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🏆Feedback on @TFT's Tier 2 Circuit v2 🏆 The goal of this post is to share my thoughts on what the ideal T2 circuit is prior to S18 launch while also inviting engaged members of the community to add their thoughts, feelings and pain-points both on the current circuit as well as on my proposal. The aim is to assist Riot in better understanding the needs of the T2 playerbase to continue improving the product going forward(taking special advantage of the delay for S18 start and potentially allowing additional wiggle-room for implementation of feedback still). To contextualize the post for those who don't know me, I have been involved with TFT as an esports caster since Set 6, and have worked closely with Riot on essentially every single major tournament broadcast since then, as well as behind the scenes in different capacities focusing on esports narrative/format/player relations. I also enjoy competing, and since the cancellation of official broadcasts for regular season tournaments I have shifted my focus to competition the last two sets, competing in the Tier 2 Trials/Cups and making it to TC day3 and peaking around 1.4k LP on ladder, just to say I have direct experience as a competitor with the T2 circuit. To preface, Riot has announced preliminary dates regarding Set 18’s T2 circuit(image linked below). There may or may not be further announcements regarding other tournaments in EMEA further integrating with the major/minor or club systems, so I am not directly criticizing Riot’s decisions regarding T2 as I don’t think we have the full picture outside of Trials dates(I have faith Riot will announce some changes outside of the current overlap with TPC solve, especially considering continuous feedback throughout the last few sets). Goals of T2 🥅 Find the optimal balance between competitive inclusivity, opportunity and reward for those truly engaged players who aspire to improve their game in a structured competitive circuit. 🫂 Inclusivity: I think the current pool of aspiring competitors is close to perfect(players above cut for trials week1) and requires no changes. No lottery systems, fair time/commitment/skill requirements for qualification. 9/10 🏆Opportunity: The competitive T2 circuit is too short. Ladder snapshots end too soon, and there are only two cups. This issue is further impacted by the issue of balance in TFT on average being considerably worse at a start of a set compared to the end of the set(Set 17 presented the most drastic example). With the bulk( or totality in some cases) of ladder snapshots and tournaments taking place during the first half of a set, this further compounds the issue of opportunity. Even if players are eager to engage with the circuit at a set’s peak, they lack the opportunity to do so with any meaningful incentives on the line. T2 is the large majority of the competitive scene from a numbers standpoint. It’s the base of the pyramid, not just with competitors but also engagement in viewership(including tpc/regionals) in the esports ecosystem. 5/10 💎Reward: Improvements have been made regarding rewarding the best players each set, and a balance has been met between Riot’s desire for rewarding single tournament performances(spiking a single trial tournament) and rewarding consistency(addition of QP qualification). I think further changes can/should be made to provide an even more consistent/rewarding T2 experience, and I will outline the details in my proposals below. 7/10 Set 17’s circuit + Qualification Routes 🗓️ Set 17 launch: April 15th Trials 1 Week1 start: May 2nd(17 days after launch) Trials 2 Week1 start: May 23rd(38 days after launch) Regionals Qualification (EMEA) 🚪 Playins: 29th-32nd TPC(4) + Trials Top 4QP(4) + 5th-10th EUW Ladder(6) + 1st EUNE & TR(2) Week 1: 17th-28th TPC(12) + Top 8 TT1(8) + Top 8 TT2(8) + 1st-4th EUW Ladder Week 2: 1st-16th TPC(16) My proposal for S18 💡 Add a 3rd cup, extend ladder snapshot, extend regional ladder snapshots accordingly. Qualifier Points Path: Qualifier points will take into account 2 out of 3 best results. Best individual tournament result is a tiebreaker if needed. This proposal extends the season while simultaneously allowing players flexibility in missing a tournament due to work/studies/travel or lowrolling/variance mitigation without sacrificing the qualification route entirely. Set 18’s announced circuit 🗓️ Set 18 Launch: August 26th Set 18 Trials 1 Week 1: Sept 19th(24 days - 118 days since final day of T2W1 from Set17) Set 18 Trials2W1: October 10th(45 days) Proposed Regional Qualification 🏆 Playins: 29th-32nd TPC(4) + 5-10EUW(6) + 5-10QP(6) Week1: 17th-28th TPC(12) + Top4EUW(4) + Top4 TT1/2/3(12) + Top4(QP) Week2: 1st-16th TPC In EMEA, this proposal removes direct qualification routes for rank 1 TR/EUNE while still giving qualification slots directly to Week2 of trials from both servers. I personally think slots 9/10 of either EUW ladder or QPs are more competitive than TR1 and possibly also EUNE. For EUNE in particular I don’t think there is a meaningful server difference or ping difference for which a truly serious aspiring competitor would prefer competing on EUNE over EUW, outside of specifically easier qualifications to trialsweek2(which remains so) and easier qualification to regionals. This also avoids wintrading issues in lower pop/easier to manipulate matchmaking servers which has been an issue in the past on multiple smaller EMEA servers. Please correct me if I am wrong or ignorant on the subject matter. This proposal also makes regional qualification much simpler and easier to understand. Top4 in any path -> Week1Day1 Top5-10 -> Playins All paths are treated equally, further rewarding consistency(QPs) over single tournament spikes and adding even more stakes to the final game 7 of Trials(only top 4 makes regionals instead of all 8). If adding a 3rd cup forces overlap once again with TPC for some weekends, I think the majority of competitors would agree it’s a worthwhile sacrifice as opposed to no-overlap but only 2 cups(please chime in below if you agree/disagree). This is the only real negative imho outside of slightly higher budget concerns for T2 due to the addition of a 3rd cup and potentially strangling out other for-fun/non-main circuit tournaments as two more weekends per set will be occupied with main circuit competition if trying to fully avoid TPC. I even think it would be plausible for overlap to specifically target W1 of Trials, which for the most part has a less relevant field of players in terms of established pros and players who make content. In edge cases, I think a similar solution to Set 17’s trials/TPC overlap which at least in EMEA was having Trials at 10 AM on Saturday morning and TPC in the afternoon as usual. I can't really prove feasibility for a 3 cup circuit because I am not privy to the behind the scene schedules Riot is has to work around but even with publically availble info it seems doable: Trials1 W1: Sept 12th start instead of 19th(No overlap) Trials1 W2: Sept19th(TPC overlap) Trials2 W1: October 3rd(TPC overlap) Trials2 W2: October 9th(No overlap) Trials3 W1: October 23(No overlap) Trials3 W2: October 30th(No overlap) Action Points for T2 competitors ✍️ Tier 2 Circuit preference? 1) A 2 cup Tier 2 circuit with no overlap with TPC 2) 3 cup Tier 2 circuit with an additional ladder snapshot, prioritizing an extra tournament even if that means overlap with TPC due to weekend limitations(ideally just week1’s and can avoid overlap with full day schedule) Regional Qualification Routes breakdown preference? 1) The qualification system used in Set17(rewarding individual tournament spikes over consistency 2)My S18 proposed qualification system, shifting value towards QP over spiking tournaments Please share your opinions below and any additional feedback you may have on the issues I discussed or any other issues that have come up for you as a T2 competitor. Thank you for taking the time to thoroughly read the post. If you are a part of any competitive TFT communities feel free to share the tweet for visibility/competitor input+suggestions. tags for vis. @max_wish @LauraMarieGG @Naturesbf @CompeteTFT

