. @Slasher first reported this, but find it pretty fascinating.

@PlayVALORANT influencer content, as of this tweet, has 941,000 viewers and @riotgames didn& #39;t pay a cent for people to participate in last weekend& #39;s bootcamp. The same can& #39;t be said for other games.

. @PlayApex paid @Ninja $1 million alone to play on opening day. @H1Z1 and the H1Z1 Pro League also goaded influencers with incentives. Yet neither have maintained the relevance they had on launch (and I say this as someone who enjoyed both).

Real game enthusiasm > all.