Tim of Oracle's Elixir joins in for off-season rumors and data-driven discussions | HLL 148
Summary: <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=0s">00:00:00</a> Intro / Welcome, Tim! + Rumors overview <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=1463s">00:24:23</a> redfactor3's take: as a 100T fan, I would rather they not even try to compete for Perkz <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=2289s">00:38:09</a> Wafflefoot's take: the new LCS format will either kill the bottom 2 teams of the LCS, or force them to take big risks on new players <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=3238s">00:53:58</a> WH Pieman's take: There will always be a tenth place team in the LCS, but it is not healthy for the league for any org (CLG) to stay in tenth place consistently. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=4072s">01:07:52</a> Mahmoud returns to say: C9 Perkz would allow C9 to regain dominance in NA and internationally. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=5167s">01:26:07</a> bluefrost asks Tim: do you think preseason and the changes to itemization have driven the search for data/stats-driven people like LS, and do you think analysts will have a much higher premium this offseason? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=5620s">01:33:40</a> Cistara's take: ESPN letting go their esports journalists is a huge loss for not only ESPN for also the esports scene in general <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=6346s">01:45:46</a> whitetigress's take: If Perkz goes to C9, the LCS will turn into a two-team region like LEC, but with TL & C9. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=6805s">01:53:25</a> Cap Ahab's take: League of Legends statistics will never be prescriptive enough so they make weak arguments and can push way more harmful narratives than helpful ones <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2_b96yoFg&t=7395s">02:03:15</a> Outro</p>
