PC NA LCS player walkout, Riot Games threatens cancelation

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https://www.polygon.com/23743829/le...alkout-explained-vote-strike-riot-games-delay


Im still in shock that Riot Games allowed a players union to form. In response to the walkout Riot Games loosened NA LCS player eligibility rules allowing franchised teams to field scabs.

What kicked all this off was NA LCS franchised team owners asking Riot Games to remove the requirement forcing them to also field a tier 2 team. Provision passed recently with all but two NA LCS franchised teams immediately dropping their tier 2 teams.

Overall this is a culmination of small things over the past decade;
  • League of Legends no longer being a popular game in North America
  • NA LCS franchised teams primarily importing players
  • Riot Games forcing franchised teams to operate in Los Angeles
  • Year on year decline of NA LCS viewership
  • CLG going bankrupt selling to NRG
  • TSM publicly looking to sell their NA LCS franchised spot for a move to Europe
  • Riot Games favoring Valorant in North America over League of Legends
 
  • Riot Games favoring Valorant in North America over League of Legends

That's surprising didn't think Valorant was doing well. I personally can't stand it. Has great ideas but everyone just ends up picking the sniper gun and the game is boring after that.
 
Some more bad news today. Two franchised teams in LCS just left the league; Evil Geniuses and Golden Guardians. These two franchised slots for the region are being eliminated. This makes four franchised teams leaving LCS just in 2023.

Off the back of their recent worlds viewership success. The game and franchised league in North America is on the verge of death.

 
Who cares, all these guys are scrubs anyway. They always talk shit then go for a combined 0-10 in groups on the world stage. It was a great game and played for years but gave up because of the incredibly toxic player base. Played jungle and if you don’t carry every game you get flamed for top, mid, and bot feeding
 
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