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 introduction1:35 First Reactions to NACS Rule Change5:20 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 Set13:15 How a Disorganized Challenger Scene Hurts the LCS14:55 Stopping Conflicts of Interest17:40 Ember Investors Pulling Out 21:40 How Ember’s Hubris with Business Decisions Became Their Downfall24:55 Reports Concerning Ember Investors and LCS Owners27:35 How NRG Succeeded Where Ember Failed31:10 Why the “Best” EUCS Teams Failed to Qualify for the Promotion Tournament35:25 Giants Gaming v. Copenhagen Wolves Preview40:15 Splyce Preview43:30 ROCCAT v. Huma Preview49:05 Final Predictions on Who Joins the LCSBe 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. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasewassenar.substack.com