(Dec. 17, 2016  8:59 PM)Brisk AquarioHD Wrote: As I viewed in the 'Become a Organizer' thread, I immediately thought of a idea. I do know that Committees do ask new organizers questions after they go over the guidelines so I thought: Why not an actual quiz with questions you can send them via link in their proposed event? This can be a viable method and quicken the process of accepting a event. With the questions they've gotten wrong, committees can go further in explaining them, etc. What do you think?

(Dec. 17, 2016  9:15 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: My fault that you couldn't see this before, but we actually did just that: https://worldbeyblade.org/Forum-Become-an-Organizer

(Jan. 31, 2017  7:56 AM)Beylon Wrote: Suggestion:


Following the wonderful complexity of Kei's recent tournament report, I'd like to see a set of emoticons/smilies for the forum where each image is a layer. You can only use a Layer once in your Deck, right? So with a library of layer images, you could just write the full beyblade name once (at the start of the battle) and then just use the emoticon for the rest of the report instead. I imagine this might make reading the report easier... But obviously have not tried it yet.

I bring it up here because I wondered if anyone has such a library of images already (you know, like low-res Layer images).

(Jan. 31, 2017  3:18 PM)Kai-V Wrote: But for archival purposes, it is very important to write out the full Beyblade names as often as possible, otherwise those other instances will not turn up during a search. This is why we insist on that in the Winning Combinations thread too.

(Feb. 25, 2017  3:25 AM)~Mana~ Wrote: Money™  

Jokes aside, it really is a case of finances. While it'd certainly be a dream come true to make it happen, we're not in a position to be able to offer any kind of world championship as it stands.

In terms of national championships, that can be a bit iffy as well. Some regions, such as the UK, only have one region that host events, so a national championship is a moot point. And in larger continents, we really don't have the funds to be able to be able to do this.

It's a great idea, and a dream we'd love to one day do, but it's not viable for us at this point in time.

(Feb. 25, 2017  1:30 PM)Mstubbs88 Wrote: I dont understand why you would need money to do it. You literally just turn some of the more normal tournaments into regionals, maybe one for each area that has them, then give out invites to top players, then have the admins for that country discuss and decide where the best place for nationals that year is. I can maybe understand worlds being an issue. Could even split it into 2-3 divisions. Like maybe put the U.S. and canada Into a division and alternate "worlds" locations between them every other year or something. Also, it could be used as motivation to get other areas to start hosting tournaments so they can get regionals and make being able to attend nationals a bit more viable. I mean, dont get me wrong the rank system is cool and all, but its kind of unfair for newer players and doesnt exactly show who the best is. It just shows who is able to go to a bunch of events. Where as with a regional system, someone could attend 2-3 events ( regional to top and earn an invite, then nats and maybe a "worlds ish thing" )and be considered the best. Its much more managable for those of us older players who have other things to do than go to a bunch of beyblade tournaments.

(Feb. 25, 2017  5:39 PM)Brisk AquarioHD Wrote: I forgot to mention, it would be great to get notifications for people replying to our "quotes" in threads. Do you think this would be possible?

(Feb. 25, 2017  5:45 PM)Angry Face Wrote: We already have this feature...? You should have gotten a notification for this post.

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(Feb. 25, 2017  2:26 PM)Ultra Wrote: Seriously? How exactly do you think people from tournaments from several different regions of the US and Canada are going to be able to get the place where the nationals will be held? For people that aren't close the travel is going to cost a lot. The WBO will have to pay for that. And money for prizes and venue fees as well.

(Feb. 25, 2017  5:08 PM)~Mana~ Wrote: Basically as Ultra has said; I would assume that the WBO would be expected to cover travel fees as a prize for winning these regional/national events, which is where money is absolutely needed. If we completely disregarded that and said "no, you need to make your own way there", the whole thing probably wouldn't be very popular, especially if you have someone from the UK or India having to fly out to Canada or the US. It's extremely costly and I don't think people would be prepared to do that at all.

