Hotline League

00:00:00 Intro 00:13:20 Ventus asks: Why does it feel like esports teams don't care about content? 00:26:59 sandytoes's take: the LCS has obtained some level of salary parity 00:43:20 Alienware break 00:45:45 Dueling takes! Is Korean TL bad?! 01:06:35 wafflefoot says get RID of Spring Split 01:19:20 Grubhub break! 01:21:30 lazerfruit asks what happened to EG Prodigies? 01:32:03 Seanatonin's take: all the TSM Academy roster flak is misplaced 01:42:05 Ender's take: LCS should run like baseball 01:46:47 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:16:35 DoubleG's take: C9 should still be considered favorites for Spring 00:30:25 N0boat's take: TL will buster out like TSM did 00:40:55  muderino's take: TL's all-KR roster is the ultimate test of "work ethic in NA" narrative 00:50:28 ricosuave's take: FLY to win Spring AND Summer 01:05:43 massy's take: 100T upgraded and EG downgraded massively 01:26:40 Res's take: 100T signing Unforgiven to their academy roster is a bad omen 01:34:05 chenkorus's take: Regi should sell off TSM and distance himself  01:45:40 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:18:08 delfino's take: people calling for NA pros to grind solo q aren't considering certain factors 00:53:43 Alienware break! 00:56:40 Ika's take: Vulcan's mindset is common among LCS players 01:17:56 Grubhub break! 01:20:15 micspam's take: no sympathy for players/teams getting called lazy 01:30:50 washi's take: C9 dropping Jensen was a terrible idea 01:43:45 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:20:30 OGKush's take: this Worlds is a testament against double-elim 00:40:07 Kyle's take: it was disappointing not to see more NA representation at the different Worlds venues 00:47:12 Colin's take: Worlds teams, especially finalists, should be able to have higher quality scrims 00:56:14 treethan's take: this Worlds being the best ever is great for NA 01:13:37 cool's take: Faker's legacy isn't as cemented as it seems 01:24:30 arsh's take: the ticket situation wasn't Riot's fault; demand was insanely high 01:37:47 Tom's take: 2018 Worlds had better storylines than this year 01:44:28 Bluejay's take: the LCS and LEC should prioritize removing contract jail 01:55:00 Predictions! ...Predictions? 02:01:07 Outro

00:00:00 HLL World Tour Finale BEGINS 00:04:45 Joe Marsh joins HLL 00:14:30 Pablo's take: the games will be decided by supports, but an adc will get MVP 00:21:40 Revan's take: T1's victory will start Keria on the path to GOAT 00:30:40 Ovilee gracefully joins HLL to ask Faker to rap with her 00:35:45 Danx0r's take: crowd diff will help DRX win 00:44:50 Inero joins HLL 00:49:55 Daniel's take: NA will be a top 2 region within the next 5 years 01:01:52 Zane's take: DL coming back to competitive is bad for NA competition 01:12:20 Lourlo joins HLL, says DRX 3-0's T1 01:14:50 Jack B's take: Zeka will mid gap Faker all 4 games of the series 01:22:20 DL analyzes the botlane matchup 01:29:20 numiii's take: LCS should create more content like the East does for fan retention 01:42:10 take: DL returning would save NA 01:53:10 Noor's take: Groups is the problem with the format, not single elim

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00:05:00 Creamcheese joins HLL 00:11:30 Drakos joins HLL 00:20:15 Rawnblade's hot take: NA did better than LPL? 00:29:45 treethan's take: when Rogue wins Worlds, it'll save NA 00:38:45 Drew delivers Grubhub! 00:40:45 Annie's ideas on NA improvement 00:58:38 Laure joins HLL 01:04:35 Colton's take: Rogue is the 2nd worst team in Quarterfinals 01:12:54 Charles's take: Rogue fluked into Quarterfinals 01:25:40 Atlus joins HLL 01:31:14 Mike's take: DRX is making Finals 01:44:02 Dave rejoins HLL to talk about the new LCS schedule 01:55:25 Outro

