VCT should require an “academy / gc” team

VCT should require an “academy / gc” team:

Leo and others have stated that they want to get to a point where there is no split in vct and game changers. I think this could be accomplished best by providing franchised teams a little more money to have a gc/academy team mix. Where this would be their challengers team. This creates a better T2 system that is healthy and controlled. Where gender doesn’t matter and players can progress their knowledge and experience. As well as fans of T1 orgs can root on their T2 teams. Where t1 and t2 teams can exist as scrim parters like eg had. AND the schedule can tighten up better.

• teams would require at least 2 gc players

Betting sponsors are here to save the day (not really)
Be patient

The teams that already invest in academy and game changers are probably going to be prioritized to stay in the franchise system when they renew partnerships in 2027

Forcing anything is never the way to proceed, Subsidizing is a way better alternative, so instead of forcing Tier teams to operate outside the scope of their budgets you let them naturally assess if they need an academy or GC team and then have riot subsidize that, It is already working great in Pacific. A lot of talent in T2 rn so teams have naturally figured they need T2 teams to lock in the Talent, 9/10 franchised teams have an Academy team at this point.

get to a point where there is no split in vct and game changers

what do you mean by no split? like no skill difference?

Why force GC players into academy bruh
There should just be monetary incetives if any team has T2 and GC teams

Arbitrarily requiring 2 GC players per academy team would be dumb af. Let the orgs decide if they think there are any GC players good enough for T2.

That will only lower the skill level of normal VCT