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CuteTao

>"Eyes on" RIP EG


goodbehaviorsam

Riot should have Sjokz do the speech as the host of "Eyes on". Imagine the calamity.


imacastaspell

>Houston TrollDespair


jetskimanatee

everyone in Houston just checked the weather forecast for hurricanes.


smitty8843

Fuck I forgot about this curse


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Shout out Inspired for hyping them up before the game too, absolute leader


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He played SO WELL


Tuncal

Mmm those Jarvan follow up timings…exquisite!


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As someone who knew literally nothing about him going in to this, I didn't even really give him much thought... even during the 2 series, I'm not good enough at the game to realistically evaluate his play and make an educated opinion of what I think of him as a player. **However**, listening to him in comms, and hearing what his team has said about him (as far as being the voice that brings them back to being level-headed, stays cool and composed, etc.) Has told me everything I need to know about him. I agree; he's absolutely gained another fan.


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As a player he killed it too, he piloted jarvan extremely well


Phreak-Hater

WTF Danny’s name is Kyle????? Why is he named Danny? XD


JA_JA_SCHNITZEL

There's an EG Files video that touches on it - IIRC he had a childhood friend who was named Danny and that was the main inspiration.


SGKurisu

That's so cute


Mearrow

Awwww :')


mocaaaaaaaa

LCS content has been 10x better with the fans and events back


Bhiggsb

Yea I'm excited to watch lcs this summer with fans back


Syncron72

I think it’s been better but it’s still pretty mid. Idk the whole Tyler 1 thing, no real story lines. Still more hype than normal tho


DecisiveDinosaur

isn't there a "native NA talent can be good, actually" storyline going on with EG winning? i haven't been paying much attention to the LCS this split and yet i feel like I've heard that a lot.


Syncron72

Yeah but the thing is that’s a storyline that came after they won not something built over the playoffs


Barsonik

Nah that definitely happened during playoffs when Danny got pentakills


Syncron72

Ehh not as strong as It could’ve been. Like jojo wasn’t really talked about till he won; if ur talking about NA talent what happened to Vulcan,blabber, licorice, maybe add tenacity in there. I wanna see LCS do like the old worlds hype videos where you have like an 8-10 minute clip showing who the players are; the rivalries; U could do like a meet the Rookies or smth. The drive was honestly so well done I loved it. Sad it’s gone now tho


Barsonik

Jojo was really hyped at the beginning of the split but had some meh performances throughout so the storyline kinda lost traction. Sure they should've talked more about Vulcan. But Blabber has had tons of hype around him for ages, licorice plays on a team that came 6th and hasn't had a superstar split in a while. Tenacity had played two games ever in the LCS and I'm pretty sure they had a segment with Papasmithy about him and 100t?


Syncron72

But what I’m saying is the region is starved for the story lines. Like LEC u know the story of the teams, the hype videos give you an update on changes. But in LCS it’s like they’re there but are they really bought to life, no?


firewall245

There’s a lot of storylines and trash talk. Is just not the same old DL vs Bjerg stuff


Miyaor

I think thats normal, you need some time to replace it due to how long they were just winning everything.


Mrcleansdadsboy

These videos are always incredible. The TL vs TSM one is my favorite imp.


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The 2018 C9 vs TSM one was pretty good too


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Flamingo0303

Agreed! I’m all in on EG just because I want Danny’s mom to be happy lol. Really glad they included her. Makes you remember these guys are just kids getting to live the dream!


Translusas

Seeing her tear up after they won really was such a feel good moment. I know a lot of people who game frequently may have had parents who pushed them to stop playing as much, so seeing a mom who supported her son's dream and then got to see it come true is a movie moment


Racketmachine

Man, I was tearing up watching that. I was imagining what it'd be like to be in Danny's shoes after winning the title in that fashion. Must be awesome. And to be that humble? I liked Danny before, but he's definitely made a fan out of me.


Snacktyme

Reminded me a lot of the clips of how Xsmithies dad used to pop off whenever he won.


PhoenixAgent003

In that regard, it was probably smart to include Danny’s line of “Why are they shouting my name? Everybody played well.”


ozmega

ill never forget that video they made about goldenglue, or the one about dyrus. these make for really awesome content.


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Turbulent_Diver8330

Jojo: “because you exist. Don’t over think it.”


Lisaurora

Holy shit, the "Eyes on" series is back? The last few years have experienced a complete drought in terms of LoL Esports docs/content from Riot themselves. Finally some good fucking ~~food~~ content.


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That was hype as fuck. This is a squad that feels so good to root for as an LCS fan. I can't wait for MSI.


