Lan Annalysis - CoD4 comp etc, Just a bit of a debate/info thread on CG Options

[denied]

Have a read, very interesting in how Respawn could attract more players to their main competitions for TF2, CSS, CoD4.

Thread: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread...espawn-LAN-v22/

Posts in which you should observe mostly: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread/p4861125#4861125
and: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread/p4861261#4861261
and also: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread/p4861741#4861741


Have a read, as CoD has been on a steady rise of competition and teams for the past 2 years now, could be worth while investing.

Enjoy :>
www.mindfreak-esports.com

[Jen]

Have a read, very interesting in how Respawn could attract more players to their main competitions for TF2, CSS, CoD4.

Thread: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread...espawn-LAN-v22/

Posts in which you should observe mostly: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread/p4861125#4861125
and: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread/p4861261#4861261
and also: http://www.cybergamer.com.au/forums/thread/p4861741#4861741


Have a read, as CoD has been on a steady rise of competition and teams for the past 2 years now, could be worth while investing.

Enjoy :>
www.mindfreak-esports.com

The average price point for entry at other lans has been around the $30 mark. We're only at $35 so that we can continue to pay our rising expenses. Cutting that price would mean a service that rivals the current Melbourne Public transport system (****house) and nobody wants that!

$3800 (as you updated) is unsustainable per game based on your maths in your thread that you started on Cybergamer.
There are costs beyond the venue that you have not even considered in your post:

Cost of maintaining our power network (which I'm sure you'd agree is exceptionally robust thanks to Miniwalks and his team keeping it in top condition)
Cost of replacing items that get damaged/go missing etc (such as power boards, damaged fibre, damaged network cable, "borrowed network cables")
Cost of hire equipment (Tables/Networking Gear/Fridges/BBQ/Projector etc)
Cost of the venue hire and public liability insurance.
Upfront cost of food/drinks to sell to you guys throughout the event (any profit made on this gets funnelled back into the above)
Ongoing cost for the website.
Cost of maintaining the servers your games are hosted on and ensuring any software we use is license compliant.
The Free Midnight BBQ

So if we sacrifice all the stuff we do, such as repairs, buying new equipment, replacing old equipment, selling luke warm drinks and no food. Then sure we can move the budget to better prizes but we work with the money we have. We have and will remain a NON PROFIT event. No single admin/team leader/gopher profits from the event in any way. Infact the only thing the admins get is a free entry.

Please understand that there is more on the backend than just paying for the venue. I hope this gives you a bit more perspective and puts a more balanced part to this concern rather than "Respawn are being cheap and giving crap prizes" as many of your fellow gamers. We take this feedback very seriously and I've already shot an email to the admin group to see if there is any movement we can do from our current point to improve it to a point you guys are posting happy thoughts not sad thoughts.

Cheers