Just finished the regular season last night.
-The make-up match system for FFWs sucks. Its neat that we got to play 15/16 matches but having to cram 3-4 matches in a week along with other commitments was a huge hassle. There needs to be some sort of opt-out for make-up matches.
-The site itself is frustrating to navigate and you have to jump around just to find what you're looking for.
-Only 20 teams survived the entire season.
-CEVO Match Mod has been broken since the Steam ID change (August 21st). The servers themselves are pretty poor (especially Dallas). Most teams preferred non CEVO servers.
The league fee was $18. I'm not seeing the value compared to ESEA. I'm not sure what the open fee was for ESEA this season but usually it comes to around $25-30 (taking in account Premium). ESEA is definitely worth the extra $7-12 dollars.
Only thing CEVO has ESEA beat on is their prize pot. Prizes will be lower next season though due to fewer teams this past season.