Ineligible for TheCaster

Why am I not able to enter The Caster?



Long story short, there's this rule:

"ARE NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF HI-REZ OR ITS AFFILIATES OR AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AFFILIATED WITH HI-REZ OR ITS AFFILIATES IN ANY CAPACITY, MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN ANY PRO LEAGUE CREATED BY HI-REZ, OR OTHER EMPLOYEES OR OTHERS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH TEAMS, OR ANY FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE FOREGOING."



I am a family member of a Hi-Rez employee, and therefore I'm not allowed in the competition. It makes sense overall, considering if I won (on my own merits) someone would say there's favoritism. So, even though I'm pretty bummed out about it, I do agree that it makes sense to have this there. Honestly, I think this rule applies specifically because I’m pretty sure I have a great chance at winning, which would cause this scenario to potentially play out.



That's pretty much what bums me out about the entire thing. I don't know who exactly is going to make it through to those 10 spots, but I do know that there's a very slim chance they'll be better than me. Which means I'm disbarred from a competition that I would excel at even though the family member would have no input on the judging (from what we have been told). I have to sit back while someone who I could beat gets $10K and gets to work at HRX. It’s just frustrating to bust my ass off to get better, to work as hard as I can to show that I’m among the best, and ultimately get told that I don’t get to prove it.



The rules were already expanded once to allow more entrants than just those in the US. There is precedent for the rules changing to allow people who should be in the competition to be in the competition (shoutout to HughZ for being awesome!). So, it isn’t out of the question to change another portion to let one of their best community/amateur casters have a shot, too.



Overall, I think it’s a policy that works to the detriment of the show by excluding me, but the rules are the rules (unless they change the rules again).



Link to the rules: https://hzweb.hi-rezgame.net/hirezstudios/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/The-Caster-2017-Contest-Rules.pdf



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