I do not believe there is either the interest/ambition from the developers for that to be the case
Yeah the whole "we be esports" thing they keep brandishing about is as laughable as their whole "games as a service" shtick. Let's throw out some cool and contemporary buzzwords to keep the nerds quiet, while we utilise some of the most scummy business models to extract money from our hapless fans.
I think the most damning thing I can say about CoH2 is that outside of dedicated forums like this one and dedicated social media channels, despite the shocking metacritic user score and the abhorrent pay to entry business model with tacked on freemium options. Nobody is talking about this game.
Anyway salt aside, good luck Peter I'm sure you'll do an excellent job working under less oppressive conditions and with more creative freedom.