"Love me some Regi" – The Feud That Changed the LCS - Video

Here’s something weird: A conversation about balance in League of Legends changed the pro scene forever.

That’s not even hyperbole. In 2016, League players and team owners were mad that Riot Games kept changing the game at the worst times. And in their attempt to pressure Riot to re-think when they patched League, they ended up changing the entire business model of the esports scene forever.

Here's how the dispute between Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill and Andy "Reginald" Dinh changed everything.

Written and hosted by Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Edited by Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)

Images of Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill
Courtesy: Riot Games

Cop Out - Tracy Morgan: "No!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2u_De8j5o
Courtesy: Warner Bros. Pictures

NA LCS Spring and Summer 2016 event footage
Courtesy: Riot Games

DRIVE: The Reginald Story #LCSDrive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV3ttn_nLdE
Courtesy: Riot Games

TSM: Legends Season 2 - Episode 26
https://youtu.be/TwMXRqk-_Vs
Courtesy: Team SoloMid

TSM: Legends Season 2 - Episode 27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm9lFuWCZ-E
Courtesy: Team SoloMid

A New Era of the NA LCS Begins
https://youtu.be/bEPhIAxqav0
Courtesy: Riot Games

Evolution of the NA LCS
https://youtu.be/jtGLHmSa2lA
Courtesy: Riot Games

Overwatch League Royal Wedding clip
https://youtu.be/bqb_FAqqdEM
Courtesy: Overwatch League (YouTube)

Hotrod "Where do you get off?" clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbu88CKkEzI
Courtesy: Paramount Pictures


Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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