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@BeLLiiDo22_ No son ni la sombra de lo que fueron en el parche anterior, aún menos si son los 7 sin Sett

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🏆IGUANA PBE MASTERS 2nd EDITION🏆 Yesterday was an incredible day, 48 players from all over the world started and now only the best 16 are left. Today at 16:00 the best TFT players in the world will be back. Which player do you think will win today?

Segunda entrevista con @salvyyy de los representantes de EMEA en los mundiales del set 10! "Si juegas alrededor de ganar lps en ladder cierras mucho tus opciones a probar diferentes líneas de juego" Entrevista completa (inglés): youtu.be/wDEgVkFlZ-g

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🚨 RESULTS FROM 1ST DAY OF TFT OPEN 🚨 🏆 The 16 warriors playing for the UEMasters 24 #TFT title tomorrow 🤔 Who will win? Find out tomorrow 🗓️ 10th March at 13:00 CET

Terminamos el open europeo de @uemasters en el top 26 con scores de 2, 3, 8, 6, 2 y 1. Mucha fortuna para @huangjuehe que el día de mañana será el único representante español en la fase final 🦾

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@lezzaford Creo que la mecánica del elegido es determinante y en ocasiones es un punto de inflexión a la hora de puntuar o no una partida, pero se ha paliado un poco al haber tantas posibilidades y opciones. Hubo 2/3 semanas que se me hicieron interminables, las de antes del nerf a Discos

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@PABLOMUR0 Hola, me ha dicho Alfwar que te escribiese. Soy Master 200 LPs, Windsurfer#011

@AlfwarTwitch Es posible apuntarse aún? Master 200 LPs