Hotline League

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Deftly demonstrates, who is good in LCS, ADCs are slow Jul 25, 2018

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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: Threat of Academy players taking Pro player spots 01:26:59 kon: less pressure for bottom teams? GGS goal management 01:32:54 Worlds Info 01:34:01 Trade Deadline 01:37:49 Outro

Riot visits, is Doublelift right? NA LCS pro problems Jul 18, 2018

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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 for Patches 00:52:56 killingy0uguy: power creep due to the map 01:04:22 Champion Popularity 01:06:28 Teemo and Weeb Champs 01:09:14 Last Words from Blautoise 001:14:51 Hunter Joins 01:16:03 Hunter Improving NA in the past 01:34:39 Sushi: Multiple Servers in NA 01:38:48 Ben: CLG is going to win NA 01:45:57 DivideNZL: Source of GGS Improvement this split 01:57:28 Outro Follow OMENbyHP: http://twitter.com/omenbyhp Support: http://travisgafford.com/support Patreon: http://patreon.com/travisgafford

Doublelift curse, lacking ADCs, Rekkles benches himself Jul 11, 2018

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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 of LoL in the West 02:17:13 Outro

Meteos TRADED! Rift Rivals NA OR EU, Players Association? Jul 04, 2018

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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 control 01:58:59 Outro Follow OMENbyHP: http://twitter.com/omenbyhp Support: http://travisgafford.com/support Patreon: http://patreon.com/travisgafford Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford

Inero, C9 crutchin', EU up NA down, subbing out marksmen Jun 28, 2018

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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 Rift Rivals 01:18:53 EU viewership up and NA down 01:21:15 TheBadWolf: meta’s effect on scouting new players 01:33:59 Teams play to not lose than to win 01:42:32 formentum: Riot's banning system is too harsh 02:00:04 Should we be fans of players or team? How to become a coach? 02:05:56 Invert (Coach of FLYA) Shorter International tournaments to create more stuff 02:16:32 Chat logs 02:22:06 Outro Hey, you need to win this free OMEN gear Win OMEN Gear - https://bit.ly/2yxPxGK

Dash dc's, Doublelift visits, Fox win, C9 clownin' & more Jun 21, 2018

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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 01:32:07 Hunter Joins 01:38:58 EVOS Jensen: NA give up on picks too easily 01:54:33 rico suave: Meta promotes trolling and the unique LoL Infrastructure 02:00:47 Moonboy: Different Metas by region impact international play 02:04:50 Outro Follow OMENbyHP - http://twitter.com/omenbyhp Support Travis - http://travisgafford.com/support

Crazy patches, NA LCS fiesta? ADC's dead? College esports Jun 13, 2018

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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 content from teams 01:18:03 Mhubb: Meta change is the worst for NA 01:26:56 MattyFreg: Riot won't shift bot lane too much because of the big ADC pros 01:34:31 EventNexus: Meta will highlight adaptable players, FOX and TSM predictions 01:43:16 Outro

Notorious POB memes, MSI, practicing, his stream, & more Jun 07, 2018

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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: Pobelter's Stream 01:46:12 lorazecan: state of midlane 01:56:02 Outro

Esports jobs, Bamtech, Fortnite lessons, sponsors, business May 31, 2018

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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 Hotline League and supporting our sponsor! Follow OMENbyHP: http://twitter.com/omenbyhp Support Travis: http://travisgafford.com/support Patreon: http://patreon.com/travisgafford

Froskurinn Frothes, MSI, Vietnam rising, Doublelift audience May 28, 2018

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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

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