This may be controversial but the only good thing the PA really got out of this was a seat at the table for future negotiations. The only fault I really give riot is for axing the tier 2 scene with no communication. I don’t think riot should be on the hook for money to fund that scene when it’s the teams themselves that caused it to fail to begin with. Years and years of egregious spending on superfluous infrastructure and overpaying amateur players with no recouping of funds because that scene was not profitable, does not mean, in my opinion, that it’s riot’s problem. The 3 other major regions have had far less issues with their amateur scene and all have way more future sustainability with their systems as well as more international success (which I know is a side point to the main issue here).
The asks were high too begin with and left very little room for reasonable and meaningful change from riot’s side, and I think that’s what we’re seeing being reflected by these agreements here. While I’m glad the PA did SOMETHING for the amateur scene that was abruptly and unjustly cancelled, I still think they fell very very short of any real substantive change or action to improve the quality of the scene or it’s longevity. I think they focused on some issues and points that would neither be reasonable to ask for nor would they be beneficial enough to really spark a forward direction for the scene. I obviously don’t have those answers myself, but I really feel like it was a haphazard and poorly thought out walkout and while it did get them a seat at the table, I think in the long run this is a humongous L for players both in the tier 1 and tier 2 scenes