NACS Changes, Ember's Closing, and the 2016 EU Summer Promotion

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 Reactions to NACS Rule Change 5:20 How LCS Owners Impacted the Rule Change 7:15 The Double Standard Hypocrisy of How Riot’s Dealing with the EUCS 10:40 The Conflict of Interest of LCS Owners and the Precedents Set 13:15 How a Disorganized Challenger Scene Hurts the LCS 14:55 Stopping Conflicts of Interest 17:40 Ember Investors Pulling Out 21:40 How Ember’s Hubris with Business Decisions Became Their Downfall 24:55 Reports Concerning Ember Investors and LCS Owners 27:35 How NRG Succeeded Where Ember Failed 31:10 Why the “Best” EUCS Teams Failed to Qualify for the Promotion Tournament 35:25 Giants Gaming v. Copenhagen Wolves Preview 40:15 Splyce Preview 43:30 ROCCAT v. Huma Preview 49:05 Final Predictions on Who Joins the LCS Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.