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i would really enjoy going to fireland, but i dont have any money. would you like to donate?

I’d donate to send some Americans over if eXtv ever pull their finger out and start arranging it (I am sure they will in the next 2 months but still, really should organise quicker).

A Prem team from Europe? Depends which team and what they would do to help the community. In America part of the deal of getting sponsored to LAN is some of the players make videos, stream games, mentor people. The only team I’d ever donate for is Yoyotech or Tt until they folded, I don’t see why I should part with my money for a concept that each Prem team has a god given right to attend. Prove yourself within the community and then we will talk money.

truthbomb: if “lower” teams/individuals can afford going to LAN, then so can prem/div1 standard teams. No point in arguing about that.

exactly

I haven’t talked to a single person whose decision on whether or not to go to LAN would be affected by the presence of a high-skill team that they aren’t friends with. If the objective is to boost the prize fund, you’d be better either a) putting the money into the fund directly, or b) funding lower-skill UK-based teams, since they’re less likely to want things like hotel rooms or plane tickets and so would be much more economical.

After a quick look, 5 teams in the prem div of season 12 are obviously sponsored; not only does that mean they are more likely to have money for events (either due to direct injection or because of money saved by not buying kit), but it also means those teams have a responsibility to get their sponsor’s name out there by attending events.

Also, don’t forget this was always going to be a quiet event. Certainly my community, which struggled to field a team for i45, is currently looking like it might field 4 for i46, and at least one of them won’t be a div7 mix team.

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I think with maybe some donations we could see the entire prem division at i46… that’d be so sick :O)

If this is a hint, to start donating to you, I’m not falling for that mindtrick!

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where do you fart the 5 sponsored teams from? I can only see tcm+infused+epsilon that might get lan fundings.

but either way boosting the general price money with the donations would probably do the same and be much easier than sending 1-2 more prem teams in there.

I just clicked on all their websites and checked which ones had adverts for companies on them :P

In any case, I believe the prize fund for TF2 has been set at £5000 anyway

Most prem teams afaik are going to be making it to i46 or are at least exploring the posibilitys, i would expect at least 5 prem teams to make the trip to i46 with crack clan the only team for it not really to be possible.

The jews are the only team i’d help put money towards tbh, like ticket entry etc as they would be coming from ages away, every other team should be able to save money and attend with the right amount of planning if they really wanted too.