Tier 1 vs Tier 2

Is there really a difference?, im tired of seeing T1 teams getting clapped by T2 teams with supermarket logos that i don't even know their names

SEN swept OXG back to back 1 month ago, there is a difference but only when it comes to the top of T2 and lower T1.

C9 and 100T are not looking good at all, tbh.

best tier 2 better than mid-bottom t1 but not best t1. 100t and c9 probly won't get close to qualifying for anything the whole year imo unless boostio is able to remap the neurons in 100t player brains to make them not retarded

bro c9 is shit

T1 team wins 1 round

also have to realize oxygen has had the same core for a year, and its a good core in how its build(how most teams build their cores). You had the 1 vet who provides leadership and experience in mitch calling, and then alot of young cracked players with skuba verno and reduxx. Remind anyone of other teams? (every fns+ friends core optic/nrg/envy, boaster fnatic, stax drx, Angel and his high placed teams, heck even early on with early sen with shazzy). This isnt just a valo thing either, its a esports thing in general.

They also have someone as their coach that OG cs players know in Bonkar, whos just an OG cs good vet. He's to OXG what Sgares was to 100t, and sgares was praised for his player development and scouting. Bonkar needs his flowers too.

tier 2 in NA is not the same as other regions, you need to remember most people considered there to be 10 tier 1 teams i NA pre-franchising and then they only added 5 teams for NA, with new talent arising in the strongest tier 2 region combined with tier 1 being bottlenecked at 5 teams, the top teams in challengers are easily better than some franchise teams. for ex: M80 TGRD and maybe even moist last year

There is no difference. It's literally just red tape.

Franchising wasn't picked based on skill levels, but on financial stability and clout, don't forget that.