TJ Lambini said:
No, you're right, they set it up for local teams who couldn't afford tha time and money but obviously were better than tha teams that could...I must've misread tha press release.
I am leaving this thread - you can believe whatever makes y'all feel better.
You are not mistaken, I have had long chats with the Millennium organisers about this, as they want us (the media) to help promote it for them.
They designed M5 as an entry into "big event paintball" for local 5-Man teams. They lowered the price, increased the games and all that to entice teams that don't think themselves ready to step up to still play a big event.
Next year M5 *might* be mixed with Div3, or it might get a self seeding system of its own, there are numerous options.
But sorry, the Millennium Series expects M5 teams that step up to 7-Man to play Div3.
I'm sure NK are very good, they looked good when I saw them and when I've played them at D7's, but please don't think it automatically means you'd walk in and place in the higher Div's.