they aren't going to be avalible at indy?

Nope there won't be checks, if you want to call and talk to them- perhaps we can convince them to reconsider their number is 1 800 873 7332

You guys complain too much and have ridiculous expectations. It would serve you guys right if UDE stopped giving you guys money.

I don't see how expecting checks to be mailed in 4-6 weeks is a "ridiculous expectation."

There is such a thing as "Timley Payment" and "Industry Standards". If the other game pays people in 4-6 weeks, then this should as well, otherwise people will quit playing VS and move to the other game, as they will recieve thier prize money.

Don't blma ethe people who are mad about not recieving thier money. Be upset with UDE for not fullfulling the promise that they made, which is to provide prize money for a certian place finish in a PC event.

This is a very big problem as it undermines the whole PC process. Who the hell wants to spend the money (200+ for a plane ticket, 150+ for hotel, and food on top of that), the time (3-4 days to play in the event and god knows how many hours of testing) if you are not even going to get the prize your copeating for in some reasonable time frame? It WILL drive people away from the PC as it will not be cost effective for the top finishers to continue to travel and play.

Who said that no checks were being sent out? Mine showed up the mail this morning...

reallly???

Most definitely, it's not the sort of thing that I would be mistaken about... unless UDE had another reason I don't know about to send me $9K...

Hope your right because Kim because I was told no checks until after Indy.

I hope everyone is paying attention. That was not stu complaining about complaining. And that guy can kill with his mind. Make a note of it.

Ok on the player side of things I'm sure you guys are used to the check writing process. I'm sure you think there is just some giant UDE check book that Scott Elliot whips out with his mighty pen to dole out currency.

In reality you are talking about a company issuing checks for several hundred thousand dollars. Also you are talking about several hundred checks. So I'm sure things like identitiy/address verification is playing a part(for your benefit I'm sure). Mass mailing is probably happening, so that they have a certain number of checks with valid addresses before the batch gets sent. And also authorization from the controling members of the company before the OP folks toss out a chunk of the budget to you worthy players.

For those of you that are sitting in your parents basement and haven't walked the hallowed halls of coporate America, or crawled your way thorugh the myre of coporate bureaucracy, I can understand your misconception of what it takes to get PC checks out

Then there is some comparison to WotC? Huh!? Not only did you win money for an event that you essentially got to participate in for free, you think you can complain because of some "idea" about "Industry Standards"? It baffles me that people think that the TCG/CCG "Industry" is so set in stone just because of WotC has done. If anything we should be rethinking everything they have done since they really only have one successful game with any kind of OP, and UDE is looking to ship out their third one in October. If anyone is setting up what could be considered the bench mark of a sucessful OP program its UDE. Of course even their program is constantly growing and evolving.

nice try Evilbaby, but you're made of sand!

I'm not a tournament player, so I don't know much about the check mailing, but it would seem to me that it's in their best interests to wait as long as they can before mailing them out. That way they can sit on all that money and collect interest...

I opened it, I read it, I held it in my hand. It will be going in the bank tomorrow. Trust me, it is not a figment of my imagination or anything... :)

Did it stop the sky from falling as soon as you broke open the seal?