Hey guys, wanted to make this post asking for feedback on my recent casting of the TSL 3.
What I'm looking for is your honest opinion on how I work with the two people I've cast with so far (Chill and DJWheat <3) and the pros/cons of each of those casting duos.
I also have recently cast with Day9 (which people have started calling 'k9') on the PAX series on my YouTube channel. I will post it below so you can leave feedback on that as I assume it will be similar when him and I cast next week.
Please keep in mind my style of casting is NOT super analytical. It never has been, it never will be, and is simply not my style of casting games. I see myself as flavor to a cast and am just there to have fun/trip balls when exciting things happen.
Things I'm looking for:
1) Feedback on how I work with the other casters. 2) Feedback on what you like and what you cringe at every time I do it. 3) Any recommendations/suggestions you have for making the cast more enjoyable for you. 4) How do you feel watching the LiveStream vs VODs. During a LIVE event are you finding yourself excited or frustrated?
Things I am not looking for:
1) Biased remarks/bandwagoners from people who have not actually watched all the series of the TSL that I've cast. 2) Random insults that have nothing to do with the entertainment value of my casting.
I do actually read the feedback around the internet a lot but would prefer to have it in one place where you know your input is being heard.
gotta say, I was really impressed by your PAX casting. Your TSL casting has been pretty good as well.
One thing that would be awesome imo is if you started casting like Klazart (500 wpm). I think it'd fit your fun style, and you'd be able to "trip balls" during games.
Hi Husky. In your first cast with DJWheat It seemed like you never gave him a chance to talk. I think it would be best If you slowed down and let the other person talk. Recently I've been seeing on person solo talking in dual casts and the other one will usually do some interjection like "WOW! look at that drop" and then it goes back and forth. I think best way of casting is to ask the other caster questions about the game like "What do you think he will go for after this expand Wheat?". Just some thoughts, but I really enjoy your analysis and enthusiasm for the game
Not bad at all imo. I think you and chill complement each other well. I was sceptical about you and wheat casting at first because I really prefer the super analytical type (or I though I did), but TSL has pretty much changed my mind and I've enjoyed every single one of the duo's so far. Keep it up basically.
It'd be really great if you go to pinnaclesports early in the week before your next cast and see what the objective opinions are of people actually putting money on the games are. I can't remember whether it was you or Chill commenting on Tyler/Thorzain being a huge upset in today's pregame, but if you looked at the prices you'd see that Thorzain was more than a solid 60/40 favourite.
I would have to say you do a good job. When i watched MLG Dallas i noticed Day and DJ would unintentionally step on each others toes during the commentary. Day 9 gives the 'mmhmm...mmhmm.....mmhmm', Today TSL3 I didn't hear any commentary problems real smooth information/commentary. I figure Day is just really used to talking for a whole hour nonstop in his analysis.
The more you work with the other casters and not being solo like your channel you will probably get a good feel on when the other caster is talking or about to talk. Its probably a lot easier when your sitting next to the person too...Imho i think the status of your casts are good quality and not much to complain about.
I don't mean to offend, All the commentators do a great job. Thumbs up! Thank you for constant strive for improvement.
First, I greatly enjoy your casting, I think you do a good job, I certainly could not do better, and I want you to keep up the awesome work.
My only complaint with your work at the TSL 3 is that you seem to cast in the same style there as you do when you are casting solo. I'm not sure of the reason (perhaps technical, perhaps just lack experience with the other person) but your casting in the TSL 3, to me, seems like you are sort of casting in Tag Team Wrestling style. I find this especially apparent when you cast with DJ Wheat. One of you would solo cast, do play by play type stuff, and after what felt like 30 seconds or a minute you'd "tag out" and the other person would do the same. There didn't seem to be much working together. One caster's turn to play by play for a while and then the other.
This style is in contrast to many other caster duos who bounce off each other. One does the play by play but leaves openings and is prepared for the other to inject remarks. Both casters bounce off each other and elaborate on the other's points. Kind of like two wrestler's jumping into the ring and double teaming one guy -- it's really effective.
I don't really have too much to comment, but I will say that I enjoyed your TSL3 casting today a lot more than usual.
While you've never been my favorite caster or anything, your style is great and is always interesting/entertaining. My biggest issue has always been the fact that you REALLY like to talk (haha), and because of this you tend to have some pretty impressive 1-3 minute runs of speedy 'all over the place' commentary, but I felt there was a lot less of that today. I'm assuming that's primarily just a function of the fact that you normally aren't co-casting. You definitely worked with your co-caster much better today than in previous TSL casts.
Keep it up, and it's great to see you're actively trying to improve. =)
You do a pretty good job of masking your lack of knowledge about the game, but you'd get a lot less bad rep if you'd talk [learn] about the game rather than explain what is happening on the most rudimentary level. Your voice isn't always ear-friendly and exhausting listening to for more than an hour. Realizing this isn't your "job" in the strictest sense, your fame alone warrants fixing some things like these -_-
It's not just you of course, but generally casters say some things way too often: I'm excited to see what will happen. It will be interesting to see how this works out etc
I know it's hard to refrain from saying them, and it's not like you should never say it, but I feel it's just said far too often, and those statements are obviously a given. Of course it's going to be exciting/interesting to see what happens; it always is.
Other than phrases you and other casters say that I think are just filler/overused, I personally like a deep analysis instead of the style you seem to have. I know you said it's something you don't plan on changing, but I just prefer a heavy Day[9] analysis style.
It has been good but there is just a couple things that are bothering.
I just feel like your knowledge of current events with tournaments such as the gsl is very limited. For instance in MC's first round you refereed to him making it to the semi final in the GSL before, when he had won it. In other sports the casters must be keeping up with the current events, and it just seemed silly that a popular caster didn't know these very well known facts.
I've enjoyed your commentary so far, although I have to agree with some of the other that sometimes in your casts it sounds more like a double solo cast than a casting team working together. The last time I'd listened to one of your commentaries was in beta and I was surprised at how much you've seemed to have improved your game knowledge. If you can go further on that path and learn more about the game, I'd enjoy your commentary even more.
edit: and that doesn't necessarily mean becoming an analytical caster. Tasteless was never an analytical caster even in BW where he knew what he was talking about. You could still be your super-excited self, but you'd know better on what to focus and what to be excited for. :p
I think you've really improved in these past few months as far as game knowledge. I just feel that a few of your statements may be a bit misguided (usually only fixable through more game play, but you're pretty busy :O) It really annoys me when TSL casters don't have their replays lined up though >< Viewers can't get excited merely through great play, It also takes energy from a caster. Extremely hard to become excited when a caster's energy kicks in a few seconds after the action has already started/ is finished. Maybe try giving each other audio hints as to where you are in the game and slow/down speed up your replays accordingly?
