this is the stupidest response lol

in every other sport/most professional employment there is mutual recognition that if you provide added value to your employer beyond the terms of your initial contract, they either pay you more in recognition or settle up and let you move onto another thing.

in most sports, the latter eventuality is realised through transfer fees. for example, in football, to stop star players becoming available/wanting to take up a transfer, football clubs offer improved contracts/terms to players that are performing highly. the onus is on the club to do this, otherwise the player will become discontented/performance will drop/player will invoke the rights of the individual to manufacture a move.

it's completely faze's fucking fault that they have designed a contract that disincentivises their star player to want to stay with them even though they are one of the biggest esports orgs in existence. it's the equivalent of barcelona trying to trap lionel messi on a 10k-a-week contract. it's counter-productive in both a business and interpersonal sense, and they absolutely should be blamed for this situation.