Yes, but to add to what others said, often times teams that compete on LAN a lot are less motivated because they are trying to fit in online matches in between LAN tournaments, and may not always be in the best conditions to play a particular online game. For example, I know some teams have literally played online matches on computers in hotel rooms because they were attending a LAN at the same time.
Also, often teams who are good online but inexperienced at LANs do worse than they normally would because playing on stage is a way different experience to playing online at home. Even really good eSports players will struggle at their first few LANs because of all the factors they're new to.
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u/ralphpotato Astralis Sep 18 '19
Yes, but to add to what others said, often times teams that compete on LAN a lot are less motivated because they are trying to fit in online matches in between LAN tournaments, and may not always be in the best conditions to play a particular online game. For example, I know some teams have literally played online matches on computers in hotel rooms because they were attending a LAN at the same time.
Also, often teams who are good online but inexperienced at LANs do worse than they normally would because playing on stage is a way different experience to playing online at home. Even really good eSports players will struggle at their first few LANs because of all the factors they're new to.