: Professional gamers do, but so do kids on vacation from school.

That is true, and you had a very solid, profound point previously, but that still makes me realize--there's still a big difference between people who are playing Halo all day and people who are the best at Halo playing Halo all day. But you are right though, it wouldn't be fair to the higher-ups, either--being excluded from everything.

So therein lies a dilemna--other than random winners, how WOULD a process work to a point where both casual gamers and pros can get the closest competition?