Who deserves MVP? / Why LEC needs to change - Power Spike S3E19

IWDominate, MonteCristo, and dGon react to the LEC summer season results, pick teams and players who have had glow ups, decide whether 100 Thieves or Vitality have been bigger disappointments recently, predict MVP's across the LCS, LEC, LCK, and LPL, and more!
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Power Spike features hosts Christian "IWillDominate" Rivera, Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, and Daniel "Dgon" Gonzales in a segment-based talk show discussing global League of Legends.
This episode was filmed on July 2nd, 2024.
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:44 - Reactions to LEC Summer season
0:24:54 - Glow Up
0:39:47 - Keep or Kick (100 Thieves vs Vitality)
0:52:50 - Last Free Nation Culture updates
0:58:09 - Galaxy Brain Club (MVP predictions)
1:14:07 - Closing
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[@AHpro11]

dGon rocking the xbox mw2 microphone

[@herunis]

I was waiting for the peaking and slurs being thrown around 😂

[@asiyt_]

He clearly needs the saudi blood money to upgrade his setup

[@TheDirk]

Get that bag dGon!

[@disturbed1734]

He has them Turtle Beaches

[@jeff230394]

And his hair sucks lol

[@G2LoL]

Good guy dGon sounding like a pilot, ready to bring Flyquest home Friday night 🥰

[@boyonthephone4331]

nahhh that's ill 💀💀

[@spencerfly1007]

Just like NRG aye? 🎉

[@G2LoL]

@@spencerfly1007 no comment

[@roachdoggjr4648]

I love how the biggest and most popular Western org fks with LFN but the community at large doesn't somehow.

[@PotatoSeb]

You are always cooking in the comments lol

[@JuicyPinkism]

“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Dgon speaking. If you look out your window you will see some grass.”

[@xkavvu9545]

Im waiting for dgon to drop the slurs with a mic like that lets gooo my goat

[@yams2026]

I keep coming back for Dgon's endearing naivete, what a nice guy great positive vibes

[@foxy_bl1784]

I like when dom is dropping straight heaters

[@DarkRoboWar]

I tried wiping my phone screen several times till I realized the dirt was on DGons camera lense

[@belesir8847]

dgon out here speaking into a potato

[@1638whatsuphello]

UNDERCOVER BROTHER IS ELITE, I WILL NEVER ACCEPT SLANDER ON THIS 😭

[@gbasso666]

2 Shields = 1 trophy.

[@reysolo3672]

can't wait to see how you roast the line from Web.

[@PigTheKid]

The trio of Monte, Dom & dGon never disappoints. Thank you for always producing great content!

[@dkiller15dw]

Undercover brother is a fantastic movie peak satire

[@iliekturtles2709]

I particularly enjoy how d6on could remember the names of the other people during this episode.

[@jumpbc]

I was holding a doublelifts (empty) trophy case sign at LCS Summer Finals 2015, it took him awhile to get over the hump of his first finals win

[@janos2318]

did you guys just missed, its more than likely to be a Mad vs KC elimination series in the lower bracket which has to be a banger!

[@yoursuntruly1]

New name for the Into the Am plug: "Int to the Am".

[@pmoney3001]

Goated show

[@BigLoveMachine]

I did literally 0 research but Dardoch comes to mind as a flash in the pan player that never really went anywhere

[@Leys-cd9un]

Time line?

[@Timeno1]

Dgon having an unlucky setup at Saudi

[@gary4936]

Honestly, hearing someone sound like they're talking through a low quality mic like that reminds me of the days of skype and call of duty, pretty good tbh.

[@foxy_bl1784]

Love undercover brother lol

[@andyhuynh2625]

DGon: "FLY heading Zero Two Zero. It's a Foxtrot Uniform w/ a Charlie Kilo. I repeat Foxtrot Lima Yankee."

[@ZackAurelius]

If we’re mentioning bad movies, my favorite might be Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

[@Aanenk]

downloaded the mcdons app because of yall highkey

[@space3996]

Good guy dGon taking blood money

[@paulathekoala1699]

It’s good to see dgon still here I didn’t know if they were gonna kick him for accepting to go to the Saudi event but I guess they are fine with Saudi after all

[@stuhiii]

Dom was giga funny this episode

[@mbrown7325]

I’m actually surprised how many people didn’t know the Sejuani thing. I thought it was pretty common knowledge 😂

[@ovs4744]

Apparently its a “niche mechanic” when they get called out for it 🤣🤣

[@circlejerkop4864]

I feel like Shiphtur or Link are probably the closest players you get to Vetheo in NA. Both were tremendously hyped up for a period of time, but Shiphtur legit never won a playoff series and Link was also a big choker (though CLG did get 3rd one split and also won an IEM series here and there with Link).

