Episode 44 Timestamps! 00:11:33 Call In HLL 00:15:07 i am the one who knocks: 100 Rosters 00:34:13 IC Dom: TL will have the best NA Worlds performance 00:51:36 easybakeitup: Supporting Teams 01:04:15 Fez: TSM wasn’t the better team in the 3rd place match; C9 bad? 01:17:35 Lacunacraft: Finals was an amazing event with bad execution 01:33:50 Cade: Xmithie is top 3 player in NA LCS history 01:50:56 Noah: CG is only NA team able to make it out of groups
Sep 12, 2018•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Episode 43 timestamps 00:03:07 C9 vs TSM 00:07:12 100 CodySun 00:15:35 Call In HLL 00:19:12 Tostmin: 100 is the new Breaking Point 00:33:54 Zack: C9 will stomp TL 00:46:50 Chris: 100 Rikara wasn't the problem, they didn't play around Ssumday 00:55:01 NA LCS WoW Guild 00:57:33 abaxial: TSM lost bc Grig's small champ pool and team not using Bjerg’s pressure 01:09:14 Boss Johnsky: How does TSM make Worlds? 01:18:37 Hobbes2: C9's 6 man Worlds Roster 01:29:12 Opt: C9's coaching helped GoldenGlue's ri...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Timestamps for Episode 42 00:05:05 english broadcast 00:12:46 Mickey leaves NA 00:16:58 How to Call In 00:21:29 meddling kids: purpose of lolesports 00:42:15 sam goes ham: TSM is focusing on Fortnite over LoL 00:52:38 tictactoe ninja: TSM wins because FOX sucks 01:01:15 Horizon: scaling down NA LCS 01:24:56 Chewbacca101: If TSM beat C9, they'll win NA 01:31:56 SirMalafact: Tencents pressure on Riot and Casters 01:43:18 viochi: 100 should not go to Worlds 01:52:16 sportsctc: path to pro for LoL 0...
Aug 29, 2018•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Timestamps for Episode 41 of Hotline League 00:01:41 Tony Intro 00:09:48 How to Call In 00:11:13 Zikz Leaving CLG 00:21:59 Eggy: Reapered Improved NA 00:32:20 Champloo: Chronobreak for Practice 00:43:35 aZooRe: Would Zikz coach LJL 00:46:47 Endworldpeace: Early game coaching 00:55:08 01_Ace: CLG shouldn't have fired Zikz because of bad players 01:06:47 The K2 72: TL intentionally let TSM win to get into playoffs 01:21:53 Darwking: C9's rise 01:29:50 Raging Pianist: Coaches workload 01:39:26 TheE...
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Episode 40 Timestamps: 00:05:15 World of Warcraft and LoL Longevity 00:11:54 How to Call In 00:15:39 burgerbros - Esports risks oversaturation this year 00:25:00 nizzy2k11 - players don't care about contracts 00:38:24 Caluak - How to become a coach 00:44:55 Chris - Bottom playoff teams have great macro but won’t win NA LCS 00:55:47 deXfactor777 - TSM won't make playoffs and 2 NA will make quarterfinals at Worlds 01:06:01 TomShoe - NA Academy Players and CLG Academy Coach joins 01:24:35 xspiritus...
Aug 17, 2018•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Hotline League Episode 39 Timestamps: 00:03:43 Travis trip to Michigan 00:07:40 Fired Coaches 00:14:05 NA LCS Results 00:22:08 How to Call in 00:25:26 How Can More Women be Involved in Esports 00:32:16 CLG letting go Zikz 00:34:04 Moonizzle: CLG bring Inero and Froggen 00:46:02 op_tsm_fan: TSM failure is good long term 00:55:43 the nova prospect: CG should get a Korean coach 01:03:46 Micspam: People don't know what they want from a live event 01:16:57 i am sandwich: teams gaining understanding o...
Aug 10, 2018•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Episode 38 00:08:48 What's Going on in NA LCS 00:16:10 How to Call In 00:20:23 PORO SATAN: TSM's failure was predictable 00:33:38 dangoonz: Riot will fail at an MMORPG 00:47:30 Capione7th: How NA can get out of groups in Worlds 00:57:50 Davidsson: ADC nerfs and meta changes hurt Western teams' chances at Worlds 01:07:09 Weldon: C9 Experiment and Importance of the Bench 01:22:21 iseecarlos: scrimming is a bad way to practice 01:33:22 Navi: Riot needs to integrate their community to the broadcast ...