On April 11 2011 06:34 OmniscientSC2 wrote: I think you've really improved in these past few months as far as game knowledge. I just feel that a few of your statements may be a bit misguided (usually only fixable through more game play, but you're pretty busy :O) It really annoys me when TSL casters don't have their replays lined up though >< Viewers can't get excited merely through great play, It also takes energy from a caster. Extremely hard to become excited when a caster's energy kicks in a few seconds after the action has already started/ is finished. Maybe try giving each other audio hints as to where you are in the game and slow/down speed up your replays accordingly?
We have a program that tells us if our replays are synced or not.
On April 11 2011 06:20 Grobyc wrote: It's not just you of course, but generally casters say some things way too often: I'm excited to see what will happen. It will be interesting to see how this works out etc
I know it's hard to refrain from saying them, and it's not like you should never say it, but I feel it's just said far too often, and those statements are obviously a given. Of course it's going to be exciting/interesting to see what happens; it always is.
Other than phrases you and other casters say that I think are just filler/overused, I personally like a deep analysis instead of the style you seem to have. I know you said it's something you don't plan on changing, but I just prefer a heavy Day[9] analysis style.
I have to concur with this. When continuously talking there will be some phrases that crop up repeatedly, but they don't always function well as filler. I would analyze just some of the filler things you often say and think about whether they actually make sense. - or not just phrases, but also sentence construction. I know you can't write in a way that appears scripted, unless you actually script it, but some sentence have a kind of weird 'passive construction' to them (don't know the English term for it), like the example above. "It appears there might be some kind of rush possibly happening, where some of the units are going to be attacking."
I would also avoid acknowledging mistakes during the cast, or making too many self-deprecating remarks, as it makes viewers start to doubt your comments. Obviously, you will often be wrong about a lot of things as it's just hard to predict what's going to happen, but if you delve into that too deeply it's like you don't trust yourself to inform the viewer and for me that can get annoying.
You are a brave man. You've got my respect for that.
1) Feedback on how I work with the other casters. I think this might be your weakest point. I've definitely enjoyed your recent PAX/TSL casts, but the one issue here is the periods of speaking. To be fair, Chill does this too, so at times you both sort of crowd out the co-caster. Your style of play-by-play is perfectly fine, but I think you could take a page out of Wheat's book and integrate your co-caster into this a bit more, especially if you've got an analyst like Day9/Chill working with you. More questions, more responding to what they say and most of all, switching off on the descriptions/casting. The last part is the most important, but it's something you can't fix alone. It's just a teamwork thing and you and the partner have to get comfortable with it.
To make a 2v2 analogy, it's like the difference between two players who do their own thing and two players who plan their entire strategy/unit comp around each other. They may still choose the same targets and attack at the same time, but their play isn't really refined to compliment each other ie. sentries helping out banelings, vikings protecting collosi, etc.
2) Feedback on what you like and what you cringe at every time I do it. There has been nothing cringeworthy for me, so far, and I don't think you've said anything patently false or anything like that. In fact, you're usually on top of what's going on around the map, such as today when you caught the Forge getting killed before Armor could finish. Again, I think just better integration with your partner and perhaps a tad slower talking. You're nowhere near Klaz speeds, so it's not that much of an issue.
3) Any recommendations/suggestions you have for making the cast more enjoyable for you. One thing I think the TSL in general has been lacking is data. Information on the players, what their matchups are like, what their map statistics are like and what their style is like on different maps. That's all prep work before hand. Checking TLPD and watching their replays. Even Day9/Artosis will talk about recent trends, but they won't usually talk about what a specific player has been doing recently.
4) How do you feel watching the LiveStream vs VODs. During a LIVE event are you finding yourself excited or frustrated? I think the live streams have been fine. There's probably a smidge less excitement with a VOD but there's nothing you can do about it. I guess the one thing I'd add, especially with regards to your older VODs, is that it's one thing to cast a tournament and it's completely different to cast a random game out a replay pack. Even though the tournament gameplay might not be as good as the handpicked replay, it's still more important because there's consequences. I think casters forget about that and just go for the good action, even though it's a meaningless practice game.
More *take note* and fast talking. Your strength is the ability to entertain people husky! I also like when you point out the most RANDOM things ever. Ex. Pylo, two overlords, ramp 25.
What I am going to say isn't really going to be lengthy because I suck at really talking about the good points and bad points of something, in this case someone. So, basically, your casting is good. I have been a fan since beta and I like your casting for the entertainment value. You pretty much know that you might have to learn some more about the game but I couldn't really care tbh. You are good as you are. Keep it up. One thing though, in solo casts, you usually talk a lot, well a lot of WPM, in duo casts, it would be better if you slow down etc. Otherwise really good casting!
I haven't watched or listened to your youtube commentaries in a long long long time, but what I can say about your TSL casting is that you really do flow well with the other casters, you tend to overuse a few buzz words but I'm assuming that is part of your style, other than that I think it was when you were casting with djWHEAT where there was a little tlaking over each other but nothing that has become a regular issue nor a glaring problem.
Good job overall, I can't complain and all of TSL has been enjoyable so far. It's not like there are any times where I say DAMNIT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED _______ WITH _________
On April 11 2011 06:34 OmniscientSC2 wrote: I think you've really improved in these past few months as far as game knowledge. I just feel that a few of your statements may be a bit misguided (usually only fixable through more game play, but you're pretty busy :O) It really annoys me when TSL casters don't have their replays lined up though >< Viewers can't get excited merely through great play, It also takes energy from a caster. Extremely hard to become excited when a caster's energy kicks in a few seconds after the action has already started/ is finished. Maybe try giving each other audio hints as to where you are in the game and slow/down speed up your replays accordingly?
We have a program that tells us if our replays are synced or not.
What program is this? Sounds pretty convenient!
Even if the replays are synced though, the casting can be a bit behind. I'm not sure what the cause is, but it's pretty annoying ><
I have a huge respect for your casting abilities. You are both entertaining and good at spoting important things.
I feel everything that anyone could say about your casting has already been said above.
So I just want to support you with my post. The one thing that I can contribute in this discussion is that even though you might be speaking very fast at times I have no problems understanding you - and English is only my second language.
Very good job and I enjoy you casting very much! GG GL HF, Husky!
As you said yourself you are not that good at being a analytical caster. Thats exactly the reason why i like it when you cast with someone like Day[9] or Chill.
I think you somehow became a really good caster, and if you follow the advice, that a lot of people in here have already given you have a bright future ahead of you
On April 11 2011 06:01 iGrok wrote: gotta say, I was really impressed by your PAX casting. Your TSL casting has been pretty good as well.
One thing that would be awesome imo is if you started casting like Klazart (500 wpm). I think it'd fit your fun style, and you'd be able to "trip balls" during games.
