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Topic: THE page European players need for all releases, tournament and league play this year
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Freddy K
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posted April 15, 2002 10:24 AM
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(1) Too many Professors in the event causing undefeated people to miss top 8.
Reply : There are currently 25 professors throughout Europe that might come to the event, including the ones that will be staffing the event. You need at least 65 players to have someone with a perfect score miss top 8, so I don't see an immediate danger here. In the situation of low attendance, tiebreakers will probably decide who of the 2-0-0 or even lower points, will join the undefeated players in the top 8.
Ya erm sorry SauroN I forgot to put the WotC reply up ... hope this explains the point.
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Dumbledore
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posted April 15, 2002 01:01 PM
Freddy: How can they count 25? ![[Confused]](../tcg/confused.gif)
Last I checked we where at least 35 and then I didn't count the 15-17 year olds...cause they aren't on the list yet....
So I wonder how many will be in Amsterdam.....especially if you have a bunch that takes the test on the site....
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cedric15
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posted April 15, 2002 01:05 PM
I think the 15-17 will finaly be on the list. I just got an e-mail which says i'm in the Professor Program ![[Bounce]](../tcg/graemlins/jump.gif)
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SauroN
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posted April 15, 2002 01:06 PM
Yea Dumbledore took the words out of my mouth there...I was thinking about that too...
there are 25 profs. now WITHOUT the 15-17 year olds...and they IMO is the largest group of players...How many will there be when this ehh "problem" (or whatever is going on) is solved...
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SauroN
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posted April 15, 2002 01:12 PM
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Originally posted by cedric15:
I think the 15-17 will finaly be on the list. I just got an e-mail which says i'm in the Professor Program
w00t! congrats man ![[Razz]](../tcg/tongue.gif) now lets hope me and the others can get that mail too...
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Dumbledore
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posted April 15, 2002 01:41 PM
But how can you count so wrong? There are currently 35! European Professors on the list. Then we have to add you, Golduck, Twutt, Jona....and I would guess at least 10 more.....
Since there haven't been any information about the Prof.test sent out to any leagues, many 15+ isn't even aware of this. I called "Mumin" today and he didn't know what I was talking about....he said he would check it out though and hopefully take the test anytime soon.
But I do think there is a problem with only 3 rounds of Swiss.....
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Dumbledore
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posted April 15, 2002 01:49 PM
Well you wheren't the only one SauroN.... ![[Wink]](../tcg/wink.gif)
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Michel
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posted April 15, 2002 02:12 PM
Hi Kristin,
Nice to see you here with us
Antoine has choosen the pic of a helmet, you've choosen the pic of a young girl, and I prefer that one ... would you have one of you dressed like that to put on the boards ? ![[Devilish]](../tcg/graemlins/diablo.gif)
Welcome here anyway. It's a really nice place for the members of the community.
You'll see that it is maybe sometimes dangerous for wizards employees, but if people shout, it's because they love the game
If you don't find the answer to a question, you could maybe have a look at my website, the answer is maybe there
OK for your first lesson in Antwerp ?
Concerning the 3 swiss rounds in Amsterdam, I really don't know if it is enough or not. I think people at WotC do know what they do , they have a lot of experience in tournaments.
As we don't know exactly how many Profs we have in Europe (and that doesn't give an idea of how many Profs will be in Amsterdam), it could be interesting to list all the Profs who'll go there.
I open a Topic in the 'Pokemon Professor Program' forum about that.
The Professors who are not on the Professor list will be able to join the forum very soon.
The Profs and the wizards staff in the same hotel ? Why not ? If they don't go to the Hilton or Sheraton ![[ROFL]](../tcg/graemlins/roflmao.gif) .
I think it would be nice that the Profs would stay in the same hotel anyway ... remember Secaucus and San Diego ![[Big Grin]](../tcg/biggrin.gif)
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Freddy K
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posted April 15, 2002 04:12 PM
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Originally posted by Kristin:
Hi Michel and all other Pokémon die hards!
My name is Kristin and i work at Wizards Belgium next to Antoine Rottiers and i've worked for a little time next to Harlan but as you all known he's left Wizards. ![[Frown]](../tcg/frown.gif) I hope to get to see and meet some of you at the Gym Challenge in Antwerp next weekend or at the Stadium Challenge in Amsterdam in June so that i can put some faces on the names. I'm not yet a big player myself but Michel has promised me he would learn me all the tricks in the book. Anyway, i'll try and read the board as often as possible since Antoine is out a lot and doesn't have that much time. Feel free to ask questions but i cannot promise you that i'll always have an answer. I'll do my best though! ![[Smile]](../tcg/smile.gif)
Meanwhile, enjoy the game and read you soon!
