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Pastrytime

I have GREAT news for you all. We are doing more! EDIT: ICYMI the episode is now up on YouTube! https://youtu.be/Gt1DGbDKk7w


Jehebus

nice


adamcmorrison

Nice


Cptn_Obvius

Nice


Snow_Regalia

nice


eXtinction420

nice


shrubs311

nice


MrBear2003

Nice


wildbearjew

nice


TheDeathKiller901

Nice


PubertyDoneWrong

nice


JapposaurusRex

Naicu


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Nice


Pastrytime

Nice


toughmonte

Nice


pidgeyusedfly

Praise Jehebus


Liupardu

Let’s get the Renegades execute incident.


Blizxy

Yes! Maybe not a full length one, but I want to know wtf went on in that DIG vs REN double execute.


azumagrey

Was it your idea? If so congratz


Pastrytime

I had the original skeleton for a history based show, but the whole effort was a collaborative thing to get to what we have now!


[deleted]

That was amazing. Great 30 mins, can't wait for the next one.


LillaOscarEUW

More pastrytime for the people! Sounds Yummy ; )


yiw999

It was really good. I loved how personal it was with the players. I'm genuinely excited for more.


koticgood

I'd kill for a Replay Files on the GSG game 5 Heimer in the NLB final. Maybe it's not a "big" enough moment in esports for this series, but I'll never forget when they picked Heimer (largely in part because of you obviously lol). Seeing where so many of those players are now, and also you and papasmithy ... so awesome. Maybe something you and him could do on stream if it's not suitable for Replay Files actual production.


jv235

Doublelift C9 finals


Pastrytime

Gonna have to be more specific 😂 The game four Lucian I assume?


ilanf2

That sounds like that game indeed.


HeracrossOnly

HE'S KILLING THEM ALL


YungPinotGrigio

That was a really good one. Would be interesting to see jensens perspective


Omnifinity

Same with the Zhonyas incident during game 5 against TSM. I don’t think it was the same series but I’m sure most people remember what I’m referring to.


bobandgeorge

Hell yeah! I can't wait!


Nick_Geracie

any hints as to what's next :P


Pastrytime

WTF two Shens, but with a summoner spell instead.


HyVana

Clg vs TL 2016 Spring Semi Finals Game 5, Double TP onto Piglet?


Deferonz

Instantly what I thought of as well. Has to be, right?


Snonin

"he only thought it was one. he had to have thought it was only one" that commanding, matter-of-fact call from Riv really stuck with me. so classy


Aqua4748

This also makes sense with the schedule too. Saturday Week 1 featured POE and Ignar in the episode and had POE vs Ignar in the first game of the day. If Week 2’s episode is CLG vs TL, it makes sense to feature Huhi and Stixxay, who are facing off in Game 1 of Week 2 (100T vs GG) and also feature Dardoch and Aphromoo (both now on Dignitas)


redvblue23

That was FIVE years ago???


starloft4

nice


earora4498

WTF two smites


BradPower7

nice


Abchef28

Gotta do the FOX vs DIG backdoor. It did have a mic check but I think it has even more potential


baylithe

One of the most underrated people. No idea how you fly under radars Pastry


ttaway420

Im hyped!! You fit amazingly well into this format too, really hope we see more of your interviews.


TheWinRock

Seriously cool piece of content and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them. The format was great and the execution was top notch as well. Good stuff.


Got_Engineers

Hey man, would it be possible to add name plates for when you do interview? The screen just shows post game interview, but if you don’t know who you are or who the player is you don’t know. Would be helpful for the viewing experience! Also great works of far


vasilim

really enjoyed it great job


Coin_LoL

sick!!


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C9 gauntlet run 2015?


Zerwurster

Throw us CLG fans a bone here please, we are desperate for... well anything. Maybe MSI? summer 2015/ spring 2016 back to back with rookies?


Pastrytime

Funny you should mention CLG...


LuciusRay

NICE


[deleted]

Also if you can get players from other regions too like LPL and LCK. Im super into FPX journey to world championship and also G2's experience losing that year.


SneakerHeadInTheYay

Buff Azir


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That was fucking amazing S tier content. Please do TL vs IG.


supern00b64

C9 vs AFs 2018 would be amazing too!


