Thats pretty harsh to travel to a RCQ. Takes me 1.5hr as I live east of Toronto. What gets me is that the Realm that Ontario is in, is going to be a 10 hour drive away to get to our championship. To be fair, there were a bunch of us that just went to DMF Indianapolis.
But travelling such a distance only to attend a tournament with 30-50 people is not what I consider high-end. If I'm travelling that sort of distance its to play with some of the best players in the World.
I really like having additional tournaments the weekend of the Realm Championship. That was a big turnoff for players who were qualified but didn't want to spend a huge amount of time travelling to a single tournament.
To be honest, I think you should consider invites to more than just the top 2 in the RCQs. I think it should be based around attendance. If there are 8-12 players, have invites for the top 2, if there are 13-24 have invites for the top 4 and if there are 25+ have invites for the top 8. This would allow for larger Realm Championships which is what I feel the players want. The more players who are qualified for these events, the more they are going to show up. Each person who attends the Championships just increases the level of competition.
~Deathfist
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