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Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:51 am
by Swifte
Concise description:
  • Allow players a period of time to renew their premium before automatically being dropped from auto tournaments at the start of the next round.

Specifics/Details:
  • I'd suggest that when the next round initiates, if a player is not premium (or does not have room for the games), send a PM notifying them they have 48 hours to upgrade to premium, or they will be removed from the tourney.
  • After 48 hours, tournament would proceed as scheduled, with or without the player.
  • If no one has lost their premium at time of next round starting.. then no need to wait 48 hours, the new round could start immediately.
  • NOTE: Period of time is open for debate - but 48 hours seems like a fair compromise to allow some time without significantly delaying the tournament, and would be consistent with the way these situations are handled in player-run tournaments

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
  • People don't watch their premium constantly, and it's a bummer to get dropped from a tournament mid-stream when they intend to renew anyway.
  • When people get dropped from a tournament, other participants either get free wins or a free pass to the next round. This is especially undesirable in tournaments with accumulated wins. Giving an opportunity to prevent this from happening keeps the tournament more fair for everyone involved.

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:21 pm
by JamesKer1
+1. Should have been implemented in the first place.

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:56 pm
by Shannon Apple
+2

48 hours would be the fairest here since that's the length of time given in tournies that are ran by people. It gives them more time to actually get payment sorted if they wish to continue in the tourney. When you think about it, it makes no real difference to the players whether it be 1 day or 2. Anytime I've played in autotournies, I am waiting a while for the next round to start anyway, like the one I am in now. :)

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:34 am
by Dukasaur
Agreed.

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:50 am
by trinicardinal
makes sense to me. it might also improve renewals that way

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:46 am
by Swifte
Shannon Apple wrote:+2

48 hours would be the fairest here since that's the length of time given in tournies that are ran by people. It gives them more time to actually get payment sorted if they wish to continue in the tourney. When you think about it, it makes no real difference to the players whether it be 1 day or 2. Anytime I've played in autotournies, I am waiting a while for the next round to start anyway, like the one I am in now. :)


That's a good point Shannon - i'll update my original post to suggest 48 hours. Being consistent with player-run tournaments seems fair.

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:11 am
by Foxglove
I like this too.

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:15 am
by Swifte
Foxglove wrote:I like this too.


Well, it's settled then :mrgreen: ;)

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:08 pm
by iAmCaffeine
+16.

Re: Auto Tournaments - Chance to Renew Premium

PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:08 am
by Foxglove
There's no reason whatsoever not to submit this. :)