Aug 02, 2018•2 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Episode 37 of Hotline League 00:01:51 Deftly Intro 00:05:52 Learning Heimerdinger 00:07:42 How to Call In 00:09:25 HERO - NA is struggling with new macro 00:19:18 DivideNZL: ADCs adjusting poorly to meta 00:26:19 Zaffar: TSM won't make Worlds without Regi intervention 00:37:36 WeebMaster: Would you bench yourself? 00:43:29 PRESTIVENT: Deftly's Improvement 00:51:22 Thedgarhouse: No bottom tier teams in NA 01:02:36 Inero: Top teams are clearly defined 01:16:20 TP nerf 01:18:31 Justdoesntwork: Thre...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Episode 36 with special guest Riot Blaustoise (Gameplay Insights Lead) and Hunter Leigh (GGS Head of Esports). 00:01:33 Riot Blaustoise 00:04:46 Rate of Change 00:07:04 Aatrox Changes 00:10:36 Providing Data to Balance Team 00:11:55 CertainlyT Champs 00:14:30 Popularity vs Fairness vs Game Health 00:18:39 How to Call In 00:21:12 Sushi: Should NA have multiple servers 00:24:34 Correlation between updates and engagement 00:24:31 !Danx0r: Research behind defeatist mentality 00:41:41 Veels: Voting f...
Jul 18, 2018•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 36
Episode 35 00:03:00 Rift Rivals and Doublelift 00:11:45 How to Call In 00:17:14 Houck: Other regions had better Rift Rivals 00:31:04 Mattias: Rift Rivals is better than All-Stars 00:43:58 SableFlag: Misses seeing ADC's come back 00:58:37 And The Blowfish: ADC career security 01:11:11 Peggy: FOX's playstyle will make NA better 01:27:38 Dr Manhattan: NA's goal to getting out of groups 01:38:32 MechaLaura: Rekkles Benching Himself 01:45:47 rgibbins92: Meteos trade was good 01:53:19 Zentrix: Decline...
Jul 11, 2018•2 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Episode 34! 00:06:51 100 Thieves Trade Meteos 00:23:15 How to Call in 00:26:04 Kairazy - 100 Ruined Worlds' Chances 00:35:21 Knothy - 100T trade to a non-contending team 00:47:05 Shaddose - FOX has a lot to prove internationally 00:59:19 Chris - TSM should write a blank check for Meteos 01:12:41 GirlishMenace - Teams competing with their players for fans 01:26:17 TheHippySteve - Trust the orgs decisions 01:37:05 Rot - Player Associations Evolution 01:45:20 Ronin AHK - Riot should have trade cont...
Jul 04, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 34
00:01:53 Inero’s Intro 00:03:44 How to Call In 00:05:16 Coaching this Split 00:08:43 Mounizle: Inero's path to coaching & FOX vs previously coached team 00:18:23 SableFlag: bo1 suck in this meta 00:25:42 Csiers17: Echo Fox Pregame Rituals 00:31:31 ThOnK: Why aren't teams subbing their Marksmen? 00:44:08 Should Teams send Academy Teams go to Rift Rival 00:50:56 Lagunist: C9 benching YouTube Video 01:07:21 killingy0uguy: Keeping Personalities in check 01:13:23 TicTacToeNinja: Expectations for ...
Jun 28, 2018•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Episode 32 00:04:03 FOX v CG Bug 00:22:27 Dash Joins 00:23:22 LCS Weekend 00:29:54 How to Call In 00:32:36 Darwking: Competitive Meta feels like SoloQ 00:43:36 Dash's Offseason Break 00:44:44 EventNexus: C9 benching 00:54:28 sacdmb: Teams crafting their identity 01:02:30 CwhiteX: Only TSM and FOX are playing the meta correctly 01:12:11 LordMordath: FOX is the most entertaining team 01:19:55 Inero Ambushes Call 01:26:57 About LordMordath 01:27:23 Dylbo: FOX shouldn't have been granted a win 01:32...
