Riot is fumbling with that rule, fortnite legit removed it and teenagers fucking took over as some of the best players would be the same with valorant
Franchising being 18\+
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it is bad for talent but VAL esports career is so unstable that you should ATLEAST graduate with your GED as a backup
T2 drama happened because T2 itself is very shit where most of the players don't have orgs/salaries not because people there are under 18.
we already have enough immaturity in the scene without letting actual children play ty
Labor laws in america dictate such. A minor would not be allowed to practice for more than like 8 hours a week or something
I don't know the exact numbers but basically a minor wouldn't be able to practice as much as any T1 pro because that would count as work hours and you can only have X amount of work hours per week as a minor in America unless you just want to ignore laws and open yourself up to that kind of scrutiny
your work hours are only limited if you are under the age of 16 and even then its a lot more than 8 hours per week
either way you cant do that in germany therefore the rule is minimum 18.
In cali it's under 18. There's a lot of rules, limitations, etc. It's because of issues with overworking child actors.
there are different labor laws around the world so I THINK its for consistency if every league has 18 y/o requirement
also wouldnt change much in this game. ive never seen a valo player peak at 16/17
if this isn't canezerra's peak then what the FUCK will his true peak look like
I think it's a good rule. People need to finish their basic education without the immense distraction of a salaried t1 job
its not really a riot rule, it has to do with labor laws and the fact that players need to move to LA to play. I'm not sure what exactly the legal issue is but it would we way too complicated to get minors to play
its obviously not about how good the players are, it's for the players own good.
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