00:00:00 Intro 00:02:16 Mark’s thoughts on play-ins 00:07:42 (Go here to skip mic issues) 00:08:52 Thoughts on G2 00:10:35 Immortals/Optic rumor 00:18:51 CLG changes 00:22:05 Riot Walkout, Forced Arbitration and the video game industry 00:25:50 How Hotline League works! 00:26:45 Travis addresses Thorin situation 00:32:00 Travis on getting called vanilla 00:35:30 Matthew’s hot take: this is the most competitive MSI ever 00:48:32 Xandrome’s hot take: G2 is overrated and TL will make the finals 00:...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 74
00:00:00 Intro, catching up with Mark and Travis 00:10:30 Travis talks about possible salary video 00:19:10 How HLL works 00:21:00 Mark explains MSI rescheduling in Vietnam due to national mourning 00:23:30 MSI Groups breakdown 00:26:20 League subreddit back at it again - removing news about Echo Fox 00:28:25 TomShoe: TL's head analyst is putting some spicy takes on Twitter (Jack Kayser, @TLKayys) 00:41:10 Pat's Hot Take: I think TL is gonna be the new TSM, and flop at every global tourney. 00:5...
May 02, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:45 Finals recap: was it the best ever? 00:13:30 How Hotline League works 00:17:30 Mikey's take: Broken Blade played out of his mind, he was the Player of the Series. 00:23:15 Mikey's other take: the Skarner pick was a game changer, should've been banned 00:26:13 High School Dom's take: Doublelift only got Player of the Series because of the narrative; CoreJJ was the real PotS. 00:32:20 Doublelift's montage 00:32:54 Was Zven's BM okay? Discussion. 00:42:30 Alienwa...
Apr 17, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Timestamps for Episode 71: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 How HLL LIVE works! 00:04:00 Power of Evil 00:06:50 Kyle’s Hot Take: Doublelift is gonna hard int! 00:12:55 Spencer’s prediction: the junglers’ performances will determine the game. 00:18:00 Crumbzz joins the conversation! 00:19:50 Ryan thinks TL should play around Impact. 00:26:20 Regi and Steve butt heads… 00:31:30 … and bet $100K on the Finals! 00:32:50 GOAT of NA? Bjerg or DL? 00:36:00 Apollo joins the conversation 00:38:00 Dr. Manhattan’s H...
Apr 14, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Timestamps for Episode 70 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:13 How to call in 00:07:57 Aether - Possible solution to the missing 3rd Place match. 00:23:17 Bacchetto - C9 was disappointing in the end. 00:38:55 Shoutout to Alienware! 00:42:53 Skips35 - No Friday event is frustrating. 00:51:15 Colin - Zikz, Inero and Invert got robbed for Coach of the Split. 01:04:19 TheBiggestCow - Broken Blade is insanely underrated. 01:11:55 dragonmancers - FlyQuest has completely changed their image and become a more popula...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Timestamps for Episode 69 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:20 Loco asks Mark about the analyst desk 00:12:55 More fun: FlyQuest/GG vs TSM/Echo Fox ? 00:14:10 How to call in 00:16:30 Travis’ feelings on “How are you feeling?” 00:21:20 Ice Paprika - The appearance of “mini-metas” within a series, ie. J4 in Echo Fox 00:27:35 “Vi-ability” in pro play 00:29:50 TheBiggestCow - FlyQuest will beat TL 3-2 because of motivation 00:40:55 Travis teases HLL St. Louis (thanks Alienware!) 00:43:19 Hunter - All-Pro team pi...
Apr 04, 2019•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Timestamps for Episode 68 0:00 Introductions w/ Nisqy 4:40 Week 8&9 Recap 7:15 C9 Academy 10:35 How to call in. (Sorry if I misspell names) 13:43 Chuckey2 - Thinks Echo Fox has a good chance against TSM. 25:05 Danny - Is mad about how LCS and NA misuse academy and the way they build talent. 43:33 Jaden Favis - Doesn't think TL will make it to finals. 55:31 Fadman - TSM will definitely make semi's, but C9 will definitely beat them. 1:05:10 Diana "DJ" - Thinks Xmithie is the problem for TL, al...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Timestamps for Episode 67 of Hotline League featuring Crumbz! 00:00:50 Intro 00:09:34 What happened this week? 00:12:33 How to Call In 00:14:38 Crumbz comes back to LCS 00:16:58 Caynze - 100 needs to do something about motivation 00:36:13 TomShoe - What have you been doing with other esports websites? 00:46:03 NA Alistar - TL finish the rest of the season undefeated and make MSI Finals 01:00:41 Jadyn Favis - OPT will finish regular season 4th or higher and can make atleast Semis 01:13:03 Brooxie...
