If no one trusts the AC team's decisions maybe we should just dissolve it cause what's the point of it then?

Does anyone know if the VOD of this is available?

loved the new graphics!

panthers in 7 Prayge

https://clips.twitch.tv/CrackyWealthySalsifyFloof-x2N2Egu3WQDUPGYw

Will the lan be BYOC? This is a major factor for many.

https://clips.twitch.tv/RepleteCourteousEggplantPipeHype-dwwUu8pgDdUAodDE

Alfa pugscrims with MAL (or other top invite players) in the off-season, when technically some teams doesn't exist yet. Then, according to the rules, as long as neither team in the scrim is officially rostered, RGL's hands are tied. MAL KNOWINGLY does this, as I've seen this explanation be a command in tripbwai's chat. They just love bending the rules in their favor I guess.

Maybe the people in MAL can give an explanation as to why alfa is so innocent that he's still a mainstay in their mumble.

weebs rise up.

imagine if costa rica held on to that lead tho, would be an insane group upset

https://d1fytg1nnnd8c0.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220522-JoaoFerreira@itsmeERROR_PGL-Antwerp-Champions_A7402724-1-e1653507900472-1024x576.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/SA7zzqr.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/c/b3arodactyl/ has some lan POVs with comms

https://www.youtube.com/c/Extelevision There are old POVs of various invite players with comms if you can find them

https://www.youtube.com/c/ThatGuyTagg Tagg has old POVs from himself and lansky and shade with comms if you scroll down

https://www.youtube.com/user/Mangachuuu Mangachu has some really old roamer povs with comms

https://www.youtube.com/user/b4nnyable/ only 2013 b4nny pugs with comms

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtjIQuWFASZn9ghqrrLYX7Q some additional stream VOD uploads

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QADQ4qm4RAHE_8T7uN__w even more stream VOD uploads (only the match part of the streams)

dies anyone know if the people playing in the draft cup are just the top 4 teams and no one else?

In your proposal, you claimed that invite players don't care about the money. However, the article released today about RGL LAN includes adjusting the top 4 teams' prizing so that they could be financially compensated better for going to LAN. Did suddenly RGL do this out of the kindness of their hearts? Doubtful. There was definitely a push by many invite players for this to happen. We can conclude two things from this: 1. With the introduction of LANs, Invite players care a lot more about their own financial sustainability of playing at a high level. (I would say some care a lot even before LANs) 2. RGL decisions are highly influenced by those invite players.

To be clear, right now RGL is most likely focused on making LAN happen successfully. I think this is fine since it still grows the scene in a significant way. But this also means I highly doubt any of your proposals (which I won't comment on) will see any action in the near future unless someone with big RGL sway makes it their priority.

I wanted to drop some American short stories that I recommend.
Since you can't buy 1 book with all of them I've linked an online source that you can print if you love paper.
If you like a story I recommend getting the book that the story is a part of.
In no particular order:

Pastoralia by George Saunders (2000)
Defender of the Faith by Philip Roth (1959)
Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin (1957)
Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice by Nam Le (2012)
People Like That Are the Only People Here: Canonical Babbling in Peed Onk by Lorrie Moore (1997)
Rock Springs by Richard Ford (1987)

excited for the return of cat posse and the new paddie team