Agreed with that, London is hardly the center of the country - don't forget there are some of us out to the west (Waaaaaleeees!) who'd go to a meet in Cardiff
. A meet somewhere in the actual center of the country could probably tempt me along for the first time. Not so worried about accommodation, I've slept in the gutter before and I can do it again with enough drink in me.
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Fact: In RPvP, warriors often forgoe Magic Resist in favour of parry or chivalry and then call mages overpowered or dishonorable for using things like Mana Vampire and Paralyze. The Arcanists are not to blame for your decision to be tougher against other warriors at the expense of fighting Mages.