Hi Doopz , GREAT question ! Figureheads abroad want nothing to do with us because we give them no money and do nothing to further their careers . They ' re a collection of individuals who have worked hard and got their breaks why should they look back ? I ' m quite happy with the number of LANs we have at the moment , but it ' s a shame that EYEnsomnia is pricing people out so severely . When you look at a local level , you see a lot of players doing oneday events and enjoying it , whether it ' s a little Cardiff LAN or a uni event . Blinkdota is also a great tournament , keeping people involved and encouraging teambuilding , which as you and I both know is thoroughly rewarding . What I ' d like to see is a culmination of all this a big event to get everyone together for a weekend of Dota . This is why I ' ve strongly advocated for EpicLAN to partner with Blinkdota , as this would be a combo of the best LAN and best online league . If we get just 8 extra teams at epic , taking the total to 16 , that would be quite something . The players are certainly there , and I do not think there is any intimidation factor left from a couple of years back , as overstated as it was .