ukpokemonpro said:
What evidence do you have that an increase in attendance would make Nationals an all weekend event?
I have no evidence, only theory. And i can understand how people may or may not think my theory is correct, which i dont mind that and its up to them and that is what I think.
I'm saying, and i mean I'm saying, that judging how TPFG has currently run the pass nationals, then we could have a problem.
In the last 2 years we have the tournament finishing between 8-10pm. If there was a increase in players then rounds would finish later. Top cuts MAY be bigger, but this will still lead on to a later finish, pushing the final into later hours.
ukpokemonpro said:
TOM makes for quicker tournaments with less rounds and a little more organisaton by TPfG would easily speed up registration; which BTW, is what eats the time at UK Nationals.
Look here -
http://www.op.pokemon-tcg.com/tournaments/details.asp?tournament_id=607000006
536 players and one day!
Thats TOM does make tournaments easier to work out how things should be run, but it takes a while for these effect to be put in action when done.
At nationals the pass 2 years, after the rounds are put up, then i would take anything from 15-60mins to get the round going.
Last year i believed that we started at 1.15pm. IF there is a problem at any stage of nationals, with more problems may persist.
IF (which is possible knowing TPFG) its at woburn. Then, people would either have to go a hotel miles away, train station miles away, or drive though the night and for some people from scotland, landing back in scotland in the early hours of the morning next day (if by plane).
IF nationals was in a more local place (ie a major city) then i would be a completely different story, but TPFG is thinking more of a family approach.
Who went around woburn? A few but not many.
ukpokemonpro said:
And pigs may fly, the moon turn out to be cheese and bears have certain religious afiliations.. what evidence?
WOW, the moon is make out of cheese. /sarcasm.
As i said above THEORY, and a large amout of the time my theorys are right. And i'm not saying i'm right this time.
ukpokemonpro said:
But then again larger events mean more work for the Judge team and more competition for players but most of us have never been afraid of that and bigger events have a real buzz to them.
I agree that most TO's would love to run a big event including me, and most players including me would love to be on a big stage, but when it comes to judging, most people would like to play. Some will judge but compared to players not alot. And i think we could agree that we cant trust TPFG staff on rules as they dont have a first hand experience on how to play the game.
ukpokemonpro said:
Okay Steve you obviously have not read any of the outraged at losing premier event points threads? Nothing stops a player playing in smaller events and nothing stops you running them. But I am sure the majority of players and parents of players would like an open Nationals as a big wow advertising event to promote the game.
Honestly, not much. But as i said above, if nationals was a open event then players would stop going to smaller tournaments (due to travel, cost, etc) and just go to the main one. This would therefore MAY due attendance to a few smaller tournaments, causing a lost in revenue to the venue cost (which is problem i'm afried of as a TO as
I'm unsure if i could break even everytime.
ukpokemonpro said:
I stuggle to see why a 200+ nationals is a problem, what an event that would be yet it only means 70 odd players per age group... It just takes effort and will something that seems lacking in the UK for some reason?
I wouldn't have a problem with a 200+ nationals but my problem is how TPFG would run it as i don't think they would go into the full effort for there players/staff/players families etc.
ukpokemonpro said:
Anyway this is in real danger of spreading off topic so Back to CC's please everyone...
Correct it may be best to open a new thread to talk/complain/share ideas of the UK nationals.
Getting back to cc's, I see you all at Horsham cc, where i be playing a weedle and oddish deck and be whipping you bottoms to first place.
(that felt like a nitish thing that did),
(talking of which i haven't seen him this season yet.)
P.s i prob made a few mistakes above, and i correct any (if any) tomorrow after college.
! thats 2 and a half seasons old