Do you think he is the right man for the job?
idk its hard to tell, the only way would be to see if he's good or bad is to have someone else do the job and compare it to them. But that could turn out badly if he actually ends up being decent. On one hand I like how he's been receptive, he's somewhat listened to the community; for example when people were complaining about the off season being too long (both in tier 1 and tier 2) he actually did something to address it, when pros were complaining about the PC's he fixed the issue. On the other hand I think he's really struggled convincing orgs to stick to tier 2, and by extension he's failed to create a 'carrot' for tier 2 orgs
Yes, definitely and without a doubt
He is very vocal, shares the teams thoughts when possible and has no problem taking the blame for stuff the community either doesnt, or doesnt wish to understand, as well as stupid financial decisions that the esports side of the team for sure doesnt support.
He is fulfilling this role to an incredible mastery (whether or not fully intentional doesnt matter here imo) and I hope he has it in him to stay for a lot more years.
As someone who is way more into t2, open circuit was a dream for me
Getting to watch teams like Alliance play (and sometimes upset) some of the big org was wonderful. I also really enjoyed how fluid the tiers were for players, with a lot of up and down movement (though thats more due the game being newer realistically).
But those 2 years were based off the promise to ascension, so idk how it would have looked without the early years gold rush
100% prefer open circuit though
ye i have mixed feelings bout Riots gambling ban in regards to the amount of tourneys cs can host
Morally completely on board; aint something I wanna do, or associate myself with
But dang it would be nice if hosting non VCT events was profitable over here too
We'd never get anywhere close the the CS tourney rates (preparing for valorant just takes more times while the game is still young and no one knows wtf theyre doing) but seeing more non-official tourneys with t1 vs t2 would be nice
CS is living the dream atm