On May 07 2016 14:25 bluzi wrote:
Agreed , the minimum they should do is a wildcard for the 2nd places in the qualifiers , at least let those team enjoy the event and have a chance to play in it.
Valve have created an environment, which pardon the French is a bunch of fat slobs, that are afraid to play tournaments, because doing poorly will affect their status, and they don't have to, because they earn a lot by showing up being invited, and live on the fact that they either face teams in a similar shape, or teams that they have a bundle of source material concerning.Agreed , the minimum they should do is a wildcard for the 2nd places in the qualifiers , at least let those team enjoy the event and have a chance to play in it.
There is a good chance a lot of these directly invited teams would stumble, if they had to qualify, given their shape.