Striking League Of Legends Players Reach Agreement With Riot To Resume Season
After a player strike lasting almost two weeks the LCS Players Association, the representative body for professional League of Legends players in North America has announced that it has agreed on terms that will allow the season to resume on June 14.
The LCS summer season was delayed for two weeks from its original start date of June 1 in response to the player walkout, with Riot Games threatening to cancel the season--and the region's chance at Worlds--if an agreement could not be made. The LCSPA announced today that it has made that agreement, though it continues to negotiate on some key issues that haven't been resolved.
LCSPA, Riot, and LCS teams agree on terms to resume 2023 LCS season — talks to continue on unresolved issues pic.twitter.com/xodN7XABie
The terms it has agreed to are as follows:
The terms notably fall short of the initial demands made by the LCSPA, but still represent notable improvements to conditions for pro players in North America--especially the items mandating severance pay and healthcare for players.
«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 leases,» the LCSPA statement acknowledges. «The LCSPA is committed to continuing out pursuit of any and all potential paths towards making these players more whole.»
As mentioned earlier in its statement, the strike itself is a monumental event, and the LCSPA reveals that over 90% of players voted to walkout. Players in the LCS, the highest level of competitive League of Legends in North America, put their own careers on the line to support up-and-coming players in the developmental NACL league in a historic show of
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