After playing tournaments i have some ideas how to improve them and what could be interesting. Maybe im wrong as these are my personal opinions but feel free to discuss or add your own..
just make this topic to be informative so Anet can take some value from it.
So my points.
1) Split Full groups teams and solo or uncomplete teams. The point here is that as a full group first map is alway (or 90%) against randoms. Not fun for guild group as for them it is too easy. Not fun for random guys as they are going to be smashed by fully organized group. So while queing tournaments as solo player is a good idea, it would be better if the opponents are also solo players matched up together.
2) Decrease the waiting times. It is totaly annoying to wait few minutes for upcoming match and then almost 5 minutes to “get ready”. Common people should be ready since they enter. On top of that i have seen competetive teams allready abussing this and switching characters based on enemy composition. I have nothing against switching characters based on map. So you have different strategies for each map. But im definitelly against switching characters when you allready enter the game (or your teammate). Any character changes should be disalowed from the moment one of the team members enter the tournament.
3) Do not allow any switching of weapons / builds. So simple. Right now everyone is switching weapons for “swiftness buff” out of combat. Not only on begining of the match but all the time during the match.
Sometimes i have seen also weapon switch. So in general i would sugesst that there is NO CHANGE AT ALL in build / weapon sets allowed from the moment one of team members enter the Tournaments. Why from one person? because otherwise this one guy will tell to others who are waiting in lobby and still able to switch.
Or second option just make the button “im ready” in the lobby and when boths teams are ready, then let allow them to enter the map and finally see opponents composition.
in my point of view this could improve tournaments alot