[@connorgough2678]

Feel like Insanity is the LCS Vetheo equivalent but Insanity had a rough time his first split

[@iWindyS]

LFN Neil Breen arc when?

[@ethan2060]

I feel like Core has been underrated this split but yeah the narrative for MVP for Impact is too strong rn

[@hollowichigo1023]

Dgon preparing for takeoff 😂

[@BornoftheSun89]

Flash in the pan-Dardoch?

[@trevorsanso32]

i miss peanut and kramer and the boys

[@weszzz589]

Isn't Rush an LCS jungler that popped off and did extremely well in his first season with TIP, but then didn't deliver after? Albeit that C9 was not a bad team obviously.

[@richter9485]

Its over boys Dgon got replaced by an AI. The Saudis already built Skynet.

[@MrAlexvizz]

No way the same dude from undercover brothers made 12 years a slave.

[@ZaddySeeBot]

Dude monte just completely owned wolf 😂😂

[@asjoalsjka]

Keep or kick: literally any NA team or Adolf Hitler. Monte: I really hate the NA team.

[@Obscure_TM]

i dont think era matters as much, just keep shields and trophies separate, shields being just below a trophy in terms of tier of award.

[@willyoung859]

That sure is a microphone

[@MichalMarcina]

13th Warrior is Great :D Terrible, but Great

[@Max88188]

Zeka admitted to not kkowing how yas worked

[@boredindividual]

What is this cursed comments section holy...

[@trevorsanso32]

how about a hate thread for dom saying 'like' every other word

[@chamway3472]

I think Dom just has a more black and white view of league, while a lot of people like a more grey perspective of where everything isn't that bad and sugarcoated so they don't get their feelings hurt. Sad truth is peoples lives suck so they just love to spread hate online. Keep doing your thing Dom

[@wormley188]

No Viper believers?

[@Warpenguin55]

Saudi Arabia butchered DGon's audio worse than Jamal Khashoggi

[@redgiant970]

My MVP for LEC is Supa, didn't you know he's better than world champion ADCs

[@thekindalien]

I play a shit ton of sejuani , normally I use my autos and W to get my passive , I proc it with an auto to do the dmg , press my q for additional cc , then I use my ULT and auto proc passive , I feel for me it gives me the most cc possible and damage , but I’m also not as high rank as you guys , so this might be all wrong so idk . 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@swayarrow]

Dom is the best

[@iamSol__]

Impact for MVP

[@timothygleis5322]

Idk, after that Corki game I don't think APA can be MVP for at least a year.

[@kevinma4249]

When has dom talked about Al during these discussions which ep?

[@jeff230394]

Gdon scuffed

[@persephone9360]

Best tech Saudi could provide huh? Unlucky

[@trevorsanso32]

Lies Peanut Yuuki Kramer Mark only true oldheads remember

[@derekmarshman6154]

T1 desperately needs Riot to bail them out. That team sucks.

[@Pyrrha_Nikos]

Obviously, every Reddit user knew about the Sejuani mechanic, it's the most popular champ in soloqueue and everyone plays her all the time! How dare Dom be wrong and show that he's human and not a machine? Disgusting, would post 6k comments about it again

[@stefankatsarov5806]

I dont think the format is the problem for the curent LEC hurtles. Bad GMing is the main reason since most teams are just bad or not interesting. Orgs dont care so why shoud we.

[@richyj627]

I hope Dom gets some sleep and doesn't have to read too many more fan comments

[@wojtaszek3262]

Yo guys why cant i download the video hello????

[@davienssprime123]

“How dare you not know a niche sejuani mechanic” well fuck then maybe he should not mock other people like he did then? The double standards is crazy.

[@canyoumakeplayoffs2786]

dgon sound like he bouta launch an airstrike

[@Bozothcow]

like like like like like

[@otaserus]

13:05 yes dom I did tune out. And yes that does prove the point of the format being dogshit

[@brianrich3094]

A player in NA that showed flashes and didn’t win shit?( I think this player is over rated anyways) Huni

[@winnow1668]

Correct me if I'm wrong i feel like i remember Dom/Monte shitting on Phreak or someone for not knowing certain game aspects. It's only bad if they are the ones shit on

[@spencerfly1007]

They are babies

[@Penguyen.]

