Ah Glen, it's only funny if it's true, I've been invited both years that IFPA has held the tourney, Vegas was too short notice and this year I would have gone but couldn't get the time off work, that was the only factor in my not attending this year.
But I'm curious, how many invitations have YOU gotten? What's that, none, well I'm sure you'll stop sucking one day.
Hey Glen... don't worry about it... remember what happened to Adam last September at the Starburst tourney...
Oh that's good. I didn't know that... Sincerely congrats I thought that you and John were saying you still needed X number of points still.
No invites but then again it doesn't sit high on my priority list in life to strive to get one.
They take Top 2 from each Country and and then fill up the rest of the 64 spots as they gown down the world list.
First year, Eden took one of the Canada spots, then Kyle declined, so John got the offer, he declined, so the offer went to me and I declined and it continued on down the list.
This year I was much higher in the ranks and because it was in England, even more people weren't going, if you can get in and around 100 most likely you will get an invite as they have 64 spots to fill so even if you don't make it in from the country perspective, chances are at least 36 people will pass on coming. But my group is small, there are only 4 of us and we need 2 people in the office at all times, my one co-worker got married on Sunday so he is off the next 2 weeks, and my other co-worker sister is getting married which is a big deal for his family so he is off as well, which means I'm stuck here rather then playing pinball
How can I get these 'points' you guys are talking about? And don't tell me to move to Toronto! Can the OPL get some points to hand out?
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-The Getaway: High Speed II!! -Spider-Man -F-14 Tomcat -Guns N' Roses -Lord of the Rings -Twilight Zone
-Medieval Madness! -Indiana Jones (Williams) -Star Trek: The Next Generation -Champion Pub -Terminator 3 -Congo -Johnny Mnemonic -Tales of the Arabian Nights
How can I get these 'points' you guys are talking about? And don't tell me to move to Toronto! Can the OPL get some points to hand out?
Nope, the main reason being you aren't an open league.
You have restrictions on who can attend specific events, be it your playoffs or the limitations on space you have at league nights.
In order to qualify for WPR points your league/playoffs have to be open so that anyone can join at any time and participate. It's the same reason that B/C divisions at PAPA don't get points and also the reason that any type of B division tournament never gets any points.
That seems rather arbitrary, anyone can come, they just have to RSVP first. Every building has a max occupancy, right?
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-The Getaway: High Speed II!! -Spider-Man -F-14 Tomcat -Guns N' Roses -Lord of the Rings -Twilight Zone
-Medieval Madness! -Indiana Jones (Williams) -Star Trek: The Next Generation -Champion Pub -Terminator 3 -Congo -Johnny Mnemonic -Tales of the Arabian Nights
That seems rather arbitrary, anyone can come, they just have to RSVP first. Every building has a max occupancy, right?
Arbitrary, not really, the WPR only real rule is that the it has to be open, I get places have Max Occupancy but you guys have locations that cut off at like 10 people. I know right now your group is small, but what if it grows? What about player 11 when you end up at that location, that player is now hindered when you end up there.
The other side of the coin is your scoring system is out of whack, as I've mentioned previously it's unfair to penalize a player on points because they end up in a group of 3.
Also your playoffs are closed to members only, so you can't participate in where the lions share of the points would be given out unless you are a member which prohibits anyone from outside of the Ottawa area from being able to participate.
You league needs to be as accessible to the guy who lives out in Sweden as it is to the local players in Ottawa. That is why they are called World Pinball Points.
Also in the past you have said you are a casual league, more a group of friends who play pinball. WPR is a ranking system for competitive pinball not casual pinball, if you want to switch your focus then I'm sure you would be able to become eligible for WPR points.
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