The Queue | Licorice - I didn't expect the 6-0. The 0 part is actually scary.

[@lolesports]

00:00 - Intro 01:28 - When Licorice started playing League of Legends 03:36 - Playing video games with his brother 05:53 - What makes Licorice a better gamer than other people? 08:18 - When did pro play as a career begin to formulate for Licorice? 10:53 - Was Licorice always a Top laner? 12:17 - What sacrifices is Licorice making as a pro player? 15:20 - What does life after Pro Play look like? 16:30 - Joining Cloud9 18:02 - Why is Reapered such a good coach? 20:26 - How did you reconcile the immediate stardom with C9? 22:17 - How did you get out of that and into a healthier mindset? 23:35 - Licorice and the next chapter for Cloud9 24:49 - Do you feel like you’re a leader on the team? 26:24 - Did Licorice expect to be 6-0 right now? 28:02 - Will we see more lane switching in the future for League? 29:44 - Does Licorice think about how to break the Meta? 31:12 - Playing with Zven. 33:07 - Goals for the Cloud9 35:20 - Who are the teams that you’re most afraid of? 36:52 - What does success and happiness look like for Licorice? 39:12 - Is this iteration of Cloud9 the one to win Worlds?

[@edwinlara8851]

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[@CinemaSteve]

It always amazes me how comfortable Dash is with just about any situation and person he's with. That dude is the MVP of Riot's outward staff.

[@DeltaRaven97]

His acting experience really does that for him. It's why he's so comfortable on camera.

[@BlumOfficial]

@@DeltaRaven97 he acted???

[@dogsbecute]

@@BlumOfficial he was in some thriller I think. Check his name on imdb

[@Pizzastealingninja]

Right? I wanna just, like, absorb that confidence and social agility.

[@orbitpukelissop6324]

Dash knows how to talk and interact like no other you can tell.

[@robhill8197]

Please make this a weekly show. Dash is a good host, he is a GREAT interviewer.

[@nickr.8948]

Man Dash is really something else, I've seen other licorice interviews and he wasn't nearly as comfortable to talk as here. Nice content do more of these

[@Primaeva]

for sure. I think it also has to do with it not being game day / the setting's really relaxed too, both seated comfortably and not facing cams and overly bright studio lights

[@cor8052]

Unreal interview, Dash was amazing at asking good questions and drawing real answers out of Licorice. Licorice really came across as genuine and very articulate person.

[@tahkio]

Dash is such an awesome person and I always think he’s so talented asking great conducting questions. Socially speaking he blows me away.

[@GloomsOath]

Love how professional this is, as well as how professional and great Dash is at what he does. MVP

[@jimai808]

Super professional yet super relaxed and felt very candid. Normally licorice looks and feels kinda uncomfortable in interviews but despite this being possibly the most formal looking interview hes had he feels the most open and comfortable.

[@GloomsOath]

jimai808 I completely agree and I’m a C9 fan.

[@monsteranatsu229]

Licorice looks like an actor in an interview for a new movie.

[@TheSergio1021]

Licorice? I thought Dash was interviewing Jesse Eisenberg

[@jrr1137]

I didn't think I can watch a 40min interview but this was so enjoyable! Dash is so good and it's my Lico baby 😍

[@TendoPlays]

Give Dash an esports award

[@exilriateh1049]

Dash is so professional in interviewing. If this becomes a weekly show I would definitely watch it!

[@lachlanhudson7404]

I find the question about "all in philosophy" to be super interesting. I'd like to reference another Canadian that had two passions and wasnt willing to push one away for the other as a backup. Laurent Duvernet-Tardif is a guard player for the KC Chiefs. He is the first active roster member of the NFL to also finish his medical degree and begin his medical residency while also winning a superbowl this season. I think he is the perfect example of going all in in multiple places as long as you have that drive. He has made it happen also at the highest level and I think people should learn from this to take more confidence with them when they are committing to something they really wish to happen! Congrats to Dr. Duvernet-Tardif and Licorice!

[@simplyskrypt3914]

He is also the first player from quebec to win a superbowl. Theyre making a huge deal about it there, and almost instantly football programs all around the province are getting crazy budget bumps

[@xBigBean]

@@simplyskrypt3914 I doubt that. Football is getting less and less popular in Canada, while Soccer is getting more popular and way more funding than the past. Parents dont wanna risk their kids getting CTE

[@KatCrit]

I’m loving this series. Dash you’re killing the interview game! Licorice seems like such a lovely fellow!

[@shiryobukai4634]

I've really underrated this show. Dash asks some great questions!

[@thibaultvandenbogaerde1504]

This interview was SO good. Your questions and licorice's answers are so interesting, I love it.

[@FlameBlueNova]

This camera quality seems really exceptional.

[@Wapakalypze]

Favorite Player and it's dope he's a neighboring Canadian boy.

