LoL: Riot Agrees On Terms To Resume 2023 LCS Season-Talks

As announced by the LCSPA on Twitter: Riot Games, the Players Association and the LCS Teams have agreed to resume 2023 LCS season-talks. This is the first good result after consistent escalation.

Given that 90% of LCS players had voted for an LCS Walkout, the upcoming LCS Split and even the World Championship were in danger. Thankfully, no more.

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Riot Agrees To A Number Of Demands

The most important news for all LCS fans is that all parties agreed to resume the 2023 LCS Summer Split, which will begin on June 14. Additionally, concessions by Riot were made regarding a more sustainable future for the NACL.

However, the LCSPA stated:

While the agreement falls short of our initially stated goals, Riot has agreed to a series of important changes and committed to meaningful collaborations with the LCSPA before making future decisions. [...] The concessions below do not return the NACL fully, nor do they provide restoration for the players who lost jobs suddenly and incurred financial hardship, lost visas or broken promises. The LCSPA is committed to continue our pursuit of any and all potential paths toward making the players more whole.

Further, the LCSPA claimed in their statement, that Riot guaranteed to support the new NACL-Format and its players with financial support.

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Riot's Agreed Terms

• $300,000 for the remainder of the 2023 season to be split amongst the 10 NACL Teams in order to boost player opportunity and pay.
• 50% of all future NACL sponsorship revenue will now be shared by NACL Teams.
• The NACL will have a Team Participation Agreement (TPA) in 2024. This means the NACL Teams will have to abide by minimum standards in order to receive payments or revenue share from Rio.
• A minimum of 30 days' severance pay for termination without cause for any players earning up to 1.5 times the league minimum salary and 15 days' notice for any player competing on a visa.
• Players and teams will share equal representation on a committee to determine any future changes to the practice schedule in a collaborative manner.
• Teams will take action to ensure all foreign players have mandated healthcare available to them by the first day they are in the US.
• Riot and the LCSPA will sing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes meetings and notice parameters to ensure all parties are aligned before any future decisions are locked and communications are made.

The statement ends with a short giving of thanks to the LCS community for their support throughout this process.

LCSPA, Riot, and LCS teams agree on terms to resume 2023 LCS season - talks to continue on unresolved issues pic.twitter.com/xodN7XABie

— LCS Players Association (@NALCSPA) June 9, 2023