Why the new roster lock rule needs to change

I have been meaning to write about this subject since I heard of it, but I have been busy with coaching and real life stuff until now. So first ill state the rule for those who don't know it:



When rosters lock all players on Challenger League and Pro League rosters must remain on their current teams until the transfer period opens again.

Transfer Windows: Before Season, Mid way point during season.



I have heard that this rule was created to help protect the players in Pro League because of constant "Shuffling" that occurs between teams.



I am going to argue about how much this rule hurts BOTH leagues and the community as a whole. First i would like to say that this doesn't actually protect anyone unless a team has 0 subs on their roster. The first person i would say this hurts are those players that do get put to a sub role (with no intention of returning to their role as starter) the most. There is proof to this in NA already, SK and Obey have already made roster moves mid season in NA and those players are stuck in a position where they cant try to join another PL team OR play in the CL Quals that are going on currently. They are just stuck on the bench losing opportunities to play comp. From the opposite side, it absolutely makes no sense for a player to sub for a PL team currently unless they have to many commitments to grind on their own. (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE) If you are a sub for Rogue and you heard about the openings on SK and Obey that happened, you couldn't even try out and you lose out on a chance to prove yourself!



Now lets talk about Challenger League. There is only a couple reasons to even attempt challenger league:

1. You know you are 100% the best team and will make it through on the free spot

2. You know PL teams wont pick you up (toxic/bad rep/need to reprove yourself)

3. You need the comp expierence

4. Fun



If you cant make PL on your own, but you are a very skilled and proven player, it makes more sense to make a "beast scrim team" and play PL teams and prove to them you deserve a shot. The only teams that i think even have a shot at winning CL this next season is Bittersweet/elephant gang and maybe motiv8 or Bios team if they improve.

The point is that CL players should be the next best thing to Pro League, but with this rule im trying to urge top tier players to not even play in it without a team that will dominate. Its completely unfair to these players, they HAVE to prove themselves on some sort of stage...but if they do they are stuck for no reason when they should get their chance.



One example i have of this is Ghxst. When we were stuck with this rule and couldnt pick up Rampy, Ghxst was going to sub in first half for SSG. After they pushed back the roster locks and Rampy was finally put on the team, Ghxst asked if he could be a sub for us and still continue to practice with us. I told him no, because i didnt want him to get stuck on our team because i knew we werent going to make any moves and i knew how good he was. I wanted him to be our sub and i wanted to teach him things and help him get better but i couldnt because of this rule. Now Ghxst is killing it with elephant gang and he has a great chance to make PL on his own!



(If i would have not understood the rule and let him be our sub HE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY)



I could go on more about how many negative effects this rule has but i think you get the point, and i dont want to drag this on anymore than I already have. I am more than happy to answer any questions through DMs or comments. Thank you for reading!



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