https://twitter.com/lhfaria/status/1615394879336755200
And came up with the worst of them all really. 1 match of BO3 and then a team is out will really just leave an awful taste in viewers/fans post loss. There's no room for growth or making a historic run by getting another chance.
Even swiss system tourney would be better than this
He also says fans > pros lmao
https://twitter.com/lhfaria/status/1615424736791760897
I won't disagree that for now, this is the most hyped event in Valorant. However, the mantle can be easily dethroned with any future events that has the gravitas and competitiveness of LOCK//IN.
On one part, I believe that this is a glorified showmatch/tournament that somehow has the prize of giving the winning region an extra slot at Tokyo. On the other, it still serves as a great competitive showcase of how teams have evolved from last year towards a high-stakes, one-and-done event that have no room for error.
From what I've seen from people so far is the expectation that LOCK//IN would be like Masters at the very least (which honestly I'm not blaming them for.)
I'm not exactly shocked because the original wording to describe LOCK//IN was (paraphrasing) 'to celebrate a new milestone in VCT history' makes me think this isn't something like Masters.
It's clear that they're trying to prioritize fan viewership and broadcast while trying to not compromise the integrity of the tournament.
Every match is broadcasted. That's not relatively an easy feat, especially for shooters. In CSGO, some teams often have fallen to low viewership just because there are multiple streams and people tend to gravitate towards the big names.
Will LOCK//IN avoid this issue entirely with every match being streamed? It depends, we'll probably see a fluctuation of viewership for each match, but every team will have the same amount of exposure on a central channel throughout the event.
Imo, growth can be seen later with the International League split starting later this year. I believe LOCK//IN is all about gouging and building interests with the 30 partnered team + 2 Chinese teams (that may or may not get their own league.)
It's hell on the players and management on the team, though.
For players its honestly worse and given how the community will respond after a certain team's loss. Besides that I get that every match being streamed is way too much but I'm sure there was atleast some way where 16 teams don't go after 1 game.
But apart from that, considering its an intro tourney makes this format sensible in terms of exposure but not the best option ofc, no fan wants their team out after 1 game.
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