[quote=@ImportantNobody]
[b]Perhaps even a little more story, like halfway between arena and normal roleplays.[/b] Characters can chill out with each other between fights (which is definitely something we've discussed on the past but throwing it out there again). Even though the winner IC is the character who actually wins the fight, we could have shout outs to people who play characters really well, have great sportsmanship etc. not using rule of cool to smash opponents, but instead to have clever and interesting fights.
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Honestly I am surprised you guys don't design tournaments this way in the first place. It seems way more engaging. [@Mr Allen J]'s [i]World Warriors[/i] is basically a hybrid of Arena and Advanced concepts, so I've always wondered why I didn't see similar ideas done on the other end of the spectrum.