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...
Dec 29, 2015•1 hr 33 min
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...
Dec 24, 2015•1 hr 5 min
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 a...
Dec 17, 2015•1 hr 8 min
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...
Dec 16, 2015•1 hr
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 d...
Dec 16, 2015•43 min
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 deal is far scarier than any potential conspiracy theory. They then move on to the LCS format breakdown...
Dec 10, 2015•1 hr 18 min
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.pro, the death knell of G2 Esports, the difficulties the new Dignitas roster faces, and whether Tea...
Dec 04, 2015•54 min
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 mYinsanity's new roster can surprise a ton of people, whether Fnatic has the ability to bounce back ...
Nov 25, 2015•52 min
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 beat in the West. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every e...
Nov 24, 2015•1 hr 7 min
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 top, if LGD has what it takes to overcome a disastrous performance at Worlds, and if Jin Air will eve...
Nov 19, 2015•1 hr 12 min
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 whether these types of moves are intentional aspects of the current system, whether such purchases d...
Nov 18, 2015•54 min
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 depth in his hero pool has finally caught up to him, and if Team DK has learned their lesson on hubris...
Nov 06, 2015•51 min
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 the best player in the world. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up ...
Nov 01, 2015•54 min
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 Faker's early game aggression. They end by breaking down the Gambling Lines and announcing a winner fo...
Oct 30, 2015•40 min
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, and how each team's vision game compliments their play style. Later, he transitions to Skyler "Drageko...
Oct 30, 2015•52 min
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 the opportunity to surprise everyone and keep their perfect October performance going. They close w...
Oct 27, 2015•39 min
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 future of non-Korean organizations and what they need to do if they want any chance of closing the gap g...
Oct 25, 2015•47 min
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, argue over the merits of the top lane/jungle combos, and discuss what Rekkles will need to do to take...
Oct 24, 2015•40 min
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 to pick which way you should bet. Subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes here: https://unik...
Oct 23, 2015•31 min
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.
Oct 23, 2015•43 min
In this rather goofy episode of the Less Than Legends Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar is joined by Skyler "Drageko" Garrison as they break down the quarterfinals from the Korean perspective, zoning in on SKT's dominance, KT Rolster's poor decision making, and the KOO Tigers' ability to capitalize on every mistake their opponents make. Later, the break down the semifinals as they try to look at the number of things that would need to happen for Origen to take a game off of SKT and whether ...
Oct 23, 2015•1 hr 11 min
In today's episode of the Less Than Legends Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar is joined once again by Tim "Mag1c" Sevenhuysen from Oracle's Elixir and Unikrn to make a statistical breakdown of the upcoming Semifinals Series. Together, they discuss how Easyhoon's rise to the starting role in this series affects SKT's win conditions, whether Origen has the tools they need to steal a win as heavy underdogs, whether the KOO Tigers have shown enough to hold off the brutal Fnatic early game, and ...
Oct 22, 2015•53 min
In today's episode of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk have successfully recovered from one of the most disappointing performances on an international scale since the KOO Tigers at IEM Katowice. They break down how KOO outsmarted KT in picks and bans, whether KT lost more than KOO won, and what Ssumday's underwhelming performance says about what it takes to be the best in the world at your position. They close by discussing...
Oct 19, 2015•51 min
In today's episode of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar discuss the 3-0 dismantling of EDward Gaming at the hands of Fnatic, where Febiven's Leblanc game places him in the pantheon of mid laners, and what EDG's failure, as well as the failure of China, teaches us about the future of the game (spoiler alert: it's not that analysts using legitimate statistics to make predictions were crazy or wrong for making them). They then move on to breaking down the...
Oct 17, 2015•52 min
In today's edition of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk look back at the second quarterfinals series between AHQ and SKT and marvel at how dominant Faker can be when he gets the opportunity, how Ziv managed to impress despite his team's losing efforts, and what AHQ need to do to better prepare for the International stage going forward. After catching up on the pair's successful Unikoin wagers, they move on to previewing Satu...
Oct 16, 2015•1 hr 1 min
In this edition of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk to discuss the 3-1 Origen victory over Flash Wolves, breaking down each game while analyzing how Flash Wolves decision to play not to lose ended up costing them while Origen's refusal to adapt in Picks and Bans may end up costing them going forward. They move on to discussing Friday's match-up between SKT and ahq and discuss how Ziv can hope to keep MaRin from h...
Oct 15, 2015•59 min
In today's edition of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk to break down every aspect of tomorrow's opening Quarterfinals series of the League of Legends World Championship between the Flash Wolves and Origen. They start by looking at the potential advantage for sOAZ in the top lane, how Karsa could shift the balance of power if his can maneuver through the enemy wards, and why this series will ultimately come down t...
Oct 14, 2015•53 min
In today's special episode of the Guess the Lines Unikoin Challenge, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break down the collapse of Cloud9 in the second week of action, the disappointing performance of Invictus Gaming and whether Time could have changed anything for their bot lane, the evolution of AN as the scariest ADC remaining in World Championship, and what Fnatic's 3-0 run on Week 2 means for them heading into the bracket stage. After breaking down what these results ...
Oct 11, 2015•1 hr 2 min
In today's edition of the Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a moment to discuss Dyrus's career, the impact he had on the League of Legends scene, and what Team SoloMid will be left with going forward. They also analyze the sudden rise in LGD's quality of play, question whether Origen can return to their week one form in the bracket stage, and marvel at the evolution of Ssumday and Piccaboo as two of the best players in the world at their posi...
Oct 10, 2015•1 hr 21 min
In today's edition of the Guess the Lines Unikoin Challenge, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Friday's Group C action as they try to wrap their heads around EDward Gaming's disappointing play, the dominance of SK Telecom, the turbulent offseason that awaits H2k-Gaming, and the moral victories the Bangkok Titans have to take away from an otherwise rough group stage. They then transition into Guessing the Lines for Saturday's Group D action, as they try to d...
Oct 09, 2015•1 hr 22 min
