Why LAN for Challengers is a bad idea:

I said this before and everyone disagreed me

So something some random redditor says is assumed to be true? Lol.

im 100 percent sure rito would cover everything around travelliny, rito really wants the korean scene to be big.

ArgieGR8ArgieB8ArgieM8 [#2]

So something some random redditor says is assumed to be true? Lol.

Yea because it is true. Also ratio

Stratum7 [#4]

Yea because it is true. Also ratio

pls stop with ratio, go to twitter, dont make this site toxic

PrTsty [#3]

im 100 percent sure rito would cover everything around travelliny, rito really wants the korean scene to be big.

1.This doesnt change the fact that some people still wont join because of this

2. For Korea, Korea’s landsize isnt big so Idk if they have a server but ping definitely isnt a problem and LAN is unnecesary because of that
3. EMEA and SEA has billion countries and more people wouldnt join because of the LAN for EMEA and SEA

If what the reddit OP is saying true, then it is somewhat stupid to have open qualifiers(because I don't believe that Riot is covering travel expenses for open qualifier players at that stage) being played out in LAN. But for main events LAN is perfectly fine

PrTsty [#5]

pls stop with ratio, go to twitter, dont make this site toxic

“Dont make this site toxic”
Read the first word in your sentence

Stratum7 [#8]

“Dont make this site toxic”
Read the first word in your sentence

changed <3

well other than that cause I think there's lack of participation from lots of big orgs. how many millionaire orgs participate from Korea? I think there was more chances of competition when C9 and T1 was there

Glycoroldas [#7]

If what the reddit OP is saying true, then it is somewhat stupid to have open qualifiers(because I don't believe that Riot is covering travel expenses for open qualifier players at that stage) being played out in LAN. But for main events LAN is perfectly fine

Liquipedia lists the VCT Korea qualifiers as "online" and lists the main event as "offline". And they specifically distinguish between online and offline play in the document given to players.

ArgieGR8ArgieB8ArgieM8 [#11]

Liquipedia lists the VCT Korea qualifiers as "online" and lists the main event as "offline". And they specifically distinguish between online and offline play in the document given to players.

Hm, either reddit is full of shit or Liquipedia contributors have got their info wrong. People on reddit are legit talking as if open qualifiers were played on LAN and some player had to stop playing in open qualifiers because travel and accommodation to Seoul is expensive

If Riot doesn't help teams by paying their costs it is obviously bad for the scene because Korea doesn't have many orgs.

You are wrong

Closed.

Glycoroldas [#12]

Hm, either reddit is full of shit or Liquipedia contributors have got their info wrong. People on reddit are legit talking as if open qualifiers were played on LAN and some player had to stop playing in open qualifiers because travel and accommodation to Seoul is expensive

I don't understand if they are talking about the open qualifier or main event group stage. Maybe they are confusing the main event group stage for the open qualifier(?). The one example a person gave is GodDead, but he attended the first time and they replaced him with Esperanza. The redditor is saying, that because GodDead cannot afford to be at the event, he will not participate.

That doesn't mean, that the main event being a local event is a bad idea, they just should finance the accommodation of players, that are orgless/sponsorless. Or limit the main event to just RO8 or RO8 + non-seeding groups.

ArgieGR8ArgieB8ArgieM8 [#15]

I don't understand if they are talking about the open qualifier or main event group stage. Maybe they are confusing the main event group stage for the open qualifier(?). The one example a person gave is GodDead, but he attended the first time and they replaced him with Esperanza. The redditor is saying, that because GodDead cannot afford to be at the event, he will not participate.

That doesn't mean, that the main event being a local event is a bad idea, they just should finance the accommodation of players, that are orgless/sponsorless. Or limit the main event to just RO8 or RO8 + non-seeding groups.

I think it is more likely that redditors got things confused to be honest.

That doesn't mean, that the main event being a local event is a bad idea, they just should finance the accommodation of players, that are orgless/sponsorless. Or limit the main event to just RO8 or RO8 + non-seeding groups.

I agree with that completely, if TO finances the accommodation and travel of players who can't afford it, then it is a great idea to have a LAN stage even during open qualifier stage. However, if players have to pay out of pocket to attend LAN for open qualifiers(where let's be real, they are most likely paying to lose), then it is a stupid idea to have LAN stage during open qualifiers. I am indeed sceptical that TO would finance the travel and accommodation of players that would play in open qualifiers as the logistics of that are difficult to say the least + they would have to spend a significant amount of time to sift through fraudulent claims.

I think right now the question is whether it is truly a LAN stage during open qualifiers or whether there is a LAN stage only during the main event. I think everybody here would agree that a LAN event is a must for main stage event.