On the long-term, Vitality has more potential then G2 which is clearly out of ideas and lacks in fire-power. With that being said, just because they outlast G2 in some months, doesn't mean they will actually start performing at big events. So far their results have been rather mixed, with more downs than highs. If they qualify for the Minor and win DH Atlanta, then they are definitely on the right path. But even if they do this, their road to come back amongst the top will be hard and we are far from that yet anyways.
As for LDLC, I reckon they will have regrets against Liquid cause the 2-0 was nearly in their hands. With that being said, Liquid came back and maybe we saw the first limit of the Frenchmen who couldn't prevent it from happening. Regardless, it was an excellent performance from them, no one can deny that. If they can make this happen on a regular basis, that may grant them direct invites for big events and avoid them going systematically through open qualifiers, in which they are likely to continue struggling.
Either way, all hopes might not be lost for the French scene. I doubt we'll ever see a francophone team winning a major but if they can establish one or two teams among the top 10/15, that's probably better than anyone would have expected a few months ago.
Edit: Vitality just missed another chance to qualify for the Minor. We are not out of the woods just yet
