ngl i actually hate faze as an org can't stand them
but it doesn't work like that. stage 1 playoffs, V1 (1st seed) lost to LG (4th seed). even in the current format, NRG (4th seed) made it to top 4 this time. if first seed doesn't get some sort of a bye, seeding wouldn't even matter because even 4th seed teams are good teams with upset potential. It sucks starting in lowers, but this format gives more meaning to seeding.