Last week we introduced you to Fan Voice, the first part of the CGS Mailbag, where we posed a question to the readers and solicited responses. We also promised a second part, and it’s time to deliver on that promise.

Part two of the CGS Mailbag flips the tables. Now it’s time for you to ask the questions to me. If there has ever been something you’ve wanted to ask LANDodger, now’s the time. If it’s serious, I’ll give you a serious answer. If it’s silly, I’ll be more than happy to give you a silly answer. Send in one. Send in two. Send in thirty million questions (just kidding—the limit is twenty million questions.) Just make sure you send them to mailbag@thecgs.com with the subject line “CGS Mail,” and include your name, alias, and hometown.

The first Fan Voice provoked some awesome responses. Of course, we couldn’t print them all, so we selected three that piqued our interest. But a huge thanks to everybody that took the time to send in replies. Obviously, the Fan Voice wouldn’t be very entertaining without the fans speaking up, and we appreciate all the contributions. If you didn’t make it this time, don’t worry, this is going to be a regular feature in the weeks to come. You’ll have numerous chances to weigh in on other questions.

Thanks again, and here are some of our favorite responses from the original Fan Voice.

Will Pro-Am launch the next wave of CGS stars and let General Managers find new talent, or will the current professionals continue to dominate?

There are two parts to this answer. Firstly, with a resounding “yes,” I have to say that a Pro-Am division will allow the CGS to grow into the future and develop the “next wave of stars” (though I’m sure the current wave foresees a couple of seasons left in themselves). Already, budding stars are emerging out of nowhere; take Eafra for example. Practically unknown coming into the season and early results were seen as upsets. Yet here we are at the end of the season with the benefit of hindsight and the result of him taking the Individual Championship.

Eafra went from underdog to prohibitive favorite during the course of the CGS season.

The Pro-Am also ensures that a much larger player base can be explored and enables some players who may not have the resources to travel to a draft to demonstrate what they are capable of on a regular basis.

It is certainly a step forward and will allow future CGS players to be groomed and monitored. I sincerely hope that the choice of games is not a nod to those that have complained that their favorite game isn’t featured. Yes, it is a common complaint, but that is the way that the proverbial cookie has crumbled. If the concept of the Pro-Am works, I hope that it would encapsulate all of the official CGS games. With the weight of the CGS behind it I certainly think that it will raise the fan’s awareness of certain upcoming stars. They are already around and lurking in the shadows but now they will receive some of the limelight.

Mark “Sabre0001” O'Beirne
Limerick, Ireland

No, I think the next wave of CGS stars is already out there winning rounds. They are competing in top leagues, online tournaments, and LANs as we speak. The GMs know this but I doubt any of them will recruit out of an online league. What the Pro-Am does do is provide a means of opportunity for those of us who want to get noticed and want to compete at the Combine.

I anticipate a good first season and am eager to see how it unfolds in a crowded online market. Regardless of the talent this league will showcase, the current professionals will not let their spots go without a fight.

Chris "Forsaken" Cadwallader
West Lafayette, Indiana

Though I believe that the Pro-Am is more of a marketing technique as well as a way to give something back to the fans of CGS that hang on every punch, kick, shot, and turn, it very well can give the General Managers some added information whenever it comes to scouting talent for the presumed upcoming draft. It will be a great way to see not only how well players go up against other fans, but the pros themselves. Will they find completely unheard of talent that will by far outshine the professionals in the CGS? The chances are pretty slim, but people could have said the same for Birmingham Salvo in the last World Finals, and that is why they play the game.

Matthew “TheUnseenLacuna” Monk
Wagoner, OK