Markz CELEBRATES BIG 2024 LCS successes at Summer Finals!

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[@naohanomes6317]

Loved seeing you in the finals lineup, showed that the lcs values your efforts, keep up the good work!

[@TravisGafford]

Thanks. I think in the 13 years I've been doing this, that was my first time on broadcast in person, so it felt really special to be part of it. Also so amazing to be around so many personalities, players, and other folks from the space after so many years.

[@hotprints]

@@TravisGafforddeserve it. If not for your interviews and content fleshing out the players, I probably wouldn’t still be interested in league.

[@kadenarguile5225]

I remember watching Markz’s video after the LCS cut him from the main broadcast. He seemed dejected and heartbroken. You could see his passion and love for this league on display from that alone. It’s amazing to see him thriving and taking the LCS in the right direction. Congratulations from an LCS watcher from outside the US for ten years 👏🏻

[@jayrr89]

MarkZ is a fucking great commissioner

[@TheSergio1021]

Too bad they gave him the role literally the last year of the LCS

[@Pizzastealingninja]

​@@TheSergio1021 For real, should've trusted his vision way earlier on.

[@ternel]

After that finals, I think we can all agree it's unacceptable that the MVPs of the LCS don't get a banner. The minions won the finals. Give them the victory pennant.

[@Kakatudeka]

I was happy to see you on stage Travis. (also why are there so many bots)

[@PlsDontReadThis123]

Chat gpt has only made the bot problem worse

[@pantalaemon2795]

oh yes the legendary proplayer Travis who was at the 10yr finals lineup!

[@TravisGafford]

I can't tell if this is a salty comment or not

[@mbrown7325]

@@TravisGaffordit feels like a salty comment but I don’t think they understand the lineup wasn’t just pro players it was anyone deemed important to the LCS who was in good standing and available.

[@pantalaemon2795]

@@TravisGafford It's not xD it was just funny since it's inspired on LCK lineup which was pros and coaches

[@brok513]

I missed you Markz!!

[@trespasur]

my goat travis the gathering

[@Mr0Randomness]

Man, I wish I was a hot girl trying to vie for Travis’ attention! I even liked and subscribed!

[@TravisGafford]

Gotta become a member, next.

[@lowenmensch8308]

BRING BACK THE BLAME GAME!!

[@aerohydrous6057]

I see Travis is putting the thumbnail test tool to work lol

[@aerohydrous6057]

Oh, no actually, this is a different upload. Derp.

[@tylersmall3169]

Getting live shows closer to Chicago could improve pro experience AND nearby player engagement (since the ping is ~2-3 there). Perhaps some form of mobile PC Bang (like they have outside of LCK arena in korea) could also help players do some cool things. Especially if there was an exclusive in-person tie in or new gamemodes like the AllStar games, but for the average league player!

[@tylersmall3169]

For context: the LoL Park in South Korea has a Riot PC cafe that's put on by Riot along with a merch shop. This seems to keep bringing players in and interested around the area, but I haven't heard of anything like this near the LCS stadium. Especially since the studio is only seeing matches during the weekend, it'd be interesting to see if it could become a hub for Riot Games NA!

[@TheDoorToLight]

Wow it’s almost like a BO3 format was the best thing to happen to competitive and increased viewership and hype. Crazy Travis how that worked when you were saying it was a bad idea.

[@SickMask16]

Looking forward to seeing the stats and update from Mark. Wish I could’ve been at finals! Looked dope

[@TheDonChadius]

Leave it to nerds to not understand the boo the commissioner reference,

[@bellavitagirl4]

❤

[@Sareeer]

What a LAD

[@cyandude8583]

I cant believe LCS went woke, comidsioner WOKEZimmerman, or should i aay, ZimmerWOMAN is wearing GAY, LGBTQIA~PLUS SUNGLASSES in the KZbin thumbnail xddd

[@PlsDontReadThis123]

This is your brain commenting on brain rot juice.

[@cyandude8583]

@@PlsDontReadThis123 what the sigma

[@AcuteAngl]

Damn dude, reflect on yourself you're weird

[@cyandude8583]

@@AcuteAngl yeah sorry guys my bad, I should of made it more obvious that I was joking, or reflected that if the joke was funny in the first place. While I still believe that the joke was funny in my head, I see that without given context, that it could come off as off-putting or weird.

[@cyandude8583]

(by the way, the given context in my head while making the joke was me mocking the person I was depicting, someone who would say like "oh, I dont play this video game because of it has gay people" and then inflating it to absurdist levels, which, due to the media of the joke (a comment), was difficult to pull off). I do not actually care that MarkZ is wearing rainbow sunglasses, but I do care about the absurd backlash I see for just... LGBT people and other minorities in media. I suppose this joke was a reflection of that. Thank you for giving me the time to reflect up on myself, as I have grown upon this opportunity.