Based on viewership, dedicated fans and money in scene , they should have own slots like CN no ??
If the teams are bad why should we waste spots on them in international events when that spot could go to a way better team from a different region.
I agree that there should be regional leagues and such but isn't that already planned with t2?
Those teams are not tier 1 teams, is what my point is. (eg FCY or Order)
The league is meant to be representitive though, South Asia didn’t do very well is 2022 but it was given a franchising spot the main issue at least in OCE there’s a severe lack of stable orgs with any team usually going bankrupt in 1-2 years while KR seems to be one of the few places teams actually make money
not all orgs wants to build "the most competitive team in the world", like KRU for example, what's stopping them from just buying out a top NA/EU tier 2 team that would do better than KRU? it's because of their fans. The orgs obviously want to please the fans by not making "the most competitive team in the world" but by making "the most competitive team in the world that represent our region"
While I agree with your point, I think that there is still a big still gap between a team like KRU and for example the old full indian GES roster.
KRU is a proper tier 1 team even though their league performance was disappointing at times.
GES had maybe one player that they could even consider for tier 1.
That's the difference, you have to make it at least somewhat competitive or else it will be kind of a slot waste like Detonation is right now. And I don't know if a full VIET/OCE roster can play at tier 1 niveau, which we'll see at ascension.
If you really want to develop these regions you need a strong tier 2 scene as that is the stage they are at right now.
Also tier 2 EMEA is not at the level that KRU is at. NA is an exception bc they only got 5 slots which left them with some good tier 1 talent in the tier 2scene (M80, TGRD)
you could've brought a better argument but you chose this. Tell me how did you know how well T1 or GenG will play when partnership was announced. How will you know how good teams frm Vietnam or oce/hktw are unless you let them play? It's business so its based on how much money is to be made not merit
Ascension is probably the most level ground we will get
I agree
It was all about making a stable system (as per riot) and i really think OCE lacks good organisation that's why most probs they were denied and I also think Riot haven't really done much for the OCE scene
SEA representation is very less in the Pacific Like only 4 Sea Teams from the major Sea regions HKTW , Veitnam all got neglected mostly cuz of not much big fanbase and stable orgs
South Asia also the got the slot luckily most probs cuz teams like GE exist oth most probs another organisation could be choose to represent SA