Well they wouldn't have to announce the MAGIC NUMBER right away. If they wait until the end of January (after all Cities and 2 Regionals are done) they can see how the CPs are trending, and come up with reasonable cutoffs for each division.Although I'm sure that the guys from TPCi have put a ton of thought into this, my biggest worry is that the cutoff will be unreasonable. If you base it off of 2011-12's numbers, there's a good chance that a lot of people won't hit that mark because of no top cut at Battle Roads (and the possibility of 0-1 points instead of 2). Honestly I would fear the most for the younger divisions, who might have to travel a ridiculous amount to have an opportunity at an invite. Again, I'm sure they have taken this into consideration, but there is a risk involved with setting a point benchmark as opposed to taking the Top X spots.
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