dude this thread has been going back and forth for days. clearly nothing substantial will come out of it as there are People who play for the love of the game and people who are smart enough to understand if something more can can out out this love of the game then why not try that. these people can't understand the bigger picture and only live their lives in the past "play for the love of the game"Aggresive post about "****ing trolls" and ends with "can we close this thread"
Everyone has a different opinions. No need to be aggresive it will just fuel the drama.
I honestly don't mind anything as long as aoe2/aoc won't slowly die. For sure showmatches are nice if your favorit player/team is in it but for the community as whole a tournament is much better despite the prize money.
I think RTSL (the league that blackadder does every season) is a really good example.