Hotline League

00:00:00 Intro 00:02:16 Mark’s thoughts on play-ins 00:07:42 (Go here to skip mic issues) 00:08:52 Thoughts on G2 00:10:35 Immortals/Optic rumor 00:18:51 CLG changes 00:22:05 Riot Walkout, Forced Arbitration and the video game industry 00:25:50 How Hotline League works! 00:26:45 Travis addresses Thorin situation  00:32:00 Travis on getting called vanilla 00:35:30 Matthew’s hot take: this is the most competitive MSI ever 00:48:32 Xandrome’s hot take: G2 is overrated and TL will make the finals  00:57:00 Alienware break!  01:02:00 VentusOfficial calls in about potential benefits of geolocation 01:22:49 OP TSM fan’s hot take: if TL doesn’t make 4th at MSI, they’re failures; if they make Finals, they may be the best international team NA has ever had. 01:33:27 Outro

 00:00:00 Intro, catching up with Mark and Travis 00:10:30 Travis talks about possible salary video 00:19:10 How HLL works 00:21:00 Mark explains MSI rescheduling in Vietnam due to national mourning 00:23:30 MSI Groups breakdown 00:26:20 League subreddit back at it again - removing news about Echo Fox 00:28:25 TomShoe: TL's head analyst is putting some spicy takes on Twitter (Jack Kayser, @TLKayys) 00:41:10 Pat's Hot Take: I think TL is gonna be the new TSM, and flop at every global tourney. 00:51:00 Flushedhand: TFBlade's Twitch ban discussion - original ban seemed justified but... 01:02:40 Break for a NEW recap/BTS video of St. Louis and Alienware! 01:07:35 Octa's Hot Take: CLG is falling apart! They're a skeleton crew of a team now. 01:22:15 Will D1 Thrill's MSI prediction: G2 is not going to perform as well as everyone expects them to. 01:33:30 Endgame party story and Travis's birthday party(parties?) plans 01:36:18 Riot walkout - video game industry workers' rights; crunch; diversity 01:40:00 Outro 01:41:30 Mark's cat! :3 

Timestamps:  00:00:00 Intro  00:06:45 Finals recap: was it the best ever?  00:13:30 How Hotline League works  00:17:30 Mikey's take: Broken Blade played out of his mind, he was the Player of the Series.  00:23:15 Mikey's other take: the Skarner pick was a game changer, should've been banned  00:26:13 High School Dom's take: Doublelift only got Player of the Series because of the narrative; CoreJJ was the real PotS.  00:32:20 Doublelift's montage  00:32:54 Was Zven's BM okay? Discussion.  00:42:30 Alienware unboxing  00:48:15 snarf's take: comparing Bjerg and DL as the GOATs is a dumb comparison.  00:58:20 KikiCat's take: TL was able to win games 3-5 through draft; specifically Xmithie  01:06:03 OGCush's take: Looking toward MSI, G2 is pretty overrated. TL looks way cleaner.  01:21:05 Dolan's take: LoL subreddit mods are inconsistent with what they do/don't allow.  01:38:40 Perone's take: esports has, at least domestically, a big branding problem. Possible solutions...?  02:03:00 Kelby's conversation: TSM Regi's tweet about TL "buying talent" was ironic.  02:13:00 Travis' sweet new jersey  02:14:45 Outro; Kelby's feelings for The Chainsmokers 

Timestamps for Episode 71:  00:00:00 Intro  00:01:40 How HLL LIVE works!  00:04:00 Power of Evil  00:06:50 Kyle’s Hot Take: Doublelift is gonna hard int!  00:12:55 Spencer’s prediction: the junglers’ performances will determine the game.  00:18:00 Crumbzz joins the conversation!  00:19:50 Ryan thinks TL should play around Impact.  00:26:20 Regi and Steve butt heads…  00:31:30 … and bet $100K on the Finals!  00:32:50 GOAT of NA? Bjerg or DL?  00:36:00 Apollo joins the conversation  00:38:00 Dr. Manhattan’s Hot Take: CoreJJ is the ONLY choice for MVP.  00:46:00 Meteos joins the conversation, predicts TL will win.  00:47:00 Hai joins the conversation, predicts TL will 3-0  00:55:15 HLL Bingo Board! “Riot Games could do better” … :)  00:56:55 Goldenglue and Wildturtle join the conversation  01:04:10 Eric from St. Louis is disappointed in Riot Games’ event cancellations. — HLL BINGO!  01:13:40 It’s Tanner Time! Damonte joins the conversation.  01:16:40 Daniel discusses teams orienting themselves around a particular region— ie. Clutch Gaming and Texas.  01:23:45 Eric (another one)’s Hot Take: if TL wins tomorrow, they’ll make finals at MSI  01:31:45 Ovilee takes over the stage! Where is Cptn. Flowers?  01:37:30 Hunter’s Hot Take: Smoothie is a better shot caller than Mithy or Yellowstar ever was.  01:43:15 Capt. Flowers arrives!  01:47:30 Flowers reveals the secrets of his chin, predicts TSM win over 5 games. More NA GOAT discussion and predictions, and HYPE!  01:57:00 Outro 

