00:00:00 Intro: Emily introduces herself 00:24:20 josh8far's question: Should the broadcast utilize its editorial talent to craft narratives or should it focus on fun skits and jokes to draw viewers? 00:43:42 Spires's take: 100T Should and will NEED to sub Damonte back in if they want to contend in spring playoffs. 00:55:39 SummonerSix's take: Huni has been largely overlooked as a pretty good top laner despite the fact that TSM received a lot of hate for not picking up Licorice or Impact 01:05:0...
Mar 09, 2021•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 163
00:00:00 Pre-Show: More Import Rule discussion before "real" HLL with Raz! 00:46:40 Andre Guilhoto, head coach of IMT, joins HLL - tech issues are sorted 00:50:52 Andre introduces himself and talks about NA and EU 01:00:35 Dravor's take: EG are a team that will make playoffs but get 3-0'd; they have no chance of contending for a title. 01:23:40 ThiccmanGAMING's take: IMT could very possibly become a new "staple team" of the "second era" of NA LCS 01:43:20 Alienware dot com slash Travis :) 01:44:...
Mar 02, 2021•3 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 162
00:00:00 Intro - Primal joins HLL for the first time! 00:14:00 Import rule conversation - Primal wrote the original rule! 00:35:41 Is this even a thing? Or is Travis just clickbaiting us? 00:40:28 Oaksilk calls in to lend a business lens to the Import talk 01:02:01 Syndro's take: Removing import rules will not significantly improve NA’s international success, and will be the biggest blow to talent development in LCS history 01:20:05 Cheongseolmo's take: DIG will finish higher than TSM and EG. 01...
Feb 23, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 161
00:00:00 Intro - Import discussion with Spawn, Mark and Travis 00:36:24 jnt thinks TSM is getting a bit overhyped, and they have a difficult week ahead of them (0-3?) 00:49:55 Alienware break~ 00:52:56 Kelsey Moser visits to talk about how the current Proving Grounds format is counter-productive to development and scouting in NA 01:09:09 lofi avocado's take: 100T has the highest ceiling of any NA team 01:23:10 Semipsyc's take: LCS Team Press Conferences have been great for generating interest, +...
Feb 18, 2021•2 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 160
00:00:00 Intro 00:14:22 How HLL works 00:17:12 OP_TSM_FAN's take: TSM fans, analysts, etc. need to chill on the overreaction. 00:32:50 WE LOVE ALIENWARE!!! 00:35:00 Anzaii's take: Teams shouldn't write off picks such as Ignite/TP Camille, as the lack of success primarily indicates more a team failure to play around a pick rather than a problem of the strategy itself 00:45:45 Sakowitz's take: CLG is gonna turn it around and end up top 4 01:00:30 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 01:09:35 revive's take: TSM ma...
Feb 09, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 159
00:00:00 Intro 00:28:34 TomShoe returns to give his take on a rumor about top orgs trying to get rid of import restrictions. 00:42:08 Fez's counter-take to Tom: the notion that "importing is bad" is stupid 00:53:38 Alienware break~ 00:56:41 Nicole returns to say people are hating on Fudge way too much 01:14:44 Golden_KS counters Nicole's argument: Fudge has more experience than the average rookie 01:26:38 LiptonTeaBag's take: CoreJJ already looks like the MVP of LCS, just from Lock In 01:38:37 K...
Feb 02, 2021•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 158
00:00:00 Intro 00:18:44 Quack's take: C9 and TL's bot lanes while they are both good, are still yet to be properly tested and are slightly overrated... 00:31:45 Travis geeks out on Spawn for a minute (fantasy novel talk) 00:33:21 Community's take: despite their sub optimal performance, IMT playing the last few games with their Academy roster is amazing for helping academy talent development 00:41:17 Alienware break~ 00:44:45 Chucho's take: Flyquest and the LCS have been very welcoming to the lat...
