The LCSPA’s asks are the following:
Institute ‘Valorant style’ promotion and relegation between the LCS and NACL.
Allow LCS orgs to partner with affiliates for cost-sharing.
Riot commits to a revenue pool for player salaries of $300,000 per NACL team per year.
Institute a 3/5 roster continuity rule to provide players on released NACL rosters first priority in maintaining their slots in the upcoming NACL season if a majority continue to compete together.
Riot guarantees LCS minimum contracts for the following year for the five players who win the LCS summer finals each year.
One of the biggest changes proposed is the introduction of a promotion system that would tie the LCS and the NACL, similar to what has been done in Valorant.
When announcing the revamped Valorant Champions Tour circuit, Riot Games established a promotion and relegation system in the three international leagues (EMEA, Americas and Pacific). In each region, the winner of a promotion tournament, called Ascension, earns a two-year slot in the international league.
In addition to having the opportunity to compete against the region’s best teams, the promoted teams will also receive revenue share and can qualify for international events, like VCT Masters and Valorant Champions. After those two years, the teams drop down to the Challenger league and must qualify again.
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