Timestamps for Episode 70  00:00:00 Intro  00:06:13 How to call in  00:07:57 Aether - Possible solution to the missing 3rd Place match.  00:23:17 Bacchetto - C9 was disappointing in the end.  00:38:55 Shoutout to Alienware!  00:42:53 Skips35 - No Friday event is frustrating.  00:51:15 Colin - Zikz, Inero and Invert got robbed for Coach of the Split.  01:04:19 TheBiggestCow - Broken Blade is insanely underrated.  01:11:55 dragonmancers - FlyQuest has completely changed their image and become a more popular team in the LCS.  01:19:16 PEbeling - Throwing shade: discussing TL's issues while Steve is in chat!  01:31:55 blackgator - TSM's development over the season was impressive.  01:38:15 Outro, bits war, Brodin invasion! 

Timestamps for Episode 69 00:00:00 Intro  00:04:20 Loco asks Mark about the analyst desk  00:12:55 More fun: FlyQuest/GG vs TSM/Echo Fox ?  00:14:10 How to call in  00:16:30 Travis’ feelings on “How are you feeling?”  00:21:20 Ice Paprika - The appearance of “mini-metas” within a series, ie. J4 in Echo Fox  00:27:35 “Vi-ability” in pro play  00:29:50 TheBiggestCow - FlyQuest will beat TL 3-2 because of motivation  00:40:55 Travis teases HLL St. Louis (thanks Alienware!)  00:43:19 Hunter - All-Pro team picks discussion  00:59:30 All-Pro troll voting?  01:01:10 Strive - Thoughts on Akaadian’s tweet about the League community flaming Rush; celebrating wins vs. shitting on losses  01:12:40 McQueue - Riot’s lacking presence at PAXEast despite demand  01:25:27 MeijiDoom - Should troll voters have their privileges revoked?   01:39:54 topherfry7 - Froggen is a top 3 mid.  01:44:45 Enjin - C9’s topside map will allow them to easily beat TSM.   01:52:25 ChildishhAlbino - C9 vs TSM is the “true final” and the winner will sweep TL.  02:00:05 Loco gets spicy: whose seat is the hottest? Let’s predict roster changes.  02:06:20 C9A scrims  02:08:35 Loco: will Dardoch find a team?  02:11:45 Outro 

Timestamps for Episode 68 0:00 Introductions w/ Nisqy 4:40 Week 8&9 Recap  7:15 C9 Academy  10:35 How to call in. (Sorry if I misspell names)  13:43 Chuckey2 - Thinks Echo Fox has a good chance against TSM.  25:05 Danny - Is mad about how LCS and NA misuse academy and the way they build talent.   43:33 Jaden Favis - Doesn't think TL will make it to finals.  55:31 Fadman - TSM will definitely make semi's, but C9 will definitely beat them.   1:05:10 Diana "DJ" - Thinks Xmithie is the problem for TL, along with being their worst player.  1:12:39 Mark - Nisqy, who would you vote for all-team mid-laners.  1:15:43 Strive - Zikz is going to win coach of the split.   1:28:59 Nox Paragon - Prefers LEC's new playoff format.   1:43:39 Le Buddha Mike - Nisqy, has NA mid-laners been easier or harder to go against? Also, NA vs EU in general.  1:51:18 Outro and promotions  1:52:13 Markz's power ranking outcome 

 Timestamps for Episode 67 of Hotline League featuring Crumbz! 00:00:50 Intro 00:09:34 What happened this week? 00:12:33 How to Call In 00:14:38 Crumbz comes back to LCS 00:16:58 Caynze - 100 needs to do something about motivation 00:36:13 TomShoe - What have you been doing with other esports websites?  00:46:03 NA Alistar - TL finish the rest of the season undefeated and make MSI Finals 01:00:41 Jadyn Favis - OPT will finish regular season 4th or higher and can make atleast Semis 01:13:03 Brooxie - CLG is gonna make playoffs if they draft correctly 01:26:40 Noppwn - Ways to bring in new viewers to LCS broadcast 01:42:33 Pebbles - Voyboy's tweet about Aphromoo criticism 02:04:10 Outro

Timestamps for Episode 66 of Hotline League  00:02:46 C9 Zeyzal Intro 00:11:44 Zeyzal's prediction against TL  00:13:37 Why was LCS Week 6 so bad?  00:23:14 Riot cancels LCS Finals Fan Meet  00:26:33 How to Call In  00:32:12 Bloodvault - How is the Academy Team working with LCS team  00:49:54 Phyrix - OPT has a chance for Playoffs  01:03:14 MasterNamer - Why is TSM better than TL  01:13:35 slient - C9's aggressive playstyle the best right now or just the best for them?  01:23:16 Mikey - Ranking Supports in LCS  01:46:48 Ice Paprika - Teams should be able to loan players  01:58:38 Outro 

