Hotline League

00:00:00 Intro - Raz is back! 00:16:38 Rico Suave asks Jackie what she's brought over from CDL 00:33:45 Is the LCS listening to fans? 00:35:16 Alienware break! 00:36:34 Laserfruit posits that NA's heavy reliance on imports created roster issues 00:50:28 WardenWinter says the LCS is undermonetized for fans 00:58:15 fatcat asks Jackie about getting into the esports industry 01:06:37 jimmerpage is tired of the negative narratives around imports in NA 01:17:15 TomShoe asks about negative feedback loop within LCS community 01:33:43 DoubleG's take: C9 will be favorites to win NA 01:47:07 Grubhub break! 01:50:09 bxmp asks for insights on EG's mental 02:00:30 Baconator's take: TL would be the best 3rd seed to Worlds 02:09:09 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Raz is back! 00:13:15 Seanatonin predicts CLG will run the gauntlet and make finals 00:26:10 treethan thinks the Worlds ticketing system is fine 00:43:30 Alienware break! 00:45:10 Jonathon's take: the LCS format of 8 teams in playoffs is vital 01:01:20 Bluejay predicts 100T beating TL and taking first seed to Worlds 01:11:40 dancing blades predicts TL winning it all 01:24:00 Grubhub break! 01:26:20 Darkwonder's take: Jojo for all pro 1st team is super overrated 01:49:02 arsh pops off: is LCS BORING to watch? 01:57:55 Outro - next week's guest!

00:00:00 Intro - an EVIL episode! 00:18:39 Slowbro wants to talk expectations for EG going into Worlds 00:31:37 Zemelci  00:44:06 Alienware break! 00:47:42 Isthmus's take: Even tho TL/100T/EG are the strongest right now, TL will likely collapse 01:08:00 Michael wants to talk about the pool party broadcast 01:21:00 HLL LIVE ! Grubhub break 01:24:25 arsh's take: Toucouille best mid LCS 01:42:20 Stepbro's take: superteams are overrated 02:01:00 Bluejay wants to talk about GG Danan being let go and why 02:17:40 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Mark's movie reviews, TGI's new show, LoL news 00:28:35 David's take: this is the best regular LCS season since franchising 00:52:10 lazerfruit predicts 1 or 2 LCS teams will sell their spots and Misfits will buy 01:01:40 Parnell's take: TL and 100T missing Worlds would be the best thing for NA 01:11:45 Fez's take: TL is peaking at the right moment and won't drop a single game from now to the LCS Championship 01:21:13 KMart's take: C9 has shot themselves in the foot this year 01:33:00 Pugsley's take: EG's biggest weakness was exposed yesterday 01:41:59 Seth's take: IMT is trolling by not rebuilding 01:53:47 Max's take: LCS casters/narratives/viewercam can affect players' careers more than their actual performance 02:05:30 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:22:45 Xypher asks Bwipo what's the difference between playing on TL vs FNC 00:39:53 Alienware break! 00:43:00 Steve wonders if the League MMO will bring new players to LoL as well 00:53:35 Jackie wants to talk about Fudge's top laner rankings 01:06:55 numiii's first weekend at LCS 01:23:25 Grubhub break! 01:26:30 Arsh's take: FLY are pretenders and got exposed for being one-dimensional 01:40:55 TLegs thinks teams need to invest in skilled creative teams 01:54:40 Dhokla asks Bwipo about coaching in NA vs EU 01:57:00 Bluejay says the problem with TL is inconsistency 02:11:27 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Welcome, Palafox! League news and chatting 00:30:55 lazerfruit's take: FLY or CLG making Worlds is better for NA than if TL goes to Worlds 00:46:22 Alienware break! 00:48:55 Jubs's take: Huni and Bwipo on the broadcast is AMAZING 01:07:00 Travis pops off on Vulcan 01:20:20 Omar wants to talk about new LCK policies 01:32:00 Grubhub break! 01:33:29 Michael Don asks Palafox about working with Damonte 01:44:43 Pokey's take: EG is doomed at Worlds 01:53:58 numiii's take: this Summer is the most exciting for a newcomer to watch 02:09:25 How did Palafox feel about Spring? 02:12:25 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Soul's history and path to LCS 00:23:50 YoungAspiring's take: EG will be the straw that broke the camel's back in Bjergsen's career 00:40:25 Alienware break! 00:42:45 djmerali thinks TSM has a unique opportunity to gain fans with new roster 00:56:40 CLOSE YOUR DOOR KOBE 00:57:25 Omar's take: LDL's fearless draft format would be good for LCS 01:14:50 Xanadu's take: 100T's year is doomed 01:23:05 Dblg's take: the hype around TSM is unwarranted 01:33:55 Kobe joins HLL to sell MrBeast an LCS team 01:39:10 TGI x Grubhub 01:42:26 lazerfruit's take: is TSM commits to Soul, he'll be top 3 NA by next year 01:48:22 Lofei asks if TSM is the drippiest LCS team ever to exist 01:52:15 Warshipper expresses gratitude to TSM fans and Soul 01:55:20 Follow Soul on Twitter 01:57:10 Outro

00:00:00 Non-spoiler Players talk 00:09:25 micspam asks: does Players have a thesis? 00:18:40 tacTICal asks why IRL famous players aren't mentioned 00:23:05 SPOILERS START 00:23:34 Russ wonders how Players was meant to land with non-gamers 00:30:32 Rawnblade asks if anything got left out 00:36:18 Emily asks how much they considered how much the "in-universe" audience knows about LoL 00:40:54 Alienware break 00:44:15 Hotline League begins - weekend in Vegas! 01:04:30 micspam returns to talk about Clutch Gaming showmatch 01:13:05 David's positive take: the LCS is not dying 01:33:23 Grubhub break! 01:35:15 Darkwonder talks TSM 01:43:37 LazerFruit's take: Mr Beast LCS team would be hype! 01:52:16 Outro

