Xuii2-the-cleric
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Does anyone know when the states medals are coming.
I won a medal week one and haven't heard any news
I won a medal week one and haven't heard any news
States Medals
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Box of Fail
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It'll probably take awhile, but does it really matter when they come?
Mid to late April.
Xuii2-the-cleric
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thanks guys
17=17
17=17
Vulpix Yolk
New Member
Yep, yet to receive mine as well...
chriscobi634
New Member
haven't received mine either. Oh wait I didn't go to States this year.:tongue:
Viva piñata
Active Member
give them time it took at least 4 months for the city medals from a couple of years ago to be sent out and i was fine with waiting you dont want them to rush and make horrible medals do you ?
losjackal
Technical Administrator
You could cut an amateur the slack you're proposing, but a professional organization properly plans to make them ahead of time, especially factoring in the necessary quality so they aren't rushed and don't end up "horrible". Last year they had heavy glass trophies in place to be awarded at the tournaments. Clearly something went differently this year, but it creates a poor experience when the hundreds of winners have to wait months to receive.
Yeah, agreed. I understand with what happened the last few months; but on the other hand, at the end of the day, Pokemon is a business that aims to deliver their product; like any other business. We, in this instant, didn't get our product (medals) for which we paid money (entry fees/card packet costs/deck sleeves etc.) hence they fell short of the mark. I'm not bashing the company (I truly admire some of the things they've done - Black and White's wifi features so far have astounded me and others) but on the other hand this prize support is lacking badly.
baby mario
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Entry fees and card sleeves don't count.
That money goes to the TO (pays for the venue) or Ultra Pro (or whoever makes the sleeves)
Not getting medals is a bit annoying, and it probably upsets some Juniors, but everyone else should be able to wait patiently without moaning.
That money goes to the TO (pays for the venue) or Ultra Pro (or whoever makes the sleeves)
Not getting medals is a bit annoying, and it probably upsets some Juniors, but everyone else should be able to wait patiently without moaning.
nnaann
New Member
Gotta disagree with you here :wink:.
Entry Fees support Pokemon in a huge way, because they're reliant on volunteers to run their events. If those people can't afford to pay their venue costs, then Pokemon suffers in a big way because they will have a lack of people who are able to run their events. There are even TOs who make a profit from events, and might not be motivated to run their events without it.
Events promise prizes to their contestants, in return for an entry fee. It seems pretty unfair to me that players keep their end of the bargain, for those prizes not to be avaliable on a regular basis to them. If I refused to pay my entry fee to a tournament, I'm sure I'd not be allowed to play.
The sleeves part is true, although some Ultra Pro sleeves have Pokemon designs on them which means they pay Pokemon for that right, and a lot of people use their sleeves from PRs for events as well.
I'm not hugely bothered that I haven't recieved my medal yet, but if medals are important enough to be given out at events as the main prizes, they should be given out on time. If Play! Pokemon offer prizes from events nearly 2 months ago that still haven't arrived, with no real communication to keep those people with medals owed up to date, then I'd say people have the right to complain as much as they'd like.
I wouldn't usually say this...but that post irritates me incredibly. I'm sure anybody who has won a medal would disagree with you on that.
Are you telling me we should be made to wait sy, 3 years before even a picture of, not the actual medal itself, emerges? Then we can wait say another 2 years for them to be sent out?
This is of course an exaggeration but for someone to blatantly say "you should wait patiently" I really have to say this:
NO
baby mario
Front Page Article Editor<br><a href="http://pokeg
Lol.
I still haven't got a medal I won in 2009, and I don't disagree with myself.
Seriously, what are you going to do? All the whining in the world won't get your medal one day faster. Waiting is your only choice. P!P LOVES giving out medal to kids, if it is delayed it's because it is out of their control.
I still haven't got a medal I won in 2009, and I don't disagree with myself.
Seriously, what are you going to do? All the whining in the world won't get your medal one day faster. Waiting is your only choice. P!P LOVES giving out medal to kids, if it is delayed it's because it is out of their control.
What event was that 2009 medal from? You ought to look into that, maybe an email to P!P will help.
You imply I'm whining. I object to that statement. I am merely voicing my concern over prizes which seem not to exist despite being advertised on the tournament locator on the official website. As is fair for anybody in this position. It is disconcerting to wait so long, regardless of circumstance. You can't expect me to just let these things go, it takes effort to earn them in the first place, as you well know, and the winners deserve to have them. Once again, I am not bashing the company; contrary to it, I am merely pointing out the growing concern of myself and others in the long hard wait until we receive the medals.
You imply I'm whining. I object to that statement. I am merely voicing my concern over prizes which seem not to exist despite being advertised on the tournament locator on the official website. As is fair for anybody in this position. It is disconcerting to wait so long, regardless of circumstance. You can't expect me to just let these things go, it takes effort to earn them in the first place, as you well know, and the winners deserve to have them. Once again, I am not bashing the company; contrary to it, I am merely pointing out the growing concern of myself and others in the long hard wait until we receive the medals.
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