Hotline League

00:00:00 Intro 00:11:50 Rob predicts FLY is going to finish 9th 00:29:20 zemelci's take: NA talent success this season proves that NA talent exists 00:46:00 Alienware break 00:48:20 boostio's take: NA will never win on international stage due to lack of work ethic 01:11:50 kayokio's take: the Bo1 LCS format is outdated and boring 01:29:50 EzraSmiles's take: TSM will go 3-0 this week and finish top four in summer 01:46:22 Human Boy's take: GG is going to remain a top org 01:56:35 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:19:40 bluejay was satisfied to see TSM lose 3 games in a row after removing Insanity 00:34:33 yami's take: unfortunate that riot chose now to kill their own game 00:59:12 kon's take: Rich and Jojo should be leading the MVP race right now 01:15:14 brandon's take: FLY will make a miracle comeback to 4th 01:27:05 EzraSmiles's take: C9 isn't as far ahead as people think 01:33:30 T1 ThotSeize's take: DIG will be the third team to go to Worlds from NA 01:42:35 franco's take: casters should be more critical 01:53:05 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:18:45 Zemelci's take: TSM subbing out Insanity would be the perfect example of why the league is better without them 00:34:48 treethan's take: EG is revitalizing NA talent development 01:10:40 Alienware BLACK FRIDAY IN JULY DEAL! 01:13:20 rawnblade's take: LCS has a lot of great personalities among players right now 01:25:30 Joestar's take: EG is going to finish regular season in 1st place 01:37:06 kaz's take: this FLY start is the most disappointing in LCS history 01:51:51 Michael's take: Revenge is ready to be the best LCS toplaner 02:03:11 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:13:28 wafflefoot's take: Week 1 proved TL did well to keep their roster 00:25:40 Megan's take: FLY is 0-3 because no Winsome buff 00:34:50 River's take: people should care about the Reddit protests 00:53:43 warpenguin's take: TSM should keep Insanity in, he's the best player on the team 01:10:50 ImScrewed's take: Mark was right, 100T bottom team this split 01:22:05 knightsz was more entertained by the casters than the actual games this weekend 01:36:46 Dclang's take: C9 is gonna fall off 01:51:15 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:21:00 ev500's take: Riot won the walkout, it was all just PR anyway 00:37:00 Michael's take: TL is winning the Summer Split and Pyosik is getting All-Pro 00:51:00 Alienware break and unboxing! 00:54:02 kath's take: LCS should absorb LatAm to expand talent pool 01:09:00 gottyboy says this is the LEAST excited he's ever been for Summer 01:20:45 gengariffith's take: Jojopyun will be MVP this split 01:28:15 treethan's take: this EG roster is better than people think 01:35:48 kon predicts 100T wins split and GG loses the hardest 01:50:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro00:24:33 RogersGalaxy's take: LCSPA Phil needs to be fired00:41:43 Ika's take: Phil's asks were poorly communicated and not reasonable01:09:05 Zemelci's take: it would be in the self interest of LEC players to walkout in solidarity with the LCS because if this walkout fails then it signs a death warrant for the negotiating power for both regions01:26:45 bang's take: LCS should buy back TSMs spot and use it for Valorant Style relegation01:36:22 squizzomatic's take: DL is an embarassment to the LCS and should not be welcome in the league anymore01:59:50 fez's take: letting T2 be its own thing is the best thing that could happen to NA, LCSPA demands are the worst for this02:14:05 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:24:50 artichoke's take: LCSPA is being unreasonable with their demands 00:43:20 halfzippedjacket's take: it's the viewers' responsibility to boycott the LCS product too 00:52:45 Kelby May joins HLL to weigh in on sponsors' POV 01:01:20 sakowitz's take: someone at Riot is making actively harmful decisions for the LCS 01:10:35 micspam asks Kelby for his take on creator involvement in esports 01:19:57 tomshoe asks if there's been an increased push for transparency from Riot by LCSPA 01:32:10 bluestork's take: now more than ever, the LCSPA needs to become a formal union 01:46:53 lord nick's take: LCSPA should organize some for-fun games to be streamed during walkout 01:55:50 Kelby wonders why Riot's pushing for the show to go on this week 02:08:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Vulcan's updates, NACL discussion 00:37:20 TSM discussion 00:48:30 gordo's take: Riot needs to restrict imports 01:04:20 knightsz predicts Vulcan gets a title on FLY 01:11:30 micspam asks Vulcan what he'd say to disappointed LCS fans 01:24:06 brakthir asks why legacy NA fans should care 01:33:00 yami's take: creator orgs will make NA the worst region 01:47:49 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - NACL, MSI format, and more 00:30:05 tomato's take: teams that choose not to support NACL should lose an import slot 00:46:00 Alienware break 00:47:45 Cubby calls in to talk NACL 01:11:35 Luctus's take: the people that voted on NACL decision should be getting more heat 01:33:10 OnePlus break 01:35:25 excelsior's take: GG had as good a showing as we could've hoped 01:43:37 mr. cool's take: GG and C9 looked better than expected 01:51:09 zemelci's take: this MSI format mostly succeeded