00:00:00 Intro + Players discussion 00:20:10 BigZ wants to talk import changes rumors 00:38:00 Alienware break! 00:40:58 LestForce wants to talk about IMT's disastrous year 00:56:50 Seth asks if TSM should hit the "panic button" and start from scratch 01:12:02 Rawnblade asks Jatt how his background in traditional sports fandom translates to esports work 01:29:12 Grubhub break! 01:32:22 theclassy predicts that TL will go on a rampage the next few weeks 01:44:15 Carlitos's take: using stats for anything other than narratives is borderline trolling 01:59:20 Omar predicts CLG finishing top 3 and going to Worlds 02:08:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:09:40 Live LCS discussion 00:29:17 Beefgasm's take: Dhokla's always been insane but is shining now due to weaker toplane competition 00:36:25 Alienware break! 00:37:58 Basil's take: Proving Grounds has been pivotal for new talent 00:48:50 Mark and Travis's takes on Academy/Amateur LoL 00:54:10 Medraut's take: Zven best support LCS 01:05:28 5deadwhiteguys' take: Palafox and Contractz are a top 3 mid jg duo in LCS 01:17:05 Grubhub break! 01:19:07 Dhokla's take on moving from Academy back to LCS 01:19:45 LazerFruit's take: CLG will finish above TSM and 100T, is a dark horse for Worlds 01:33:20 Felipe doesn't like comeback mechanics combined with durability patch 01:43:17 Dhokla's take on current state of CLG 01:44:10 Elementz drama 01:46:35 Outro

00:00:00 Intro  00:10:10 SHARMOUTA wants to talk about 100T being massively overrated 00:20:20 DrProfSgtMrJ's take: Shiphtur and QTPie should've been let into Champ's Q 00:32:00 Alienware break 00:34:47 IMissInfiniteCrisis's take: EG is gonna crash and burn and miss Worlds 00:43:38 Lucid's take: CoreJJ is the most overrated player in the LCS 00:53:30 WATCH PLAYERS! 00:58:02 CloserByTomorrow asks Vulcan what it's like playing with a newer adc vs a veteran 01:03:48 Emrys thinks the CLG comeback narrative will die by week 3 01:19:22 Faisca says Inspired and Jojo will dominate NA for years to come! 01:25:22 Grubhub code of the week! 01:27:00 slowbro asks: is C9 DOOMED with an autofill support and loss of Summit? 01:37:05 mainguy's take: Lost was the worst acquisition of the offseason 01:46:08 MarkZ asks Vulcan who will miss playoffs, final thoughts and outro

00:00:00 Intro  00:15:00 treethan predicts TSM last place this split 00:32:12 Zemelci asks Parth who he'd mind control at Riot to change LoL Esports 00:44:48 Bluejay's take: the LCS and FLY just lost one of the most valuable people in the scene 00:58:12 Franz asks Parth what made the 2016-17 TSM rosters so dominant. 01:20:35 Grubhub! 01:23:00 TwistedHitz wants to talk LCS viewership and lack of identity 01:26:45 Travis asks: can a team be popular without winning? 01:58:58 absolutelylovestickers predicts TL will be a clear favorite after Summer split, while 100T will fall below top 5 02:08:07 Outro

00:00:00 Intro + Mark getting into trouble? Travis the kitty killer? 00:16:17 Zemelci's hot take: Orgs should be fined if players miss LCS regular season games due to visa issues 00:31:25 Alienware break! 00:33:35 WardenWinter's take: the lolesports page could be used better 00:51:45 arshgoyal's take: Parth's controversial take is based and true 01:07:48 DansMovie's take: Danny/Jojo are still the future of the LCS, even if they're currently the worst players on the team 01:17:03 Grubhub code + ad! 01:19:18 Elyon's take: the broadcast improved over the course of last split, and will continue to improve 01:30:10 TomShoe's asks: Did Dhokla get promoted because he spammed Champions Queue? 01:50:13 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - Disappointment in this MSI event, wonky sleep schedules and more 00:26:33 Aiainz's take: none of the teams that made top 4 at MSI will win Summer Split due to post-MSI slump and different patch 00:40:58 Alienware break! 00:42:36 Softie's take: TSM will be bad until Regi leaves. 00:59:20 Dr.Doktor's take: the last 2 MSIs have been pointless  01:20:00 Camden's take: T1 coaching staff massively underperformed 01:30:58 Grubhub break!  01:32:47 Arsh is worried about Caps burning out 01:42:45 Is Travis too NEGATIVE? 01:50:02 Aetiss's take: viewership is dropping because casters and content creators don't know how to tell good storylines 02:13:10 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - MSI MADNESS! And movie reviews! 00:29:00 Kevin's take: EG has a higher chance to upset than G2 does 00:42:00 Alienware break! 00:43:24 Joshua's take: G2's run is proof that the international gap is mostly mental 00:59:17 Zemelcai's take: despite a mediocre group stage, rumble redeemed MSI 01:16:08 Kayokio's take: The bias around caster/narrative makes it hard to enjoy the broadcast 01:33:20 Weekly Grubhub code!! 01:34:58 Rob shows us what the Busan venue looks like for fans 01:55:40 Outro