Jan 26, 2021•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 157
00:00:00 Intro 00:15:38 Shammyl thinks 100T or EG is gonna win the Lock In tournament. 00:28:25 JumboGradeAChickenEgg suggests that LCS can double their viewership if they tap into the goldmine of co-streaming, which DL proved this past weekend. 00:45:45 M_esse's take: blaber is the best jungler NA and shows no signs of dropping off. 00:58:21 Alienware break! 01:01:25 Ivy calls in about how TL will win again and get stuck in groups again 01:13:30 TopHatMatt's take: IMT will be a Top 6 team befor...
Jan 19, 2021•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 156
00:00:00 Intro 00:13:39 Brekky's hot take: 100 Thieves are a Top 2 team! 00:27:16 Snailchip predicts TSM will be a 6th place team (behind C9>TL>100T>FLY>EG) 00:35:58 Alienware break~! 00:39:05 Drew thinks the LCS rebrand is perfect and it is making this the most exciting spring in the modern era. 00:59:10 Rawnblade's take: CLG is the most underrated team this year. 01:13:00 Draftbuff break~! 01:16:30 Dr Manhattan's take: before/around mid season, expect Hauntzer and Cody Sun to be fu...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 155
00:00:00 Intro 00:23:24 jnt250 returns to discuss how the All-Star event has been on the decline and possible fixes 00:37:58 javigme asks: why have All-Stars at all if people complain about it? 00:46:57 Alienware break~ 00:49:52 Love and Flow thinks the Doublelift saga of 2020 was the biggest storyline of LCS this year. 00:59:54 Basil calls to discuss the EU "narrative" that leans heavily on FNC and G2 01:09:20 George wants to talk about 3rd party League content and why Riot should integrate the...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 154
00:00:00 Intro 00:16:24 Tudou's question for Greeley: with introduction of an early season tournament, was there a thought to give academy teams the ability to play against LCS teams? 00:27:32 Student179 asks: For the new LCS format, why are all the games still condensed down to 3 days? 00:36:16 Coach Dom's take: with these changes, the LCS has set the ground work for an expansion to 12 teams within 2 years. 00:42:05 TheKevin027 calls in to ask: What are Greeley's thoughts on player burnout in t...
Dec 15, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 153
00:00:00 Intro 00:14:01 Enigma's take: With no changes to dragons and the huge power that mythic items give I think even more pro games will feel like they done at ten minutes and we are just waiting for the ahead team to end and so it may make viewing more boring 00:22:25 Raz calls in to talk dRaMa 00:28:23 Community wants to talk about Perkz's recent comments saying that a lot of "coaches steal paychecks" and that only ex pros can be good coaches 00:48:03 Bluejay returns to chat about TSM's se...
Dec 08, 2020•2 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Following the retirement of Peter "Doublelift" Peng, hosts Travis and Mark invite OG Hotline League member Kelby May to discuss the past, and what happens now.
Dec 01, 2020•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 151
00:00:00 Intro - Hunter Leigh of GGS joins HLL 00:24:43 TomShoe wants to discuss the jump from collegiate to LCS for players like Niles and Iconic 00:36:05 tkhale1's take: GGS and FLY are setting great examples on what teams should be doing to improve NA as a region 00:46:20 Shammyl's take: Given the amount of spend by C9 and the importation of Perkz, the bar should be worlds semis or worlds finals. 00:53:31 Bluejay's take: DL should have every right to want to take a break or retire if TSM can'...
Nov 24, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 150
00:00:00 Intro - Travis's perfect predictions, MarkZ's and Raz's takes on them 00:04:00 C9 Talks (confirmed) 00:06:00 TSM Talks (Huni and SwordArt) 00:18:00 100T Talks (GGS + Ssumday) 00:24:00 TL Talks (Alphari) 00:27:08 EG Talks (Impact, Jiizuke, Lost/Wildturtle?) 00:37:10 Fresh faces, developing talent, and "budget" comps discussion 01:04:15 Chris "The Commish" Greeley joins HLL to discuss development/Academy changes and more 01:20:51 TomShoe returns to talk about the new Academy system and am...
Nov 17, 2020•2 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 149
00:00:00 Intro / Welcome, Tim! + Rumors overview 00:24:23 redfactor3's take: as a 100T fan, I would rather they not even try to compete for Perkz 00:38:09 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 00:53:58 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. 01:07:52 Mahmoud returns to say: C9 Perkz...
