Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Worlds should be east west US yearly

NoPoke said:
4:1 ratio for ranked players. I expect Europe has a lot of league only players but not enough to make that 4:1 ratio into 1:1
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Thanks for that info. Turns out my expectations were way off.

NoPoke, would you happen to know why Europe gets 50 invites and North America gets only 40 if the European tournament player base is so much smaller than the US?
 
psychup2034 said:
Ironically, I used to live in Sugarland, TX (for 2 years). I went to Garcia Middle School. :lol:

Also, Europe has roughly 750 million people. The U.S. has just over 300 million. I'd be shocked if Europe has less players than the U.S. I do believe that the number of Worlds spots allocated per region is approximately commensurate with the size of the player base, indicating that Europe has more players than the U.S. (Although, the extra 10 spots may be given to Europe because the winners of the many National Championships in Europe may be grinching invites.)

On a related note, I'd love to travel to a Europe for Worlds sometime, although it seems unlikely that it will happen in the near future.
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I also lived in sugarland whennI was a kid.
 
@Psychup2034: No but I can guess: The number is set to achieve a desired level of attendance and mix of players at worlds. With the travel costs from Europe to the USA being high every year it is no surprise that several EU invites go unused each year plus there is a lot of duplication with nationals invitees. So to achieve say 20 travelling players who fund themselves requires 50 ratings invites.
 
Of course World's should be moved to Lancaster, PA.

It's on the East Coast and we already get tourists from Japan.
They love the Amish.
 
bullados said:
No worse than New York, and a whole lot better than LA. We just have crooked politicians, that's all.
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Actually, bullados, New York City is surprisingly one of the safest cities in the United States.

"And, he wasn't shy about pointing out that crime fell another 12 percent in the first five months of 2009. New York is tops among the 25 largest cities in the country.

"Stretch the standard to cities with populations of over 100,000 (261 in all), and 245 cities have higher crime rates. So, a city of more than 8 million people compares with Torrance, California and McKinney, Texas."
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Crime in Chicago is substantially worse than New York. It may be hard to believe, but every metropolis in the US has a higher crime rate than New York City.
 
The way the title is written leaves a lot to be invented...

London is East of the US...

Tokyo is West of the US...

So are a lot of points on the globe... In fact, they all are...
 
Orlando has been left out of the loop due to the weather and the oppressive heat and humidity in August.

You will notice that San Diego and Hawaii are both very nice in temperature in August.

We will all find out the new location for 2013 when the players get their goody bags in Hawaii as it is usually posted on the page with the promo cards.
 
I think Worlds locations should rotate on a fair basis, and by "fair", I mean not just what's best for my interest as a person from NJ. I mean what's fair for all players that are customers and who pay to play this wonderful game. The rotation should be, in theory

San Diego
Hawaii OR a city in Japan
An east coast location (Florida, NYC, Boston, etc.)
A location outside of the US and Japan (Italy, France, England, Australia, Netherlands, etc.)

This way, every other year people in America have a place to go to that is affordable for them.
Every other year Japan has a location that is convenient for them (Hawaii/Japan is very convenient and San Diego is affordable)
Every other year people in Europe have a place that is more convenient for them to get to, with one of them being very convenient.(I imagine that a US East Coast location is more affordable for Europeans than San Diego or Hawaii)
Every 4 years people who live on the east coast are given a convenient location
Every 4 years West Coast players are given a convenient location

A rotation like this would in theory appeal to all players. Unfortunately people in Japan do not care about people in Europe it seems, and it seems that European players will be getting shafted every year until they give up on the game or the franchise goes under.(it won't)
 
No way man, South Dakota all the way. I realy like God BlessAmerica'a idea.

But I feel like it's gonna be more of the same for quite a while.

I have been playing Pokemon for quite a long time, and I've never been to a Battle Roads, let alone Nationals or Worlds..

I have a dream that someday I'm gonna get to go, though, and this is my first competetive season.
I think that it's good to imagine how to make it fair for all players, but remember all the kids who can't go. I fully understand that it is truly for the best of the best players, of which I am not.

Chi-town has decent crime rates, you just follow the general city rules- stay in groups, hide your valuables, know where you are in town, etc etc.

Heh heh they should hold Worlds in Detroit.
 
Lol

I was up in mi pretty recently to visit family. Maybe I can time our visits with the Regionals or States... Heh heh heh.

Actually, I changed my mind. Flint seems to be the place to go.
 
