Rough Drafts Podcast

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, including themselves. Topics include the asymmetry of knowledge and how current poaching protection rules accentuate that divide, the conflict of interest behind an organization "putting players first" by offering to help start a Players' Union, Riot's failure to capitalize on the commercial success of the professional scene (and how Venture Capitalists may be the best equipped to fix it), and the inherent hypocrisy of Counter Logic Gaming as seen in their abhorrent contract of ADC Stixxay during the 2015 season.

Timestamps for this episode and the links to the posts referenced directly throughout this podcast can be found on http://www.unikrn.com/community.

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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, including themselves. Topics include the asymmetry of knowledge and how current poaching protection rules accentuate that divide, the conflict of interest behind an organization "putting players first" by offering to help start a Players' Union, Riot's failure to capitalize on the commercial success of the professional scene (and how Venture Capitalists may be the best equipped to fix it), and the inherent hypocrisy of Counter Logic Gaming as seen in their abhorrent contract of ADC Stixxay during the 2015 season.

Timestamps for this episode and the links to the posts referenced directly throughout this podcast can be found on http://www.unikrn.com/community.

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 way Cloud9 lost is far worse than actual loss, and whether Spirit's flaws are fixable in the Fnatic infrastructure. Later, they get more positive, focusing on the potential strength of H2k-Gaming when their communication issues are fixed, how Qiao Gu managed to use their teamfighting strength to become a power, and how a Challenger Team in Korea managed to win it all.

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 way Cloud9 lost is far worse than actual loss, and whether Spirit's flaws are fixable in the Fnatic infrastructure. Later, they get more positive, focusing on the potential strength of H2k-Gaming when their communication issues are fixed, how Qiao Gu managed to use their teamfighting strength to become a power, and how a Challenger Team in Korea managed to win it all.

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 discuss whether Ever can catch lightning in a bottle twice, whether Fnatic and Cloud9 will be able to adjust quickly enough to their stylistic changes before this tournament, and why everyone should actually trust China in an international tournament this time around.

You can read Tim Sevenhuysen's companion piece to this podcast here: https://unikrn.com/community/iem-cologne-power-rankings/

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 discuss whether Ever can catch lightning in a bottle twice, whether Fnatic and Cloud9 will be able to adjust quickly enough to their stylistic changes before this tournament, and why everyone should actually trust China in an international tournament this time around.

You can read Tim Sevenhuysen's companion piece to this podcast here: https://unikrn.com/community/iem-cologne-power-rankings/

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 are truly limited to a mismatch with their newest rival, and whether MVP Black can still be the team that many thought was the best in the world heading into Blizzcon. Later, they try to pin down Brave Heart's inconsistencies as a unit, discuss the rising eStar power the team has brought to the Chinese scene, and who each expert ultimately picks to win the whole tournament.

If you haven't listened to Part One, you should probably do that first! You can listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/esportsgamblinghour/rough-drafts-2015-heroes-of-the-storm-world-cyber-arena-feat-josh-bury-and-jen-kennedy-part-one

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 current state of the Heroes of the Storm scene. They then shift their focus to Group A, where they discuss whether OMG is an overlooked gem overshadowed by the other talents in their region, if G2 Esports can stop their current downward trend, whether EDG has the strength to take this tournament for themselves, and if Team Asia StarDust is helped or hindered by their recent time off.

Part 2 is now out! If you'd like to hear our thoughts on Group B and our ultimate picks to win the whole tournament, you can find it here: https://soundcloud.com/esportsgamblinghour/rough-drafts-2015-heroes-of-the-storm-world-cyber-arena-feat-jen-kennedy-and-josh-bury-part-two.

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esports-gambling-hour/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 are truly limited to a mismatch with their newest rival, and whether MVP Black can still be the team that many thought was the best in the world heading into Blizzcon. Later, they try to pin down Brave Heart's inconsistencies as a unit, discuss the rising eStar power the team has brought to the Chinese scene, and who each expert ultimately picks to win the whole tournament.

If you haven't listened to Part One, you should probably do that first! You can listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/esportsgamblinghour/rough-drafts-2015-heroes-of-the-storm-world-cyber-arena-feat-josh-bury-and-jen-kennedy-part-one

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

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 current state of the Heroes of the Storm scene. They then shift their focus to Group A, where they discuss whether OMG is an overlooked gem overshadowed by the other talents in their region, if G2 Esports can stop their current downward trend, whether EDG has the strength to take this tournament for themselves, and if Team Asia StarDust is helped or hindered by their recent time off.

Part 2 is now out! If you'd like to hear our thoughts on Group B and our ultimate picks to win the whole tournament, you can find it here: https://soundcloud.com/esportsgamblinghour/rough-drafts-2015-heroes-of-the-storm-world-cyber-arena-feat-jen-kennedy-and-josh-bury-part-two.

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esports-gambling-hour/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.