So remember in another thread I said I was unofficially retiring about three years ago? That I didn't care about ARC? Well, I'm glad I said the word "unofficially."
I want to start another event.
Now before you all get excited, or do the opposite and roll your eyes, I'm opening the floor here and I'm gonna state some things I'd like to get out of the way first.
Ruination: The Upheaval, even though it was finished, was also a disaster in many ways and I'd like to address the shortcomings it had:
- the separate ruleset; here's the main issue. This stemmed from the fact that I didn't like the current one at the time, even if the two rulesets were somewhat similar in the end. However, as much as it pissed me off that some people bitched about some of the changes, it was unfair of me to just expect everyone else to adhere to an entirely different set of rules than the ones they were used to, so that's on me.
- the scale of the tournament; we had a lot of members active at the time and I wanted to take advantage of that, knowing full well that I might burn myself out. I am determined to make any event I put out a far smaller affair, so it's as easy on the rest of the staff as it is on me. Think the scale of the first Ruination, maybe only slightly larger. Speaking of which...
- the writing staff; this was another thing that capsized Ruination 4. Most of the writers for the tournament had other writing commitments and pretty much ditched Ruination 4 for those, leaving me and one or two others with at least 20+ results each. I never want that to happen again. I do want writers who like (I'd like to believe :P) myself are unbiased and don't have too many time constraints.
- the drama; this might extend further than Ruination and apply to multiple tournaments as a whole, but I sure did see a lot of unnecessary bitching about certain things (results, for instance) that could have easily been cleared up in more mature ways. I'd like to think I'm more tolerant of internet drama these days, but I still prefer havin' a good time as opposed to dealing with rudeness, and I'm sure you do as well.
There are a few other personal issues as well (such as having to deal with constant 10pm-6am work weeks... night shifts suck lol) but those can be by-the-by. A few are nearing their end, which is why I'm bringing this out now.
And yeah, that's my piece, and I'd like to hear what you guys think of this as well. I'd prefer if replies were kept here rather than IMs/DMs, since I'm a forum bitch, but honestly, any medium is fine.
Shoot.