[@dzwallace]

Dash is SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON, I hope Riot treats him well because that man is so incredibly awesome for their company.

[@MikeCoville]

I am very impressed with Licorice after this interview. He is a very intelligent young man. He will go far in life if he continues to push himself.

[@michaelchase2126]

I really appreciate the wholesome and mature perspective Licorice provided, and I am happy that he can provide that to my favorite LoL team ever!

[@Ewahls]

Diamond 1 in his first season? That is an insane level of talent. After my first season I could barely play anyone but Garen at a decent level :)

[@yellybeam2869]

remember what he said , he spent a lot of his time playing LoL. I bet if you count the hours he played neither you neither me would be close.

[@marshallbergner3923]

Love all these one on one interviews! Dash is a true professional! Please keep producing more!

[@B_r_i_t_t]

This is an amazing video. Dash is one of the best talents the LCS has. Let's go C9!!

[@MmmDoggy]

Love these interviews dash! I like going back and learning about the players’ past before league of legends

[@ghosttones3422]

This was such an insightful and wonderful interview, thank you Dash and Licorice 👍

[@rhysfisher4824]

This was the best lcs player interview I've seen, I understand him more and I feel like I learned more about the game and things outside the game

[@robertparker3357]

As an Edmontonian. Licorice being a Flames fan wounds me greatly

[@wickedslick3000]

Lmao same here, but I'll forgive it if they win lcs this year lol.

[@Nick-mz1wj]

Try being a Canucks fan...

[@Aliamner]

@@abridge2 At least you are not detroit

[@xBigBean]

@@Nick-mz1wj At least we don't have to live in Alberta

[@HydrusT]

Imagine being a Leafs fan...

[@LikeACrouton]

We're getting some of the best content League's ever had in 2020 lads.

[@jthiel0711]

I'm loving this series. Keep up the great work Dash and support crew!

[@korp6339]

great episode, seats are a little too close though...

[@BlumOfficial]

yeah it felt so awkwarddddddd

[@FrankieeeePlays]

Yea back it up a bit and out a table in between them

[@joeymitchell8473]

So glad someone said this, great interview but someone move the table between them.

[@RomnysGonzalez]

Dash you're killing it with this show LOVE...Like REALLY LOVE than you guys changes the whole scenario and make it like an actual interview. I used to hate how you guys were just reusing the "podcast" places.

[@dandanik8685]

Even before the video starts I am sure it is going to be a wholesome interview!

[@pawn9261]

Amazing content.

[@blackbeez9562]

I really enjoyed watching this interview

[@TRevelationP]

Licorice is from Calgary? What a surprise, yet.. Not that surprising 😂

[@rohangoswami1142]

This episode is great!

[@Lolshi11]

Dash is such a natural.... I hope ya'll are paying him well cause he's hard smurfing all over your content.

[@TheCallejo980]

great content, really appreciate it.

[@Zugthug97]

Dash is awesome

[@rolling.reggie]

They're knees are practically touching LUL

[@Byridius]

Yeah they're kind of uncomfortably close

[@thomaschristensen9469]

they are knees

[@xcrocelx9825]

Their* Please learn your own language.

[@konolinkuda3586]

KappaPride

[@Albinoman11]

I've always liked Eric because he seems like one of the most sociable players in the LCS. Most of them are unbearably awkward

[@zapp-ht7dv]

DASH THE GOAT

[@cyex4311]

I see Dash, I click.

[@chrisselfridge1655]

Love Lico!!! Go C9!!!

[@ansonnguyen812]

licorice is my favorite NA player

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

@24:20 That seems to confirm my suspicion that Licorice wanted Sneaky out not because of a performance thing but a team atmosphere thing. Add to Jack telling people to "Leave my son alone!" regarding Licorice in HLL'S Discord and I'm willing to bet Licorice didn't like how Sneaky acted about success and failure, feeling he was too relaxed about it, and felt he needed to go. The reality, though, is that Sneaky has ALWAYS taken the game seriously, but he's been around long enough to know that you don't need to eat, sleep, and breath every mistake and success to improve or be good. In short: Licorice: Raid leader that takes his role as leader like it has real value and only wants to raid with his hardcore 'alpha squad'. Has a desktop full of DPS meters to hold over everyone's head. Sneaky: Raid leader that takes new comers into the raids and wants people to do their best. Doesn't matter how fast it gets done or if everyone's gear is 'optimized', but wants to see the win nonetheless and is willing to discuss ways new people can do better.

[@same0882]

I like this

[@IcyWind9001]

9l9o

[@nealmiller7849]

Feel like you're reading a lot into it and seeing something that's not there for the juicy dramaz

[@stash4642]

Can these go on Spotify? If there are that’s great

[@in1548]

Dash... Your ankles

[@tractor8263]

please put the chairs at a little bit of an angle. the chairs being directly across from each other makes it look so weird.