Mar 14, 2019•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Timestamps for Episode 66 of Hotline League 00:02:46 C9 Zeyzal Intro 00:11:44 Zeyzal's prediction against TL 00:13:37 Why was LCS Week 6 so bad? 00:23:14 Riot cancels LCS Finals Fan Meet 00:26:33 How to Call In 00:32:12 Bloodvault - How is the Academy Team working with LCS team 00:49:54 Phyrix - OPT has a chance for Playoffs 01:03:14 MasterNamer - Why is TSM better than TL 01:13:35 slient - C9's aggressive playstyle the best right now or just the best for them? 01:23:16 Mikey - Ranking Supports ...
Mar 06, 2019•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 66
Episode 65 Timestamps 00:02:38 Damonte Intro 00:04:43 Damonte talking about CG 00:10:28 Discussing Preseason Ranking to Now 00:14:24 How to Call In 00:16:48 The Sword Of The Morning - Akaadian's Chad jungling is good for TSM 00:26:12 PhantomEd - What does Huni and LirA's relationship look like? 00:31:57 Poonoply - Game time for NA 00:44:27 What does Damonte do outside of League? 00:46:24 Inferno526 - NA talent > non-english speaking imports because communication 01:00:29 JoseNor - Riot doesn'...
Feb 27, 2019•2 hr 4 min
Timestamps 00:03:10 What happened this week? 00:07:23 Revenge beating previous teams? 00:10:15 Olleh’s opinion on teammates 00:13:48 How to Call In 00:16:56 Nikluos - Bang and Aphromoo are the new Zven and Mithy 00:27:25 Standing Predictions after Week 4 00:32:40 Olleh's opinion on FLY and TSM 00:35:45 caseyclarke - GGS will finish top 5 00:50:13 TomShoe - Doublelift Twitch Clip and no one is Trash Talking in NA 01:07:43 whatthefults - TL is overhyped and TSM beating them will help them 01:21:08...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Timestamps 00:01:26 Introductions 00:04:02 Week 3 LCS 00:07:05 How to Call In 00:10:02 GettaPapa - GGS can improve to make playoffs 00:17:44 Hereitc798 - LCS salaries should become public 00:28:19 Josh - Frostmancy Meta 00:38:20 nogie15 - Overreaction? TSM is the worst team. 00:52:18 tangysauce - LCS has slower games is worrying 01:01:15 DamianEstrada - Why is an undefeated narrative for TL 01:12:45 Zambize - Rush needs to improve 01:23:33 CarnivorousGray - LCS is like the NBA: there's one team ...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Timestamps 00:01:19 Intro Power of Evil 00:06:09 How was CLG after Week 1 00:11:33 How to Call In 00:13:58 Xant0s - CLG is better than they seem because they had\ one of the hardest starting schedules 00:22:42 Booikillunow - GGS will be the first team to have 4 back-to-back 10th place finishes 00:48:06 CocaKonja - V1per will be rookie of the split and CoreJJ will be MVP 01:00:16 Hunter - Veteran status and intangibles have too much weight 01:19:40 Dr Manhattan - I think 100 is still a top 4 team...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Timestamps 00:01:11 Intro 00:05:23 Week 1 LCS Results 00:15:26 ParadoxTheOnly - CLG and GGS will still make playoffs 00:30:33 dragonmancers - LCS lacking sponsors in comparison to LEC 00:54:11 Alienware 00:57:24 deadfox0 - CLG will be 10th place without changes 01:09:20 Shadow - 100T won't make it to finals or Worlds 01:22:32 caseyclarke - Sneaky cosplay is really unprofessional 01:35:34 deXfactor777 - C9 will be better with Nisqy and will win Summer Split, if not Spring as well 01:43:01 TomShoe...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 61
We're BACK for 2019 with Episode 60 of Hotline League with Dash as our guest. Sorry about the audio issues! 00:00:32 Intro with Mark and Dash 00:04:17 Big stories for 2019 00:06:59 How to Call In 00:09:41 balielx - Prolly doesn't adapt well and 100T will end 4th 00:19:02 TheStar?? - GGS will make Semi’s Spring and Summer 00:31:23 Alienware 00:35:56 SpacePope20K - TSM isn't getting to playoffs 00:51:38 Razleplasm - TSM will end #1 Regular Season Spring Split 01:09:39 Shárpie - OPT will finish top...
