rhodesia123
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seriously who cares. stop arguing about last season and start living in the present. the US now has more invites so all is good with the world yes?
seriously who cares. stop arguing about last season and start living in the present. the US now has more invites so all is good with the world yes?
The US will never get a correct ratio of population/invites. That will never happen. Can you not be happy that our country gets 15-20 times what most other countries get? Oh, all my friends can't participate! BOO HOO. Get over it. Seriously. Play better next year and maybe earn an invite to play in a tournament that isn't EASY to get into.
Worlds isn't about you, or me, or Ives. It's about players from around the world coming together to play the only WORLD championship.
Be happy that Worlds is in our backyard this year. It's fairly cheap to fly/drive to Worlds and stay at the hilton (compared to what everyone else has to pay). We get to go and hang out and see all our friends even if we don't get an invite. I don't know about you, but I am excited about Worlds invite or not.
The US will never get a correct ratio of population/invites. That will never happen. Can you not be happy that our country gets 15-20 times what most other countries get? Oh, all my friends can't participate! BOO HOO. Get over it. Seriously. Play better next year and maybe earn an invite to play in a tournament that isn't EASY to get into.
Worlds isn't about you, or me, or Ives. It's about players from around the world coming together to play the only WORLD championship.
FYI: Pablo didn't earn his invite by beating up Battle Roads, he earned it by coming to the best country in the world and 1st/2nding two Regionals.
ryanvergel said:We're all practical people here. I don't want 10,000 invites for the US. I'd like invites to be proportional to our player base is all. Is that really a lot to ask for?
If you are going to ask for something at least ask for something that is alligned with OPs goals.
What you're all forgetting is this is a CHILDREN'S CARD GAME.
Wins thread.What you're all forgetting is this is a CHILDREN'S CARD GAME.
Prime: I can't believe you're so anti-American. It's just sickening. Well, actually I can. When you know you have no shot at Worlds, you have to bash your own country and demand that everyone else gets "equal opportunity", even though it's been pointed out in your face SEVERAL times that giving a country with 400 players in the 15+ four invites at a Nationals isn't equal opportunity, whatsoever.
Saying that it "won't" happen is the first step to making the problem worse.
This is a self-fulfilling prophecy: if we tell ourselves that it will never get fixed, and lower our standards as players, then it will NOT! However, many outspoken people around the world pointed out how ridiculous it was to give the United States only four guaranteed spots in worlds (rankings don't count too much because Americans are pooled in WITH Mexicans and Canadians), and BECAUSE this was directly pointed out, the policy changed, and now we have much better, much more proportional invites for Americans.
Prime, the Europeans are not the proletariat, we Americans aren't the bourgeoisies, and this CERTAINLY isn't a conflict theory coming to fruition.
In that case the number of invites should be proportional by country, that way EVERYONE has an equal chance of making it in. If you really want to talk about fairness in invites, the closer the invites is to the correct proportions, the better. Yes, it does mean adding more North American trips, but as I said, it should be equal for everyone. The way the previous system worked, it was harder for North American players in general to make it to worlds, now we'll get a better sampling.
I agree with Chad. We have the most players, contribute the most money (I'm sure lol), and should get the most invites. At least PROPORTIONAL invites. INVITES- not trips. I don't care about trips. I want the US to get a deserving amount of invites.
I mean, PUI obviously agreed with us last year. We went from 4 invites to 8 invites (4 trips 4 no-trips). We also got more rating invites.
Arcticjedi is right also. If we want to make it EQUAL chances to get to worlds, then invites should be proportional. Otherwise some countries get an unfair advantage. Last year the US had a HUGELY unfair advantage to get to worlds.
Chad and Kettler always rocking argumentation.
I agree with Chad. We have the most players, contribute the most money (I'm sure lol), and should get the most invites. At least PROPORTIONAL invites. INVITES- not trips. I don't care about trips. I want the US to get a deserving amount of invites.
I mean, PUI obviously agreed with us last year. We went from 4 invites to 8 invites (4 trips 4 no-trips). We also got more rating invites.
We spoke, and our voices were heard. That is why we will KEEP speaking. The 'gym is like a little pool to conduct research. If a good number of the 'gym members make articulated arguments as to why we should get such and such, why wouldn't they at least see and listen to them, and possibly consider their validity and practicality?
We're all practical people here. I don't want 10,000 invites for the US. I'd like invites to be proportional to our player base is all. Is that really a lot to ask for?
Arcticjedi is right also. If we want to make it EQUAL chances to get to worlds, then invites should be proportional. Otherwise some countries get an unfair advantage. Last year the US had a HUGELY unfair advantage to get to worlds.