DuskMarthWater
Dude.
Yep...I think I'm gonna go take a nice warm bath. That was probably TMI, huh?:]
I think you need to relax. Take a chill pill. Watch some TV.
And I'm not trying to say that I'm better than you Davis. I already agree with you that you are better than me, but you're just not WAAAAAY better than me, savvy?Also, that was one tournament. Now if you can excuse my momentary hypocrisy, I'd like to point out (and no offense to anyone I respect you all as my friends and great players) that not only did I place higher than Steven, Neil, and Paul in AZ12Step, but I took out Steven and Neil. I also, at the UNM tournament, beat Steven 2-0 in a MM after the tournament and... well, screw it. I'll say it anyways. I barely lost to Steven AND Paul in the tournament. With that out of the way *puts up his Johns shield* they were good games and they won fair and square.
I'm not trying to say you suck, Erich. I'm also probably sounding like an arrogant *******, but I speak my mind. That's just my personality, and I believe I am better than you. You wouldn't do a money match with me at the UNM anime tournament, but how about one now?
Well, at least you stopped implying we don't use our skills.First, $30 is not overpriced for a LAN Event. How much was the NVGA SuperCon? $20? How much are other lans? About $30. Since you don't understand the concept of sponsorship and event management, here's the breakdown. Sponsors>Organizers>Event>each division(pc & console) > each individual tournament. It costs money to run events. Money doesn't magically appear. Hence prices for entrance. The event was almost sold-out at it's current price. Obviously, it is NOT inaccessible. If you cannot afford $30 to compete, then that is your personal financial situation. What was the price at the DMD tournament? $10. Our normal tournaments are $10, the should always be. See the difference, this isn't a trend, it's a special situation. No, we cannot do special pricing, no we cannot do specials prizes. It was their way or the highway, and that was the last word. We did NOT choose to have prizing as it was, we did not choose to have prices as they were. 1st and 2nd place got over $100 worth of stuff. Not to mention all the other raffles, etc. that were available to everyone who attended. Some people won over $1000 in raffle prizes. Does it sound overpriced now?
Second, how many tournaments have happened in Albuquerque in the last 3 months? Besides ours, since they're a small percentage.........
We are fully aware that you may or may not go, but you also need to be fully aware that our rankings are based on our tournaments that we organize and we derive sponsorships from that. We're not hiding that fact. It is being well known. Only entering tournaments that you deem "accessible" is your personal choice.
Yes, the Supercon was $20, but how many people showed up? Yea, not that many. The organizers did not want it to cost so much either, and they knew it would scare people away, which it did. Now...I didn't know that this was a special event, or that you held what you'd call "regular" events. You might have explained that CLEARLY a little bit earlier. This turn-out sounds very similar to the Supercon, actually. It's just a bit annoying when you post a list of supposed power rankings, and it's not accurate to us at all. Then again, I'm a little tired and angry right now for reasons I won't post on the internet, so I'm probably over-reacting over nothing. All the people on these boards are the people who did NOT go to the Intel event. Notice all the sarcasm you've been receiving from everybody?
Now we get to it. I did not even know you had regular tournaments, as I've never seen you in my life nor on the boards have I heard of you, and then you randomly show up like you've been doing this all along and make some random list of people. Nobody on these boards knows who any of the people on that list are except for Sinz, Dekar and Ax. Nor did I know that the Intel tourney was a "special" event, as Dekar told us it was only a Brawl tournament. Anyways, how many other tournaments and events do you run and WHERE do you run them? That'd be nice to know, as regular tournaments are "accessible," compared to a $30 fest.
Also, why do the big LAN's give more points when less people enter them?
As to your question on how many tournaments we've had...probably about 8 or 9. Yes, that many.
And I'm terribly sorry if I'm coming off as a complete douche-bag, but...I already explained. I'm a little hot blooded right now. I need to go cool off. I'm very sorry if I sound irrational or idiotic right now.