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Old 10-25-2013 , 20:01   Xfire has a new tournament platform and is looking for your feedback
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First up, thanks for reading this thread.

You probably know Xfire as a game client and social platform, but over the last year and a half we’ve been exploring the world of competitive play.

ESports is exploding, and there’s no doubt that the professional scene is now well and truly cemented as something to take notice of. But what about the amatuer and semi-pro scene? We don’t think they’re being catered for sufficiently.

In short, we’ve created a complete tournament management platform. The platform will manage all aspects of running a tournament, and will be free to use by communities. The core functionality of the platform will be:
  • Team and player management
  • Match scheduling
  • Prize management & order fulfilment
  • Entry fee collection and distribution
  • Connection of players directly to the game using the Xfire client (optional)
  • Bracket creation
  • Automatic and manual score reporting
  • Much much more
However, before we launch we are looking for more community beta testers and feedback. We know most of you gather here because you run servers, so if you’ve ever toyed with the idea of running a tournament please feel free to reach out and request Beta access. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please feel free to ask here, or get in contact with me directly.

We just completed our first large scale tournament which battle tested the system. The tournament attracted 3400 players in 686 teams and at its peak had 41,000 CCU’s on Twitch over at the live site beta.xfire.com

This video shows a quick example of a tournament being setup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M6LCg8nWwk

Click here to apply for Beta access, or alternatively you can contact me direct. I am reachable via any of these channels:

Email: [email protected]
Skype: daniel.ringland
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Thanks for reading!

Daniel Ringland
Communities & Gaming
Xfire.com

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Daniel Ringland
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Xfire Inc
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Old 10-26-2013 , 04:13   Re: Xfire has a new tournament platform and is looking for your feedback
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Sounds pretty cool, will check it out later and report here.
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Old 10-26-2013 , 04:40   Re: Xfire has a new tournament platform and is looking for your feedback
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hl2dm supported?
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Old 10-26-2013 , 14:50   Re: Xfire has a new tournament platform and is looking for your feedback
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hl2dm supported?
I'll explain this, we'll basically be handling game support in two different ways:

Non Integrated:
  • Players place themselves in the appropriate server/game
    Score is reported by each team manually, using screenshots as proof

Integrated:
  • The platform or client connects the player directly to the correct server/game
    Score reporting is handled automatically
    Stats stats and more stats

We're in the process of integrating with CSGO, then we'll do the rest of the source games including HL2DM. We also have LoL and CoD4 almost complete and will soon be adding World of Tanks.
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Old 11-03-2013 , 07:57   Re: Xfire has a new tournament platform and is looking for your feedback
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Hi there, I would like to know if you plan to support fighting games as well.
BTW I just sent you my beta application, i'm running a major FG tournament in Brazil at February and would like to test it
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Old 11-08-2013 , 12:37   Re: Xfire has a new tournament platform and is looking for your feedback
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I've added you at Steam, please accept.
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Old 11-08-2013 , 14:17   Re: Xfire has a new tournament platform and is looking for your feedback
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Hi there, I would like to know if you plan to support fighting games as well.
BTW I just sent you my beta application, i'm running a major FG tournament in Brazil at February and would like to test it
Yes, please add me on Skype, Steam, Xfire or send me an email!

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I've added you at Steam, please accept.
Done, talk soon.
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