2012-2013 season information!

[Mykel]

4) BFLs. Those are kinda tiny, dontcha think? There are 10 weeks of BRs and at least 5 weeks of Cities (probably hopefully more). That's 20 BR tourneys and at least 10 Cities. In other words, you can only get points from 30% of BRs and 60% (at best) of Cities. And that's not including City Marathon events. I'm not sure about this change yet.

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Addressing that particular part, I believe that's fine. Many places don't have that many BRs or cities, even if they drive out very far. Also, you can get more than points from 30% of your BRs. Example:
You attend 5 BRs in Autumn, you get 4th, 4th, 5th, 2nd, 4th. When you go to BRs in Spring, you have a chance to improve those finishes. If you get another 2nd, or a first, you get more points. Obivous, but still wanted to point that out. It really helps with not having to have people attend countless tournaments, which has been a large complaint. It doesn't reward just attending all the BRs and Cities, but doing well.

 

[makiri]

This is great news for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. I feel the chances to qualify for Worlds is high for everyone. Even if you live in an area with lots of competition, you have a great chance of qualifying if you place well at most events you go to. Every person who plays this game now has a chance to qualify for the biggest event in the game. There is nothing more exciting than going into the new season feeling like you can qualify for the premier event of the game at the end of the season. I know I am exceptionally excited and with this new Championship Point system I feel I have a chance. Now I can have an off day and not feel pressured to compete with everyone else. I am in a bubble competing against myself now for points. No longer do I have to win every tournament just to maintain a placing, I just have to clear a threshold that is very doable.

This new system may dilute the player pool at Worlds due to all the friendly new rules for players such as 3 (three!) Regionals that you can attend which award a substantial amount of Championship Points, but the best finish limit that combines Regionals and S/P/T is a great solution to this problem. I no longer have to travel hours to every single tournament just to keep up with other players. Have I said I love this new system? I really love this new system. Last season was fantastic but this year should be even more amazing. Combine that with a new unique city that will host Worlds, I am beyond excited, I am blown away. Pokémon is really stepping their game up and keeping old players like myself interested by creating a new unique system that appeals to everyone. You cannot complain about this system one bit.

Pokémon is really creating a friendly environment for its players with not only this new Championship Point system, but new Promos like Mewtwo-EX and Darkrai-EX. Lowering the entry price point for new players is only good for the game, and now players have a great chance to compete at Worlds, the preeminent Pokémon event of the year in Vancouver, Canada. My only complain along those lines is that a person who joins midway through the Pokémon season likely has a very poor chance of being able to qualify for Worlds, the greatest event of the season.

I am glad Pokémon officials waited to post this information, it was something that needed to be ironed out and they flattened it quite well. I am impressed with how Pokémon officials have taken the unwarranted criticism from all these players and revealed such a monumental change in the nick of time right before the first tournaments of the year. I look forward to what they reveal further down the line, it will be hard to top this.

 

[pokedad1]

nothing has changed ... for those in an area that has a lot of tournaments, it's great, for
those who don't and can't travel, it stinks ... here is an example ...

15 win battle roads
50 win city
100 win state
120 win regional
80 9th place nationals

that means 365 points and you do not qualify even though you are champion
in every event in your area.

Not everyone can afford to travel or have the time to travel, if you are a junior
or senior that is even more true and do not live in a location near many tournaments ...

regionals worth 200 points would fix this ...

so players who can go to alot of BRs get to worlds even though I beat them at states
and regionals and I sit home ... still not fixed ...

 

[baby mario]

. . . and they STILL didn't put Worlds in Wildwood NJ either! I'm shocked and appalled.

In any case, your example is terrible and deliberately presented to try and support your desperately weak argument.

Let's take a look at your scenario . . .

nothing has changed ... for those in an area that has a lot of tournaments, it's great, for
those who don't and can't travel, it stinks ... here is an example ...

15 win battle roads
50 win city
100 win state
120 win regional
80 9th place nationals

that means 365 points and you do not qualify even though you are champion
in every event in your area.