It is really good, i was a bit (spectacle isn't the right word but idk) but you really are doing a great job and i really do like your casts especially the TSL and the pax thing so good job. As for improvement i just think it will come with time i mean for the most part this is probolly some of your first times casting with some of these people so it can be kind of stressful for you in the begining but i have to say you are doing a really good job. I especially like the husky/chill combo as well i think your style goes best with chill =D
I think you're best when paired with a more analytical caster, like Day9/Chill. It balances out well, like Tastosis. And sometimes I can tell you're used to casting alone when you talk for a long time before your partner can speak. Other than that, good stuff.
It's a bit disjointing when you talk twice as fast as your co-caster but the pace of the game has remained completely stable. That and I would just suggest more variety in the way you say things. For instance hearing that you are super excited and unable to wait to start games, there's nothing wrong with that obviously but when its said before every single game in the exact same manner I think it just becomes natural to want to sort of filter out what you are saying
You cast too much Starcraft and watch too little Starcraft.
You're already a good caster and the traditional caster pair is the "announcer" and the "expert". When you cast with Wheat, it's a nightmare. None of you:
1. Speculate as to what will happen next and if you do you're wrong or Cpt. Obvious's.
2. Analyze plays and if you do, you interrupt it to say stuff like "as this robo bay goes down".
3. Make references to other games by the same player - for all the replays you've casted you very seldom refer to plays & strats as indicative of a players style unless it's "A is known for his X play" - common knowledge which is fine for the new players to mention briefly, but this should be limited to the talk before and between games, if player A has a certain way of defending 4gate which he's used before and the theory behind this has been talked about on SotG or somewhere else - that's what you should be talking about as it's being executed in-game.
All in all - if you want to evolve your casting, try to become an expert. If you manage to always cast games alongside an export - you're fine. It's not your fault basically, whoever thought Husky + Wheat would work was just a little crazy. Remember the GSL casters when Blizzcon occupied Tastosis? Jason Lee was great, but imagine two Jason Lee's and you have yourself + Wheat. Even Idra - a man of few words - filled the expert roll perfectly and really complemented Jason: the two became a great duo. TL should have just realized this and brought in any pro player not in the tournament as a second caster for you and Wheat. Any of the streamers would have been fine, like Response or whoever. Someone who knows the importance and impact of some seemingly subtle decisions.
You're definitely improving. When there's a lot of action going on, if I were you I'd try to cut down on the amount of things you try to note to just the important stuff, and say it a little more slowly. I think it's actually extremely tough to be good at play by play and you have a long way to go but you're not worse than most people in that respect. Try to mix up your phrasing and word usage more as well and you'll be set.
As it stands I give you a pass. I have no real problem watching TSL games with you casting.
On April 11 2011 06:40 Jibba wrote: You are a brave man. You've got my respect for that.
1) Feedback on how I work with the other casters. I think this might be your weakest point. I've definitely enjoyed your recent PAX/TSL casts, but the one issue here is the periods of speaking. To be fair, Chill does this too, so at times you both sort of crowd out the co-caster. Your style of play-by-play is perfectly fine, but I think you could take a page out of Wheat's book and integrate your co-caster into this a bit more, especially if you've got an analyst like Day9/Chill working with you. More questions, more responding to what they say and most of all, switching off on the descriptions/casting. The last part is the most important, but it's something you can't fix alone. It's just a teamwork thing and you and the partner have to get comfortable with it.
To make a 2v2 analogy, it's like the difference between two players who do their own thing and two players who plan their entire strategy/unit comp around each other. They may still choose the same targets and attack at the same time, but their play isn't really refined to compliment each other ie. sentries helping out banelings, vikings protecting collosi, etc.
2) Feedback on what you like and what you cringe at every time I do it. There has been nothing cringeworthy for me, so far, and I don't think you've said anything patently false or anything like that. In fact, you're usually on top of what's going on around the map, such as today when you caught the Forge getting killed before Armor could finish. Again, I think just better integration with your partner and perhaps a tad slower talking. You're nowhere near Klaz speeds, so it's not that much of an issue.
3) Any recommendations/suggestions you have for making the cast more enjoyable for you. One thing I think the TSL in general has been lacking is data. Information on the players, what their matchups are like, what their map statistics are like and what their style is like on different maps. That's all prep work before hand. Checking TLPD and watching their replays. Even Day9/Artosis will talk about recent trends, but they won't usually talk about what a specific player has been doing recently.
4) How do you feel watching the LiveStream vs VODs. During a LIVE event are you finding yourself excited or frustrated? I think the live streams have been fine. There's probably a smidge less excitement with a VOD but there's nothing you can do about it. I guess the one thing I'd add, especially with regards to your older VODs, is that it's one thing to cast a tournament and it's completely different to cast a random game out a replay pack. Even though the tournament gameplay might not be as good as the handpicked replay, it's still more important because there's consequences. I think casters forget about that and just go for the good action, even though it's a meaningless practice game.
1) Feedback on how I work with the other casters. -I think you working with the other casters is a great thing. It really brings more appeal to you especially when you work with people who are more about all the tactics, strategy, and really go in depth (like day9 can do and will in pro replays) because while you are knowledgable about the game, your energy complements their knowledge very well. You definatly have got some good insights and views on the game yourself but what makes me remember your casts is the energy and enjoyment you get from casting the game. 2) Feedback on what you like and what you cringe at every time I do it. - Allright so this is my opinion personally, but what I do and don't like is your energy in casts. I think when you are by yourself especially you will sometimes try to hard to be that upbeat, happy go lucky guy who wants everyone to like him and remember him. I feel like you need to use that energy and enthusiasm (I apologize I probably spelled that wrong) but keep it to a point where it is fun but not to the point where it reminds me of an annoying little child bouncing off the walls and annoying me because he is too hyper. In my opinion you have already done a great deal of that and really made the casts less like that annoying little kid energy into a good energy that makes people interested. Really what I was comparing that to was more of your early casts but still that is what makes it and breaks it for me. Again it's only my opinion i'm sure not everyone feels this way. 3) Any recommendations/suggestions you have for making the cast more enjoyable for you. - Like I said in number 2 just keep the energy down but not completely out of the picture. Find a good balance between informative and fun. 4) How do you feel watching the LiveStream vs VODs. During a LIVE event are you finding yourself excited or frustrated? - I suppose for me it really depends on the event. I somewhat like livestreamed events of big tournaments (MLG, TSL, etc.) just because there is alot on the line and new strategies will pop up for the first time in games like these and you get a comentators perspective on it right as they are seeing it. VODs are nice but I think just the knowledge that you are seeing it for the first time and as it happens makes livestreams better for me.
