The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

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The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir episodes

  • How will EG's championship win change the LCS? - Tim's Takes

    Evil Geniuses won a championship with a couple of North American teenagers. What kind of ripple effects will that have on the league, and how should other orgs respond?

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    13 min
  • What I got wrong about Cloud9 - Tim's Takes

    Tim's current-strength power rankings: https://youtu.be/gB04_ljv5Dc

    Tim's preseason power rankings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM990wD4F4A

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    Patreon: https://patreon.com/OraclesElixir

    12 min
  • Ep. 48 – LCSPA Exec. Director Phillip Aram on transparency, trash talk, Champions Queue, and more

    The Executive Director of the LCS Players' Association, Phillip Aram, joins the show to talk Champions Queue, the ways LCS players share contract details with one another, how he coaches pros on trash talk, and a lot more.

    Follow Phillip at twitter.com/Phillip_Aram

    Follow the LCSPA at twitter.com/NALCSPA
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    Show Notes

    • 0:00 Intro
    • 2:24 Phil's background in esports
    • 5:45 How Phil became the LCSPA Exec. Director
    • 9:40 The LCSPA board
    • 15:05 The LCSPA's player leadership
    • 21:05 How the LCSPA's success has achieved greater player buy-in
    • 24:00 How LCS players share salary info with one other
    • 27:45 How the LCSPA helps players navigate the tension between players and teams
    • 33:10 How does the LCSPA advise players around appropriate/inappropriate agent behaviour?
    • 37:30 Champions Queue
    • 49:30 On trash talk
    • 54:20 What's next for the LCSPA? A secret project!?
    • 56:30 Outro
      • 59 min
    • Ep. 47 – Joushi on the best Academy teams and players and the new Academy casting group

      NA Academy colour caster Joshua "Joushi" Howard lifts the curtain on the new Academy casting team and structure, and breaks down all of the most interesting, high-performing Academy teams and players.

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      Show Notes

      • 0:00 Intro
      • 1:10 The new Academy casting setup
      • 12:40 Reception to the new broadcast
      • 19:00 Which Academy teams look best? CLG, 100
      • 30:29 Cloud9 Academy
      • 37:25 Immortals Academy
      • 41:08 How players catch the eyes of fans (and GMs)
      • 47:22 Team Liquid Academy
      • 53:58 Promotion-ready players
      • 57:50 Outro
        • 1 hr
      • Ep. 46 – TSM FTX VP Dominic Kallas on his role and goals and the future of TSM

        The new TSM FTX VP of Esports joins Tim to break down his plans for TSM's future, the org's relationship with its fans, and his goals for 2022 and beyond.

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        Show Notes

        • 0:00 Intro
        • 1:10 About Dominic and what brought him to TSM
        • 11:23 Dominic's role, responsibilities, and projects
        • 18:36 Differences between TSM and Gen.G
        • 21:00 Dominic's goals for TSM
        • 28:25 TSM's approach to its LoL roster
        • 39:15 Does TSM have more resources than other orgs?
        • 46:55 Are anti-fans a curse or a blessing?
        • 50:44 Outro
          • 54 min
        • Ep. 45 – Kelsey Moser on LCS MVP candidates, Lock-In predictions, and your bold takes

          Kelsey Moser returns to the show to talk LCS MVP candidates, Lock-In predictions, and sarcastic shutdowns of your bold takes.

          Follow Kelsey at twitter.com/karonmoser and twitch.tv/karonmoser

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          Show Notes

          • 0:00 Intro
          • 1:57 Biggest offseason stories
          • 15:35 Season 12 meta
          • 25:15 Lock-In preview
          • 44:12 Predicting LCS Spring MVP
          • 51:12 Takedown
          • 1:15:23 Outro
            • 1 hr 19 min
          • Ep. 44 – Invert, head coach of DIGA, on Proving Grounds and the Worlds group draw

            Gabriel "Invert" Zoltan-Johan, head coach of Dignitas Academy, returns to the show to talk about the World Championships group draw, do a retrospective on Proving Grounds, and look ahead to 2022.

            Follow Invert at twitter.com/Invert_LoL

            Follow Tim at twitter.com/TimSevenhuysen

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            Show Notes

            • 0:00 Intro
            • 1:40 Worlds group draw
            • 21:50 DIGA's Proving Grounds run
            • 33:54 DIG Will - where did he come from and how much has he improved?
            • 49:08 DIG Spawn
            • 54:35 Soligo, Lourlo, and JayJ
            • 1:05:45 Outro
              • 1 hr 9 min

            About The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

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            In-depth analytical coverage of professional League of Legends and the rest of the esports world, from Tim "Magic" Sevenhuysen, founder of OraclesElixir.com.