Ep. 11 – flyy, GM of Rogue, on 2020, roster changes, and negative narratives

Rogue finished 1st in the 2020 Summer regular season and went to
Worlds but still struggle to get much recognition in public
narratives. The team's General Manager, Tomislav "flyy" Mihailov,
joins the show to talk about his experience in 2020, building the
team's 2021 roster, negative community sentiment around Top laner
Finn, and much more.


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Show Notes


0:00 Introduction

2:23 flyy’s background in esports

4:38 Reflections on Rogue’s 2020

12:45 Rogue’s performance and experience at Worlds

16:28 The value of attending Worlds (event experience,
Chinese solo queue, scrims against Asian teams)

27:09 Did Rogue’s performance at Worlds influence their
offseason choices?

29:00 Odoamne and Trymbi - Rogue’s roster changes for 2021

39:15 Negative coverage and narratives around Finn

42:35 How does Rogue help players handle negative community
sentiment?

45:35 Insights into Rogue’s Academy team, AGO Rogue

52:20 Listener Questions - I_am_not_the_nsa: “What goes into
the decision to bring up an Academy player like Trymbi vs.
looking at other existing LEC talent?”

58:34 Thoughts on Fnatic’s 2021 roster

59:42 Parting thoughts and predictions for 2021

1:02:20 Outro