Rough Drafts Podcast

On Day Ten of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk wrap up their travels through the scene with Echo Fox's intriguing roster. After a quick recap of the players they've signed, the two discuss where Froggen will rank in this class of NA mid laners, which lesser known player around him has the best chance to make the...

On Day Nine of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk address the pit at the bottom of their stomachs and turn their eyes to Team Liquid. After a brief look at their offseason changes, the two discuss whether Smoothie is the support Piglet needs to take over the NA ADC position(EDIT: We have since been corrected on Smo...

On Day Nine of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the no-longer-Spanish Giants Gaming. After a quick look at their roster moves this offseason, they discuss whether xPePii is going to be able to make the leap next split, if K0u can live up to the hype that has surrounded his career since he first hit...

On Day Eight of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar is joined by Jacob "Brayll" Wolf as the two attempt to dissect this year's Elements roster. After a quick breakdown of how this roster got here and how Jacob managed to uncover it, the two discuss which player is likely to emerge from this band of misfits, whether the loans from ROCCAT are li...

On Day Eight of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk is joined by special guest Jacob "Brayll" Wolf to look at one of the most perplexing teams that has ever been thrown together into the LCS. After explaining the roster and how Brayll was able to discover it despite the mystery and disorganization surrounding the organization, they discuss whether t...

On Day Seven of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk get to appreciate the most known quantity in the European LCS: Origen. After a brief look at their single transaction this offseason, they discuss how the addition of PowerOfEvil will affect the roster and their playstyle, whether Niels/Zven is the most valuable AD...

On Day Seven of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk put on their bandanas and talk about the newest addition to the North American scene: the Renegades. After a brief rundown of the roster, they discuss the impact the return of veterans Crumbzz and Alex Ich will have on the North American scene, the strength of the...

On Day Six of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a closer look at Cloud9. After taking a look at the most tumultuous offseason in team history, the two question whether Rush's aggressive ganking style will mesh with his more objective focused teammates, whether Hai will be able to train Bunny FuFuu to take ove...

On Day Six of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk delve into the latest addition to the European LCS: Gamers2. After breaking down their surprisingly active offseason, they look at the impact the recent infusion of Korean talent will have on this G2 roster, where PerkZ lands on the spectrum of talented EU mid laners...

On Day Five of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk dive into the latest reinvention of the Fnatic roster. After discussing the team's turnover (and how it never seems to matter when you discuss Fnatic), they discuss whether Gamsu and Spirit can become a better version of the Huni/ReignOver combo in time, whether Rek...

On Day Five of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk turn their eyes to one of the potentially underrated powers, Team Dignitas. After a quick recap of their roster changes this offseason, the two argue over Kirei's ceiling as a top tier ganking jungler, whether KiWiKiD deserves more recognition than he currently gets...

On Day Four of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk struggle to work up their enthusiasm for the once ridiculously fun Unicorns of Love roster. After breaking down their offseason roster moves, the two discuss how the upgrade from Vardags to Steeelback can affect the struggling UOL bot lane, whether Diamond's unortho...

On Day Four of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the reigning North American Champions, Counter Logic Gaming. After a brief look at their offseason changes, they break down how CLG's home grown talent is likely to develop over the course of a split, whether Darshan has the possibility of becoming th...

On Day Three of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break down one of the most anticipated super teams in recent European history: H2k-Gaming. After gawking at the sheer potential of this line-up should everything fall into place, they question whether this will be the year FORG1VEN achieves his final form, whether...

On Day Three of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk turn their eyes to one of the newest teams that's bought its way into the LCS scene: NRG eSports. After a breakdown of the roster the take a look at the massive threat GBM brings to the North American mid lane, where Altec lands on the ADC spectrum, and if Moon and...

On Day Two of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk turn their eyes to one of the most potentially underrated teams in the European scene: Splyce. After a brief recap of the team's origins, they break down the excitement behind Sencux's arrival in the European scene, whether Trashy is severely underrated due to the la...

On Day Two of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at a team that hopes to live up to its name: Immortals. After breaking down how this new team came together, the two take a look at how Adrian's incredible disengage play meshes with his new teammate's more aggressive play styles, if Pobelter has it in hi...

On Day One of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at one of the most captivating new teams in the European scene: Team Vitality. After breaking down how they got the spot and the many moves that have redefined this roster, the two question whether Cabochard is able to take the leap and become a top lane...

On Day One of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the once and potentially future kings of the NA LCS: Team SoloMid. After breaking down their incredibly impressive offseason moves, they breakdown the captivating process of watching these players attempt to gel as a unit to shed their previous superst...

In what is undoubtedly among the most dense and passionate podcasts of Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk's career, the two take a look at every angle they can find on the recent controversy surrounding making player salaries public, tracing the conversation back to Thoorin's Christmas Eve post and analyzing the arguments, intentions, and natural biases of everyone involved,...

In today's edition of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look back at IEM Cologne and why the tournament was an improvement over IEM San Jose both in production and the quality of games provided. They then move to break down each of the teams, including whether Dignitas showed enough potential to get excited for their upcoming season, why the...

In this episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar begin by celebrating Riot's ability to compromise with OGN concerning Korean League of Legends broadcasting rights for the 2016 season. They then invite Tim "Mag1c" Sevenhuysen back onto the podcast to discuss their cumulative power rankings for the upcoming IEM Cologne Tournament, where they dis...

In Part Two of this two part mega-podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk are once again joined by GoldPer10 Writer Jen Kennedy and Score eSports News Editor Josh Bury as they break down the second half of the World Cyber Arena Tournament. Together they look at whether COGnitive can carry the hopes of North America with them, if Liquid's issues within the European scene...

In Part One of this two part Heroes of the Storm World Cyber Arena Mega-Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk are joined by Score eSports News Editor Josh Bury and GoldPer10 Writer Jen Kennedy as they discuss the craziness behind the World Cyber Arena scheduling, why having qualification tournaments several months in advance is a bad idea, and what this says about the...

In this edition of the potentially named Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk get more than a bit angry with Riot's recent decision making concerning their professional scene. They begin discussing the intricacies of Riot's business breakdown with OGN, how their stated attitude of superiority affects their business deals, and why the truth behind this dea...