Time to tackle the elephant in the room.
Orion said:
There was a mild argument in the Q&A thread about map classifications, but that was blown out of proportion when people not on the USA team started making comments stating that the US should be happy we're even allowed into the tournament, and how we shouldn't be here at all. That's flame-baiting and rude, but now the US is a bunch of assholes because some idiot Euros baited us? Good logic, there.
The mild argument regarding the map was blown out of proportion
by the USA team, I recall there being several good answers being given to the question asked yet certain members of your team still decided to escalate the situation beyond what could be considered "just" a question. In doing so they questioned the integrity, judgements and knowledge of the entire competitive scene in Europe.
This has happened countless times, where Europeans have given good, credible answers that USA players have ignored or discredited on the basis of them being given by Europeans. You ask questions of us that we have tackled as a community long ago, and expect us to count your musings as solid evidence against the countless hours that European teams have played testing and "perfecting" rule sets and then proceed get upset when we start to ignore you.
As for not allowing the USA team to enter, their are plenty of legitimate concerns. But the biggest one in my mind is the amount of drama you
cause. That's without even addressing the unfavourable playing conditions teams are forced to play in for a team that appears to be incredibly ungrateful.