the org gets the 600k and they divide it among the players as their contacts dictate.

chet going to have a whole ass roster doing vod reviews with him

i think they will be able to compete through the new HKTW circuit

i think the ascension tournaments will be LANs. before those, there will only be circuits that consist of single countries or geographically close regions.

Qualifiers for challengers
Will be ingame now.

the article mentioned 2024 as their expected launch date for the in-game pathway directly into challengers :

We have huge ambitions for integrating this system directly into the VCT. Looking ahead to 2024, the top teams emerging from this system will get a chance to qualify directly from the game into Challengers.

i wonder if there are regulation regarding the roster of promoted teams (i.e. 3 player core to keep spot) if there are, i don't see it being even close to 30 million.

either way, for 2 years, I think 10 mil is probably the maximum unless the viewership seriously increases

well, if ascension was after champions, they could.

1. be good at valorant
2. find 4 other players who are good at valorant
3. qualify into international league
4. 300K riot-funded dollars each

being profitable is basically a war crime tbh they should be tried at the hague

there's already 2 confirmed

getting their players poached

like the sponsors, teams, etc. everyone investing in the franchise needs to be okay with having some teams getting "easier" path in

(easier not in the competitive sense, but that they wouldn't have to deal with the application process)

revenue sharing and other money related stuff may have to be dealt with too

yeah i misremembered

it probably wasn't all okay-ed by all the franchise stakeholders at that point

darkzero and shopify

yeah lol i tried watching an event the other day and the observer was using a stuttery potato with like 50% packet loss

they play their own region all the time except for the 2-4 series the majority of teams play on LAN every 2-3 months, compared to weekly LAN international matchups.

Northern Europe doesn't have great viewership which may be a big reason for it, and a lot of the more northeastern countries don't have big valorant playerbases

every year there's 1 new team

you get 4 fours of 2 year promotions (which are what actually grow the league), then switch to 1 year promos.

yeahhh, especially if it's a smaller org that makes it through.

the bigger orgs will at the very least have the resources to make roster changes if they perform badly

After two years, teams will return to their league to battle their way back through Challengers and Ascension tournaments.

I'm just confused about the timeline, specifically whether they be forced to take a year off.

does anyone know if this means a team could theoretically:

1. win ascension and get promoted
2. play in the league for 2 years
3. immediately win the next ascension and continue playing in the league for 2 years

without any breaks?

cs isn't going die anytime soon

It's always bo and ominous making these tweets that tell us literally nothing

Prx are like the sentinels of APAC and Asia

what

sushiboys needs to step up on the entry if they want to get out of groups

he was underperforming hard last masters

i think its hilarious u kids talking shit about trembolonaRAGE. u wouldnt say this shit to him at lan, hes jacked. not only that but he wears the freshest clothes, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs out with the hottest dudes. yall are pathetic lol

you don't named yourself trembolonaRAGE unless you're ripped

what's the maximum amount of homeless children that you'd beat up for a happy meal

Implied that Ban was a pedophile

yeah, he only did the remix thing at the opening ceremony

my favorites are rise and ignite

zedd is already a pretty big name tbf

die for you was a banger but it doesn't compare to the best league worlds songs (the two recent ones are mid though)

maybe shoot some training bots before to warm up and play dm to train a skill (crosshair placement, long range taps, etc.)

die for you dropped on November 22nd, 8 days before Champs started, so the 2022 music video will drop on August 23rd, 8 days before Champs starts this year.

hopefully they have actual players in this one now that they have some time to animate it.

there's another unrevealed tournament in the works too, since some teams are unable to attend homegrounds to play in it instead.

why

never said they weren't right

ding ding ding

this is his most recent post btw

Riot policy of loving everyone but Europeans
Fortunately Valve is better, Valve know where the skill belongs

make sure Noyn is right next to trembolona

i like babybay

1. m3c
2. onic
3. faze

BBL_wctn

fantastic fundamentals 90% of the time but 10% absolute individual inting (zmjkk is generally the culprit) that sometimes works

very mechanic-intensive playstyle that is generally utility deficient, they rely on taking 1v1 duels to get into sites often. The players are all incredible shots, so they will win a lot of these duels. on defence you'll see them push extremities and main lanes very often to force the enemy team react (and often make mistakes) or take duels which is their forte. interestingly, there's often more utility here than on their retakes or execs.

imo they feel like a Masters 3 Gambit that plays PRX-style-esque comps.

somehow relates every conversation back to CS, ukraine flag, been here for a while

zack-something

or maybe it was something-zack

eitherway he def had zack in the username

28 saxaphones

it's essentially an exclusive ranked queue only available to certain players with a cash prize as the reward for the winner(s)

Over 70% of GE’s revenue currently comes from prize winnings via tournaments that its teams compete in, while the remainder comes from content and media (2%), sponsorships (4%), merchandise sales (3%), and other interests (21%).

only 7% of their revenue from sponsorships and merch, how the fuck does this work lmfao. aren't sponsorship and merch (with VC money) usually the backbone of every org