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Timestamp 59 00:00:48 Intros 00:07:50 Kelby’s new job 00:14:25 Looking back at 2018 and How to Call In 00:17:57 IC Dončić - Salary cap is necessary but will never happen 00:29:05 C9 Technoweeb - Top HLL's of 2018 00:44:02 micspam - 'Franchising will ruin LCS' is the worst take of 2018 01:01:31 iBUSTquick - Spring and Summer Split biggest overachievers 01:15:51 Obladesque - More LCS Lounge streams 01:31:28 xcell_182ss - Academy system was a success and should we start believing in NA talent 01:46:57 SwampMonker (?) - Jack is the best owner in the entire league

Sjokz joins us for Episode 58 of Hotline League! Timestamps! 00:02:11 Sjokz at All Stars 00:03:31 Is Sjokz Leaving Riot? 00:08:28 How to Call In 00:11:43 TomShoe - What can we learn from Saintvicious’ release from FLY 00:31:05 Elofys - What is the future of English stream of LCK and LPL with casters leaving? 00:47:42 CallMeProto - Event Numbers this Year from lolesports that were highlighted and excluded 01:01:59 adishawn - C9 going to Korea to bootcamp now 01:08:18 adishawn - Sjokz hosting a CS:GO event 01:17:56 Netflix Teaser! 01:27:44 Devin - TSM should've kept Zven and Mithy, grabbed Dardoch, and found an NA Top 01:39:32 Send Mail to Travis and Brodin 01:41:25 Meteos and Dardoch on Optic 01:50:27 Outro

Live from Vegas it's Episode 57 of Hotline League! 00:00:00 Intro - Vegas, All-Star, and Guests 00:11:56 Primo9 - GGS will be top 3 this spring & Scarra joins 00:16:54 Scarra Joins! 00:19:39 Model - comparing All Star with traditional sports versions 00:27:28 Thanks Mastercard! 00:28:40 Caps Joins! 00:30:46 Caps’ opinion on EU vs NA 00:31:59 How did Perkz move to bot? 00:33:46 princezenon - who would Caps give the Dade award to? 00:39:27 EeveeFIGHTING - Does Caps think his "reckless" playstyle continue to find him success? 00:47:18 TangoTamer - Thoughts on all the LEC teams? Top 3 teams? 00:50:04 Peanut Joins! 00:52:47 Panscholo - Does he follow NA or EU and his opinions on the teams 00:54:01 Why was Peanut considering NA over EU? 00:54:53 Why did Korea struggle at Worlds this Year? 00:56:01 Do You Think Korea didn't send its best teams? 01:00:03 Alienware Giveaway 01:02:02 Faker Joins! - Vegas, All-Stars, and SKT Offseason 01:06:36 OMG - Who will be the in-game leader for SKT and does Faker talk a lot in game 01:17:50 Licore Joins! 01:18:25 Danieln92 - League content has never been better 01:23:18 Toews19 - What is C9’s reaction to Jensen leaving to TL 01:27:06 Teams that Licorice is excited to play against 01:27:46 Licorice's thought on Vegas and All star 01:29:00 Thoughts on Role Swapping 01:33:12 TomShoe - Inhouse scrims 01:34:39 BunnyFuFuu Joins! 01:36:41 Bunny and Licorice Talk Tandem Mode Strats 01:40:57 Moobeat Joins! 01:44:49 TomShoe - Moobeat's average workday and Aznbeat & BunnyFuFuu's schedule 01:52:32 guccimaybe - TSM culture chnge needs to change, not players

Episode 56 of Hotline League! 00:01:47 Locodoco Intro 00:04:06 How Locodoco knew Power of Evil was going to CLG 00:08:00 Offseason Rosters 00:11:04 How to Call In 00:13:16 Kaptenelias - GGS will be top 4 00:25:19 Kaptenelias - Crown is overrated 00:30:01 Dr Manhattan - People are unreasonable about being skeptical about C9 Nisqy 00:39:04 Story of Tidy Cats 00:40:19 Sebatian Park Talks about CG Roster 00:48:19 Investing in Younger NA Talent 00:53:54 What is Offseason Behind-The-Scenes 00:55:37 Did EU franchising guard EU players from being exported 00:56:02 NA Salary changes 01:03:40 Strife - TSM Grig doesn't deserve the flack he gets 01:10:00 Emberz - TSM Grig is a bad move but no better option 01:15:56 2324 - Piglet is going to return to being a top ADC 01:23:38 massive legend - FOX ADC Lost & fan loyalty to teams or players 01:33:16 ImChipy - CLG Roster needs a Vocal Top Laner 01:46:52 BossBen - TL will be stronger this year w/ Jensen and CoreJJ 01:53:33 dirtypuer - I think 100T is the most overhyped team because Huhi 01:59:03 TomShoe - Cody Sun situation due being related to orgs avoiding “difficult” players 02:08:39 Outro

