before franchising: happy VCT πππ
after franchising: sad VCT (for Tier 2s) πππ
ultimate conclusion: franchising is bad
Franchising for tier1 isnt necessarily the problem, the pseudo franchise system they ran for t2 this year that LEGITIMATELY doesnt enable ANY of their goals, put your energy into that. If u want t2 to be in a constant state of flux where players go in and out why are we completely isolated from the place we're supposed to be moving up to??? - Make people have to prove they deserve tier1 and let people prove they deserve to make it out of tier2.
We almost ended up with a token Ascension winner bc the Guard didnt make a deal with Riot, the actual invalidity/validity of the reasons for this aren't even relevant. If we're only gonna have 1 or 2 "league seasons" a year your system cant rely on orgs to support players in the downtime-there cant BE extended downtimes. People need to be constantly showcasing themselves.
We've been entitled as fuck and that hasn't helped but can we at least get a logical system?
edit: im tired of everyone just autoblaming riot-every decision they make is gonna have positives and negatives. This company cares more than any other I know. Give them credit and think about what we say to them. If they're just gonna get blasted no matter what they're just gonna put us on the shelf until its NECESSARY for the game to survive. Reward them for addressing things we need.