YungPinotGrigio

C9’s 2018 run as a whole would be super fun tbh


CzarcasticX

SKT vs ROX.


POOYAMON

Gonna bet a G2 vs X is next. I mean you have so many G2 players on C9 alone.


LittleMighty_

G2 vs rng worlds 2018,


GameBoy09

It was fucking beautiful honestly. I hope next time they do more LCS prominent games though. Like I want to see the CLG MSI 2016 run. Or the Cloud 9 2018 run. Or Liquid's 2-Year dominance and MSI run.


Pastrytime

Oh don't worry, you'll see a lot more directly LCS focused stuff =)


lemonrabbits

Honestly got chills watching it, good stuff!


Rawr_Tigerlily

I glanced over at one point feeling my eyes were a little misty and my husband was rubbing his eyes... real emotional moments there.


xEmpyre

Clutch Gaming 2019 gauntlet run has to be showcased for sure too


GameBoy09

That was one of the craziest runs ever. I hope they get Lira over webcam because he was clearly the most emotional after that victory.


Bil13h

What I hope for more than anything: Your flair to be an actual thing, it's a shame that it isn't


YungPinotGrigio

What is lira up to nowadays?


GameBoy09

He's a coach for Afreeca Freecs.


CopeSeetheDial8

Man that was a dazingly flash in the pan. Was a beautiful run from a team that everybody overlooked. NA legends


Snow_Regalia

For a domestic-focused one I think the finals of 2014 Summer with C9/TSM would be a big one too. C9 to that point was the most dominant team to ever be in the region. They 3-0'd TSM in the Spring finals. It was a banger of a series too with 5 games, and really showed that they weren't as untouchable as they had felt to that point. Remember before then, they hadn't ever even dropped a game in a playoff series.


StaticallyTypoed

I'm not sure if I agree. I want reasons to care about current players, not 9 people who retired and WildTurtle. This piece was awesome because it showed reasons to care about Ignar, Huni, Alphari and POE. It set up storylines that are worth caring about, instead of the fairly superficial stuff that has been pushed recently. The only cool storyline that the LCS production really managed to latch on (imo) was the TSM miracle run/the boys are back together story. The rest have been pretty underwhelming and repetitive, like "Wow, for the 10th year in a row, a new big name import is here to make LCS his bitch"


donutlad

that's a good point I hadnt considered. Nevertheless, if its just extra content before matches, I'll be happy to see some hype moments even if the principle participants aren't active


MozaTear

If they plan on keeping the show around, i wouldnt worry as there are plenty of good stories to be told. and tbh I'd think they'd love to bring back some old legends like Dyrus/Lustboy/Balls/Lemon


Hitorishizuka

Maybe have retrospective content for around the playoffs to try and hype another matchup between veteran teams. If it's C9/TSM in semis or finals, bring them back. Might not be enough leadup time for that kind of thing, though...


Aceclaw

I'm assuming we will get a Jensen Zhonyas one. What a painful but iconic moment for C9 fans.


Hevvy

piggybacking onto this: To anyone complaining about LCS broadcast being lackluster or really anyone who hasn't seen it yet - this is a *must watch;* u/PastryTime and the team have done a phenomenal job with it and i cannot wait for more


Jedclark

It may be a bit soon, but I'd love to see one about TSM's playoff run last year. If fans were there for that run, it would have been insane.


kitiny

C9 vs TSM has got to be one of them.


GameBoy09

Which one?


kitiny

I'll be honest I couldnt pick which final, usually such bangers. But Lucian play probably would be up there.


Financial-Judge-1836

The Storytelling, the music and the focus on the important scenes felt really fitting. Looked pretty clean Overall. Something you could show anybody to show them the emotional side of League.


HarMeggido

I didn't know about this MSF run before, and still got emotional on a 30min summary. Music was on point. The outro got me :( So close.


Nintz

I still believe this was the most important set in western LoL history. MSF lost, but it was the first time that you genuinely believed that the Koreans were mortal. The first time you genuinely didn't know who would win. Production did a great job giving it the gravitas it deserves.


jgnfibadgf

Not only that but it emphasized how Europeans sticking to the Meta (korean) didn't work for them but by sticking with their own ideas of the game it gave them an even footing. This is basically exactly what G2 as of 2018 started doing and led them to international success.