Timestamps for Episode 55 00:04:15 Offseason Free Agency and Jensen leaving to TL 00:12:40 New Champ Neeko 00:16:05 How to Call in HLL 00:19:28 Psycosiis - Huni should go to Mid and FOX's offseason moves 00:28:19 SculptedSoldier - Some orgs should get all new talent because pros losing their fire 00:36:01 TL Steve - Talking about TL, Jensen, and Pobelter 00:56:22 - Sponsorship Announcement 01:06:26 dirtypuer - despite the import rumors, the state of the league is going to be determined based on where Pobelter and Codysun end up 01:13:21 Smemes - Even with Jensen, TL will still have a carbon copy split next year 01:22:13 Thesealion - Sneaky is the most valuable player in NA and TL will not win because Doublelift cannot play the supportive role on a team while Sneaky can 01:34:33 Nabskir - EU LCS franchising was not hyped up in EU 01:47:54 BigAngry Hobo - How is Doublelift and Jensen work together and the TP change 01:54:46 Coach Mike - Coaches and Analysts are more important to invest into because they can improve good players

Episode 54 of Hotline League 00:01:47 How did Weldon get Hired to CLG 00:04:03 How to Call In 00:05:53 Thorin's Video about NA Playerbase 00:25:40 rice suave - how will Weldon improve CLG and using young talent 00:38:25 Briskkyy - the value of imported players 00:53:40 Brawler Yukon - it's wrong that the main way to get noticed on the pro scene is through soloQ 01:02:04 Thoughts on Collegiate Development for Talent 01:05:02 MasterNamer - Do coaches know how to coach or just smart at the game? 01:10:24 MasterNamer - Is TSM doing a disservice to NA looking into a Turkish Talent? 01:16:18 Amoxic - How does Weldon plan on tackling CLG's problem of releasing good players 01:30:35 Demon Princess - Riot will begin making smaller changes each patch due to viewer satisfaction currently 01:41:00 jzeeee - Franchise will make EU weaker 01:51:00 Malaclypse - Flaming Scouting Grounds for having a non-jungl emain as one of the junglers 02:07:30 Outro

00:09:45 How to Call In 00:11:40 Offseason Plans for Licorice 00:13:35 ImChipy: Will other teams implement more academy players and Licorice playing with different players 00:23:15 Shorn: World's should have a loser's bracket with 3rd place teams from groups 00:38:28 Vladimir Vvinsky: Talking about being a Mastercard Winner for Worlds and Riot was proactive with sponsor relations 00:47:36 Enoxxy: Is Rookie or TheShy better? 00:49:46 How to get noticed by teams as a SoloQ player? 00:50:26 jzaeeee: Teams on the right side of the bracket are better than FNC 00:56:40 Does Licorice think C9, FNC, and G2 revitalized the hope for NA for next year 01:01:14 Russian: What did Licorice and should regions take away from Worlds 01:10:28 Top 3 Top Laners at Worlds 01:11:46 The Ekko Pick and C9 Scrim Schedule for SemiFinals 01:15:39 Legendarydog: Will C9’s roster stay together, results if Worlds allowed 7 man roster with GoldenGlue, and did you learn from other pros at Worlds? 01:21:55 Story of the Scrim falling 20CS behind TheShy at 10 minutes 01:24:48 slient: FNC lost to IG because the solo laners were outclassed and Dade Award 01:37:46 Dennynukes: APDO’s comments about pro players are not defensive or offensive, they’re good or bad 01:48:33 Sammy Boy: LCS Post game interviews are really boring

Timestamps 00:01:00 Captain Flowers casting Finals 00:07:10 How to call in 00:12:00 op_tsm_fan: This years Worlds hasn’t been poor quality gameplay 00:22:51 andrew: Reapered trolling champion select 00:33:05 omfe: legacy of Sneaky 00:43:50 Jade: teams are burning out during the tournament 00:51:21 fnc kayys: FNC 3-0 finals and C9 is the most overhyped semifinalist 01:06:40 Nadeshot addresses 100T hate 01:51:17 Fez: Orgs need to protect themselves more than they are 01:59:40 MrJPistachio: What are some aspects of running an esports org that you didn't expect compared to CoD 02:08:52 dennynukes: explanation on 100T merch because limited

Episode 51 of Hotline League! 00:06:31 MarkZ - Season 1 isn't Worlds 00:16:53 How to Call in 00:20:10 Kharaix - Kikz joining TSM should be the only roster move should be made 00:38:57 DivideNZL - IG vs G2 will be a skill matchup and will be really close 00:50:39 Nox - Caller who predicts C9 to Semis 01:10:12 WeebMaster - G2 winning it all in 3-0s 01:21:45 Champloo - Luck is a huge factor of C9's success at Worlds 01:42:00 CrispyKreem - 100T should get Huhi, Stixxay, and Levi. TSM should get Anda 02:00:38 Synthetica - the gap isn't closed, Korea just didn't read/adapt to the meta

