- BR/LATAM 4 Champions slots
- EU/TR/CIS/Middle E./N. Africa 3 Champions slots
Could anybody calmly explain this to me?
Is it because they want more viewers from that specific region? Is it because they think EMEA scene is shit compared to BR/LATAM?
it doesnt work like sure EMEA is the best region but even if you give them 6 slots then we will see all EMEA teams on top in champs again like last year and the game slowly becomes like CsGo where weaker regions have no chance to grow their scene for example look at Exceeli from Bangladesh rn they are trying to play catchup even in South Asian Valo scene and Indian teams are way better than rest of South Asian teams but that doesn't mean India gets 4 slots in VCC and other regions get barely anything
we are not confused lol
everyone knows this is about viewership
we just think it is not fair to weight the spots ONLY by viewership
and we are making sure this message gets to RIOT, because people rightfuly think it is unfair, and if they don't do anything to help the situation, they'll have to endure the possible consequences this decision might bring to the table for them
IMO:
Brazil and SA in general don't deserve 3 slots BUT in my opinion instead of taking slots from regions why not increase the number of teams at the tournament? it would increase the competitive and give us a better show and opportunity to players from most region to show up not just the main regions would be benefited
That's a "valid" (but still debatable, though) argument I guess
But their definition of a region and how they determine what a region is, is shit, to be quite honest
What I'm trying to say is: why is BR a region, why LATAM, why JP, why KR for example, but why isn't CIS a region, or TR a region, or MENA a region. You get me?
Cis and TR should be different regions for sure and have direct slots and that probably gonna happen in 2023, with Masters and Champions having more slots. I think that Riot didnt gave them slots in 2022 cuz they can scrim against Eu teams and improve without need to go to international events, If regions like BR and Latam didnt recive direct slots they would fall far behind competitively, cuz they cant scrim with european teams from their homes like Cis and TR does