Episodes

6d ago

In this episode, we sit down with Riot Phroxzon, Lead Gameplay Designer at Riot Games, for a deep-dive into the future of League of Legends. We cover what Riot learned from the 2025 champion releases (Mel, Yunara, and Zaahen), why some designs missed the mark with players, and how those lessons are shaping champion philosophy going forward. Phroxzon breaks down Zaahen’s kit design, community reaction to Mel, and whether Riot is satisfied with Yunara’s long-term impact. The conversation then shifts to Summoner’s Rift changes, including what worked, what didn’t, and why Atakhan is being removed. We explore Riot’s evolving vision for macro gameplay in 2026, including split pushing, objective control, and how the overall pace of the game is changing. We also tackle one of the most controversial topics in League right now: role balance. Why does Riot believe jungle is overtuned, why ADC and top lane are struggling, and how jungle lost its identity in 2025. Phroxzon explains Riot’s internal data, the goals behind role quests, and what role balance will look like moving into 2026. Later in the episode, we discuss matchmaking and Solo Queue, including autofill philosophy, what it actually takes to climb, and how Riot plans to reduce time to get into games. We also touch on bringing back old items, Aegis of Valor, duo queue across ranks (excluding Korea), and what Riot learned from WASD movement testing.

Dec 8

We discuss the ease of learning jungle, the master tier conundrum and some classic solo queue issues. BOOTCAMP : https://weteachleague.com/bootcamp/ Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/279 Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool

Dec 1

We discuss our recent solo queue learnings, the toxic plateau cycle, and whether Grok 5 can beat a team of 5 pros. BOOTCAMP : https://wtl.bootcamp Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/278 Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool

Nov 24

In this episode we go back to basics and discuss a variety of solo queue narratives.

Nov 17

In this rare positive case study we break down Nattynatt's Rank 1 Korea climb and how he is one the best soloq junglers in the world.

Nov 10

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Nov 3

@EcoreLoL joins us to share his learnings as a League of Legends 'Average Joe' learning champs one by one.

Oct 27

We discuss streamer mode, how to measure improvement and toolkits for stage 4 issues. Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/273 Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool

Oct 20

Coach Chippys joins us to talk all things top lane. Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/bbc272 Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Oct 13

What happens when you queue up for a 3 block? What are the differences between climbing at different ranks? How to get your secondary role less! Bootcamp: https://weteachleague.com/bootcamp/ Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/bbc271 Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool

Oct 6

Take a deep dive into one of the most important topics in League of Legends—the mental stack. Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/mentalstack Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool

Sep 29

We break down Pobelter's thoughts on the ADC role and discuss how OP support is. Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/thinkchall Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool

Sep 22

Learn the alphabet League of Legends improvement style as we cover everything you need to know to improve. - Sign up for our exclusive bootcamp: https://weteachleague.com/bootcamp/ Join an academy for coaching and guides: https://wtl.lol/improveaz Join our free community with courses: https://wtl.lol/skool

Sep 15

As the topic of losers queue once again rears it's ugly head, we find ourselves obligated to head back into the fray to defend the League of Legends community.

Sep 8

This is the ultimate mid game episode, until we make our next ultimate mid game episode :)

Sep 2

We dive into the brutal nature of solo queue, describing the 7 tough pills and what makes them so hard to swallow.

Aug 25

We discuss our learnings from our recent bootcamp. Waitlist: https://weteachleague.com/bootcamp/

Aug 18

Reacting To Dev Blog About WASD Controls. 🎓 Join over 7500 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool 📈 Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://wtl.lol/wasd Riot Devblog - https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-au/news/dev/dev-wasd-controls-are-on-the-way/

Aug 11

Reacting To IWillDominates Reaction Of Taking TOO Much Responsibility 🎓 Join over 7400 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool 📈 Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://wtl.lol/everygame

Aug 4

Reddit post : https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1m9uphi/my_experience_climbing_to_challenger_and_what_i/

Jul 28

We discuss which champions perform the best at each rank. 🎓 Join over 7000 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool 📈 Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://weteachleague.com/academy

Jul 21

What do you do when you get a friend request after a game? 🎓 Join over 7000 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool 📈 Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://wtl.lol/jarvan

Jul 19

Check Out Xaryu's Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/xaryu 🎓 Join over 6500 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool 📈 Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://wtl.lol/rank1

Jul 14

We go over 5 key ways to get out of a rut in solo queue. 🎓 Join over 6500 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool 📈 Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://wtl.lol/bounceback

Jul 7

We break down the pros and cons of one tricking in solo queue, and whether it's the best way to climb.