Someone else might remember something, but the last thing I remember them flaming Phreak for was the Rumble stats and whether or not rumble was strong if you remove the win rates of the best teams. Edit:typos

[@bishopwittenmyer5319]

People lack all forms of nuance making comments on a show about a mistake phreak kept repeating at the time and a front page Reddit thread that’s just straight up lying on doms career that came AFTER he already acknowledged being wrong are not an equal exchange

[@MrSlade138]

Am I delusional or was the negative sentiment against Dom in that thread almost entirely made up? Half of the upvoted comments were about the fact that it was a nothingburger, and the other half were that he corrected his mistake. Hate comments were being downvoted. Edit: Btw, I do think he often gets a lot unjustified reddit hate thrown at him. I just think this particular thread was not nearly as bad as it was represented.

[@YNOBLITZ]

You’re delusional. Almost every hate comment towards dom is upvoted to the top, and defending him usually gets you mass downvoted. Doesn’t even matter if it’s made up or not too

[@brittanyk9272]

I get he might have been right here, but he is just a hater 90% of the time. People are done with it. Someone posted a comment he didn’t like so he doxed them online. He truly thinks behavior like that is okay. Most of the hate he gets is deserved. He ruined that persons life all cause he didn’t like their comment. He doesn’t just get a pass cause he might have been right once.

[@marcosa2000]

​@@brittanyk9272 I'm gonna need proof of the doxxing incident

[@chancewestonjordan]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@brittanyk9272100+ comments on this channel alone hating on Dom is not normal behavior, Brittany K, the same person who was featured in the clip for being absolutely insane in that alleged “hate video”. Nice to see actual evidence of you hating on and borderline harassing Dom with this very account long before the clip though, pot, kettle, you know…

[@cuongluuchi4226]

@@brittanyk9272 you are the one that brought up the doxxing point. YOu should be the one to provide evidence, not the one that is questioning the validity of it?

[@thelight3270]

IWillTencent not happy!

[@jiloujensen2498]

I think Dom's video about why he may stop LEC same way Yamato does was super articulate and interesting. People should just refer to that when they want to talk about him. However, the amount of negativity in a downward spiral dragging Gilius Yamato and him is an issue. Dom getting bored with LEC definitely transpires in the quality of content the sack provides. Hopefully BOs and Worlds will bring him back to his former self. P.S: Another mistake Dom recently did is calling out Rich on Larssen and implying he is covering that. Plus, Vetheo finished his 3rd year of LEC, not 4th.

[@rockylee943]

First of riot decided to sack most the staff in lec and prioritized saving a dead product which is na over Eu the cast is bland and boring cause there is no funding to Lec yet despite that viewership is up him bringing up a na reddit site where majority is na and some eu english speaking fans saying lec is boring is irrelevant cause im one of many fans that despite all the attempts riot made for na refuse to watch na to me its boring the viewership shows eu triples the average viewers does Lec need to rethink the format yes do they need to invest in the content and camera crew that RIOT NA GLOBAL BASED IN CALIFORNIA decided to sack nearly every employee yes but boring is subjective I for one could not give a shit other then watching the games and when focused just on gameplay i see nothing diferent in na over eu if anything the top teams look better in Eu, Dom got granted co streaming rights for Na and got denied Eu. Whatever hype he sees in Na is subjective considering spanish and french fans hype the shit out of their teams but he looks at that in a negative light while I see that as hype in their orgs he doesn't see that negatively when refering to chinese fans fanboying over chinese teams or korean fans doing the same he instigates negativity towards fans gets the backlash he seeked then plays some victim.

[@szymciupol]

Vetheo started his career in misfits in spring 21, so current year was his 4th (21, 22, 23, 24). and from what I'm seeing VIT can't get enough points to get top6 already so he just finished it.

[@antosqa7343]

Can't wait to see KT beats GenG and stopping their winstreak just to lose to BRO in the next series. And Monte's reaction to it of course

[@KidDaAce]

Don’t let Dgons mic distract you from the fact that monte would rather kick a 100t roster that has made playoffs and looked competitive instead of the VIT.

[@thelight3270]

IWillTencent coping

[@FitzgeraldStanburyWeissV]

Are you crying after LPL sent your team home and T1 won the tournament?

[@KingBoo.]

First!

[@diaperamess]

reddit is so liberal. hypocritical crybullies.

