the main issue for col is the need to fly back and forth to still participate in NA events.
they arent at TL level where they can skip qualifiers (Like the major rmr for example)

why are people getting so angry at loud being 2nd....
they still make tokyo...

no.
what makes you think sacy is ready to solo igl

Only way i see marved playing is if:
a player gets ill/leaves
or they flop in the first split

6th man

Apeks Vs fokus was interesting.

the only way i can see it becoming "broken" is if for example:
SR need a +10 map diff vs g2 to qualify
They win map 1 13-7 (+6)
Then map 2 goes to the score 11-11, they throw on purpose because a +2 (13-11) wouldnt be enough. (-2)
Then they win map 3 13-7 (+6) giving them enough to qualify.

oxg/tt dont really have an advantage because its still in their best interests to try and get a higher seed, throwing rounds doesnt make sense for them especially because sr could leapfrog em

not really, its still in the teams best interest to win every game with the highest round differential as possible.

hardly.
seeding is still important even if 2nd/3rd

Not fokus atm.
Maybe next split.
But they weren't that impressive this split

It's hard to judge the franchise teams due to sample size.
Also c9 nuking their roster.

The best ascension team is 100% m80.

I would say it's mostly down to user preference.
The value you can get with kj ult on fracture is huge though, especially on b.

Its made by the people behind Valodex
https://twitter.com/ValoDex_

they are doing alot of good stuff for the apac scene

Yeah he will probably be a good igl.
I just worry that it will damper his fragging abilities.
the rest of the squad (outside laz) arent really that explosive

why would they put sugarz3ro on igl ffs.
one of the only top players from japan and they weigh him down with extra duties.

the roster is so close to needing an entire rebuild imo

Oscars are still decently credible.
The Grammys are finished tbf

did you see the swerl news

pl1xx debut ^-^

its joever.

MiTH and Fancy only dropped 1 map the entire split
Crazy Raccoon havent dropped a map yet, they still have to play the grand final

WHAT
i mean damn.. good for them but the exodus of talent in oce is absurd.
and im not really surprised.

wp apeks.
that mistic 4k on haven was crazy

cases have always been good investments.
they are just very long term.

(Round 12) Mistic crazy omen play (4k): https://clips.twitch.tv/CrepuscularAthleticSharkUWot-46BcfGKHsg4CF0Na

(Round 13) Jugi 4k pistol: https://clips.twitch.tv/SassyPlacidBadgerBudStar-CmbWgGYA1HytBJuy

(Round 14) Kpzet ace: https://clips.twitch.tv/AdorableSnappyNightingaleResidentSleeper-pVV6U0sm4etyl6mu
ty sigmamale

yeah you are probably right.
they were actually winning events with kjaerbye.
the results with karrigan were more on the same level as drx

though the -kjaerbye +magisk created the astralis era.

all it took was one roster move...

i mean why not?
he wont get a t2 offer until after split 1/face off ends.

fracture

yeah. the 32 = the amount of teams at lock//in.
the amount of franchised teams will be more once the chinese league is added

the math is off because theres only 30 teams in franchising.
also you used the right formula but wrote it down wrong. n * (n-1) /2

true.
there should be a "championship" week where each day a different final is played on the main stream.
or atleast not having 5 finals overlapping

Why not
If he prefers to be English rather than British. Then why not

Yeah what I'm suggesting goes against the fundamentals of franchising.

Alot of what I'm saying is just due to the lack of information right now surrounding ascended teams and riots punishments on orgs.

I'm just not a fan of the franchised model.(if it wasn't obvious (
It assumes the best out of each org which is rarely the case in esports

Lets not hear you out 😭

Bobo farewell game.
You will be missed.
🦆

Well they need an event for after champs.
I can't survive another 5 month off season

he means kamo.
polish player for gtz

no i mean the people hating on ardiis.
like most threads are just about him hit the griddy

who ?

ok bro

this is the worst sturdy ive ever witnessed

hes watching a tutorial lol

ok but what is there to say about unreliable orgs that are already in franchising? do we just re-franchise a new team in if the team goes bust?

What im proposing is the ascension tournament (the top teams in the region) includes the lowest performing franchise team.
whos to say the org will contract jail the roster (who will be on inflated franchise wages) when they cant beat other t2 teams to qualify for franchising?

contract jail is an almost impossible issue to resolve, there is alot of players in t2 right now for example that are in that position. Because regardless of how many spots there are teams will always try to secure the best roster for as long as possible.

We dont know what the relegation will look like for ascended teams (yet).
if its an instant relegation = contract jail for players.
relegation playoff (sorta like what im suggesting), if the ascended team is very good then it will actively prevent t2 teams from ascending.

ascended teams will always try to lock players down for long enough contracts. because maintaining their t1 status is the most important thing for them

he wont be able to play in franchising for 7 years sadly.

im not seeing things am i?
thats 41?

pretty decent actually

I dont know how the 2-year promotion thing works.
but there could be problems if an ascended teams becomes one of the top teams in the world.
would they get relegated? some top tier players could be stuck playing t2 for a bit
is the idea that they will just get picked up by another org? judging by some of the current rosters, i would not have faith in those orgs.
would they play in a relegation tournament? - wouldnt they just walk over the t2 teams in that tournament?

no im pretty sure he said igl diff after they won that b01 at the end of the regular season?

I feel like alot of the franchised orgs have betrayed the trust riot has given them.

If for example we increase the amount of teams ascended from 1 -> 2.
The bottom team in each league respectively could be placed into the ascension tournament, which would allow them to keep their place if they won.

This could actual provoke some action from the orgs that are lazily navigating franchising.
It could also add additional incentives right now for orgs to invest in t2, since there is a higher possibility of making it onto the global stage.

is this a good idea?
or should we have faith in the current model?