Jun 30

We break down smurfing in League of Legends, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Jun 23

We create the ultimate champion complexity tier list for all 5 roles. Join over 6000 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://wtl.lol/academy

Jun 16

Curtis and Nathan engage in a friendly debate to discuss the topic of voice comms in solo queue ft. Azzapp.

Jun 9

We dive into the champion pool conversation again to answer some common questions. Join over 5000 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://weteachleague.com/ Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Jun 2

We react to Gbay99's recent video "5 Ways League Broke My Brain". 🎓 Join over 5000 members in our free community: https://wtl.lol/skool 📈 Get coaching that actually helps you climb: https://weteachleague.com/ GBAY Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4bnAcYs_e4

May 26

Our newest case study trying to help an Iron IV 1LP Swain player. Get 60% off the Magic Mind offer with our link and code https://www.magicmind.com/bbconcept60 & BBCONCEPT60 Get Free Courses + Tier Lists + Community: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/

May 19

We take a deep dive into a run of the mill silver game and break down the game from all perspectives. Get Free Courses + Tier Lists + Community: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

May 5

We discuss Riot's new soft inting detection system, LP refunds and more. Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Apr 28

Answering the tough questions: Does SoloQ Heaven exist? Why do some people climb in KR and some don't? Is your 29 death bot lane really inting? Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Apr 21

BBC returns to break down all the important changes for Season 2 in 2025. Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Apr 14

We break down champion complexity, win conditions, and how to move on from tough games. Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Apr 7

Curtis and Nathan review BBC listeners clips and guess their ranks. Results vary. Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool

Mar 31

We break down blaming teammates, seeking perfect matchmaking, and posting loss streaks. Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Mar 24

We argue over what defines strategy in League of Legends. Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/

Mar 17

Is solo queue actually a measure of your skill? Coach Curtis, Nathan & Charlie are on the case. Watch the video we react to here

Mar 10

Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/ Curtis shares his mid game framework for 2025.

Mar 3

Part 2 of the BBC Dictionary miniseries. Stage 1-4 Episode : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AO2iZwUt9s Want to join our free community? Go here: https://wtl.lol/skool Want coaching? (all roles) Go here: https://weteachleague.com/

Feb 24

We begin to define popular BBC terminology like lull state, mental stack, and more.

Feb 17

We discuss: Is paying for coaching worth it? Is wave control everything? And how do you bluff in League?

Feb 10

We analyze some viral solo queue stats and find a way to blame jungle again.

Feb 3

What Playing With Intensity Means - High Elo OTP’s and Builds - How Many Games Do You Need To Play To Improve?

Jan 27

We double down on jungle being the easiest role in the game (by far), break down the mindset of an Iron player and explore why jungle is emotionally taxing.

Jan 20

Alois joins us to break down top lane in 2025, covering 20+ champs as well as new season changes.

Jan 13

We follow up with Ludwig after his INSANE climb to Platinum.

Jan 10

What you need to know for your Season 2025 placement games.

Jan 6

Is learning jungle mandatory to climbing? Listen to find out.

Dec 23, 2024

This Christmas episode is a Nathan's Mailbag special. Thanks for a great 2024!

Dec 16, 2024

We break down every ADC champion in the game and dissect all ADC narratives.

Dec 9, 2024

We chat with xPetu about itemization, win probability and using AI data in Leauge.

Dec 2, 2024

Breaking down every change for League of Legends in 2025 (Season 15).

Nov 25, 2024

Changes coming at the Broken by Concept Podcast.

Nov 18, 2024

Popular Youtuber, Ludgwig has made a bet with Tyler1 to hit Platinum by the end of the year. The BBC detectives are on the case.

Nov 11, 2024

Faker's FIFTH Title - Do Solo Queue Team Comps Matter? - Long Term Players Not Being Able To Pick A Role

Nov 4, 2024

Solo Queue Pattern Of Behaviour - Balancing Being Adaptable vs. Being Disciplined - Faker vs. Chovy Clip Breakdown

Oct 28, 2024

Single Player Game Solo Queue Worldview - SMART Goals Being Overrated - Skool Post - Connor - Accepting Where I’m At & Mental Stack

Oct 21, 2024

Who Are The Smartest Gamers? - The Power Of Understanding Compositions - Should There Be More AD Mids? - Should You Smurf To Learn New Champs?

Oct 14, 2024

Split 3 Rank System Adjustment + Problems With Split 3 - Ludwig Solo Queue Failure + Critique With LS’s Feedback - Live Coaching Discussion

Oct 7, 2024

Aurora Discussion - Worlds 2024 META and the Jungler Problem - Reddit Post: “I hate how normal it has become to play ranked if you are not serious”

Sep 30, 2024

Should Content Creators Post BAD Games? - Why People LOVE Negative League Comments - Tips For Committing To A Champion

Sep 23, 2024

Is Having 3 Ranked Splits Too Much? - Why Are High Elo Players Not Afraid To Die? - Am I Too Insecure To Climb?

