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Ansibled
Profile Joined November 2014
United Kingdom9872 Posts
December 23 2015 21:45 GMT
#1981
So... uh... who are they supposed to use as subs?
'StarCraft is just a fairy tale told to scare children actually.'
TL+ Member
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
December 23 2015 21:45 GMT
#1982
Arg I hate league pushing subs. I don't want good players locked into not playing matches. Stuff like what happened in KR and CN isn't what I want. Sure sports use subs but who cares about sports. I want to watch the guys i like playing on teams not warming the bench streaming for fat money. At least using CS subs meant they weren't holding people back from playing games.
Ansibled
Profile Joined November 2014
United Kingdom9872 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 21:48:52
December 23 2015 21:48 GMT
#1983
On December 24 2015 06:45 Numy wrote:
Arg I hate league pushing subs. I don't want good players locked into not playing matches. Stuff like what happened in KR and CN isn't what I want. Sure sports use subs but who cares about sports. I want to watch the guys i like playing on teams not warming the bench streaming for fat money. At least using CS subs meant they weren't holding people back from playing games.

If only 1 organisation could have multiple teams.

Yeah subs is pretty stupid concept I think.
'StarCraft is just a fairy tale told to scare children actually.'
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Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
December 23 2015 21:50 GMT
#1984
On December 24 2015 06:45 Ansibled wrote:
So... uh... who are they supposed to use as subs?

HiImGosu?
Glorious SEA doto
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
December 23 2015 22:28 GMT
#1985
Wait so teams aren't allowed to have more than one team AND they can't use their own challenger players as subs? I can kind of see not allowing say NME's mid laner to be CLG's sub as fine, maybe CLG scoops him up and fucks with the challenger scene. But to say that C9T couldn't be listed as subs for C9 proper is levels of stupid I can't get behind.

Furthermore I don't see how this even solves the problem. In my previous hypothetical nothing is stopping CLG from just signing NME's player unless I'm missing something. Sure they can't play for a little while but if you need a different player you're going to sign a different player
bbc23
Profile Joined September 2013
United States416 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 22:34:13
December 23 2015 22:31 GMT
#1986
On December 24 2015 06:45 Ansibled wrote:
So... uh... who are they supposed to use as subs?

The 30 players not in the CS?
I'm not saying NA talent is that deep but there'll be plenty of players who got shut out of the CS by being on bad teams that the LCS teams can actually try to develop. Or they can ignore them and send them paychecks which is what will probably happen.
On December 24 2015 07:28 chipmonklord17 wrote:
Wait so teams aren't allowed to have more than one team AND they can't use their own challenger players as subs? I can kind of see not allowing say NME's mid laner to be CLG's sub as fine, maybe CLG scoops him up and fucks with the challenger scene. But to say that C9T couldn't be listed as subs for C9 proper is levels of stupid I can't get behind.

Furthermore I don't see how this even solves the problem. In my previous hypothetical nothing is stopping CLG from just signing NME's player unless I'm missing something. Sure they can't play for a little while but if you need a different player you're going to sign a different player

TL is the only team with a sister/B team in the CS, this really isn't part of the issue. If anything Riot should say affiliated teams can freely sub though (similar to the NBA/d-league kinda).
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
December 23 2015 22:40 GMT
#1987
I don't see why lcs teams can't use cs players as subs? I can't see too many conflict of interest issues popping up.
liftlift > tsm
oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 23:08:25
December 23 2015 23:07 GMT
#1988
On December 24 2015 07:31 bbc23 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 24 2015 06:45 Ansibled wrote:
So... uh... who are they supposed to use as subs?

The 30 players not in the CS?
I'm not saying NA talent is that deep but there'll be plenty of players who got shut out of the CS by being on bad teams that the LCS teams can actually try to develop. Or they can ignore them and send them paychecks which is what will probably happen.


So basically, send paychecks to guys who're already successful streamers, aka NB3, Gosu, Qtpie and so on, because you can't actually get CS players, who're getting "developed" and cba looking for almost nonexistent talent.
LiquidLegends StaffFPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner
Kakio
Profile Joined January 2015
Norway15 Posts
December 23 2015 23:12 GMT
#1989
On December 24 2015 04:32 Slusher wrote:
I have a feeling Gosu is on Ember. The mic thing had me thinking he's interested in getting serious, i mean why change now?

I don't have inside info, it just feels suspicious to me


He did mention he had seveal offers from CS teams and also a LCS team in a recent interview with Vulcun.

blog.vulcun.com
Kakio
Profile Joined January 2015
Norway15 Posts
December 23 2015 23:19 GMT
#1990
On December 24 2015 07:31 bbc23 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 24 2015 06:45 Ansibled wrote:
So... uh... who are they supposed to use as subs?

