NAmen - An LCS Podcast

Numiii, Arsh, Delfi, and Sock talk about the LCS and NACL seasons starting! It's going to be a fun season :)

Arsh, Numiii, and John talk about what's been on everyone's minds -- is the LCS going to be canceled? timestamps: 0:00 intro 02:54 LCS Week 1 didn't happen yet (https://lolesports.com/article/an-update-on-the-2023-lcs-summer-season/blt175d929f90a4804d) 06:40 EG hasn't announced their LCS Summer split roster right 07:24 Org content is being pushed because of LCS delay 08:10 Riot's response to LCSPA's demands and thoughts 13:08 Fan sentiment to LCS walkout and mindsets 18:13 Interpretations to LCSPA's demands (https://twitter.com/NALCSPA/status/1661066290906251294) 21:29 People still want to watch LCS 24:10 Success of NACL players 32:40 Trying to be positive 42:13 Criticism vs Bashing 46:50 What does Riot want from negotiations? 50:19 Orgs, players, and teams are trying for LCS 54:44 Outro

Arsh, Delfi, Numiii, and Maxi talk about the recent news about partnered teams in the NACL, because many people, including the LCS Player's Association, think it may signal the death of NA talent development. timestamps: 0:00 intro 2:52 Challenger rosters now optional for LCS orgs 13:45 Orgs dropping staff + players with this change 16:52 Challenger changes are good? 17:21 Teams going remote vs being in California together 22:07 What does Riot what to do with NACL? 23:11 Collegiate is the next ground for LoL development scene? 25:47 LoL tier systems vs Valorant tier systems 28:34 Fan frustrations with Riot decision 36:00 Esports Coaches Guild statement (https://twitter.com/coaches_guild/status/1657121516109156365?s=20) 39:33 Copy and Tenacity retiring from pro play 44:41 What should fans do now? 50:10 Doomer tweets vs reality tweets 55:19 Tell Challenger players' stories 57:23 LCSProfiles to learn about fun player facts 58:15 Fans should give feedback to NACL announcement 59:54 League will survive 01:01:43 outro Riot's statement "Our Announcement to the NACL" https://lolesports.com/article/our-commitment-to-the-nacl/blta77d13f68bd0293b LCS Players Association Response to Riot statement https://twitter.com/NALCSPA/status/1657111385392795666 Delfi's piece on Cincinnati Fear https://medium.com/@giaan.maynard/fearus-the-story-of-cincinnati-fears-2023-nacl-spring-run-e0d66792dd2b

Arsh and Delfi are joined by Mihir, MadMagical, Tree, Summer, Tuft, Seanatonin, and JohntheHo to show off their MSI brackets, have fun discussing the tournament, and more! timestamps: 0:00 intro 16:07 lolmihir's bracket 36:10 MadMagical's bracket 53:30 treeandthings' bracket 1:05:20 Smax's bracket 1:17:00 Tuft's bracket 1:28:50 Seanatonin's bracket 1:43:50 JohntheHo's bracket

Arsh, Amanda, Elaine, and Numiii mourn the sudden separation of the SIJFV (EG) roster and reflect on how their ranking of favorite LCS players changed or stayed the same over spring split. timestamps: 0:00 intro 01:43 EG letting go of most of Spring 2023 roster (https://twitter.com/EvilGeniuses/status/1652360161426644994) 04:35 EG earlier announcement about roster changes (https://twitter.com/EvilGeniuses/status/1649807833041362953) 16:20 Where will these EG players go? (Inspired) 23:12 Quick LEC discussion 26:50 Vulcan DON'T LEAVE NA 32:49 LCS Bias List (Before vs Now) 33:14 Arsh's list before: Fudge, Spica, Bjergsen, Berserker, Chime vs Busio (now) 35:58 Amanda's list: Vulcan, Berserker, Fudge, Bjergsen 37:36 Numiii's list before: Philip, Spica, Jojo, Berserker, Targamas Numiii's list now: Dhokla, Spica, Jojo, Prince, Vulcan 42:49 Elaine's list before: Jojo, Inspired, Huhi, Doublelift, Busio, Ssumday Elaine's list now: Jojo, Inspired, Vulcan, Huhi, Busio, Impact, Ssumday 48:00 LCS is thriving 52:20 Elaine's tribute to Vulcan, Inspired, and Jojo (https://twitter.com/fluffjwi2/status/1652377301122953220) 55:01 Arsh's simp session for GG MSI Jerseys 57:41 Outro