I'm here, just somehow missed your post before.
Great idea. There are a few iffy things that I can see, though... for one, it'll be hard for anyone who doesn't have a job above a particular level to get around from one place to another. People with Rank 5, for example, will have a huge advantage in terms of travel time over people with rank 3. So I'm guessing we should outlaw airships too, but I don't think we should outlaw teleports or chocos. Otherwise, with people having to run from one zone to another, you're looking at something that will take FOREVER, even longer than the races. Also, no placing judges in zones where people are likely to get aggroed - I mean, sure, it might be fun to hide in one of the hills in Batallia Downs, but that level 23 whm who wants to play probably won't like getting destroyed by tigers. I don't think anyone would like any deaths of any kind, actually, if they're just playing a game, so you'd have to be careful of that too.
When I've pondered this idea before I've been all about the clues. I think they should be the same kind of clues as you get for Genkai 4 - that is, you have to know something about the NPCs or areas around Vana'diel for it to work. If we have several people to a group, at least one person in each group shouldn't have too much trouble with that kind of clue... at least, you hope not...
Also, the item each referee gives should change from team to team, to keep the teams from telling each other what's up and going to the AH to buy it. Not that this would actually happen since you don't want to give the other team anything to win, but you never know if you get people in two different groups who wants to split the prize money :P
I'll be around on Saturday if you want to meet to talk about this. Or I can finally hand out pearls to the Moronathon linkshell and we can talk there...
Edited, Fri Sep 10 10:56:35 2004 by Byaina