Sep 16, 2024

Is The Frequency Of Patches Healthy? + Split 3 Changes - Gapping Your Counterpart - Losing Rank After Getting Coached

Sep 9, 2024

What Actually Is The Mental Stack/Mental Bandwidth? - The High Elo vs. Low Elo Disconnect

Sep 2, 2024

Why are we seeing Nasus vs Garen mid lane? - Evolution of players Mid Game understanding - Understanding the 'NO FF" mentality

Aug 26, 2024

Reliving our 2018 OPL Split 1 Grand Final Series - Dire Wolves vs Chiefs

Aug 19, 2024

Understanding Dying in League of Legends and how to change your behaviour from Deaths.

Aug 12, 2024

Case study of the Platinum player who dropped to Bronze and is ready to quit.

Aug 5, 2024

The LEVER analogy for your ranked soloq journey - Client dropping from 200LP Master to Emerald 2 - League achievements on LinkedIn resume.

Jul 29, 2024

Coach Cupcake teaches us support and we announce the launch of our Support Academy.

Jul 22, 2024

What are our lessons over 12 years of playing ranked in League of Legends?

Jul 15, 2024

What is the GREY area? Why League of Legends is never BLACK or WHITE.

Jul 8, 2024

What does it mean to be behind? How do you play from a gold deficit?

Jul 1, 2024

What was it like learning Top Lane from scratch? Recapping our first SEVEN champions: Garen, Renekton, Urgot, Mordekaiser, Darius, Gwen, Sett.

Jun 24, 2024

What is the optimal amount of games in a single ranked session?

Jun 17, 2024

What are STAGE 4 Issues? - IRL problems, anchoring to your past achievements, toxic expectations and Fixed vs Growth Mindset.

Jun 10, 2024

Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott get into the details of what players in each rank look like. What do they struggle with? What are their common mistakes? What do they do well? What to expect climbing up each division.

Jun 3, 2024

The 200's era of this podcast is upon us. How will it be defined?

May 27, 2024

Getting ganked by the community for 3 hours...

May 20, 2024

Curtis’ smurfing in Emerald story - “Master is Trash” Reddit Post + Karasmai Twitter Response - G2 Caps commenting on age In League.

May 13, 2024

Return of Master Tier Duo - End of split game quality reduction - trolls & AFK’s - Riot dev team share Split 2 ranked changes.

May 6, 2024

Broken by Concept will expand to ALL 5 roles - New community platform (Skool), Garen Guide and more!

Apr 29, 2024

Responding and reviewing gameplay from a listener who has found success from DUOQ in Ranked.

Apr 22, 2024

Evergreen SoloQ Champions - The different Champion Archetypes and Categories - Factors to Considers when Building your Pool - Champion Pool Size - What is Champion Pool Cycling and how to use it.

Apr 15, 2024

When is it time for me to Switch roles? 4 Months Into Season And 400LP Down & wanting to play ever role.

Apr 8, 2024

Is Emerald The REAL Elo Hell? Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott explore this popular topic of discussion in the League of Legends community.

Apr 1, 2024

Is playing Duo Queue beneficial for learning the game? What are the challenges? The long and short term affects of Duo Queue - Communication in League of Legends

Mar 25, 2024

Learning models, what makes an expert, reviewing philosophy, how do other people climb without reviewing?

Mar 18, 2024

Where Does The Term ‘Tilt’ Come From? - The Mental Game of Poker by Jared Tendler - Understanding and Managing our 'Tilt' in League of Legends.

Mar 11, 2024

Understanding what a realistic improvement journey looks like by reviewing and analyzing our listener's op.gg (match history)

Mar 4, 2024

Comparing Yourself To Others Exploration, Accepting Level of Play, Getting Complacent After Wins

Feb 26, 2024

Skill Ceiling On Simple vs. Hard Champs - Flow State Deep Dive - What Is The Gym For League? - How To Fix ‘Non-Decision’ Mistakes

Feb 19, 2024

Guest Jonathan Brown - Helping leaders and teams survive and thrive in high pressure situations Performance & Stress Expert. Reminiscing our Dire Wolves days, travelling the world and competing in League of Legends tournaments. What got Jonathan excited about League of Legends? The Origins Of The 4 Stages Separating Identity From Behavior + Changing Relationship With Mistakes Going Deep On The ‘3 Block’ League Being A War Game + Military Philosophy

Feb 5, 2024

Blaming teammates, ignorance towards in-game decisions, believing in Losers Q, lack of respect for champion mastery and more with today's Case Study on the Instant Reporting Emerald player.

