Rough Drafts Podcast

Georgia is heading into two critical runoff races that will determine which party will control the Senate. While I have my criticisms of the Democrats, the two Republican candidates running in my home state are particularly awful. So awful, in fact, that I was able to put together a 20 page script on Senator David Perdue alone. In this homage to Robert Evans’ Behind the Bastards podcast, I sat dow...

In this special NA LCS preview episode of the Rough Drafts podcast, Unikrn writer and your host Chase Wassenar is joined by his good friend and Twitch streamer, Xander "Orzaidus" Raff to break down each team as they go through their preseason Power Rankings! After a brief digression into the meta, they debate whether CLG is a playoff team, how good IS Echo Fox, and why Team Liquid fans shouldn't w...

In this special EU LCS preview episode of the Rough Drafts podcast, Unikrn writer and your host Chase Wassenar is joined by his good friend and Twitch streamer, Xander "Orzaidus" Raff to break down each team as they go through their preseason Power Rankings! They agree on the top three teams, but H2k-Gaming, Team ROCCAT, and Misfits serve as points of contention for the pair. Time Stamps: 02:20 Un...

In this special NA LCS preview episode of the Rough Drafts podcast, Unikrn writer and your host Chase Wassenar is joined by Oracles Elixir founder and head of shadow initiatives at DOJO MADNESS Time Sevenhuysen to share their thoughts on the upcoming split! Together, they discuss the potential for TSM to rise back to the top of the standings, who they believe will miss the playoffs, and the differ...

In this special EU LCS preview episode of the Rough Drafts podcast, Unikrn writer and your host Chase Wassenar is joined by freelance analyst Josh Keller to preview the biggest storylines heading into the LCS split. Together, they discuss which teams they believe will rest at the top and bottom of the standings as well as which playoff team from last split is likely to fall flat. Time Stamps: 0:00...

In anticipation of the 2018 Summer split, the Rough Drafts Discord community has come together to share their thoughts and predictions for the upcoming season! This episode focuses on the NA LCS. Thank you to everyone who participated, with special thanks to our mods — Mr Flibble, Icagel, and Shadow — as well as host PrinceOfJedi for putting this show together. Time Stamps: 1:15 GGW 10:50 OPT 16:5...

In anticipation of the 2018 Summer split, the Rough Drafts Discord community has come together to share their thoughts and predictions for the upcoming season! This episode focuses on the EU LCS. Thank you to everyone who participated, with special thanks to our mods — Mr Flibble, Icagel, and Shadow — as well as host PrinceOfJedi for putting this show together. Time Stamps: 02:15 Love Hurts Crew A...

Note: Rough Drafts news is coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy this episode of an Intro to Kpop podcast Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar appeared on with his good friends Zac and Sarah! Why are there so many links? Because Zac can't stop himself. Here's just about everything we mentioned, even in passing. Hosts: Chase’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedShirtKing Follow his esports work: https://news.u...

Do you love k-pop music? Good news: Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar has reunited with Zac "Mischlings" Kandell and brought his friend Sarah "Shaebeom" Dreiss to discuss the Korean equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100 for a new podcast series. Episodes will be stored here until they find a new home, but they will not replace the LoL show. Find the show notes with links to each song here: https://docs....

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar is once again joined by top lane streamer Xander "Orzaidus" Raff. This time, the two shift their attention to North America, where they discuss TSM's struggles, Echo Fox's surge to the top of the standings, and which 3-1 team stands out above the rest. Follow us on Twitter Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar: https://twitter.c...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar is joined by Xander “Orzaidus” Raff to preview Week Three of the EU LCS! Together, they get excited by Jiizuke and Ruin, discuss why G2 Esports is struggling, and argue over whether Splyce will become a true contender moving forward. Time Stamps Intro: 0:00 UOL vs. H2k: 2:30 GIA vs. ROC: 6:45 S04 vs. VIT: 12:00 G2 vs. SP...

On today’s special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar travels back in time to the moments in which everything was possible for the EU LCS, the preseason! Back then, he spoke with his friend and EU LCS caster Devin “Piratechnics” Younge about Riot’s decision to move to Bo1’s, the current state of the esports casting scene, and his thoughts on each of the EU LCS teams...

