Faker Will Never Retire - First Stand | The Dive Driven by Kia

This week on The Dive, Driven by Kia, we’re diving into the biggest headlines: Faker is never retiring, Patch 25.05 is shaking things up, and First Stand is almost here—so we’re breaking down the teams and what to expect. Buckle up for a packed episode!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:48 Faker never thinks about retirement
9:23 Los Ratones qualify for Tier 2
18:01 Patch Notes 25.05
35:10 Champion changes in relation to lane swaps
49:07 First Stand preview - TL vs KC
1:03:11 TES vs HLE
1:14:27 Flying Oyster

First Stand begins March 10th at 1AM PT/4AM ET. Don't miss out!

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[gengariffith]

Long time listener..
Really bummed to listen to the first episode since the lta finals and not hear any talk about the finals

[russellminard]

Been waiting 2 weeks for this episode glad its here

[thebearthatkilledservibes]

Not talking about TL va 100t finals is CRAZY for an LTA talk show

[deathblaizer]

I don't always comment but I watch every episode. Metoes has made such a great addition to the cast. Great pick.

[StaminatorBlader]

as for faker, people talk about his longevity and his legendary status now, whats also impressive to me is how he gained that status almost instantly it felt like. i remember i was only casually familiar with league and esports in 2014 and watched that finals and he was already like a mythical legend.

[feartheoldblood]

Why didnt we talk about the LTA finals at all? No recap or anything.

[indigorune]

Where is the section about LTA finals...?

[not_worth]

that volibear skin that kobe was talking about makes the e look like a hwei qw coming down at a glance

[jesseyang]

Been waiting for the Dive since finals lmao

[jasonstaubach]

Why no finals breakdown? I get a lotta people didnt like the format, but it was still a NA finals worth talking about

[CLoL]

kobe left brazil but brazil didn't leave him

[michalklinsky]

Yo guys why didnt you talk about the LTA playoffs??? Semifinals and finals review, reaction, anything? :o

[ibeast]

To be fair meteos, los ratones had to beat nord twice which had santorin, vizi, treatz, xmatty who were all in pro play tier 1

[aprildempster]

How many worlds videos is Faker in? Thats all i need to see to know this man is the GOAT.

[benkesler]

Shoutouts to Isai for being the best in Smash 64 at 38 years old

[johnnyvelez]

Well now I have to go back to see if I played vs meteos and was casted by Kobe during go for lol

[EM-Night-Rain]

I for one am looking forward to best of ones, one dimensional playstyle and 3 champs in rotation for every lane next split. Super exciting! It will save viewrship.

[FlunchzProductionZ]

52:25 as en EU listener, I love this so much! TRUE

[tealover]

1:04:28 he says Flandere joined but IMO it’s just Tabe. When Tabe joined they started playing way better as a team and it just looked so different I feel like that just has to be Tabe. For the past few years it’s seemed like every team he joins just becomes good instantly.

[magnoferreira]

Omg Kobe you are my favorite caster and I am Brazilian and the thumbnail got you on that Brazilian hat and shirt, that made my day :D