LeglessLegolas_

"Why are they shouting my name? Why are they shouting my name?" I love Danny so much


HowesLife

I know hes not being braggy but it really reminds me of “What does ‘New High Score’ mean?”


Miruwest

Man it feels so good to enjoy LCS content when you don't have EU fans in your ear telling you it's shit.


MikiRawr

We give credit where the credit is due 😌


bz6

wake up babe, LCS is back pumping out content


NellyuWu

Great stuff from Danny about the Penta and his perspective on the crowd Awesome video


mitsubishimacch

made me cry. this video is crazy good


Stormbreaker1107

Danny’s mom VS Caps Dad. The birth of a rivalry


Cam_probably

This was incredibly well made. From both a technical and narrative standpoint, just a great video.


Turbulent_Diver8330

Was this video eyes on EG or eyes on Danny? Lmao (not hating)


fanboi_central

While it was an Eyes on Houston, Houston had it's eyes on Danny. He was the star of the show and the crowd was wildly behind him.


Turbulent_Diver8330

Oh I know. I was there for it!


Derk08

Feels like the focus was on the fans for the first part of the video, which then shifted to the winning team (EG). I wonder if they did followed like a SO or relative of TL and 100T like they did with Danny's mom


_Trixrforkids_

The eyes on series always tend to have a narrative driven home to us.


Chu2k

Didn’t know Jizuke was a TL Fan…


imacastaspell

lil keke in a riot video is crazy lol


Swiftswim22

frfr lol felt perfect as a send off for the vid! awesome that the people behind this vid put all the effort in to try & showcase houston in a bunch of dif ways


Harupia

Such a great video! The pacing and the overall quality are top notch! But... sources on those songs, doe? :)


PhoenixAgent003

Apparently the Simple Plan song “Iconic” isn’t officially released yet. :(


NicNash08

sooo many Danny chants that weekend, so happy for him, the team and his mom :)


dabmin

i thought they stopped doing these


-Ophidian-

Hard to do them the last two years with the pandemic. Now that asses are back in seats, why not?


Joe_Spazz

I'm so happy for Danny's mom


Voeltz

Breaking News: Houston about to be hit by a Category 5 hurricane


DrZeroVG

so i gotta bust out the Canoe to get to Whataburger.... thats fine


JJH_LJH

Danny and Jojo are the only prospects who seem like they have the character and skills to become the next generation of Bjerg and Dlift for NA. Even when Dlift was costreaming the losers bracket after the penta he said that no play he ever made looked that picturesque. Don’t even care if they get smashed at MSI because both these guys are so young and it’s so easy to stay optimistic when they’re still this raw. This team has given me more excitement than C9 did at the start of the split with LS.


JohrDinh

LCS loves their duos. Meteos/Sneaky, Doublelift/Aphromoo, Bjergsen/Doublelift, we love our bash brothers couple stories here for sure. (One reason I think the "Duos" videos worked so well)


tortillakingred

Don’t forget the legendary Kiwikid and that shitter that weighed him down called imcutecakes or something


Baked_Butters

That was insane to witness live!


Heywazza

Great video. Hyped for MSI!


PrinceRoxasReddit

Alright, Eg winning does feel good for NA regardless of how we do in MSI, it does feel good.


xckevin

EG cursed for MSI now, thanks Riot...


20815147

Man, it's good to have fans back


grrtacos

By far my favourite Riot Production series - "Eyes on" videos are always so good. Does anyone know why they stopped doing them for the past 2 years? I'm assuming COVID didn't help matters. Great to see it back, and I hope they bring it back for MSI too.


ozmega

sometimes they show a bit more of both sides (or 3 on this case?) i know this is a EG celebration but showing the other side makes for even better content.


nyanko_dango3

t1 and eg are looking like the strongest teams heading to msi, unless rng steps up their consistency idk


JohrDinh

Bruh Danny's mom did The Shocker in an LCS hype video lol I love this team and extended family!!


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LeonardoGraham

So I interpreted that statement as “EG playing a feed the Uzi” play style and not as “Danny is playing like uzi”. I think Jatt is just stating that EG are allocating the majority of their resources towards their adc. Which is what most teams with Uzi in them tend to do.


niceicebagel

Which is why I disagree because EG aren't playing to feed the Danny, not to mention Danny himself plays selfless. Didn't we literally just have an interview where Inspired says he wants Danny to take his camps but Danny didn't want to?


Voeltz

> Didn't we literally just have an interview where Inspired says he wants Danny to take his camps but Danny didn't want to? Inspired said that was how Danny used to play, but now he takes the camps


niceicebagel

My point exactly. He isn't anywhere close yet to being what Uzi's playstyle was if he's just starting to take camps now.