Kristin
First of all welcome to the boards.
Second of all, excuse me for the tone of my reply but I and quite a few players across this continent have just about had it with regards to WotC European Offices pretending that they are doing all that they can for the game when clearly on the ground level things are just not happening at all.
Your dithering as a company has cost us hugely with the drop in league numbers due to the lack of support from yourselves. There is very little that the players who have spent a lot of their own personal wealth, time and effort, can do to help the situation when we do not have your backing period.
The whole point of this year should have been to build upon the successes of last year and further them for both the enjoyment of your paying customers and for yourselves as a money-making company. Last year was a fantastic year for European Pokémon play. Everyone had ample opportunity to play right across Europe. Publicity was achieved, as well as excellent PR by the one and only Harlan Levey.
Harlan left for his own reasons but really upon reflection over the last few months I cannot believe that a whole team of people cannot even come close to reading the mindset of a whole community of European players and the demands of for organised play for ALL people across the continent, as Harlan did so successfully last year.
Kristin you are now the latest 'face' from WotC who has decided to represent your company. Harlan has come and gone, Keith Strohm has come and gone, Diane Thirring from WotC-UK has come and gone, Antoine has now come and gone, and now there is you. Who will be the next person in line?
WotC started off by considering around 14 Gym Challenges in Europe with two, possibly three 'Stadium' Challenges. This had gradually eroded away to one main 'Stadium' where 15+ are getting a token opportunity to play late in the day after the 15- have completed their tournaments. We also have no news from France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Russia, Switzerland about 'Challenges'. All these countries hosted tournaments last year.
We also have no news of 15+ taking place also in France, the UK, and Italy. Up until now it's not been said but do you honestly and seriously consider that as soon as someone turns 15 they can actually afford to travel from any location in Europe to Amsterdam, let alone on their own? You must be less naive than that, surely.
It's a bloody cheek to be honest that you have now decided to place the playingpokemon.com website in Swedish too, when you have done a complete 360 degree turn on your plans to host a 'Challenge' there. There seems to be little left of the memory for the same event that last year set the European record of well over 600 participating players. Do you really have an answer for questions like this? I don't think so. To publish a date for the 'Challenge' and then take it away leaving the Scandinavian playing public with no clue as to what is going on is an absolute disgrace.
Do you know who won last year's 15+ WCSTS tournament, and do you know who was second place? Do you know who scored the top two places at last year's equivalent of 'Worlds', the Tropical Mega Battle? The answer for both was Europeans. We deserve fairness - Pokémon is a game for EVERYONE and 'Worlds' means 'global'.
It speaks volumes as to how you as a company have let such a game fall so much, due to lack of motivation for supporting the hardworking people who help to pay your way, the GymLeaders at ground level, the Professors who work now for free at your tournaments. Badges? Promos? Publicity? Information? Help and advice?
I really think that Professors and European players should think again about any more promises you yourself and other WotC-Europe/UK/Italy/France representatives make. If the game continues as it is, can you really and seriously consider how long it will be before the thought of giving up wins over even the most hardcore group of players like us who are long sick and tired of it all?
We've been through a lot and we'd like a change, now.
This is a post about Europe. It's over 400 posts long. If you really care, spend twenty minutes to read it all.
And then, for goodness sake, get things sorted out across the whole continent and do something to bloody help us out.
-fK
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SauroN
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posted April 15, 2002 10:16 PM
Hahahaha!! That was VERY well written Mr. fK
Now lets hope we can get some attention...
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Michel
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posted April 15, 2002 11:39 PM
Kristin, didn't I told you that it was sometimes dangerous aroud here for a representative of Wizards ?
And I'm afraid these answers will not be on my site
But please, don't go. Stay with us
Freddy, I do of course agree with the content of your post.
I'm still convinced that things would already go better with a better communication. And a better communication is easier if you have seen the people 'live'. Most of us knew Harlan because we have met him at tournaments, and the communication was easier than with a simple name on the boards.
I may assure you that it's easier for me to talk with people of Wizards Europe since I've met them at the meeting they organized in Antwerp some weeks ago (now they put a face on that guy who annoys them almost every day ).
