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00:00:00 Intro - triple-guest episode 00:21:50 ezra's take: 100T's success proves how important coaching staff is 00:35:40 Mastergen1's take: there's a lack of innovation on the live patch 00:49:55 Tim wonders about Sniper's skills outside his comfort zone 00:58:46 waka asks 100T how they feel about the state of LCS and the game itself 01:11:05 trasterisk's take: Spawn and Goldenglue are great examples of how T2 works 01:30:30 katmandu asks how 100T staff feels about the 2-week break 01:41:12 ppdoc asks who 100T considers their biggest competition 01:50:20 trespasser's takes: scared for C9 as a fan, + Sven is at LS's bootcamp, which team would benefit most from him? 02:08:55 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:25:53 Stevenator's take: for the first time in his career, Blaber is not a top 3 jungler in LCS 00:40:18 Gambirino's take: Quid has made a strong case to be rookie of the split if eligible 00:54:03 dctheking asks Revenge for a donezo manifesto - best and worst teammates, etc. 01:18:01 sandytoes' take: LCS is stabilizing 01:42:20 Travis asks Revenge if he'd encourage new players to try and go pro 02:00:10 Polowy asks Revenge how important Academy teams are to LCS teams in terms of practice 02:07:23 ZePaladin's take: LCS downsize gives rookies a chance to stand out 02:14:20 tuft REALLY misses the analyst desk 02:24:50 Dr. Nollie asks Revenge how honest players are with one another 02:34:48 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:10:55 Cubby asks Spawn and Yeon about their reunion 00:15:50 Travis asks Spawn about external factors he's noticed 00:22:00 gengariffith's take: people should blame coaches over players for lack of direction on C9 00:38:35 Muzvein's take: Eyla is finally in a position to succeed 00:47:30 Davis's take: 8 teams has been great for the league in terms of parity and narratives 01:08:00 David's take: How about them Thieves? 01:20:55 twinkletoes asks HLL about the status of NA esports in 2024 01:39:44 GoldenKS's take: People forget how big of a deal Impact is for TL 01:47:34 Ashar asks Yeon and Spawn what feels different about TL and the LCS this year 01:56:26 Outro

00:00:00 Intro - LCS and TGI updates 00:15:55 treethan's take: we should do team tryouts in NA like they do in KR 00:30:40 play's take: team owners should be livid about Riot's broadcast shortcomings 00:57:09 franz's take: if TL doesn't start picking up wins, they should drop CoreJJ not APA 01:13:12 brandywine's take: the PROS show is the best thing to happen for the scene in years 01:30:10 skizzle's take: SR's failure to keep Chime and pick up a good top laner is the cause of their poor performance and low placement 01:47:55 aemulator's take: C9 are infodoomed like no other team in the West 01:58:14 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:07:45 Cubby and Palafox chat about Palafox's growth as an NA mid laner and 2024 mentality 00:21:50 Bluejay's take: with LCS being on live patch, innovation should be rewarded 00:32:58 bearusAurelius wants to talk about APA's tweet and wonders if LCS needs more games 00:47:57 nizzy2k11's take: the LCS needs more content like Jatt's 15 minute talk with players 01:00:30 Alienware break! 01:02:40 Emily joins HLL to ask Palafox about Azir 01:16:25 rawnblade asks Palafox how he feels after his first international experience 01:26:35 wokka asks Palafox how he feels about more player-related content on the LCS 01:40:30 junghoon wants to talk game industry layoffs 01:55:30 takeutchi's take: LCS needs to invest in local/regional growth over risky imports 02:13:45 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:15:04 Franz asks Mark how LCS can match energy of LEC games ie. KC vs. MAD 00:30:30 Farmerginge wants to discuss having pro play take place on the live patch 00:39:50 murderino's take: no NA player should qualify for the new Hall of Legends 00:53:25 Alienware break 00:56:30 Wizery asks Mark for examples of past content that shined or missed the mark 01:12:00 gil asks Mark how his career so far is informing his new role 01:25:40 beans's take: Riot banning live coverage of NACL qualifiers is disrespectful to all parties involved 01:37:00 ezekiel asks Mark about the possibility of LCS vs LEC or other regions 01:41:40 Urdiales's take: LCS fans should focus on healthy ecosystem over international success 01:51:00 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:16:20 Tom's take: With the LCS down to 8 slots + a shorter schedule, early wins matter more 00:28:54 Bluejay's take: this is Jensen's biggest "proving" season since his debut 00:43:03 Cloud asks about svenskeren's coaching experience 00:53:45 Alienware break! 