Nov 10, 2020•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 148
00:00:00 Intro / MarkZ's pitch to EU free agents 00:19:18 Praedor's prediction: Perkz/Caps going to FNC would result in LEC winning either MSI or Worlds next year. 00:28:38 Bluejay calls in to suggest a new LCS format for next year 00:42:35 Mahmoud calls in to discuss the T1 LS "leak" / rumor. 01:03:25 Alienware break~ 01:05:29 McKalen's take: Cloud9 is making some of the worst roster moves of the off season 01:20:29 Skillshotmaster420 swears he is a genius and has constructed the best budget ro...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 147
00:00:00 Intro 00:16:04 Tim of Oracle's Elixir joins HLL to reflect on Bjergsen's career 00:39:38 Danan of Golden Guardians joins HLL to mourn 00:47:30 MagiMik's take: though Bjergsen retiring is sad, its actually good for the league and can bring in a new era 00:58:21 KingEvander's take: With Bjergsons retirement, and the likes of Faker, Perkz, Jankos most likely being the latter part of their career. We are approaching a new ERA for the scene. 01:04:37 Alienware break~ 01:06:59 mhtruz14's take...
Oct 27, 2020•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 146
00:00:00 Intro 00:17:35 Gengariffith wants to discuss Ashley Kang's tweet: "Was Group A the secret Group Of Death?" 00:25:35 Facundinho wants to discuss Europe's record against Korea 00:43:40 Alienware~ 00:46:38 Dakton's take: NA players are NOT overpaid, and the salary discussion is distracting from the actual problems with NA competing internationally 01:00:04 Bluejay's take: The most likely destination for Licorice this offseason will be Team Liquid, but there are many other possible teams to...
Oct 20, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 145
00:00:00 Intro - What happened to NA at Worlds? What happened to OPL?! 00:22:13 Human Boy, yes-yes's take: NA did fine. 00:39:10 Blitz470 The issues of NA should not be accepted, as they will only weaken the region and prevent improvement. 01:03:13 Alienware break! 01:07:30 Sakowitz's take: Odoamne's tweet was not cool (he apologized tho) 01:28:46 Bluejay's take: With OCE players being non-imports for the LCS, the LCS WILL improve, but this will not contribute to a better Worlds performance 01:4...
Oct 13, 2020•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 144
00:00:00 Intro: Groups talk, Travis's NA spinner 00:23:35 PretentiousFly's take: UOL is the most exciting and impressive team at Worlds this year. 00:31:32 Pippiopi wants to talk about how much Broxah contributed much more to TL's win over G2 than it seems, both on and off the stage. 00:43:00 Alienware! Woohoo! + How to fix NA theorycrafting 00:51:49 bluefrost's take: Knight's stats in the Group Stage haven't been too hot compared to his mid lane counterparts. 00:58:52 Bluejay's take: G2 as a te...
Oct 07, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 143
00:00:00 Intro 00:25:10 Omniscient's take: Play-ins showed us that Bo1's are worse than Bo anything else. 00:46:20 Shammyl predicts: ALL NA TEAMS ARE GETTING OUT OF GROUPS!! 01:03:00 Alienware is Awesome~ 01:04:55 Kaciarama's take: Mad Lions losing could have a negative outlook on how rookies are viewed competitively in EU. 01:14:47 Clent's take: The last 3 World Championships have shown that teams with good solo lane prowess/priority are the ones that do well at worlds and go deep. 01:25:55 Lum...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 142
00:00:00 Intro 00:16:43 Ghosthan thinks Gen G can win Worlds 00:27:10 Dr Manhattan's take: the West won't make semis and G2 will be the only western team to leave groups 00:35:30 Keddage's take: if this is Deft's last shot at a world title, DRX might come out swinging and have a shot at a title. 00:43:10 Alienware! 00:45:00 Bluejay's take: the LPL adopting a salary cap system will have a significant effect on the league and possibly other regions 01:00:43 iAmZeGinger's take: China is overhyped a...