[@tedsmith6385]

IWDominate, otherwise known as I will chinese shill, pretends to watch lpl so he can flame EU pro players who are better than him cos hes jealous he didnt win words like Jankos. This comment is brought to you by Brittany K

[@brittanyk9272]

@@tedsmith6385 she didn’t say this. You know she didn’t say this. Making up lies about what people say is against the terms.

[@FitzgeraldStanburyWeissV]

@@brittanyk9272 Why are you responding then?

[@bmkaup3]

I’m Brittany K and I didn’t say this.

[@bmkaup3]

Ya I didn’t say this.

[@akaliislifeakaliislove5968]

you would have known the sejuani thing if you watched sneaky and meteos costreams, no excuses like "no one knew that" please

[@Bloodbow]

Honestly I don’t get why IWD even tries to watch other leagues like LCK or LPL and act all elitist about his opinion. This guy couldn’t even make a finals in a “major” region and blamed it on his teammates, okay buddy you know better than a worlds winner. IWDs just a grifter that keeps the company of grifters, flaming young players that will get better over time and do more than he ever could with his failure of a “pro” career. Guy must watch Caedrel’s videos and streams to copy his analysis, it’s so obvious when he can’t explain it like Caedrel did. Chatting

[@Bloodbow]

​@@brittanyk9272 I can't believe Dom doxxed Dr. Disrespect

[@YNOBLITZ]

@@brittanyk9272you didn’t watch the video lol

[@Bloodbow]

@@brittanyk9272 That's absolutely devastating, I didn't know Dom was so nefarious as to hack an "actual lol fan" and post their personal information without their consent. Thank you for enlightening me, I don't have as much time on my hands as you.

[@cuongluuchi4226]

@@brittanyk9272 "I deleted my comment because I'm scared of getting sued for telling the truth"? What kind of backward logic is that? And secondly, I'm not saying I know what he would do but you ain't worth the time and effort.

[@Bloodbow]

​@@brittanyk9272 ​ I never made a joke, I am deadly serious. Holding people accountable is very important, so here's the comments you deleted. @brittanyk9272 replied: "You’re right he just blames people and uses everyone for engagement. He literally doxed someone the other day. When are people gonna see how bad his behavior is." @brittanyk9272 replied: "@Bloodbow right I’m ashamed for you that you think that behavior is okay." @brittanyk9272 replied: "@Bloodbow you could of asked what happened instead you literally just made a joke out of it. God I don’t understand why people think behavior like this is okay."

[@nikolakrastev8880]

The format is a problem for sure but let's not ignore the elephant in the room. Nobody cares because the same team wins every split. In LCS we have seen 100T, C9, NRG, TL,EG, win and we have teams like FLY and DIG who can realistically challenge for the title. In EU it is only gamers2 and everyone knows it which makes the league extremely boring.

[@treynguyen1236]

But if G2 wins consecutively through rigorous playoffs is just exciting even if they win all the time. I don't care if they win 8 times in a row, I just want the other teams to put up a fight against G2

[@nikolakrastev8880]

@@treynguyen1236 if they put up a fight gamers2 wouldn't win all the time. It is not a format issue it is a teams issue. Also how could you care if you know that the same team will win? At a certain point it becomes boring

[@Pyrrha_Nikos]

Meanwhile GenG is going for the 5peat and LCK is still the most watched league on the planet. Not the best take, if you ask me

[@nikolakrastev8880]

@@Pyrrha_Nikos GenG actually have the potential to win the golden road and the league has high quality gameplay. Also since T1 have the ability to randomly turn up and win worlds there is some hype but even some casters have expressed how boring it is to watch GenG vs T1 at every final. gamers2 win every title regardless of how bad they play and then fail internationally so there is no reason to watch the LEC competitively. Last point: the LEC has been like this for 5 years with almost no break while the LCK has been dominated by genG for only 2. That also matters.

[@Pyrrha_Nikos]

​@@nikolakrastev8880 First of all, your initial take had nothing to do with international success or potential, you only talked about how domestic league being dominated by 1 team is boring, which is wrong because LCK is a clear example of that not being true. Second, T1 has as much chance of competing with GenG as the other LEC teams have with G2: most of the time, they don't, and sometimes they have a close finals. Third, you are not well informed because 2022 summer was won by Rogue, and 2023 spring playoffs was won by MAD. This G2 roster has been dominant for less time (1 year and a half) than GenG has been dominant (2 years. And likely 2 years and a half, if they win this split), but it feels the other way around because LEC having 3 splits a year makes each split mean less, which is the whole point of Dom's take about the format.