Скачать или смотреть Off-Rift Podcast: Episode 3 | Ground Zero's Founder Joins to Discuss the Season So Far!

In this week's episode of the Off-Rift Podcast, Mercury and Vestion are joined by Ground Zero's founder and CEO Beau Melia to talk about how the team has developed over the split so far, their goals for the future of the LCP, and their love for the region's fans.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Welcoming GZ's Beau Melia to the Podcast!
1:35 - Week 2 Recap
5:40 - How Ground Zero Benefits from Jhye Richardson's Presence
11:20 - The LCP is Much More Competitive than Last Year
13:29 - Ground Zero's Fourt Full Year in LoL Esports, Learnings, Successes, and Failures
17:30 - Current State of the GZ Team Environment, Team Expectations for 2026, a Tad Bit of 1Jiang Glaze
31:27 - Draft Flexibility on the Rise? How Far Will it Go? The Different and Diverse Regional Identities of the LCP
42:00 - The LCP Teams Have Been Hands-On and Supportive of the Other Teams
45:38 - Vestion's First Week as a Co-Streamer!
49:10 - Local Fan Reception to GZ, What it Means to the Team
54:28 - Long-Term Goals for GZ, the Struggles of the Tier 2 Scene, and the Problems with Franchising
1:03:28 - The Perth Scorchers are the T1 of Cricket, and Potential Pathways for Oceania to Build Back Up
1:13:17 - GZ House Update, First Super Week of the Year!
(1:28:08) Outro, Schedules Conflicting, Rapid-Fire News, Streaming Gaffs... and Runescape?
(Yes I did expand out that title just to make the acronym you're welcome Ben :) )


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