lol “please enter this raffle for a chance to get your ass handed to you.”
Cmon son.
Cmon.
Raffle off an hour with a pro 1-on-1 training, where the pro critiques your game and gives you tips on how to improve. That would actually be a GOOD raffle.
^_-;
To clarify some things:
The raffle money would go to two things. First it would go to the insurance policy to cover the potential winnings. Anything leftover would go to venue fee and the three players who helped out. It’s very possible that the raffle might not even cover the insurance premium.
If only a few people entered the raffle, the drawing would still happen as the insurance premium would have already been paid prior to the event. If the insurance has already been paid for, it doesn’t matter if only one person entered, we might as well just do it and get that person paid if they beat the three players.
The idea here is to have fun, build excitement and add something fresh to the event. I’m not trying to upset anybody or steal anybody’s money. There’s no way a raffle at any of those costs would raise $5,000 (I’m guessing it would raise $200-300 maybe. About what I estimate the insurance to cost).
oh well you brought up KESPA so i thought you meant gaming leagues, such as the IGN star league and the north american star league examples that I brought up (this is not counting the global star league in korea). that shit is going to get huge. i mean IGN has millions of members, and I think they are offering a 150k first place pot. the attention SC2 is getting is going to help boost competitive fighting games into the prime time as well.
right, and all of that is still nonsensical, both for the person buying the ticket and even for you selling it to them. I think you should think this through some more. I definitely like the suggestion of winning a hour or several 1 hour sessions worth of training time from a top player. The point of a raffle is if you WIN THE RAFFLE then you win something.
I run a store that holds monthlies at a loss. I generally lose $200 in sales every time I hold a Saturday SSFIV/MVC3 tournament, and I do it because I like the games and have fun holding tournaments. Now I’m planning a larger tournament that will cost MUCH MUCH more, and I’m talking to people about my ideas to help me not lose thousands of dollars. Putting this on the stage and live-stream would be part of the show/service and the raffle ticket cost would be the entrants’ way of helping the tournament organizers not be in the red.
The thought of this is nerve-wracking, but I love to put on tournaments enough that I’m still going through with it, and if I’m going to do something big, I want to make it as exciting and unique as possible. I hope for this to add to the exciting and unique atmosphere.
The idea here is to offer a service (the excitement and spectacle of watching the event) rather than to beg. We all like to cheer for the underdog, and every now and then there’s an AndyOCR out there who just takes people by surprise. That’s when it’s REALLY fun.
The money is gauranteed through an insurance policy for a special event. There are insurance companies that cover things like this. The money coming from the raffle would only go to the insurance premium in order to be sure the winner is covered if he wins.
As far as the nonsensical portion goes, I hope I explained myself in previous sections of this post. As far as winning the raffle goes, what if you win the raffle, lose the match, but still leave with something nice? A shirt and a stick maybe?
This is why I posted before pulling the trigger. Many brains together smooth ideas out better.
Maybe for the kids who are wanting to someday make it to evo, but personally, I could care less to try to play against the top pros. If I wanted to, I’d try my luck at EVO.
Didn’t know you could insure raffles. The more you know…
Still, I gotta say the prize is still too much of a long shot to be worth entering imo. I think just giving away a stick is more enticing. The 1 on 1 session with a pro is a really good idea. Not tryin to hate but beating 3 pros 3/5 is really difficult. Probably less likely to happen than winning the raffle itself.
I know this is digressing, but are you not charging venue fees? Most tournaments seem to do fine making up costs with venue fees.
why don’t you use this extra 5000 you apparently have to help with the venue fees.
Why not make them separate so you have a raffle for a prize, and an event where people can challenge the pros?
So the opportunity to win the raffle, get a stick and get a chance at $5,000 isn’t enticing for a buck or five bucks? The games against the pros at that point would just be a fun factor, and if you happen to be good enough to win, just that one time, you get more money than the winner of the tournament! The reason it has to be so tough is the insurance company wouldn’t consider insuring this if it weren’t. The tougher it is, the more money I can offer for a lower cost. The idea is for this to get some excitement, and it feels like people are really focusing on the probable loss of the match, even if they get a $150 stick as a consolation prize.
Venue fees aren’t really where tournaments cover costs (unless it’s Evo with 1,700 players). They HELP, but they don’t do it alone. It takes sponsors as well, and there has to be fan/spectator/entrant interest for sponsors to want to invest. The venues for larger events are several thousand dollars by the end of the weekend.
As for my monthlies, I charge $2 venue fee for a $10 tournament. Even at 50 players (which we don’t always get), that’s only $100, which isn’t anything compared to a day of sales. When the shop is full of fighting game players, other people see it as too noisy and crowded and just walk away.
I don’t have the $5000. The insurance company has the $5000.
What game are we talking about here?
Moot point. Insurance company won’t cover it, but gave me an alternative idea they will cover. The feedback here helped a lot though. Thanks everyone!
I guess so.