Revoluti8n Profile Blog Joined October 2011 United Kingdom 60 Posts Last Edited: 2014-08-27 18:46:25 #1



My name is Matt "Revolution" Duff, I play Starcraft for the Root academy, Seed, and I play in a lot of online cups, and with the recent discussion about an in game tournament system, I decided to create this.



Yesterday I decided to make a concept of an in game tournament feature as a lot of people have been discussing it, and although I just went purely based off what I would like to see and not what I have seen in any reddit/ teamliquid threads, I thought I would share some of my ideas. Of course it is not perfect, and I think next I might try a full battle.net client redesign, giving me more options, and the ability to try and include a load of features which people want to see for LotV. I'd love to hear your feedback on what I have created, and hopefully we get to see these features in LotV.



(click on image then again in imgur to see full size)







Quite simple, just added a new button on the home screen which would take you to a tournament section in the client.







This is styled off of the arcade screen, which would mean it should be easy to navigate as it isn't completely different, it gives different tournaments a spotlight as they approach, and includes WCS ranking so everyone knows who is in the top 16.



Completed Tournaments- lets you view brackets, and if selected in the rules, you could download replays from games you want to see, as well as find VOD's for any games that have been casted



Ongoing Tournaments- again lets you view brackets of tournaments, as well as being linked to a stream so you can watch the games live



Upcoming Tournaments- allows you to see what tournaments are coming up, sorted by date, where you can sign up, and will be able to check in at the designated time



Create Tournament- Where you can create your tournament, set all the rules, add casters, admins and any other information



Manage Tournament- You can come here to edit rules and dates of your tournament







Simliar to the create clan page, you can set the name, mode, max players, rules, prize, start date and to choose the tournament logo at the bottom. Under different sections a second list would appear on the left to give more options to your tournament, as seen in the image on the "mode" section, you are give an option to change the length of series per round. The "rules" section is where you can set a map pool, select your casters and admins who will be included in the tournament, setting any limits on leagues etc.







This I feel is the worst designed image, but I wanted to keep it based off the current game client which made it quite hard to design. There are options to show you who has already signed up, the rules, an overview, and also buttons that remained blacked out until the start of the tournament which then light up linking you to the brackets and a stream if you want it.







A notification letting you know the tournament is about to begin in the main menus, if you dont join your spot would be forfeited, helping the tournament to run smoother. This links you to the tournament portal.







The tournament portals main screen is the bracket, and automatically adds you into the tournament chat, where you can receive updates from admins and find out if casters are looking for games so you can add them to your lobby if they so desire.







Once you join you "lobby" you will be able to chat with your opponent, as well as do all the vetoes in game, with a map list displaying your win rates, helping you to decide which maps to play.







Once the maps are set they are displayed next to the chat, you have an option to invite the casters, which on further thought for tournament with multiple streams would need a drop down option to select which casters to invite, as well a a forfeit button and a start button. I was thinking the start button would work like a "ready up" button, meaning the game wont start until both players have selected it.





That is the extent of what I have designed. As I said earlier I would love to hear some feedback, as I want to do a complete client overhaul mock up, and I want to include as many features as possible, and try to make the client and easier place to navigate.



You can follow me on twitter Hi,My name is Matt "Revolution" Duff, I play Starcraft for the Root academy, Seed, and I play in a lot of online cups, and with the recent discussion about an in game tournament system, I decided to create this.Yesterday I decided to make a concept of an in game tournament feature as a lot of people have been discussing it, and although I just went purely based off what I would like to see and not what I have seen in any reddit/ teamliquid threads, I thought I would share some of my ideas. Of course it is not perfect, and I think next I might try a full battle.net client redesign, giving me more options, and the ability to try and include a load of features which people want to see for LotV. I'd love to hear your feedback on what I have created, and hopefully we get to see these features in LotV.(click on image then again in imgur to see full size)Quite simple, just added a new button on the home screen which would take you to a tournament section in the client.This is styled off of the arcade screen, which would mean it should be easy to navigate as it isn't completely different, it gives different tournaments a spotlight as they approach, and includes WCS ranking so everyone knows who is in the top 16.lets you view brackets, and if selected in the rules, you could download replays from games you want to see, as well as find VOD's for any games that have been castedagain lets you view brackets of tournaments, as well as being linked to a stream so you can watch the games liveallows you to see what tournaments are coming up, sorted by date, where you can sign up, and will be able to check in at the designated timeWhere you can create your tournament, set all the rules, add casters, admins and any other informationYou can come here to edit rules and dates of your tournamentSimliar to the create clan page, you can set the name, mode, max players, rules, prize, start date and to choose the tournament logo at the bottom. Under different sections a second list would appear on the left to give more options to your tournament, as seen in the image on the "mode" section, you are give an option to change the length of series per round. The "rules" section is where you can set a map pool, select your casters and admins who will be included in the tournament, setting any limits on leagues etc.This I feel is the worst designed image, but I wanted to keep it based off the current game client which made it quite hard to design. There are options to show you who has already signed up, the rules, an overview, and also buttons that remained blacked out until the start of the tournament which then light up linking you to the brackets and a stream if you want it.A notification letting you know the tournament is about to begin in the main menus, if you dont join your spot would be forfeited, helping the tournament to run smoother. This links you to the tournament portal.The tournament portals main screen is the bracket, and automatically adds you into the tournament chat, where you can receive updates from admins and find out if casters are looking for games so you can add them to your lobby if they so desire.Once you join you "lobby" you will be able to chat with your opponent, as well as do all the vetoes in game, with a map list displaying your win rates, helping you to decide which maps to play.Once the maps are set they are displayed next to the chat, you have an option to invite the casters, which on further thought for tournament with multiple streams would need a drop down option to select which casters to invite, as well a a forfeit button and a start button. I was thinking the start button would work like a "ready up" button, meaning the game wont start until both players have selected it.That is the extent of what I have designed. As I said earlier I would love to hear some feedback, as I want to do a complete client overhaul mock up, and I want to include as many features as possible, and try to make the client and easier place to navigate.You can follow me on twitter here , where you can expect to find other graphic design work as well as links to my stream, as I would like to stream my design process for a new client so others can give feedback as I go! I plan to live forever, so far so good!