MonteCristo

Esports knight-errant. Demon feasting on fanboy tears. Plundering with the pirate lords of @lastfreenation

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

Why can't you find good games to play anymore?

A report from @ballmatthew breaks down the data on the difficulties faced by traditional game developers.

I discuss his surprising conclusions:

https://t.co/9eMnP2L264

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

People think 2015 was in contention for T1’s best year for some mysterious reason.

It wasn’t even close.

The Korean Exodus took all 10 players from the two teams that beat down T1 for most of 2014. There was little domestic competition.

T1 also lost to EDG at the first MSI.

They only really looked dominant late in 2015 and at Worlds.

[Team Liquid Alienware @TeamLiquidLoL]

Which Year Was T1’s Best? We broke it down here:

[Thorin @Thorin]

For this week's episode of Summoning Insight we're doing things a little differently so submit below a topic or question you'd like to hear discussed.

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@rubynesoberi @codegeas1914 Who is the audience for this? It triggers no nostalgia for me in this form. Is it for newer players?

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

I see they didn’t mean actual classic league.

I was baited.

[LoL Esports @lolesports]

WE'RE BACK ON THE OLD RIFT

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@derndena @RLewisReports @Thorin Please check out our shiny new website at https://t.co/GjSdx6sNoC

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

We’ll be doing a Q&A for The Four Horsemen today as part of our launch of LFN Premium.

Reply with questions and we will pick the best ones to answer! @RLewisReports @Thorin

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@Tee_Mac_1 @LastFreeNation @Thorin @RLewisReports We dropped our first fifth play publicly today, but future bonus episodes will be available to subscribers. Enjoy!

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@Ephidal @RLewisReports @Thorin That’s really funny and I hadn’t thought of that angle before. However, Richard’s old handle was Dr. Gonzo, so he used to have a literary name!

[Aleksandar Trifunovic @kassad]

Gonna record the the next HTPM episode in a few days.

If you guys have any topics for us or any questions you would like us to answer, shoot!

And be interesting, dont be potatos.

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@thelion_rasco No because it’s a bullshit Mickey Mouse tournament that is not officially included in the circuit.

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

Fun fact: Chinese teams have won MSI more times than Korean teams, including the only previous MSI in Korea.

I hope BLG wins today because I love an active Golden Road narrative heading into Worlds.

[Polymarket League of Legends @PolymarketLoL]

🚨 FINAL BO5 TO DECIDE MSI 🚨

on Golden Road 🛣️ BLG vs on Home Soil 🏠 HLE

Traders give an LPL team 59% chance of taking the MSI trophy 🏆 back to China 🇨🇳 ‼️

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

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[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@Thorin And switched to double elim for some of the international tournaments. Golden Road difficulty has gone up significantly.

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

This is pretty awesome.

[LoL Esports @lolesports]

Ready to reignite the magic with League of Legends Classic? 🔥

Tune in for a special showmatch featuring LoL Esports legends!

11PM PDT - Saturday
8AM CEST / 3PM KST - Sunday

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@pcdv8r I think you’re right and it’s hilarious

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

@pcdv8r It would be funny if they are doing this so he skips the EWC Mickey Mouse tournament but are messaging it in a way to not make the Saudis mad.

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

Dylan is the greatest Western coach in LoL history, so someone's about to massively upgrade their team.

[G2 League of Legends @G2League]

Forever a G2 legend 🫡

Today we announce that Dylan Falco will be moving to the bench

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

Even though I predicted G2 to beat an Eastern team, 3% feels accurate for them to make the final.

They already got slammed by HLE and they'd have to beat both T1 and either BLG/HLE to make it out of the loser's bracket.

Even if they pull off one upset, they're not getting two.

[Polymarket League of Legends @PolymarketLoL]

🚨 T1 vs G2 Lower Bracket Elimination Match 🚨

T1 chasing their first MSI title since 2017 🏆

G2 searching for that 2019 magic with Perkz back on the team ✨

Traders give G2 only 3% chance of making it to MSI finals ‼️

[MonteCristo @MonteCristo]

This is a unique idea that is a crossover between baseball cards and TCGs.

Riot really did great work on this one and I hope we see many more of these and not just Worlds winners.

[Riftbound @playriftbound]

Legends leave a legacy.
A championship run that made history deserves to be remembered.

Celebrate T1's 2025 World Championship victory with a special collection containing two products, inspired by the team's unforgettable journey to the top.
Be among the first to see the T1 Signature Edition at MSI 2026 Fan Festa.

Learn More: https://t.co/If6mjOocjt