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00:00:00 Intro 00:16:00 Mark arrives 00:18:52 delfino wants to talk about player branding 00:27:35 Alienware break 00:28:56 IMissInfiniteCrisis' take: get rid of 4th seeds 00:37:56 eeveeFIGHTING's take: NO GROUPS! Just Bo5s! 00:51:05 tako's take: this has been the best Play-Ins ever 01:01:50 danxor's take: allchat should be shown on broadcast 01:11:10 parnellyx's take: CQ could've been better 01:21:55 Grubhub break! 01:23:23 lazerfruit's take: the reason EG looked so good against MAD was that they played around Kaori 01:32:35 Outro

00:00:00 Intro + Happy 5th Birthday HLL 00:15:57 Rawnblade's take: Riot took a risk on the Worlds 2022 song but not enough for the video 00:25:01 Raz guest appearance 00:35:35 Alienware break! 00:37:56 HorizonCasts says the news about Riot forcing G2 Carlos to sell his shares shows people believe sensational news too much 00:55:46 Treethan says EG Kaori will smash expectations for EG to go far at Worlds 01:04:19 Youngblood's take: BYG will place 1st in Worlds Playins Group A 01:14:38 LIVE TGI WORLDS TOUR with Doublelift Announcement  01:22:52 Grubhub break! 01:26:04 Kissboy says MAD, FNC, and EG fail to make it out of Playins 01:41:50 BronzeFaker's take: EG being a NA top team is good for region 01:49:24 Lord Audie says Guihotto will be made the fall man for TL  02:03:43 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:04:50 What to talk about? 00:25:53 Sevinon says Riot's events team really dropped the ball with Worlds 00:39:10 Alienware break! 00:40:57 micspam's take: cutting CoreJJ is the best move for TL 00:54:10 robtron's take: LCS viewers care more about an import's narrative than their performance 01:09:05 AchillesZeus' take: TL new roster with LS and Doublelift 01:17:20 Grubhub break! 01:18:36 Fez says LCS shouldn't buy from LEC 01:27:20 rudiferr's take: double elim format would make first week's games horrible, VCT... 01:37:00 Mark's spreadsheet 01:44:50 larosh's take: improve World's format by seeding 3rd place in each group directly into a losers bracket 01:51:28 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:18:08 Double G's victory lap + take: C9 has a shot at a deep run at Worlds 00:33:28 griffonwing's take: no Western team will make it out of Groups 00:44:04 Gengariffith's take: all the teams that have heavily invested in coaching have done well this year 00:58:38 jojo asks Max how Jensen re-joining in Summer affected anything, and does Spring matter? 01:09:25 Parnell's take: TL has proven that talent alone does not make a great team; cohesion matters more 01:26:00 the mouse story 01:31:20 DIG arsh's take: 100T is our worst World's representative 01:49:39 messe's take: C9's systems are the reason for success 02:05:35 Max names 1 thing he's proud of? 02:08:00 C9 players as Pokemon 02:11:00 Outro

Join Travis and Mark in Chicago! Featuring EG Nicole, 100T Papasmithy, C9 Jack, Ovilee May, and the live audience!

00:00:00 Intro - Return of Revenge! 00:14:10 Neath's take: TL loss is the best thing for the health of LCS 00:15:57 greenteaho's take: TL should continue their Yankees-style approach 00:36:00 Travis asks Mark and Revenge: is the LCS more competitive, or is it the meta? 00:44:10 yaBoiTrevDean's take: FLY is the best place for Spica 00:56:32 Lestforce's take: Chime has proven he deserves an LCS spot in 2023 01:12:55 finalnintendokid's take: EG subbing Kaori for Danny was the best move for the team 01:25:55 Dueling EG takes: brandywine vs horizoncasts 01:41:16 numiii's take: C9 will win Finals because of Berserker 01:59:19 legit0r's take: it's in TSM's best interest to buy out the TLA roster in the offseason 02:06:45 Outro