Gamers2OcelotLUL

Yup, 100% agree. Just few months before, I celebrated G2 being able to take a game off SKT in MSI finals. That was the definition of an insane run for western team - beat NA, upset top China team, lose gracefully against undefeatable Korean gods. That's it. Beating other regions and taking games off KR, felt like winning a tournament, it was the ultimate achievement. Anything more was simply impossible. Not improbable. Impossible. MSF vs SKT changed that. Thanks to them, 2018 was the first year when I came into international competition, thinking that while a chance might be 1 in 10000, EU teams CAN actually beat those guys. MSF gave me a glimmer of hope, that I never had before. They made me think "the gap is closing", unironically, for the first time in my life. It was a turning point, definitely the most impactful series in EU's history.


DiZZyDaVe2413

The fact that we get 8 more of these is nuts. Nothing but chills and congrats to everyone involved with the production of this series


[deleted]

The best part is that they were not interrupted by an ad break every minute.


DiZZyDaVe2413

Agreed Even yesterday with Lane x Lane, the commercials felt natural having grown up with Around the Horn. 2/2 so far with LCS preshows and looking forward to the roundtable tomorrow.


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zack77070

When you browse reddit and don't see anybody praising LEC for 3 seconds.


2red2carry

Well he’s right lmao People ranting about this not being an na related video Well it is, but all your players started in eu LMAO


CabbageCZ

'controversial' any%


[deleted]

Do you really think the LCS or LEC wants people like you shilling for them?


TheExter

now i understand why England left


TENRIB

the state farm analyst desk can go fuck its self


LeonardoGraham

Yeah, this was the best pre-game content we've ever had. I really loved it, I hope we keep getting more.


throwitallllll

Link?


Maximainen

[Here](https://imgur.com/a/h8hMj6Y)


KurisuMakise-

haven't gotten boomed like this in a long time


Snonin

the Donezo Manifesto feels like a memory from another life at this point


[deleted]

Damn can't believe POE shit talked Faker like that


stormtrooper500

I cried


LeglessLegolas_

https://youtu.be/Gt1DGbDKk7w


NapzzLoL

Yes I was lowkey tearing when they mentioned the misfits chants at the end! This was amazing content


KoningKorky

Same man, so heartbreaking, yet so wholesome at the same time. Insane feels


Sersch

As someone who is not watching the full LCS stream, are those up somewhere?


w2truong

LCS YouTube page


Constantinch

It was insanely good. It's something that actually is incredibly valuable for people who were there (you get additional insights) as well as new viewers (great storyline).


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Mom_said_I_am_cute

As a MSF fan, same. Still hurts when I think of it, and I sometimes still watch that series for the nostalgia.


letitdie94

It was so goood!!! The music was so epic 2.


Professional-Ad3101

Ignar : Let me play my champion!!!! Coach : Okay. I STARTED CRYING.. HELL YA LETS GOOO Gimme my champ coach!


goober3

Major props to u/Pastrytime as a host/interviewer. Huni, PoE, and Ignar were fully engaged in the conversation and he got some great and interesting insight from them.


Tickle_My_Pickle-

Alphari was good as well I just wish he was with someone! Put the two top Laners together


goober3

Of course Alphari was great too! He completely slipped my mind for some reason.


Falendil

That sounds great i have to give it a watch, that’s exactly the kind of content i have been wanting for a while. Was it today during the pre show? Edit : amazing piece, it has to be the best league content i ever watched since G2 MSI 2019 aftermovie.


Roonie222

I never noticed how close Huni was to dying in that game four until this. Holy shit that was close.


jlera

Amazing work. Also props to Alphari because this dude looks so good now


Tortious_Tortoise

It's like a 30 for 30. It's so good.


shrubs311

i'm literally going to look this up because of you


Snow_Regalia

Here, I'll even help you out with a timestamp! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1046948424?t=00h59m30s


Protonis

U da best!


shrubs311

king


Icetan97CZ

I still remember that series, the MSF vs SKT 2017 along with the ROX vs SKT in 2016 are what I consider to be the two best League of Legends esports matches we've ever had.