Sep 23, 2020•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 141
00:00:00 Intro 00:42:40 revive thinks TL will get Group A and make it out of groups. 00:56:06 TheOGCush says TSM's group is perfect for them to make it out of groups. 01:11:06 bluefrost asks HLL to rank these from least likely to most likely: 1. Pool 1 region rep drops in play-in. 2. One of TES, DWG, G2 drop in groups. 3. NA goes winless in main group stage. 01:20:48 bluejay doesn't think FlyQuest should be written off. 01:33:05 shayok thinks Jack made a good choice in letting Reapered go. 01:48...
Sep 16, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 140
00:00:00 Intro - Is the World Ending?? 00:36:25 Gengariffith's take: TL getting put in the play-in stage is the best outcome for NA if we hope to have 3 teams in groups. 00:47:11 Human Boy says NA will do fine at worlds and people need to calm down. 00:57:00 ALIENWARE HYPE! 00:59:59 Barbanator24 says that while Bjergsen won the player of the series in the finals, he would argue that Biofrost or Brokenblade should have won it. 01:14:33 Bluejay disguised as Savzy calls back to discuss: TL Broxah m...
Sep 08, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 139
00:00:00 Intro - CAN C9 STILL GO TO WORLDS? Hypotheticals, predictions and more... 00:18:00 How HLL works 00:21:46 John's take: The new playoff format saved NA from sending C9 to worlds and making it extremely difficult for TL to qualify. 00:38:24 Tempo Thomas predicts: Flyquest will perform well at worlds and TL / TSM wont 00:46:42 ALIENWARE Intel Gamer Days 00:49:40 tb0neski predicts TSM will 3-0 TL, FQ vs TSM will be 3-2 either way 01:07:49 Orochi's take: TL losing to TSM is the only way they...
Sep 01, 2020•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 138
00:00:00 Intro 00:23:12 brandywine's take: the GG-TSM matchup reveals the big problem with this style of double elim. 00:31:46 kon calls back to predict that TSM is going to beat c9 this week, pretty handily leading to one of the biggest chokes/180s of league of legends history 00:49:22 Alienware break~ 00:51:44 Truz's take: LCS players shouldn't complain about backlash they need to learn to deal with it or they will never succeed 01:14:42 Bluejay's take: Biofrost going in for Treatz was for sur...
Aug 25, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 137
00:00:00 Intro 00:31:24 xspiritusx says Damonte to GG is the best roster move of the split. 00:42:31 Vienna's take: We're hurting ourselves and our growth as a region with extensive expectations based on short term results 00:59:33 Alienware.com/travis is a good place to be : ) 01:02:48 Thew predicts that TL matches up better against FLY, but is focused more on taking TSM out early to not let them gain momentum. 01:11:09 Zackkuiper1923's take: GG will rematch TSM in the losers bracket and the re...
Aug 18, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 136
00:00:00 Intro 00:25:50 Wheelz thinks that GGs will upset TSM and C9 but fall to TL, still taking 3rd Worlds spot over FLY 00:37:49 SandyToez's take: Santorin deserves to be in the discussion for MVP, and at the least should be voted 1st Team All-Pro Jungler. 00:51:30 Alienware! 00:53:30 Pleeko's take: TSM overall played better than TL and only lost because of small mechanical misplays 01:03:19 Ezstaysafe says the takes that CLG should be relegated despite it being a franchised league are stupid...
Aug 11, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 135
00:00:00 Intro 00:20:44 Mikael's take: Golden Guardians will take the 3rd spot at worlds beating out TL since TSM will get 2nd seed 00:31:39 Syck's hot take: TL will NOT make worlds 00:41:03 Xanadu's take: C9 will not be going to worlds. 00:50:59 Alienware is great! :D 00:53:42 Fracture's hot take: C9 will not drop a single game in playoffs 01:03:01 BaldySenpai says EG needs to bench Bang to make room for Jiizuke AND Huni. 01:12:50 Doctor 's hot take: FLY is going to Worlds along with C9 and GGs...
Aug 04, 2020•2 hr 2 min