Jan 29, 2024

We were wrong about Itemization and Runes Importance - Toxic positivity - Fake communication

Jan 22, 2024

Discussing our first impressions of Season 14 League of Legends.

Jan 15, 2024

The 10 things YOU need to know for a successful ranked Season 14

Jan 8, 2024

Why LoL Design Encourages Toxicity. Discussing League’s Revised Ranking System (TrueSkill2).

Dec 25, 2023

What were the best episodes of Broken by Concept this year?

Dec 18, 2023

The Killer by David Fincher. What Makes A Mistake “End Of Review”? Unlocked vs. Locked Camera

Dec 11, 2023

Understanding Your Elo As A Range and Riot Balancing For Low Elo vs. High Elo

Dec 4, 2023

What does "Getting into the details" mean, The KDA Player (Client Archetype), Girls playing support role.

Nov 27, 2023

Faker wins his FOURTH World Championship. Big changes to the summoners rift map in 2024.

Nov 20, 2023

Agurin Quitting SoloQ Climb - Mini Games Within League - Micro & Mechanical Problems In League + How To Fix Them

Nov 13, 2023

Old OG Gamer Dad Who Now Sucks - Offmeta Picks and Creativity - From ZERO to D4 Success Story

Nov 6, 2023

Nathan Loses 200 LP in 48 hours. What happens now?

Oct 30, 2023

What are the Positives and Downsides of Live/Backseat Gaming Coaching

Oct 23, 2023

Breaking down one of the worst SoloQ takes we've seen yet by theScore esports

Oct 16, 2023

Reacting To Our Last Episodes Comment “Feeling Hopeless”, Patch 13.20 Observations, Should You Be Full Muting? Self Muting Danger

Oct 9, 2023

Should playing and improving in ranked/soloq be a lonely experience?

Oct 2, 2023

What 10 Years to get Challenger looks like - “Why Does It Feel Like I Have To Play Perfectly To Win?”, Main Quest vs. Side Quest Learning Objectives

Sep 25, 2023

Our Experiences Breaking Through Plateaus + Mindset Switch - David Goggins - The Science Behind Playing With Music

Sep 18, 2023

Reacting to League TikToks

Sep 11, 2023

Misconceptions About Losing Progress (RANK WISE), Curtis Changing His Opinion About Importance Of META In Master+, LCS Owners Discussing League in High Schools

Sep 4, 2023

Riot reveal changes coming to the 2024 Ranked Season.

Aug 28, 2023

Revisiting the XFSN Saber quitting League video

Aug 21, 2023

Analyzing XFSN Saber Quitting League

Aug 14, 2023

What Actually Is Confidence In League? + Developing Confidence - Anticipation vs. Expectation - Champion Mastery Misconceptions

Aug 7, 2023

Curtis’ Trip To China Findings, Breaking Down The Accounts Of Streamers In Korea and Champion Pool Size Discussion

Jul 24, 2023

Losing Confidence because my opponents suck? Are My Friends are hurting my climb? Increasing your Mental Stack Capacity?

Jul 17, 2023

What Defines A Successful Season? Looking Back On Our Split 1 - Reviewing The Best Zed In KR

Jul 10, 2023

Riot Phroxzon is the Lead Designer of the League Balance Team & Preseason (Summoner's Rift Team). We discuss Season 13 itemization, champion balance and overall game state.

Jul 3, 2023

Riot Dev Naafiri Champ Design Post - Is Lowering Deaths Even Important? - The Climb From Silver To Gold

Jun 26, 2023

Exploring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with the NINE Thinking Abouts. How can they relate to our SoloQ journey?

Jun 19, 2023

We sit down with the legendary Shen player, xPetu to discuss everything from the mindset of a OTP to dealing with comparing yourself to others.

Jun 12, 2023

Breaking down the new changes to ranked - Framework For Gold to Master - Learning To Go Into WAR MODE

Jun 5, 2023

What does a 40,000 game hard stuck Gold 4 player look like? Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott match this players narratives with the gameplay.

May 29, 2023

Behavioral System Update , Mom Hired A Full Time League Tutor, You Get Out Of SoloQ What You Put In

May 22, 2023

TheBaus SoloQ Guide, Bad Habits Due To Champion Mastery, How Do Korean + Chinese players Innovate So Well?

