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This is my idea on what Riot should do with LCS

Starrybutt·8/9/2016, 8:03:00 AM·2 votes·864 views

I personally like the best of 3 system better than the best of 2 to start with. This system has shown to be really good with this recent split, but the regular season is not the problem I have with this current system. The problem I have with the current system is the part that has not changed, the Promotion Tournament. Rick Fox said it too that just knowing that NRG got relegated is tough to deal with. Just seeing a team of young people leave and most likely scramble for a job after they put so much on hold is devastating. Now I know they can still go through the NACS system and get their LCS spot back, but then that puts another team into the feeling of being relegated and the cycle just continues. I feel so bad watching the players from NRG after they lost, you can see the sadness just ooze from them. This is what I propose: Add more teams into the LCS, trust me there are plenty of players and do something similar to the NFL. There are 10 teams now, if you add 6 more teams you can close the Challenger Series down, now I know that means you won't have these new teams, but let's be real for a second these players at high elo constantly play with the same people at high elo, you don't think they wouldn't know who is up and coming? With this format you eliminate the relegation feeling. Not only this, but teams that are forming new rosters won't get punished so hard for trying out new players. Now what does this mean for the "bad" teams? Well it is true that a team that is "bad" has potential to stay bad for a long time, but most teams that don't do well aren't likely to keep the same roster, most likely they will make some changes. If you need any clarification, or want to comment about your thoughts, or maybe tell me that I'm missing something feel free. These are just my thoughts. Thanks :3

2 Comments

Shadowatom8/9/2016, 8:32:49 AM3 votes

So basically franchising, which has become a hot topic with the relegation of NRG and FC Shalke. I don't think you're wrong in saying that the LCS should expand the number of teams it holds, but I don't think getting rid of the promotion tournament is a good idea personally. If you decrease the risk of a team getting relegated by expanding the number of teams while keeping the number of relegated teams the same, it can make the scene a little more favorable while still allowing top talent to rise. Also, imo Riot needs to keep teams associated with LCS teams out of the Challenger scene, I disliked the fact that it was practically guaranteed that at least 1 LCS team was fucked because C9C was basically an already qualified LCS team that had no business being in the NACS to begin with. Not only does it screw LCS teams that could potentially be just barely good enough to beat challenger teams, but it also screws any talent that actually deserves to rise.

Ideally, there could be a minor league for LCS teams to run an alternate roster (C9C, TLA, Apex Pride, etc.), this would allow teams to try out new players in a competitive environment and basically start a "farm." With this minor league there would be small prizes maybe for each win a team gets (like 1k per win or something) or maybe a playoff prize if they want to have a playoffs (up to Riot tbh). The idea being that it incentivizes teams to pick up good new talent (emphasis on new), while allowing teams to work with new line-up combinations.

The other problem is partially on the organizations imo. I don't think FC Shalke or NRG (or even Echo Fox) really knows what it's doing, which is fine in a way, but at the same time, Immortals did research and ensured that their staff was qualified to do their jobs, and they turned out pretty damn good if I had to say. So what happened with these extremely wealthy teams that should've been able to stomp everyone with their money? They invested in the wrong staff who then invested into bad players or players who don't go well together. The organizations need to be fixed internally before people start blaming the format imo.