Pax Prime and Guild Wars 2

#4 - July 12, 2013, 5:19 p.m.

We’re trying to work around the dates so that teams have time to adjust to changes before they have to play.

#21 - July 12, 2013, 6:27 p.m.

Age restrictions: The reason for the 18 is due to travel/hotel requirements.

For regions: we hope to expand those as we go forward with future tournaments.

More details: There will be additional details/rules coming in the near future, as mentioned in the last section of the announcement.

Balance: We are being VERY careful w/ balance between now and the tournament so you guys don’t have builds changing every patch. This is why we did the larger balance patch last month – we wanted to do smaller and smaller changes as we get closer to the tourney. We know there is a perception that a few things are too strong right now, so we’ll be looking at those between now and the tourney.

#37 - July 12, 2013, 9:45 p.m.

Hey guys, we are very excited to be able to bring you this tournament just in time for PAX. Most of all we are excited for the opportunity to get the chance to meet some of you in person.

Regarding the age and region requirements, the restrictions are primarily for legal reasons. There are many more legal hurdles you have to go through with respect to prizes, travel and lodging when it comes to minors.

For regions, not only does every country have their own laws regarding competitions of this sort but every state, province, territory etc. also have their own laws regarding tournaments with prizes on this scale as well as their own laws regarding participation by minors in these events. Each of these areas should have a legal check or review when putting together a tournament like this. It takes significant time and legal resources to perform those checks.

We very much want to include as many people as possible and we hope to widen our age and region scope with future events but we have to start somewhere. We understand the burden this places on teams and I am truly sorry that some great talent and some good friends of ours in our community will have to sit this one out. But, let’s have a great time with this tournament series, cheer on those that can participate and work towards a day when every person on planet Earth can come together in the Mists.

#39 - July 12, 2013, 9:46 p.m.

Wow, ok I feel like I should be saying that while standing on the foot of a giant robot

#144 - July 15, 2013, 3:01 p.m.

So, I already posted this in the sticky topic, but in case you guys didn’t see it I’m copying it here:

Allie Murdock.8152:

Hey all,

After the announcement of our Guild Wars 2 Invitational and Regional Qualifying Tournaments went live last week, we saw a number of concerns from players about the restrictions we have in place. While we cannot change some of these restrictions, we have been working to expand allowable regions; we have determined that we can allow additional countries in Europe to compete in the Guild Wars 2 Invitational and Regional Qualifying Tournaments. This means that players in the following countries are now eligible to participate: European Union as well as Iceland, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, and Turkey.

At this time, we are not able to change the age restriction due to other limitations. We hope to expand eligibility for future tournaments.

Thanks for the support!

#147 - July 15, 2013, 4:21 p.m.

I think “major” is a relative term. We will have some changes to help this tournament run smoothly, and to give you guys options when selecting your team comp.