May 15, 2023

Cognitive Flexibility - What Is A SoloQ Troll? - Win Streaks Being As Equally Toxic As Loss Streaks

May 8, 2023

How to Improve and Review as a Top Laner - Mid game - Having more impact in your SoloQ games

May 1, 2023

The Solo Queue Anxiety Cycle

Apr 24, 2023

OTP’s Being Underutilized As A Resource, Understanding What Skill To Prioritize With Your Champion, Analyzing Ourselves After Tilting.

Apr 17, 2023

Chess vs League of Legends Improvement Process. Are there similarities and what are they? Climbing from 0-2000 Elo in 2 years.

Apr 10, 2023

What Is The Stage 1,2,3,4 Model (BBC PYRAMID)?

Apr 3, 2023

Hard Work Over Time vs. Short Term Work. Importance of keeping your head down. Fascinating Deep Dive On WHY Skirmishing Errors Occur

Mar 27, 2023

What are the official ranked distribution numbers? Why is our rank such an emotional aspect of League? How has the ladder been inflated over the years?

Mar 20, 2023

Client That Gave Up On Improving (Breakdown), How To Balance Limit Testing With Climbing In Solo Queue, Duo Partner Not Being Bought Into The Process

Mar 13, 2023

How To Be More Proactive + Is Proactivity Real? Punishing Enemy Mistakes Not Viewing Problems as having Solutions.

Mar 6, 2023

How do you improve your mid game? How To Review Mid Game Situations

Feb 27, 2023

Explaining why we are NOT good at talking about Game balance. Showing gameplay of the Quality of Mistakes in our daily Coaching Sessions.

Feb 20, 2023

The new LP Increase Changes coming - Diamond To Master Psychological Breakdown - Addressing How Easy It is For Coaches To Be Disconnected From Clients

Feb 13, 2023

One month into the Season, Curtis and Nathan start by giving an update on how their Solo Queue is progressing - Saltu OTP Olaf Mental Booming After Changing Champions - Failing to go Pro.

Feb 6, 2023

We sit down with GamerDad to learn from a different perspective what the League journey is like.

Jan 30, 2023

Can anyone get to Challenger? How Can People Prevent Falling Into A Toxic Mindset in SoloQ. Is It Possible To Get Diamond In 5 Months?

Jan 24, 2023

Discussing Curtis’ Beginner League Video. What makes League of Legends hard? BIG ANNOUNCEMENT about new Coaching Programs For Below Gold junglers and mid laners.

Jan 16, 2023

The ULTIMATE guide to climbing the League of Legends ranked ladder in Season 13.

Dec 26, 2022

Top Posts of the Summoner School Sub Reddit for 2022. Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott break them down the BBC way.

Dec 19, 2022

Why Do We Review Games? Breaking down how Neace reviews his games. The Problem Solving Mindset. Taking Responsibility.

Dec 12, 2022

Have Riot gone too far this time?

Dec 5, 2022

Trying less to win more.

Nov 28, 2022

How to use the preseason for maximum improvement and success in season 13.

Nov 21, 2022

Jumping to conclusions after a few days of preseason solo queue.

Nov 14, 2022

Hear Curtis, Nathan and the BBC community describe the ups and downs of season 12.

Nov 8, 2022

Oner reaches rank 1 NA with a 70% winrate, narratives creating blind spots & should coaches also be players.

Nov 1, 2022

Finding someone's genuine level of play, becoming the champion and Duo Q horror stories.

Oct 24, 2022

Submit Nathan's Mailbag Questions!!! brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Oct 17, 2022

Tools to cut through negative emotions, vulnerability vs open mindedness & breaking down rift herald usage.

Oct 11, 2022

Breaking down all the changes in preseason 13.

Oct 3, 2022

Submit Nathan's Mailbag questions to brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Sep 26, 2022

Submit Nathan's Mailbag questions to: brokenbyconceptshow@gmail.com

Sep 19, 2022

Take a deep dive into the mind of Nathan Mott.

Sep 12, 2022

Breaking down balancing painful experiences with self esteem and confidence.

Sep 5, 2022

3 coaches argue about the end of review process for over an hour, enjoy!

Aug 29, 2022

New Udyr, playing with conviction & creating order from chaos.

Aug 22, 2022

Learning to try to not try.

Aug 15, 2022

Riot Phreak teaches us a lesson on what to focus on when playing and reviewing league games.

Aug 8, 2022

Curtis' journey learning Ahri, the 4 things needed to become and expert, and the similarities between incels and toxic soloq players.

Aug 1, 2022

Interview with Riot Phroxzon!

Jul 25, 2022

What are your solo queue improvement mantras?

