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I'm probably on the wrong track here but for some folks it could look like that this tournament is financed with the newly charged fees for ECL teams and players. In any case, you might reconsider your PR strategy.

Ok, I have thought about this from many different angles now and came to conclusion that is an honor that there is even a chance to win something at lower levels. I’ll take my words back. 🤝

It’s not the why but the how that’s criticised. SG should monetise, but not by taking money from its core user base. It’s not growth when you take that money from the community itself. SG has failed to acquire the right sponsorships if they feel the need to charge their members. You see, we are definitely the most important factor SG uses when trying to recruit sponsors. So either SG is not doing a good enough job with sponsors, or the interest from outside investors for NHL as an e-sport is too low. If they had the money the needed from sponsors, they would not ask for this type of money.

"ECL Neo will remain free to play, with no player license required to compete, however To uphold the integrity of ECL Neo as the beginner level, we reserve the right to deny teams to participate in cases where they are clearly above the amateur level" So you make neo free, rest the same but now you restrict who can play there. Keep 8 as prize winning in core and lower the team fee instead or better yet remove it. Everything about broadcasts and live events are basically elite and maybe occasionally pro related. Lite core and neo wont get any of it, oh wait sry you are gonna try to broadcast finals. Im so pumped to pay for the elite teams 🥰