Rough Drafts Podcast

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...

In this edition of the increasingly poorly named Esports Gambling Hour Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with Jen Kennedy from Goldper10 to discuss the latest Heroes of the Storm Tournament at the Dreamhack Winter Clash, where eight of the best teams in Europe faced off in some incredibly exciting games. Together, they discuss the inherent problems of young teams like TCM and Virtus...

In today's episode of the podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with The Score eSports Heroes of the Storm News Editor Josh "ThrownGauntlet" Bury to preview the upcoming Dreamhack Winter Clash Tournament where eight of the top European powers will battle to assert themselves within the region. Together, they discuss how the new look Na'Vi might not falter as much as some may think, how...

In this episode of the Esports Gambling Hour, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk discuss IEM San Jose and what it means going forward. After spending some time talking about the issues behind the event's production, they discuss the breakdown of LGD Gaming, the apparent disinterest from Doublelift, CLG's newfound promise, and how Origen has placed themselves as the team to b...

In today's episode of the Esports Gambling Hour, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Tim "Mag1c" Sevenhuysen as the three attempt to break down each of the six teams attending IEM San Jose this weekend. Together, they discuss whether player or coach stability is more important for an offseason tournament, whether talent alone is enough to push a team over the t...

In today's very special edition of the Esports Gambling Hour Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with LoL eSports writer Thomas Watts to discuss NRG eSports' recent purchase of Team Coast's 2016 NA LCS Spring Split spot. After expressing the importance of the autonomy of organizations like NRG to make the best decision for the future of their team, the two diverge into discussions on...

In today's episode of the Esports Gambling Hour, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk sit down to preview the remainder of the Heroes of the Storm World Championship Tournament. Together, they discuss whether Team YL's constant aggression helps or hurts them, if Dignitas has what it takes to come back from the Loser's Bracket and surprise some people, whether Zuna's lack of de...

In today's final episode of this edition of the Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk reveal the Challenge results and which wonderful charity will be taking home the $250 prize from Unikrn. Later, they discuss the disappointing ceremony surrounding the game, what this says about Riot and the future of the game, and how Faker has cemented himself as t...

In today's episode of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk begin by addressing the "gap" between Korea and the rest of the World before breaking down the League of Legends World Championship Finals. They breakdown the 2v2 top lane and jungle match-up, whether Tahm Kench will be a heavy priority pick, and how Kuro can withstand Fa...

In today's two part edition of the Less Than Legends Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with two fan favourite guests to preview the League of Legends World Championship Finals series between SK Telecom and the KOO Tigers. First, he talks with Tim "Mag1c" Sevenhuysen on the biggest difference between this and their LCK match-up, how KOO can try to fend off SKT's early game attack, an...

In today's edition of the Esports Gambling Hour, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Wednesday's exciting Heroes of the Storm World Championship Group Stage match-ups. Together, they discuss whether Cloud9 truly deserves their spots as favourites to win it all, if Blizzard dropped the ball by giving two spots the Chinese region over Korea, and whether Na'Vi has...

In today's edition of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk as they break down the disappointing series between Fnatic and the KOO Tigers. After discussing how KOO destroyed Fnatic in picks and bans, the domination of Smeb in the top lane, and Fnatic's inability to recover when behind, they shift their focus to the futu...

In today's episode of the Esports Gambling Hour, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk takes the hosting reins from Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar as the two break down how MaRin continued to meet the Flame horizon time and again, whether Origen left sOAZ stranded, and what it would take to take a game off SKT going forward. Later, they guess the line for Sunday's Semifinal series between Fnatic v. KOO Tigers, a...

In this edition of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the opening Semifinals series between SK Telecom and Origen. Together, they break down whether sOAZ has what it takes to keep MaRin down in the top lane, why Easyhoon makes sense for SKT in this series, and whether this week's lines make it more difficult than usual t...

In today's episode of the Less Than Legends podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with James "Obscurica" Chen from PC Gamer to discuss the fate of the LMS after their Quarterfinal defeats. Together, they discuss whether the Flash Wolves underperformed in their series against Origen, what Westdoor's retirement means to the LMS scene, and where both of these teams will go from here.