What a year it has been! I wanted to take the chance and share a little background of how this year started and all the progress we have made. I mostly want to take the time to thank a lot of people as well! At the beginning of 2017, I had started getting into podcasts. I was listening to them throughout my day, as much as I could. From enjoying sports shows like Pardon My Take, to informative ones like the Joe Rogan Experience. I really fell in love with the idea of podcasts. Before 2017, I had listened to Shatter The Vain and knew there were Vainglory podcasts out there. The one thing that is important in podcasting, is finding something that hasn’t been done before. Shows like Shatter The Vain and The Alternating Current Podcast were based on interviewing people and only touched on news covering the esports scene a little. As the beginning of 2017 was moving along nicely, I of course kept the idea of starting a podcast of my own. No idea what it would be, or how I would even accomplish it. Let’s fast forward to March.

The new season was getting ready to start for Vainglory esports. It was a completely new format, with new end of season tournaments. Heading into spring break of my junior year at college, a new podcast had emerged on my Endless55vg twitter page called Time For Rolling. Two people by the name of Arven and Bleeko from the guild SMUT (Sexy People), started a podcast also based on the idea of bringing on great community members in Vainglory. I decided to DM them with the hopes of them being willing to share the easiest way to start a podcast. Things like how to record and if you need any fancy equipment. Arven responded, saying they would be happy to help, but were also interested in maybe teaming up to have another podcast associated with the flagship one.

My idea was to have a podcast where my brother, CrudeSloth, and I could just sit down and talk about what happened after each Vainglory8 weekend. Arven loved the idea and had us try an episode out and send it to him. We ended up meshing well and Bleeko wanted us to join SMUT, which eventually became Time For Rolling Guild because of the association with the podcasts. We ended up with the name Time For Rolling esports, TFResports. Early on, we tried so hard to be perfect while recording. I would edit so much and hated making mistakes or sounding dumb. I quickly realized that is unrealistic and one thing listeners love the most is having a show that is natural. I can’t go back and listen to old episodes in fear of them being so cringe worthy. But nonetheless, we are still growing as a show and trying to find the exact place for us. My main goal is having fun while doing the show and if I ever dread recording then I need to either 1) change the format to something I like or 2) end the show if I am not having fun. The main reason for this is because I am currently doing this as a hobby. I am studying at college to become a Speech Language Pathologist and that is my number one goal. I couldn’t have something I started as a hobby take over my life and my main focus which was school. But the podcast grew and my love for it grew even more.

Where I stand today could not have happened without so many people. So I would like to take the time to thank those people. I realize this isn’t like my normal write ups, but this is something I would like to do.

First, I need to start with Arven and Bleeko for giving us the chance to find our place in this community. I have been playing Vainglory since 2014 and I have always lurked on streams and on twitter. Actually contributing to the community in some way was a big dream of mine. Thanks to Bleeko for creating the art work for the show and finding us an artist to create the intro and outro sound pieces you hear. Up until the point Bleeko left the guild to do some real life things for the rest of 2017, she was always willing to help out as best as she could.

Next comes our new fearless leader of the Time For Rolling Guild, Maegz. I didn’t have much interaction with her early on or even know who she was. I was just sticking to my show and not interacting with the guild as much since the departure of Arven and Bleeko. Then I needed someone to annoy with all of my questions and to deal with my tech question such as, “how do I update my Mac”. Not really that simple but I’m sure for her, she bangs her head against the wall dealing with me. That I am very grateful for. She also introduced me to casting and the opportunity to cast for the NACL, which has been amazing.

Next, I would like to thank some of the most important people for the podcast, the listeners. Everyone who has listened to the show has made a difference for us. I wasn’t really concerned about listeners early on and just focused on trying to make good content. It has only been a year and we have grown so much. For the listeners that have been around since the beginning, thank you! For the people who interact with us and share my content, I thank you even more! Some people such as AdreN from Rogue, Brad from Shatter The Vain, Draken and Ripkord from GingerandaBeard, Sylvia, Chicken, idmonfish, Blackdalia, and Chanchai for being great names within the community that support us. I probably missed a few. AdreN is always willing to give us his honest feed back and give his opinions on matters, which has been super helpful. GingerAndABeard even started “Gold From the Fold” highlights with us, which were great.

To the everyday viewer who interacts with us, we thank you as well. I will miss some I am sure, but people like DEATHBRINGER, Gilgam3sh, GODSofASGARD, Odsfish, and Canuck are names that come to mind who are always liking and retweeting us.

Next, I want to thank all of the guest we have had on the show. From early on with Odds, who did patch update notes with us. Landing our first big guest with Foojee was a really awesome moment for us! Foojee deserves a special thanks for being willing to answer our question and giving us advise to better our show. Other guest such as DeiNomine, LeftSpectrs, BrutalTurtle, BLG3RNT, and Brad were great additions to the show. BLG3RNT was our first cohost on the show and had a great time throughout Autumn doing predictions and having him on. Of course my favorite people from TIME, Maegz, Burger, and Pauly were great additions as well!

Lastly, I would like to thank SEMC and Vainglory for giving us this great game that we get to talk about. The moment Nivmett, Playoffbeard, Vainglory, and Vainglory esports started following us on twitter, was really awesome. Playoff has even given us a couple shoutouts which means the world. Thanks to Wolf_hands who has been helpful throughout the year in any issue I have with the content creator program. Knowing that they know who we are and support us is a great start for our show.

Crude and I are so excited for 2018 and the future growth of Vainglory esports. This game is our biggest passion and we cannot wait for 5v5 and being able to see the Sovereign’s Rise as the main competitive scene. We love feedback and new ideas when it comes to bettering our show. Here’s to 2018! Cheers!

Follow us on twitter @tfr_eSports, and follow along on Soundcloud to keep up with the podcast!

-Endless~Time For Rolling