So yeah, found an article on espn.com I thought I'd like to share. Apparently dignitas' application to join the "revamped" 2018 nalcs has been declined. Apparently they're not the only current LCS team to have their application denied, will try to share more links as news of which teams are in/out comes.
XeroS DongPan1 votesRip Dignitas LoL team
Lord Yunii1 votesSounds like total bs. They have tons of fans and should have lots of sponsors. Not like they don't make Riot money and they are one of the founding teams. Maybe they rival TSM too much? lol. This is very unfortunate news.
Mazariamonti1 votesThey're not really a founding team, they're a founding name. They got relegated and the new ownership basically just bought a spot and called them dignitas.
GhostOfTsushima1 votesDIG not making franchise doesn't mean the Players on the team are fuck
And just remember, Riot is looking for Partner that will help that grow and earn them "$$$$$$"
Miror B1 votesYeah, one of the things I forgot to mention is that in order to get a "Share" of the leaving money (the $3m bonus each non-current LCS team will have to pay, with each team getting 3 shares per split they were active) they gotta buyout and/or release shrimp and Lod. Also, the fact that they wanted partners to earn them $ but didn't choose the team paired with the 76'ers is quite adorable, as you'd think they'd be more tolerant of teams with tanking philosophies after the whole delta fox thing.