depends on how they set up the league tbh
if there are indeed relegation/promotion events or even just open qual slots then tier 2 should still have incentive to compete and develop.
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depends on how they set up the league tbh
if there are indeed relegation/promotion events or even just open qual slots then tier 2 should still have incentive to compete and develop.
3 leagues:
Americas: NA + BR + LATAM
Europe: EMEA + MENA
Asia: (SEA + SA + OCE + JP + KR)
Riot picks all the teams they want in the league - there is no "buy-in". If they think a team will stay competitive, Riot will PAY the team to participate in the form of stipends relative to their investment. Compared to CDL,OWL, and even LCS for example, this should reduce bottom teams that never try to get good.
Overall I'd say the system is pretty good, although there's not much information regarding new teams and tier-2 promotion which is necessary for a good esport.
I'm nearly 100% certain there will be at least one if not more than one SA team.
There's no way they include the region in the comment about the league and choose to not include a team from the region.
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Yeah, considering the size and potential I could definitely see 24 teams. However, I don't think it's going to be much higher than that just because it would be much harder to market them (and also create team skins or whatever will inevitably also be created to support the teams).
and teams from Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, South Asia, and Oceania will make up a league
I wonder they're going to balance the participation. With 16 teams, and 4 + SEA (MYSG, ID, TH, PH, HK/TW, VN ) = 10 "regions" to pick from, it's going to be hard to reach a good compromise.
On the other hand, LAN COMPETITION!!!!! HOLY POG, I don't think there's any PC esport that has even close to Valorant-popular LAN competition with this variety of regions.
Imagine a tour going like SK->JP->PH->TH->ID->SG/MY/India
Also, investment in APAC is going to grow so hard since the viewership will be very high combined with Riot assistance for all the teams. Hopefully no more bullshit like the X10 situation or players getting paid peanuts and not being able to put their all into the game.
their league team sucks mega balls
how many maps will fnatic drop in their qualification run to masters 2?
my guess is 2
r/ valorantcompetitive has too many NA users
compared to vlr.gg it's very homogenous.
Counter: The Final Season part 3
this is not my rating.
it is the answer to the question.
derke's kd at Iceland is higher than all of NA's added together.
as awful as ballsax28's posts are, they're not racist.
when do our lives really end?
4.7
replace molly with a fire smoke that does molly damage
this is false!
BraveAF joined on a trial basis back in January but as of May 1st, we will not be continuing his contract. This decision was based on a number of factors but we should stress, is not a direct result of BraveAF’s recent suspension.
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we realized more and more that unfortunately, his position was untenable. This is due to a lack of clarity around being able to come to future boot camps, live events and even our ability to continue to pay him due to political restrictions
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Derke - main duelist
Boaster - smokes?
mistic - flex
fearoth - initiator?
alfajer - sentinel
I think alfajer is a good pick for this meta which seems to really value high-fragging sentinels. Fearoth didn't really impress me at Reykjavik but that's natural considering the circumstances. Boaster on smokes is probably a lot better in the omen/brim meta since he wouldn't have to deal with IGL-ing while constantly using astra util
overall, this roster has a lot of potential. still need to see the new players perform, though.
For APAC, I think ONIC could definitely make a deep run.
Xerxia and PRX are definitely the clear favorites, though.
Their style looks very replicable and somewhat strategically sound in this meta, at least. Didn't really rely on a single player, single gimmick, or anything similar.
I see no reason why they wouldn't perform this well again if they played in a similar way (naturally, they would have to fix the mistakes they made in this tournament).
However, I wouldn't say the same thing for the rest of the Japanese scene. If a CR or IGZ made it here, I wouldn't have any expectations at all.
nAts almost defined a playstyle for an agent.
Marved was incredible but I wouldn't say anything matches that performance.
how I wish bhopping was in this game
imagine the raze satchel hops
this is a tier0/8 bait
2-2
only won because Matchfixing Marved paid them off
Sen v Fnatic @Iceland type shit
please just win two maps before losing
I can't bear another 3-0 ResidentSleeper
Less owns you + radio
they should allow the upper bracket team to steal the lower bracket team's chairs.
have embedded tweets always been a thing?
it will end only when they win it all
good recommendation
'//,WIN for the best cinderella run ever
never have I seen a team complete a double lower bracket run in this fashion
the fact that players like Jingg or Forsaken are getting paid <50k US per year is fucking insane.
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