Jul 18, 2022

Jingle Jingle Song

Jul 13, 2022

Patrick and Niall share with us their EPIC solo queue journeys, sit back and enjoy.

Jul 12, 2022

The quality of a player is more so determined by their mistakes, than their plays - Curtis explains distinguishing between a gold and diamond Viktor player.

Jul 8, 2022

Reddit Reacts Episode 6

Jul 7, 2022

Nathans Maaaaaaaaaailbag.

Jul 4, 2022

It's the time of year where people are going through the motions of the league climb, losing intensity & losing sight of their goals.

Jul 1, 2022

Reddit Reacts - Episode 5

Jun 29, 2022

Nathan gets an email about a low elo tournament discord server with OVER 80,000 MEMBERS.

Jun 27, 2022

Broken By Concept goes to war with the League of Legends Community.

Jun 24, 2022

The episode that lead to DevilCurtis.

Jun 22, 2022

In this episode we discuss managing frustration while playing with high intensity, and talking the most optimal break from the game.

Jun 20, 2022

We discuss the DOMINATING your opponent mindset, and recovering from a slump

Jun 17, 2022

Reddit Reacts finally arrives in podcast form! Enjoy!

Jun 15, 2022

Questions about plateauing, a bad egg BBC listener and Curtis rants about inventing "Champion Identity".

Jun 13, 2022

In this episode we respond to Nemesis' findings when creating a new account, and learn how Curtis designs a champion pool.

Jun 8, 2022

Nathan's Mailbag episode 2, discussing playing from behind, staying motivated to win, accounting for 'player dif' and consuming league content responsibly.

Jun 6, 2022

This week we discuss staying Curious, patch 10.12, understanding scaling and respecting the complexity of the game.

Jun 4, 2022

The first episode of Nathan's Mailbag.

May 30, 2022

Curtis & Nathan discuss the new format of the Broken by Concept Podcast.

May 23, 2022

The NEW Champion mastery studio, looking back from Episode 1 and Nathan's Mailbag.

May 16, 2022

How Many Games A Week To Improve? - Stop Caring About What Others Think

May 9, 2022

Breaking Down 12.10 Durability Changes - Struggling With Reviewing

May 2, 2022

Breaking down the Infamous 3 Losing Lanes + Journey To Get Back To Previous Rank - Success story using BBC philosophy.

Apr 25, 2022

Hands Not Connecting With Brain, What would League be like without Flash, Calling Out Coaching Industry

Apr 19, 2022

Do Risky Plays Exist? - Failing To Understand Drafts - Tilt Queue

Apr 11, 2022

Psychology Behind Reddit Post & Comments

Apr 4, 2022

Sharing what we learned from Ray Dalio's Life and Work Principles. Pain + Reflection = Progress - The 'Pain' Barrier - Clash/Duo Advice

Mar 28, 2022

Nathan’s Coaching Client Getting Rank 1 + Principles They Learnt While Climbing - Overcoming Intimidation From Other Players + Optimal Mindset To Getting Beat

Mar 14, 2022

Pretending Your Champion Scales - Can You Learn Poise? - Enchanters

Mar 7, 2022

Riot releases plans to remove DUO Q - Why Fun Is Dangerous - Developing Professional Mindset

Feb 28, 2022

Alternatives To 3 Blocking - Toxic Expectations - Logical vs. Intuitive players.

Feb 21, 2022

Solo Queue Therapy with Nathan - Mid Game Mastery - LS Told Me I Wouldn't Get Chall

Feb 14, 2022

Curtis vs. Nathan - CHAMPIONS QUEUE DEBATE

Feb 7, 2022

Playing Worse Over Time - Influencer Culture - Dealing With Haters

Jan 31, 2022

Best Mindset For Solo Queue - Stress Being A Positive - Placebo Effects

Jan 24, 2022

Dealing With Failure - Developing Better Game Sense - Giving Up Dangers

Jan 17, 2022

The ULTIMATE guide to climbing the League of Legends ranked ladder in Season 12.

