radical idea to fix tier 2

franchise tier 2. franchise, not partner
with selling slots and stuff, the whole shebang

It will cost money for sure but it's the only surefire way to fix tier 2 imo. The whole concept of tier 2 only works if there's smooth relegation/promotion (and there clearly isn't, and making it otherwise will ruin the stability of tier 1, so the solution is imo is just to extent the tier 1 treatment down to tier 2 (with some caveats))

It is expensive yes but they 100% have the money we know how much viewership China has brought in for the scene so it shouldn't be a difficult sell to any investor

this is basically the only only option that works with riots current system

yeah i agree they need to support the orgs in t2. players will play but the orgs have to pay

rtyu [#2]

this is basically the only only option that works with riots current system

yeah pretty much, I think they could make it tie in to premier too, giving F/A teams an opportunity to get picked up by a t2 org

Agree

does tier 2 in LoL have the same problem as val

great idea, yet unfortunately riot don't seem to plan on applying it

LimeScar [#6]

does tier 2 in LoL have the same problem as val

I have no idea, what I do know is that t1 League is franchised and it's caused some headaches with orgs holding too much power. That's why they used the partner system in tier 1 val to have leverage over the orgs. Imo giving leverage over tier 2 to orgs is the best tradeoff they can hope for right now which is why I think a franchise would work better than partnership

Nef0r0 [#7]

great idea, yet unfortunately riot don't seem to plan on applying it

yeah unfortunately not much we on vlr can really do but make threads and discuss it with the hope that one day John Riot reads it and becomes inspired

Plus 1 frag!