Hope it will be the same for the whole community after Antwerp and Amsterdam. It's also one of the reasons why I think it would be nice to have the opportunity to talk with the Wizards staff outside the tournament in Amsterdam. I prefer to talk with someone and have a drink with him than talking with him between two rounds of a big event (especially if we both go to the toilets between rounds !)
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Antoine
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posted April 16, 2002 01:06 AM
Okay Time for an answer…
First of all, it is not because I don’t post that I’m gone..
Then please keep in mind that Kristin and I work for the Leagues and not for the DCI, please address your complaints regarding Gyms and Stadiums to [email protected] for all the organisation matters and to [email protected] for format/rounds and others tournament related programs, we can just forward your concerns, not solve these kind of problems.
Also try to remember that WE WORK FOR THE EUROPEAN OFFICE AND THAT WE DON’T HAVE MANY CONTACTS WITH OUR FRENCH, ITALIAN AND ENGLISH COLLEAGUES! So we can’t answer on their behalf and certainly not solve your problems.
For Diane Thirring, she’s gone because she had to leave the company so don’t blame her.
Please keep in mind that it is up to your distributor to organise such events and we can’t force them, we ‘d love to see a Gym in each country but that isn’t possible alas… We give them the opportunity to do so. That’s why Germany has while Norway has none. Please keep in mind that these events cost a lot of money and not everybody has budget at disposal for this. Some distributors cannot afford to organize such events every year. Now it is the last time I speak over this as it is internal business.
>We also have no news of 15+ taking place also in >France, the UK, and Italy. Up until now it's not >been said but do you honestly and seriously >consider that as soon as someone turns 15 they >can actually afford to travel from any location >in Europe to Amsterdam, let alone on their own? >You must be less naive than that, surely.
No we don’t think everyone can make it to Amsterdam but who’s is naive when he think we can organize Stadiums all over Europe. Face it you don’t live in a perfect world.
>It's a bloody cheek to be honest that you have now decided to place the playingpokemon.com website in Swedish too, when you have done a complete 360 degree turn on your plans to host a 'Challenge' there. There seems to be little left of the memory for the same event that last year set the European record of well over 600 participating players. Do you really have an answer for questions like this? I don't think so. To publish a date for the 'Challenge' and then take it away leaving the Scandinavian playing public with no clue as to what is going on is an absolute disgrace.
I have no comment to make on the situation in Sweden right now.
>This is a post about Europe. It's over 400 posts long. If you really care, spend twenty minutes to read it all.
So that’s 3 seconds a post! I can assure you that I’ve spent more time on your forum caring about the community, reading what you had to say and taking soma actions. It not because some remains silent that he doesn’t do anything. Finally keep in mind that Kristin and I do not have to frequent this froum, we do it by dedication to the game and the players on top of our work, but with post like yours, it won’t be long before you’ll be alone on your forum.
I’ll be in Antwerp this week-end and I’d love to have a chat with any of you, as long as you keep it constructive, so feel free to come to me.
Antoine
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Kristin
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posted April 16, 2002 01:53 AM
Hi everyone,
Okay Faisal,
I've read your comments and also Antoine's reply. A good communication off course starts with actually communicating and not shooting the messagers. Antoine has told you who to address to for the Gym and Stadium Challenge part and I've just send an email to the Italian and French office. I've told them what your comments are but now it's in their hands to react. I will try and answer questions and I can forward your comments to the right people. I will do my best to do so but I cannot perform miracles. Will be good to have a talk face to face, don't you think.
Cheers! Yes a chat in a bar is better than a chat between two toilet stops, Michel.
Kristin
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posted April 16, 2002 03:45 AM
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Originally posted by SauroN:
I have a question about the Stadium in Amsterdam...
I've heard from people here at the board that the Prof. event in amsterdam will be a 3 round swiss modified...this is like NOT possible =/ Since there is only one Prof event in europe this year, there will be loads of people there...we need at least 6 rounds. Please explain this and how its gonna work.
Oh, and I have a second question...
I sent in my Prof. papers like 4 weeks ago, no, uhm I faxed them...so you should've gotten them right away...Why am I not on the Prof. list?
Hope you can answer these questions. I'll probably meet you in Amsterdam
Later
Well, Antoine...arent you a replacement for Harlan? He knew lots of stuff about everything that was goin on...anyway 14732 b0is!
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Michel
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posted April 16, 2002 04:44 AM
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I can assure you that I’ve spent more time on your forum caring about the community, reading what you had to say and taking soma actions. It not because some remains silent that he doesn’t do anything. Finally keep in mind that Kristin and I do not have to frequent this froum, we do it by dedication to the game and the players on top of our work, but with post like yours, it won’t be long before you’ll be alone on your forum.
