Rough Drafts Podcast

As much fun as it was to return for the Mid-Season Invitational, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk have been so mortified by the recent actions around the scene that they had to bring in former Paravine writer/Into the Rift Host Thomas Watts to help make sense of it all. They start by looking into G2's questionable choice to go on vacation, the ensuing PR fallout, and what...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk finally escape from the pits of illness and lost recordings to discuss the Group Stage of the Mid-Season International. They begin with the surprisingly decent play of SuperMassive eSports and G2's disappointing performance. They then preview the bracket stage as they predict whether SKT will...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk get excited for this week's NA LCS Finals and what it means for the region on an international scale. They begin by wrapping up the Semifinals series, including the couple mistakes that cost Liquid their chance and how Immortals managed to mangle the meta. They then turn to the Third Place gam...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk look back at last week's European LCS Semifinals action and the lessons we've learned surrounding how to attack a Sivir composition and use your opponent's tendencies against them. They then turn to the third place game and argue over whether H2k-Gaming or Fnatic will be able to plug the holes...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk look back at the North American LCS Quarterfinals and look forward to this week's Semifinals action. They start by looking at a disappointing showing from NRG, questioning whether they'll be able to recover in their current form and what this dominant Team Liquid victory says about their upcom...

In today's edition of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at last week's EU LCS Quarterfinals action and see what lessons fans and teams alike should learn heading into the semifinals. They begin with a breakdown of the Unicorns of Love's disastrous series, Origen's path to victory, and whether that will be enough against the somehow unde...

On today's special edition of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the upcoming NA LCS Promotion Tournament. After a quick recap of the Challenger Series Playoffs (1:55), they preview the incredibly close match-up between Team Dignitas and Team Dragon Knights (11:40), how the Renegades have made the most of their latest roster swaps (25...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk honour the upcoming Wrestlemania event by imagining what it would be like if the WWE ran the LCS. After a quick digression into Immortals' struggle to find a fanbase, they break down each of this week's NA LCS Quarterfinals series. They first talk about Team SoloMid's lack of coordination and...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk sit down to discuss all of the important happenings within the European League of Legends scene. After a quick review of the European Promotion Series, the two turn their attention to the Quarterfinals series. They discuss whether or not Fnatic can discover their identity in ti...

Today on the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk discuss the disappointing recent rule change from Riot Games concerning visas for the North American Challenger Series, the only mildly surprising closing of Team Ember, and their preview of the upcoming EU LCS Promotion Tournament, including their best bets and predictions. 0:00 introduction 1:35 First Re...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break down Week 9 of the NA LCS and give their best predictions and analysis for each game. 0:00 Introduction 04:35 Team Impulse v. Renegades 10:30 Counter Logic Gaming v. Team Dignitas 15:35 Immortals v. Team SoloMid 16:40 Team Impulse v. Immortals 21:05 Cloud9 v. Echo Fox 25:35 Renegades v....

In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at each EU LCS match-up heading into Week 9 and desperately try to find some value in a slightly underwhelming final week schedule. 0:00 Introduction and Setting the Playoff Stage 4:55 Giants Gaming v. Origen Preview 8:35 Elements v. Fnatic Preview 13:35 Giants Gaming v. Team ROCCA...

In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Week 8's North American LCS action. They begin with a deep dive into Team SoloMid's performance an IEM Katowice and how the lessons we've learned from it will affect the rest of their season. They then move on to whether or not Echo Fox will be able to hang on to...

In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk look at Week 8 of the European LCS and discuss whether G2 has what it takes to win a Best-of-Five Series, if the Unicorns of Love can withstand the Loulex Effect, and how one roster move at a time as put new life into Team ROCCAT. They close with their predictions for this week's games. 0:00 I...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar interview Aaron "Bischu" Kim and Kevin "Kez" Jeon about their careers to this point, their time on Team Dragon Knights, and what they hope will push them forward in the upcoming Challenger Series Playoffs. 0:00 Introductions 1:00 Bischu’s Rise to Popularity 2:10 Bischu’s Attempts to Break into the LCS 3:40 Kez’s Time on CompLexity and the Truth Behind the Story...

On today's special edition of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the upcoming League of Legends section of IEM Katowice and try to decide just how important it really is at the end of the day. After a quick tangent on how the format limits the overall quality of the tournament compared to other games present, they break down both of t...

In today's special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar invites EsportsHeaven writer Steven "Noogen" Nguyen to discuss the top of the standings of the North American League Championship Series. Together, they break down whether Immortals is as powerful as they appear, why Team SoloMid hasn't lived up to expectations, and if NRG eSports and Team Liquid have the ability...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast brought to you by Unikrn, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk turn their attention to a North American LCS scene that has been blown wide open after last week's news. The two begin by discussing whether Cloud9 has developed enough as a team to threaten Immortals when the playoffs roll around, if the consistently perplexing NRG eS...

In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast presented by Unikrn, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar is reunited with his cohost Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk as the two preview this week's EU LCS action. Today, they discuss the increasingly worrying lack of team identity from Fnatic, Origen's weariness and predictability as we get further into the season, and what Elements needs to do to t...

Sadly, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk was once again unable to record for the North American podcast, so Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar must step up for another solo cast. In today's journey through Chase's mind, he breaks down why the worst loss of Visageddon in North America is not who you think, why life coaches have a shorter life span than a team owned by Brian Cordry, and what Renegades struggling s...

When co-host Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk is unable to record a podcast due to a last-second illness, it's up to Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar to give the people what they want with a more meandering look at the current state of the European scene in a solo-cast. He starts with a look at the EU midseason MVP conversation before wondering if we're seeing cracks appear in H2k's armor and whether the true...

In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the North American LCS and examine where we stand at the halfway point of the Spring Split. They begin by discussing Echo Fox's disastrous entrance to the league, what's gone wrong since we last checked in with Dignitas, and how Counter Logic Gaming defied our expectations and a...

In this week's episode of the EU LCS Preview Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk battle through the bad weather and subpar Skype reception to give the people what they want and ensure the podcast heads your way. They discuss why ROCCAT has failed to deliver on their Week One promise, how the Unicorns of Love continue to succeed with their plug and play jungler positi...

In an outtake that was too explicit to be posted onto the end of the North America LCS Week 4 Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk address a certain problematic post on the League of Legends subreddit that managed to catch their eye. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podca...

In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk try to break down the momentum swings that have defined the North American League of Legends scene. They start by discussing the difference between NRG's winning and losing efforts, whether Team Liquid has finally gotten their season back on track, and if Team Impulse has what it takes to be a...