A nuanced and measured response? how dare you
Thanks for addressing this issue straight-on. I can imagine itās a huge challenge organizing a tournament for a game that isnāt even out yet, and dealing with all these unknown variables as they roll in.
Do you have a plan for how to proceed given this new information about certain players with early access to the game?
I do not have a horse in this race, and honestly it seems like thereās no good decision. Either you proceed as planned and some players get an advantage, or disqualify any players with the early access advantage and potentially lose a chunk of your audience and disappoint influencers. Maybe a short delay would negate some of the advantages the early access players have?
Would love to hear your planned approach on this whenever youāre ready to discuss it.
Your tournament is critical in launching AoE4ās competitive scene and I wish you all the best, and look forward to its success.
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Only problem I see with this is I think it then butts up against the next AoE2 event (and maybe others I am unaware of).
Survival of the fittest my friend
Hello and thanks for hosting the first tournament, I can understand itās a huge challenge, and now even more with things happening.
As players, we waiting for a decision coming from you to change the rules or delay the tournament.
Hope you find an answer and hope it not gonna be F*** I do what I want and donāt care.
Good luck
Thanks for your answer. Itās a thought decision. Delaying it is not possible, since KotD 4.
We are Still considering ideas
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Best of luck.
People who would accuse you and your team of corruption and intentionally setting up unfair advantages are an extremely small, frustrated minority. Like you said, thereās nothing to gain through shady behavior and by giving some tournament players an advantage over others, but lots to lose. Iām sure a majority of the community understands this and will support you, and not harm your reputation over it.
Looking forward to hearing your decision whenever it is sorted out.
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Thank you very much. I really appreciate your comment
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You really think they wouldnāt give access to most well known members who are also have BIG FOLLOWEBASE so they could promote the game? They did same thing for definitive editions because even though Microsoftās marketing has been bad they still do know they must be giving content creators access to prereleases. EGC has nothing to do with these choices. If these players cannot participate then tournament would be much less competitive.
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It is not corruption. It is marketing. They think if the ātopā AOE streamers will start playing this game, somehow this game will sell more. But itās a middle-finger move for the most part thoughā¦I agree with you. I am lucky that I am not into the āe-sportsā scene, nor do I have the interest to get into it.
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I sincerely do not believe their motives were anything other than giving their game the best possible launch. Providing access to content creators is a great way to get the content flowing fast. Please donāt infer malicious intent. These people care deeply about the community and the game.
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What is the best possible launch really? 100 people having āfunā (only because they will get paid and get some hardware for free and hopefully will promote the game pre-launch) while 1 million people wait to get their turn? No sir.
No malicious intent. I am saying what I see happening in front of me. Pre-order canceled. Game removed from wishlist. Sure they are not losing anything from 1 customer. But I am okay with the decision.
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I dunno how to answer your question. I leave marketing to marketing people. I know this is a hot issue and that reasonable minds can disagree. I just feel compelled to remind everyone there are good natured human beings underneath these decisions. MS is a global force, but from my vantage tons of decisions are made at a much lower scale by real people.
Why not delay after KotD4?
Iāll have a closer look. I havent read everything closely.