Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! Kobe, Meteos, and - curveball - Commissioner MarkZ kick off the episode (Azael comes back later). They talk about LPL rumors, LCS rumors, and LCS viewership. Unfortunately, Mark couldn’t speak to certain topics due to his insider knowledge. Then Azael, Kobe, and Meteos talk MSI with regional correspondents Aux, Drakos, and Emily!

We will be recording episodes during MSI on May 5th and May 12th, so stay tuned and thanks for watching!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro, MarkZ subbing in for Azael, fearless draft

06:00 - LCS rumored to go to Bo3

09:17 - LCS viewership & new Mark Z video

15:26 - Episode breakdown, Welcome Aux to The Dive!

18:53 - Thoughts on Keria?

21:44 - T1 - “good deaths” and lane mechanics

26:30 - T1’s drafts

29:33 - Expectations for T1?

31:28 - Thoughts on GenG? Will they be better than T1?

40:19 - How does GenG do with carry tops?

44:35 - Kiin & Lehends - strengths and weaknesses

47:50 - Drakos joins The Dive!

50:44 - Expectations for the LEC? Where’s the LEC stock?

01:01:00 - Yike

01:03:30 - Define success for G2 at MSI

01:06:00 - Fnatic & Trymbi, Jun, and Noah

01:14:59 - Oscarinin

01:16:53 - Define success for Fnatic

01:19:49 - LPL Correspondent Emily

01:29:41 - Creme

01:31:27 - Is TES the ugly duckling of all LPL teams?

01:35:10 - Patch benefits for TES, draft issues, lane swap

01:40:49 - BLG, player breakdowns, and team fighting

01:48:13 - Azir?

01:53:39 - Define success for BLG & TES

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! Azael, Kobe, and Meteos talk about spicy off season rumors, LEC/LCK Finals, and the new MSI patch. They also answered your community questions from Kobe’s tweet - thank you again for submitting, and keep ’em coming! Be sure to tune into next week’s episode for a special preview of MSI. Thanks for listening! 0:00 - Intro & off season moves 7:11 - C9: Thanatos & Reapered *Thanatos was not confirmed when we recorded this episode! 11:41 - Azael’s thumb injury 14:29 - LCK Finals 25:22 - LEC Finals & lane swaps 37:14 - Community Questions @rzykid - LEC without G2, or LCS without TL? 42:24 - @seanatonin - Positive sentiment for NA vs EU? 45:55 - @BeAFanPodcast - Commemorate APA solo kills? 46:39 - MSI Patch 52:12 - @petersbenton - How will MSI Patch affect NA Midlaners? 1:07:03 - @wangvscruz - Rather see Zven play or broadcast? 1:08:29 - Upcoming schedule for The Dive

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! This episode started off a little sour as Azael, Kobe, and Meteos each eat ate lemons (they all technically lost the bet). They discussed the ongoing VCS investigation, recapped finals, and celebrated the Dive Awards! They had some new awards to dish out this year, and some they didn’t have winners for - namely the “who was the best commissioner” award…

The Dive will be on break long with the LCS but there will be some episodes before MSI - stay tuned for more!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro & lemon bet

4:17 - VCS match fixing investigation

11:47 - Impact = GOAT

14:01 - NACL

18:39 - Finals Recap

30:04 - DIVE AWARDS!

31:20 - Glow Up Award

32:57 - Didn’t get what you paid for Award

33:59 - Play of the Split

35:49 - Game of the Split

39:04 - Rookie of the Split

43:44 - Best out of game performance

46:51 - Best trash talker

49:58 - Most underrated player

52:19 - Most overrated player

54:25 - ELO Hell Award

57:28 - Pro most deserving of an award Award

58:31 - Timeless Top lane/Most likely to be playing when they’re 80

1:01:19 - Betrayal of the Split

1:02:32 - Better host than Mark Award

1:03:04 - Commissioner of the Year

1:03:48 - Focus up Award

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! Azael, Kobe, and Meteos recap the latest rounds of playoffs, Kia Top 6 MVP, player of the series, and make their predictions for finals. They also discuss what it takes to be at the top, the importance of team dynamics, and best/worst Scrim strategies.

