Riot Games also just went througha massive wave of layoffsas over 10% of the company’s employees were let go across all of its divisions, including esports. The cuts have directly impacted the LCS and LEC broadcasts as fans have been able to seehow barebones the production has become.
In what seems to be another cost-cutting measure, Riot Games has announced that the Spring Finals will not have a roadshow and will instead be played in the Los Angeles studio.
LCS Spring Finals to be played in same venue as regular season
“Revisiting our investments is not just an LCS consideration, and we’re following the steps of other regional leagues in adjusting the number of roadshows. When deciding how to allocate our investment dollars across the season, our goal is to prioritize what is most impactful for fans and players,” Caco said.
He also said that a roadshow will happen for the Summer Finals and that more info should come soon.
Fans of the LCS and League of Legends in North America have not been receptive to the news. Some pointed out how people should have seen this coming because of the attendance forlast year’s Spring Finals.
Other fanswere sad to see an event that they could go to to meet up with friends and other fans of the league go away after the split was already in play.
suckslcs finals trips were the highlight of my year last yearwas really looking forward to seeing everyone again for spring finals this yrand the finals weekend is a week after my sb so even if i go la it wont be for finalshow depressing is thathttps://t.co/g5vect97Uo
“LCS Finals trips were the highlight of my year last year. I was really looking forward to seeing everyone again for Spring Finals this year,” one fan said on social media.
This move will also bring the LCS in line with other major League of Legends circuits like the LEC who are also not going on the road as much this year.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
