1) Pro Magic as income is largely content production with events as research costs.
2) The quarterly Pro Club system at this point appears to be a large cut to the consistency of the PT.
3) The $750,000 added to PT25 and this draft more than cover that cut.
2) The quarterly Pro Club system at this point appears to be a large cut to the consistency of the PT.
3) The $750,000 added to PT25 and this draft more than cover that cut.
On point 1) listen to Pro Points podcast where Mike Sigrist, Sam Black, and Paulo all agree on this. Over a medium term stretch, only the top 5-10 players in the world could subsist off event winnings. 20x that do it off content.
Point 2) if you reallocate consistency rewarding money to prizes, you promote single event luck over consistent quality. Once you win your jackpot, why keep playing?
Point 2) cont. This was the Pay the Pros issue in 2016. Its worse now because you simply can't plan ahead. 3 month exit points means your attempts to build on a good finish might have extremely short rewards.
I don't really have a detailed explanation for point 3. I'll just say again I have heard lots of people I wouldn't have expected trying to figure out what they want to do next.
