Well they clearly do, because they already have and they’re definitely profitable af. It’s just that investing that money into the scene is not gonna give them a return short term and cutting down those costs is

Profit short term

Costreams were part of that content creation bonuses. Anonimotum mentions how many teams were signing streamers to costream and now might have an issue

I’m sorry to break it to you but that is definitely not how it works

They’re keeping the money

Used better by who? Riot? Have you read the news? They go from 300k+ 400k Optional, to just 400k. There is no other use for the money, it’s Riot keeping it for profit instead

I think we need to be worried about clubs financial stability, not about Riot’s financial stability. Them keeping more money instead of giving it out to teams is not by any means something positive. It’s not like mfs at Riot ain’t making more than enough. 15M a year for Riot is no big deal, it’s barely half of what they make off of the champs skin

And about selling other skins. You can doubt how many people are gonna buy them, I don’t, but even if you do. Isn’t selling some and helping the teams better than not doing it? What is the negative part about it? It’s all positives?

How is giving the teams less money a good change. There’s literally no positive part about it?

If you thought content from orgs was bad when they got paid for it, imagine now that they don’t have an incentive for it

But I still don’t get it, other guns would be expensive, sure. But you’re not removing the ones you already have. I would me more mad at an upgrade I have to pay for to the gun I already have than at a new skin that I don’t have to buy if I don’t want

I don’t really understand what you mean

Sure, but they already got that one, now add more

Yeah it kinda sucks, i don’t get why not expand it to other guns

Thanks for all the bank passwords guys, will put them to good use

It’s an anonimotum report
https://x.com/anonimotum/status/1820856628297789872?s=46

https://t.co/YyXPx7juTi

It’s a very interesting read.

TDLR: Money teams used to get from Riot used to be 300k fixed + 400k based on content creation objectives + bonuses for reaching events + bundle and champs skin money. Now the 400k on content creation objectives is deleted and instead the 300k fixed are bumped to 400k

Other stuff he mentions is that teams are not happy because it’s less money and they were given very short notice. Also bundles will most likely have an upgrade for 2025 so they can keep selling them

I would agree with Mr Khromov's elaborated analysis

SEN was better in the final I'm not arguing that. Why I think GenG was better is because of how they looked and played throughout the entire tournament and even a bit because of what happened after

I would disagree, I would say the entire course of the tournament including the Upper bracket finals showed me GenG was a better team. Sen played better than GenG in the finals and therefore they deserved to win. But playing better than a team and beating them once doesn't mean you're the better team overall.

Many examples come to mind but TH is the most clear one to me, they have lost twice to G2 and VIT, they deserved to lose, but even after those 2 loses, I was still convinced they were the better team overall

Um, people's argument to say it was Mickey Mouse it's that it had very few teams right? If that is the case then 100% no, absolutely no non qualified team would have won and whoever says otherwise is delusional. So no, no Mickey Mouse

That being said, do I believe SEN deserved to win? Yes, they played the final better. Do I believe the best team in the world won? No, I still believe GenG was the better team at that moment but didn't prove it, so didn't deserve to win. Hope it makes sense

We do know because they proved it again couple months after

Missed again, KPI is not my team no

Specifically Lock In is the least Mickey Mouse tournament because we 100% know the best team won and managed to prove it at the following event again

moatz is NOT a TH or any EMEA related team fan fyi

I wouldn't imagine Sen fans being happy about facing GenG

No it was not, at least on spanish stream you can visibly hear them shout after he places the first smoke thinking he was main

crowd gave that one away

They're done, they're not playing well at all. DRX deserves to win

Wtf am I watching

Plastic surgery and name change

sen ain't making it past fpx

MiniBoo at Kick off and Madrid, Benjy at Split 1, Woot at Shanghai, Riens Split 2 and Champs.
And it hasn't been particularly close either on any tournament, always a clear number 1. Never seen anything like it, Boo consistent af too

I wouldn't say much more competitive, similar

Banger

TH ain't trolling all those half buys next time

Boo today imo, Riens overall

Tbf they should have beaten EDG

Gigachad

Their coaching staff has done a great job. They have a great dynamic, Weber does more the strategic adaptations and Niel the more human part

I won't make it to 30 if TH doesn't stop having the craziest series I've ever seen. My heart ain't made for this

Having an IGL like Boo or Munchkin makes such a difference man

he has proven he is capable, now he just need to find his groove again

I swear I’ve never seen so many semi buys won

Second. He was absolutely elite on his first one

They’re cooked against FPX if we’re being honest

Was you mean. TH is and has always been the better team

They seem to choke a bunch of games that they have almost won, like that final against FNC or the one against G2. But then again they are 11-2 in OT’s this year so I just don’t know what to think lmao

Doesn’t really count if you lose the antieco on round 2 does it

I’m not asking him to drop 30, but he doesn’t look half as sharp. He has proven before he can perform at a much higher level on flex and if he isn’t it’s because he’s not at his peak. Also he has been struggling with pressure mentally, and had some concerning tweets

GenG won 3/4 low buys on both maps man

Opposite lol

It also can’t be master class after master class. It’s both