Hotline League

00:00:00 Intro - Welcome Jonathon! Travis reviews BlizzCon 2023, NRG's Worlds experience 00:13:42 Sentiment towards NA on international stage 00:24:30 Jonathon on NRG situation 00:33:10 Offseason trends and narratives 01:04:20 Alienware break! 01:07:40 farmerginge's take: NA roster building is the 'fat loss pill' of the esports world 01:23:50 Spencer's take: the no.1 takeaway from Worlds is that NA and EU need to compete against each other more 01:35:45 mogul's take: TL is going to lose fans and rep if they drop APA 01:53:28 Stormblessed's take: Teams should be looking to pick up EMENES 02:09:05 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Worlds updates, G2 Mark costume 00:27:40 dctheking's take: people are exaggerating the issues with Swiss 00:43:03 t-bone's take: NRG got the best possible matchup for Quarters 00:56:10 Alienware break! 00:58:50 yami's take: G2 posting scrims results was wildly disrespectful 01:19:45 KERNEL PANIC's take: teams are not going to stick to core development despite NRG's success 01:40:06 sling0's take: NRG performance proves that lack of path to pro in NA is detrimental to the region 02:00:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:07:20 Play-Ins updates 00:26:40 Captain Flowers joins HLL to talk NA at Worlds 00:36:21 Justin's take: C9 is NA's worst team at Worlds 00:46:24 franz's take: G2 will make semifinals and should be a lesson to other orgs to invest in players 00:58:40 Alienware break! 01:01:17 rawnblade's take: Adam, BDS top laner, shows how you can earn fans through unique playstyle 01:09:10 rudy's take: the Bo3 qualifiers and elims are going to be the death of the LPL, only JDG will qualify, so 3 Western teams will get through 01:17:15 Lunabear27's take: For BoX series, teams should be allowed at least one surrender 01:27:48 bella's take: having Worlds every year is the root cause of all LoL's problems 01:35:43 gravity's take: NRG has a decent chance of taking a game off Weibo 01:43:25 rook's take: TL, C9 and NRG all win their first games 01:53:50 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:23:00 reassure's take: keep supporting NA! 00:32:08 Xcelsior's take: The bracket did not select the 4th best team in the LCS to play for Worlds. GG's collapse was basically the worst in history of the LCS 00:43:43 Sammic's take: with Prince potentially leaving LCS, it's time to stop rotating the wheel of imports in LCS. This falls on Riot to fix. 00:54:45 Raz critiques Travis's take on imports 01:07:25 Alienware break! 01:10:15 DirectorDonut's take: GGs performace highlights why Riot has not wanted more than 3 teams per region at Worlds 01:22:54 Michael's take: it's time for NA to lose a seed at Worlds 01:36:00 lotus's take: TL will perform the best of NA's teams 01:46:12 presidente's take: The Grind and The Glory holds a lesson for NA

00:00:00 Intro 00:12:38 Talking about TSM 00:30:15 josh's take: salary caps are horrible 00:51:50 nickelodeon's take: with TSM/CLG gone it's time for new teams to build legacies 01:01:44 numiii talks NewJeans 01:13:50 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:12:40 rudy asks Avril about her collegiate experience 00:22:22 max's take: Gamechangers feels like a very underdeveloped event 00:45:01 rexFC asks: what can Riot do to get more diversity in the LCS? 00:58:28 On Representation 01:07:00 Worlds Format announcement 01:09:20 Alienware! 01:12:15 fez's take: this year's Worlds is more important than any other for keeping Westerners interested 01:21:55 figment's take: TL is NA's best team at Worlds this year 01:34:50 EMENES response reaction 01:39:49 Simmz wonders what happened to the camaraderie of NA and EU 01:50:30 remixt's take: Swiss format will show the true strength of NA 02:00:00 promiscuous time traveler's asks to what extent Mark and Travis can influence LCS production 02:11:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - news and Reddit thread on improving the LCS 00:48:04 KAPPY's take: Riot should implement a rule that players can only switch major regions every two years 00:57:28 spencer's take: viewer burnout could be alleviated with more focus on entertainment 01:14:20 BB's take: move to Bo3! 01:28:46 zextrap points out difference between tsports and esports priorities 01:48:25 Invictus's take: Riot should adopt a standard rotation 02:00:10 Lore rant 02:06:00 numiii's take: LCS Gamechangers should get more love