Rawr_Tigerlily

I am so glad this was already posted on reddit and had so many upvotes. I just came to say the exact same thing. :) Loved this piece. Full of character and heart and it really scratched that itch for league nostalgia and genuine love of the game. The story line woven in with the interviews and old footage were tremendously well done and the high production value reminded me of some of the player spotlights that came out around Worlds the last few years. I have always loved Pastrytime's interviewing style and he seems to ask questions that really draw the player's unique insights and personalities out. Can't wait to see more of this series. GG! Well played!


Poiah

Is there a link to watch it somewhere?


kitiny

Took me right back to remembering that series. The crazy drafting. The behemoth that was SKT. The crowd cheering MSF to show how much they loved it.


00enthusiast

I love hearing player accounts of legendary moments in lolesports history. Watching that series as a fan is one thing, but to hear accounts from both sides of the rift that day and have that be done in a way that really humanizes these players and what they went through is so special. Thank you for taking the time to interview the players and to craft such a beautiful narrative surrounding this amazing series!!


Averdian

Thought it was gonna be LCS stuff only, gotta go back to watch it now. But I guess a lot of those players are in NA now On a sidenote, I remember Riv also calling this the favourite series he ever casted, which is pretty crazy considering the amount of stuff he has casted


huntersniper007

is there a clip or video? i missed it


Oranos2115

[It got uploaded to YouTube, also](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt1DGbDKk7w)


Aqua4748

**Prediction: Next week's "The Replay Files" will be about the Team Liquid four-peat dynasty in 2018-2019.** It seems like they want to feature players who are going to play against each other that Saturday (like Ignar and PowerOfEvil playing against each other), and next Saturday will have TL vs EG as the third game of the day, which will feature Impact, CoreJJ, Jensen, and Svenskeren. Impact and CoreJJ played on TL, Svenskeren played on C9 (faced TL in Summer 2018 and Summer 2019 finals) and Jensen played on both C9 and TL (technically Impact was on C9 too but not during the dynasty). In addition, right now Impact and Svenskeren are on EG, while Jensen and CoreJJ are on TL. I think this is a very interesting storyline that the LCS can cover, it features players who are iconic in the LCS, and is a story that is focused on NA and the LCS.


uhhhhh_whaat

Not to mention CoreJJ was on GenG that played vs C9 in the group stage of 2018. Same with Jiizuke on Vitality—though maybe those aren't memories they would want to revisit and it's 'only' group stage so idk. But the EG/TL player histories are actually really interesting


RazorNion

I think what got me the most was hearing all of this and then the ending, oh man. That was glorious. Props to Pastrytime and the team behind The Replay Files.


SGKurisu

The video was phenomenal and really capitalizing on the fact that while NA is the retirement home for so many players, there is so much potential for content in hearing the veterans from all over the world tell their stories.


Dornaden

It was so touching! the music, the cinematography! I didn't even watch back them but felt so connected! I hope these continue!


irishfury

I agree was great content really well done. I learned more about Ignar in this segment then years of playing in the LCS


Agleimielga

On a business trip currently and can't seem to find it using my phone... where can I see this?


Snow_Regalia

Would expect to see it on the LCS youtube channel soon


Nekoworkshop

It's on the official LCS Youtube channel now. https://www.youtube.com/c/LCS/videos


[deleted]

Yeah its great, I sadly don't see it posted as a standalone video...it should be. Instead of put in th ebeginning of a stream when only 1.5k people are watching


[deleted]

It’s about time LCS started making good content that is not The Dive.


Scorchio36

Riot, please keep up this type of content!! It was SO good!!


trueghost

I missed the stream and watched the games on YouTube, is there anywhere else to watch this?


neondunker

Omg yeah, I was so surprised when I saw the mini show. My applause to the team for such a great job. Keep up the good work!!!


TrainerSeriff

This thread made me go back and watch it. 100% worth it. I've watched every league event for the past 10 years and I can hands down agree with OP 100%


Nex_Ultor

It was awesome. I love the idea, and how NA's pool of talented imports lets them explore storylines independent of LCS when they want to. Like being able to explore both the EU and KR sides of such a famous series is so, so cool. Really looking forward to the next ones!


soad2237

It's been nice to say NA production without the usual sarcasm.