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Timestamp 59 00:00:48 Intros 00:07:50 Kelby’s new job 00:14:25 Looking back at 2018 and How to Call In 00:17:57 IC Dončić - Salary cap is necessary but will never happen 00:29:05 C9 Technoweeb - Top HLL's of 2018 00:44:02 micspam - 'Franchising will ruin LCS' is the worst take of 2018 01:01:31 iBUSTquick - Spring and Summer Split biggest overachievers 01:15:51 Obladesque - More LCS Lounge streams 01:31:28 xcell_182ss - Academy system was a success and should we start believing in NA talent 01:46...
Dec 22, 2018•2 hr 6 min
Sjokz joins us for Episode 58 of Hotline League! Timestamps! 00:02:11 Sjokz at All Stars 00:03:31 Is Sjokz Leaving Riot? 00:08:28 How to Call In 00:11:43 TomShoe - What can we learn from Saintvicious’ release from FLY 00:31:05 Elofys - What is the future of English stream of LCK and LPL with casters leaving? 00:47:42 CallMeProto - Event Numbers this Year from lolesports that were highlighted and excluded 01:01:59 adishawn - C9 going to Korea to bootcamp now 01:08:18 adishawn - Sjokz hosting a CS...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Live from Vegas it's Episode 57 of Hotline League! 00:00:00 Intro - Vegas, All-Star, and Guests 00:11:56 Primo9 - GGS will be top 3 this spring & Scarra joins 00:16:54 Scarra Joins! 00:19:39 Model - comparing All Star with traditional sports versions 00:27:28 Thanks Mastercard! 00:28:40 Caps Joins! 00:30:46 Caps’ opinion on EU vs NA 00:31:59 How did Perkz move to bot? 00:33:46 princezenon - who would Caps give the Dade award to? 00:39:27 EeveeFIGHTING - Does Caps think his "reckless" playsty...
Dec 08, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Episode 56 of Hotline League! 00:01:47 Locodoco Intro 00:04:06 How Locodoco knew Power of Evil was going to CLG 00:08:00 Offseason Rosters 00:11:04 How to Call In 00:13:16 Kaptenelias - GGS will be top 4 00:25:19 Kaptenelias - Crown is overrated 00:30:01 Dr Manhattan - People are unreasonable about being skeptical about C9 Nisqy 00:39:04 Story of Tidy Cats 00:40:19 Sebatian Park Talks about CG Roster 00:48:19 Investing in Younger NA Talent 00:53:54 What is Offseason Behind-The-Scenes 00:55:37 Di...
Nov 28, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Timestamps for Episode 55 00:04:15 Offseason Free Agency and Jensen leaving to TL 00:12:40 New Champ Neeko 00:16:05 How to Call in HLL 00:19:28 Psycosiis - Huni should go to Mid and FOX's offseason moves 00:28:19 SculptedSoldier - Some orgs should get all new talent because pros losing their fire 00:36:01 TL Steve - Talking about TL, Jensen, and Pobelter 00:56:22 - Sponsorship Announcement 01:06:26 dirtypuer - despite the import rumors, the state of the league is going to be determined based on ...
Nov 21, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Episode 54 of Hotline League 00:01:47 How did Weldon get Hired to CLG 00:04:03 How to Call In 00:05:53 Thorin's Video about NA Playerbase 00:25:40 rice suave - how will Weldon improve CLG and using young talent 00:38:25 Briskkyy - the value of imported players 00:53:40 Brawler Yukon - it's wrong that the main way to get noticed on the pro scene is through soloQ 01:02:04 Thoughts on Collegiate Development for Talent 01:05:02 MasterNamer - Do coaches know how to coach or just smart at the game? 01...
Nov 13, 2018•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 54
00:09:45 How to Call In 00:11:40 Offseason Plans for Licorice 00:13:35 ImChipy: Will other teams implement more academy players and Licorice playing with different players 00:23:15 Shorn: World's should have a loser's bracket with 3rd place teams from groups 00:38:28 Vladimir Vvinsky: Talking about being a Mastercard Winner for Worlds and Riot was proactive with sponsor relations 00:47:36 Enoxxy: Is Rookie or TheShy better? 00:49:46 How to get noticed by teams as a SoloQ player? 00:50:26 jzaeeee...
