Hotline League

00:00:00 Intro 00:14:10 Champions Queue 00:23:13 Bluefrost wants to talk about glaring flaws with Champ's Q 00:40:27 Themothersauce's take: DIG is statistically a top 3 team in the LCS 00:51:35 Alienware break! 00:54:57 Roonie222's takes: Smite Janna top is healthy for LoL; FLY/CLG game was GOTY? 01:05:00 TheGreatClockwyrm's take: Berserker is the greatest generational/franchise talent since Bjerg 01:17:40 OkeyDokie's take: C9, TSM, FLY and DIG will be top 4 Spring Playoffs 01:35:20 GrubHub break 01:39:00 Mahcks's take: Co-streaming is better the way it is now 01:59:50 Bieza's take: LEC is looking worse than LCS right now. 02:06:45 Outro

00:00:00 Intro / Spica waiting room 00:36:20 Spica joins 00:37:40 How are TSM scrims going? 00:40:05 Spica breaking a TV 00:42:09 Spica's reaction to DIG series (Huni's sitting next to him) 00:43:40 Hyuse's take: TSM will be a title contending team possibly in spring but definitely in summer & they are heavily underrated 00:56:40 Bluejay's week-old take: it's easy to forget TSM exists 01:05:35 Rapid fire questions for Spica 01:14:13 Zemelci's take: jungle pool is far more stacked this year 01:28:35 Treethan's take: Bjerg vs TSM narrative is boring; TSM can't take a game off TL right now 01:39:52 awungsauce's take: Jojopyun backed up his trash talk 01:51:43 TomShoe wants to talk about C9's mid players 02:04:52 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:15:20 Caperx thinks the community has been way too toxic towards players like Blue. 00:30:27 Sully, average LCS fan, wants to sell Travis on the broadcast. 00:52:55 Funeral service for Chemtech drag with BigAngryHobo and Moghal11 01:12:55 Gazzolith's take: Fudge will follow a similar arc to last year and become best mid LCS, and C9 should not start this roster 01:30:12 Franz's take: Jojopyun and Fudge would be less hyped if Jensen, Perkz, Jiizuke  were still playing in NA 01:43:18 Aemulator's topic: 100T are not a top tier team. 01:59:05 Outro

00:00:00 Intro: Lock In week 1 results and news 00:15:00 Treethan's take: Guilhoto leaving IMT is going to leave them at the bottom of the pack this season 00:25:40 BreakingDreams's take: it seems the Church of LS's ideologies are already taking hold 00:35:20 Alienware break! 00:37:25 IMT Revenge asks Guilhoto some spicy questions... 01:03:13 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 01:08:45 NoGameSense wants to talk about Jinx meta 01:15:30 AntiPhoenixNA's take: 100T DOOMED? 01:29:10 Guilhoto addresses the EG Doublelift/Jensen decision 01:39:55 Game Fuel break! 01:41:49 Sully, an average LCS fan, is confused about the point of Lock In 02:03:45 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:10:00 Will LCS teams be running their full rosters for Lock In? 00:15:19 Co-streaming changes 00:23:12 Rawnblade believes EG has taken the biggest risk of the offseason 00:40:03: JKJuicyKim's hot take: in Group A, C9 will emerge 1st, but GGS close 2nd. 00:53:15 Alienware break 00:56:50 Lil_Bonaparte asks Mark and Travis if they're disappointed with lack of roster info 01:09:35 glimmerglen wants to discuss Riot's events for female players, ie. Game Changers 01:25:35 TomShoe wants to talk about the changes to co-streaming 01:43:13 Game Fuel break 01:46:07 NoGameSense's take: 100T won't win Lock-In because of outclasses bot and jg 01:54:30 Copiz's spicy take: Xerxe and PoE will be the best mid/jg 02:06:40 Outro

00:00:00 Intro: holiday recap, rumors and news 00:25:50 Dr. Nollie predicts TL will NOT win Spring OR Summer, will miss out on Worlds 00:41:23 Nowak's take: the decision of C9 to keep Zven will go down as one of the smartest/best moves of the year. 00:49:05 Alienware break! 00:52:22 TomShoe returns to say Riot should start forcing teams to bring their main rosters to Lock-in 01:07:30 iscaf's take: the LCS should have a loan system 01:17:33 Gazzolith's take: There was a lot of misunderstanding around LS's Academy take. 01:25:13 Bunny's take: this is the year for the content team of LCS to step their game up 01:39:28 haxie predicts CLG will make Worlds and at least get to quarters 01:59:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:14:15 LilBonaparte's take: Doublelift was right about TSM 00:25:30 Moghal's take: NA improved over 2021 and will only continue improving 00:32:10 Alienware break! 00:34:30 Basil's take: CLG unfairly ruined Broxah's career 00:43:15 The Dream's take: the LCS has proven it could survive a total shutdown 00:52:30 mendoc's take: 2021 had the most zero-to-hero's of any LCS year 01:02:00 Game Fuel break 01:05:20 Old Cosmic Drive Stan's take: MSI needs to expand to allow more teams to play 01:22:10 Jack wants to discuss imports 01:32:00 Genshin Impact Prime Gaming 01:35:08 EeveeFIGHTING has the 100T take 01:46:30 Outro, suddenly, for no particular reason