Jan 3, 2022

A entire Nathan's Mailbag episode where we answer questions written in from our listeners. Should I Use Chat? - What To Look For In Reviews - Comparing Processes

Dec 27, 2021

We react to popular LoL Youtuber Skooch - Riot's recent post on direction of upcoming changes to the game - Outdated Champions - NFL vs. League

Dec 21, 2021

XMAS Special - Sit down by the fire and listen to story time with Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott

Dec 13, 2021

Is getting to and playing in High Elo worth it? - Reacting To NEACE - Toxic SoloQ Relapse

Dec 6, 2021

Thoughts on LS Move To C9 - Tilting In Preseason - Minimizing Deaths

Nov 29, 2021

Exploring the New Champions Queue in NA - Voice Comms In Clash & Solo Queue - Loldodgegame

Nov 22, 2021

Pre Season Changes - Scuttle Crab Impact -Riots Intention With S12

Nov 15, 2021

Squid Game Is OPPOSITE To Solo Queue - Private Profile Breakdown

Nov 8, 2021

13 Wins Into 13 Losses + Reflecting On S11 Journey + The World Finals (DK vs. EDG)

Nov 1, 2021

Playing From Behind - Champions Shape Your SoloQ Journey - T1 vs. DK

Oct 25, 2021

Lucky Climbs - Anchoring Effect On Reddit - Elo Inflation Narrative

Oct 18, 2021

Eastern Concepts - League Language - Critical Thinking in League of Legends

Oct 11, 2021

How people are misusing the 30/30/40 Rule - Risk Perception - Confidence Issues - Formula 1 and League of Legends

Oct 4, 2021

ADHD In Gaming - Staying Focused - Emotional Regulation

Sep 20, 2021

Is Your Rank Accurate? - Learning Game Holistically vs. Being A OTP

Sep 13, 2021

The 3 different player archetypes: Brains Heart Body

Sep 6, 2021

We learn about the Physical side of gaming with Dr. Jordan Tsai.

Aug 30, 2021

Futuristic Champ Pool - Having Fun In League vs Improvement Approach - Burden Of Failure

Aug 23, 2021

Are You Addicted To League? - Fear Of Boredom - League Skills IRL

Aug 16, 2021

Being Afraid Of Success - Do You Need To LOVE The Game To Climb?

Aug 9, 2021

Curtis Thoughts On Tyler 1 Mid Challenge - Adapting To Chaos - Elo Inflation

Aug 2, 2021

Is 'The Process' Ruining Competitiveness? - Controlling Emotions

Jul 26, 2021

What is progression in League of Legends? FAKE PROCESS - How To Measure Progress - Reaction vs. Anticipation

Jul 19, 2021

Why High Elo Players Can Have POOR Processes - Curtis' problem with Nidalee - What is discipline in League? How to improve it.

Jul 12, 2021

Learning Styles - Dealing with Plateau - How Environment Impacts Rank - Rigid Thinking

Jul 5, 2021

Comparing With Others - Your League Journey - Process Failure

Jun 28, 2021

Bringing it back to Solo Queue. Levels Of Awareness - Tackling Tough Losses - Cognitive Distortions

Jun 21, 2021

KR Bootcamp From Hell - Jatt Benching Alphari - Reviewing Comp Games

Jun 14, 2021

Breaking down the End Of Review Process - Developing Growth Mindset - Regressing In SoloQ

Jun 7, 2021

Tyler 1 Solo Q Process - Mid Lane META - Empathy In Game

May 31, 2021

Horror Movie Special - Name Tags - OCE Imports - Role Swaps

May 24, 2021

MSI Talk - C9 Blaber - Making The Game More Fun

May 17, 2021

The 35 year old Tech executive who went from Iron to Gold in 12 months. This is his story.

May 10, 2021

We talk to our championship support player, Dire Wolves 2018 Cupcake - Finding A Player Identity - Defying The Solo Queue Laws

May 3, 2021

Breaking Down Jungle Changes - League Fears - Auto Wins Not Existing

Apr 26, 2021

The Solo Queue Contract - BBC Book Club - Understanding Solo Q Behavior

Apr 12, 2021

Reflecting On Our Past - DOPA's Nonsense - Elo Inflation

Apr 5, 2021

Getting In Your Head - Intensity Experiment - Mid vs. Jungle

Mar 29, 2021

Nathan's Mailbag Bonanza - Visualization - Attaching To Ideas - Anxiety

Mar 22, 2021

Improving SoloQ Intensity - Being Scared To Queue - Climbing Complexity

Mar 15, 2021

How is the verbal communication in League affecting our generation?

Mar 8, 2021

Is playing ranked in League of Legends a waste of time?

Mar 1, 2021

Will there ever be a female world champion in League of Legends?

Feb 22, 2021

Import Rule Removal. Will this be the death of NA League Of Legends?

Feb 15, 2021

Answering Questions From The Community Extravaganza

Feb 8, 2021

Faker vs. Tom Brady. Dodging In Solo Q. Does Age Matter?

Feb 1, 2021

with special guest Zaboutine, former Head Coach of Optic Gaming and Immortals.

