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Diggity
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States806 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-02 15:56:36
April 01 2010 22:03 GMT
#1
Upon recent reflection I have realized that I have met the majority of the goals that I set out to accomplish when I began casting. For awhile now I have lacked the motivation to continue casting. I haven't posted a commentary in nearly a month.

I have with a heavy heart decided to retire from competitive SC2 casting. The field is just too saturated and fast paced. I don't have the spare time to keep up.

SC2 commentating is now a younger mans game. I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Instead of belaboring the fact, I think it is best to exit while I am still somewhat near the top. Instead I will dedicate my time towards pursuing a professional career playing League of Legends or perhaps Mount and Blade: Warband

I wish you all the best of luck. Its been a blast
-Diggity

1.5 stars a new record. Yes april fools

***
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
April 01 2010 22:05 GMT
#2
how about u be a pro sc2 player instead?

gl
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
KingofHearts
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Japan562 Posts
April 01 2010 22:06 GMT
#3
play hon cast hon. its the shit now
moshi moshi~
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
April 01 2010 22:10 GMT
#4
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.
Senx
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Sweden5901 Posts
April 01 2010 22:11 GMT
#5
Only the strong survive.
"trash micro but win - its marine" MC commentary during HSC 4
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10744 Posts
April 01 2010 22:14 GMT
#6
hate to see you go, gl hf gg enjoy life~
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
April 01 2010 22:16 GMT
#7
On April 02 2010 07:10 Jyvblamo wrote:
Show nested quote +
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.


Someone called?
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
Malderon
Profile Joined September 2009
Netherlands136 Posts
April 01 2010 22:26 GMT
#8
A shame, Klazart retired, now you. But I do agree, it's best to stop when you are still somewhat at your peak.

Best of luck with League of Legends or Mount and Blade. Should you choose LoL, feel free to message me ingame for a match, should you so desire .
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
April 01 2010 22:28 GMT
#9
cya
HEY MEYT
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
April 01 2010 22:31 GMT
#10
He's in the US so it's April 1st
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Toxic
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada233 Posts
April 01 2010 22:34 GMT
#11
On April 02 2010 07:16 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 02 2010 07:10 Jyvblamo wrote:
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.


Someone called?


Oddly enough I thought about you too :D
Yes.
Sentenal
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States12398 Posts
April 01 2010 22:35 GMT
#12
professional career playing League of Legends

April Fools IMO
"Apparently, Sentenal is a paragon of friendship and tolerance. " - Ech0ne
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
April 01 2010 22:36 GMT
#13
On April 02 2010 07:34 Toxic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 02 2010 07:16 Pokebunny wrote:
On April 02 2010 07:10 Jyvblamo wrote:
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.


Someone called?


Oddly enough I thought about you too :D


I actually would've casted those if I had gotten the chance last year.
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
lIlIlIlIlIlI
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Korea (South)3851 Posts
April 01 2010 22:51 GMT
#14
--- Nuked ---
Jlab
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States217 Posts
April 01 2010 23:01 GMT
#15
We'll miss you! Diggity you are the reason i started playing SC seriously and the reason why i got back into it. You have been an awesome commentator and it was nice while it lasted. I hope you have an awesome progaming career.

-You will be missed-
HazMat
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States17077 Posts
April 01 2010 23:01 GMT
#16
April fools please?

The new commentators are trash
www.youtube.com/user/ShakeDrizzle | League and SSBM content creator | Armada's Youtube Editor
aeroH
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1034 Posts
April 01 2010 23:05 GMT
#17
competitive sc2 commentating?
k stick with sc1
Icysoul
Profile Joined December 2007
Canada254 Posts
April 01 2010 23:06 GMT
#18
huge decision and he decides to wait till April 1st to tell us
On April 02 2010 07:03 Diggity wrote:
professional career playing League of Legends or perhaps Mount and Blade: Warband


...
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
April 01 2010 23:22 GMT
#19
no not pokebunny
Watch me fail at Paradox: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397564
SCC-Faust
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3736 Posts
April 01 2010 23:28 GMT
#20
On April 02 2010 07:10 Jyvblamo wrote:
Show nested quote +
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.


SUPERIORWOLF.
I want to fuck Soulkey with a Zelderan.
Vasoline73
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States8066 Posts
April 01 2010 23:28 GMT
#21
Long as you occasionally do SC1 vods :D
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33627 Posts
April 01 2010 23:45 GMT
#22
just say "taking a break"

retiring before age 60 is pretty fickle ^_^
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
triangle
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States3803 Posts
April 02 2010 00:54 GMT
#23
I'm hoping that this is an april fools joke.

If not, T___T
Also known as waterfall / w4terfall
SCC-Faust
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3736 Posts
April 02 2010 00:56 GMT
#24
On April 02 2010 09:54 triangle wrote:
I'm hoping that this is an april fools joke.

If not, T___T


That didn't even cross my mind.

As he said, he hasn't really been active with casting in the previous month.