Hope this helps and if I answered the questions in a way that you had not intended me to I apologize. Best of luck to you
Even though you don't want to be analytical, you still should have lots of knowledge about the game, like standard openings, unit compositions (or combinations as you call it :p), attack timings, why ppl made certain decisions etc. Then, telling who is in a better position will get easier. Look at Nestea vs Goody for example, where some wrong stuffs were said.
I think you're doing an awesome job, and I'm glad the TL staff have embraced you as a caster. Only a few things I think you could work on. Try slowing down a tad when there is a lot of action on the map, maybe share what you can with a few less words. You don't have to cover absolutely everything, just have the camera on the action and talk about what you can without fast forward mode (although it is pretty jokes/awesome). Also, although I think it's been said, try and split up the commentary a bit more, cause every now and then you go on HUSKY MONOLOGUES, and sometimes they go on just long enough to wonder if the other caster is waiting to jump in. Small things to fix, and I think they'd up the quality of your casting a lot. Keep up the great work Husky!
Agreed with pairing you with a more analytical caster or high-level player for more in-depth commentary. Also, I think you tend to get into this nervous tick or habit or something of trying to predict what's going to happen without taking the time to assess the situation. Battles happen quickly, but not that quickly, so you can slow down and analyze the scenario and become more accurate in your predictions. This is not easy to do and requires a lot of game knowledge and experience in either playing or watching high level play, but Artosis and Day do a good job of it. Their predictions almost always have significant caveats, such as "it's all gonna come down to forcefield placement" and "let's see if he can get some good EMPs off" and "this could be very effective if he flanks with zealots".
One thing I also like when casters do is when they're able to get into the minds of the viewers, like today during Adelscott and qxc, both of those players were making some pretty glaring errors. Adelscott's macro was quite subpar and his micro was even worse (losing a colossus to 4 marauders by running right up to them??) and qxc kept blindly sending in dropship after dropship to defended locations. That's something that can be reflected in your commentary, like "what is he doing? losing that colossus was a huge mistake and will be a major setback." Something beyond "that colossus does go down" that shows that you're in touch with what the viewers are experiencing.
I think there's a significant difference between solo casting and co-casting that I don't think you've quite adjusted to yet. In a solo cast, you pretty much have to fill air constantly which means talking about whatever is happening or might happen or needs to happen or anything. Co-casting means you can rely on your other caster which does 2 things: 1) makes the cast less of two people trading monologues (you and Chill both do this) and 2) allows you to actually build off of each other and speculate when you otherwise have nothing of significant contribution to say. DJWheat has been in the casting business for a long time and he does a great job deferring to his other caster as well as having a meaningful conversation about the possibilities of the game, and I think his co-casting style would work very well for you.
All in all I think you're doing okay in TSL3 and hope you will apply some or all of these suggestions to future casts to further enhance your casting ability =)
Husky, you're doing a good job so far and I have been enjoying your casting with Chill/Day9/WHEAT.
The biggest issue that I have is how much you talk towards the beginning of the game. You will go on and on talking very fast about the players' mindset, maps, etc without letting your co-caster talk. I just think you should give your co-caster more of a chance to talk, instead of giving me the feeling that you are just ignoring him. Keep up the good work!
I'm not gonna lie Husky, I have never liked your casting. That being said, you are doing pretty well so far in TSL3. A few gripes that I have had so far(unbiased, I'd like to think :S ):
-Sometimes you say things that are just outright unintelligent and just make you sound like a fool. This happened few times today, though they were fairly spaced out. If you aren't 100% if what you are going to say is correct, then please leave the more experience caster to make the insight. Hey, if you can take the heat, I personally wouldn't mind if you asked the other caster on the topic in question! There are bronzies that aren't clued in as well, and I think this would be a great way to help this be an edge more educational too!
-As many have said, you have a tendency to go minutes without letting your co-caster even put a word in. Take a breather every once in a while, let the other person talk! Plus, this will let you think about what you are going to say next, so this will help with your first problem I mentioned as well!
-Lastly, it seemed to me that most of the time you just reaffirmed what Chill said today. More than once I heard Chill say something, and then right after you said the same exact thing, not adding anything to it, lol. It's good and all to repeat what your co-caster has said, so long as you: a)Do a summary of what they said if it was a long spiel or b)Elaborate on what they said to add more insight onto the topic. If you don't have anything to add to it, just move on!
Once again, you've been doing well, and you definitely got my excitement up today, so I look forward to your next cast. Hopefully you'll be able to address some of these problems I've noticed. Good luck!
I just watched qxcs series and I must agree with some people in this thread. It seems that you are too used to solo casting and its just taking turns. You also seem to be talking more than half of the time and you can constantly hear chill earger to talk. I think it would create a better cast if you ask chill questions and what he thinks as well.
I just watched the Nada vs Kas series you casted w/ DJ Wheat (I believe). I think one big thing you need is a co-caster that you cast with all the time. The thing that annoys me is when the casters act too formal with each other. We need another casting team like Tastosis, and you can definitely be the fun side of the casting team.
But overall you're still my favorite caster husky. 5/5 for the dog and your awesomeness!
To be honest, I've never watched your casts before this TSL and only knew that you were a big name in the casting scene. I have to say, I really enjoy your casting so far and nothing has been "cringeworthy." There isn't really anything to complain about because your casts are energetic and you create an exciting atmosphere at the right times. If I had to play devil's advocate, my only complaint is during the dual casts with Chill, both of you seem to get a bit long-winded and it's especially apparent when casting together. Otherwise, no real complaints here.
I used to hate on you but now I enjoy your casting. You don't say that many retarded things anymore and you have a great upkeep in your commentary. When I listen to you I feel like watching those great sport commentators. In TSL it is great to have you bringing the adrenaline while Chill or day9 make their insightful notes about the game. I feel that you don't just randomly spit nonsensical words all game long trying to keep the rythm of your own speech, just describing what happens as you used to do, but actually telling us what happens in the game, like a sort of storyteller. Just don't say retarded things and I'll be fine, because you're very entertaining and easy to listen.
as a viewer I am pleased with your casting, keep improving, gl
You've gotten a lot better at casting with a partner thou i only have 1 thing that gets annoying.
Every time the game end and the casters go over stuff that was happening you always Say "I still have the replay open and..."where you two talk about the player and what he was building ect" Every time, should drop the I still have the replay open and rather just start talking about what he was doing. thats the only thing i find gets annoying. Other than that good job on the TSL
Obviously, any caster has his quirks and things that make him special.
A lot of so called criticism is just nitpicking or things that are partly untrue or just irrelevant. Don't let this stuff get to you (although I know you don't).
I think it's awesome what you do for the community, the giant fanbase and your valiant efforts. Objectively, you're doing a great job. Subjectively, I can't stand your voice, language patterns, your insights to the game etc., so I don't listen to any cast of yours. When I hear your voice your picture gets before my inner eye and those two paired together remind me so much of a mentally disabled neighbour of mine...
