Hotline League

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

00:00:00 Intro

00:15:57 Franklin asks Mark how teams can build brands if they're not winning in the new format

00:26:50 Pagoda snack break!

00:31:20 Sinbad asks Mark how the LTA is better than the LCS in terms of business model and team dedication

00:48:05 ppdoc's take: Riot needs to heavily invest in English, Spanish and Portuguese livestreams across LTA so fans can enjoy regardless of language gap

01:04:28 aztecs asks about the decision to let DSG into the LTA

01:14:45 NZXT break!

01:18:10 shadow asks what Riot's long term monetization plan is for LTA

01:32:30 haekua asks Mark about International representation from LTA

01:47:10 David asks: WHY Bo1s?

02:12:55 Outro

00:00:00 Intro

00:12:55 Franklin's take: brand building in LTA is going to be harder than ever before

00:33:30 yami asks Toast and JungleJuice what the incentive is for new fans to support their teams

00:48:40 nick asks about the importance of content

01:02:35 David asks JungleJuice for the 100T plan to remain firmly in the LTA

01:15:25 Toast talks about what he's excited for

01:30:00 Spookz joins HLL

01:38:15 lazerfruit's take is that the rumored Lyon Gaming roster is going to struggle to make Playoffs

01:49:40 stevenator would like to declare TL as the winners of LCS now that it's ending

02:08:20 olympius's take: this Worlds has demonstrated that the gap between regions is closing

02:21:05 aztecz asks Spookz how teams avoid leaks

02:39:17 Outro

00:00:00 Intro

00:09:57 yami's take: a BLG win might actually be better for LoL esports in the long-term

00:31:30 Pagoda snack break!

00:35:50 aztecz's take: pro league is riding on Faker and T1's back

00:52:55 dctheking's take: maybe T1's "secret" is their ability to adapt to the meta efficiently

01:08:18 PrizePicks break!

01:12:25 evies take: Riot needs to divert more effort into making LPL accessible to new viewers

01:37:30 icebreaker wants to talk NA roster rumors, expects offseason drama around salaries

01:57:10 numiii is disappointed by an underwhelming Fanfest in London

02:08:15 Outro

00:00:00 Intro

00:15:34 pacemaker's take: fans do a poor job of attributing praise and blame

00:33:30 Pagoda snack break!

00:36:15 Ali's take: This Worlds is a turning point for North American League of Legends IF the orgs learn the right lessons from it.

01:07:55 Nexx's take: My 7 year old son is a massive FlyQuest fan, and I wanted to share my take on generational fandom and raising sons who love the game.

01:17:45 rawnblade's take: This FLY team is the first time the story the org has put forward has been more than PR

01:36:30 shalom's take: SHOPIFY IS BACK

01:54:28 NZXT break!

01:57:02 lumost's take: Jojo going to EU is good for Jojo and NA while having the possibility of being good for EU

02:17:00 praeco asks if a team of five Fakers would win Worlds

02:27:50 Outro

00:00:00 Intro

00:09:21 yami thinks it’s cope to claim FLY didn’t earn their spot in Quarters

00:28:20 Pagoda snack break!

00:32:32 rekh’s take: this T1 roster is positioned to be the GOAT

00:46:47 wokka’s take: TL need to stay together for another year

01:08:55 PrizePicks break!

01:12:33 tbone’s take: TL should consider Jankos for next year

01:28:55 zemelci’s take: GenG was actually one of the better draws that FLY could have gotten for Quarters

01:45:25 NZXT break!

01:48:08 QuiQue’s take: Not having any NA vs EU games at worlds is not an issue.

01:59:47 asher’s take: off-meta picks are necessary and should be encouraged

02:12:48 Outro

00:00:00 Intro

00:18:48 tbone's take: the 2025 Worlds format will be inferior to 2024 and 2023

00:41:00 Pagoda Snack Break!

00:44:29 dixiecup's take: the hate for 100T is unwarranted

01:00:05 weldon's take: at least 2 western teams will make it out of swiss stage

01:14:95 PrizePicks break!

01:18:50 yami's take: NA shouldn't necessarily be entitled to as many slots at international events as we have been given in the past

01:34:04 eviltrenton's take: TL will upset LMG and match against EU to get out of swiss

01:43:40 NZXT break!

01:45:40 ppdoc's take: League should be using the power rankings in a college football way rather than an NCAA way

01:57:31 Outro

00:00:00 Intro

00:19:52 saki predicts: two western teams to quarterfinals

00:39:50 NZXT break!

00:44:50 Emily joins HLL to talk LPL teams and Worlds meta

01:06:00 PrizePicks break!

01:10:35 mehir's take: the way Impact and CoreJJ approach the game should be more common than it is

01:29:35 lazerfruit's take: MAD will lose to both PCS seeds and won't make Swiss

01:43:20 delfino's take: jojo deserves another chance

02:10:29 Outro