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Worlds 2007 announced to be in Hawaii.

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PhoenixSong said:
Hawaii isn't THAT expensive as far as the plane ticket goes. You can book now for $750 - and I didn't even look around very hard.
Its expensive, yes, but only twice as much as going to Cali ... and hey, you're going to HAWAII. :-/
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Holy God.... 750!?
If you booked for California right now, it'd probably be a third of that.
Not to mention hotel stay and food in Hawaii will probably cost a FORTUNE.
 
SD_Pokemom, PhilM was banned 5 years ago for "cooking the books." He was absessed with getting a very exclusive invitation to the Tropical Mega Battle. So, DCP's comment is understandable, though a bit flippant.

If invitations to Worlds 2007 are giving out via a point system, I'm hoping there won't be any loopholes. One serious loophole would be the ability to attend numerous premier events to amass lots of points. Those with the ability and means to travel often would gain an unfair advantage.
 
Food and Hotel are very expensive in Hawaii. Would love to go, but taking a family of 4 or more will hurt the ole pocketbook. Trust me.

Keith
 
While a point system CAN be flawed, I still think it is far better than using ONE event to determine a Worlds Invite. Who's with me? I mean you can do something like Magnechu said.....it isn't hard to weigh events based on location, attendance, maybe even amount of players with many points. M:TG does this sort of stuff and it works GREAT. "This isn't M:TG, blah, blah, go play another game." Well, to tell someone to go play another game is bad for the Pokemon business. I think the majority of the Worlds Invitees would like to see a more legit way of determining not only who MAKES Worlds, but who wins it. Aren't we the people who should primarily be targeted in these decisions? I guess all these threads are a start.
 
I think we need to find out how this point system is to be used.

A certain number of points gets you an invite to Worlds? A trip? What?

Does the point system have any relevance to Nationals?

There's still too much unknown to make any kind of assessment.
 
people say but hey, you're going to hawaii... but if you've ever been to worlds, the only free time you really have is the time before wrolds start, because the day during, you are 100% busy, and the next day if you dont make the top cut then, you have the chance to enjoy it, but that means you wont be going to worlds events. so unless you plan on losing, dont plan on enjoying hawaii. which defeats the whole apeal of going there..
 
I have enjoyed the area every time I have gone to Worlds, except 006 cause Anehiem is ehhh. Anyways, even if you win a trip your still going to be paying money, you have to stay late+early, in a place like hawaii.
 
Muk Man said:
people say but hey, you're going to hawaii... but if you've ever been to worlds, the only free time you really have is the time before wrolds start, because the day during, you are 100% busy, and the next day if you dont make the top cut then, you have the chance to enjoy it, but that means you wont be going to worlds events. so unless you plan on losing, dont plan on enjoying hawaii. which defeats the whole apeal of going there..
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you can still enjoy the island even if you don't plan on loosing ... before the event and after, or come a day earlier and camp out on the ocean beaches ^_^ that sounds peaceful :)

i know im pretty much going either way, and im sure it wil be just as awesome as this years worlds :thumb:

and the point system? what is this? must either be new, or some rumor ... i never heard of it before ...
 
a_shy_girl_1999 said:
and the point system? what is this? must either be new, or some rumor ... i never heard of it before ...
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It is just that.... a rumor. The only thing that POP has stated at this point is that Worlds will be in Hawaii next year. Everything else is in "wait and see" mode. I'm with 'Mom here folks. Please don't throw rocks until you can at least see the target.


Mr. T.
 
Worlds will be in Hawaii and the dates are 10-11-12 August.
Think about that, why 3 days if there is No grinder. Only to register invited players??
I would say if the rumor about less invites is true, it's easy enough to register and deckcheck on Saturdaymorning and start the tournament 1 hour later orso.

But I am also in the wait mode.

I sure hope POP does some announcements very soon, if it's only to plan anything for the future in regards to traveling to tournaments.
 
SD PokéMom said:
........:eek: :mad:
Wow...so taking exception to your remarks means I'm lacking in integrity?

....

'mom :mad: :nonono:
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I don't think he was originally trying to attack you, or anyone really. The idea of having a point system based on League is in itself dangerous and susceptible to maniuplation. I don't think they would factor league into any point system though, exactly for that reason and because many places don't have league. I go to many many premier events but not a single league, ever. They're too far. I do remember back in the day at Toys R Us you got league points stamped in your book. A top notch league leader would probably have no problem keeping everything straight and accurate, but what happens when people hear about this point system and apply to be league leaders in the hopes of manipulation? There are a lot of areas without leagues, new league leaders are in demand.

Anyway, I like the idea of a points system. I consistently top cut at every tournament I go (ok so not the grinder, DIE), but cities, states, gyms, etc. I probably had 20 top cuts this season, and only three wins hah. Because of the volitile nature of card games, I think one should go for consistency and not one time performance. It is the same thing we do in decks. Sure, you can think up combos that are GREAT but can't set up consistently, so they AREN'T good. Is a player that wins one tournament better than a player who gets top 4 at 10?? It is something to consider.

I'm gonna put my vote in for Magnechu's idea, not just because I like Mike, but because it is a solid idea in my opinion. It would give the players who perform well but don't always win the chance to earn that invite.

The only negative I see is that some people can get to more tournaments than others, so what about a % system? Something like this:

Nationals 50%
Regionals 20%
Gyms - 15%
States - 10%
Cities - 5%

So, the actual numbers would be based on the number of events. The more of an event there are, the lower their percent value. Nationals would always be the most, because there is only one. Cities always the least, because there will be more cities than anything else. Anyway, You get 20 points for a win, 15 points for being in the finals, 10 points for top 4, 7 points for top 8.

Then to get your score, you multiply your point for that tournament by its %.

This way, doing better gets you more points, but they don't count as much unless they are at a bigger event.

So if someone can go to 5 Cities and someone else can only go to 1, it won't make a huge difference if you look at the total points.



PS - Don't kill Worlds, we'll miss our international friends.
 
We don't use points, we go on how well you do throuout the year, like how many times you T8 at States and Higher.

If you top8 more than 4 times, you get your Invite, in more than 6 times, you get a trip.

Just thinking out loud.
 
We don't use points, we go on how well you do throuout the year, like how many times you T8 at States and Higher.

If you top8 more than 4 times, you get your Invite, in more than 6 times, you get a trip.

Just thinking out loud.
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is this real? if it is then its still looks bad tp me cos in my contry theres only city champ + nats + prereleas ,no more....
 
moza said:
We don't use points, we go on how well you do throuout the year, like how many times you T8 at States and Higher.

If you top8 more than 4 times, you get your Invite, in more than 6 times, you get a trip.

Just thinking out loud.
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The problem then is that the number of trips/invites isn't fixed. if the same people consistenly win, it might be a few. If it's spread it out, it might be more (or hardly any). I'm guessing it would be top x people and then a drawing for the tied remaining.
 
I heard that Americans will be Pissssed off, and Canadians will be happy but thats from a secret source, I mean yu cant jjust have invite only in Canadian Nationals thatll be like 10 people per age group @ MAX XD
 
16 trips for US?

Remember what happened when 05/06 prize structure was announced? When US got like 20 (or so, I dont really know) less trips? Now they are going to take away 40 more?
 
well i booked my hotel and flight for the grand total of......1147.47...lol so i hope there is a grinder this year because if i dont win my invite, I WILL BE MAD!!!!!

And for the record my trip to cali this year only cost 711...and that included the new cloths for 2 people(girlfriend), food for 2 people 4 days of buss passes, and boosters drafts...im already way past that and i havent gone shopping yet...lol
 
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