Vouribut this has been some of worst, if not the worst, production of a lan ive seen.
Oh sweet summer child, rewatch the VODs for i46, i49 and i52 for some perspective.
Having been a full-time part of the production team at i49, i52, i55 and i58, I've seen first hand how hard it is to take a group of amateur volunteers and turn it into a successful esports production. Understaffed, under-equipped and overworked, with rising expectations each iSeries, especially since esports production in general has gotten so much better (and much more expensive!) over the years.
The "unsustainable" bit that uberchain touched upon is getting more apparent this year. Back at i55 and i58 we already knew we were setting the bar quite high. All thanks to the specific people available to work for the production, Multiplay tournament admins, equipment available/rented/borrowed, equipment generously provided by Multiplay and the amount of time put in by certain people way ahead of the event.
Unless we magically get all that back, I think it's time to aim for a way smaller production done really well, instead of a big production not meeting expectations.
On a positive note: I've quite enjoyed the i63 show, didn't watch all of it, but I've seen hours of great TF2 (WARHURYEAH casting was mvp again).