BFBC2 tourny only for US residents - Are you kidding me - no canadians - no euros....
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The rules have been changed to include canadians - minus Quebec (cest dommage)
sry euros
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The rules have been changed to include canadians - minus Quebec (cest dommage)
sry euros
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The only reason you were coming to PAX was to be in the BFBC2 tourney? I'm sure you won't have any trouble offloading your ticket, there's a whole thread of people that actually like PAX that are dying to get ahold of them.
Yes the only reason I am going is for the tournament - im not a industry figure - im a gamer
To release information like this on such short notice is BS
You haven't been to a PAX before, have you? Here's a hint: It's for gamers, not industry people. This isn't E3 or GDC.
I read the list of panels/shows and assumed it was for indie developers and whatnot
Misinformed i guess
I can't believe that someone would pay $600 for a flight to an event without bothering to find out a single damn thing about it.
That's just silly, and you have noone to blame but yourself.
http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/faqs.php#faq1
As far as not knowing what PAX is, here's a blurb from paxsite.com/paxeast/faqs.php (also known as FAQ PAGE)
Next time you spend so much to travel to a convention, it might be a good idea to find out what the show is about.
To be honest I barely read about PAX itself because it doesnt concern me - Im there for the lan tournament
I guess it doesnt make alot of sense to the casual gamer but for competitive fps players your interest is online leagues and lan tournaments - not all the casual stuff
I posted here hoping to warn other canadians or europeans that were interested in the tournament
And to display my displeasure with this choice
Hopefully somene at PAX can help the international gamers in some way
They do! They host a GIANT CONVENTION AROUND THE TOURNAMENT.
As for the official rules of the tournament, they are clearly stated on the tournament website (which is not officially related to PAX) -- http://battleforpax.com/rules -- which I was able to find with a google search and 10 seconds of clicking.
[EDIT] Apologies if i came across as a silly goose. I forget sometimes that sarcasm translates easily online to silly gooseness.
Sorry you didn't see the relevant info before you purchased your plane ticket and such but theres not really a way around this.
You still could go to PAX and enjoy the event and even play in other tournaments that don't have cash prizes, those are open to international people.
I'm willing to host a tournament open to international gamers. I was thinking Daikatana - a serious game for serious gamers.
Red B/Gold Professor
[15:53] <+juju-work> ArsonIsFun is one of the best people I know.
I'm going to step in here and clarify something real quick. There are laws in regards to contests/promotions/tournaments that have prizes attached to them. Each country has their own set of laws for these kinds of things and it makes it incredibly difficult for a company to abide by all of them. The standard procedure for contests/promotions/tournaments is that they will be open to people who are a resident of the country that it's being hosted in. Not to mention that even if you were to win something, you are responsible to pay the GST/VAT plus any applicable duties when crossing the border for whatever your prize would of ended up being.
I hope that helps a little bit.
You may want to ask the Nvidia folk if they don't mind paying out the prize to one of your U.S. Citizen friends and in turn you would work something out with them. I'm not saying this is possible, but I'm trying to come up with options for you.
Anyway - again, I'm sorry for the confusion. We also have other, non-cash-prize tourneys that we host, but as has been stated before, if you're looking for huge payouts, PAX definitely isn't the right choice of a show. We're more of a cultural experience rather than a tournament one.
-Robert
*Terms and conditions may apply. Prize and competition may be fictitious. Entrance fee of five thousand (5000) Liberian dollars must be presented before entry. Mike "Killa-F" Fehlauer may be armed and OG. Entrance is restricted to US residents and registered ballas only.
Thank you for the response
Ill try contact them and see what can be worked out
That was amazing. Please post in this section more often Tube. We love you over here.
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I disagree. He's nothing but a..........SILLY GOOSE. Yah that's right, I said it.
Well thats doubtful because most people know that nearly EVERY LAN EVER excludes international people. Honestly you want to come off as some "pro" player but we simply don't care . If you were some uber competitive type you would of know long before now that you most likely would of been excluded simply coming from the great north. Did you simply assume because there were no rules posted that they did not exist? I am sorry but you knew that this could happen why else did you try and get a hold of people? Yet you still took the chance got a non refundable plane ticket to the tournament, have you never thought about travelers insurance? So the only person you can blame is your self the best thing you can do now is try and get rid of that plane ticket and sell the pass to someone that wants to have fun.
<Qs23> I just need to get my dicks in a row
<prox> i work for dicks
#paforums_pax, all about the dicks.
I apologize...I was caught up in the heat of the moment =( I don't normally fly off the handle like that.
Not the list!
That's the list of the PEOPLE HE WANTS TO KILL.
This man, if you have already paid for your tickets and flight, why not just come a take it as a holiday, you might even enjoy yourself
btw, sigged so hard
Hardware? You never know.
Red B/Gold Professor
[15:53] <+juju-work> ArsonIsFun is one of the best people I know.
This is as astounding as it is unexpected.
Also, delightful.