Over at the World of Warcraft European forums, some questions are brewing regarding some Arena Tournament rules. Shadowish brought up two valid inquiries that you guys may also find useful. First, he asks why some countries with WoW-selling retailers are not eligible to participate. The guy is from Israel and it seems he to wants to join the Arena Tournament.
His second question is about Section C of the Arena Tournament. He said (verbatim):
this part is abit counfusing here there are a few places stated as not eligable but the reason they are writen is becsue they are a part of the eligable countries? Also if I do play on an eligable region like an EU english server does this mean that I can participate or am I still unable becsue my country isn't in the list of places blizzard stated that its leagal residants can participate?
Thank heavens that Ommra and his dancing Tigerlily-lookalike avatar is on deck to answer these questions. The Blizzard poster said that:
While we would like all World of Warcraft players to be able to take part in the Arena Tournament, there are various legal factors leading to residents of some countries, states, and territories not being eligible to participate. These factors include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Requirement to have purchased a copy of a game and/or pay a monthly fee to participate
- Limits on the monetary value of the prize offered
- Requirement that a contest sponsor (Blizzard, in this case) have a company presence within the borders of the country, state, or territory in which the participants reside
For more information on who is eligible for the Arena Tournament, please visit the Ruleset page. We appreciate your understanding in those cases when eligibility has been limited due to these or other factors, and we will continue to work to include as many countries as possible in all of our competitions.
