Inferno Ranbat 6

During the build up to one of the first tournaments and at the tournament itself the entry fee was discussed . Basically we had proponents for €10 and €15 euro entry fee. A considerable majority expressed preference for the €15 euro entry fee, something in the region of 20-4. People who traveled to the event outside Dublin felt it made the expense of travelling more worthwhile as getting a good result would cover the cost of attending several events. The only exception being Leprekaun who has abnormally high travel expenses due to his location.

We have got a few new additions to the community since then and I'm pretty sure the majority ratio be roughly the same in favor of the €15 entry fee.

Speaking for myself, I think the €15 entry fee is reasonable and offers a great pot prize for the top 2 players and a great incentive for people to try and improve there game and be in with a shot. While the glory of winning is nice it would not motivate me to travel the 2 hours it requires me to get there on its own. A €10 euro entry fee would probably see the top prize drop to €75 at moment and considering I spend €30 odd euro to get to Dublin and paying the entry as well as pay for a few snacks that drops any potential prize for me to at most €40 euro. The risk reward ratio like the Gief match up is not in my favor Such a prize pot is not likely going to inspire me to practice and put much effort into getting better either.

Now I see where some players are coming from who feel the have no chance of winning. But if we where to lower the entry fee for these players until they feel the can compete the prize pot would never go back up as there will always be someone who feels they can't compete. It would also be unfair on the players who can play better now. Why should they have to pay more than the other players or get less of a prize when the majority of players want the larger prize pot. Perhaps if the current top players get usurped from there throne in the future they can say I've got no chance I want a reduced entry fee until my skills improve or everyone else gets worse.

I know people already know they are not being forced to enter. Its fine if people want to sit it out or just play casual or come and watch. If you want time to practice so you can up your game then sit the tournaments out, get in as much practice as you can, play as many casuals and online games as you can, watch as many games as you can and read up on the match ups.

I think people should think of the prize pot as a motivator to get good. Don't you want a piece of that juicy apple pie? If you where in with shout of winning and spend a considerable amount of time and effort trying to improve would you not want the prize pot to be as big as possible? While it would be ideal to have everyone compete even if a few people sit out the tournament the prize pot would still be bigger than if entry fee was lowered for everyone.

No one here is near pro yet so there is plenty of room for improvements.
The top seeded players are all beatable, you just have to be willing to put in some time and learn.