[Brian McIlmoyle]

New hosts need to cut their teeth on smaller games, run well. New fields need to invite people to come out to small we'll run games. then word of mouth will do your marketing for you.

triglave struggled because an unknown host tried to do a large game at an unknown field. Vet players have been burned enough times by that combination to know enough to take a wait and see approach. You don't want to drive 3 hours, and pay money to find out things are not as advertised.
Fair or not this is how it is.

force Recon has established a solid reputation for putting on a well run event at a known and liked venue. Its no surprise to me that it sold out fast, how could it not? People have been talking about Nightfall for 2 years, the first one was good, the second better, and the pent up demand in a now much larger community was palpable.

At this point FR could host a tiddly winks competition and it would sell out.

If you are new host, watch and learn, start small and build it and you will soon enjoy the success that is earned.