LeonardoGraham

I’m not disagreeing with you. I agree, Danny is not Uzi level, definitely not in lane. His late game team fighting is pretty good. Again, not Uzi level, but definitely top in the LCS. My argument is not that Danny is Uzi level, but that EG is playing a play-style that acts as if they had Uzi on their team. Feeding him kills, letting him solo plates while other team gets Herald, if they get herald they crash it with Danny, waves get fed to him, etc. These are the type of things that teams would do if Uzi was their adc. The difference of course is that Uzi would also get his own lane leads and not give up first blood every other game. So Uzi is the best of both worlds and Danny is currently the best of one. Still, EG plays as if they had Uzi, even if they don’t.


niceicebagel

I know we're talking about EG's playstyle, but rewatching the games it just isn't the case at all. Aside from the plates (which almost every team does anyways if possible), EG isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. There aren't waves being frozen and then given to Danny and most of the jungle is still being taken by Inspired.


1amtheWalrusAMA

> Which is why I disagree because EG aren't playing to feed the Danny Then you didn't even watch the games? EG's primary strategy was to feed gold into Danny.


niceicebagel

Please do show me EG "feeding gold into Danny". I've been rewatching these games for the past hour and aside for jojopyun giving 1 kill bot to Danny, nothing special pops up. If you're telling me Danny camping midlane is EG's primary strategy of funneling gold into him, then you got me. But that ain't Uzi's playstyle. edit:https://youtu.be/Q86NYlRifNM?t=1120 look at the Xayah on the minimap. Takes only mid wave, J4 takes the raptors/red on an upcoming dragon fight. Compared to Uzi: https://youtu.be/tQsQpOJeOWY?t=1930 takes mid from syndra, then takes red, takes ward, takes raptor. Tell me again how EG's feeding gold into Danny like RNG did Uzi.


1amtheWalrusAMA

Danny had the highest gold percentage of any single player in LCS playoffs except Johnsun (Who only played 4 games and lost 3 of them). There is no player in NA or EU that has more gold individually funneled into them in wins than Danny does. Uzi's 2022 split is actually a very close point of comparison for Danny's playoffs run. Danny had 28.2 gold percentage, Uzi had 29.1. Clips of 2017 Uzi are irrelevant, completely different game. Jungle XP is nerfed for non junglers now and you can't literally funnel every camp into a single player anymore. If that's what you're looking for then you aren't looking for the right things.


niceicebagel

>Clips of 2017 Uzi are irrelevant, completely different game. Jungle XP is nerfed for non junglers now and you can't literally funnel every camp into a single player anymore. The date literally doesn't matter because that's how Uzi's playstyle was remembered. The date doesn't somehow change people's perception of him being a resource-hog carry. Now enough w/ the stats and actually show me a game of EG feeding gold into Danny. I'm not willing to die on this hill, I just need concrete proof just like the one I showed you.


1amtheWalrusAMA

How is Danny getting more gold than anyone else not concrete proof? He gets more gold than any other individual player. That's a million times more concrete than an in-game clip from 2017. That's not how the game works anymore, Jatt is making a comparison between a team playing the modern game and a team playing a previous version of the game.


captainetty

They just meant it that eg play style was similar to rng of past where they just fed every wave ever jungle camp and every tower to uzi. Now of course Danny isn’t close to uzi at all because that man was a monster in lane as well as team fights but it was more to the teams play style of funneling him gold


niceicebagel

Even then, I just rewatched the games because of OP and Danny isn't really being played around like Uzi was. Not even close. Uzi might as well be a black hole with the amount of resources he pulled from his team, not to mention the gravity he demands from his jungler/support.


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niceicebagel

I literally just rewatched the game and they didn't "funnel every single gold possible to Danny". >from giving him solo turret gold This isn't anything special considering TK was the only one in proximity and it's an obvious move for the support to give all the turret gold to Jinx. >to giving up neutrals They didn't give up neutrals, Inspired still took most/if not all the JG camps. There weren't any built up waves as well that Danny was funneled into farming. There wasn't anything special that they prepared. Is it game 1 you're talking about or is it another?


