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Aayan

Academy teams are going to be a game changer.
Whilst it wasn't the only thing which made EG in 2023 great, it certainly had a big role in their improvement.
Being able to try out comps and strats on demand is a huge advantage imo. You can schedule scrims whenever it suits you and you'll have the comfort of knowing you'll never need to play against them in officials.
I think the quality of play is going to definitely go up for the teams who decide an academy team is a good investment.

With that being said there are some glaring issues with the idea, first of all not being able to play in ascension is a huge blow, imo you should allow it but ensure another org can get the team if they win ascension

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Kronorium

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I agree.

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Denjisideals

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W Aayan

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Academy roster need to be present in korea like main roster or else it will fail. Especially for Indian roster. Thats my opinion.

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Denjisideals

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Kind of tough because these will be 16 17 yo kids
So school and allat

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Aayan you are so beautiful

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Aayan what did you do everyone is glazing you

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Aayan

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I have no idea
(I appreciate it though, thank you everyone (: )

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Mortadelo

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I actually think most teams will not have an academy at all

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It's gonna be more prevalent in places like APAC.
Atleast RRQ, GE, TLN , T1 , FURIA , LEV are reportedly looking to open teams.

In regions like SEA it's a lot more beneficial because the costs will be lower.
Also helps teams develop talent in house and circumnavigate some of the contract jail issues.

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Mortadelo

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Yeah probably, but in EMEA we'll be lucky to get more than 3

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i can see orgs like KC and turkish orgs making Academy teams to improve local talents

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Mortadelo

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KC might be one of the few, but BBL just partnered with PCFIC so they ain't, and I doubt FUT will
And as far as I know KC hasn't broken the partnership with Zerance yet? Not sure

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Huitzilopochtli

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yeah thats true, i would love to see academy teams in emea, maybe fnatic and spanish orgs

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Mortadelo

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It's pretty much confirmed none of the spanish orgs will have one either

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Yeah seems like very few academy teams.

KC is the only rumour I heard.

Some affiliate stuff seem to be in the works.
BBL have some sought of agreement in place with pcific.
And some loose rumours about TH and Dsyre.

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Mortadelo

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Yeah unless it's KC TL/FNC or like a NAVI or a FUT I don't see anyone else having one

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Exactly, especially for Brazil and LATAM, sure, they will not be able to scrim them, but that will allow them to keep a link with their grassroot, thats was really what lacked them

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Huitzilopochtli

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wait how can save this W post