to hear from everyone September 5th at the latest, so I can do the draft...

If anyone who hasn't signed up yet still wants to do so, you have until September 5th! After then it's too late, and you'll have to wait until next year (assuming there will be another tourney next year)...

If possible, we should try to have as many people as possible to play at the same time, makes the logistics easier. Try to at least keep the weekends of September free as much as possible for this tournament (not many suggestions for names have been received so we'll stick to 'Lemur Trophy' if noone objects)...

[TheArsenal]

No can do. You guys will have to do this one without me. I am out of town from Sept. 6-9