prodigal_fanboy
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Come back to me when you judge events. Judging = work. Playing = PLAY.
Did you not read the part where he said he has judged events?
Come back to me when you judge events. Judging = work. Playing = PLAY.
Oh, must've skipped that. The point still stands though, you play for FUN, you judge to cater people to have fun. Its like working at an amusement park - sure its fun but its still work.
If you play to win stuff and consider it "not worth it" to play because the prizes are not of your liking, then I'm thinking there's something wrong with your view of the game.
pokemon could not exist without the cards: we should pay more for those?
buses can't exist without passengers. Passengers pay to use the bus and the driver gets paid. Its so unfair the bus is carrying both.
do you really expect to make back what you've paid out on ANY hobby, sport, craft, art you pursue? the enjoyment you get just doing the activity isn't enough?
jmho,
'mom
imho anyone who expects that they're going to get even close to the monetary amount they've spent in order to play this game back in prizes is delusional.
this is a hobby, something you (...supposedly) do for FUN; the non-tangible 'rewards'...friends, fun, lessons learned etc. should be what makes the game 'worth it' for a player and the prizes just the 'icing on the cake'.
do you really expect to make back what you've paid out on ANY hobby, sport, craft, art you pursue? the enjoyment you get just doing the activity isn't enough?
for example, you play baseball and have since you were old enough to play t-ball. are you really saying that unless you make it to the pros...or even the little league world series level...all those games and practices were for nothing? you got nothing intangible...which can't be given a monetary value...from the experience?
jmho,
'mom
do you really expect to make back what you've paid out on ANY hobby, sport, craft, art you pursue? the enjoyment you get just doing the activity isn't enough?
'mom
You can play with proxies.
I dont expect to make it back or anything (ok I try but I'm not angry if I dont) but I try to get a part of it back, a part that makes the expences reasonable. Without that I couldnt afford playing this tcg, even if I wanted.
I dont expect to put that all back lol, no way. But if they earn money by selling us paper which costs them NOTHING in the end, they could at least be a bit more generous with prices. Would it hur tthem to throw an extra box in the price support of a br? Even a complete box? Probably not. And I still think prices should be determined by player number.
But there's still one thing that really makes me angry. TPCi wastes budget to have Worlds in Hawaii. They could have Worlds for the double number of players and give some addtions to other tournaments with the same budget. I don't care about luxury hotels. I've more fun if many players I know are around, and I think a lot of people will think the same.
But there's still one thing that really makes me angry. TPCi wastes budget to have Worlds in Hawaii. They could have Worlds for the double number of players and give some addtions to other tournaments with the same budget. I don't care about luxury hotels. I've more fun if many players I know are around, and I think a lot of people will think the same.
In Europe, the "wow" factor is the same for California or whatever.You haven't seen how people's eyes widen and light up when you tell them that the Pokemon World Championship is in Hawaii and that players can earn/win a trip to it.
It's well worth it for the "wow" factor.
OK, again I have to say - this is completely different in Europe. I don't meet people from other countries at my Nationals. We don't have a tournament here that comes even close to the US Nationals - except for Worlds. That's why we want an European Championship, but the last thing I heard is that it will not take place this year because budget is out for Worlds in Hawaii. =(Nationals is exactly what you are describing. There is no need for 2 Nationals.
Nationals fills the nitch for the big tournament where all your friends are at and can play in it. Worlds fills the nitch for the smaller invite-only tournament where only the best of the best are allowed in, to represent their country, and see who comes out on top.
Not open to the public. 128 players is fine, we had 20 rating invites from Europe and almost all of them were used in masters. And to be honest, 128 players is better competition than 64 players. Not only that the World has more than 64 world class players in each age group, but also that 128 is an almost perfect top cut on 32 (all 5-2 in) while 64 is a really terrible and tiebreaker dependant cut on 16.Two different ideas, and both should stay true to their basic ideas. The second Worlds becomes open to the public and a few thousand americans show up, the basic idea behind Worlds will be gone.
and where are you getting this 'information'?IThat's why we want an European Championship, but the last thing I heard is that it will not take place this year because budget is out for Worlds in Hawaii. =(