Intro
Greetings everyone! About a month ago I ran some polls to gather feedback based on the current state of tournaments and made adjustments based on that initial limited feedback. It's come to my attention that some users feel the previous polls were insufficient and that I should do more to push for greater participation. I can accept that and of course I'd prefer as much engagement on these topics as possible, so that is why you're seeing it show up in the proposal feed in game even though it isn't actually a proposal.
This isn't something I want to get into the habit of doing, so I have briefly discussed the idea of adding a new tab or integrating polls into the in-game governance system in some way in the future with some team members. Preferably these polls would have their own notifications so that people can opt out if they don't want to participate. Please feel free to share your thoughts about whether or not that's something you'd like to see below and if people like the idea I'll pursue it further.
Update
I have been closely monitoring tournaments after the recent changes as I felt there was potential that adding back entry fees would substantially lower participation. To be honest, I was surprised by the results. Yes there are slightly fewer entries, likely from clearing out a lot of multi-accounts and people that were just signing up for everything whether or not they had any intention to participate because it was free.
It's looking like with these recent changes that we're on track to burn roughly 2,000,000 DEC for the first month from these new entry fees. The amount of accounts signing up for tournaments and not participating is down significantly. While I was personally hesitant to add entry fees back to the tournaments, it does appear that things are going pretty well. That of course is just my opinion and it's time to gather feedback based on your opinions now that you've had a month to test out these recent changes.
The Polls
Without further ado, I'd like to share 3 brief polls with you. These polls are meant to help me determine what the SPS Stakeholders want in regards to the current SPS DAO Sponsored Tournaments. Please click through to each of the three links and select the option that you prefer for each poll. You can also engage in discussion around each of the topics presented on their respective posts. I appreciate your time and will work to incorporate any feedback provided to improve the tournament experience however I can. Thanks!