Jun 21, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Episode 31 00:03:29 Who is Riot Sherman? 00:04:42 2018 LoL College Championship 00:07:36 How to Call in 00:08:57 More Sherman 00:11:44 Sknue: Culture vs Infrastructure 00:28:24 Anna: Ex-pros in Collegiate 00:33:35 Ray: Getting Influencers to hype Collegiate LoL 00:43:55 Mhubb: Avoiding NCAA methods 00:53:50 Mark and Travis on The New Meta 00:57:06 Omen by HP 00:59:34 Is Riot Design is Broken? 01:04:11 Kon: Riot will change the meta back 01:11:30 BabyKangaroos: Variance in meta brings more conten...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 31
00:06:15 Players’ Association 00:12:10 How to Call in 00:15:32 Christy: Thoughts on Pyke 00:25:43 Mounizle: Notorious POB and other memes 00:31:22 micspam: Why is POB the only NA Mid 00:44:23 Shadow: How can a new player become pro 00:52:53 Zynca: franchising and academy 01:03:48 OS | Riot: Why does NA play safer internationally 01:10:52 Pressure at MSI 01:17:47 Houck: Riot's Game Patching 01:26:23 CrazyMiner51: Effective Practice 01:33:20 MRScooty2: biggest threat to TL 01:39:34 fragglegasm: Po...
Jun 07, 2018•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 30
00:02:37 EsportsGuy Intro 00:06:02 ESPN+ & BAMTech 00:16:10 How to call in 00:18:20 More EsportsGuy 00:20:28 Cons: Needed Esports Degrees 00:26:04 Sushi: Can NA Split into Regions 00:38:55 Scar94: Communicating with non-endemic sponsors 00:53:30 OmenByHP 00:57:50 Izento: ESPN+ should make a noob friendly stream 01:19:34 supicasupica: sponsorship money going to franchises 01:33:55 qazaqwert: Clash Crash 01:49:26 galbatorix93: TL will do well at Worlds 02:01:23 Outro Thanks for watching Hotlin...
May 31, 2018•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 29
00:00:33 Intro 00:04:17 Second half of MSI 00:12:19 How to Call in 00:15:43 micspam: Western viewership in China vs Korea 00:30:21 Dragonmancer: the gap is closing 00:45:01 Omen by HP 00:50:00 OP_TSM_Fan: NA should copy China Macro 01:05:31 Should NA play their own style or the meta? 01:09:56 tienh4: LMS will drop 01:24:31 Dr Manhattan: Teams don't make enough content in NA 01:45:47 EmoPorEmilio: Kingzone Underperformed 01:59:19 Outro
May 28, 2018•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Sorry for the tech issues! Wanted to make sure we did one in Paris 02:16 Mark Intro 03:53 Mark's Thoughts on TL and Group Stage 00:10:02 How to Call-In 00:14:12 Mr Timpani - Positive outlook on TL 00:21:45 BlueJay: Soaz's Future 00:29:58 Mr Noodle: MSI at EU LCS Studio 00:43:51 OmenByHP 00:47:20 Pandamonium88: TL lack individual carry threat 01:03:18 JustOK: NA lack clutch factor 01:14:49 Why NA is bad 01:16:42 Aubrey: In Game Timeouts 01:23:00 J4yol: Lack of winning affecting NA/EU money 01:35:...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 27
00:00:40 - Intro 00:03:44 - Subreddit Fire 00:08:45 - MSI 00:12:22 - Summer Finals Venue 00:13:26 - Head of Business at Riot 00:16:50 - How to HLL 00:19:35 - Chris10227: Team Dynasties 00:29:31 - OmenbyHP 00:32:22 - Davidsson: EU international success 00:46:21 - Death Reaper 33: MSI helps or hurts teams 00:58:34 - TheJammieDodger: Koreans hype other regions 01:15:07 - brandoniannn: gap between play emerging and major regions 01:24:57 - kon: Oakland is a good event location 01:35:25 - IrishBlizza...
May 10, 2018•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Parth answers questions about TSM, future plans, and coaching philosophies for episode 25 of Hotline League. 00:03:20 Intro Parth 00:07:26 TSM's loss 00:10:39 TSM off-season 00:13:47 arg3nt_: Rekkles joining a Korean team 00:20:15 Exporting NA players 00:23:36 Raging Pianist: Convice Mark to coach 00:28:53 advice to get into esports 00:33:56 OmenByHP 00:37:02 ThiccGravy: how does Parth get so much player respect 00:50:55 xcell_182ss: have fans given useful input 00:57:40 weirdest living situatio...