As mentioned above, I think it would be better if you could incorporate more knowledge during the cast. Right now, it just feels like you're telling the audience what is happening and nothing more. It was great of you to open up this thread though. ^^
Wow I can't believe ppl think it's constructive to lead with " Well I hate you, but..." >.< and wonder why nobody likes them IRL
Husky- I don't want to repeat what others have already gone into in detail but I did notice the pace/length of some of your opening statements during TSL. It's not like I muted the stream over it, I guess it was just the easiest to remember afterwards.
While it's unfortunate, I think a lot of people had a low expectation for you compared to the other casters. I think you're doing great, my only real input is I think you should relax. Not tempo wise- I love an enthusiastic caster. I mean in terms of nervousness.
You do the same thing I do, when you are nervous AND in a hurry you spit sentences come out in the wrong word order. I had a debate coach tell me it makes me look unsure of my answer when in reality I am just serious+in a hurry.
Great casting, being able to talk so fast and crystal clear so it's perfectly understandable at the same time is quite a feat in itself.
Most notable area to improve is co-casting as I think it's very apparent you are used to cast by yourself. You sometimes talk a bit too much when it would be natural to let your co-caster talk and it doesn't flow as well as other casting duo's or when you cast alone. Use co-casters in your regular youtube casts to help you practise and add something to the casts as well.
You're getting better. However, I think you should break up long narrations and let your co-caster talk. A lot of the time you run out of stuff to say and start grasping at straws or repeating yourself.
While I'm more of a fan of the SC2GG guys, I think you're doing a good job. :p
I think you need to when your casting is embrace the person that has earned you so many sub's on youtube. You and Day9 should make the most epic casting duo that anyone really has ever seen. your really good at making even the most boaring match something fun to watch while day9's reallly good at making every little part of the match something to pay attention too.
I think you should stick to and try really hard to just be the color commentator of the match and ask the other guy during macro pauses questions. you seemed to be too fixed in that mode you get when your all alone and try to be the only guy talking when your really good at the big battles while day9 is good with all the other parts that are full of macro
You talk a mile a minute. Please take some breathers during the casts and it's fine for someone else to talk. I feel like you're trying so hard to get everything but you just overload the viewer when you talk often times. Just my opinion. :/
Good casts by you, enjoy em. Only thing I personally see is that I feel personally that you talk sometimes drawn out or how to say it. You talk a lot, and sounds more like your casting by yourself during the part when it's stretching rather then cocasting and throwing it around. Just my opinion.
Though great cast still and I still enjoy watching you cast.
wow people are actually providing constructive criticism for husky. it almost brings a tear to my eye.
like what most others have said, only problem i've seen is casters running over each other but thats kinda expected if they haven't casted much together.
keep up the goodwork, maybe we can get day9/chill/djwheat to make one of these
It's been mentioned a lot Husky but basically your "solo cast" approach to co-casting. I know it is a habit because you have been solo casting your entire career but more interaction with your co caster; ask for their input, what they feel about the situation etc also your speedy rants that go for a few minutes don't bother me to much because i am a huge fan but i guess it should be more of an exchange between you and your co caster
Keep up the great work though - you are doing really well impressed with your TSL performances
First of all I'd like to say great work with TSL. You have been doing spectacular so far. If I were to pick something constructive, and this goes to all the TSL casters, it would be to be more like Korean BW commentators. When a lot of crazy action goes on, you guys raise your voice and talk a bit faster, but I would like to see jumping off the seat screaming. Don't be afraid to be like AHHHHHHHH FUNGUUUUUUUUUUUUU. It gave BW so much more life and would be great for TSL as well.
First, I really like your style of casting, energy and insight keep a good balance there.
But to add something that hasn't been said, I cringe every time you misuse a word.
For example, you always say utilize instead of use. People usually do this just to sound smart, but these words have different meanings. Utilize means to use something for other than its intended purpose. If a player uses a command center to scout, you could say either "he uses the cc to scout" or "he utilizes the cc to scout". But if a player uses a baracks to produce marines, you can not say "he utilizes the barracks to make marines". It's just wrong. ;P
Otherwise thanks for the great casts, looking forward to more
I really enjoy your casting with Chill. Both of you are funny and have pretty good chemistry. I particularly like that you are both enthusiastic the entire game and I think you complent each other well. That said you do need to let chill talk a bit more but as others have said that will come with time working with a cocaster. Keep up the great work.
Wow. Really awesome to see all the insult-free constructive criticism in this thread
Even though you do not regard yourself as an 'analytical' caster, you still do some analysis and so it's important to get that analysis right. Basically, make the analysis that you do do is accurate.
Apart from that, everyone else has said what needs to be said. Keep up the good work
I like your fun style, but like others say having some basic analysis is necessary. Like calling a 3gate expand a 3 gate expand and not a 4 gate all in - these kind of things tend to be glaring. It's also important since you won't always be co-casting with day9, and so should not count on the "other person" to bring the analysis.
So far you've made most of your calls rights so props for that =).
First off, props for making a thread like this - not many people have the balls to do that.
Most of the things I would address here have already been said, but there is a very specific thing that bugged me when watching some of the games over the weekend:
When you start describing what's happening at the moment, especially when both players are busy building their base and macroing during the mid-game stages, you often times say a bunch of things ("x is being built y is being researched z is being added") without ever
a) making pauses between the stuff you list up, which makes it hard to listen to it b) having any connection/transition between them and not bringing up the reasoning behind them either.
Especially the second fact made me cringe more than once because it's hard for the experienced watcher/player to listen to commentary like that because he sees the reasoning behind the player's actions while you just list stuff you see, and also the newbies will have a very hard time following if you don't even basically explain what's going on in the players' heads at the moment.
So the overall suggestion is, just pace it down a little bit, especially when the game is rather slow-paced as well, and if you don't feel comfortable explaining stuff then just hand that to your cocaster by making some conversation about the follow-ups and thoughts the players probably have right now.
Keep it up
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On April 11 2011 06:36 Chill wrote: We have a program that tells us if our replays are synced or not.
I have enjoyed your casts for awhile. There are a few things I think you could work on, although most of which has already been said.
Perhaps a good idea might be to watch other commentators from anywhere... let's say just turn on a basketball game and watch them commentate... you're a really strong play-by-play style commentator... you also have enough knowledge of the game to hold your own...however you are definitely not the analyst out of a pair (say you're with Day9 or Chill). Most people here are saying you should let the other person talk a little bit, as you sometimes have a habit to go off on a tangent. I think a great way to do this would be just to ask questions... I see NBA commentators (granted they're not the best) do this all the time and it allows for a good synergy between to 2 of you.
Otherwise I think you've done a good job. Keep up the great work and glad to see you're looking to always improve. Props for that.