The 30 players not in the CS?
I'm not saying NA talent is that deep but there'll be plenty of players who got shut out of the CS by being on bad teams that the LCS teams can actually try to develop. Or they can ignore them and send them paychecks which is what will probably happen.
Show nested quote +
On December 24 2015 07:28 chipmonklord17 wrote:
Wait so teams aren't allowed to have more than one team AND they can't use their own challenger players as subs? I can kind of see not allowing say NME's mid laner to be CLG's sub as fine, maybe CLG scoops him up and fucks with the challenger scene. But to say that C9T couldn't be listed as subs for C9 proper is levels of stupid I can't get behind.

Furthermore I don't see how this even solves the problem. In my previous hypothetical nothing is stopping CLG from just signing NME's player unless I'm missing something. Sure they can't play for a little while but if you need a different player you're going to sign a different player

TL is the only team with a sister/B team in the CS, this really isn't part of the issue. If anything Riot should say affiliated teams can freely sub though (similar to the NBA/d-league kinda).

Agreed. The ideal situation would be them having B teams in challenger that they could build and develop talent in while also having subs ready to step inn.
Ansibled
Profile Joined November 2014
United Kingdom9872 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 23:27:15
December 23 2015 23:20 GMT
#1991
I like Korea's take on sub leagues.

It's a sub league where the main team can play and then occasionally they play actual challenger teams in a format that I don't think anyone has a hope of understanding. The best, really.

Everybody's favourite Rioter commented on the situation.

[image loading]
'StarCraft is just a fairy tale told to scare children actually.'
TL+ Member
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
December 23 2015 23:29 GMT
#1992
On December 24 2015 08:20 Ansibled wrote:
I like Korea's take on sub leagues.

It's a sub league where the main team can play and then occasionally they play actual challenger teams in a format that I don't think anyone has a hope of understanding. The best, really.

Everybody's favourite Rioter commented on the situation.

[image loading]

I mean, this kind of shit is just the nature of the game.
Journalist publishes article revealing X change.
Community outcry.
Company forced to back down due to community outcry.
Company makes changes, and points at journalist for overblowing entire situation.
liftlift > tsm
oo_Wonderful_oo
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
The land of freedom23126 Posts
December 23 2015 23:34 GMT
#1993
On December 24 2015 08:20 Ansibled wrote:
I like Korea's take on sub leagues.

It's a sub league where the main team can play and then occasionally they play actual challenger teams in a format that I don't think anyone has a hope of understanding. The best, really.

Everybody's favourite Rioter commented on the situation.

[image loading]


Korean subleague was kinda lomo.
Let's be real, you're not expecting guys like Chaser or Fury playing in the subleague, it's just not supposed to happen.

But surely it's way better than current landscape in the West.
LiquidLegends StaffFPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner
EsanLOL
Profile Joined January 2015
479 Posts
December 23 2015 23:43 GMT
#1994
On December 24 2015 07:40 wei2coolman wrote:
I don't see why lcs teams can't use cs players as subs? I can't see too many conflict of interest issues popping up.


Eh, it's happened in the past but I can't really think of many instances where any team got really screwed over by it, but the potential is still there. Probably the best example would have been TSM pulling WildTurtle from C9, which could have really screwed C9 but they wound up getting an even better ADC.

Another example would be Bigfatlp on Azure Cats, he had a pretty awful promotion series 0-3 versus CLG and then got promoted to CLG starting jungler like a week later.
nafta
Profile Joined August 2010
Bulgaria18893 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-23 23:47:29
December 23 2015 23:44 GMT
#1995
Rioter answers are just pure cancer.

Honestly riot pretending subs are something more than a waste atm is ridiculous.

How is that a problem? Good players SHOULD be given good offers from the better teams.
Kakio
Profile Joined January 2015
Norway15 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-24 01:58:52
December 24 2015 01:56 GMT
#1996
I mean riots perspective is obviously that they dont want teams to not be able to play with a decent roster on short notice if something happens to a main player. However there is not quite enough top level talent in EU and NA to satisfy 20 teams with 5 players all having good subs that can be subbed in in LCS but most likely never will outside of the challenger scene.

The pro scene just isnt big enough for that yet. I mean sure there are millions of players but 99% of them suck and could never be even considered for pro play. The pool of people who could actually be placed as realistic subs isnt that big outside of the 100 players playing in the LCS and however many play in the CS.
Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-24 03:12:58
December 24 2015 03:04 GMT
#1997
http://www.weibo.com/1869429662/D9S7bCPhq
Zero to World Elite
Glorious SEA doto
Skitter
Profile Joined August 2015
United States899 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-24 04:06:35
December 24 2015 03:55 GMT
#1998
Current World Elite:
957
WuShuang
xiye
Mystic
Zero

Not relegations, hype! Yup, this team really isn't that bad at all!
xd
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29905 Posts
December 24 2015 05:19 GMT
#1999
We always knew Riot had a shitty PR aight?
WriterSalty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner
Skitter
Profile Joined August 2015
United States899 Posts
December 24 2015 05:32 GMT
#2000
I agree with Lord Liquibet, I don't see how Riot articulating their decisions (shitty or not) in a terrible way is a new thing
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