Jan 25, 2021

Is The Carry Mindset Healthy or Not? - Nathan and Curtis’ SoloQ Update - The Problems With The Esports Business Model + Why We Aren’t In Esports - Analysis Of TSM Legends + Failure Of Leadership

Jan 18, 2021

S11 Ranked Reflections - Riot's Incompetence - Is Riot Like Facebook?

Jan 11, 2021

Beginning Of S11 - Dangers Of Asking Questions - Visualization

Jan 4, 2021

The ultimate guide to climbing ranked in Season 11.

Dec 28, 2020

Reflecting on the last year.

Dec 25, 2020

Our special Christmas episode dedicated to answering our listeners questions.

Dec 21, 2020

Is League An Addiction Or Passion? - Toxic League Relationships

Dec 18, 2020

The Gaming Culture Problem

Dec 14, 2020

How does our environment affect us?

Dec 10, 2020

AOC learns patience from League, stereotyping players, clarifying our last podcast on inhouses.

Dec 6, 2020

Broken By Concept - Episode 24 - In House

Dec 3, 2020

We are joined by special guest, Jonathan Brown.

Nov 29, 2020

Tracking enemy junglers and Season 11 meta, connecting through League, NA Coaching and SoloQ mentality, 'Broken' as a word overused in the community.

Nov 26, 2020

C9 Perkz, G2 Rekkles - Creating Psychological Advantages - How Hard It Is To Go Pro

Nov 22, 2020

As a follow up from Episode 18, we are going over the 2nd and 3rd parts of Dopa's post.

Nov 19, 2020

with special guest Simon "Swiffer" Papamarkos - Legendary mid in OCE turned Coach for Excel Academy.

Nov 15, 2020

DOPA's Reddit Post - DOPA's Solo Queue Philosophy - Champion Mastery

Nov 12, 2020

Importance Of Mental State - Bad Mindsets - Season 11 - Chess Pt.2

Nov 8, 2020

Preseason changes. What is Threat? The complexity of League of Legends. Reflection on our solo queue this year. How long does it take to get to Challenger? Will Wild Rift mobile be a highly competitive game?

Nov 5, 2020

Reflecting on the Worlds 2020 Final. Giving up in solo queue and the Main Character Theory. Effectiveness of team practice/scrims. Can Diamond players now beat Season 3 World Champions?

Oct 29, 2020

The Story of my League of Legends addiction. Importance of having a schedule. Is duo queuing worth it?

Oct 25, 2020

Bjergsen's Retirement. Are playing ARAMS/Urf beneficial? Solution to NA Challenger soloq.

Oct 22, 2020

Learning New Champions & Why It’s Important, How To Deal With Confidence Issues and Using Preseason, Benefits Of Playing Video Games, Positive Player Identities

Oct 18, 2020

What are common invisible narratives in League? Confidence and emotional states in ranked.

Oct 15, 2020

Worlds Knockout stage predictions, what makes a rank 1 soloq player? Is being a fill player worth it? Champs to play as a new player. Teamwork in League of Legends.

Oct 11, 2020

TSM's 0-6 Worlds failure. What are the major problems with the North American Region. Chess Grandmasters. The Five stages of Tribal Leadership. How to Prevent Autopiloting. Dealing with addiction to LoL.

Oct 8, 2020

Riot games announced the dissolution of the OPL (Oceanic Pro League) and closure of their Sydney office. Why did this happen, who does it affect and how? What does the future look like for League of Legends in Oceania?

Oct 4, 2020

Swapping roles in League, LoL's popularity in Korea and will it ever die? Curtis + Nathan Worlds Pickem, Group Stage Day 1 (TSM vs Fnatic), Q & A

Oct 1, 2020

Is data/analytics useful to help League of Legends players improve, motivation to play ranked, Professor Akali smurfing controversy, Rekkles' comment on consistency, removal of duo queue, the casting at Worlds 2020.

Sep 27, 2020

Broxah's Tweet about fans criticizing players at Worlds, maximizing your mechanics in soloq and how to improve them.

Sep 24, 2020

Building strong relationships, what is coaching in League of Legends and how do you become a Coach. Finally talking about the pros and cons of scrimming as an amateur/professional team.

Sep 20, 2020

Curtis and Nathan's take on the history of Worlds from 2012 to 2019.

Sep 17, 2020

What does Broken By Concept Mean? What does winning your lane actually mean? The importance of scheduling your Solo Queue. The history of Dire Wolves and how Curtis got into coaching.

Sep 12, 2020

The first ever Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott podcast. In this episode we talk about why we started the podcast, how we got here with some high school stories, soloq vs competitive , toxicity in League of Legends and meme culture.