Sorry, I just had a thought I'd follow up my last post with is... say in the beginning you see a guy get only a single gas or double gas..or no gas..rather than try to expalin it yourself.. you can describe what's happening and then ask your co-castor (analyst -- day9/chill) what these openings could mean? ...rather than just explaining yourself (which you are capable of doing.)... but this way you both fill your roles much better. You can also follow up his analysis with some background info on the players (oh yes Chill, X player loves to go with this kind of opening as demonstrated in...)..
Hey Husky, I really enjoy your casts, and I enjoy them most when you're paired with someone analytical, like day[9]. I don't recall you being particularly guilty of this crime, but my number one pet peeve of casters are casters who try for basic analysis and get it completely wrong. HD is the number one perpetrator of this: in an attempt to fill content he'll say "wow, he's getting a tech lab on his factory, he's probably going for fast tanks...I don't know how much I like that" and I'm pulling my hair out screaming "NO, HE'S GOING TO DROP IT ON THE BARRACK'S REACTOR AND GO HELLION BANSHEE! DUH!" Like, I suck at this game, and when I know more about it than the caster it drives me up the wall. That's why I love day[9] - even when he's just tournament casting he always tells me something I don't already know.
What I'd like to hear more of in the down time between battles is more of an interview style with analytical casters. I'm obviously not the first commenter to mention this. I'd like to hear "I see X, what to people usually do in response?" "What are the options for player Y right now?" "What would happen if his opponent tries Z?"
Getting psyched is great when there's something going on, but I'm with everyone else in wanting substance in the filler time, rather than just recitations of build orders.
I have to agree with what a few otehr people have said and say you are best with Day 9 or Chill. You and DJ Wheat don't seem to have nearly as much chemistry as the other 2 combo's. Sorry I can't be more specific, that's just how I feel off the top of my head.
On April 11 2011 05:55 HuskyTheHusky wrote: Please keep in mind my style of casting is NOT super analytical. It never has been, it never will be, and is simply not my style of casting games. I see myself as flavor to a cast and am just there to have fun/trip balls when exciting things happen.
So you basically don't want to put in any hard work to become a good caster? It's such a shame because you have such a large fan following, and I feel if you took the time to improve your game knowledge you'd be a great caster. Whether that means watching extra replays in your free time where you don't cast, finding top players to discuss it with, or just playing customs and ladder to improve understanding of the game you'd be better. In terms of communications, there is really nothing wrong with the way you cast other than the fact that you say things that are simply wrong or don't make sense. The reason Artosis is so popular is because he basically gives his life to the game. He has great knowledge, is highly skilled and discusses the game with alot of the top players.
Now, obviously you don't have to do anything nearly as ridiculous as that. But just taking the time out to improve your knowledge to provide a better cast for the viewers I think is not something selfish or brash to ask for at all. Just because you might not want to be an analytical caster doesn't mean there's nothing to be gained from learning a bit more and you can still maintain a play-by-play style and couple it up with greater insight.
PS: By game knowledge I don't mean just balance, but maybe a bit about the players, current game trends etc.
Props for making a thread like this, other casters should do the same.
Overall there hasn't been much data represented on players and the overall feeling of preparedness by the casters seems low for how great everything else is in TSL3 by comparison. Don't take this personally, I think the casting is the most lacking part of the TSL3 anyway. Also a little thing that bothered me is calling players from the same team the same name even though they sound nothing alike aka thorzain and nightend. Casters confuse names or players or even units all the time but its really refreshing to hear them go back and correct themselves at the very least. Again, a small problem.
As an individual if you just cut back on talking so fast/often I would have nothing big to complain about. The cringe moments happen when you can tell the other caster is trying to talk or put in the analytical comments that you cannot, as you have admitted, but they can't get a word in because right after your 8 sentence comment is finished a battle starts and you just go for another 4-5 sentences. Maybe this is your natural talking style but if you cut about half of what you say and how fast you say it you'd have a lot of new regular fans. You could fix this by maybe just asking them what they think about a certain situation more often. The TSL is a huge opportunity for you to gain even more fans.
Follow the observer camera (hotbid's cam?) during TSL casts so you can commentate on what the audience is actually seeing. And the observer is really good at spotting stuff. Maybe just switch to his cam once every 30 seconds or something.
I think you've improved a lot overall. The worst combination so far is probably you with djwheat just because I think your styles are kind of similar (though I think you take on a more analytical role then).
The only criticism I have for you specifically is that you sometimes speak for too long and unintentionally don't let the other casters in. I like the machine gun speak, that's hilarious and exciting (especially in your solo casts) but it could perhaps have a better flow with co-casting.
Husky, main complaint is you talk for too long. A lot of the time you're talking for like a minute and a half, the other caster talks for 20 seconds, and it repeats. Otherwise not that much to complaint about
Honestly I think that if you spent more time playing the game it would be easier to watch you cast. For instance other casters tell the viewer about things they cant see in front of them like telling them if someone is preparing for an attack. I think that your biggest problem is you focus too much on explaining what is on the screen instead of whats going on in the future and who's ahead and stuff like that.
Another thing I think you can improve on is introducing the people to the players a bit more. In your casts I've seen you do this but I just think that if you, instead of putting 500 games out a day like you do now, instead do a little bit more research into the game you're casting and the players and stuff like that you could help introduce your crowd to the SC2 community and become less of a "gateway caster" and more of a tournament caster.
Husky your doing an awesome job asking Day9 for advice and including his knowledge in your cast loving your Goody cast so far way to incorporate your partner keep up the good work!
Yeah I gotta say I love it that you are asking Day 9 a lot of questions. It is the best of both worlds, because you ask questions that a lot of the more casual viewers would like to know but Day 9 would never think of.
Taking 10 attempts each time you want to make one point, I don't watch much of your normal youtube casts but you're waffling a lot every time you're trying to say something informed. Either be more confident about what you're saying if it's a strategic issue, or just move onto something else quickly. I imagine it's from not wanting to be derided for lack of game knowledge so you're constantly second guessing anything strategy wise you say. So yeah if you think you have something worthwhile to say, be confident about it.
I usually don't enjoy your casting much, Husky, but today was an exception.
I felt that you had a lot more of an analytical take on the games today, and did superbly. You had some input that was exceptional, very solid and based. I felt as though you and Day9 worked very well together. You did much better than previous in including your co-caster, which made it all the better.
Why I do not usually enjoy it is because I enjoy more analytical casting. That's just me, and a lot of the time you're too goofy for me. Today, though, you blended analytical with fun and it sounded great. I don't know if this will be your new style, but if it is, I may even start watching your YouTube casts again.
gj husky i think you have improved your analysis a lot. Many things you said were insightful and spot on. And i think you two shared air time well and had equal distribution of talks.