00:00:00 Intro 00:16:25 Community wants to talk about the Carlos/Mikyx drama 00:36:05 Hex Blast says 5Fire's retirement shows the downside of franchising 00:47:10 Alienware break! 00:50:25 deXfactor777's take: C9 has the highest ceiling of any LCS team ever 01:03:15 Treethan predicts TSM will be bottom of the standings 01:21:47 iscaf6's rediction: CLG for top 4 in Spring 01:35:25 Game Fuel break! 01:38:12 Red Panda's take: EG is slowly becoming the new C9 01:50:24 Mogul's take: Bjergsen will have a defining year for his career in 2022 02:03:47 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:21:03 Felipe asks Kelsey what she thinks is the best format for Academy 00:35:55 Tim thinks the changes to Academy and Amateur in 2021 were a massive success 00:47:51 Gengariffith's take: if TSM imports mid, their roster is the biggest disappointment of the offseason 01:08:07 Beora asks for Kelsey's take on the CLG roster 01:26:50 Caper (not Kaper but I wrote it like that cos that's how Travis said it last time) wants TSM Jensen 01:42:50 TomShoe wonders how teams are supposed to grow top talent 01:58:00 Mesh's take: CoreJJ's inhouses proved that Academy players and LCS players can look good playing together 02:06:45 Outro

00:00:00 Intro: Arcane finale party and Undercity Nights stories (no spoilers) 00:17:30 Bluejay's take: the new pro superserver is really exciting and terrifying 00:32:58 GraysView says Mark got his dream roster in C9 00:45:00 Alienware break! 00:46:56 Rico Suave's take: All these high-buyout deals are good for the LCS 00:55:34 Wooden Post brings a no-spoiler Arcane discussion 01:07:50 Zemelci's take: with EG and 100T's rosters, this year continues "the battle for the soul of the LCS" 01:26:45 NoGameSense wants HLL's opinion on the bottom LCS teams' offseason decisions 01:36:10 Game Fuel break! 01:37:35 Jontino thinks GGS is being slept on 01:48:16 Outro

00:00:00 Long intro/news/rumors/predictions 00:48:30 Alienware Black Friday deals and more! 00:51:00 Zextrap's take: TSM getting MikyX is a mistake. 00:58:00 EinWaltz's take: Nisqy being jobless is the biggest disappointment of the offseason 01:06:06 Prophet's take: because of focus on new talent, this is the end for a lot of veteran pro League players 01:14:30 Beorn's take: C9 lost the offseason 01:22:05 Wooden Post's take: C9 fans need to chill out and trust Jack 01:29:29 Game Fuel break 01:31:22 Nate thinks Rekkles is doing the smart thing going to KCorp 01:44:15 RedPanda doesn't think LS is a good coaching fit for C9 01:55:35 iscaf3's take: 100T won the offseason 02:00:00 Outro

00:00:00 SUPER SHORT Intro 00:06:00 JKJuicyKim wants to talk TL's offseason superteam 00:18:10 Alienware break! 00:19:40 LCS Wooloo believes TSM, C9 and 100T should go all-out with spending in preparation for NA Worlds 00:30:42 TheDog says 2021 Worlds has been the best yet 00:46:25 C9 Blaine thinks this is the WORST LCS offseason 01:00:30 Kaper thinks TL is making a mistake replacing Jensen with Bjergsen 01:16:54 Bluefrost isn't convinced Arcane's success will have any impact in the NA competitive scene 01:31:05 Vexed Shinobi's take: teams are avoiding heavy spending because NA LoL fandom is relatively small in the esports world 01:48:55 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:13:27 TheGreatClockwyrm's take: if you're a fan of NA/C9, you should be happy with this year and Perkz's accomplishments 00:27:50 Alienware break! 00:29:59 Bluejay returns to ask: should we worry about LCS being able to import talent ? 00:45:35 Lionation's take: TSM announcing that they want to rebuild is the biggest LCS news that no one is talking about  00:59:23 Dave wants to address streamers' roles in negativity 01:15:34 Jin's take: an NA vs EU tournament would be better for the Western audience than Worlds 01:28:00 Game Fuel break! 01:31:00 Jiro wants to talk C9 rumors about Blaber and Fudge 01:51:48 Outro

00:00:00 Short intro, news and rumors 00:14:45 Quick interlude and then back to LoL content 00:26:43 CloserByTomorrow wants to talk about the C9 games. 00:38:38 Niting wants to discuss Reddit thread about Perkz and Alphari being on the same team 00:48:50 Alienware break! 00:51:51 Aika brings up how the emphasis on international success has developed NA 01:04:35 David notes the differences in NA and EU infrastructure 01:18:55 Grand says NA dropped the ball harder than ever before this year 01:33:32 Torment's take: NA overperformed this year, people should lower expectations 01:50:15 Game Fuel break! 01:51:33 "PCD" thinks having 4 LPL and LCK teams at Worlds is bad in the long run 02:05:05 Outro

00:00:00 Short intro, news 00:21:52 CloserByTomorrow thinks 100T got the actual Group of Death 00:38:45 Alienware break! 00:41:22 Blaine's take: EZ Quarterfinals - C9 can take it all!! 00:57:05 J's take: adding a 4th team from LCK and LPL made this the best group stage ever 01:14:52 Emulator's thoughts: LCK is not a significantly stronger region; carried by mid laners 01:29:00 Game Fuel break! 01:32:00 TomShoe predicts Tactical to leave TL after his performance 01:43:53 Scott thinks LPL's decline in Groups was due to overconfidence/overhype 02:03:37 Outro