Nov 08, 2018•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 53
Timestamps 00:01:00 Captain Flowers casting Finals 00:07:10 How to call in 00:12:00 op_tsm_fan: This years Worlds hasn’t been poor quality gameplay 00:22:51 andrew: Reapered trolling champion select 00:33:05 omfe: legacy of Sneaky 00:43:50 Jade: teams are burning out during the tournament 00:51:21 fnc kayys: FNC 3-0 finals and C9 is the most overhyped semifinalist 01:06:40 Nadeshot addresses 100T hate 01:51:17 Fez: Orgs need to protect themselves more than they are 01:59:40 MrJPistachio: What ar...
Oct 31, 2018•2 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Episode 51 of Hotline League! 00:06:31 MarkZ - Season 1 isn't Worlds 00:16:53 How to Call in 00:20:10 Kharaix - Kikz joining TSM should be the only roster move should be made 00:38:57 DivideNZL - IG vs G2 will be a skill matchup and will be really close 00:50:39 Nox - Caller who predicts C9 to Semis 01:10:12 WeebMaster - G2 winning it all in 3-0s 01:21:45 Champloo - Luck is a huge factor of C9's success at Worlds 01:42:00 CrispyKreem - 100T should get Huhi, Stixxay, and Levi. TSM should get Anda...
Oct 26, 2018•2 hr 14 min
We made it to Episode 50! The newest coach for GGS, Inero, joins us again to talk about Worlds and 100 Thieves drama 00:02:38 Inero, Head Coach for GGS 00:09:57 How to Call in 00:14:00 Nayeon - 100T is in the right and the hate they are getting is unjustified 00:31:31 Zack - playing other games is good for players 00:47:16 dragonmancers - NA's small player base shouldn't be holding back NA 00:55:08 Penitent Tangent - Worlds' seeding and format changes 01:04:46 KRC25 - FNC's expected performance ...
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Episode 49 of Hotline League features special guest Razleplasm, LPL Caster and Desk Analyst at Worlds 2018. TImestamps: 00:06:19 Thoughts on C9 and Group B 00:20:46 Call in HLL 00:22:33 Warden Dresden: Is the Gap closing? 00:31:59 Slingoman: C9 will get to Finals and RNG is not the best team 00:50:25 Washer: China should win Worlds, China should be the next Korea, and leaking scrims 01:04:06 Dr Manhattan: International results too easily leads to absolution of domestic performance and vice versa...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Episode 48 of Hotline League with Special Guest Foxdrop! 00:01:58 Foxdrop Intro 00:10:33 How to Call In 00:11:54 Foxdrop, how do you feel about EU this year? 00:13:52 twinkletoes: why Korea will win again this year 00:21:57 KRC25: FNC takes first seed because all of their lanes are the best in their group 00:35:16 Soupie: Overhyping NA teams causes negative fan reactions 00:55:03 Kyle0808: Competitive Ruling for worlds players was a joke 01:14:45 Nick Allen joins to talk about player fines 01:25...
Oct 10, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Episode 47 of Hotline Featuring Eefje 'Sjokz' Depoortere 00:03:55 Mark, how's the Broadcast going? 00:07:23 How to Call In 00:09:08 BottleGnomes: Wildcard performances 00:11:04 Regillix: Rumor of Refusal for UOL, ROC, and SPY to EULCS 00:22:10 killingy0uguy: RISE video had plot holes 00:29:39 xrelyks: Thorin's disappointment in GGS 00:38:22 Mystery Sponsor plug 00:42:59 maze: Worlds meta will be understood most thoroughly 00:55:49 Sjokz, how is LA? 00:57:04 Dr Manhattan: Caps will win the Dade a...
Oct 05, 2018•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Episode 46 of Hotline League 00:05:15 Intros 00:08:54 How to Call In 00:12:38 ACTUAL Goob: TL is less likely to make it out of groups than 100T due to bad draw 00:28:31 ThePodBerry: Dire Wolves can make it to Worlds 00:36:36 !Danx0r: Ways Mastercard Sponsorship and Riot can do more for Franchised Teams 00:52:29 connorh314: LMS shouldn't be a major region 01:09:19 Praedor: FNC is the West's only chance to make Top 4 01:21:01 Glulax: FNC is overhyped like 2016 TSM 01:33:48 Interview with Quikshot ...
Sep 26, 2018•2 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 46
00:03:47 How to Call In 00:06:02 Theifco - NA will make it to Semis 00:20:01 Mardux - NA needs to make more native talent 00:37:372 Colin - What changes should TSM make next year? 00:57:25 DaniGrim - No team should qualify for Worlds by Points 01:09:10 FriXtion_is_Here - NA franchising hasn't increased competitiveness 01:20:10 nrj6490 - Should NA copy Korean playstyle or play their own style 01:34:28 Outro
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 45
