My 2-3 cents, or more:
TFW needs more animosity between the guilds IMO!!
I am not talking about a desire to TP monyx's house here, just a good, healthy, vengeance kind of thing... more or less.
Through virtual warfare the community will become more energized.
Bottom line: Guilds
must mean more than a nifty logo.
I suggest a 16 player tournament with 4 players MAX per guild allowed. Go single-elim with players spread such that one cannot face a guildmate until the semi-finals at the earliest. Also, I recommend this tournament be held twice on Saturday and twice on Sunday in addition to the regularly scheduled ECs. BOOM!
One in the AM and the 2nd in the PM seems best from my vantage in Washington. (This would make Saturday and Sunday special, just like the Bible intended).
For now you could award 4, 3, 2, and 1 Power to the top 4 placers. So 40 more power given out each week total. As an aside, I personally think it should cost a small sum of gold to join a guild. Maybe 50 gold or something, and 100 to start a guild. BUT, you can then compete in these TRUE guild tourneys all year long at no additional cost. Take 4th five different times during the year and you break even.
Eventually I would really like to see guild tourneys award "Glory" to the top 4 placers. (Again, probably 4, 3, 2, and 1). A new section of the market that ONLY deals in Glory could be the next expansion of TFW. A list of cards, each with a Glory cost, would be available for purchase in this new nefarious region. And to make them ultra-special, only allow 1 only, ONLY [said emphatically] per deck. NOT 1 of each, 1 only total! Think monogamy here.
These cards could be traded and sold between players. (Glory and ultra-rares).
A final quick thought, queeshai has been making needed improvements to the 2v2 format. Having one 2v2 tournament on Saturday and one on Sunday would be cool! Why not make this tourney cost gold to enter, with winnings going to the top teams? Just more ideaRs for the PTB...
Cordially,
DarkJello