00:11:47 Iron thinks Toast should help IMT 00:23:50 yami wants to talk creators and NACL 00:42:50 dez's take: the overpolishing of esports has killed a lot of the scene 01:01:45 Alienware break 01:08:00 Emily Rand joins HLL 01:16:10 chadcyberdemon asks about transition from journalism to stage 01:25:54 lazerfruit's take: GG will beat BDS 3-1 and are/will be the second strongest NA team at worlds 01:35:20 fearidan's take: LCS has been super entertaining, but it's not enough 01:51:20 sylveke's take: the best way for the west to win at worlds is by developing creative strategies rather than playing meta. 01:58:55 prongs's take: LCS talent's growth is limited by Riot 02:11:45 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:18:27 Talocy's take: NA LoL needs to change its team practice standards to become competitive internationally 00:30:30 alexbad's take: Riot needs to take their PR much more seriously 00:59:00 Alienware break! 01:01:47 Shorn's take: LCS is fine if longevity is the goal 01:18:50 ben's take: VALORANT is Riot's no.1 priority 01:31:30 LordAudie's take: TL Steve's comments on team priority further confirm why LCS is in its current state 01:48:05 pop pop's take: Steve's take on fanbase growth is out of touch 01:53:35 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:24:26 tuft DEMANDS an apology from Travis and Mark 00:35:00 lazerfruit's take: Palafox is best mid NA and NRG has the best chance of upsetting at Worlds 01:02:08 Dhokla asks Palafox what was going through his head at 24 mins in game 4 01:12:42 dctheking's take: the year of NA mids is fraudulent. NA mids aren't better, imports are just worse. Palafox and APA will get exposed at Worlds 01:26:30 ivzz's take: NRG winning LCS proves that having a well-coached team w good environment is better than investing in an all-star roster with no identity 01:41:40 theblacksheep's take: even though NRG just won LCS finals, critics won't place them as the top seed going into Worlds 01:53:30 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:40 good guy tim has been impressed with FBI 00:33:00 mikey asks treatz if it's fair for costreamers to dump on LCS level of play 00:44:20 Alienware break! 00:47:20 King of Vocal Fry's take: TL series proved Unforgiven was so overrated and did not deserve to be all pro 00:56:15 Dave's take: costreaming negativity comes from spectator perspective 01:04:38 fist's take: TL v GG proved that Summit is a liability 01:14:28 ricky's take: GG is better than every possible EU 4th seed outside of maybe G2 01:28:46 Ligit0r's take: C9 is about to get their third LCS Championship in a row. 01:37:43 Murderino's take: TL has proven themselves this Summer 01:45:40 RubySea's take: there should be 3 LCS teams leaving after this season 01:57:43 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:19:52 Munchkin predicts: DIG will beat GG, TL will beat EG, DIG will beat TL 00:35:45 Bluejay's take: Bugi, Insanity and Chime should be treated as valuable free agents 00:45:30 Alienware break! 00:49:26 MagiMick's take: 100T hasn't been able to put together a winning roster yet 01:01:28 Cool asks Spica about how culture and management affect teams 01:11:11 gyro's take: teams like NRG have always been greater than the sum of their parts 01:25:00 Cptn Turtleman's take: C9 is going to continue dominating; 3-0 vs NRG 01:37:00 tomjack asks Spica who he'd buff/nerf 01:48:48 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Barbenheimer, LCS news and All-Pro voting 00:35:51 Jae shouts out Wildturtle for his longevity and impact 00:44:30 Zemelci's take: EG isn't just an OTP team and Revenge proved it 01:00:00 Alienware break 01:02:55 Cpt Turtleman returns to predict that C9 will have a near-perfect run through Playoffs 01:12:20 Yami's take: GG will overperform C9 at Worlds because their team is more well-rounded 01:24:05 T-Bone's take: FLY should stick together next year, except maybe midlane 01:38:43 MagiMik's take: Contractz is a top 3 jungler in the LCS 01:49:18 Mikey's take: TL not making Worlds would be a disaster for their roster 02:04:15 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:26:24 warpenguin's take: IMT should be KICKED out of the LCS 00:42:50 aggro's take: River will rob Blaber of MVP this split 00:58:50 Alienware break 01:00:50 Kon's take: we should wait til the split's over to critique viewership count 01:17:55 jnt50's take: NA midlaners outperformed imports for the first time in LCS history 01:32:00 littletree's take: EG not making top 4 nor Worlds 01:42:20 CptTurtleman's take: C9 trio of Blaberfish2, Fudge and Lord Zven will continue to dominate LCS 01:52:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:13:30 SydeB's take: NA's 4th seed will soundly beat EU's 4th seed for the Worlds spot this year 00:26:55 Mauricio's take: 100T is gonna finish 9th and miss Playoffs 00:46:00 Vall3y's take: FLY will bounce back 00:53:05 Alienware break! 00:55:55 Henry's take: GG is the best and maybe only hope for NA at Worlds 01:11:00 munchkin's take: NRG to Worlds 01:21:30 Observer's take: none of the MVP frontrunners have been POTW so far 01:32:44 dixiecup's take: LCS players need to do more to get their face out there more 01:42:30 LS joins HLL 01:50:15 Michael's take: plenty of deserving players will miss All Pro 01:57:42 Ivan's take: Blaber will win his 3rd MVP and become NA GOAT