FFG Big Events

By USCGrad90, in X-Wing

Does anybody else have a feeling of confusion and total trepidation when it comes to thinking about going to something like a System Open, Nationals or Worlds?

I went to my first Regional last year, did pretty well and enjoyed it - but I felt had more details on how to register and plan for it than I do these other events.

Being unfamiliar with most of the gaming conventions these are held at is a little daunting. The overlap of timing with these also seems to be awkward, so that I don't see logical progressions from Store Championship - Nationals - Worlds - etc...

Maybe I'm overcomplicating it, but it seems hard to get the details I want simply laid out to help me decide if I want to go to a System Open or not. The fact that they only announced a partial list of locations is part of the problem for me - wondering if one will be in my area or if I need to try to make a road trip.

I do wish the full list was out. I want to register for one of the known ones but if one comes up closer, I would want to get a refund and go to the closer one and I don't know if I can get one.