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Should LTA North and South MERGE?! APA's #1 DEFENDER and MORE feat. Kelby May | Hotline League 354 Feb 11, 2025

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Check Out PrizePicks! - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/TRAVISTake a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 )Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgaffordSupport: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:14:00 WeJustPlay wants to talk about Hextech Chests00:49:19 David's take: Riot messed up by not combining LTA North and South right away01:08:00 NZXT break! President's Day sale!01:10:50 god's take: DIG should make Srtty their franchise player01:31:04 tum's take: APA's performance vs FLY was fine, Reddit is being melodramatic01:44:17 PrizePicks break!01:48:40 Jamada wants to discuss the Esports World Cup and state of Saudi investments in esports02:18:18 Outro

What PRO PLAYERS think of ATAKHAN! Has TEAM LIQUID fallen off? feat. DSG Exyu | Hotline League 353 Feb 04, 2025

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00:00:00 Intro

00:20:11 sakowitz's doomer take: this format is unwatchable

00:48:42 NZXT break!

00:51:13 stevenator's take: fearless has saved competitive play for viewers

01:05:03 franz is fading from League, but GeneralSniper keeps him interested

01:24:42 weldon asks Exyu what he thinks of Atakhan

01:37:34 worldstar's take: Team Liquid has lost their touch

01:49:36 Outro

FIRST WEEK OF LTA! Why teams don't STREAM SCRIMS, EARLY IMPRESSIONS and more! | Hotline League 352 Jan 28, 2025

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Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 ) Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:17:48 icebreaker's take: teams should be tripping over themselves to work or stream with FLY 00:46:40 gengariffith's take: the balance team should lean into the seasonal theme 01:01:50 NZXT break! 01:05:08 zoldyck's take: there's no reason to watch LTA anymore 01:29:25 directordonut's take: LTA South games were even more hype than LTA North 01:41:15 gila monster's take: LYON is gonna get demolished 01:51:50 Outro... HOTLINE LOVE?!

LTA APPROACHES! Early power rankings, DIG vs DSG rivalry, and more feat. Raz | Hotline League 351 Jan 21, 2025

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Take a look at NZXT! - https://nzxt.co/travis ( Use code: travis5 ) Check out Idle Slayer! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1353300?utm_source=Travis Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro - first weekend of LTA, movies, Magic and more 00:20:53 Cloud's take: Shopify will be the biggest team in terms of fandom in the LTA by the end of the year. 00:36:08 KKG's take: this feels like the most important year yet for C9 00:53:08 NZXT break! 00:55:48 waka's take: with players coming up from NACL, DIG and DSG have potential to hit top 4 01:14:20 Seanatonin's take: T1 teams should stream a portion of their scrims to the public 01:27:12 Idle Slayer break! 01:30:30 Cedric's take: Impact and TL have a lot to prove to make up for last year's shortcoming 01:48:58 Raz's Amazing Outro

Who's the LTA North UNDERDOG ORG?! LTA HYPE VIDEO, CO-STREAMERS, and more! | Hotline League 350 Jan 14, 2025

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00:00:00 Intro

00:17:07 bugjuice reviews' take: there is no bigger bottomfeeder org than DIG

00:38:13 dean's take: the LTA hype video was underwhelming

00:54:50 NZXT break!

00:58:20 beans's take: teams should take advantage of the new multiplayer practice tool

01:10:15 fluffylilpillow's take: pros should only be playing on one patch per split

01:22:57 sky's take: hardcore NA fans should be excited for CBLoL and give them a chance

01:33:10 evil trenton's take: LTA hasn't made it clear how translations will work

01:55:50 ventus is EXTREMELY excited for this season

02:20:00 Outro

NEW YEAR, NEW LEAGUE! What we're looking forward to in 2025 feat. Steve Kangas | Hotline League 349 Jan 07, 2025

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00:00:00 Intro

00:23:32 trespasser's take: LTA North hasn't been doing enough promo/brand rebuilding

00:40:50 pyroscorcher's take: Project K offers fans a new avenue for continued competition within the LoL Universe

00:49:30 mihir's take: Riot is doing themselves a disservice if they don't leverage celebrities or streamers to broaden the playerbase

01:06:15 NZXT break!

01:08:58 solaris's doomer take: people don't have the disposable income these days to support esports like LTA

01:29:03 goose is excited and optimistic for LTA

01:39:26 leaderjoe's take: LTA needs to take on the responsibility of developing strong narratives for the league

01:54:40 Outro

ARCANE CO-CREATOR talks INSPIRATION, REFERENCES and LORE feat. Alex Yee | Hotline League 348 Dec 17, 2024

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00:00:00 Intro

00:15:57 Thor asks Alex about Batman and other references in Arcane

00:29:50 murderino asks about how the s2 OST was made

00:44:40 Khajeet asks if it was always the plan to have Piltover and Zaun join forces

00:58:30 KazKalur asks what skills the Arcane team had to develop during the process of making the show

01:08:40 BigNonsense asks if there was anything Alex did not expect to land as well as it did

01:19:45 Mongoose asks about Caitlyn's Ionian heritage and the traditional Asian mother-daughter relationship

01:37:40 ppdoc asks about the time it takes to make Arcane episodes

01:48:47 Travis asks if Alex has seen the Arcane memes

01:54:45 Outro

WHO SHOULD YOU ROOT FOR in LTA NORTH? feat. Raz | Hotline League 347 Dec 03, 2024

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How will 2025 CHANGES AFFECT PRO PLAY? LTA, LOS RATONES and more feat. Apollo | Hotline League 346 Nov 26, 2024

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00:00:00 Intro

00:23:55 Nymaera's take: The new multiplayer practice tool could revolutionise pro league of legends practice, but teams won't use it anyway

00:37:22 Jake's take: the current way info is handled during offseason is unprofessional

00:58:40 Apollo and Cubby chat

01:00:35 NZXT break!

01:03:50 aztecz asks Apollo: do you ever run into the "we've been playing together for a while so we know what were doing" mentality?

01:14:05 soy asks Apollo and Cubby what they think of Caedrel's approach to comms

01:25:00 red has gripes with the client-side esports quest rewards

01:36:27 melondog's take: the first two splits will be the most top heavy the LTA has ever been in terms of quality of play

01:53:55 Outro

OFFSEASON BEGINS! LTA roster rumors, LPL broadcast drama and more feat. Emily Rand | Hotline League 345 Nov 19, 2024

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00:00:00 Intro

00:10:00 Emily joins HLL to talk LPL!

00:27:38 hammy's take: as much as I disagree with how Riot handled the LPL broadcast in the end, I think it was probably just the most logical thing for them to do

00:59:10 NZXT break!

01:02:27 Elias's take: going into 2025, viewership should not be the metric we use to determine the success of a split

01:20:30 gyrojoestar's take: Shopify is looking legit

01:33:05 Zemelci's take: Jojo to the LEC is actually the best possible move for all parties

01:41:48 icebreaker's take: C9 are building their roster exactly like dig and immortals have recently, and it's making them so easy to dislike

01:58:50 denholm's take: Palafox should not have a team over Insanity.

02:12:10 Outro