Riot nuke

Can someone blackmail or just threaten riot??
so riot moves VCT americas from LA to somewhere else??
cuz LA expensive as hell, how the fuck do you expect the scene to be stable with orgs needing to RENT to be able to live there

renting a place isn't the problem. Managing the roster, spending money on correct people and valuing the talents you have is a problem for some teams

pretty sure EMEA has similar problems with Berlin

fr move it to like Venezuela for reduced costs 🔥

Move Rito HQ to Syria or Turkiye

Honestly yeah just have in either Canada or Mexico (probably Mexico because I'm pretty sure they already have a venue in Monterrey, which is what they're using for Ascension)

jawn [#3]

pretty sure EMEA has similar problems with Berlin

Are you sure? Europe is so much better connected than america no?

TM06Nick [#7]

Are you sure? Europe is so much better connected than america no?

i saw a twitter post that even finding and renting offices in berlin is a nightmare, especially for ascension teams

TM06Nick [#7]

Are you sure? Europe is so much better connected than america no?

the post is about LA being but idk if berlin is expensive city or no

jawn [#3]

pretty sure EMEA has similar problems with Berlin

yes but Berlin is nowhere near as expensive as LA

Diebs [#9]

the post is about LA being but idk if berlin is expensive city or no

It’s mid expensive, Munich would’ve been way worse

jawn [#8]

i saw a twitter post that even finding and renting offices in berlin is a nightmare, especially for ascension teams

Yes, but it's because of burocratic stuff, need to open a company in Germany and everything which is the nightmare part

Mortadelo [#10]

yes but Berlin is nowhere near as expensive as LA

i heard they considered Madrid for the EMEA host

Mortadelo [#12]

Yes, but it's because of burocratic stuff, need to open a company in Germany and everything which is the nightmare part

makes sense

l0s 0ng0l0s

Mortadelo [#12]

Yes, but it's because of burocratic stuff, need to open a company in Germany and everything which is the nightmare part

i think Riot wanted to go in Spain (Barcelone i think) before choosing Berlin 🤔

honestly might be a stupid suggestion, what about Barbados or some other Carribic country? Just host the venue there, I am sure these smaller countries will want to attract tourists using esports. Malta seems to be enjoying their collab with ESL for CS, I am sure there will be some candidates

AlexSMTx [#4]

fr move it to like Venezuela for reduced costs 🔥

🔥🔥🔥

jawn [#13]

i heard they considered Madrid for the EMEA host

Barcelona I think actually, but it would have been just as terrible money wise. At least they would have had the arena full tho

anyr [#16]

i think Riot wanted to go in Spain (Barcelone i think) before choosing Berlin 🤔

I think it would have been a better choice as a city but it wouldn't have been any different for tier 2 teams to move for sure

cloudberry [#6]

Honestly yeah just have in either Canada or Mexico (probably Mexico because I'm pretty sure they already have a venue in Monterrey, which is what they're using for Ascension)

Canada is even cheaper for NA orgs so its the clear for NA

Monterrey is the better option for South America

Nef0r0 [#17]

honestly might be a stupid suggestion, what about Barbados or some other Carribic country? Just host the venue there, I am sure these smaller countries will want to attract tourists using esports. Malta seems to be enjoying their collab with ESL for CS, I am sure there will be some candidates

i think thats a good idea if the prices are good, pretty sure the visas might be easier too

cioccolat [#21]

Canada is even cheaper for NA orgs so its the clear for NA

Monterrey is the better option for South America

For NA, yes, I agree that Canada is the best option, but if you want LATAM and BR to benefit as well (because why wouldn't you?) then Monterrey is definitely the right choice.