OK let's make things simpler and see how things will work out in practicality instead of all this theory fighting:
MKX will be released in April. The two QA's are GGA 16 Bit and GGA Pimpimjim. Those are the two guys who would have been playing the game for a year or so. These guys live in Chicago. There will be no majors in Chicago during that time (is there a replacement for UFGT? If there is, that's a month into the game's life span anyway). Since these guys will not be going to East Coast majors for well-documented reasons, you have nothing to worry about. By the time CEO rolls along, that would be two months into the game's life, which is pretty reasonable for them to travel and participate. If you can't level up in two months, then you're not losing because of the testers. You're just not that good (that's a general "you" here. I'm not addressing anyone in particular).
As far as other testers, the ones who are flown in for a week or so, I would say they should probably sit out for the first couple of weeks into the game's life span. So for instance, testers who happen to live on the East Coast would participate in ECT, but not Civil War. There, problem solved.
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Mr Aquaman Does that sound fair? If so, let's start pushing this idea.