The Man Who Made League of Legends | Ep. 082 Lemonade Stand 🍋
· 1 h 53 min · Explicit
Episode The Man Who Made League of Legends | Ep. 082 Lemonade Stand 🍋
On this week's show... Aiden fights C-long, Atrioc dives mid tier 2, and DougDoug goes fast 9. Featuring Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games.
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Episode: 082
Recorded on: September 29th, 2026
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Segments
0:00 Intro
5:15 Early Mistakes
11:32 Why Marc Came Back
19:15 2XKO Expectations
26:15 Live Games Green
30:54 The State of Gaming
38:11 Scaling into Growth
41:05 Philosophy Around The MMO
50:05 F2P vs $500 Skins
54:10 Tencent Ownership
1:03:00 International Complications
1:13:39 Working At Regional Levels
1:20:35 AI Concerns
1:24:56 Esports
1:37:42 DOTA All Stars Saga
1:48:38 Outro
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