<disclaimer> I throw around the words "rookie" and "veteran" a lot during this post. I am in no way implying that anyone who hasn't sunk 100+ hours into the game automatically sucks. I mean, c'mon! That's just rude! </disclaimer>

Even though the free weekend is over, I've still encountered a couple of online racers that haven't had a chance to get super good at the game. It occurred to me that with the influx of new players, there's going to be a lot of new tournament participants that won't be able to stand a chance against some of us "veteran" racers. (Anyone remember when White Dynamite came in dead last for most of the races during the first half of tournament #2?)

That being said, I got the idea that we can use "that thing where rookies and veterans are seperated to prevent curbstomps" for our tournaments (I forget what the exact terminology is). Gold-class being for the rookies and Platinum-class being for the veterans, obviously.

The best things I could think of as "qualifications" for joining the Platinum-class tournament are as follows:
1) Unlocking the AGES Mod [or just AGES itself, needs further discussion]
2) Having passed a certain online race ranking [approx. 2,000 or so?]
3) Having one of the Top 20 Grand Prix times [This can be checked by pressing (RB) when selecting a GP]
4) Winning a previous Gold-class tournament by a ludicrous ammount of points [~50 or so?]

Basically, as long as a player has met at least ONE (or so) of the above criteria, they're advised to join the Platinum-class tournament. Otherwise, they're urged to join the Gold-class tournament. There are no rules preventing a Gold-class qualifier from joining a Platinum-class tournament, but a Platinum-class qualifier can only join a Gold-class tournament if they got their asses handed to them in a big, big way during a previous Platinum-class tournament.

Obviously, this is just a rough concept. We're going to need more ideas, suggestions, and fine-tuning for something like this to not fall apart horribly.

Just so we're clear, I'm not mad at anyone. It's my own fault for ragequitting at the end there.

Hey guys,
I finally got my footage uploaded to YouTube. Unfortunately, my footage of the Lucky Dip tournament is going to take several times longer to upload (internet problems are SO MUCH FUN).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLKLuDMUk2rCEEf_dskliYa5748dx_Vqyl&feature=player_detailpage&v=e0NhTwBIq6s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLKLuDMUk2rCEEf_dskliYa5748dx_Vqyl&feature=player_detailpage&v=TaB3_C7Wvs4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLKLuDMUk2rCEEf_dskliYa5748dx_Vqyl&feature=player_detailpage&v=4hINAaifFwI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nSwh5c5tdQE&list=PLKLuDMUk2rCEEf_dskliYa5748dx_Vqyl

Hey, can you change "Red Hot Chile Miners" back to "Shredster VII" for me? Thanks!

Count me in as well (I'm actually Shredster7, me and my friend are pretending to be eachother).