Also, Kobe doesn’t know who Lionel Messi is (he knows his name, but wouldn’t recognize his face). Is that crazy? Or is it actually impressive, in this day and age?

Anyways, FINALS are THIS WEEKEND - Cloud9 takes on Team Liquid Honda in the Lower Bracket Finals on Saturday, March 30th at 1:00PM PT/4:00PM ET, and the winner faces FlyQuest on Sunday, March 31st at 1:00PM PT/4:00PM ET. Who will take it all? Who will be going to MSI?

Thanks for watching, and tune in for next week’s episode for the DIVE AWARDS!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro, Riot MMO delay

7:32 - IMT coach gets fired

14:11 - Kia top 6 MVP, last episode of Pros, and teammate relationships

28:47 - TL vs C9: player & team breakdowns, and what it takes to be the best

41:18 - Team dynamics & what it takes to be the best

43:20 - Scrim strategies & how to prep for games

47:15 - FLY vs C9 recap

49:10 - TL vs C9 prediction

54:42 - Events, games, and scheduling for this weekend

58:20 - Who goes to MSI? Hype for FLY has never been higher

1:04:50 - Player of the Series

1:07:16 - Kobe doesn’t know who Messi is…

1:09:18 - Teams aren’t defined by most recent performance

1:10:23 - Upper bracket vs Lower bracket win rates

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! Azael, Kobe, and Meteos recap round 1 of playoffs, break down Skarner and his updates, discuss their predictions for the upper and lower brackets, and debate who can win the LCS title. And don’t worry, we didn’t forget: Kobe might have to eat a lemon depending on how things shake out. (We hold each other accountable here on The Dive.)

P.S. APA might be the best trash talker in all of sports.

Playoffs continue THIS WEEK as TL takes on 100 in the lower bracket on Friday, March 22nd at 1PM PT / 4PM ET, and C9 battles FLY on Saturday, March 23rd at 1PM PT / 4PM ET. Thanks for watching, and tune in for next week’s episode!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro & Skarner

8:11 - Playoffs recap

9:44 - C9 vs 100

14:17 - 100 vs NRG

18:35 - Baron steal

20:56 - NRG - disappointing and unfortunate run

26:13 - Contractz baron steal & coach cams

27:38 - Upper Bracket - FLY vs TL, APA’s trashtalk, and Massu’s story

36:20 - Is Yeon is the best player on TL?

37:34 - TL vs DIG

41:10 - Lower Bracket: 100 vs TL

52:41 - Impact is great, but not “the guy”

55:58 - Lower Bracket - more recap & predictions

57:52 - Upper Bracket - more recap & predictions

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! Azael, Kobe, and Meteos discuss Smolder being a Pentakill machine, who is All Pro and who isn’t, and their playoff predictions. Also, Kobe got stood up this weekend by Meteos - he failed to meet them at the theaters to watch Dune 2. Grab some tequila, because this episode starts off salty.

Playoffs start THIS WEEK - make sure to catch 100 Thieves duke it out with Cloud9 to kick things off on Thursday, March 14th at 1PM PST.

Thanks for watching and tune in for next week's episode!

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro, time change, Super Week, and Dune 2 review

05:26 - Smolder - Pentakill machine?

17:45 - All pro voting

32:14 - All pro Top Lane

35:16 - All pro Jungle

40:32 - All pro Mid Lane

48:35 - All Pro Bottom Lane & MVP

54:40 - Playoffs lookahead

59:23 - 100 vs C9

1:15:25 - FLY vs TL

1:23:12 - NRG

1:29:02 - DIG

1:32:39 - Outro

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! Azael, Kobe, and Meteos had a lot to discuss as we come off the break. They cover patch 14.5 updates, discuss which lane is the best, and debate whether support is inflated or not. Also, they discuss last week's games, team standings, and pro performances this past week as playoffs approach. And always, keep submitting questions and hot takes! 

Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for next week’s episode as we kick off playoffs!

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Intro, watching LCS live, and crowd atmosphere

8:47 - Team & Pro performance after the break

12:37 - Tools for practicing, stealing barons, and smite fights

19:43 - Which lane is the best?

28:12 - Is support inflated?

39:52 - Patch 14.5 - Buffs, Nerfs, Win Rates, and too much Volibear talk

59:35 - Item changes

1:00:42 - Standings & week recap 

1:09:15 - Team Liquid

1:17:39 - Should teams be experimenting this close to playoffs?

1:20:18 - Is C9 back?

1:26:47 - NRG (Meteos wouldn’t bet eating a lemon on them)

1:32:08 - FlyQuest & 100T

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! This episode was a little different since we’ve gone a few weeks without games. But don’t fret! Azael, Kobe, and Meteos talk about getting DDossed, fun LCS content, and deep dive into what makes a good coach. They also answer a wide variety of community questions - thanks for submitting, and keep ’em coming!

Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for next week's episode! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro, getting DDossed, LCS content 7:40 - GM, Coaches, and team discussion 13:57 - Ex Pros being coaches & what makes a good coach 32:37 - COMMUNITY QUESTIONS 33:01 - Q1 @lofibanshee: Which champ would you bring back? 38:23 - Q2 @lofibanshee: Favorite thing about the new season? 41:07 - Q3 @TheDixieCup: Most important thing for international success? 45:57 - Q4 @smtanon: impacts from the 2 week break? 47:58 - Q5 Chris Tidwell: Roster changes before next split/who picks up Licorice? 49:43 - Q6 Jorge Villatoro: Who will win MVP, rookie of the split, coach of split, comeback player? 53:11 - Q7 Roadroller: fearless draft for Bo2 for the LCS? 55:29 - Q8 Justin Evans: LCS dream team? 2 import limit, peak skill, green card optional 59:28 - HOT TAKES: @MoleculeLoL: LEC clears LCS. 1:01:27 - @KUES_inthe_trap: FLY is most consistent team in league. 1:02:30 - @BillabangTv: Live patch is best decision LCS has made 1:04:40 - @PureRoze: Yeon being antagonistic is good 1:09:18 - @MrMittyman, @JoelGarrison1, @celiaclovergirl: Bo2 or Bo3? 1:11:49 - Q9 @TheHyterion: Thoughts on unconventional supports beginning to shine? 1:13:07 - Q10 @DannyHancuff: What about flash being turned into an item? 1:13:56 - Q11 @turdboy962: Favorite season in LoL history? 1:15:32 - Q12 @johndoe-fr6yy: Can riot bridge the gap between SoloQ and Pro Play?

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Dive! Azael, Kobe, and Meteos are joined by Phreak and talk Dev, Patch 14.4, win rate, and balance. The gang also gives their takes on the best and worst champions. After picking Phreak's brain, Meteos and Kobe couldn’t help themselves and beg him for buffs. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for next week's episode!

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Dive with Azael, Kobe and Meteos! In this episode we’ll review how the start of the season's power rankings stack up against the current standings and deep dive into each LCS team’s performance thus far.  We’ll talk about the break week as well as Kobe’s decade long jungler trauma! 

The LCS will be on break starting this week but The Dive will not! Stay tuned next week for the Patch 14.4 rundown!

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Hello & Welcome back to another episode of The Dive with Azael, Kobe and Meteos.  First up, we’ll break down patch 14.3 and the arrival of Smolder!!  Next, we’ll look at the LCS team’s standings as we pass the halfway point of the regular season! Then, Meteos admits his C9 copium is at an all time high.  All that and more on this week’s episode of The Dive.

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