link to her announcement.
Only a year and a half into her tenure as LCS commissioner, she has stepped down due to health complications. What are your thoughts on her tenure and opinions on what direction should the LCS be taking moving forward?
(Other than obviously giving NRG the boot and bringing back CLG but that goes without sayingpleasedontlookatmyflair )
Edit: redigned isn't a real word rip
External link →LCS production this year has been immaculate. As someone on the outside I have no idea how much of it to attribute to Jackie, but it's hard to not feel like this is a huge loss. Even her interacting on reddit and asking for feedback was such a positive sign.
Highly interested as to who her replacement might be.
Thank you, that means a lot to me. I've loved getting to know the community and I really did put my heart and soul into the LCS. I hope the new product direction/content/broadcast/events speaks for itself and that our fans can enjoy it <3
No idea how much input she really had in the product but at the very least I can say I still genuinely look forward to LCS every week. I know there’s some doomers out there but I think it’s been a really solid product for years. Hope Jackie is able to battle whatever she’s got going on
Thanks so much for tuning in each week and for the kind words <3
I hope she put people in place to continue her vision of the LCS. She did a great job. Summer 2022 & this Spring were so much fun to watch.
Thank you! I've been hoping people could see the more fun side of LCS and that we could really be more player-focused and try to incorporate more community and fan feedback.
I'm sad, she came in with big promises. She said she wants change, but would first sit back and observe and learn. That she gets very ill and then shit change after shit change rolls out. There were positives, co-streamers were great. Influencers like QT or Courage joining to interview, make segments and cast was fun.
In the end we don't know what she did actually do, but she did good. Not amazing, but not terrible.
Last year I worked on Spring and Summer Splits and Finals and helped to set the new production direction for the LCS this year as well. Unfortunately my health over December declined and I was not able to communicate how the community deserved. For that I am sorry. I know it is the right step for me to take to focus on my health, as you all deserve someone that can approach the LCS with full energy, health and vigor. I appreciate your kind words on the positives, and I hope it leaves a positive impact on the LCS.
Obviously the “health” excuse is a coverup for another reason. She’s leaving because she knows something bad is coming, perhaps it’s EG related?
It's not, I've been battling health issues since December and have been hospitalized twice, and have multiple medical appointments, treatments, etc from December through now. I wish this wasn't happening to my health. I've been going non-stop in this industry for 16/17 years and my body just gave out. I really do have faith in the LCS and I do believe it is something really special.
The Dash return video was probably one of the best videos LCS has ever produced in showing off all the players.
Awesome to hear. Shoutout to Justin Restaino, he's been a huge part of our content strategy and he has true love and passion for the LCS. I was really excited we were able to bring Dash back this year for the Adventures videos and for our Finals/content.
This is a huge loss, LCS has been more fun than it's been in a long time. Hope the best for her and hope her replacement can keep it going.
Thank you kindly <3
Honestly despite the memes over the last year or so, LCS production has been so far above and beyond expectations. I actually have really enjoyed watching NA for the first time in a long time and looked forward to the games and playoffs etc. I hope who replaces her has similar visions for the league I know she was a good pillar and set a good idea and foundation for the future. And much respect to focusing on herself and her health. Best wishes to her
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Okay. Hope you get better.
Thank you :)
The LCS has definitely improved so much over the last couple splits before I barely watched before but last summer and spring were very enjoyable to watch.
Awesome to hear!
I’m going to be completely honest, this last three splits were the most fun I’ve had watching the LCS as a hole for a while and I’m a TSM fan lmao
That's actually awesome <3
This is a sad thing. Why is it that good people have bad things happen to them so routinely?
I hope you get the time to focus on yourself and heal, Jackie. Thank you for helping inject some life into the LCS. I watched WAY more in the past 1.5 years than I did before!
Cheers <3
Hi Jackie. I just wanted to say thanks for the work you did with the LCS. I liked the episode of Hotline League you did with Travis and Mark last summer. Sorry about all of the crazy drama that happened while you were there because everyday at the LCS is a banger.
Every day is a banger! Thanks for giving me a chance 💜
Also of note, Keeping Up With Doublelift might be the best recurring segment the LCS had ever created. You and the rest of the team knocked it out of the park. I've been watching since 2013, and while I miss the BO3 regular season we once had, as far as the broadcast is concerned this split has been top notch. Thanks for everything you've done, and I hope you get through this okay!
Cheers! Shout out to MarkZ and the content team for putting that idea together. I will admit I wasn't the demographic lol but trusting our talent and team definitely pays dividends.
Jackie, if you see this I'll always remember how you went above and beyond for me personally to make things right for me last year when something I was looking forward to had to be cancelled. The effort that you, Daniel and the team put in for just some random guy was unexpected and just super, super clutch. Wishing you the best with everything.
Special shout to Captain Flowers, Dash, Emily, Raz and Jatt.
That means a lot thank you!
Blows.
It's hard to know exactly who's doing what behind the scenes, but I feel like you can step back and look at the changes over the last two years of LCS, and kinda connect the dots easily enough to get an idea of the positive impacts she had.
I remember being very impressed when she first stepped into the role and seeing how much she wanted to learn, by asking questions and listening to fans, broadcast talent, players, orgs, etc. It was a very different approach to the job, and one I was very happy to see. She genuinely seemed to care a lot. Her first year seemed like a "ask questions, listen to what people are asking for, and learn as much as possible" with her second year being one of taking action with all the information she gathered. It was super nice to see, and it obviously started working really well. Imo the way she went about everything, given the circumstances, is exactly the way a leader should act. She was given a shit hand and still managed to turn it around pretty damn well.
I REALLY hope whoever comes next is able to learn a ton from her, and continue the path she carved out. I really don't want to go back to a corporate-feeling commissioner who doesn't actually care what the audience / players / broadcast talent want, but rather assume they know best.
That being said, this is obviously the correct choice for her, and I genuinely hope she is able to solve her health problems soon. Whatever it is she decides to do after sorting out her issues, I'm sure she'll crush it.
Appreciate that a lot.
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