S8 Online Schedule Discussion Thread

[AMRN]

2 Day online Nationals? Play 7pm until 1am Sunday, come back 7 o clock Monday night and play to a finish?

Radical. Could work really well.  Oh, and would extend the way that the online event mirrors the live event.

[Robbiebox]

Sunday 6pm start with late buy-in till 8pm, seems to tick the most people"s boxes.

[Matt D]

Sunday 6pm start with late buy-in till 8pm, seems to tick the most people"s boxes.

Been away for the week, but back now and following discussion with Tom & Des, I think this is exactly what we"ll be going for...

More info to follow very soon.

p.s. plus both main + side events being held on the same night (Sunday).

[3N1GM4]

An earlier start on Sunday seems like the best compromise available - although playing over two nights would be really good, although I guess potentially difficult/impossible depending on Coral"s software. Do they have any multi-day events on there at the moment?

[suzanne]

Pretty sure im in a minority but I liked the idea of having the side/ME on different days.

I find it very confusing playing 2 different formats at the same time....its an age thing I guess.

[Sugar_Free]

2 Day online Nationals? Play 7pm until 1am Sunday, come back 7 o clock Monday night and play to a finish?

Radical. Could work really well.  Oh, and would extend the way that the online event mirrors the live event.

FWIW I hate this idea

[Matt D]

Pretty sure im in a minority but I liked the idea of having the side/ME on different days.

I find it very confusing playing 2 different formats at the same time....its an age thing I guess.

This was part of the reasoning for splitting them. As well as wanting all main events (online nationals, cup and league) on the same day, with sides and supporting events on a different day, so as to avoid too many tables at once.

Have rejigged everything now and will post up very shortly.

[Scousebill]

I work shifts and sometimes of a weekend I am not home until 9pm. If I draw up my shift pattern on here could you work around it...?
I also work weekend on weekend off and sometimes the schedule as first released is ideal for me. So could we keep it as it is without any tinkering...?

No, I didn"t think so.... Nevermind..

I look at what the schedule is and I work around that. It is good that you listen to us and make adjustments to suit but one good idea accepted by most is sometimes a bummer for others.

Even so, cracking schedule and well done lads....

[bear21]

I work shifts and sometimes of a weekend I am not home until 9pm. If I draw up my shift pattern on here could you work around it...?
I also work weekend on weekend off and sometimes the schedule as first released is ideal for me. So could we keep it as it is without any tinkering...?

No, I didn"t think so.... Nevermind..

I look at what the schedule is and I work around that. It is good that you listen to us and make adjustments to suit but one good idea accepted by most is sometimes a bummer for others.

Even so, cracking schedule and well done lads....

+1

[bear21]

To having 2 different nights is wrong!!!!
A lot of people works shifts which includes weekends so having 2 nights ( lunacy )

Same night as it"s always been 1hr difference, plain and simple !!!!

[Paulie_D]

A lot of people works shifts which includes weekends so having 2 nights ( lunacy )

...and a lot of people don"t.

It"s accepted that APAT can"t meet everyone"s particular requirements they just try to adapt to feedback and act for the benefit of the majority of players.

Does this mean that some players lose out?...Yep, but at least APAT does listen.

A recent quote from someone who understands.

I work shifts and sometimes of a weekend I am not home until 9pm. If I draw up my shift pattern on here could you work around it...?
I also work weekend on weekend off and sometimes the schedule as first released is ideal for me. So could we keep it as it is without any tinkering...?

No, I didn"t think so.... Nevermind..

I look at what the schedule is and I work around that. It is good that you listen to us and make adjustments to suit but one good idea accepted by most is sometimes a bummer for others.

[Matt D]

Have rejigged everything now and will post up very shortly.

Changes are now live here: http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=15605 (and copied to the first post in the thread you"re currently reading).

[Des]

Thanks Matt, good work.

[bear21]

A lot of people works shifts which includes weekends so having 2 nights ( lunacy )

...and a lot of people don"t.

It"s accepted that APAT can"t meet everyone"s particular requirements they just try to adapt to feedback and act for the benefit of the majority of players.

Does this mean that some players lose out?...Yep, but at least APAT does listen.

A recent quote from someone who understands.

I work shifts and sometimes of a weekend I am not home until 9pm. If I draw up my shift pattern on here could you work around it...?
I also work weekend on weekend off and sometimes the schedule as first released is ideal for me. So could we keep it as it is without any tinkering...?

No, I didn"t think so.... Nevermind..

I look at what the schedule is and I work around that. It is good that you listen to us and make adjustments to suit but one good idea accepted by most is sometimes a bummer for others.

Yes i do understand

but having your own opinon as everyone else is able to goes against APAT
don"t think so, just my 2pence worth like everone else

[Scousebill]

All Sundays.... Makes it easier for me to work around now... Not that I was likely to enter the side events anyway...