00:57:40 treethan's take: teams can't turn down sketchy opportunities in the current esports climate 01:19:35 JamJon's take: FLY has a better roster for growing Massu than 100T have to grow Meech 01:29:41 Davis's take; the winner of MSI getting a free trip to Worlds is good for format but bad for that winning team 01:37:40 Zak Mango is optimistic about Riot's efforts for competitive League scene 01:48:05 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:08:22 farmerginge wants to talk about worrying viewership numbers going into 2024 00:20:20 manny is excited to see LCS come back to the weekends and hopes for a bo3 format 00:32:50 mogul's take: props to NRG for exceeding expectations as underdogs 00:39:45 Alienware break! 00:43:33 evies talks about offseason and broadcast 00:52:35 olympius conspiracy: 2023 proved that C9 is content with regional success and resting on NA laurels 01:02:20 max's take: LCS 2023 had the highest average player strength we've seen in a while 01:11:18 LNA wants to shout out NA players and narratives 01:19:33 ren's take: LCS should lean into aging audience 01:35:54 LCS 2023 was a more compelling product that LEC for the first time 01:43:40 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:16:33 outsane asks Mark why he's the man for the job 00:31:31 fearfactor's take: better comms are necessary for the LCS to improve 00:39:12 farmerginge asks Mark what viewers should keep in mind while they wait for implementation 00:50:22 Avajou asks Mark for his favorite HLL moments 01:03:05 Andrew asks if TGI can be unbiased? 01:11:59 DoubleG's take: MarkZ IS the man for the job 01:19:45 Cody's take: the LCS might struggle to fill Mark's shoes on the broadcast at first 01:29:50 praeco asks if there are differences between esports and tsports that can be leaned into 01:45:45 big angry hobo wonders if it's too late for 2024 LCS changes 01:52:30 CaptFlowers calls in to congratulate Mark 01:59:00 Azael and Emily join HLL 02:10:20 rudy asks Mark what he's excited to see evolve about the product moving forward 02:20:07 Outro

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Check out Alienware's deals: http://alienware.com/travis https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/deals/pc-gaming-deals Help protect 30% of the ocean by 2030: https://bit.ly/3ucafsV Follow Travis on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/travisgafford Support: https://linktr.ee/tgisupport 00:00:00 Intro 00:20:25 chief's take: the grassroots part of LCS is what made it great 00:33:45 TL Steve calls in to talk 8 teams and offseason 01:01:05 Alienware deals! 01:05:25 hexblast's take: the biggest loss from the two downsized teams is Inero and Kelsey Moser 01:10:05 lazerfruit's take: Riot should've given the two empty slots to top NACL teams 01:17:57 sogeking's take: Free agency is too lax, needs explicit rules to protect players 01:29:33 Only One break! See link in description 01:33:19 shake n bake's take: Needham downplayed how much the loss of 2 teams hurts the LCS 01:48:17 justin's take: the 2022-23 T1 roster is the strongest ever in LoL 02:00:24 treethan's take: jojo should've gone to Liiv SANDBOX 02:05:55 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:30:45 mr.bojangles' take: It's exciting that Shopify Rebellion is pulling talent from the NACL 00:43:16 leo's take: this is going to be the most one-sided Finals in Worlds history 00:52:52 Alienware break! HUGE DEALS! 00:55:50 bearus' take: WBG has the play style to beat T1 01:05:25 basil's take: Fudge has been receiving undeserved hate 01:18:30 Suta's take: FLY is going to lose all fanbase momentum they had from last season regardless of results 01:37:20 farmerginge's take: remove the Worlds patch and only have two patches per split to increase consistency of deserving winners 01:52:30 Outro