We made it to Episode 50! The newest coach for GGS, Inero, joins us again to talk about Worlds and 100 Thieves drama 00:02:38 Inero, Head Coach for GGS 00:09:57 How to Call in 00:14:00 Nayeon - 100T is in the right and the hate they are getting is unjustified 00:31:31 Zack - playing other games is good for players 00:47:16 dragonmancers - NA's small player base shouldn't be holding back NA 00:55:08 Penitent Tangent - Worlds' seeding and format changes 01:04:46 KRC25 - FNC's expected performance and how they can beat any team on their bracket 01:13:20 Raafaa - G2 vs RNG quarterfinals matchup 01:23:45 TophBeifong - value of playins 01:31:46 Karnifus - Communication in all western teams vs teams with imports 01:38:49 Donovan - This Meta gives Western teams the best chance for Finals 01:48:40 Outro

Episode 49 of Hotline League features special guest Razleplasm, LPL Caster and Desk Analyst at Worlds 2018. TImestamps: 00:06:19 Thoughts on C9 and Group B 00:20:46 Call in HLL 00:22:33 Warden Dresden: Is the Gap closing? 00:31:59 Slingoman: C9 will get to Finals and RNG is not the best team 00:50:25 Washer: China should win Worlds, China should be the next Korea, and leaking scrims 01:04:06 Dr Manhattan: International results too easily leads to absolution of domestic performance and vice versa 01:10:34 Julius: Korea is too formulaic and needs to generate their own style 01:17:11 BeastPond: Dom's comments, Group B games, and Yamato's speech will go down as a turning point for the West in international competition 01:24:23 MarkZ's response to Bias of Casters and Analysts 01:26:39 Back to BeastPond 01:33:47 Predictions 01:44:32 Outro

Episode 48 of Hotline League with Special Guest Foxdrop! 00:01:58 Foxdrop Intro 00:10:33 How to Call In 00:11:54 Foxdrop, how do you feel about EU this year? 00:13:52 twinkletoes: why Korea will win again this year 00:21:57 KRC25: FNC takes first seed because all of their lanes are the best in their group 00:35:16 Soupie: Overhyping NA teams causes negative fan reactions 00:55:03 Kyle0808: Competitive Ruling for worlds players was a joke 01:14:45 Nick Allen joins to talk about player fines 01:25:58 an_Arbiter: 100T is NA's best chance to get out of groups 01:43:35 folantime: G2 will get out of Groups because of Hjarnan's Heimerdinger 01:54:07 Kiing Tiitan: Korea isn't an autowin for Worlds 02:03:57 RealPrismsword: Every NA team will make it out and G2 is the only EU team

Episode 47 of Hotline Featuring Eefje 'Sjokz' Depoortere 00:03:55 Mark, how's the Broadcast going? 00:07:23 How to Call In 00:09:08 BottleGnomes: Wildcard performances 00:11:04 Regillix: Rumor of Refusal for UOL, ROC, and SPY to EULCS 00:22:10 killingy0uguy: RISE video had plot holes 00:29:39 xrelyks: Thorin's disappointment in GGS 00:38:22 Mystery Sponsor plug 00:42:59 maze: Worlds meta will be understood most thoroughly 00:55:49 Sjokz, how is LA? 00:57:04 Dr Manhattan: Caps will win the Dade award 01:07:45 eduardo salinas: C9 was dominant because their group was the weakest 01:16:34 Mintyfrills: Gambit can knock out C9 & experimental team comps 01:38:08 Celoniadh: Afreeca is being significantly underrated relative to the other Korean teams at Worlds 01:44:52 The Analyst Desk 01:55:24 SpacePope20K: Zven and Mithy leaving EU helped EU upcoming talent shine

Episode 46 of Hotline League 00:05:15 Intros 00:08:54 How to Call In 00:12:38 ACTUAL Goob: TL is less likely to make it out of groups than 100T due to bad draw 00:28:31 ThePodBerry: Dire Wolves can make it to Worlds 00:36:36 !Danx0r: Ways Mastercard Sponsorship and Riot can do more for Franchised Teams 00:52:29 connorh314: LMS shouldn't be a major region 01:09:19 Praedor: FNC is the West's only chance to make Top 4 01:21:01 Glulax: FNC is overhyped like 2016 TSM 01:33:48 Interview with Quikshot about Casters staying in NA during Worlds 01:43:45 Dojoofthemojo: C9 Roster should bring Blaber over Svenskeren 01:50:44 Nox: C9 is the only NA team that will make it to Semis 02:01:47 Wayward: Worlds is a hindrance to profitability for professional LoL 02:17:02 CasualGamerKing: Casting from NA is not a big deal 02:29:20 Outro

00:03:47 How to Call In 00:06:02 Theifco - NA will make it to Semis 00:20:01 Mardux - NA needs to make more native talent 00:37:372 Colin - What changes should TSM make next year? 00:57:25 DaniGrim - No team should qualify for Worlds by Points 01:09:10 FriXtion_is_Here - NA franchising hasn't increased competitiveness 01:20:10 nrj6490 - Should NA copy Korean playstyle or play their own style 01:34:28 Outro