Rough Drafts Podcast

Rough Drafts Podcast

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Rough Drafts Podcast episodes

  • 2017 Spring EU LCS Guess the Lines Week Four
    On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk try to get excited for Week Four of a very predictable (so far) EU LCS. Together, they discuss Team Vitality’s woes, Fnatic’s inexplicable blindness to their own star player, the hot-and-cold Team Splyce, and why G2 Esports are still the team to beat in Europe. They close with their best bets of the week.
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    56 min
  • Interview: Unicorns of Love Owner/CEO Jos "UOLDad" Mallant
    On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk sit down with UOL CEO, owner, and Sheepy's father Jos "UOLDad" Mallant. Together, they discuss the past, present, and future of one of Europe's most marketable teams, as well as what UOL does differently when acquiring talent in the offseason.
    01:05 Intro
    02:20 Jos's role as the CEO/team dad and how UOL was founded
    06:10 The early days of UOL's history
    09:30 UOL's start as a family business
    13:20 UOL's approach to young talent and roster turnover
    17:15 “If Csacsi and Hyli were to leave tomorrow, I would sit in the corner and cry”
    17:50 What happened when Kikis left
    20:25 “To be honest, it was a slap in the face, was hard, was difficult for us, but we still have a good relationship.”
    20:55 How Kikis' departure changed the team's identity and playstyle
    22:45 “Losing Kikis cost us a Worlds position”
    26:10 How UOL has grown since their founding
    29:50 Diamondprox's visa issues and why he was a huge loss for the team
    36:15 How UOL makes up for being a smaller org and lets their individual players shine
    38:05 “There are always companies that will pay better, but that does not always lead to better results”
    42:10 “I'm watching a lot of tryouts, and after a couple of hours of playing, I called Sheepy and said take [Exileh]. He's unbelievably good.”
    42:45 Why analysts and fans should readjust their judgments on young players
    44:55 How UOL uses nontraditional picks to great effect
    48:30 UOL's status as a repeatedly underrated team
    50:05 Why “Chaos Style” is an inaccurate description
    51:10 “The only plans we have is to get as far as possible with our team...to get to worlds, and to one day beat a team like SKT...This is the only thing they should look for”
    52:55 UOL's Lagardere deal and what it means for the team and esports in general
    57:55 The ins and outs of securing sponsors
    1:01:15 UOL's plan for the future, in and out of League of Legends
    1:04:30 How regional tournaments are changing the European LoL scene
    1:08:00 How the lack of revenue sharing and limits on sponsors hurt organizations looking to expand, and how UOL compensates for these issues
    1:11:45 Why you should be a UOL fan
    1:15:45 UOL's goals at IEM Katowice
    1:17:05 Final words to EU LCS fans
    1:18:15 Outro
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    1 hr 21 min
  • 2017 Spring NA LCS Guess the Lines Week Three
    On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts “Guess the Lines Podcast,” Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk survey North America’s middle class and try to read their rising and falling stocks.
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    1 hr 10 min
  • 2017 Spring EU LCS Guess the Lines Week Three
    On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk attempt to find value in a region in which almost every favourite took care of business last week. Together, they discuss how the Unicorns of Love are able to overpower their opponents, why Misfits gives Chase worrying flashbacks, and whether Splyce has earned the benefit of the doubt heading into this week’s matches.
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    56 min
  • 2017 Spring NA LCS Week Two Guess the Lines
    On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar head into Week 2 of the NALCS in the red. The guys discuss Week 1’s ups and downs, why some teams are so undervalued, and take advantage of Unikrn’s algorithm with some “smart money” suggestions.
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    1 hr 2 min
  • 2017 Spring NA LCS Week One Guess the Lines
    On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar embark on the wild ride that will most likely be the NALCS Spring Split. They breakdown the futures and discover the second most shocking line in “Guess the Lines” history (no lamps were broken this time).
    Team Liquid Coaching: https://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2017/01/14/building-the-team-liquid-infrastructure
    Emily Rand Article: http://www.thescoreesports.com/lol/news/12721-rand-what-flame-ssumday-and-looper-bring-to-the-na-lcs
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    1 hr 2 min
  • 2017 Spring EU LCS Guess the Lines Week One
    On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar turn their attention away from hypotheticals and towards the first week of European LCS action. Together, they discuss the additional value the two group system brings to betting on Futures, Fnatic’s need to make a statement in Week One after a disappointing Summer split, and how H2k-Gaming’s new bot lane must perform if the teams wants to live up to fan expectations.
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    1 hr
  • Interview: Splyce Co-Owner Marty "LazerChicken" Strenczewilk
    After previewing all 20 LCS teams reactions were mixed. Some people agreed, some didn’t, and some are Co-Owners of one of those said teams. Join Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar as they talk shop with Splyce Co-Owner Marty “LazerChicken” Strenczewilk about the org, outside analysis, real sports, and why Rochester, NY is the greatest city on Earth.
    1:05 Intro
    3:15 History of Splyce
    6:15 Signing “Solar”
    7:05 Splyce as a “Global” Organization
    10:15 Building and Maintaining Sponsors
    16:00 “Problems” with Outside Analysis
    21:40 2016 Spring Split Comparisons Between G2 and Splyce
    25:30 YamatoCannon and the Splyce System
    34:50 “I’d rather win 3 championships in 10 years than 1 right now. Anytime”
    36:15 Things Fans Miss/Overvalue
    42:35 Year 2 and Changing Goals
    46:40 Favorite Behind the Scenes Story
    50:35 Why Root for Splyce
    54:45 Outro
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    1 hr 3 min
  • 2017 Spring NA LCS Predictions
    After previewing all 10 NALCS teams, join Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar as they give their final predictions for the 2017 Spring Split.
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    14 min

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Hosted by Chase Wassenar & Walter Fedczuk, the Rough Drafts podcast network has returned with four flagship shows: Final Cut, Steam Cleaners, K-Pop Shenanigans and Narrative Enhancements.