'Mom, I think what you're saying about transparency makes sense. At the same time, I think there is a difference between people expressing, "I vote for Worlds to be in my backyard," and "I think this alternative plan could benefit many people, and distribute the cost of playing this game competitively more fairly." I think someone like Pete, Mike, or Dave stepping into this thread and saying something like, "we hear you," or "we hear you, but it simply isn't our decision" also really changes things. I think people feel strongly enough about this that they'll casually shout into the internet for a very long time.

GodBlessAmerica said:
I think Worlds locations should rotate on a fair basis, and by "fair", I mean not just what's best for my interest as a person from NJ. I mean what's fair for all players that are customers and who pay to play this wonderful game. The rotation should be, in theory

San Diego
Hawaii OR a city in Japan
An east coast location (Florida, NYC, Boston, etc.)
A location outside of the US and Japan (Italy, France, England, Australia, Netherlands, etc.)

This way, every other year people in America have a place to go to that is affordable for them.
Every other year Japan has a location that is convenient for them (Hawaii/Japan is very convenient and San Diego is affordable)
Every other year people in Europe have a place that is more convenient for them to get to, with one of them being very convenient.(I imagine that a US East Coast location is more affordable for Europeans than San Diego or Hawaii)
Every 4 years people who live on the east coast are given a convenient location
Every 4 years West Coast players are given a convenient location

A rotation like this would in theory appeal to all players. Unfortunately people in Japan do not care about people in Europe it seems, and it seems that European players will be getting shafted every year until they give up on the game or the franchise goes under.(it won't)
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I agree Jason. Honestly though, I think there are two major factors which will keep people arguing against something like this for eternity:
1) A lot of people live closer to SD/Hawaii than these other places, and are motivated to want Worlds between those locations for their own purposes
2) Many board members have this loyalty to the status quo

I really enjoyed Orlando in 08. San Diego was exciting in 09. Hawaii blew my mind in 2010. SD in 2011 was cool, but just not the same as the thrill of discovery and traveling around for the first time. Granted, I took a sidetrip to LA for that, but still. I'm looking forward to experiencing Hawaii again this year, but could easily enjoy some place new.

It is tough to analyze the positive growth factors at play for moving World Championships around. I think that my local Yu-Gi-Oh community could get really excited to play at the grinder and experience a World Championships event if it was within a 5 hour drive. I imagine there are other communities that would react the same way. Many people would pick up playing, even if just for a little while. Some of those players wouldn't put it down. On the flip side, I have no sympathy for someone living in San Diego who would quit because World Championships wasn't guaranteed to be in their backyard every other year.
 
Indeed.

I always try to show much Poke-Respect for players who have to go from South America and Europe to Worlds in the USA, especially in the countries with a fairly large playerbase but only 1 or two slots per country.

Anybody who is dedicated enough to travel miles for a game that they could lose the first day is, in my book, a very happy person because they have found something that they love.
 
ChaosJim said:
'Mom, I think what you're saying about transparency makes sense. At the same time, I think there is a difference between people expressing, "I vote for Worlds to be in my backyard," and "I think this alternative plan could benefit many people, and distribute the cost of playing this game competitively more fairly." I think someone like Pete, Mike, or Dave stepping into this thread and saying something like, "we hear you," or "we hear you, but it simply isn't our decision" also really changes things. I think people feel strongly enough about this that they'll casually shout into the internet for a very long time.



I agree Jason. Honestly though, I think there are two major factors which will keep people arguing against something like this for eternity:
1) A lot of people live closer to SD/Hawaii than these other places, and are motivated to want Worlds between those locations for their own purposes
2) Many board members have this loyalty to the status quo

I really enjoyed Orlando in 08. San Diego was exciting in 09. Hawaii blew my mind in 2010. SD in 2011 was cool, but just not the same as the thrill of discovery and traveling around for the first time. Granted, I took a sidetrip to LA for that, but still. I'm looking forward to experiencing Hawaii again this year, but could easily enjoy some place new.

It is tough to analyze the positive growth factors at play for moving World Championships around. I think that my local Yu-Gi-Oh community could get really excited to play at the grinder and experience a World Championships event if it was within a 5 hour drive. I imagine there are other communities that would react the same way. Many people would pick up playing, even if just for a little while. Some of those players wouldn't put it down. On the flip side, I have no sympathy for someone living in San Diego who would quit because World Championships wasn't guaranteed to be in their backyard every other year.
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Jimmy: Have you ever considered that maybe there are many layers to consider on locales? Not just Pete, Dave, Mike, Dan et al making the call? Did you ever consider that they may not even be able to tell us that? Legal side, contracts, the japanes contigent etc. Just something to consider at least. You have probably thought of this already too.

Keith
 
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not to mention you're asking the good folks at OP to publicly throw the folks higher up the ladder under the bus. not exactly a wise thing to do if one enjoys their job...

jmho.
 
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