What happened with NALCS?

FullHows·Nov 21, 2017·1 votes·638 views

I just saw this post... Who are all these teams? I never heard of them before, and where are Immortals, Team Dignitas? Help me pls i'm confused [zombie-brand-mindblown]

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KonArist87Nov 21, 20172 votes

there was an application process where hundreds of people applied for the new franchised spots.. riot wanted a mix of endemic esports orgs and new orgs not from esports back ground..

apart of this process was showing riot your books and how profitable of an org you are.. and apparently this is the reason immortals were not chosen because they have not shown a profit since 2015.. now getting people to buy into your org and own a % and having people sponsor your org are two different things.. and with the lack of personal sponsors for immortals and relying on investor capital its not a business model that can last.. and riot didn't want that type of org in the NA LCS franchise since everyone will be pooling the profits together and sharing. to help it grow

ChompyWulfNov 22, 20171 votes

Tired of seeing people make this excuse when Riot flatly isn't giving any explanation to NA fans as to why some teams were cut out. Why was NV, an organization older than competitive LoL not in? Why was Immortals, after great success in competition and poised to get much bigger across multiple games and presumably attract sponsorships left out? Why the hell are they letting in 100 Thieves, who are backed by venture capitalists and couldn't even keep together a single Esports roster for a year?

This is part of a terrible shift by Riot, either by choice or direction of Tencent. Dropping Best of 3 for single game matches, the double-edge of relegation being eliminated and these teams protected for years, a continued come of silence about eliminating fan favorites, the whole BE nightmare... The game is going rotten, especially for NA Esports.

SciFi ScrivenerNov 21, 20171 votes

It's part of the new NA LCS franchising system. 10 teams were chosen, and existing teams (IMT, DIG) were not guaranteed a spot. That page lists the 10 teams that will part of the NA LCS for the next 8 years (I believe, could be off a little).