Are You the Player of the Year?

[Amnerys]

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.station.sony.com/images/community/fanfaire09/poty2009/POTY_banner_600.jpg" width="600" height="150" /></p> <p>Do you know someone who is the poster child for your favorite SOE title? So dedicated to the game, he or she walks around with bloodshot eyes, sleep deprived, wearing his or her favorite wrinkled SOE T-shirt? Does this player stand out as the first person to go beyond the call of duty to help fellow community gamers in and out of the game? If so, you may have the perfect candidate, and we want to know more!</p> <p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=3058&section=News&locale=en_US"><strong>Read more!</strong></a></p>

[Spyderbite]

<p>I have several people in mind! Choices, choices! However, I am open to bribes. I accept in game plat on Venekor, PayPal, most major credit cards, and of course Cheese. No muenster though. It gets stuck in my teeth.</p>

[Scythien]

<p>"<span >The nominee must be a U.S. resident and 21 years of age.</span>"</p><p>And for those us outside of the U.S.? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Or do we get nothing... again? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Spyderbite]

<p><cite>Scythienne@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>"<span>The nominee must be a U.S. resident and 21 years of age.</span>"</p><p>And for those us outside of the U.S.? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Or do we get nothing... again? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>While a valid question.. I believe this discussion has been had many times in the past with every contest that has come up. There is no way to determine if a contest is legal in every single country and locality around the world. City, State, Province, Country all vary with laws about contests. To keep track of them all is impossible.</p><p>Blame the legal system.. not the Contest holders..</p>

[Enna]

<p>Hmmm....</p><p>Oops, I shouldn't post questions when on the edge of nodding off.</p><p>Found the reply at the "read more" link... *blushes*</p><p>Ok, nothing to see here, move along please! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p>

[MrWolfie]

<p><cite>Amnerys wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">Do you know someone who is the poster child for your favorite SOE title? So dedicated to the game, he or she walks around with bloodshot eyes, sleep deprived, wearing his or her favorite wrinkled SOE T-shirt? Does this player stand out as the first person to go beyond the call of duty to help fellow community gamers in and out of the game? If so, you may have the perfect candidate, and we want to know more!</p></blockquote><p>I nominate Spyderbite, because he sounds like just the kind of person SOE would want to hail as their Player of the Year.</p>

[Spyderbite]

<p><cite>MrWolfie wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I nominate Spyderbite, because he sounds like just the kind of person SOE would want to hail as their Player of the Year.</p></blockquote><p>Nah.. I'm the kind of person they'd like to make "disappear" if such an activity were in the budget. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Besides, then everyone else would have to pay to check an extra bag for all the rotten fruit and vegetables to throw at me at Fan Faire. XD</p>

[BleemTeam]

<p>There is so many criteria to gauge a nomination... I mean really.</p><p>Hours per week? Number of quests done? All content cleared? Helped you in a pick up group last night? Your guild leader? The local server farmer that makes your masters easier to get? The raid guru? The guy that has an alt of every class? The guy that has 5 accounts active?  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Sort of a large scale award for such a wide variety of player types...</p><p>I nominate myself for meeting nearly every type of criteria there could be  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[ScottAdams]

<p>"<span>The nominee must be a U.S. resident and 21 years of age.</span>"</p><p>Sigh 20 is too young and 22 is too old! Only 21 is just right?</p>

[Spyrit]

<p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Scythienne@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>"<span>The nominee must be a U.S. resident and 21 years of age.</span>"</p><p>And for those us outside of the U.S.? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Or do we get nothing... again? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>While a valid question.. I believe this discussion has been had many times in the past with every contest that has come up. There is no way to determine if a contest is legal in every single country and locality around the world. City, State, Province, Country all vary with laws about contests. To keep track of them all is impossible.</p><p>Blame the legal system.. not the Contest holders..</p></blockquote><p>No, I will continue to blame SOE.</p><p>Call it the "US Player of the Year" or don't run events that insult all players outside of the US.</p>

[Spyderbite]

<p><cite>Spyrit@Najena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>No, I will continue to blame SOE.</p><p>Call it the "US Player of the Year" or don't run events that insult all players outside of the US.</p></blockquote><p>Did you buy your PowerBall tickets last night? I tried to buy my UK lottery tickets but they told me I wasn't eligible. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Spyrit]

<p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Spyrit@Najena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>No, I will continue to blame SOE.</p><p>Call it the "US Player of the Year" or don't run events that insult all players outside of the US.</p></blockquote><p>Did you buy your PowerBall tickets last night? I tried to buy my UK lottery tickets but they told me I wasn't eligible. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Sorry, I didn't realise this competition was actually a lottery, thanks for clearing that up.</p>

[Oakum]

<p><cite>Spyrit@Najena wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Scythienne@Splitpaw wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>"<span>The nominee must be a U.S. resident and 21 years of age.</span>"</p><p>And for those us outside of the U.S.? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Or do we get nothing... again? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>While a valid question.. I believe this discussion has been had many times in the past with every contest that has come up. There is no way to determine if a contest is legal in every single country and locality around the world. City, State, Province, Country all vary with laws about contests. To keep track of them all is impossible.</p><p>Blame the legal system.. not the Contest holders..</p></blockquote><p>No, I will continue to blame SOE.</p><p>Call it the "US Player of the Year" or don't run events that insult all players outside of the US.</p></blockquote><p>I dont see it as spyder insulting you. It has come up with every contest I remember though. While it would be a good thing if SOE could figure out a way to legally include non US players and I understand you wanting to bring attention to the problem, he makes a valid post.</p>

[Elorah]

<p>Sadly it is like this with many companies....  Every country has rules and regulations...  SOE has subscribers in MANY countries...  to work out every rule would be quite a bit of work...</p><p>But I can understand it...  I am American, but my husband is not.  He can never even think about applying to these contests either...</p>

[Kordran]

<p><cite>Elorah wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>But I can understand it...  I am American, but my husband is not.  He can never even think about applying to these contests either...</p></blockquote><p>If you're both together living inside the United States, then there's no problem with nominating him. You need to be a <em>resident</em> of the US, not a citizen. Likewise, although you're American, you wouldn't be able to participate if you're currently living overseas, as you would fall under the laws of your host country while you're there. These issues revolve around where your permanent residency is, not the status of your citizenship (citizen, resident alien, etc.)</p>

[Spyderbite]

<p><cite>Kordran wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Likewise, although you're American, you wouldn't be able to participate if you're currently living overseas, as you would fall under the laws of your host country while you're there. These issues revolve around where your permanent residency is, not the status of your citizenship (citizen, resident alien, etc.)</p></blockquote><p>Exactly. And, that is the situation I found myself in a couple years ago while I was living in Canada. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Elorah]

<p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Kordran wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Likewise, although you're American, you wouldn't be able to participate if you're currently living overseas, as you would fall under the laws of your host country while you're there. These issues revolve around where your permanent residency is, not the status of your citizenship (citizen, resident alien, etc.)</p></blockquote><p>Exactly. And, that is the situation I found myself in a couple years ago while I was living in Canada. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>As well as the 10 years that I lived in Belgium...  lol</p><p>I knew that I wouldn't qualify for these promotions when I was living outside the US..  the thing about my husband though...  I never knew that it was where he was currently living that counted, I still figured that he had to be American...  lol</p><p>Anywho....  Good luck to all the nominees!</p>