It’s an iPhone from Strife for WG King
Written by: Strife Philippines team
Publication: Level Up!'s Strife website
Date published: Circa October 2014
Filipino Strife player WG King (Alvin Rillera) won the Race to 70 event last October 4, 2014, and his prize was to be a trip to the S2 Studios at Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
However, with US visas a bit difficult to get for Filipino gamers, WG King was offered an alternative prize which he opted to get instead.
“Pinili ko yung alternate prize kasi alam naman nating mahirap kumuha ng US visa dito sa PH. Bukod doon, matagal pa! 1 month to set an appointment, malamang naman madedeny ka rin lang.” (“I took the alternate prize because we all know it’s difficult to secure a US visa from the Philippines. Aside from that, it takes a long time. It takes 1 month to set an appointment and chances are you’ll just get denied.”) – WG King
Instead of the all-expenses paid trip to the United States, WG King opted to get USD 1,000 cash and a brand new IPhone 5s, which he was very happy to get.
“Recently, there had been a lot of news concerning players who were supposed to go to the U.S. but were denied getting visas. We together with S2 formulated this alternate prize because we do not want WG King or Alvin’s efforts to go to waste. Having shown that a Filipino gamer can compete with the rest of the world means something not only to him but also to us as a community.” – Gian Adriano (Product Manager of Strife Philippines).
Obtaining the phone also was an experience as S2 (developers of Strife) Chief Operating Officer Scott Valencia purchased the phone from overseas and delivered the phone personally to WG King.
An iPhone 5 for you!
“The goal for the player who gains experience to level 70 the fastest is to reward him with a good experience. That was supposed to be the US trip. Since securing a visa to go to the US could end up as a bad experience, he chose the alternate prize.
His wife lives at Canada and to further improve his communication with her, especially since he lost his phone recently, we decided with WG King that the phone would be the better choice. Plus whatever experience he and his wife can do with USD 1,000.” – Scott Valencia (S2 C.O.O)
WG King is all smiles with his phone and cash prize, and all of that just for playing Strife. So watch out for more events and activities that prove that when you play Strife, you don’t just win in-game…you just might win in real life too!
However, with US visas a bit difficult to get for Filipino gamers, WG King was offered an alternative prize which he opted to get instead.
“Pinili ko yung alternate prize kasi alam naman nating mahirap kumuha ng US visa dito sa PH. Bukod doon, matagal pa! 1 month to set an appointment, malamang naman madedeny ka rin lang.” (“I took the alternate prize because we all know it’s difficult to secure a US visa from the Philippines. Aside from that, it takes a long time. It takes 1 month to set an appointment and chances are you’ll just get denied.”) – WG King
Instead of the all-expenses paid trip to the United States, WG King opted to get USD 1,000 cash and a brand new IPhone 5s, which he was very happy to get.
“Recently, there had been a lot of news concerning players who were supposed to go to the U.S. but were denied getting visas. We together with S2 formulated this alternate prize because we do not want WG King or Alvin’s efforts to go to waste. Having shown that a Filipino gamer can compete with the rest of the world means something not only to him but also to us as a community.” – Gian Adriano (Product Manager of Strife Philippines).
Obtaining the phone also was an experience as S2 (developers of Strife) Chief Operating Officer Scott Valencia purchased the phone from overseas and delivered the phone personally to WG King.
An iPhone 5 for you!
“The goal for the player who gains experience to level 70 the fastest is to reward him with a good experience. That was supposed to be the US trip. Since securing a visa to go to the US could end up as a bad experience, he chose the alternate prize.
His wife lives at Canada and to further improve his communication with her, especially since he lost his phone recently, we decided with WG King that the phone would be the better choice. Plus whatever experience he and his wife can do with USD 1,000.” – Scott Valencia (S2 C.O.O)
WG King is all smiles with his phone and cash prize, and all of that just for playing Strife. So watch out for more events and activities that prove that when you play Strife, you don’t just win in-game…you just might win in real life too!