So, your hypothetical player can afford to travel to States, Nats and Regs, but can only manage one tiny little Battle Road?

Come off it, anyone who can do that is surely capable of going to another 3 BRs over the Autumn and Spring. Ridiculous.

so players who can go to alot of BRs get to worlds

NO.

Best finish limit for BRs is 6. That's a max of 90 points . . . waaaay short of an invite. Not even 25% of an invite. I think its terrible the way you post lies and leave out crucial information, just to try and make your case. Please stop doing this. It's a bit sad, really.

I sit home

Finally a good idea!

 

[Kezzup]

nothing has changed ... for those in an area that has a lot of tournaments, it's great, for
those who don't and can't travel, it stinks ... here is an example ...

15 win battle roads
50 win city
100 win state
120 win regional
80 9th place nationals

that means 365 points and you do not qualify even though you are champion
in every event in your area.

Not everyone can afford to travel or have the time to travel, if you are a junior
or senior that is even more true and do not live in a location near many tournaments ...

regionals worth 200 points would fix this ...

so players who can go to alot of BRs get to worlds even though I beat them at states
and regionals and I sit home ... still not fixed ...

So, what you're basically saying is...

"Oh no, I have to PLAY this game to be good at it? OH THE HUMANITY!"

Seriously, even in relatively small areas like Arkansas or Idaho, I don't know an area with only a SINGLE BR/CC, and just one Cities win would put you over the target in your hypothetical situation.

 

[koolkidhp]

seems I picked the right year to, properly, start competitive play ^^

 

[LOLZ]

nothing has changed ... for those in an area that has a lot of tournaments, it's great, for
those who don't and can't travel, it stinks ... here is an example ...

15 win battle roads
50 win city
100 win state
120 win regional
80 9th place nationals

that means 365 points and you do not qualify even though you are champion
in every event in your area.

Not everyone can afford to travel or have the time to travel, if you are a junior
or senior that is even more true and do not live in a location near many tournaments ...

regionals worth 200 points would fix this ...

so players who can go to alot of BRs get to worlds even though I beat them at states
and regionals and I sit home ... still not fixed ...

. . . and they STILL didn't put Worlds in Wildwood NJ either! I'm shocked and appalled.

In any case, your example is terrible and deliberately presented to try and support your desperately weak argument.

Let's take a look at your scenario . . .



So, your hypothetical player can afford to travel to States, Nats and Regs, but can only manage one tiny little Battle Road?

Come off it, anyone who can do that is surely capable of going to another 3 BRs over the Autumn and Spring. Ridiculous.



NO.

Best finish limit for BRs is 6. That's a max of 90 points . . . waaaay short of an invite. Not even 25% of an invite. I think its terrible the way you post lies and leave out crucial information, just to try and make your case. Please stop doing this. It's a bit sad, really.




Finally a good idea!

There are TWELVE Battle Roads within 102 miles of Wildwood NJ. There is another SIXTEEN between 102 miles and 228 miles. For a grand total of 28 Battle Roads within day trip drive distance of Wildwood, NJ. These numbers should be very similar to Spring Battle Roads and City Championships as well.

"Come off it, anyone who can do that is surely capable of going to another 3 BRs over the Autumn and Spring. Ridiculous." ~baby mario

So true BM, agreed with 100%, just got to add on same thing applies for City Championships as well.

 

[Prodigiosus]

I live very close to where you live, pokedad1. I don't know why you're complaining when there are 3 Regionals and 3 States all within a day's drive. NJ has held a Cities marathon the past few years. There's a Battle Road within driving distance on both Saturday and Sunday this week, the following week, and the week after. It should be more than enough to qualify, especially in the Junior division where you will pretty much get points for just showing up. My brother and I are very busy during the school year. We don't drive more than 50 miles for a tournament because my parents work every day of the week. But we can still manage. You can too.

 

[Margarita]

seems I picked the right year to, properly, start competitive play ^^

Same here. I really like the fixed number for Worlds Invite. Gives me something to shoot for.

