A Twitch streamer founded a well-known German team in League of Legends 12 years ago. However, for some time now, another streamer has been associated with it.
Which streamer and which team is it? The long-time LoL player and pro Daniel “Broeki” Broekmann has been part of the E-sports scene of League of Legends for over 10 years. In a video on YouTube, he briefly talked about his beginnings in the industry and later about the founding of the well-known German team NNO (No Need Orga), which later becomes known as the “Retiree Team” by many fans.
How was NNO founded? Broeki won the ESL Pro Series in Spring 2013 with his team ESC Gaming (lol.fandom.com) and the subsequent tournament with the team n!faculty, where NoWay also played. After their victory, he was kicked out of the team due to his behavior. Since the scene in Germany was very small, it spread quickly, and many players no longer wanted to play with Broeki on the team.
In September 2013, Broeki finally founded the team No Need Orga. The roster of NNO has been dissolved and reopened several times. In 2022, NNO gained the most attention during their “Miracle Runs” in the Prime League Summer (Primeleague.gg).
In the video, you can see who NoWay actually is:
He is the face of NNO, but not the founder
Who is the face of NNO? The player with the largest reach is Frederik “NoWay” Hinteregger, who also participates in various streamer events. NoWay has often been seen as the head and founder of NNO, which is not true. In the video about the team’s history, Broeki talks about how he was dissatisfied with the direction NNO had taken.
The basic idea of NNO since its founding was that the players would play without an organization and could completely freely decide against whom or with whom they would play. As success and attention came later, NNO was increasingly seen by fans as an organization led by NoWay. Broeki explained that it bothered him a lot.
What does a team member say about it? The NNO toplaner and streamer Tolkin reacted to the history of NNO on his YouTube channel. When it came to the topic regarding NoWay, Tolkin showed understanding and empathized with Broeki’s frustration and said:
I understand that. With a project that has accompanied you for 12 years, it is frustrating. Absolutely understandable.
What do the viewers say about it? In the comments of both videos, there are some fans expressing their opinions. The user TeeFly28 noted under Tolkin’s reaction on YouTube:
Regarding the topic of NNO as NoWay’s organization, I often heard that Freddy even actively mentioned on stream that Broeki laid the actual foundation for NNO. So the attempt was probably there; it’s a shame that it seems not to have helped. I could imagine that Broeki’s connection and then transfer to EINS weakened the connection to NNO among newer viewers. He also appeared to be less involved than other members.
The user AagoMcFly assumes (YouTube.com) that NoWay was strongly associated with NNO because he hosted most of the streams during their hype period while Broeki could be less active due to Eintracht Spandau. Furthermore, the user states that NoWay regularly mentioned that Broeki is the founder of NNO.
In December 2024, Broeki changed teams and has since been playing for Eintracht Spandau, the team of YouTuber and Twitch streamer HandOfBlood. NoWay and Tolkin continue to play together at NNO. You can see where the other members of the retiree team went here: A team of 5 German Twitch streamers conquers LoL, now NNO is falling apart and starting anew
