Product direction

Roadmap

AbsurdTourney is not trying to replace start.gg. The roadmap is about making Discord the clean operating layer for tournament announcements, navigation, check-in, reporting, and staff workflows.

Live / working now

  • Discord server registration and staff role setup.
  • start.gg tournament linking and local tournament/event caching.
  • Private event, entrant, and match lookup commands.
  • Public tournament and event announcement embeds.
  • Configurable notification channels with safer permission handling.

Next build pass

  • Watch/diff system for new events and event state changes.
  • Smart announcement routing for event updates and entrant count changes.
  • Notification dedupe so the bot does not spam repeated updates.
  • Better setup diagnostics for missing roles, deleted channels, and bot permissions.

Planned later

  • OAuth bridge through the website for Discord/start.gg identity linking.
  • Check-in and result reporting from Discord where permissions allow it.
  • Staff dispute and correction workflows.
  • Public community pages for sponsors, partners, events, and media-kit style proof.

Growth controls

  • Private/limited beta before broad public rollout.
  • Per-guild linked tournament and watched event limits.
  • Rate-conscious start.gg polling and Discord notification caps.
  • Admin controls for disabling automation if a server misconfigures the bot.