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Hey Dive Fam & any Randoms who join us on this fortunate day. We've got Emily Rand joining Kobe & Mark to argue over the REAL MVP candidates of the LCS this split & what problems teams need to cover heading into the end of the Regular Split. They kick things off with reviewing the Top 5 LCS All Time lists for Top Lane & Jungle, where they argued Meteos' placement & what it would take for Blaber to take the #1 spot from the iconic Xmithie. Then they speculate on the starting LCS roster for Golden Guardians & how it could shake up their Playoff chances. After that, the trio goes completely off the rails and discusses MVP candidates. Inspired is the clear front runner, but is there a dark horse candidate people are sleeping on? (There are a few) Then they review the tragic weekend for Immortals, the exciting weekend for TSM & what they predict to be the 3 North American teams heading to Worlds. Finally, they take a trip down memory lane and share their FAVORITE LCS Finals ever. What is y'all's favorite? I'm a diehard CLG fan so it's either MSG or Las Vegas for me. Thank you to those who sent in questions. A reminder that if you tweet them, use #TheDiveLol and if you send them on Anchor.FM, include your name in the audio! We love hearing from y'all!

4 Elo 20221h 16min

Hello Dive homies, we've got a doozie of an episode for you today as Azael, Kobe & Mark welcome IMT's coach Invert to talk game balance & the upcoming patch! But before that, the trio goes over Golden Guardians' HUGE pick up of River, what that means for the Dignitas Franchise & Soul stepping back from the LCS (by his own choice). Then Coach Invert joined us from Immortals to talk about the direction of the game, how laning might actually matter in the pro scene now & whether Leblanc will be a complete terror in League.Then Azael, Kobe & Mark go COMPLETELY off the rails & cover the teams all willy nilly (as they should... they know this stuff better than our boomer producer). Kobe gets hyped for CLG (again), Mark diagnosis "the problem" with Team Liquid & Azael weighs in on FlyQuest as they soar up in the standings. Sorry to those of you that send in questions! We'll get to our backlog next week. A reminder that if you tweet them, use #TheDiveLol and if you send them on Anchor.FM, include your name in the audio! We love shouting out our fans. Tune in Saturday where FlyQuest face off against Cloud9 at 1:30PM PDT. Don't miss out on Toucouille vs. Jensen!

28 Heinä 20221h 37min

Hey there Dive friendos, we're back with lots to talk about after a spicy weekend of upsets & news. We've got Azael, Kobe & Mark full of caffeine & full of news to kick off your week in league. The squad shared their thoughts on TSM's recent coaching swap and where they see this rejuvenated squad going. Plus, they talk about the newest format change to LDL, Fearless mode, and whether this would promote or hamper the growth of players in North America. They are pretty divided on the topic so leave your opinions below! They also talk about the upcoming Pro focused balance changes & whether Nilah is actually still broken after her hotfix nerfs. The bunch then dives into the LCS teams: Are EG unstoppable? What does success look like for Team Liquid Honda? How competitive is the middle of the pack & are teams using Swain to their full potential? Thank you for those of you that send in questions! A reminder that if you tweet them, use #TheDiveLol and if you send them on Anchor.FM, include your name in the audio! We love shouting out our fans.Games kick back off Saturday with EG facing off against CLG at 1:30PM PDT. Make sure you tune in to capture all the action!

21 Heinä 20221h 35min

Welcome back Dive Fans, we missed you during the break! Thankfully Azael, Mark & Kobe all have plenty to talk about as we head back into the Summer action! The trio weigh in on the TSM roster shake up, what champs are Overpowered in Patch 12.13 & what teams they're keeping an eye out for when the games kick off this weekend. Thank you for those of you that send in questions! A reminder that if you tweet them, use #TheDiveLol and if you send them on Anchor.FM, include your name in the audio! We love shouting out our fans. We'll have some answers to our questions about TL Honda, C9 & everybody else when we return on Saturday! Game 1 is 100 Thieves vs. FlyQuest at 1:30PM PDT. See you there!

14 Heinä 20221h 12min

Gear up for Week 3 Dive Fans! Raz joins our birthday boys Mark & Kobe to talk about a new patch hitting the LCS, takeaways from Week 2 and look ahead to the matchups to watch for week 3. The trio then tackle your questions around how to improve the early game and the dilemma rookies face when joining an LCS team. As always, please leave your questions either below, on twitter or on Anchor.FM so we can feature them on future episodes. Summer split action continues this weekend with TSM vs Evil Geniuses on Saturday 7/2 at 1:30pm PDT, and Dignitas vs TSM on Sunday 7/3 at 12:30pm PDT. Don’t miss it!

30 Kesä 20221h 19min

Hey there Dive fans! We have a DOOZY for you this week as we deliver a special 2 parter episode. We kick things off with Azael, Kobe & Mark to chat about the first week of LCS play & then we invite League of Legends Developers Riot Phroxon & Riot TrueXY to talk about the durability update and where they see the game evolving moving forward. You may notice some inconsistencies in how they address both sections, we decided to put the League Dev discussion on the 2nd half of the episode after the initial recording, so apologies for any confusion that may cause. On the LCS side, Kobe delivers some of that sweet CLG & Cloud9 hopium, while Mark peddles some for FLY... but Azael sure wasn't buying. Then in the discussion with the League devs, we talk about the state of scaling, how regions influence balance & how items impact our perception of durability. Also, you may notice we experienced some technical issues during recording that resulted in a few times our mics going out. While we resolved the issues shortly after the 3rd time this happened, we weren't able to recover the audio after the fact. We apologize for the inconvenience & thank you for your patience while we resolve these hiccups. We weren't able to get to your questions this week, but we hope you continue to leave them in the Youtube Comments below, on Twitter or on Anchor.FM so we can cover your thoughts on the LCS as it developsThe LCS returns this Saturday with the premiere of the Zven & Berserker bot lane as Cloud9 faces Dignitas at 1:30PM PT, see you there!

23 Kesä 20221h 40min

Happy Summer Dive Fans! Raz joins Mark & Azael for our start of split Power Ranking Episode! Kobe was too afraid to defend his takes CLEARLY, but we took down his power rankings so he can't double back. The trio run down the changes heading into Summer & how this turned out to be the hardest split to judge relative powers of all the teams! They also share their thoughts on the new patch, a certain upcoming League of Legends mockumentary called Players out on Paramount+ now! Next week, we'll be joined by 2 League devs to talk about the changes, so please leave your questions either below, on twitter or on Anchor.FM so we can share your thoughts on the state of the meta. We're excited to hear your thoughts? Who is the runaway for first? Who do you have competing for a spot in Playoffs? Leave your thoughts here and make sure to tune into the start of LCS split tomorrow! Evil Geniuses faces Cloud9 at 2:30PM PT, see you there!

16 Kesä 20221h 35min

In the final episode of Divephoria for MSI 2022, Drakos, Kobe and Azael recap the Rumble stage, and make their predictions for the upcoming knockout bracket. Divephoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, Anchor and more. Watch the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational at http://lolesports.com Follow LoL Esports for more updates on MSI 2022: Twitter - http://twitter.com/lolesports Facebook - http://facebook.com/lolesports Instagram - http://instagram.com/lolesports #LCS #TheDive #TheDivePodcast #LEC #EUphoriaPodcast

26 Touko 20221h 12min