THEBILLDOZERthe tldr on this is that being able to attend an international lan is gatekept by both having an international lan to attend, and having the resources to be able to go at all. a lot of players didnt have either or both, so while its obviouly an important part of history, its difficult to weigh performance vs players that couldnt have gone anyway. tery just wanted to keep the NA discussion to the context of NA performance, that is to say invite regular season and playoffs
They're the pinnacle of competition, to devalue them is a joke. If you have a good lan performance it defines your legacy for years (tek, zebbosai). I can't think of many good players who couldn't go to LAN at least once anyway.