Quoted from Whysnow:

You really are kind of an asshole for someone running a show that people are spending large amounts of money and time off to come to. I suggest not being suck a dick to your paying customers.
Sorry but on the recent coast to coast podcast it was referenced that the games are being worked out back then and they even made mention of a few already being decided. The host of the show even suggested that you get your shit in gear and announce the games ESPESCIALLY since your TDs are also competitors. If there is no advantage to anybody and the hosts are not playing then it really doesnot matter much. With host also competing thenit does matter.
From the sounds of it your competition sucked badly last year. If you want to continue to make improvements then no need To be so defensive. I suggest taking feedback and adjusting to make it better. Either prevent your hosts from playing in the evnt or ensure they do evenrything they can to level the advantages.

Quoted from Whysnow:

Hey, he is the guy calling me a conspiracy theorist. There is absolutely no reason for him to be a prick to paying customers, especially when his co-director has already publicly stated games are on a short list and the majority already selected.
Go listen to Coast to Coast podcast #216 from over 2 weeks ago (around 25min in). Colin clearly says they have a short list of games selected and already know 3 out of the 4 games in each the EM, SS, and DMD banks. He lists GOT, fireball and Frontier as 3 of the games.
It has now been 2 more weeks closer to the event and Colin along with a few other competitors/ insiders already know the majority of the games. I am not sure why it is so difficult to just publish the full short list and then as things become solidified you clearly denote that. If the TPF continues to want to make better competitions then they need to bring transparency and legitimacy to the actual competition, not snarky comments from the show organizer when someone is providing legitimate feedback.

Quoted from Xerico:

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