My only minor gripe was that you seemed "cold and unresponsive" towards day9's jokes. Kinda seems like you were trying to formulate and plan what you were going to say when day9 was talking so when he threw a joke your way, you were not prepared.
But good casting overall today. Enjoyed it. Well done and i'm sure you'll improve even more.
I thought it sounded really good today. You and Day have a good flow. And you didn't go incomprehensible light speed casting as far as I can tell, so THUMBS UP! Pro fo sho!
As someone who has never really been a Husky fan, I've been enjoying pretty much all of your casting for TSL3. Doing a great job so far imo, a lot better than I remember you and love to see someone taking good criticism to heart. Community needs more of this, good work and keep it up sir.
So far you've been very good. I think the only criticisms I've had have been said already - occasionally you tend to "crowd out" your cocaster with the play-by-play, and a little more prep work before hand about the matchups, recent games, the maps, etc. definitely couldn't hurt. Also, I feel like recently you've been trying to keep your emotions in check - it's totally fine to surrender to your excitement in small doses when there's a climax, it makes it way more exciting for us!
I am finally unbanned and allowed to give my feedback. Have been waiting for this semi-anxiously.
My biggest complaints about you in the past were that your casts were nothing besides your style of comedy, which I never really appreciated to be honest, but as you watch more high level play you start getting more insight and you cast with more correct/knowledgable information.
My biggest complaint now, is that when you are casting with the person who is there for the analysis/knowledge you tend to dominate the casts when you shouldn't. You cut off your co-caster's insight with something obvious frequently. You can tell that you probably solo cast a lot, because a lot of the time you will start rambling/filling time and then you realize "o wait there are 2 people casting, maybe i should let him speak."
In my opinion, when your the entertainment caster, you shouldn't be dominating the cast over the more knowledgable one. Instead use your humor/wit to fill in the dead space and play off of his actual content.
Also the "i can't do basic math I dropped out of college" jokes get really frustrating/annoying in my opinion. You are obviously semi-inteligent to be where you are and as recognized as you are, so I don't think you should play the "im retarded" card. It's one thing to say "o my mistake, im dumb" than saying "i cant add 2+2 cause im dumb" those sort of things get annoying. You shouldn't paint yourself as a loser, because as a major entity of a community it makes the rest of the community sort of look bad like "lol im an idiot, and look at all of the people who listen to me/are my fans."
Just my 2cents tho. TBH i hated your casting until i heard TotalBiscuit, now i appreciate you a lot more.
But then again I am a nobody, and your world-famous as casting SC2 so why should you listen to anything i say.
On April 17 2011 05:37 GrapeD wrote: Honestly I think that if you spent more time playing the game it would be easier to watch you cast. For instance other casters tell the viewer about things they cant see in front of them like telling them if someone is preparing for an attack. I think that your biggest problem is you focus too much on explaining what is on the screen instead of whats going on in the future and who's ahead and stuff like that.
Another thing I think you can improve on is introducing the people to the players a bit more. In your casts I've seen you do this but I just think that if you, instead of putting 500 games out a day like you do now, instead do a little bit more research into the game you're casting and the players and stuff like that you could help introduce your crowd to the SC2 community and become less of a "gateway caster" and more of a tournament caster.
I fully support these recommendations for the future. Nothing seems glaringly bad to me at all, but improving on these things can only help.
Just a self bump as I'm curious what people thought of my cast with Day9. I may eventually make this thread in a different section of the forums to get more feedback.
I thought you did a great job today, it's always hard for me to think of you casting with anyone but HD you and Day9 just seem to go together really well, no complaints here man well done (jw was that really you I played in a 4v4 the other day with peanut on your side? lol jw i was FirstAscent in game)
I enjoyed your cast with Day9, and in general I prefer it when the hyper wheel is set to like 8/10 rather than 11. I think a really great way for dual casting is for one person to play ignorant and the other expert, so with Day9 you might pretend like you've only seen a little bit and you'll be asking a lot of questions to DayJ (even though you know the answers many people watching won't). With Chill you might be the expert and he would pretend to be the newb. This way you're speaking on different levels and not talking over one another.
Oh, I just found out there's a thread for this. To be honest, I've never liked your casting before. Always considered you a caster 'for the newbies' (which youve done well and is important). But I feel you are doing an awesome job alongside of the 'more knowledgable' casters, such as Chill and day9. I can tell you are really trying to improve. For example, the questions you kept asking the co-casters were awesome. You also seem to be able to get excitement across without the 1000 words per minute now.
1. It's quite hard trying to cast with other casters because only one person can speak at a time. So that part is a work-in-progress for everyone, not just you 2. I like how you're not very analytical and always have something to say; whether its about you, starcraft, the players, or just the weather. The con would be, not just directed at you but other casters also, pretending that you don't know who's going to win. It's fairly obvious when some casters starts rooting for the WINNING player haha 3. What I like is how you have "hero unit(s)" in your cast. 4. I feel frustrate during live events, probably due to the casters getting nervous more than the players. This can cause some to most of them just saying whatevers on the screen more than what they usually say when casting videos. Like if you cast live just like how you do for your videos, it would weird but weird in a good way. Keep up the great work :D
After watching the TSL 3rd place matches, the slip of the tongue and one sided game that followed it was slightly off-putting. I know everyone makes mistakes, and nobody should blame you for saying what you said, but please please please in the future make sure when it comes down to a very important game in a BoX don't say it in a way that the general public might think you spoiled the game.
Other than that I found your cast with DjWheat to be quite entertaining.
My sincere suggestion is to let the audience do the guessing sometimes. Something like, 'could this be the final blow?' 'Will this engagement go into XXX players favor?' Then point out details that are either arguments for or against. I know this is done already you guys do a great job of covering details but I feel it's more to back up your own assumptions. This could be just an idea as perhaps the element of two casters gives greater feedback to the whole, what's really happening right now situation.
On May 15 2011 07:46 adeezy wrote: People definitely misheard. I personally heard "this may be the final game" but people i guess specifically chose to hear "this is the final game".
I'm 100% certain he said "this is the final game" before he was plugging, and so did my gf who was watching it with me. The overwhelming majority is right in this instance, even if it was just that Husky misspoke.
I like your tourney casting, it's very good and you have a decent amount of analysis, and you are usually more correct than many other casters I've encountered (not a Day9, but not a MLG Dallas-era JP either).
I don't really care much for your non-SC2 videos much, though, it's good that you have a second channel for that, TBH.
