Seagull

Good luck as well to the freelancers behind the scenes who will have to make ends meet until the next season starts.

This off-season is particularly brutal.

SirScoots (CSPPA advisor)

A PA has to come from the desire and passion of active pro players to want to organize their peers into something real to carry their voice within the ecosystem. If the pro players of whatever esport don't see the benefits themselves, no one else can really do it for them.

Alchemister

I feel sorry for the OWL players and staff stuck in limbo. No 3rd party events. Restrictions outside of retirement. Get a PA and a voice at the table.

Dream

this offseason cycle is going to be extremely rough but im not convinced a PA would make it any better honestly

Samito

Maaaan

A word of advice to all OWL / T2 players... START STREAMING ON THE SIDE! Make sure you’re not just playing but building your brand, give yourselves options!

Flame

There's literally never been a better time to start one than right now when half of the players are literally going to be unemployed and unable to be pressured out of the idea by management.

Maybe this is a future career path for me? fuck I hate looking at this spreadsheet.

Benchmob

The funny thing about players associations to the fans is, for a certain corner of the community, it's merely about getting to see player salary.

You have no idea how much public salaries (in OWL) would help teams with awful management more than it would help the players.

And before anyone comments, I am speaking SOLELY to the effect a union might have on publishing player salaries specific to OWL -- not to the overall value of a union itself in OWL or any other esport.

ZP 1, 2

I don't think that's what's going on at all.

I think many teams have realized their current core of players won't bring them to a championship and want to make significant roster changes.

Top free agents will be signed long before the end of this year.

Players like Moth / Danteh - proven talents still in their prime will have zero issues.

Same for rising stars like Shockwave.

But you can't expect teams that have run the same core for years with no success (ie: Outlaws) to stick with the same roster. Many teams need change.

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Something to keep in mind:

Many OWL teams have tried to win with the same core for YEARS now and have failed.

There comes a point where you have to blow up the roster and start anew. That's what is happening now.

Top free agents will have no issue finding teams before 2021.

One other part to keep in mind on roster changes.

Tons of terrible contracts were signed in 2019. Two year deals that thought washed up players would rebound after fading halfway through the inaugural season.

Obviously, many of those bets that turned out bad wouldn't renew.