Episode 65 Timestamps 00:02:38 Damonte Intro 00:04:43 Damonte talking about CG 00:10:28 Discussing Preseason Ranking to Now 00:14:24 How to Call In 00:16:48 The Sword Of The Morning - Akaadian's Chad jungling is good for TSM 00:26:12 PhantomEd - What does Huni and LirA's relationship look like? 00:31:57 Poonoply - Game time for NA 00:44:27 What does Damonte do outside of League? 00:46:24 Inferno526 - NA talent > non-english speaking imports because communication 01:00:29 JoseNor - Riot doesn't want trash talk 01:14:18 labudamike - Ranking Mid laner in LCS 01:26:59 Inero - Worst Team in LCS 01:34:37 Nikluos - LCS isn't doing as much promotional content 01:45:33 Rasenkin - GGS and OPT will get the last spots for playoffs 01:52:31 VentusOfficial - Pros and Cons of being a pro 02:00:13 outro

Timestamps 00:03:10 What happened this week? 00:07:23 Revenge beating previous teams? 00:10:15 Olleh’s opinion on teammates 00:13:48 How to Call In 00:16:56 Nikluos - Bang and Aphromoo are the new Zven and Mithy 00:27:25 Standing Predictions after Week 4 00:32:40 Olleh's opinion on FLY and TSM 00:35:45 caseyclarke - GGS will finish top 5 00:50:13 TomShoe - Doublelift Twitch Clip and no one is Trash Talking in NA 01:07:43 whatthefults - TL is overhyped and TSM beating them will help them 01:21:08 ParadoxTheOnly - CLG will finish 6th for playoffs 01:33:41 Banana_BallzZ - TL losing makes LCS more fun 01:45:13 lucianslayer - average game time increasing all regions 01:51:32 Outro

Timestamps 00:01:26 Introductions 00:04:02 Week 3 LCS 00:07:05 How to Call In 00:10:02 GettaPapa - GGS can improve to make playoffs 00:17:44 Hereitc798 - LCS salaries should become public 00:28:19 Josh - Frostmancy Meta 00:38:20 nogie15 - Overreaction? TSM is the worst team. 00:52:18 tangysauce - LCS has slower games is worrying 01:01:15 DamianEstrada - Why is an undefeated narrative for TL 01:12:45 Zambize - Rush needs to improve 01:23:33 CarnivorousGray - LCS is like the NBA: there's one team everyone expects to win, while the rest of fans of other teams are trying to convince themselves to be happy with 2nd 01:32:48 100T Conz - 100T could get 1st or 2nd if Huhi plays supportive mids and Ssumday and Bang are on hard carries 01:42:10 Outro

 Timestamps 00:01:19 Intro Power of Evil 00:06:09 How was CLG after Week 1 00:11:33 How to Call In 00:13:58 Xant0s - CLG is better than they seem because they had\ one of the hardest starting schedules 00:22:42 Booikillunow - GGS will be the first team to have 4 back-to-back 10th place finishes 00:48:06 CocaKonja - V1per will be rookie of the split and CoreJJ will be MVP 01:00:16 Hunter - Veteran status and intangibles have too much weight 01:19:40 Dr Manhattan - I think 100 is still a top 4 team 01:22:17 TrapLover69 - 100 is dead in the water and won't make playoffs 01:32:45 connorh314 - stock system segment is great 01:51:09 PoE BMing and Memeing

 Timestamps 00:01:11 Intro 00:05:23 Week 1 LCS Results 00:15:26 ParadoxTheOnly - CLG and GGS will still make playoffs 00:30:33 dragonmancers - LCS lacking sponsors in comparison to LEC 00:54:11 Alienware 00:57:24 deadfox0 - CLG will be 10th place without changes 01:09:20 Shadow - 100T won't make it to finals or Worlds 01:22:32 caseyclarke - Sneaky cosplay is really unprofessional 01:35:34 deXfactor777 - C9 will be better with Nisqy and will win Summer Split, if not Spring as well 01:43:01 TomShoe - Why is FLY doing well? 01:52:44 Outro

We're BACK for 2019 with Episode 60 of Hotline League with Dash as our guest. Sorry about the audio issues! 00:00:32 Intro with Mark and Dash 00:04:17 Big stories for 2019 00:06:59 How to Call In 00:09:41 balielx - Prolly doesn't adapt well and 100T will end 4th 00:19:02 TheStar?? - GGS will make Semi’s Spring and Summer 00:31:23 Alienware 00:35:56 SpacePope20K - TSM isn't getting to playoffs 00:51:38 Razleplasm - TSM will end #1 Regular Season Spring Split 01:09:39 Shárpie - OPT will finish top 4 because of P1 synergy 01:29:32 Wunsock - TL isn't any better then last year 01:43:35 Swaggyboog - LCS preseason hype and sponsors are non existent compared to LEC, LCK, and LPL