I actually hadn't had a close look at the points criteria for the European ranking till a minute ago.
here it is:
http://www.pokerineurope.com/europeanrankings/pointssystem.phpI have changed my mind. The smaller buy in events should keep there ranking status. All i think it needs is a bit of tweaking.
It needs another level or two in the buy in category. e.g 10000 euro EPT Monte Carlo/5000 euro Masterclassics should not be equal to a £750 tournament at the Vic!
Also the number of runners. As the entry factor is currently
Number of Entries/ Entry Factor
1 - 49 / 1
50 - 99 / 2
100 - 149 / 3
150 and above / 4
It should continue like this...
150 - 199 / 5
200 - 249 /6
e.t.c.
The system was devised when there weren't big buy in tournaments with hundreds of runners... and just needs updating slightly!