My Disappointment With GTX

I'd like to preface this by saying I enjoyed my trip. I played well, and had a lot of fun hanging out with Razgriz and those at his house. With that said, I'd like to delve into my disappointment in attending GTX.



From the initial trailer, and the announcement of RoA's inclusion, I was very excited to attend an event of this caliber. The $500 for rivals was smaller than usual, especially with the event trailing Heat Wave, however I was willing to overlook that because I believed I was going to experience something great.



So the event draws near, and they make a post that they are changing venues less than a month out. A bit worrying, but it did not personally affect me as I was staying with Raz. With a 24 hour venue surely they had the resources and staff to keep some of the glamour from last year.



Friday rolls around and we want to check out the venue and go through badge registration. We arrive and walk into a tent outside to register. I get asked my tag, I tell the volunteer, and I'm given a generic green wristband. That's it. No bag check, no ID check, no lanyard, I just gave my name and was let inside.



This is particularly concerning after the Jacksonville shooting, and the venue fee being the same rate as last year for the sake of security (heard this through word of mouth so I can't 100% confirm). Mrlz actually wasn't aware of the check in tent and walked into the venue with no one stopping him.



I walk through the doors to find a single room venue. The kind you would expect to be used for a monthly or a regional. At this point it was very clear that I wasn't going to get what was advertised, so everything following this shouldn't have come as a surprise.



I went back to the house after some friendlies, and came back the next day. We walk up to the front door (again no bag check), only to find it locked with people waiting outside. The 24 hour venue was a straight up lie, although shortly after arriving, we were let inside by staff.



After warming up we're informed that rivals will be playing up to top 6 (despite both the original AND the updated schedule displaying top 8). We play through bracket, with no audio, and get to top 6. We then debate on whether we should do winners semi finals on Saturday, because we were not allocated enough time even for top 6 alone.



We eventually get confirmation from the staff that we can do semi's on Sunday, but we might have to cut losers bracket games if it takes too long. Before we head back, as if there wasn't enough. We find out that the $500 supplied to the event may not be a pot bonus, but a static prize pool, decreasing the total prize pool to an extent where I would not have attended if it was made apparent in advance.



Top 6 itself went pretty smoothly, and top 3 were given custom made medals. Last year payout was given on site, so we talk to the staff to collect our winnings. Instead we're told to DM GameTyrant on twitter with our PayPal, and that we'd be paid out by the end of the day. One problem with that, GameTyrant doesn't have open DM's. We gave our PayPal info to Etalus who emailed it to Game Tyrant. As of writing this, no one has received payment.



TLDR: GTX was improperly advertised with rampant misinformation, was a security risk to those who attended, and has yet to follow through with payment. I will not be returning, should they manage to run another event.



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