I believe we can all agree that the current system Riot has going for Franchising and or Tier 2 is not perfect and will eventually branch out and be adjusted. Which makes me wonder what type of Ideas the community has in terms of-
We can use this as a benchmark just in case someone with power at Riot could even care to see what the community wants and has to offer.
Better TOs, better production, I think the quantity of games being played is fine over Tier 1 and 2, if there were more games we would be seeing a lot of pros burn out. I like the concepts of masters but Riot should only really be hosting champs and have Big TOs run the masters events. Better Venues, Better Systems and PCs for the players. Also GET RID OF Furia
That is something I have thought of as well. Having Two events very similar to your big event earlier on in the year makes it seem less "Important" or Special and I believe making it one massive event could do wonders. If they were to do this I believe they should still host the Regional Stages earlier on in the year that would still have Champs points involved and maybe more of a Prize Pool.
My Personal belief on what I would like to see implemented in the VCT is some sort of Online Qualifier for Tier 2 Teams to get a chance in competing in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of their designated region.
The Reason being is because I remember back in Pre-Franchising there would be many unknowns that could just make a Cinderella run out of nowhere and make it to the Playoffs and in one case an International hence The Guard now G2. I believe seeing fresh faces in the league each Stage would be welcomed and could give the players good experience and more of a motive to win Ascension later on in the year to become a main stay.
To implement this Idea there are many nuances and things that would have to be changed and frankly that would take a while to explain but It is very possible, one of the things that would have to change is the Age Limit being lowered to 16 instead of 18. Other Competitive Esports do it and while difficult it may prove to be worthwhile.
That's my Penny.
What should be added :
What should be removed :
What should be Adjusted
More rewards for tier 2 like a slot at masters 1 each year for the ascended team which would also increase participating teams from 8 to 12
Increased paypool for ascension and challenger leagues
Stringent promotion/relegation norms in tier 1 that way braindead teams like furia don't waste a fucking spot
Now for tier 2 only :
So for exemple lets take the current example of Norway :
Lets take an example for Laos
Exemple for French Caribean :
This would not make loose riot money because less 2 team to fund, and since T3 is amatory you dont pay
I think that there should be more games. playing a minimum of 12 games a year is way too low. Even in league which is nearly in the same format in terms of splits and internationals, western teams play for about 10 games a split under the same 3 day a week format and eastern teams play for like 20+ games a split in a more spreadout schedule. The point is that there needs to be more games in every region. So to do that, maybe make one big group and it being round robin, or doing the same group system but you play every team twice. You could also add a 3th master which would be sick but riot would go broke (no 4th split. essentially it goes 3rd master to champs where inbetween will be a LCQ for the 4th slot of champs in each region for the ones who didn't qualify with champs points). Yes burnout exitsts and will be seen but I think over time teams would get used to playing more games.
Riot should bring more TO's like ESL and BLAST. Its better in the long run as riot don't have to fucking spend a shit ton on masters and they can just focus most of that budjet onto champs.
this franchising system atm is kinda shit as I don't want to see another f0ria ever step in tier one ever again. So maybe implement a challengers system like back in 2022 where at the beginning, the 6 best and popular teams are invited (ex in americas: sen, g2, 100t, loud, lev, nrg) and the remaning 6-8 spots are left for the best teams in the qualifiers. this means that the best teams will always play in every split and teams like f0ria will never step in tier 1 ever again. age limit would be reduced to 17. for americas, maybe have a NA and SA qualifiers and then have a mini lan in Sao Palo where the best in qualifiers will compete to fill the qualifier spots for americas.
Not a particular change to format but they really need to make champs feel speical. at this point champs is more like a 3rd master rather than a grand world championship. Riot needs to replicate their secret sause with worlds and implement it to champs.
Non-tier 1 teams should be able to make international events. At the end of each stage of t2 play, have the winners, or top 2, of each challengers reigon face off in a tournament, and the winner of that makes the international event.
For example, say ENVY and Cubert (ignore academy restrictions) are the top 2 NA challengers teams. They then go to a separate tournament to face the top 2 from the LATAM and BR reigons, and the winner of that tournament gets a spot in masters/champs for the Americas region. Do the same for all 4 reigons, and you get a more compelling t2 scene, as well as the ability for new teams to make international tournaments and have relevant sucess.
I like the Idea, but having them get the 5th spot in Champs over a Team in Tier 1 that likely is better than them is horrendous. Having them play to qualify for each individual Stage that they can play in against the Tier 1 Squads to earn their spot in an International makes the most sense. If Tier 2 has almost the same road, maybe easier road to an International than what is the point of being in Tier 1.
Yeah maybe its just a rough idea. Dont think that having to be top 2 in your t2 league and then win an international just to make it is an easier road then just needing to be 4th in t1 but I see what ur saying. The thing I like about what I suggested is that it gives more casual fans an actual reason to watch t2 games, and gives them actual meaning, cause right now the scene is completely irrelevant.
first masters: 16-20 teams. no group stage, just double elim, 3 from tier one of each region, 1-2 from challengers of each region (so basically having an ascension tournament before this masters for every region)
second masters: 16 teams. group stage, then double elim, the same qualifiers as the first masters event.
champs: 20 teams. group stage with 4 teams per group as it is now. the team with the highest champs points will automatically qualify to the main bracket skipping groups. again, the same qualifiers for this event with 3 from tier 1 and one from challengers.
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