Again, it's one of those "ultimate dream goal" scenarios. We'd love to do it, but it's not something we can do anytime soon.

(Feb. 25, 2017  8:35 PM)Mstubbs88 Wrote: Nationals, youre on your own for travel. Any othe competetive game is that way. I dont see why you feel the WBO should be responsible for that. Have any of you ever played another competetive game before?


Tbh i dont feel like itd be a big deal atleasy on the national level. If you work hard to make your nationals, youll go. I play yugioh competetively too, and have been to nationals 3 times. 2 of which were 8-12+ hour drives. Chicago, and Detroit from TN.

(Feb. 26, 2017  12:57 PM)Yblader1 Wrote: Can the pm system be looked into or at least can a function be installed letting us know that the other person received our pms. It feels really screwed up when I pm people and they don't respond and I need to know if it's cos they got a pm problem or just genuinely don't want to speak with me.

(Feb. 26, 2017  12:57 PM)Mstubbs88 Wrote: Well. Then maybe a new ranking system in play, or a refresh, or even jist dump it altogether and focus more on covering winners from individual tournaments. (ive seen some really good articles in the past) idk just something to encourage new players to attend tournaments. Because whats the point if youre never gonna have a chance at the top because bobby joe has been playing burst events since day 1 and doesnt miss an event, so theres physically no way possible you can match his rank points accumulation rate. From what i can tell, the system isnt very fair. If im wrong, please enlighten me.

(Feb. 26, 2017  12:57 PM)Mstubbs88 Wrote: Well. Then maybe a new ranking system in play, or a refresh, or even jist dump it altogether and focus more on covering winners from individual tournaments. (ive seen some really good articles in the past) idk just something to encourage new players to attend tournaments. Because whats the point if youre never gonna have a chance at the top because bobby joe has been playing burst events since day 1 and doesnt miss an event, so theres physically no way possible you can match his rank points accumulation rate. From what i can tell, the system isnt very fair. If im wrong, please enlighten me.

(Feb. 26, 2017  12:57 PM)Yblader1 Wrote: Can the pm system be looked into or at least can a function be installed letting us know that the other person received our pms. It feels really screwed up when I pm people and they don't respond and I need to know if it's cos they got a pm problem or just genuinely don't want to speak with me.

(Feb. 27, 2017  1:44 AM)Angry Face Wrote: Do people who both play often and play well not deserve to be at the top? Does someone who shows up to only one tournament and wins deserve to be as highly ranked as the people who played just as well but more often than that individual? Our system is definitely the fairest it has ever been, but since you're new, you wouldn't likely know how it works.

The BeyPoint system's formula takes into account a multitude of factors when calculating the points gained and lost in a match between two players. High ranking players gain fewer points from beating low ranking players, while lower ranking players gain more points from beating high ranking players. The reverse applies to losing; low ranking players lose fewer points against high ranking players, and high ranking players lose  more points to low ranking players. Therefore, no matter where you stand in the rankings, it is always in your best interest to play someone near your level or higher in order to continue moving up. Additionally, tournament size is accounted for with a point multiplier; as player count increases, so does the point multiplier to compensate for the higher stakes of larger tournaments.

While the system favors larger and more frequent tournaments, people who perform well in such competitive scenes truly earn their place in the BeyRanks.

(Feb. 27, 2017  5:19 AM)Mstubbs88 Wrote: Thats not too bad then, my biggest issuebwith it though is (sorry if im wrong) it seems like the top players and the people who play in tournaments regularly are tight knit friends, and the fact that there are so few tournaments close to me, makes it really hard for people in my position to ascend. Especially when i applied for T.O. over a week ago and still havnt heard anything from anyone. Im trying to give others in my position a fighting chance and it just feels like im getting absolutely nowhere with anything. I have the players, and everything chomping at the bit, ready to go. As a new "competetive" member with the closest tournament being 3 1/2+ hours away, and the lack of ability to change that, makes the odds feel insanely stacked against me and anyone else in my position. It makes me feel unimportant and inadequate as a member, which may be why i probably sound really frustrated.