So seriously if you are going to be post “be happy you get anything at all” Remember this. We have to get something or a good 50% 0f the player base would quit. Remember that as you go back each year back to when Nintendo took over the game, you will see the prizes increase. Compare the prizes of tournaments from the RS-on day, to today, and look at the difference. Remember that players you yell at have been playing a LOT longer then you.
If I look back I only see an increase the other way around.
2004 nothing, no prizes, almost no tournaments
2005 some tournaments, very small prizes (like 4 booster for winning a States.
2009 even when paying to play for each tournament we have the same prizes as "advertised", this never happened before. We do have Battle Road, City, States and Nationals.
We can actually count on getting a trip when winning Nationals.
2010.............. Europe having GymChallenges, NA doesn't? (oke bad joke)
I warned the NA players over and over again back in 2003-2004, I asked them to speak up for those outside NA who only could look at that fabulous prizesupport, but never got so much.
I warned them if POP should do what was right things would be more equal distributed and not NA takes it all.
I was told to shut up, because it was fine for them and they were sorry for us, but not much they could do about it.
And now I should speak up for them? Really?
Oke here it goes.
I am sorry for all of you who got in the past way too much prizes for winning and now have to get used to "normal" prize support.
The prize structure as given out in 2009 was fine, and I hope it will continue.
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This is of course a matter of perspective. If I give away $100 a week to 10 kids they will each get $10. If I later expand my operations and give away $150 to 150 kids they each get $1. I'm giving away 50% more but those first 10 kids will all tell me that they hate the 90% cutback in what I'm giving them.
Good example, but the reality was
There were 15 kids, and $100.
10 got $10 each and the remaining 5 got nothing.