No, this won't happen.

That costs a lot of money that simple isnt available at i-series.

Sucks. How much would it cost? I can't imagine it costing a lot compared to the money they spend on the stage itself.

They'd also be sharing it with the other grand finals. I'm sure LoL, Dota, csgo, among others would benefit from boxes

I read somewhere that making those are like 20 grand each, they aren't just wood they are soundproofed

We would love that to be the case but unfortunately it's not going to happen, not for this LAN anyway.

There would be other cheaper options to consider first, such as making gamers play with 'in ear' headphones and then using military helicopter pilot sound mufflers (or whatever they are called). Basically they block outside sounds, but even that wouldn't work as commentator sounds could still be picked up through a player's microphone (if they wanted to set it up like that). Would still need an element of trust.

I mean technically, we could try and provide them to the players as a community, taking the matters into our own hands. Of course that would require us funding 12 sets of high quality 'in ear' headsets and the sound blockers on top. There's no reason for Multiplay to deny us using them as gamers bring their own headsets to the stage anyway.

However until then, commentators simply need to be careful about what they say and concentrate on post action analysis. Sure it means the cast might not be as technically interesting, but the live audience usually make up for it with their passion and enthusiasm providing us with a great show.

Thanks for the insight. best of luck if you're casting again. Looking forward to it