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Is LCS worth striving for yet?

Zero Shingetsu·7/22/2019, 10:07:21 AM·1 votes·1,157 views

So here's where I stand. I've thought about taking League seriously every now and again. Every time I do, though, I look at the really weird salary system. The only real incentive I see to try in LCS, money-wise, is sponsorships. Sponsorships are always a big gamble, because you have to maintain a very specific image or risk being cut from the deal. Additionally, LCS sponsorships... don't seem to pay a whole lot, comparatively.

The rest of the core income for an LCS player seems to come from the team wage and prize money. Prize money isn't all that much. A few million, split between active players, sometimes backups, and sometimes the team takes its own cut? In addition, there's the matter of having a manager handling you and your team. It's always bugged me, the idea of having someone else dictate how I train and play.

That said, I haven't followed LCS specifics in a couple years now. So I have two main questions:

  1. Has any of the above changed? Is LCS more player-friendly these days?
  2. Have they started using tournament builds yet, or are they still going on recent patches for pro games? I hate the idea of having to learn a whole new suite of mechanics every new season.

11 Comments

Timethief497/22/2019, 10:37:08 AM4 votes

Just gonna plain ask do you think it's realisitc to get into lcs with all prior ranks beeing bronze?

Nik Nikerson7/22/2019, 2:24:26 PM2 votes

If you're looking to do anything just for the money, chances are you will never make it.

ChompyWulf7/23/2019, 6:02:01 AM1 votes

No. First, an generally unspoken truth is that the players who got BEST at the game, were addicted. They spent every possible waking moment playing or drilling to practice mechanics. If you can't self motivate to push yourself like that and completely immerse in the game, you won't make it. Second, statistics are against you. Something like .1% of the player base makes Challenger, the pro base being even smaller. Third, I'm just going to assume you're too old to compete mechanically. Most older teens or young twenty something's don't look at economics of Esports to decide to try going pro. I'm guessing you're post college which means you're probably at the peak of your hand eye coordination now, and that only decays over time. Finally, attitude. If you're balking now at the idea of adapting to the meta or being instructed or guided, you wouldn't fit in a team and would fail.

So no, not worth it, don't try.