Antoine,
I probably know better than many other European players the things you, and the team in Berchem, do for our game. That's one of the reasons why I often ask to the other players to be patient and comprehensive. The job you do is not always visible for everybody, and as there is not many communication about what is done, people can think that WotC Europe don't do anything or see the negative part only (like the GC in Sweden)
You say that Kristin and yourself don't have to frequent this forum. We've already talked about this and that's maybe one of the main questions. Nobody, at Wizards Europe or in the other European offices, has the communication with the community in his job.
The result of that is that European players feel they don't have any support and that nobody listen to them. Big difference with what happens in the USA where different people from (or close to) Wizards are on the boards.
I think you may understand that, after many months of hard work for the community, after a lot of messages without response from the different Wizards offices, ... someone like Faisal can speak a little bit louder when he thinks he finally has an opportunity to be heard.
To be alone on our forum ? But that's what we are for weeks and that's the reason why, tired to talk in the desert, some of us can become 'nervous'.
But tired of beeing alone, some of us could leave the boards and the forum would be then alone.
I wonder what would happen to the game, and to the Pokemon OP, if the people who write on the Pokegym had to leave the board, ... or the game. ![[Evil Smirk]](../tcg/graemlins/Up_to.gif)
One last thing ... GC organization with the local distributors is certainly Wizards internal business. Many of the things we're talking about in this topic, and on the Pokegym, are very often Wizards internal business. Does that mean that we, as players, customers, members of the community, ... have to accept everything without reaction and without any question ? Does that mean that people spend a lot of their free time, on top of their work or studies, for something without having the right to have information, to ask questions about things they hope, about promised things (like league kits), ... ?
I know that you're working hard for the game. Please understand that we work hard for the community too. It's your job, and it's our passion. We can achieve something together, by listening to each other and trying to build something. We, as players, can't do it alone and/or against the company. Any kind of threats will not help anyway.
I think that many of the posts in this topic are constructive, I think many of us have proven that they can do constructive things. No problem for me to have a constructive chat
Kristin,
You propose to try to answer the questions and forward the comments to the right people.
Great ! It's really easier for everybody to have one person to contact instead of different people according to what we want to have as information.
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Dumbledore
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posted April 16, 2002 05:12 AM
I just received a reply on the question about GC in Sweden from Ann Vandam.
She says that they had to cancel the
event "because of reasons beyond our control."
She also says that "this decesion was forced upon us." ![[Eek!]](../tcg/eek.gif)
I don't know the reasons either but I do think it is very very serious and with no doubt this will be the last nail in the coffin for Pokémon in Sweden. ![[Mad]](../tcg/mad.gif) ![[NoNoNo]](../tcg/graemlins/nonono.gif)
I would like to know who forced them to this decision...(email sent)
I also have a question for Kristin:
Is it possible to get league kits from you? Has year 2 season 7 & 8 arrived to Europe yet? My kids at league would so much like to be able to finish year 2 this term since some of them are going to get longer school hours this coming fall so they might not be able to attend.
/Dumbledore
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posted April 16, 2002 06:09 AM
Hi-
By now, most of you know that we cant disclose any information on the exact cause of the cancellation of the Swedish Gym Challenge event.
Ive read somewhere on this thread that some of you find it outragious we translate and dedicate a microsite to this event, announce the date etc and then cancel. We can understand your sentiment but look at this from our side, if we would have known in advance there was a possibility the Gym Challenge would get cancelled, surely we wouldnt have put time and money into the various projects and marketing campaigns.
My point being ... it was never our intention to cancel this event, and as someone quoted me, we were forced into taking this decision.
As far as the rest of the Pokemon business goes, like league kits, normal tournaments etc, its business as usual. There shouldnt be a problem with availability ... if there is, you have the names and emailaddresses of people you can contact and we can figure out a solution if nescessary.
Last but not least, I will frequent the boards every now and again and will answer when and where appropriate. If you have an urgent question please send an email and post my reply to your question here if appropriate rather then to just post a message here and hope I stumble accross it. I agree that communication is important and will do my best to visit the boards daily or at least a couple of times a week. Keep in mind that most of our staff do travel, so it may end up taking a bit longer then expected.
Anyway, I invite you all the come and talk to me at the Gym Challenge in Antwerp if you happen to be there or to email or call if you have any questions.
