https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSuDltodyGY
I got this in my recommended and it made me think of the tier 2 talent stuck in NA because of lack of spots and then I started thinking about SA losing all their best teams and having to rebuild the ecosystem.
I don't know much about the cost or business politics of splitting NA and SA, but it made me think if affordable would it be optimal for Riot to split the leagues up.
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Should NA and SA be separate leagues?
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Pengu12 [#2]Problem is the sa league would be weak af
The difference is the Regions up and coming players would be able to play their best teams which would improve them at a faster rate.
Manaphy [#4]The difference is the Regions up and coming players would be able to play their best teams which would improve them at a faster rate.
Yeh but imagine watching Mibr at international tournaments(they are top 3 sa rn)
Pengu12 [#7]Yeh but imagine watching Mibr at international tournaments(they are top 3 sa rn)
And they are top 7 in americas rn. what a shit take honestly
Pengu12 [#10]What bad about the take? It’s straight fax Mibr are dog shit
Yes, some teams in SA are dogshit, but also some teams in NA are dogshit. C9, G2 and 100t are worse than mibr rn
Pengu12 [#7]Yeh but imagine watching Mibr at international tournaments(they are top 3 sa rn)
Wouldnt even be top 5 they lost to XIT 🤣🤣
I think the biggest problem is that SA tier 2 can't scrim the tier 1 teams, which kind of prevents the region from developing properly. It's not that apparent yet, but after a few years of all the good SA teams being based in LA, it'll probably become more pronounced. IIRC Leo said Riot considered a rotating league which moves every year but decided against it for logistical reasons. Personally I think for the development of the scene that could have been a very good solution. EMEA teams (excluding sub-Saharan Africa, but there's nothing there in terms of Valorant anyway) can all scrim the partnered teams with a reasonable ping.
fawning [#13]it would be way worse since SA doesn't have the resources or people to run a decent league, look at LLA for example, is doomed to fail honestly
Maybe latam + Brazil with riot help can make something good, but we will never know i think
Breloof [#17]I think the biggest problem is that SA tier 2 can't scrim the tier 1 teams, which kind of prevents the region from developing properly. It's not that apparent yet, but after a few years of all the good SA teams being based in LA, it'll probably become more pronounced. IIRC Leo said Riot considered a rotating league which moves every year but decided against it for logistical reasons. Personally I think for the development of the scene that could have been a very good solution. EMEA teams (excluding sub-Saharan Africa, but there's nothing there in terms of Valorant anyway) can all scrim the partnered teams with a reasonable ping.
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Zaba [#11]Yes, some teams in SA are dogshit, but also some teams in NA are dogshit. C9, G2 and 100t are worse than mibr rn
That’s is true but none of them would make international tournies if NA was a separate league
Also 100t is way better then Mibr
Zaba [#18]Maybe latam + Brazil with riot help can make something good, but we will never know i think
lets be real merging both regions will make it more unbalanced as is probably double the work for staff and a language barrier for the most part
It's funny to see you say that mibr is bad and shouldn't be in the league, if that were the case C9 and G2 should also be out, right? since they lost to such a bad team
https://www.vlr.gg/307573/g2-esports-vs-mibr-champions-tour-2024-americas-kickoff-play-ins
https://www.vlr.gg/295609/cloud9-vs-mibr-champions-tour-2024-americas-kickoff-decider-a
FeipesGames [#23]It's funny to see you say that mibr is bad and shouldn't be in the league, if that were the case C9 and G2 should also be out, right? since they lost to such a bad team
https://www.vlr.gg/307573/g2-esports-vs-mibr-champions-tour-2024-americas-kickoff-play-ins
https://www.vlr.gg/295609/cloud9-vs-mibr-champions-tour-2024-americas-kickoff-decider-a
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