Well, during the qualifiers, SOD and SM, including the highly respected Forrest, were actively participating. And I think we should wait for all the qualifiers to finish and survey all participants about where and on which version they want to play. As for speculations like "I will go or not," I personally don't care – everyone is free to choose. Even if it's TE, I'll come to watch if the timing and budget allow.
Van's post is the most sensible one.
The rest are just rambling.
I would ask people like Catch, Dirty, and others not to express their opinions about which version to play, which templates to use, and which rules to follow... i.e., not to engage in pointless chatter here.
Because we all seem to have decided that these issues will be decided only by the finalists.
I created a poll on 4 points.
The 4th point concerns the funds for travel for those who find it difficult to come – please let me know privately who is willing to contribute how much... :)
And in general, we are having the same argument again – about which versions and templates are better... this has ALWAYS been the case. We always argue... According to Dale Carnegie, almost 99% of those who argue always stick to their opinion. We have what we have, and changing the situation right before the tournament is not a good idea.
Therefore, I suggest we return to a realistic and constructive approach.
Added 4 minutes later
While I was writing the post, Nagan wrote. I'll talk to the guys from Siberia... I haven't been able to reach Mike for 2 days yet :(
Yekaterinburg – they said they will resolve everything, probably no earlier than the 30th...
