The cogs are finally turning again as we've just (with a little delay) finished up our 34th season of It's Dangerous to go Alone - which was also our first tournament in Splatoon 3! We also had three brackets for our first time, so let's dive into the feedback!
Behind the Scenes Review
During the tournament, I was astounded by how smoothly the event ran. I was expecting a lot more dropouts and helpdesk issues, and while there were a few, there was nowhere near what I was expecting - so thank you all for making this a smooth tournament for us behind the scenes! After spending over four hours staring at a spreadsheet to balance you all, it was an enjoyable experience, and on behalf of the entire staff team, I thank you.
The three most significant things we noticed were that the rank conversion needs a bit more balancing, some modifications needed to be made when a match ends early on account of an accident or miscommunication, as well as special rules when the host DCs (given the instability Splatoon)
Questions / Comments From You
This didn't hamper our enjoyment of the game at all, but our team was essentially four slayers/support with no anchor, and we were pretty desperately in need of an anchor.
Sometimes, there aren't enough players who register as a backline, and this was probably the case in this scenario, but we'll still try and look into this for the next season.
Don't really have anything to add excited for next tournament!
Awesome, I can't wait to see you play!
Would it be possible to make subs more available?
No. It's up to people individually to register as a sub, and we can't control that.
No questions only <3
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I'll win next time >:)
Oh, will you now?
why is this a required question?
My bad, I didn't realise (fixed now).
I have one question, but I'm pretty sure there is an answer somewhere. But what is Signal Strength?
Signal strength is our internal measuring of how much you have played in our tournaments. Consider it like an XP bar for Off the Dial.
Kinda fitting that the first Splatoon 3 tournament had 3 brackets, huh? On a more serious note, how do you feel the transition to Splatoon 3 has gone, especially with such a massive turnout for your first event?
It was huh! As I mentioned earlier, I feel like it has gone smoothly. We've had a few hiccups, but after getting those resolved, we're ready to start planning for our next major events (stay tuned)!