I'm in the middle of studying for finals right now. I normally don't get stressed over this stuff, but I'm feeling the pressure pretty good right now. I suppose when your grades are based 100% on your final exams, you tend to feel it a bit more. However, I wanted to take a quick break to let you guys know of a few major developments I've made recently.
First, after two years of searching, I have located a place that will print pong balls for me. They are not as cheap as I would like (it's going to cost around $6 for a pack of 6), but at least we'll have some phat balls for you guys.
Next, I've been working on some major plans for the summer. Assuming I have the time, I hope to have some new features added to the site. For example, my boy is working on the new release of the online beer pong game, which will allow you to play against your friends. Other new features will include the ability for you to list your tournaments, manage your tournaments, and search for tournaments. I don't know how this is all going to come out in the end, but if it works out well, I'd like to set things up where we will track players and teams throughout tournament play and regular play. In doing so, we will automatically rank players. With this information, you will be able to search for the best players in your region, your state, or the country. There's a lot more involved there then you or I probably realize, but it's one of the things I'm reaching for. For exmaple, how do I keep people from submitting false data? I have some ideas, but there are a lot of similar issues I have not yet thought about.
Anyway, I'll be done with finals in mid-May. I'll then get busy on the new site features and putting in an order for pong balls. Depending on the printer turn-around, I'd expect some pong balls by the end of June. I might also be putting up some polling for cups. Do you guys want hard, washable cups or the softer, more standard cups? I've had requests for both. I need to price them out, but I think the harder cups will cost around $15 for 24, and the softer cups will be more in the range of $12 for 24. It isn't cheap, but that's what it costs. If you can find printers that will do stuff for me cheaper, please let me know.