On today’s special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar is joined by Victoria “Riningear” Rose, head of the DOTA 2 website The Flying Courier, and Chris “Chhopsky” Pollock, founder of Chhopsky.tv, to discuss the current state of esports media! The three discuss their path into the esports scene, why many sites struggle to keep the lights on, the narratives esports wri...

On this experimental edition of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar attempts to recreate the excitement of his Guess the Lines episodes with a quick VLOG on his picks for Week One’s EU LCS matches. All of today’s lines are courtesy of http://www.unikrn.com! Go today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes. You can read Chase’s ar...

On today’s very special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, host Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar is joined by Matthew “SuperbianMG” Galbraith and James “PelkaSupaFresh” Pelkey as they make their predictions for the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split. After breaking down each team, the three combine their predictions for the definitive Rough Drafts Power Rankings, which we’re sure will totally be 100% correct...

On today’s very special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, the time has finally come to preview the 2018 EU LCS Spring Season. Yes, despite numerous technical setbacks - including using the wrong microphone and a suboptimal video recording system - Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar is joined by Twitter analyst HeckMaister, Twitch Streamer Xander “Orzaidus” Raff, and ESPN/Inven writer Adel Chouadria...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Unikrn LoL Analyst Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with Korean Expert Andrew "Korean_Mulan" Kim and LCK Superfan Skyler "Drageko" Garrison to break down Riot Korea's recent press conference and what it means for the future of the Korean scene. Together, they discuss the importance of the "arena experience", the inevitable clash between Riot a...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Unikrn's LoL Analyst Chase "RedShirtKing Wassenar is joined by analyst Matthew "SuperbianMG" Galbraith, streamer Rylea "Arbitrarium" Anderson, and Xander "Orzaidus" Raff to break down what we know about the upcoming NA LCS Franchising system. Together, they try to determine what Riot was looking for in the application process, examine the Overwatch L...

Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar is too excited by what he saw in today's League of Legends World Championship Finals to sleep. Here are his quick takeaways from a fascinating series. Twitter: https://twitter.com/roughdraftspod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/esportsroughdrafts Discord: https://discord.gg/NycBaXV Go to http://www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar is joined by Korean analyst and long time friend Skyler Garrison to break down the 2017 Worlds Finals as Korean supremacy is cemented once more. After diving into Longzhu’s let down, the two discuss Faker willing his team to the finals and what Samsung must do if they’re going to pull off the upset. If you prefer audio o...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar is joined by European analyst and Esportsheaven writer HeckMaister. Together, they discuss Samsung’s duality in big moments this year, how Misfits shocked the world by almost taking down SKT, why RNG’s poor macro fundamentals may hold this mechanically gifted team back, and whether Team WE can sneak into the Finals. They...

On today’s episode of the RedShirtKing Manifesto, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar takes a deep dive looking back at last week’s games and previewing each of the 2017 World Championship Quarterfinals match-ups. After breaking down the lost teams from each group, he looks at how Samsung’s defense matches up against Longzhu’s laning prowess, how Misfits might throw SK Telecom off guard, whether we shou...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar is joined by TSM fan and NA analyst Matt “SuperbianMG” Galbraith to break down the sad state of North America after last week’s group stage disappointments. Together, they look at how Immortals’ nerves got the best of a young Immortals team, a thorough breakdown of TSM’s failings and how to fix it, how C9 avoided the NA...

On today’s episode of the RedShirtKing Manifesto, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar closes out his Check-In series by taking a look at Group A’s matches from last week and what that likely means for Saturday’s games. He starts with China’s underperforming champions and how their ego has gotten in the way of their potential before diving into AHQ’s Westdoor problem, Cloud9’ rallying around a new identi...

On today’s episode of the RedShirtKing Manifesto, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar takes a sleep-deprived look at Group D’s matches from last week and what that likely means for Saturday’s games. He starts by getting a head start on Flash Wolves’ burial before moving on to the three teams that matter. He gushes over a fun Misfits roster centered around Hans sama, ponders the long term success of WE’s...