[@ishandeulkar9935]

Suhhhhhduuude

[@cookiesxd7660]

Woah he's from Calgary?

[@michaelyoung1477]

i just went to Calgary to see my sharks spank the flames

[@solarphreak826]

Calgary gang wya

[@LeShaiyan]

wut! im gonna change my ingame name to blacklicorice xD its amazing!

[@HomTolland69]

Kinda sad that Dash didn't ask Licorice about Sneaky.

[@KowareyasuiOkami]

He is so cute 😊

[@aniranir653]

Licorice is so cute

[@RomnysGonzalez]

I dont care what the viewership numbers said. MONDAY NIGHT LEAGUE IS FIRE

[@Mavrck-it2kq]

6:30 The answer is IQ. It's just not nice to say you have a higher IQ. 7:25 Lower ranked people lack IQ.

[@zedwithblue545]

FIRST SEASON D1? wtfff

[@christian_k_e]

So much Chemestry

[@yes1810]

Dont worry it wont last

[@andrewson658]

Pride is lingering off him at times, but still a super likable player

[@SjantiNor]

Dash, I love you man and I really like these interviews, but I think in this one you cut him off a little too much. Keep up the good stuff!

[@SirSeldon]

Snake emoji snake emoji

[@DONTDISLIKEMYVIDEOS]

I EAT CHICKEN I SMASH CHICKEN I PLAY LOL AND PLAY CHICKEN

[@boofy2592]

Is licorice kappa pride

[@FrogWalrus]

Just Canadian

[@je.m3320]

Wait licorice is a calgarian? Huwat

[@reinaldoortiz7421]

He needed a hair cut.

[@reinaldoortiz7421]

By he I meant Dash.

[@reinaldoortiz7421]

I love Licorice. Good dude. Dash needs better socks.

[@djackson4605]

Excellent interview overall, but Licorice says like hundreds of times here. Please stop this new contagious speech defect, for the good of mankind.

[@markmyers8491]

No one cares. Go back to your cave.

[@ovs4744]

Licorice is good in NA but he gets absolutely trashed in every international match

[@omarmalshaali]

He was literally solo killing Wunder at Worlds lol????

[@ovs4744]

Omar AlShaali hahaha so delusional, both wunder and bwipo trashed him at worlds

[@ObiWanShinobi917]

"Look at cloud 9 with Sneaky and say here are the things that didnt work so well" Yeah no. Nothing that "didn't work well" on C9 was sneaky's fault. It was your org pairing him with a support that didnt compliment his playstyle and held him back. Not to mention you and the rest of the team never gave him resources. And the one or two games you DID he carried. Every pro and every analyst worth their salt have agreed that Sneaky is a better player than Zven. It was the fault of C9 that Sneaky's mental was affected and that he was placed in an environment where he felt noone believed in him. I really hope that whatever team he ends up on next absolutely smashes C9 into the ground

[@cftncfjlphgfb]

Yeah, you know more than the staff and team that has played with sneaky for 2 years with data from thousands of scrims. Stay delusional, hope youre not a c9 fan anymore

[@ObiWanShinobi917]

C9 Staff vs Jatt, Dash, CF, Kobe, Doublelift, Meteos, T1, QT, and literally everyone else who has consistently ranked Sneaky as #2? Not to mention he was in challenger before Zven this season. And he has gone up against DL Aphelios several times in lane and won thus far? I'll take the word of pros who actually look at data AND play the game vs a staff full of people who probably aren't even Diamond.

[@NYCFenrir]

If you are going to use a quote, you should correctly quote what he said. He said Sneaky did great things and that there were some things that didn't work well. Don't paint it like he said that things didn't go well because of Sneaky. Licorice was saying keep the good and get rid of the bad that the players had in order to improve.

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

@@cftncfjlphgfb To do realize the staff's hands were tied right? Licorice, and possibly Nisqy, mentioned to the staff they didn't want to play with Sneaky and Zeyzal, so their options were to ignore the request and shatter the team mental as a whole or see how the team worked with a new bot. The staff didn't decide Sneaky needed replacing on their own; they were told by 'certain teammates' did not want to PLAY with him and Zeyzal and the staff had to navigate that. Sneaky said the day he found out they replaced him was when they signed Zven. No one actually mentioned it ahead of time. On top of that Sneaky even said he'd have been fine fighting for the starting position if 'those teammates' had said he was underperforming, but they didn't; they said they did not want to play with him, period. Staff was stuck. Data would have showed he rocked lane every time they gave him resources. Data would have shown more positive performance with aggressive supports. Stay ignorant.

[@LordTenma]

Nothing? How can you know that nothing of whatever happened was Sneaky's fault? Unless you are/were part of the team you can't really say which parts of all the problems were his fault or not

[@cellador1234]

Licorice has a really punchable face

[@lukrameemrakul1500]

you probably look deformed

[@FrogWalrus]

Upset Sneaky fanboy?