after lg, which org do you think will leave valorant because of franchising?
all of these people are talking about how the teams that are t1 are going to leave, but it's very obvious that at least the top 3 teams in NA should be getting spots in franchising (OpTic, Guard, C9), not to mention the other seven hypothetical ones in this model. It's not even confirmed that LG dropped the roster because of franchising, it's just a random theory that's being taken as a fact. Their parent company lost $8m+ over the past year, so they're downsizing. It's that simple.
the other seven hypothetical teams (which could be five) include LATAM and BR. That leaves between 5-7 NA teams at best, and if you assume OpTic, Guard and C9 are getting in, that leaves 2-4. It's very obvious that a lot of tier1 teams are not getting in and many rosters will be dropped as a result. Most teams have massive salaries right now, that will not be able to be maintained in a second division. Also, like 95% of esports orgs are taking massive losses right now