Ik weet dat het een bekende discussie is. Maar na het lezen van de DE van de laatste (halve) finales, heb ik toch besloten om het volgende persoonlijke bericht naar Godi te sturen. Ik hoop dat het een bijdrage levert aan een beter toernooi. Daarbij wil ik alle spelers vragen NIET te reageren totdat je het goed gelezen hebt, en nog beter hebt nagedacht over je bijdrage,
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Hi Godi,
I have seen the new Tournament announcement, en probably you have read my respons on the Dutch and English forums. Several players have placed more or less intelligent responses on that, unfortunately making it again a diffuse discussion. Following the Final, I therefore decided to send you this mail.
First to be clear about one thing: I think supremacy1914 is the best, most complete, strategic game I ever played. As an expert in Marketing Intelligence, I believe it has the potential to become a famous game worldwide. Also, I respect that Bytro has to make money to further develop and maintain the game. For my part, Bytro owners even deserve to get rich via this game. So, I send this message to help the game and do something good to Bytro.
Mainly, the worst thing that can happen is that large number of players leave this site for the reason that it has turn into an unfair game. Because of the GM abuse in the Single Player Tournament, the image of the game and Bytro are seriously being harmed at the moment. Please read the DE of the final (game 367.387), and accept that it is a disgrace, and not a final of a prestiguous tournament. It is discussed in almost all forums (Dutch, German, English, French) giving the game and Bytro a really bad name, while GM abusers in (semi-)finals are ashamed by the whole community. A lot of the best players decide not to participate anymore, and many players leave this game because of this unfair Tournament. This cannot be the purpose of Bytro.
This whole disgrace is really not necessary. On the German Forum I learned the idea of a different set-up of the Tournament. If you decide to ask an entrance fee (e.g. 5.000 or 10.000 GM) for participating in Tournament(s), Bytro earns the money they need. Of course in the Tournament no GM is allowed anymore, creating a level playing field for all players. Depending on the level of the entrance fee, I believe that such a format will draw many more players to the Tournament, making it a real, fair, and prestiguous Tournament, giving its finalist and winner real honour. The result of good publicity may be that even more players enter the Supremacy game and Tournaments, generating even more money for Bytro.
In the field of Marketing this is really not a difficult topic. If Bytro maintains the negative option, they may turn this game into its own end. However if they decide in favor of a positive alternative, they may turn it into an even bigger success than it already is. And to avoid any risk, you can organize both formats at one time, to learn what is the better alternative.
If I can do anything to help you or Bytro in this matter, please let me know.
Yours sincerely,
DutchKing
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Hi Godi,
I have seen the new Tournament announcement, en probably you have read my respons on the Dutch and English forums. Several players have placed more or less intelligent responses on that, unfortunately making it again a diffuse discussion. Following the Final, I therefore decided to send you this mail.
First to be clear about one thing: I think supremacy1914 is the best, most complete, strategic game I ever played. As an expert in Marketing Intelligence, I believe it has the potential to become a famous game worldwide. Also, I respect that Bytro has to make money to further develop and maintain the game. For my part, Bytro owners even deserve to get rich via this game. So, I send this message to help the game and do something good to Bytro.
Mainly, the worst thing that can happen is that large number of players leave this site for the reason that it has turn into an unfair game. Because of the GM abuse in the Single Player Tournament, the image of the game and Bytro are seriously being harmed at the moment. Please read the DE of the final (game 367.387), and accept that it is a disgrace, and not a final of a prestiguous tournament. It is discussed in almost all forums (Dutch, German, English, French) giving the game and Bytro a really bad name, while GM abusers in (semi-)finals are ashamed by the whole community. A lot of the best players decide not to participate anymore, and many players leave this game because of this unfair Tournament. This cannot be the purpose of Bytro.
This whole disgrace is really not necessary. On the German Forum I learned the idea of a different set-up of the Tournament. If you decide to ask an entrance fee (e.g. 5.000 or 10.000 GM) for participating in Tournament(s), Bytro earns the money they need. Of course in the Tournament no GM is allowed anymore, creating a level playing field for all players. Depending on the level of the entrance fee, I believe that such a format will draw many more players to the Tournament, making it a real, fair, and prestiguous Tournament, giving its finalist and winner real honour. The result of good publicity may be that even more players enter the Supremacy game and Tournaments, generating even more money for Bytro.
In the field of Marketing this is really not a difficult topic. If Bytro maintains the negative option, they may turn this game into its own end. However if they decide in favor of a positive alternative, they may turn it into an even bigger success than it already is. And to avoid any risk, you can organize both formats at one time, to learn what is the better alternative.
If I can do anything to help you or Bytro in this matter, please let me know.
Yours sincerely,
DutchKing