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I just had a epiphany of sorts.

FLGS Sponsored Tournament teams. Good for the hobby? Bad for it? Both?

Discuss.

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Well it encourages people with a small collection to team up and play.

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Nothing wrong with a friendly Tournament. Brings hobbyists together and encourages more me thinks ;p

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Is this a team sponsored by a local shop to go to tournaments?


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There doesn't appear to a an 'Uh... what?' option on the poll.

 
   
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Sponsorship? Tournaments involving money?

Just look at the nonsense caused by Tournaments where all you really win is bragging rights. Introduce money and you're looking at a nightmare.

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Lordhat wrote:I just had a epiphany of sorts.

FLGS Sponsored Tournament teams. Good for the hobby? Bad for it? Both?

Discuss.


There is nothing to discuss yet.

Please explain your "Epiphany", because the only thing I'm seeing here is an open ended musing.

What are you asking, talking about here?



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This thread makes me go "Hmmm" for the wrong reason.

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When you have groups of friends that come together to form a club it's friendly competition.

When you have top players recruited for sponsorship who's ultimate goal is only to win... it's trouble in the making.
   
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Id like to hear an in depth explanation from anyone who voted "bad for the hobby."

I expect lots of opinion from casual players who view tourney players as WAAC meatheads. Prove me wrong. Key phrase for this thread: "if you dont like it, don't join in."

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I think it would be good. The FLGS will put the beat stick to any hygiene challenged, ill tempered, personality challenged types because it would give their store a bad name. At least that's what I would do if I had a store. If I sponsored a team and any of them acted as half assed as some of the tournament trolls I've met they would find their asses skidding across the parking lot.

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Bad if sponsoring is linked to winning.

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IDK I've never been to a tournament.

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stonefox wrote:If it could one day lead to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IznCjaeJdQ I'd be all for it.


I guess all of those gold-spammers paid for something.



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As far as sponsorship being tied to winning, that's not always the point. When RedBull started sponsoring it's offroad team, the goal given to the drivers was not to win, but to make a spectacle. Open arguments during races, finger pointng and screaming. However, they were to become competitive over successive seasons, which they did.

All that being said, I am not advocating that model for a store. Acting like that at a tourney would have a poor effect on the store, I think.

I think this is a poor idea. Under rare/unique enough circumstances I think it would end up working for rat gak.
   
 
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