North American League of Legends teams are moving towards a major shift in the domestic esports ecosystem, with an effort to make the league’s developmental progm, the North American Challengers League (NACL), completely optional.
According to a report from Sander Hove of The Game Haus, all 10 LCS owners unanimously agreed to make the NACL an opt-in league, meaning the process of fielding a Challenger-level team could be optional in the near future. No timeline for this proposed change is confirmed, although it’s possible that the NACL could become an afterthought as soon as this upcoming LCS split.