May 03, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Timestamps 00:01:22 Intro 00:05:30 GGS Hunter's Background 00:08:26 GGS Changes 00:10:32 Address Interviews 00:18:15 How HLL Works 00:22:03 EmoPorEmilio: Hai was bad 00:27:02 EmoPorEmilio: Xpecial to the roster 00:31:06 Jarge: GGS Development w/ Mickey 00:40:46 Jarge: What new processes will the org implement 00:47:58 Jarge: Replacing most of the academy roster 00:55:19 Jedimace: Veterans and Rookies on Roster 01:06:49 snoopy938: GGS blaming 1 player 01:09:21 Playoffs is the goal 01:10:21 Emilyr...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 24
O0:00:41 Intro 00:05:11 DoubleLift Wingman Story 00:06:39 Olleh Fan Girls 00:09:23 How HLL Works 00:10:29 MSI 00:18:37 Valorious: State of Support, Mobis in low elo, & poke champs? 00:26:23 Praer: Learning from IMT's Worlds & Impact/DoubleLift 00:37:27 Damian Estrada: Music and Olleh focused content 00:45:01 laggyloser: team culture by regions & life out of LoL 00:52:09 Shirayuri: Should Riot partner w/ Celebs for exposure 01:04:02 NotDatBoi: Hanging w/ teammates and Olleh's type 01:...
Apr 25, 2018•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 23
LCS vsOWL, how bo1's helped viewership and fandom, does GGS care about Team, Froskurinn compares LPL and NA LCS content, & more! 00:01:28 - Kelby’s Weekend 00:02:56 - MarkZ and OfflineTV 00:10:18 - Kelby Rants about Clutch Gaming’s Social Media 00:13:16 - Discord Directions 00:16:39 - Micspam: Doesn’t care about live venues. 00:28:29 - Rocketman239: What was the affect of having new orgs in semifinals and finals viewership 00:42:59 - biotrace: GGS doesn’t care about their LCS Team 01:00:35 -...
Apr 18, 2018•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Clutch Gaming's ADC Apollo joins to answer listener questions with Travis and Mark about CG, NA LCS Miami Finals Retro, Nadeshot being awesome, and more! Timestamps for Episode 21 of Hotline League are below: 0:07:27 - How to Call-in to Hotline League 0:12:03 - Mark's Tshirt Story 0:15:30 - GoodConnectivity - 100 Thieves shotcalling impact and next split 0:20:05 - Playoff Bracket Strength 0:23:21 - The Fourth Hokage - TL looks good enough to make finals at MSI 0:33:54 - alden paroni - Small Venu...
Apr 15, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Riot personalities, team owners, and live fans join Episode 20. Timestamps (thanks Tactical Noodle) 1:30 - Jatt joins 3:50 - Franchising 12:15 - MVP 19:35 - TL will win bc doublelift > codysun 21:00 - Travis's Jatt story+Kobe joins 23:50 - New NA LCS champ negatively affect MSI 31:50 - Old or new orgs go to Worlds 40:10 - Stixxay joins 49:50 - Ovilee joins 51:55 - Growth of collegiate esports 1:02:00 - FionnOnFire Joins, #1 travis fan, finals, & IMT 1:07:10 - Rank NA LCS Finals cities 1:1...
Apr 08, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Doublelift joins the cast of Hotline League to discuss TSM's loss, the All-Pro Team votes, dealing with being e-famous, and more on episode 19. Wait, is that Doublelift from Team Liquid fame? WIN FREE OMEN STUFF: https://bit.ly/2GfLPB0 Patreon: http://patreon.com/travisgafford Support: http://travisgafford.com/support
Mar 28, 2018•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Prolly joins the cast to talk about 100 Thieves, playoffs, and more. All on episode 18 of Hotline League. Follow OMENbyHP: twitter.com/omenbyhp Patreon: patreon.com/travisgafford
Mar 21, 2018•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Does CLG have a chance? Fortnite vs League. TSM in finals? Kelby's return. All on episode 17 of Hotline League. Follow OMENbyHP: twitter.com/omenbyhp Patreon: patreon.com/travisgafford
Mar 14, 2018•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 17
[Fixed Version] Show creators from TSM (Max Olivo), 100 Thieves (Gabriel Ruiz), and Team Liquid (Damian Estrada) come onto the show to take questions and discuss what it like to be working as a creative on esports teams. https://twitter.com/gabejruiz https://twitter.com/maxolivo https://twitter.com/damianestrada Follow OMENbyHP: twitter.com/omenbyhp Patreon: patreon.com/travisgafford
Mar 08, 2018•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Riot Chopper joins Travis and Mark to discuss the LoL Esports Event locations, CLG's poor season, and answer other NA LCS questions for Episode 15 of Hotline League Travis wants to thank Riot for coming on the show: Follow OMENbyHP: http://twitter.com/omenbyhp Patreon: http://patreon.com/travisgafford
Mar 03, 2018•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 15
