Apex Legends Predator Invitational (Ideals)
"Before the end" of each Ranked season there should be an online Invitational for the Predator tier to play for prize money.
How much money? If there are four pred tourneys in a year than I think 100K a tourney is reasonable. First place gets 50K, more or less. So that would total 400K prize money for the year.
How many days? 3 day "online" tourney that doesn't conflict with ALGS scheduling.
How many teams? There needs to be 4 blocks (A, B, C, D), with 10 teams each. 40 teams x 3 players a team = 120 players. So the devs would need to invite the top 40 preds and make them captains. From there the captains can choose 2 teammates who are Predators. This will create a predator tourney system that includes the top pros and content creators. Most importantly, along with better ranked rewards and marketing, this will create massive hype!!!
Note - Players can "decline" being a captain. The "invitation" should be given to the next "top Predator" in line. This will allow players in the "top 40, etc." to play together in the tourney. Furthermore, players can decline for personal reasons. The predator pool of players will be 710. If more players are needed, then the "top Master" players can be selected by captains.
Predator tier seasonal results can be finalized 1 week before season end, 8pm EST. This allows time to setup the tourney. During this 1-week period Ranked will still be playable, but seasonal results for the Predator tier will be locked.
Once Predator tier seasonal results are finalized, the top 40 predators have 3 hours to accept/decline captain invites. Once the captains are selected, they have 12 hours to register their team.
The Invitational would need to take place sometime after, according to the best available dates before the start of a new season.
Tourney Scheduling:
"Predator tier seasonal results" can be finalized on Tuesday night at 8pm EST a week before season end. Captains register their team on Wednesday. Practice/Gap Day on Thursday. Tourney days Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
If the above scheduling conflicts with the ALGS, then the "Predator tier seasonal results" can be finalized 2 weeks prior to season end, for an earlier weekend tourney.
If the weekends aren't available then the tourney would need to be held mid-week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). To accomplish this the "Predator tier seasonal results" will need to be finalized on Saturday night at 8pm EST, a week and a half before season end.
Overall, I think scheduling for this type of event/tourney can be flexible before the season ends.
Regional limitations may apply. I'm not sure if this event would have to be a U.S. only tournament or not. Hopefully, the tournament can, at least, include Europe/Australia. But all regions would be ideal.
Let the games begin. Play the bracket rounds, then have a match point "Apex Legends Predator Championship".
Pros will be happy. Broadcasters will be happy. Spectators will be happy. Average players will be happy because by default they get to participate in the pred tourney process by naturally playing Ranked.
Competitive battle royale is losing steam because of the lack of content. Other games/genres, such as, Valorant, Counter Strike, League of Legends, etc., have always pumped out competitive content at a good pace. Currently, Apex is the "cream of the crop" for competitive BR. Nobody watches Fortnite competitive, Warzone competitive has been mismanaged. Apex is all we have.
This proposal is for PC players only.
A.I. Summary: Apex Legends Predator Invitational
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