LAN would in fact have prevented the disconnect in the GSTL finals.

According to his interview with HotBid, David Ting says that the issue was with the hotel's DHCP service; essentially the hotel cut off the player's network connection due to its configuration which is obviously not set up for pro gaming.

If the game had LAN the disconnect would not have happened, as IPL could have simply brought their own router and connected the required computers to it, completely bypassing the hotel's network.

The statement that LAN would not have prevented this disconnect is at best a naive misstatement and at worst a lie to keep cozy with Blizzard.

EDIT: Alright guys some of you are missing the point. This isn't an argument for or against LAN but a debunking of David Ting's statement. We were basically lied to. This is what I wanted people to talk about.