To clarify
Riot changed the way Valorant works so that any team can make/win an international tournament
But they chose 4 teams in NA to become partners
They give those teams millions of $$ AND a skin in the game (they get a percentage of sales)
If an unpartnered org builds a moneyball team that absolutely crushes at an international event- those players will be poached by a partnered org
It happened to us with Brawk and Mada going to NRG it is happening to C9 who just lost partnership and already letting their players shop around
I just don't know if it is worth competing in the esport long term as compared to investing into an esport with a truly open system
Ludwig, co-owner of Shopify Rebellion via his stream:
"I think that Shopify Rebellion should abandon VALORANT completely, and I think Riot Games has fucked us long enough, and I don't know if I wanna pursue it anymore, because I see no reward for doing so."
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I’ve been playing val since the beginning and SR is clearly one of the best orgs in the world with how much effort and care they provide for their teams - they have set the bar so high and I have genuinely no idea how they didn’t meet the criteria for partner 😕
Unfortunately, @ShopifyRebels was passed on for Valorant partnership. Will share more thoughts later, but for now enjoy a (no longer relevant) player card concept.
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creators are supposed to submit their own clips btw 😭
i do find it notable the streamer awards post clips of the nominated vtubers just screaming like anime girls instead of posting any of their original music, birthday projects, 3D lives or hell even just iconic clips/jokes of theirs 💭
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Streamer Awards Nominees Announced Live
FRIDAY OCTOBER 16th @ 12pm PST
Request the day off work, call your friends, stock up on toilet paper. See you there.
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Caedrel 🇬🇧 reacts to SR Zeyzal 🇺🇸 picking Amumu support for the first time since 2023 in the #LCS
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Didn't think we could top last week, but this one feels just a little bit better ☺️
See you tomorrow 👋
#SRWIN
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probably the first clip I’ve seen of this guy where he doesn’t sound like a fucking idiot
Ludwig goes off on people who leave group chats months or even years later
‘‘Why do people leave group chats? Just let the group chat go to the bottom or whatever. People who go through and leave group chats like 6 months or a year later, like what are you doing? How bored were you that day?’’
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This year at fast53 I’d like more people to be able to stream
It’s kinda like Streamer U but with less viewers and clout and everyone is weirdly good at certain video games
So if you like raising money for charity and streaming for 53 hours in a room full of other gamers please let me know!!
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If you have a speed run on the main stream that doesn’t exclude you from doing your own stream
I mostly just want to know what your marathon would be about
Maybe it’s going for a WR/PB or maybe it’s just trying to best every dark souls game in one stream. It can be a first to 100 against your friend in Minecraft I’m open!!
Here’s the form
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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