As the Tournament Team, we strive to host events that challenge, inspire, and connect players. We foster fair competition by designing tournament formats with specific audiences in mind. Through this we create memorable experiences for the participants and the FAForever community as a whole.
We work closely with the Promotions and FAF Live teams to build anticipation, provide live coverage and in general cultivate an atmosphere of excitement that extends beyond the matches of the tournaments themselves.
It is important to understand that all tournament team members (and contributors in general) are expected to act in accordance with the Code of Conduct of our community. This includes, but is not limited to:
Tournament organizers are the architecturs of FAForever tournaments. Much like event planners, they design an experience tailored to a specific audience and ensure everything is in place for a smooth and engaging event.
This may involve one or more of the following:
And after the tournament:
Tournament Directors ensure tournaments run smoothly on the event days. Working closely with the Tournament Organizer, they help create a meaningful and enjoyable experience for all participants by providing direct support and overseeing the flow of matches.
Becoming a Tournament Director is also the easiest step toward becoming a Tournament Organizer. By directing onr or more tournaments you gain hands-on experience with the details of planning, coordinating, and running tournaments. This is the most natural way to learn how to organize your own tournaments.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Graphics Designers play a key role in enhancing the visual identity of FAForever tournaments. By creating banners, thumbnails and avatars they help elevate the tournament experience for participants and viewers alike.
This may involve one or more of the following:
To reduce the burden of contribution in general, assets should be versatile and require minimal effort to adapt. For example, many tournament series only need minor adjustments such as changing the title, background image, or color hue. See examples of high-quality, reusable thumbnails on our YouTube channel.
In general, in whatever capacity that you contribute we encourage all tournament related materials to have a Creative Commons. This allows us to forever (hah!) (re-)use the content that is created by contributors.
We also encourage for all the sources to be released with a similar license. By sharing your sources (and techniques) fellow community members can gain insights and learn from your creative process. One (impressive) example is the extensive guide on creating maps. Including the use of procedural software.
The tournament team manages the following accounts:
Toornament TODO: describe the purpose
Challonge TODO: do we have an account here?
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The credentials for the accounts are in the community hosted Vaultwarden. The team lead should have full access to these accounts.
The tournament team works closely together with the Promotions team and the FAF Live team.