While I was browsing the GUMBA thread Naryar posted one of his "Improvements", and that for me thinking about two things:
1) He does know you can't mod a bot halfway through a tournament, right?
2) How about a tournament where after each round the bots that arn't destroyed are allowed to be fixed up, if only a little.
8 bots, loser's bracket and after each round they are allowed to "Evolve" if you will. A VS can be made into an angled VS, then a FS, then a wedged FS, then a Juggler, then a TS, then a single HS, then a Dual HS, then a HS/Rammer hybred, then a wammer, then a popup, then a hammer....
Downside: All perticapants must be active, and the tourney can be slow.
It would make for a more strategic tournament exerience, don't you think?