Well I was half fancying getting to the next Clash but not if its in London! Anyone else put off from going?
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Not at all. Should be a great event and much easier for most people to get to 
The community is what makes KOW great - so doesnāt really matter where it is imo.
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Itās a strange choice of London venue.
There arenāt many hotels in the area, what accommodation is available will be taken by the 400 or so 40k players.
Transport in the area isnāt great, especially at weekends.
Iām on the London outskirts and itās too much hassle for me to get to.
Iāve always thought it should be central so derby or Nottingham would be good for everyone.
As always I wish mantic great success with it, and Iāll be sad to miss it.
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Most people? I guess you must be fairly wealthy? Factor in travel and accommodation and itās not even remotely doeable for me. Luckily it appears āmost peopleā donāt have this problem!
Nope - Iām skint lol! But Iāll do what I can to be there and support mantic. Plus it will be good just to get more games in. Granted, I havenāt checked itās exact location or even looked at accommodation yet.
What I meant by āmost peopleā is that London is pretty accessible via all the major routes, especially if mantic are encouraging international players. With the notice theyāve given too, hopefully train/plane/accommodation costs should be at a lower rate when booked ahead of time.
It does look to be quite a bit outside of the city center, just looking it up. If I end up winning a ticket at the qualifying tournament here in the Netherlands (not exactly likely, but who knows!) Iāll attend ā¦ probably?
The London venue means I could travel by boat and train more easily, thatās nice. 
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I donāt dare to come. If Joris Bohnson sees my german driverās license, Iāll be forced to become a lorry driver! 
Sorry, just had to do it, donāt want to offend anyone.
Seriously, London is much more accessable for foreigners than Nottingham (except āmoneywiseā 
). Had to go to Nottingham once from Germany. I had to take a flight to Manchester and then a train ride to Nots, which took longer than the flight. Question is, though, how many people from other countries go to CoK anyway?
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Yeah If youāre just flying straight in iām sure itās fine (except for your arms feeling tired) but people in the Uk are generally leery of London - its very expensive, the traffic is terrible and public transport is overcrowded. I lived there for 10+ years and have no desire to go back!
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Iāll put in a defence of Londonās public transport - itās far cheaper and more regular than most of the rest of the country.
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Not sure of the exact numbers, but thereās usually quite a handful from Spain and France and one or two from other countries as well. Last Clash I ended up playing two French opponents, which was a real pleasure.
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London is a PITA, also not massivley keen on sharing a space with the uncouth riff-raff playing thier lesser systems. 
However I like to support Mantic at thier flagship event so I shall endevour to be there in a purely selfless act 
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what does that mean, apart from being a breadlike item?
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Pain in theā¦actuator.
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You have to be joking
Cool. Never seen that acronym before. 
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