 

[LionheartEX]

200 points for APAC is low, so next season I fully expect the threshold to be raised. Like everyone here is going to qualify. Our good players will be qualified by December/January probably...

250 or 300 probably would have been a better benchmark.

 

[bullados]

200 points for APAC is low, so next season I fully expect the threshold to be raised. Like everyone here is going to qualify. Our good players will be qualified by December/January probably...

250 or 300 probably would have been a better benchmark.

How many of the APAC players this past year got 20-25+ CPs? Looks like about 34 players with 26+ CPs, and 50 total with 20+ through all age groups. In the Juniors, it would have been between 10 and 13 players. In Seniors, 11-17. In Masters, 13-20. It's a bit of an increase, but not much. You guys got, what, 10 Ratings Invites per age group last year? Accept the increase and move on.

For reference, the NA region would have gotten 70-82 Qualifiers in the Juniors, 69-85 in the Seniors, and 50-74 in the Masters. It's gonna be an increase this year for everybody, and they'll probably tweak it again for next year.

 

[alan]

how will points be carried into this year?
like if i top 8'ed at worlds?

 

[Glumanda]

Good to have all the info now.
I like how the attendance is put a little bit more into perspective (no points at a small European SPT for going 0-3 anymore).

Here is a question: Will the European SPT/Regionals equivalence use the 100 point or the 120 point scheme?

Here is a question/concern: Why is the cutoff for North America and Europe the same? If you look at the cutoffs of last year´s season, you see that the cutoff for qualification in North America was something around 10 CP more than in Europe because players in North America have ON AVERAGE (important, don´t bother me with your personal story) more possibilities to gain CP than in Europe. Especially if European SPT/Regionals use only the 100 points scheme (so there is no possibility to hit 120 on one tournament), I see it as a very hard task to hit that 400 points mark and my concern would be that Europe would be underrepresented in Vancouver.

 

[KaMewie]

200 points for APAC is low, so next season I fully expect the threshold to be raised. Like everyone here is going to qualify. Our good players will be qualified by December/January probably...

250 or 300 probably would have been a better benchmark.

Apart from Australia, what other countries in APAC have a big player base? Or a lot of premier tournaments?

Unlike the NA zone, some of us have to actually travel to other countries to compete for points.

200 points is very reasonable.

 

[ticka222]

unreasonably high if it's 400.TPCi should take a look at the numbers for particular countries and then calculate the cutoff.in a country with a maximum of 15 tournaments only about 9 people(3 in each age group) would receive an invite then.

jmho though

 

[Team CREAM]

400 CP is equivalent to 40 from last season. That's not unreasonably high, at all.

 

[bullados]

400 CP is equivalent to 40 from last season. That's not unreasonably high, at all.

For the US, probably not.

For Canada and Mexico, it might very well be.

 

[ATJdragon]

400 isnt an issue for Ontario. For BC players, we only get 3 Battle Road at a time that are within an hour drive. If we expand that to 3 hours of driving, theres a BR every eligible day because of Seattle. Tough but not impossible

 

[Mykel]

400 isnt an issue for Ontario. For BC players, we only get 3 Battle Road at a time that are within an hour drive. If we expand that to 3 hours of driving, theres a BR every eligible day because of Seattle. Tough but not impossible

Sorry that this is slightly off topic, but I live in Ontario, and it's my first competitive season.
Am I allowed to travel south to America and compete and earn points for states/regionals? Since I can only imagine going to Quebec for another provincials, and that's about it within Canada for me. Thanks.

On topic: The only thing that worries me (and this isn't really a complaint, but more of my greedy nature getting the ebtter of me), I hope that soooo many people don't qualify for worlds that the swag bags are reduced. I've always wanted one of those cool things. Regardless, I'll see I guess xD

 

[ATJdragon]

yes, you can go to the united states to compete.

however there are a few drawbacks. if you were to win states or an american regionals, because youre canadian you arent eligible to win the travel award/subsidy but youd get your byes, trophy, and packs.