So I had this brilliant idea, right? Why not designate weekly practice areas in larger, already established communities like they have in the show. It would serve as a great advertisement for Beyblading and a good introduction for newer bladers.
I just came back a few hours ago from a new blader's house who I met at the mini tournament we had on Sunday. These kids lost out bad last event, but their mother was helping me secure a fabulous indoor venue so I wanted to help them win. I went through attack vs. stamina, stalling clause tactics, launch techniques (including week launching), and harmony in combos. I want to do weekly practice sessions in Thompkins Square Park, a park very close to me, every Saturday to show kids publicly what it takes to win.
But why stop at New York? Why not try to get other people around the world and just have a list of the meet up spots? Just like the show. We could simply sticky that list in the official events forum. Here's my answer:
Now I'm not understanding the reasons. I thought this website wanted to appear "professional?" Because even Hasbro has incorporated this idea.
Really, this website rarely thinks from a parent's point of view. In New York, you can't leave your kid alone. They have to stay 3+ hours for spinning tops. I guarantee you, this is not how they want to spend their day off. It would be nice to give them a 4 hour window of when they can show up to the part so they can just say "okay, 30 minutes" or "1 hour" and then they can leave whenever.
It's also about customer satisfaction. If you want to sell your passports and entry fees, give them the opportunity to win. Most parents see older kids beating their kid and then they get upset or they think the Japanese parts are illegal because they can't get them. For me, I would like to offer practice sessions as well as selling Japanese beys as compensation for their loss and lack of available product otherwise.
Instead of saying "better luck next time", I can say "go to Thompkins Square Park Saturday afternoons! You'll be stronger in no time! That's how we got so good."
I think that since this would really affect the community and may work well in certain areas of the world and terribly in others, it should be open for discussion so we may learn about the different cultures that this game is involved in.
So tell me, WBO. How do you feel about expanding the community this way? Why not sticky the practice jams? As hosts and players, how do you view this either a positive or a negative thing?
I just came back a few hours ago from a new blader's house who I met at the mini tournament we had on Sunday. These kids lost out bad last event, but their mother was helping me secure a fabulous indoor venue so I wanted to help them win. I went through attack vs. stamina, stalling clause tactics, launch techniques (including week launching), and harmony in combos. I want to do weekly practice sessions in Thompkins Square Park, a park very close to me, every Saturday to show kids publicly what it takes to win.
But why stop at New York? Why not try to get other people around the world and just have a list of the meet up spots? Just like the show. We could simply sticky that list in the official events forum. Here's my answer:
Kai-V Wrote:Deikailo Wrote:Kai-V Wrote:It seems as if your policies on organized play are "if we have never done it before, let's not even bother to see if this helps the community because it is a foreign process"Deikailo Wrote:Kai-V Wrote:Why? If it is not listed as an upcoming event, but just a sticky to give practice locations, what's the issue? It's just organizing.Deikailo Wrote:Remember how I pitched the idea of their being practices in upcoming events? Is there anyway I can create a thread in the upcoming events section for "schedules world practices" and just have a list of locations where there are weekly free play session in each area of the world? (I.E. Saturday at Regents Park, Saturdays in ____ park in New York, etc.)
A lot of parents agree that it would be nice to just have events where they can come and go as they please and not have to remain in the area.
As I told you, it would have to be directly in preparation for a given tournament.
We have never allowed advertisement of meet-ups. It is a tournament, or not. I think it is kind that I would at least allow some meet-ups to be advertised only in association with tournaments ...
Or there has always been a reason why thoes things were never done.
Now I'm not understanding the reasons. I thought this website wanted to appear "professional?" Because even Hasbro has incorporated this idea.
Really, this website rarely thinks from a parent's point of view. In New York, you can't leave your kid alone. They have to stay 3+ hours for spinning tops. I guarantee you, this is not how they want to spend their day off. It would be nice to give them a 4 hour window of when they can show up to the part so they can just say "okay, 30 minutes" or "1 hour" and then they can leave whenever.
It's also about customer satisfaction. If you want to sell your passports and entry fees, give them the opportunity to win. Most parents see older kids beating their kid and then they get upset or they think the Japanese parts are illegal because they can't get them. For me, I would like to offer practice sessions as well as selling Japanese beys as compensation for their loss and lack of available product otherwise.
Instead of saying "better luck next time", I can say "go to Thompkins Square Park Saturday afternoons! You'll be stronger in no time! That's how we got so good."
I think that since this would really affect the community and may work well in certain areas of the world and terribly in others, it should be open for discussion so we may learn about the different cultures that this game is involved in.
So tell me, WBO. How do you feel about expanding the community this way? Why not sticky the practice jams? As hosts and players, how do you view this either a positive or a negative thing?