imo the only way to realistically retain a vet playerbase is through cups
i understand that they are more intense work for admins than running seasons but i feel like etf2l has a good formula of alternating cups or shorter seasons and actual seasons with gaps inbetween. it would work just as well for rgl because they could probably alternate cups and lan seasons
also rgl still found a way to host the chucklenuts cup which was pretty lame honestly and would have been better off an actual 6s cup