So if it is a joke, it was a pretty damn good one considering the circumstances.
I want to fuck Soulkey with a Zelderan.
DrivE
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States2554 Posts
April 02 2010 01:08 GMT
#25
Hope you and Klazart and Cholera and Rise do a double/triple/quadruple commentary just one more timmee ^^
LUCK IS NO EXCUSE
Tom Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1114 Posts
April 02 2010 01:35 GMT
#26
On April 02 2010 07:03 Diggity wrote:
Upon recent reflection I have realized that I have met the majority of the goals that I set out to accomplish when I began casting. For awhile now I have lacked the motivation to continue casting. I haven't posted a commentary in nearly a month.

I have with a heavy heart decided to retire from competitive SC2 casting. The field is just too saturated and fast paced. I don't have the spare time to keep up.

SC2 commentating is now a younger mans game. I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Instead of belaboring the fact, I think it is best to exit while I am still somewhat near the top. Instead I will dedicate my time towards pursuing a professional career playing League of Legends or perhaps Mount and Blade: Warband

I wish you all the best of luck. Its been a blast
-Diggity


Diggity, I kind of wish you waited till tommorow to post this. Posting it on April 1st just makes someone wonder if you are joking or not.

But assuming it isn't, I am greatly saddened by your decision. You are one of the main reasons why I got interesting in StarCraft and it's professional gaming scene in the first place and I still consider you one of the best commentators around (people will always say you are far from perfect...but then again, who is?). Still, if that is the way how you feel, then it is probably for the best that you do indeed retire from casting. I hope you will still do an ocassional cast, though, just like Klazart.

Take care and best of luck in your future endavours!
You and your "5 years of competitive RTS experience" can take a hike. - FrozenArbiter
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
April 02 2010 03:18 GMT
#27
On April 02 2010 07:36 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 02 2010 07:34 Toxic wrote:
On April 02 2010 07:16 Pokebunny wrote:
On April 02 2010 07:10 Jyvblamo wrote:
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.


Someone called?


Oddly enough I thought about you too :D


I actually would've casted those if I had gotten the chance last year.

your balls have to drop before you can cast WCG poke
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
April 02 2010 04:51 GMT
#28
Later Diggity. RIP.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
April 02 2010 05:43 GMT
#29
On April 02 2010 07:36 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 02 2010 07:34 Toxic wrote:
On April 02 2010 07:16 Pokebunny wrote:
On April 02 2010 07:10 Jyvblamo wrote:
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.


Someone called?


Oddly enough I thought about you too :D


I actually would've casted those if I had gotten the chance last year.


the horror...THE HORROR
like nails on a chalkboard
no offense brobunny
43084 | Honeybadger: "So july, you're in the GSL finals. How do you feel?!" ~ July: "HUNGRY."
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6429 Posts
April 02 2010 06:15 GMT
#30
diggity thanks for all that you've done for the sc scene. seriously, if it wasn't for your coherent, non-nerdy sounding voice, I wouldn't be here right now; nor would i have developed this addiction to watching starcraft
NET
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States703 Posts
April 02 2010 06:34 GMT
#31
Thanks for everything Diggity, you were one of the first commentators I've ever listened to and definitely one of the greatest. G L with everything and hopefully you will do a few celebrity casts with some of the other commentators down the line.
"Dark Templar are the saviors of the Protoss Race." -Artosis
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
April 02 2010 13:39 GMT
#32
good luck!
and lol? playing league of legends? rofl. good luck with that as well ^^
Always
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States376 Posts
April 02 2010 20:42 GMT
#33
jesus christ. i totally fell for it lol. DONT GOOOOOOOOOOO!
"Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error." - Linus Pauling
3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
April 03 2010 00:15 GMT
#34
YAY YAY YIPPIDY YAY YAY HURRAY!!! =D I like the new commentators anyways, they can actually keep up with the game!
"As long as it comes from a pure place and from a honest place, you know, you can write whatever you want."
Sharkified
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada254 Posts
April 03 2010 01:17 GMT
#35
On April 02 2010 07:36 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 02 2010 07:34 Toxic wrote:
On April 02 2010 07:16 Pokebunny wrote:
On April 02 2010 07:10 Jyvblamo wrote:
I expect some 14 year old wonder kid to be casting the WCG US finals this year.

Hahaha.


Someone called?


Oddly enough I thought about you too :D


I actually would've casted those if I had gotten the chance last year.



I think you could be a great commentator
Future_sc
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States783 Posts
April 03 2010 14:09 GMT
#36
I think you can keep up diggity in sc 2 but the decision is up to you.
Twitter @Future_sc Twitch.tv/Future_sc
XCLuSive
Profile Joined November 2009
Canada121 Posts
April 03 2010 23:21 GMT
#37
omg you scared me there. was so relieved when you said april fool's. you're the best diggity, keep up the good work.
nothing less than legendary
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
April 03 2010 23:32 GMT
#38
the lack of people reading the OP is disturbing.
tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
April 03 2010 23:48 GMT
#39
I was never fooled. I'm never fooled.
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
RainmanMP
Profile Joined October 2007
United States1698 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-04 00:55:55
April 04 2010 00:48 GMT
#40
Yay for April Fools.
이영호 FIGHTING! Die Hard KT Rolster and Flash fan.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9110 Posts
April 04 2010 02:37 GMT
#41
I think the phrase "Competitive Casting" is kind of funny.
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