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SauroN
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posted April 16, 2002 06:27 AM
Ok. So the Swedish Gym Challenge is 100% Cancelled...
:/!
uhm, Im gonna go commit suicide...
Bye...
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posted April 16, 2002 07:07 AM
I also have a question for Kristin:
Is it possible to get league kits from you? Has year 2 season 7 & 8 arrived to Europe yet? My kids at league would so much like to be able to finish year 2 this term since some of them are going to get longer school hours this coming fall so they might not be able to attend.
/Dumbledore
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Hi Dumbledore,
We're building the season 7 & 8 kits of the second Pokémon year right now and we expect them to be ready at the end of this or at the beginning of next week. I don't know who you are but I understand you're writing from Sweden. I don't know if you've worked with Portal, our distributor in Sweden in the past to get your kits but we go through them for the shipping of ship kits to Swedish shops and organizers. I therefor suggest you address yourself to Andreas Hartmann from Portal Sweden: +46 70 9319960. Hope this answers your questions?
Greetings,
Kristin
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posted April 16, 2002 07:11 AM
Hi Kristin,
Great to have that information. Yes I've been getting my kits from Portal so if you are shipping them next week to Sweden I suspect that I will get mine delivered sometime close after that.
The kids will be so happy about that. Maybe it will help them get over the loss of the GC at least a tiny bit.
Thanks!
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Werner Jr Quevedo
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posted April 16, 2002 11:33 AM
well, wizards italy told me they are translating the prof. test to italian to use it in the leagues.If there will be many italian prof. after the translation of the test(now we are already 8) in the italian championship there will be a side event for prof. with the trip to seattle for the winner,but only if there will be enough prof.Eventually could some of you come to Ravenna to take part to the tournament?If someone does please reply and tell me your name, i'll contact personally wizards italy.Thank you
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posted April 16, 2002 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by Werner Jr Quevedo:
well, wizards italy told me they are translating the prof. test to italian to use it in the leagues.If there will be many italian prof. after the translation of the test(now we are already 8) in the italian championship there will be a side event for prof. with the trip to seattle for the winner,but only if there will be enough prof.Eventually could some of you come to Ravenna to take part to the tournament?If someone does please reply and tell me your name, i'll contact personally wizards italy.Thank you
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Dart Waerner - I guarantee you'll have between 10-20 'Professors' coming to Italy if you have a 'Worlds' trip as a prize.
PS having read through all the WotC replies, we'll just have to see how things develop now before it's worth adding any further comments. Thanks for the responses Michel, as always I'm 100% in agreement with you.
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posted April 17, 2002 01:32 AM
Hi
The Stadium Challenge in Amsterdam also features a Professor event with a trip to the Worlds in Seattle. I know that the format of this event has been under discussion, especially the number of rounds played. Rest assured that if there are many professors for this event the number of rounds goes up. We just didnt think we would get enough professors to justify 6 rounds and that 3 rounds would be adequate ... but we will stick to the math and elevate the number of rounds if nescessary.
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posted April 17, 2002 02:21 AM
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As far as the rest of the Pokemon business goes, like league kits, normal tournaments etc, its business as usual. There shouldnt be a problem with availability ... if there is, you have the names and emailaddresses of people you can contact and we can figure out a solution if nescessary.
I know you cannot speak for the UK but you will note that we are now appealing to US and other Gym Leaders for year 2 kits because ....
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we can figure out a solution if nescessary.
doesn't happen even MTM has admitted that the kits were sent??? but are stuck in customs ??? lost etc...
But what we have not been offered in the UK is a solution so now we have to try and make our own..
Please understand us as we try to understand why WotC/Hasbro treats the rest of the world so differently from the US and why nothing has been done to address this despite nearly 2yrs of the same problems...
* lack of communication
* no common approach
* missing league kits
* a general lack of commitment to pokemon
* misinformation and lies
You are lucky to have any players left in Europe and the UK at all...
Now I will be fair and say that WotC UK and Lee Singleton have been helpful and the situation is much improved from last year .. in the UK.
But we do need to keep the leagues alive and for that we need league kits, promos and prize support... I can only keep buying it off the web for as long as my money holds up ... and by doing that I fuel the Grey market that doesn't help local WotC Offices justify their existence.
I do note that I only get on average 1 in 8 orders delaid by customers where you appear to get every League kit delaid or lost by customs? ![[Dubious]](../tcg/graemlins/dubious.gif)
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