You can't remove CP from Battle Roads. It would literally be a death sentence to the event. Nobody would show up.
Drew
Says who? You?
I'd still go for the reason I go to most official events:
Enjoying playing the game with people.
You can't remove CP from Battle Roads. It would literally be a death sentence to the event. Nobody would show up.
Drew
Well I think that winning BRs should only give you 1 point at most. Not too many people only play events for CP. I think BRs are fun and don't need the extra competitive element. In 2011, you could get up to 16 CP (1/3 of what you needed for an invite) from BRs. That goes against the spirit of BRs. BRs are supposed to be casual and an introduction to premier events. As a result, no one should need to win them. Giving CP is good because it introduces the concept of CP, but in 2011, it was simply ridiculous.You can't remove CP from Battle Roads. It would literally be a death sentence to the event. Nobody would show up.
Drew
Says who? You?
I'd still go for the reason I go to most official events:
Enjoying playing the game with people.
You can't remove CP from Battle Roads. It would literally be a death sentence to the event. Nobody would show up.
Drew
"The Battle Road Autumn tournaments are designed to provide players with small, entry-level events on a local scale. These events are a great way to get your feet wet in the world of Premier Events."
Ive only played Pokemon for about 3 years, this has never been the case at any of the Battle Road I've attended.
Well I think that winning BRs should only give you 1 point at most. Not too many people only play events for CP.
Would you stop going to BRs altogether if they didn't offer CP at all? Obviously you wouldn't travel as much, but would you not even go to the ones that are close to you? IMO, the best finish limit should be reduced significantly along with the theoretical CP reductionIn the New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania area, there are around 15 people who compete for a Worlds invite. Every single one of us will continue to go to Battle Roads as long as they give any CPs, especially now that it's only Swiss rounds (tournaments end quicker).
Personally, I think it's ridiculous that Seniors who are aging up that top 16'd Worlds get to start with 8+ CP this coming year...in MASTERS. Is top 16 a solid accomplishment? Sure it is, but let's face it- the Senior division is nowhere near the level of competition in Masters. When you add in the Masters who top 16'd, it's going to be very hard to get an invite this coming year.
Isn't that what they want? To lessen the strain on Battle Roads? I don't think it would completely kill the events either. People would stop traveling out of their way for them, but I think they'd still attend the local ones.You can't remove CP from Battle Roads. It would literally be a death sentence to the event. Nobody would show up.
Drew
Actually, according to my area PTO, removing CPs from BRs might actually increase his attendance in the area. Simply because there's less competition and more fun, more people would be willing to show up. This is what happened at his Prereleases after they removed the Box. It happened again after the ubercompetitive players stopped playing at Pres. It didn't skyrocket, but it increased something like 20% afterwards.
Yeah, I'm not sure I agree with that PTO either - at least in my opinion. I attended another PTO's pre's when it changed over from the box to the packs, due to the surety of getting the extra packs (compared with my poor showing during the uber competitive box winning phase) for both my family and people who rode with me. I was also still getting the cards before retail got them - impatient I guess. So there were good tangible reasons to add to attendance then. Other than a decreased sense of competition, I can't see why people would spend a large amount of money to travel extensively to BR's if there wasn't something else to gain (like CP's) besides a small amount of packs. It's just not financially wise. Of course that's not to say that people don't blow their money on silly things - we all do at one point or another. I just can't see that being the norm though. Hey, that's my opinion. :wink:Actually, according to my area PTO, removing CPs from BRs might actually increase his attendance in the area. Simply because there's less competition and more fun, more people would be willing to show up. This is what happened at his Prereleases after they removed the Box. It happened again after the ubercompetitive players stopped playing at Pres. It didn't skyrocket, but it increased something like 20% afterwards.
This only happens if the location has a larger weekly average league attendance than the tournament event.Actually, according to my area PTO, removing CPs from BRs might actually increase his attendance in the area. Simply because there's less competition and more fun, more people would be willing to show up.
Why wouldn't that be attributed to a growth in the game rather than the change of award structure?This is what happened at his Prereleases after they removed the Box. It happened again after the ubercompetitive players stopped playing at Pres. It didn't skyrocket, but it increased something like 20% afterwards.