User blog:ZackAttackX/Way of the Blade Tournament Cancellation

Hey everyone, I have something I need to say.

If you weren't aware already, I had a tournament named the Way of the Blade Tournament, which I started a while back. I only ever managed to complete one of the matches, but I slowly began to lose interest in the tournament as a whole. I feel as though I shot myself in the leg with the restriction of 'swordsmen only', which at first I thought would be a cool concept to have, but the more I thought about it, I feel as though it only hindered my writing capabilities, and with college work piling up, I had to prioritize that over the tournament, which meant I could not get back into the swing of things when I returned to it.

Therefore, after a lot of consideration, it is with deep regret that I have decided to discontinue the Way of the Blade Tournament. It was a long shot to begin with and I was eager at first, but the more I looked into it, the more I realised that I would be unable to effectively create interesting content with such a restriction. Please do not mistake this as laziness - that is not the case whatsoever. After Peep4Life's Smash Bros. Tournament, I was desperate to give tournament-writing a go for myself, though I learned that you have to be 100% committed to the tournament if you are going to make it good, which Peep was successful at and, evidently, I was unsuccessful at.

I apologise to everyone who took the time to nominate and follow the tournament, and I'm sorry I could not see it through, and I hope you can forgive me. I do plan on creating another tournament, but with a restriction that I feel would suit my writing style much better, and since I have more time on my hands, I will be able to commit myself to it much more - updates on this will be coming very soon!

Thank you for reading.

~ZackAttackX