According to a Sheep Esports report, Riot Games is planning to cut part of its incentive program for VCT international league teams for content creation and instead focus on in-game cosmetic sales. VCT teams have multiple revenue streams from Riot Games as the developer’s chosen representatives across its four international leagues. Esports organizations receive funds through , an incentive structure, and a share of profits from in-game sales of their and the .
One part of the incentive structure was linked to the team’s viewership hiring editors and designers to work on videos and social media verticals. According to , the maximum payout each team could get for reaching Riot Games’ content goals was $400,000. Riot said in a comment to Sheep Esports that it changes its payment structure for VCT every year, and the focus for 2025 is on in-game item sales.
“Since those are performing incredibly well thanks to the generosity of our fans. All in all, we expect significant growth in the total amount of money paid to teams by Riot, continuing the growth trajectory from the past three years,” a Riot spokesperson told the publication. Some VCT teams are reportedly unhappy with the short notice ahead of the change and promise from Riot that things will shake out evenly next year even without the $400,000 in content incentives.
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