rocketslayif you don't want to go to lan because froyo isn't going to be there then why are you even bothering to play prem
That is the principle why a lot of top players have been slowly quitting invite/prem--not a lot of top tier competition besides lans, as explained by starkie.
@starkie, you wouldn't have been playing froyo in gf anyway xd
mathemaphysicistCorrect me if I'm wrong but I find this "oh if FROYO isn't going might as well not go because there will be no competition" quite disrespectful. I mean you're technically telling the other teams that they're completely worthless to play against and therefore you shouldn't bother competing because it's a gurateed win? If I was a team leader or something I'd honestly take it as an insult. There are still two months for this so called mix team team to prepare and I'm pretty sure any player competing at LAN is giving their best.
This actually would've been the most competitive and close LAN in a long time honestly, as 7 and evl have an upgraded roster and froyo is always just froyo. as such, it's unfortunate that half of the players or so from froyo and evl can't attend and the rest not feeling like it's worth it, as explained well by clockwork in another thread. Along with what clockwork said, when one of the top teams can't attend, what's the point of going? People play tf2 because they love the game, yes, but they love playing the game against the very best teams.
georgebaiiIf the core players aren't attending they should at least hand the Froyotech/Se7en name/branding to another team just for the event. The idea of one of the main tourneys of the entire LAN not having the best teams in the world is so fucking disappointing.
Why would you want a mediocre team to represent a "prestigious" brand? I'm actually having a hard time thinking of one good reason that could be appropriate.
DollyIn this day and age (More so in eu) I would cut players who wouldn't go to lan, just because it causes more problems long term with roster shuffles, and winning a season means nothing compared to world championships where you can make decent money.
In this day and age? Why would you cut somebody because they can't or don't want to go to the 1-2 small and unprofessional lans that happen per year, especially when there are so few replacement options at the top level of tf2? That day and age past years ago when esea LAN died. I think you have it backwards, in which you should only really be cutting players for not being able to go to LAN if most tournaments were LAN-based like bigger games.
I have no words to describe how dumb it is to think a team should uphold a standard of going to lans in a video game that has 0 money and extremely little competition. You guys are acting like tf2 is a real esport. If a team doesn't want to go, that's enough reason to not go