riot should host another lock in style tournament

invite all of the franchised teams, single elim again, maybe in a year or two so we can get more teams.

despite criticism to the format, lockin was a great tournament imo. the fact that every initial match had to be an international matchup made so that bottom feeder teams could still be seen internationally.

i mean just think about it, if you are a fan of a team like DFM, realistically when will you ever see them at an international ever again 💀.

would be good fan service to the worse teams with big fanbases, plus could be an interesting way to debut many chinese teams into the wider valorant audience.

TLDR: Lockin good, teams are shit so can see them at international, plus would let chinese teams be watched globally

sounds cool but how much money are you sponsoring ?

I didn't avidly watch VCT games back then. What was the criticism for the format?

lauriealis [#3]

I didn't avidly watch VCT games back then. What was the criticism for the format?

its single elim with 32+ teams , mainly criticised for being a very VERY poor measurement for whether a team is good or not

lauriealis [#3]

I didn't avidly watch VCT games back then. What was the criticism for the format?

that tournament had single elimination system if I'm not mistaken

they should do that but invite a bunch of challengers teams

ZettGundam [#4]

its single elim with 32+ teams , mainly criticised for being a very VERY poor measurement for whether a team is good or not

which is true yes, but to be honest the placements are what people expected of the rosters. I don't think any team really went on a run that was unexpected. most rosters that people assumed would be good (barring liquid lmfao) were actually good.

Chunkio [#6]

they should do that but invite a bunch of challengers teams

that's a good idea but y0y

Nah. Lock in was supposed to be a special introduction to franchising. While I agree that it would help in terms of exposure for the bad teams/Chinese teams, I just don’t think it would be possible to do it again. 44 teams is an insane number and trying to watch the first lock in was already hard enough with 32 teams.

Maybe they could make a bigger tournament but having EVERYONE would just cost too much and take way too long.

Champs has the top 4 from each region iirc so that’s nice

Chunkio [#6]

they should do that but invite a bunch of challengers teams

A for fun tournament with all franchised teams + all top 1 challengers team from each region/country would go insane ngl.

E-sports world cup in Saudi can do that for valorant, but unfortunately the egg won't take part in it.

Lucrix [#9]

Nah. Lock in was supposed to be a special introduction to franchising. While I agree that it would help in terms of exposure for the bad teams/Chinese teams, I just don’t think it would be possible to do it again. 44 teams is an insane number and trying to watch the first lock in was already hard enough with 32 teams.

Maybe they could make a bigger tournament but having EVERYONE would just cost too much and take way too long.

Champs has the top 4 from each region iirc so that’s nice

i understand ur point but many of the same criticisms were raised around 32 teams, saying it would be really difficult and impossible, but imo the lockin format wasnt that bad and was alright.

maybe they could do it during the off season instead? I mean i dont really know future offseason plans but the last offseason (5 months long) definitely could've had it in there. I agree that taking away one of the masters for the year is pretty stupid.

No way they make a tournament with 44 teams. Also can't make a regular bracket until you have 64 teams which is never gonna happen

NO MORE LOCK IN/KICKOFFS TOURNAMENT

I’M SICK OF IT

BRING BACK NORMAL SEASON WITH LCQ

Not possible

zombzino [#12]

i understand ur point but many of the same criticisms were raised around 32 teams, saying it would be really difficult and impossible, but imo the lockin format wasnt that bad and was alright.

maybe they could do it during the off season instead? I mean i dont really know future offseason plans but the last offseason (5 months long) definitely could've had it in there. I agree that taking away one of the masters for the year is pretty stupid.

Well you gotta think about the teams that are making roster changes and what not. I agree they should have something to play for in the off season, but that’s way too hard. Also as someone else mentioned, you need 64 teams to have a regular bracket and 32 was already hard enough. Having 64 is insane

It’s a good idea in concept, just not possible to implement

Hell no

Why would I want to watch DFM vs Furia on the international stage

Internationals should be for the best of the best

Lucrix [#16]

Well you gotta think about the teams that are making roster changes and what not. I agree they should have something to play for in the off season, but that’s way too hard. Also as someone else mentioned, you need 64 teams to have a regular bracket and 32 was already hard enough. Having 64 is insane

It’s a good idea in concept, just not possible to implement

i said lock in style. doesnt have to be a bracket, could be a bunch of groups that qualify into a playoffs. (maybe 2 from each league or something?) idk

Asuna_Yuuki [#17]

Hell no

Why would I want to watch DFM vs Furia on the international stage

Internationals should be for the best of the best

but then you will never be able to watch NRG internationally?

Nooooo!!!! It would be a Mickey mouse trophy!!! (Only if FNC wins it again cuz if an NA team wins it you know it's legit💯💯💯)

I’m down for it but it’ll probably take too long to finish

Separate the Top 5 and Bottom 5 and make them play it out type of shit, would be dope but IDK aid there’s a format for that

FireII [#19]

but then you will never be able to watch NRG internationally?

So what?