00:00:00 Intro 00:19:20 laserfruit's rant on EU sentiment towards NA 00:33:07 kimmer's take: GG is going to run it back to LCS Summer Finals after MSI exp gain 00:41:45 Alienware break 00:43:00 Monjhall addresses reddit concerns around bracket 00:59:53 Gabe's take: C9 and G2 have the best chance of beating Eastern teams 01:12:55 OnePlus 11 break! 01:15:30 mockra's take: western analysts are ruining viewership for int'l fans 01:35:40 Izzdaer's take: the MSI broadcast has done a better job of creating team storylines than the LCS 01:52:20 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:33:35 treethan's take: GG losing the way they did to BLG was great, they will still make it to semifinals 00:43:15 OnePlus break! 00:46:30 Zemelci's take: LOUD should be the favorite to make it out of Group B, but lose to GG on Sunday 00:49:20 random discourse about London vs LA 00:59:00 back to the LOUD take 01:05:10 Zemelci's 2nd take: if G2 and GG had swapped Groups, it would've gone the exact same 01:08:40 jnt's take: with news of Rekkles role-swapping, we're going to see more role-swaps from other players 01:20:18 shibby wants to talk about the minor region narrative 01:35:20 Alienware break 01:37:30 dean's take: Vulcan to FLY might have language barrier issues off the bat 01:50:45 ayohae's take: minor regions are just here to get stomped and that's not fair to them 01:57:40 knights's take: drakos is the greatest NA caster outside of NA 02:01:40 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:26:52 Nicole's take: Instead of required challenger teams, teams should be encouraged to run 7-9 man rosters 00:47:36 Bluejay's take: Needham's take on the showtimes shows how disconnected he is 00:59:50 raimi's take: if three-import rumor is real, it's a half-measure 01:10:24 goose's take: if Vulcan ends up in LEC, more LCS players should follow suit 01:15:35 Peter Dun joins to argue with Travis 01:30:30 knightsz's take: there should be a third slot in the import rule because it raises our chances of winning internationally 01:41:48 numiii asks Cubby what fans can do to support T2 league 01:49:02 vimstrike's take: EG dropping 4/5 of their roster isn't a bad omen for LCS 02:04:55 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:30 fox's take: LEC format isn't sustainable for LCS 00:29:02 silyas's take: TSM isn't going anywhere 00:39:55 TomShoe on the Berserker 3 imports leak: Riot should scrap the import rule 00:52:40 Alienware break! 00:54:46 david's take: we should give up on caring about online viewership and focus on live event attendance 01:21:43 Burt Machine's take: salary cap is needed to support the ecosystem 01:35:15 littletree's take: C9 will finish in 2nd at MSI, losing to JDG

00:00:00 Intro - LCS dead? Empty stage? What REALLY happened at Finals 00:24:20 Dean's take: C9 will be the best western team at MSI, positional coaches good 00:39:32 Matt's take: Blaber will end his career as the undisputed NA GOAT someday 00:53:18 dixiecup asks Fudge if he can take on international toplaners 01:05:15 MrMoeJoe's take: the new MSI format is going to give NA more chances to win 01:15:19 Dblg's take: Jackie did a great job of shifting the LCS to a players-first league 01:28:37 Rishith's take: 100T should get Diplex to replace Bjerg in the midlane 01:36:47 knightsz's take: Fudge should've been MVP 01:46:48 gyro's take: GG is still a better international rep than FLY 01:55:23 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:29 Zareken's take: let the old orgs die 00:35:27 ATS Tilted's take: only creators can save esports 00:51:35 TL STEVE joins HLL to talk business 01:13:05 Alienware break 01:15:33 Sentry1117's take: it's time for an apology to Bigby (last week's EG take) 01:29:01 Mapusaurus's take: GG will beat FLY but fail internationally 01:38:18 Wizard Bufo's take: C9 has the best chance at int'l success EVER 01:46:42 Wojo's take: the LCS should stray away from franchising format 01:48:20 Emily Rand joins HLL 02:09:00 Outro