I feel like i would be going crazy for less in vit. But due to leaks the excitement kind of died down. What are your thoughts?
yea they do ruin the hype, and there have been orgs that have been openly critical of them in the past
It was lothar or g2s social media manager at the time (they were the 2 talking with each other about it iirc) back in.... 2022? (or before... idk back in the stone ages) who talked about how g2 couldnt justify a proper budget for announcements, since with leaks taking all the hype out of them there would be no way to make the money back
leaks can be detrimental for players too since they cost them opportunities (for example theres no point trialing a player thats rumored to be joining fnatic as Koi, since you cant compete anyways, but if the deal falls through then the player is left with no team)
We as the fans are the only one who profit from it (and maybe Riot), since it fills the offseason before the offseason events start
Idk, I really enjoy them, so its hypocritical for me to call em detrimental for the scene, but I do wonder if we'd get some better and more hype announcements if they didnt exist