Quoted from Whysnow:worth mention that active period events are tallied off of each individual event. A small bar monthly counts as 1 event similar to a larger show competition. I play in tons of monthly and league events but they dont provide much experience on the bigger stage.
Word on that. It's a whole different beast when you see 50+ people that you're directly in competition with versus the same 5 friends. Probably the number one reason I did extremely badly at TPF 2013 and gave up before I really gave myself a fair chance.... I was nervous as CRAP with all of those people.. couldn't focus at all and just TILT TILT TILT TILT as I got more frustrated with myself.