After what has been unfolding since this announcement was made public we’d like to take this opportunity to address some of the concerns brought up by the community regarding GGtoor's under-construction website, which was mentioned in the announcement for this tournament.
First of all, we would like to apologise for what we see as a failure on our part to make sure our players' privacy is respected and protected. We do recognise and understand the seriousness of the security issues that have been brought to our attention about the GGtoor website, and are taking action as needed. We would also like to thank the people who found these issues and pointed them out to us.
The following actions have been taken:
- First, all the security concerns about their website issues have been reported to GGtoor together with proof of concepts. We’ve also made sure to emphasise how serious these issues are and are working with GGtoor to resolve them as quickly as possible.
- Second, we were able to confirm with GGtoor that the web site is not yet completed, and registering on the GGtoor website was never a requirement to participate in this tournament. The website is still under construction, and we would like to encourage anyone who planned to register on the GGtoor website to wait until these security issues have been resolved.
- Third, Shadow Credits have been removed from the prize pool completely. We're excited about the cash prizes, and the credits were intended to be an additional bonus on top of the cash prizing. However, to claim the credits, one would have to register on the GGToor website, and we do not want to give any incentives for a person to register on the GGtoor website until it is completed and the security concerns are addressed.
- Fourth, we’ve gone over the registration page on Toornament.com to make sure we don't ask for any intrusive or unnecessary personally identifiable information.
We take the privacy of our tournament participants very seriously, and if you have any questions or suggestions don’t hesitate to contact us directly on Discord.
Thanks,
Mia & Heny
Phoenix Red