00:00:00 Intro 00:13:20 Ventus asks: Why does it feel like esports teams don't care about content? 00:26:59 sandytoes's take: the LCS has obtained some level of salary parity 00:43:20 Alienware break 00:45:45 Dueling takes! Is Korean TL bad?! 01:06:35 wafflefoot says get RID of Spring Split 01:19:20 Grubhub break! 01:21:30 lazerfruit asks what happened to EG Prodigies? 01:32:03 Seanatonin's take: all the TSM Academy roster flak is misplaced 01:42:05 Ender's take: LCS should run like baseball 01:...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 252
00:00:00 Intro 00:16:35 DoubleG's take: C9 should still be considered favorites for Spring 00:30:25 N0boat's take: TL will buster out like TSM did 00:40:55 muderino's take: TL's all-KR roster is the ultimate test of "work ethic in NA" narrative 00:50:28 ricosuave's take: FLY to win Spring AND Summer 01:05:43 massy's take: 100T upgraded and EG downgraded massively 01:26:40 Res's take: 100T signing Unforgiven to their academy roster is a bad omen 01:34:05 chenkorus's take: Regi should sell off TSM...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 251
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
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 250
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's legacy isn't as cemented as it seems 01:24:30 arsh's take: the ticket situation wasn't Riot's faul...
Nov 08, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 249
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 will be a top 2 region within the next 5 years 01:01:52 Zane's take: DL coming back to competitive is b...
Nov 05, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 248
Thanks to Chipotle for sponsoring HLL! Get yours at https://chip.tl/hotlineleagueGo for the win. Go for Grubhub. Code: TGNYC- https://grhb.me/travisgafford
Oct 30, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 247
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 01:25:40 Atlus joins HLL 01:31:14 Mike's take: DRX is making Finals 01:44:02 Dave rejoins HLL to tal...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 246
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 get a team out of Groups, NA going 0-18 would be the best thing for the region 00:56:30 Richard says...
Oct 14, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Thanks to Chipotle for sponsoring HLL! Get yours at https://chip.tl/hotlineleague Go for the win. Go for Grubhub. Code: TGITour - https://grhb.me/travisgafford...
Oct 08, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 244
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 01:21:55 Grubhub break! 01:23:23 lazerfruit's take: the reason EG looked so good against MAD was that th...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 243
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 Worlds 01:04:19 Youngblood's take: BYG will place 1st in Worlds Playins Group A 01:14:38 LIVE TGI WO...
Sep 27, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 242
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! 01:18:36 Fez says LCS shouldn't buy from LEC 01:27:20 rudiferr's take: double elim format would make ...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 241
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 has proven that talent alone does not make a great team; cohesion matters more 01:26:00 the mouse sto...
Sep 14, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Join Travis and Mark in Chicago! Featuring EG Nicole, 100T Papasmithy, C9 Jack, Ovilee May, and the live audience!
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 239
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 in 2023 01:12:55 finalnintendokid's take: EG subbing Kaori for Danny was the best move for the team...
Sep 07, 2022•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 238
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 tired of the negative narratives around imports in NA 01:17:15 TomShoe asks about negative feedback lo...
Aug 30, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 237
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 Grubhub break! 01:26:20 Darkwonder's take: Jojo for all pro 1st team is super overrated 01:49:02 arsh pop...
Aug 23, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 236
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 Stepbro's take: superteams are overrated 02:01:00 Bluejay wants to talk about GG Danan being let go and w...
Aug 16, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 235
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 from now to the LCS Championship 01:21:13 KMart's take: C9 has shot themselves in the foot this year 01...
Aug 09, 2022•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 234
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-dimensional 01:40:55 TLegs thinks teams need to invest in skilled creative teams 01:54:40 Dhokla asks Bwi...
Aug 02, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 233
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 working with Damonte 01:44:43 Pokey's take: EG is doomed at Worlds 01:53:58 numiii's take: this Summer ...
Jul 26, 2022•2 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 232
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 doomed 01:23:05 Dblg's take: the hype around TSM is unwarranted 01:33:55 Kobe joins HLL to sell MrBea...
Jul 19, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 231
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 Alienware break 00:44:15 Hotline League begins - weekend in Vegas! 01:04:30 micspam returns to talk about...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 230
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 predicts that TL will go on a rampage the next few weeks 01:44:15 Carlitos's take: using stats for an...
Jul 06, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 229
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 Contractz are a top 3 mid jg duo in LCS 01:17:05 Grubhub break! 01:19:07 Dhokla's take on moving from Acad...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 228
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 asks Vulcan what it's like playing with a newer adc vs a veteran 01:03:48 Emrys thinks the CLG comeback nar...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 227
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 of identity 01:26:45 Travis asks: can a team be popular without winning? 01:58:58 absolutelylovestickers p...
Jun 14, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 226
00:00:00 Intro + Mark getting into trouble? Travis the kitty killer? 00:16:17 Zemelci's hot take: Orgs should be fined if players miss LCS regular season games due to visa issues 00:31:25 Alienware break! 00:33:35 WardenWinter's take: the lolesports page could be used better 00:51:45 arshgoyal's take: Parth's controversial take is based and true 01:07:48 DansMovie's take: Danny/Jojo are still the future of the LCS, even if they're currently the worst players on the team 01:17:03 Grubhub code + a...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 225
00:00:00 Intro - Disappointment in this MSI event, wonky sleep schedules and more 00:26:33 Aiainz's take: none of the teams that made top 4 at MSI will win Summer Split due to post-MSI slump and different patch 00:40:58 Alienware break! 00:42:36 Softie's take: TSM will be bad until Regi leaves. 00:59:20 Dr.Doktor's take: the last 2 MSIs have been pointless 01:20:00 Camden's take: T1 coaching staff massively underperformed 01:30:58 Grubhub break! 01:32:47 Arsh is worried about Caps burning out 01...
May 31, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 224
00:00:00 Intro - MSI MADNESS! And movie reviews! 00:29:00 Kevin's take: EG has a higher chance to upset than G2 does 00:42:00 Alienware break! 00:43:24 Joshua's take: G2's run is proof that the international gap is mostly mental 00:59:17 Zemelcai's take: despite a mediocre group stage, rumble redeemed MSI 01:16:08 Kayokio's take: The bias around caster/narrative makes it hard to enjoy the broadcast 01:33:20 Weekly Grubhub code!! 01:34:58 Rob shows us what the Busan venue looks like for fans 01:5...
May 25, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 223
