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GW's latest bright idea

That's about the most depressing news Ive seen in a while, 4 GTs a year kinda takes the specialness out of it.

I'm glad I had my first this time round, but gutted at the same time, because I don't think that feeling will ever come back, what's the sense of achievement at doing well at one of 4 mini GTs instead of One big GT where you can genuinely expect fantastic competition, which will be diluted between 4 seasons.

I am a sad Gordy.

Yeah, doesn't hold the same glamour as a once-a-year event

On the plus side, my slow slow slow painting speed has become slightly less of an issue as I can just grind away with CSM whilst I figure out which list I really want to use.

well I've sent an email to warhammer world, voicing my concerns, if others are as worried as me I hope they do likewise.

So wait, theres no heats, just one ..final as such? or what O_o?

I can see this a good and bad thing.

For GW:
It gives them 12 dates spread across the year in which people will flock to play the tournaments. Maximising thier use of the Warhammer World throughout the year. (think this is the main driver for this change).
I'd expect every seasonal tournament to still be fully booked out; if not at least 90% capacity.
Reduces Admin, having to determine who has qualified and replace people who drop out of final for personal reasons.

For Players:
Will likely get more newbie tourney players entering as their will be less of a rush to get to a certain Heat.
Meanwhile hardcore tourney players could book to attend all 4 games each year.
Or spreadout which Season they play each game (WH40K in Autumn, Fantasy in Spring, maybe dabble in War of the Ring in Summer).
Less chance that you will face those foreign teams unless you pick the Season they choose.

I must admit that the Heat round of the tournament does put a lot of pressure on your games; you don't need to come top but you need to get high enough to get in the top 40.
Now just the normal pressure of winning my games.

Will miss the feeling of a "Grand Final", but I think it is a good move by GW (back to how it was about 8 years ago - but more often).
Maybe GW should take the top winners from each Seasonal to play in an "Invitational" Grand Final like they do in America?

DaBoss wrote:I'd expect every seasonal tournament to still be fully booked out; if not at least 90% capacity.

Of course.. they are oversubscribed. until they remember how many tickets they have and then realise they didn't sell out in 3 minutes and actually have tickets still later..or do they .

DaBoss wrote:Meanwhile hardcore tourney players could book to attend all 4 games each year.

I thought there was already a rule stating you couldn't attend more than one (which was ignored by at least a few people)

DaBoss wrote:Less chance that you will face those foreign teams unless you pick the Season they choose.

Which season will they pick will it be the italians, the spanish etc etc etc..with a view the furthest from xenophobic... if they were going to dismantle the grandtournament they could have established national tournaments, or at least something that represents some spatial fairness for our colleagues.. (some folks had spent £300+ just on flights.. that could have gone on hyper inflated GW tickets which GW would like).-didn't the republic of ireland have a GT last year?

DaBoss wrote: you don't need to come top but you need to get high enough to get in the top 40.
Now just the normal pressure of winning my games.
Maybe GW should take the top winners from each Seasonal to play in an "Invitational" Grand Final like they do in America?

at the idea that they get rid of the bonus unlock 6 games and food, and replace it with another. No Ljundhammer has previously stated that going just to play 6 games isn't worth it, going to play 6 games with a reasonable chance of playing 12 games is. I would suggest that if they have in essence taken away 1/3rd of participants bonus rounds the tickets should drop down in price dramatically..(however they won't because of demand and because this is a financial move..I just won't go because I think like that..and I can get 6 good challenging games in for less than £10 )

we were told of this at the GT but asked not to say anything. I was also not sure of the format either...

bit disappointing i think. so when's the 1st one?

value for money has dropped if its one weekend for same price...and no chance of a free weekend. This will make alot more money for GW. They won't have to feed and house 150 free players for a final.

Looks like the 1st round of Autumn Tournaments are:
Warhammer Fantasy - 9th & 10th October
War of the Ring - 13th & 14th November
Warhammer 40K - 20th & 21st November

Not sure what the 4th Tournament is but they have left a couple of weekends available.

http://warhammerworld.typepad.com/2010% ... 3.2010.pdf

Depends on whether the price is dropped. As KMB has aid, £55 for 6 games is WAAAAAY to steep, especially as you're not always going to be playing the best gamers...

I could probably sanction £30 in my own head, but I only paid the £55 on the basis that I had a chance of getting 12 games.

There are plenty of regional tournaments out there if I want to play in a tournament. Maybe we need to make the AoS tournaments more cut throat!?!?!

Ljundhammer wrote:As KMB has aid, £55 for 6 games is WAAAAAY to steep

but that's what u paid lol

I don't think tha is steep. Add up what u would spend on coffee, doughnuts, 2 dinners(2 courses each), another evening meal.. and see what you actually paid for your weekends gaming after that.

Im just gutted that being the super competitive person that I am, in order to ever have a chance of feeling like I have won a GT now, Ill have to go to Nottingham 4 times and win 4 of the things!!! (It was a long shot dream to begin with, now its plain impossible)

http://independentukgrandtournaments.freeforums.org/

This is a link thats going to go across all 40k forums about trying to organise and Indy GT to fill the gap

Well I've let as many forums know as I could that hadn't had it posted already.

I believe something should be done about this, as there should be a true GRAND final in some form or another.

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