Hotline League

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'...

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 wil...

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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...

Thanks to Chipotle for sponsoring HLL! Get yours at https://chip.tl/hotlineleagueGo for the win. Go for Grubhub. Code: TGNewYork - https://grhb.me/travisgafford 00:06:25 Croissant joins HLL to talk about his big bet on NA 00:14:00 falliterin's take: 100T will make it out of groups 00:29:28 Eneola's take: NA is the best place to host Worlds 00:41:48 Parth joins HLL 00:45:15 Harry's take: Unless we...

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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 01:2...

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...

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! 0...

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 h...

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...

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 ti...

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 Grubh...

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...

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 fro...

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-dimen...

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 wor...

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 d...

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 Alien...

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 p...

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 Contra...

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 a...

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...