EPTCollegiate E-Sports Invitational [$5,000 Cash] - Page 4
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carpola
United States168 Posts
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TestSubject893
United States774 Posts
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kathode
United States265 Posts
Originally, the application was private and closed to only select schools about a month ago, but for a over a week the application has been public and we encouraged every team to apply because we did not know what kind of turnout we would receive for this kind of event and wanted as many teams to be able to come as possible. We once again emailed the best remaining schools to "invite" them to apply because we felt they were the best of the schools remaining that were within reasonable distance from the venue and it would be unfortunate to have them not realize that this event was going on even though they were genuinely interested in participating. Due to the outstanding response in the TL community, we expanded the team number by four to a total of 24 teams to allow as many schools as possible to come. It is unfortunate that we had to turn schools away from being accepted to the event, we tried to make this as fair as possible to every school to allow them sufficient time to apply and make travel and lodging arrangements to the event. | ||
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JiYan
United States3668 Posts
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rbkl
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On March 24 2011 03:13 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: Yeah, so it's not actually an invitation then, more of an invitation to apply. Two very different things. Invite is where you invite, we accept, and then you say ok cool see you here, not, oh sorry you're not actually "invited" per se lol. As we have stated in the email sent out applications were decided on a first come first serve basis. We only had a few remaining spots and we stressed the time urgency. All emails were sent out in waves so all the emails that were sent out were sent simultaneously. Think about it from an event organizer's perspective, we can't just invite 24 teams and expect to get 24 replies. In fact our reply rate is much closer to 5%. The only possible way we can do this is invite teams to apply. With that being said, if you guys are still interested and are willing to prove your case to our event sponsors (remember, we are providing $100.00 to each team), I will gladly connect you guys! =] | ||
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chargetheu
United States17 Posts
If your team is interested in participating in this event, please fill out the attached application. Since the event is only a few weeks away, we ask you to fill out the application and/or email us as soon as possible to ensure your spot in the applicant pool. The accepted schools will be notified shortly once all schools have had a fair chance to apply to the event. Acceptance will partially be determined on a first-come first-serve basis, so it is definitely in your interest to apply as soon as possible. This is a direct quote from the email sent to your team and many others. As stated above, teams needed to complete the application to be included in the applicant pool, and it was determined on a first-come first-serve basis. It would be impractical to invite 24 teams and expect all 24 to be able to come. We have invited many schools; only few were able to attend. The "congratulatory tone" was meant to commend your team's accomplishments thus far, also as stated in the email. Though the application was posted publicly, several schools were asked directly to apply, as we felt they would be great candidates for our event. We apologize for any misunderstandings. We plan on hosting similar events in the future as well as creating an online league, so rest assured there is always another chance for your school.  | ||
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Horst
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rwarriar
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On March 24 2011 05:08 Horst wrote: RIT HWAITING! we gonna rock your world can't wait to see what you guys got  | ||
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Horst
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rbkl
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MLG_Lee
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The_Roist
United States58 Posts
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TrainFX
United States469 Posts
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ROOTdrewbie
Canada1392 Posts
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Impervious
Canada4199 Posts
On March 24 2011 10:30 drewbie.root wrote: oh damn this is really awesome, if colleges actually started supporting teams in e-sports...... OMG 8) that would be reallllllllly good for esports :D I've been trying for the last year and a bit to get our uni to support us as more than just a "club". Tournaments like these will make it that much easier to convince our uni to consider us as legitimate competitive teams. | ||
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rbkl
772 Posts
On March 24 2011 08:15 MLG_Lee wrote: Hey guys, I'll be at this event hanging out. Looking forward to seeing people there. Definitely hope to see the MLG crew there!! | ||
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chargetheu
United States17 Posts
Hey guys, I'll be at this event hanging out. Looking forward to seeing people there. Looking forward to hanging out with the MLG crew! | ||
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RAGEMOAR The Pope
United States216 Posts
On March 24 2011 10:30 drewbie.root wrote: oh damn this is really awesome, if colleges actually started supporting teams in e-sports...... OMG 8) that would be reallllllllly good for esports :D Colleges in America, for the most part, can't support E-sports as legitimate sports because they violate NCAA Violations. Student athletes cannot be paid / compensated / win prizes etc. and all Starcraft and other E-sports tournaments violate these rules. | ||
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TestSubject893
United States774 Posts
On March 24 2011 23:03 RAGEMOAR The Pope wrote: Colleges in America, for the most part, can't support E-sports as legitimate sports because they violate NCAA Violations. Student athletes cannot be paid / compensated / win prizes etc. and all Starcraft and other E-sports tournaments violate these rules. In all likelihood eSports would never really be considered being included in NCAA rules, since, even though it is very much a legitimate competition for students, it is hard to consider it athletic. As such, I would envision an entirely separate governing body eventually existing, making it much easier to get backing from schools. Also, I know that I asked this earlier in the thread, but it looks like it must have been missed, (or I missed the response, :X) but, will there be a rule preventing double race teams in the 2v2? | ||
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rbkl
772 Posts
On March 24 2011 23:03 RAGEMOAR The Pope wrote: Colleges in America, for the most part, can't support E-sports as legitimate sports because they violate NCAA Violations. Student athletes cannot be paid / compensated / win prizes etc. and all Starcraft and other E-sports tournaments violate these rules. We have a club poker team at our school which gets funding to travel, etc., no reason esports can't be a club sport either. Also, double racing is not allowed for 2v2. | ||
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