Dan Smyth-Temple, Author At Hotspawn

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Dan Smyth-Temple

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Dan is a Massachusetts-based League of Legends writer whose passion for the genre dates back to playing DotA when it was still a Warcraft III custom map. Lover of strategy and eurojank games. Can usually be found gardening, hiking, or reading sci-fi when not distracted by his computer.

Articles by Dan Smyth-Temple

The Glorious Evolution of Arcane’s Viktor

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

Aladoric: “I don’t think I’m going to experience something like this ever again”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

EG IgNar: “I think we’re better on stage”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

GG Ablazeolive: “I’ve changed a lot” since joining the LCS

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

GG Licorice: “It just felt like nothing was working on FlyQuest”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

IMT Revenge: “To be honest, I kind of forgot I was a rookie”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

EG Artemis: “Confused, and honestly, scared” Watching LCS Pro View

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

100T FBI: “[Reapered] Taught Us How To Play the Game in a Proper Way”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

IMT Raes: “It’s Hard to Pull Off Swapping Out a Player”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

The Glorious Evolution of Arcane’s Viktor

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

Aladoric: “I don’t think I’m going to experience something like this ever again”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

EG IgNar: “I think we’re better on stage”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

GG Ablazeolive: “I’ve changed a lot” since joining the LCS

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

GG Licorice: “It just felt like nothing was working on FlyQuest”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

IMT Revenge: “To be honest, I kind of forgot I was a rookie”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

EG Artemis: “Confused, and honestly, scared” Watching LCS Pro View

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

100T FBI: “[Reapered] Taught Us How To Play the Game in a Proper Way”

By Dan Smyth-Temple / 4 years ago

IMT Raes: “It’s Hard to Pull Off Swapping Out a Player”

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