A week to go until the Open Bracket goes live, let your friends know they have a shot at going up against SEA's best! Nothing like playing in a tournament to get the heart pumping
We argued about this internally for a long time and the short answer is that it's really, really hard to ensure that people are who they say they are. Acquiring a SEA account is easy, for us to get people to prove they are SEA residents is... not quite as easy. The end result is this, which is regrettable but don't misunderstand our intentions (which seem kinda conflicting, we'll admit : P). The APL will become what it's name says it is, but to do so we first need to show people what we're here to offer. We wish to be like the ACL, hold great Aussie events and have awesome people watch/participate in them, however we lack the same foundation as the ACL so we need to start somewhere, show people we mean business and then go from there.
If you're referring specifically to the tweet: That was misguided intention. It was supposed to be like "hey look, we're doing cool things! Take interest in us and the SEA scene!" not what it came out to be. Great ideas when you're drunk don't seem so great when you're sober :P
Cya on the flip side I'm more than happy to talk to anyone on Skype about these kinds of things btw! Come chat to me, so we can make sweet passionate ... intercommunication.
Last edited by ausproleague; Sun, 20th-Nov-2011 at 8:21 PM.
We argued about this internally for a long time and the short answer is that it's really, really hard to ensure that people are who they say they are. Acquiring a SEA account is easy, for us to get people to prove they are SEA residents is... not quite as easy.
Most webmail clients (even basic shit like Horde) will give you the option to screen incoming mail by region, which is why I accept all my tournament registrations via e-mail. So unless they go to the trouble of setting up an SEA proxy or giving their e-mail address to someone within SEA to submit on their behalf, it's pretty easy to catch people. ie. When MajOr sent replays (from Gerlan's e-mail address, I believe) in for Dox Cup, it told me he was sending e-mail from Mexico. Just food for thought in future, if you feel like you want to go down this path.
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