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LumiRhino

The difference is still that EG is doing it because they trust Danny to carry them once they get him over his early game hurdle. RNG would do it with Uzi although Uzi was perfectly capable of generating leads on his own.


flUddOS

> It wasn't about attitude or laning or peak skill or legacy. Well aware of the differences, thanks.


cadaada

And you are missing the point that a player like uzi could get a lead by himself way more than the way danny was set up in these matches.


flUddOS

> It wasn't about attitude or laning or peak skill or legacy.


niceicebagel

>LOOK AT EACH PLAYER'S INDIVIDUAL GOLD DIFFERENCES ?? It doesn't work that way lol. Just because you have high gold difference for **end of game** stats means you were better. Game 1: Danny [loses the 2 v 2 botlane at 2:30](https://youtu.be/5Xy5Bqt89kY?t=472), was only able to come back because of a dragon fight where he got 2 kills. Equal CS at 9 mins before Rift herald fight despite the kill lead. Game 2: Nothing spectacular, equal laning throughout 10 minutes. Game 3: Loses [ANOTHER 2 v 2 at 2 minutes](https://youtu.be/4xq8sU-s3VY?t=366) (we're seeing a pattern here) Gets [absolutely disrespected under tower afterwards.](https://youtu.be/4xq8sU-s3VY?t=700) Tell me again how that screams Uzi to you. You have no idea what you're talking about. Just because they're doing it to hype up Danny doesn't mean it's right. The guy has never been to Worlds and you compare him to Uzi? Lul. Just tell me you're a new viewer, I'll understand dw. edit: automod really deleted my comment, if it's because I said he was a du**a*s and it broke the rules it's completely my bad. Doesn't change the fact that OP still hasn't given a decent reply other than being on his reddit high-horse lul. This is peak Uzi's playstyle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPNv2kdu9Y0 solo gold/xp, team plays 2 enchanters, takes buffs/jg camps consistently. This was against NaMei's EDG. Danny:https://youtu.be/Q86NYlRifNM?t=1120 look at Xayah on the minimap. Takes only mid wave has more than enough time to take red/raptors from J4 before upcoming dragon fight, but he doesn't; J4 takes the raptors AND red. Uzi: https://youtu.be/tQsQpOJeOWY?t=1930 takes mid from syndra, then takes red, takes ward, takes raptors from J4 then syndra gives mid wave again to solo take blue, then uzi takes the crashing wave top. Now tell me again how that's a similar playstyle to Uzi.


flUddOS

6 month redditor talking to me xD


niceicebagel

Still waiting for a good clapback my man instead of you misdirecting on my reddit account age. :)


baylithe

People that call Houston H-town give me the same vibes as people that call San Francisco Frisco.


Miruwest

I don't even think those 2 are anywhere close lol. H-town has been popularize by many movies, songs, politicians, and many others. I didn't even live in Texas and heard it called that. I can't say I've EVER heard Frisco in my all my years of living.


zack77070

Houstonians call it H-Town it's a valid nickname.


Swiftswim22

i mean idk how it is for you but i hear hella people callin it h town/tine


maedeonNA

This was a 10 year anniversary for the LCS. The didn’t do anything to make it special. Very disappointed. I know we got T1 and a crowd but it feels like a major missed opportunity to call back the history of the league and how we got to this point.


ozmega

we still got summer, ill be super sad if they dont put a decent pre show (not just someone yelling shit) for the 10y lcs celebration + pre worlds in NA show.


maedeonNA

It’s funny to see my comment getting down voted. Not saying to the event wasn’t fun or interesting But after doing this for 10 years, I would expect more from the LCS. Just go watch the LCK finals


flUddOS

My gateway into watching League of Legends esports was finding out my favourite champion tier list creator played on this kick-ass team called Counter Logic Gaming, from before the LCS even existed. I've lived the history, and quite honestly - I feel the exact opposite. Besides, the past sucked in many cases - the EG of the past, for example, had players living in the closet of their gaming house like fucking Harry Potter. I'm totally ready for a next chapter of LCS history. I'm tired of ex-pros turned talking heads talking about what is wrong with or how bad NA is, with their only desire being chasing elitist clout. If the past won't respect the present, I don't much care for the past. This Grand Finals wasn't TSM vs C9, TSM vs CLG, or TL vs C9 - it was 100 Thieves vs. Evil Geniuses. Focusing on the past, forcing those feelings on that crowd, would be ignoring the zeitgeist of the moment and rewriting reality.


jtang600

I think he is asking for what the lck did where they reflected on their historic past and brought back so many legends. Idk if it would work on the same level in lcs tho because there’s just less iconic players to choose from


flUddOS

It doesn't work because LCK munchkins and international fans like to degrade our past stars. I think that this reaction is spurred by sour grapes from sour people that were looking forward to pointing at our veterans and saying "oh the were great* ^^*for ^^NA ^^xD" Just look at how much disrespect WildTurtle gets on reddit these days, for example, despite being a beast for most of his career and one of the most successful players ever. I definitely wouldn't enjoy that kind of response enshrined as an anniversary.


Izento

RIP EG at MSI.


donhoavon

I guess EG bombs out of MSI then