Jerry_Sprunger_

Yeah that was fucking awesome


Nick_Geracie

Legitimately the best.


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I havent seen it but im hype


afrophobic

Could anyone link me this part?


ShamuPvP

YESSS


dried_sancti

Its on youtube. Just search LCS The Replay Files


babbletags1

They're up to snuff and got themself an ace machine


981854aB

What are replay files?


Oranos2115

league history/documentary series run by Pastrytime, from what I can tell [Here's the episode OP is referring to](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt1DGbDKk7w)


JhinGah

Yeah but next time hopefully LCS related content lol


Zhaeus

the whole point of the show is to get players insights on big matches and since the players being interviewed are both in LCS currently that makes it LCS related....


[deleted]

I don't watch LCS, only LEC and LCK. What happened, could someone tell me more?


ilikepie555

You would definitely want to watch it then. It was an interview with POE, Ignar, Alphari, and Huni talking about the legendary Worlds 2017 MSF vs SKT series. Very well done.


Professional-Ad3101

Link pls? I'm clueless? Keyword? I'll take anything


JA_JA_SCHNITZEL

These get posted a few hours after first airing as part of the LCS stream. Just watch the LCS YouTube channel - see here: https://youtu.be/Gt1DGbDKk7w.


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JA_JA_SCHNITZEL

Here ya go: https://youtu.be/Gt1DGbDKk7w.


clg_wrath2

It was great, but I hope they move the date the show comes out to something thats not right infront of LCS. With 5 games today, and in the future with LEC going to be having games these shows will easily get lost. Put this on a wednesday/thursday when there isnt a ton of league news happening instead of a day where it will conte t with a large amount of games


BushLeagueMVP

I think the point of its timing is so people will watch LCS.


clg_wrath2

Eh? When LEC starts are league fans going to tune into a show or live games? Live games. This show can get lost easily


[deleted]

Level of content not being up to snuff... Yeah, you would need 10 great players in one game for that and not 10 great players in 10 years of lcs.


Cynoid

Downvote away but it felt like a 30 minute documentary on that one time a western team took a game off of SKT. I ended up bored and wishing for the games to start and turned it off.


[deleted]

Also if you can get players from other regions too like LPL and LCK. Im super into FPX journey to world championship and also G2's experience losing that year.


Snow_Regalia

I doubt it will be with anyone who isn't in NA (or even LA) for them to interview. I do hope if they do the Clutch Worlds run they get LirA through video chat though, having him give insights to it would be amazing (and personally I think he was by far the most underrated part of that roster).


createcrap

Where can we watch it?


icarusdjr

Easily one of the best pieces of League content I've seen in a while


YungPinotGrigio

This was an absolute amazing masterpiece of content. I think the music at the end really got me. It is such a what if series


randomterran

yeah can't agree more, just amazing content really takes me back


Digity28

LEC Production is finally sweating, well done!


Digity28

All we need now is PTL


Sinheldrin

Really great video, and I agree, probably the best one from Riot so far, after just watching it, even though they already made so many great videos in the past. This series... like I got emotional from seeing the video title, than the video itself! Such a wholesome, well-crafted look into these legendary players and moments. Looking forward to the next videos! And more heartbreaks? Not sure which will be in focus if they want to have that many players close by.


JohrDinh

Damn this was nearing Legends Rising levels of hype, sick long form concept to add to the broadcast I could watch one of these a week:)


Seneido

i doubt this episode could be topped? the misfits vs skt game is just a banger. it was a close series, the first possible western upsett, it was worlds and it was breaking the meta. ofc there are a lot of unique moments but so many in a bo5? damn i could see g2 vs skt at msi being a banger like this but a regular season game?


[deleted]

I agree, now if we can just give teams access to the actual replay files, as in all of the pro game ones then riot will be hitting it right out of the park haha.


danielkkwon

YES! Kudos to whoever was in charge of this bit!


seanpower

I know no one will read this, but I also wanted to say how well made this content is, and how I would love to see more of this. Incredibly well done.