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IVFearless
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States165 Posts
August 26 2011 12:13 GMT
#1
Have you ever gone on what was supposed to be a relaxing and fun vacation only to return more stressed then you left? That has been this summer for me.

I was SUPPOSED to have a nice relaxing summer filled with hangin' out and casting SC2. Instead I drove over 10 hours or more nearly every weekend, spent more money then I have and got zilch done at home. After almost a month and a half of "vacation" decided enough was enough and took a vacation from all that vacation. I've been organizing myself for the last two weeks and am ready to start this vacation. My goal is to work 50 hours a week at my normal job and an additional 10-20 hours a week on casting.

It feels nice to be back to work (something I never thought I'd say) but that probably just proves all my friends right...I'm a workaholic.

The first chance I got, this past week actually, I sat down and cast a whole bunch of games to try to figure out where I stood and what I need to focus on. I managed to get some of them up on Youtube, you can find them here.

There has been improvement from when I started, however, I'm still pretty terrible. One of the biggest issues I noticed after reviewing some of my casts was my lack of analysis. I'm still horrible at telling the audience WHY something is important and HOW it will effect the game. My pacing is still a little slow and I sometimes have trouble translating what I see into coherent sentences rapidly enough to keep up with the action, but I'm steadily improving in those two areas. Any tips on how I can improve my game sense and ability to analyze?


Pooka
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States140 Posts
August 26 2011 15:25 GMT
#2
Every time I go on vacation somewhere, I feel like I need a few days to recover from the exhaustion of switching time zones and such. Normally when you're on vacation, you're trying to cram in as many fun things as possible, so you don't get a lot of sleep. For example, I went to the Pokemon World Championships a few weeks ago in San Diego (which was a blast). However, I worked myself to exhaustion between playing in the tournament, covering the event, and running my own event, and I ended up just turning my vacation into another form of work. When I got home, I had to start work again immediately, adding to my exhaustion. When I got my first opportunity to have a day off, I ended up sleeping for 15 hours... So yeah, planning for a few days to relax from your vacation is a good idea.

As for improving your casts, I would suggest watching the game several times over and noting how the game plays out before you actually dive in and cast it. Just like with anything else, you need to practice a lot before you get good at it. Doing any sort of commentary by yourself is quite difficult unless you're naturally talented at it, so I would keep practicing or try to do commentary with a partner. Good luck!
IVFearless
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States165 Posts
August 26 2011 18:50 GMT
#3
Thanks Pooka! I'll try that. It could help me get a better sense for trends.

Tell me, how do you play Pokemon competitively?
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