The MECA of Tounaments... Keeping the doors open?

[NoPoke]

https://www.pokemon.com/uk/account/m...=9&product=tcg

if you have any current season Play! Points you are good.

[tropius573]

Originally Posted by chrataxe

I agree and can't argue that you are wrong. But, I wouldn't consider this "misuse" of anything. One thing to remember about report leagues, there is really good chance that reporting one extra person per league across the US will result in ZERO "extra" materials, due to the way the numbers for materials fall. If I report 14, I get 20. If I report 18, I get 20. Adding one to that doesn't skew anything.



On a different note, I just had a couple of questions that just popped into my head:

Was anyone denied entry into Nats this year because of a lack of points? (I mean, showed up to register and told no).

and

Does this mean you HAVE to have a registered account to play in Nats? Just curious...

We had 2 brothers who had just started playing again about 4 months ago and needed to get the 10 points to go to Nats. They joined each of our two leagues and went to every tournament possible to get their 10 player points. They drove all the way out to Indianapolis and then I get an email the night before that each of them had 9 points and they were wondering when they would get their 10th point. I explained to them that after I post the player roster for our league they would receive the points for that season, but unfortunately that would be after Nationals. Fortunately, the staff at the registration desk realized that they would be receiving a point after Nationals for participating in our League and therefore they were allowed to play in the tournament. On another note, this years Nationals went so much smoother than last years Nationals. It took them 50 mins to start the first round in Masters last year because the had to re-pair players after many never showed up to play the first round game. People signed up to get the exclusive shirt and card at registration and then dropped before Round 1. This year you had to play through the entire first day (5 rounds) and then you received the shirt and the card at the end of the day. It is my belief that this is another reason why Pokemon is doing what they do regarding Nats and player points. It makes things much smoother and pleasant for the players who want to play and not just get free swag. Yes, you do have to have a registered POP account to receive the player points with which to participate in Nats.

[ShadowCard]

Originally Posted by Rocketman

If players are truly serious about playing at nats, then then can put forth the very small effort it takes to properly set up their accounts. Don't expect TPCi to catch your slack every year.

Answer: When a company catches your slack.

Question: What is customer service?

Possessing a "merciful" attitude is only a win for TPCi because the customer service they extended left a good taste in their customer's mouths. Those players able to play, a win for the player, and the correction of so many accounts helps TPCi, a win for TPCi. Simply saying "sorry, you're not going to be able to play" accomplishes neither of those.

Since "merciful" was the chosen word, I'll look to the kings of Ireland who recited: "...let him exalt mercy, it will exalt him."

[Lawman]

To answer a Q a few posts back, yes, some people were denied entry into the event bc they lacked PP. Shoot, we had players show up and they had NO CLUE there were even PP around! So, you can imagine that they had zero PP.

Bottom line, how does the brass at Pokemon OP get budget each year?? Maybe off the #'s generated at leagues, tourneys throughout the year and track those numbers?? The more real players they can track.....easier to ask for X dollars IMO.

Keith

[FunnyBear]

Originally Posted by chrataxe

On a different note, I just had a couple of questions that just popped into my head:

Was anyone denied entry into Nats this year because of a lack of points? (I mean, showed up to register and told no). Yes, quite a few. I know of one parent that had two kids playing and tried to enter.

and

Does this mean you HAVE to have a registered account to play in Nats? Just curious...

Yes, the pre-reg nightmare on Thursday was due to this requirement

[NoPoke]

FWIW the 10 P!P requirement for UK nationals probably made a significant contribution to speeding registration this year.