Also, some of your TGS stuff is pretty damn great! :D
Hi Husky, this might be a bit late, but... There appears to be a culture on the net for undeserved criticism. Its easy to do and there's no real repercussions. Basically I think a lot of people are being nitpicky towards you without balancing their views on the good things. Hang in there. Your tournament casting (actually, all your casting) is accessible to all levels of SC2 viewer. This is a significant accomplishment, non-attributable to any other caster I’ve heard (in English). Other casters cast for a specific audience (players who play/watch SC2 regularly, ie. their friends. You seem to cast for anybody interested in SC2. Not only do you do this, but you do it well, humourously, succinctly, in excellent tempo with the speed of the game. I’m 32, working most days, and instead of watching crap TV I watch your games for a smile and to share the excitement of good games (TLO, Spanishiwa, etc.) Your awareness of the ‘sport’ is sufficient. Your promotion of the sport I suspect cannot be matched by other casters (hey, you’ve got me hooked and I haven’t even played a single game). Working with others seems to cramp your style. However, I understand that you have a job of sorts to do and that you need to work with others. You seem to do well with your friends (referring to old casts with HD). Day9 is analytical and I feel matching or casting to that style is not your strong suit. It is easy for me to say but you need to do what you do naturally for best results (regardless of what comments indicate (the fact that they’re commenting means they like you to begin with)). The question remains as to what you do naturally. You make people laugh and excited. Keep up the good work. I had a sad thought the other day that one day you’d stop. Good things can’t last forever I suppose.
one more thing - watching more dual casts with you and Day9... not as interesting as your normal casts. I'd like to watch things like the TSL, but commentating like they do in professional sports not quite doing it for me. Time for me to be hypocritical and be nitpicky: I wish you could integrate your casual and fun style into tournament casting. sorry, one more - you have blocks of speech (both of you). Could almost time them. But, why don't you have a conversation? Smaller blocks of talk. More interesting. Because the analysis thing is keeeling me. I know Skype has limitations, but a higher degree of 'conversation' may be the key. Thanks in advance for receiving my feedback.
I think you and Day9 compliment each other very well. You do your style, and he does his analysis and it really works together. You two are both polite and don't interrupt each other and don't hog up talking time, which as simple as it sounds, I think people take that for granted.
I think you've improved greatly over the past year. Your voice control is great. You are neither monotone or insanely excited. You know when to increase your voice and when to lower it down. You manage to sneak in small witty jokes which I like a lot.
I really don't know a bad thing I can't point out, but I discovered SC2 thanks to you, and although I've always liked you, for some time your casting got overshadowed by other names. But it seems you've become a gosu caster, so keep it up, really enjoying it!
As much as I love the day[9]/djwheat combo, I have to say that you and Sean seem to work together and compliment each other incredibly well. There is inherent respect and professionalism towards the other and at the same time an incredibly synergistic and enjoyable cast overall. Although you are no stranger to the community as your youtube channel is well followed, I am glad that your casting abilities is getting the limelight it deserves.
Husky, I'm coming to this thread while watching MLG Raleigh.
I know you're excited, but sometimes, you just speak way too fast! It's not that I can't understand you, but it's uncomfortable for me as a viewer to listen to you spit out a thousand words in one breath, as if someone is stopping you from breathing.
Yeah I understand you fine, you just don't need to talk at all times, and I feel like you could do with slowing down, and raising the pace when there's excitement instead of chugging along at 100 km/h regularly and going into overdrive when there's action.
If you did that it would mostly eliminate the issue I find with stating a lot of mundane things viewers pick up on by themselves by virtue of watching.
I think you're tip top from top to tip. Just keep casting and making sure you know about all of the players that you're casting as well as meta-game trends. You've got the meat of it down.
I think you should slow down a bit during big battles. Sometimes you try to convey everything single thing going on, and it all comes out so fast that I can't really hear any of it
Awesome work at Raleigh, you worked very well with Day9, definately improved a lot, I hope they keep k9 as a permanent casting archon alongside with Tastosis Keep being awesome!
Man, there was an MLG staff person at Raleigh who looked EXACTLY like you, it was so funny. Also, you've gotten a ton better since the beta days, and I actually enjoy your style quite a bit now Great job man! You and Day9 really work well together, I feel!
Ok one thing I have to say is that you sometimes don't jump on the hype enough. Final game, Bomber wins, Day9 hypes it up and screams and you keep on talking like you did before. But that's the only big thing coming to my mind right now.
I posted in here before (I think) but I'm going to do it again because you've really leveled up your casting since you first made this thread. I thought you and Day9 were incredible all weekend, and as someone who's normally extremely critical of casters, I don't think I have any criticisms to make from this weekend. I really thought you were outstanding. You shared talking time well, had good hype (maybe waning towards the end of the day, but that's the case for everyone), good game knowledge and insightful info even Day9 missed, your overall rapport with Sean seemed really good and you made a lot of hilarious comments, like the Skittles thing. I assume Day9 was observing, but it seemed like you really had your eye out on the minimap and were aware of all the drops/movements, and were able to point them out to him.
I guess there's not much helpful criticism in that.
Husky you've improved leaps and bounds from the beta days. I enjoyed you then for your enthusiastic style (even if you were sometimes wrong with your facts). But now you've really come into your own as a caster. You've eliminated most (if not all) of the major things that people didn't like about you. This is a really impressive feat imo. Rather than sit back on your behind with your followers on youtube (the easy route), you took an active role in trying to improve. It takes a lot to stand up in a community which didn't hold you in the highest regard and say "tell me what I need to improve."
Not only did you listen to the community, you also actively implemented the suggestions that people gave you. I'm not a caster but I imagine it's hard to do and the fact that you were successful in improving is a testament to your dedication. You deserve a lot of respect for how you’ve transformed as a caster since last year. Your casting with day9 at MLG was fantastic; you two had great chemistry and emotions throughout. + Show Spoiler [MLG] +
Rewatching the game where Idra lost all his mutas to marines was a really cool thing to do, also both of your reactions to that moment were very genuine.
Husky you did such an awesome job casting this weekend at MLG it was unbelievable. I've always liked you as a caster since your bw days, and I gotta say that I'm amazed at the rates with which you improve your casting, and you never seace to amaze me with every tournament you cast. Great job and keep being awesome!
This blogpost is older than Methuselah, but just wanted to drop in here, that your commentary at Red Bull lan this weekend has been insanely good! - Like, your flow and actual insight is really impressive compared to what your 'image' is in the community - Sick job, rock on Husky!
Forgive me for posting in such an old thread, but I just wanted to say that your casting at the Red Bull Battlegrounds was amazing.. you have improved leaps and bounds imo.. Keep it up sucka!
Husky casting pvp Alicia vs Sase, I don't think there is a single caster out there who could have done as well as he just did. With his blistering speed, and enough brainpower to keep it coherent as he goes, that was THE BEST play-by-play casting I have ever heard in SC2. pvp can be such an intense micro fest and to actually get that across to the viewer in that short space of time, and not only do that but make it SUPER exciting. Wow. In his element, mad props.
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