EPTWhy I Stopped Watching NASL - Page 2
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iSometric
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Sermokala
United States14049 Posts
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marttorn
Norway5211 Posts
I'm not entirely sure as to why, but now NASL is completely unwatchable for me. I mean, they don't have tech issues, the show is basically flawless in execution. It's just the actual content. From here, I can do nothing but mirror the reasons you have given in your OP. Well said. | ||
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Shai
Canada806 Posts
Seriously, I wouldn't start an Airline and say it's going to be the premier Airline in the world, especially if I had never run one. But yes, commentary is also a decent reason not to watch. I don't watch GSL anymore because it's anyone's guess when Tastosis will and will not be there. | ||
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danzhang
Canada184 Posts
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Vortigan
Denmark306 Posts
Whenever i watch a NASL game (which is not very often) I have no idea what stage of the tournament they are in and what's on the line. Most of the time I feel like i'm not even watching a tourney. But I really don't wanna put up MLG or DH up on some pedestal either with all that commercial downtime and such. Shit is just crazy. For me the only really good league is IPL  (I don't watch GSL so can't comment on that) | ||
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TyrantPotato
Australia1541 Posts
NASL to me is just a title of threads i look in to see what players are winning games and what players arent. really hoping something happens in the future to make NASL better then it currently is. | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
Never liked the broadcasting style NASL had nor the commentators. InControl was great in season 1, even though i didn't watch much at all. Finals were great, despite the problems they had. Haven't watched a single cast this season, so i don't know what is really going on. Broadcasting seems to be the same as season 1, which makes me not a fan as i said earlier. I will be watching the finals though, and i will tune in for the finals next season. | ||
Waxangel
United States33494 Posts
It's more accurate to say "Lack of Day9 or Tastosis kills leagues without IPL level money." | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10813 Posts
On December 01 2011 16:21 marttorn wrote: I agree 100%. I actually enjoyed the latter weeks of Season 1 (with no technical difficulties) a lot more, and it was my preferred entertainment for the evening, as I found Incontrol and gretorp to be an excellent combo. I'm not entirely sure as to why, but now NASL is completely unwatchable for me. I mean, they don't have tech issues, the show is basically flawless in execution. It's just the actual content. From here, I can do nothing but mirror the reasons you have given in your OP. Well said. This... I really liked season 1, even while there where errors but now i just don't care anymore. I couldn't give a shit about the lack of koreans but the game just feel "pointless" to me... | ||
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aderum
Sweden1459 Posts
On December 01 2011 19:35 Waxangel wrote: I think it's unfair to say Gretorp killed NASL. It's more accurate to say "Lack of Day9 or Tastosis kills leagues without IPL level money." IPL's casters are great to(and not Day9 or Tastosis). Dont know why you think that IPL's lvl of money matters. I have almost not seen a single " i dont watch IPL b/c of X-caster" post. And what i mean is, I think its fair to have Gretorp as a part of the list, since IPL clearly have shown that there are good casters other then Daytasteosis. | ||
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zarepath
United States1626 Posts
On December 01 2011 19:35 Waxangel wrote: I think it's unfair to say Gretorp killed NASL. It's more accurate to say "Lack of Day9 or Tastosis kills leagues without IPL level money." I suppose I should clarify that I'm not arguing why NASL is dead -- which it isn't. I'm just saying what I quit watching. And I really don't think that it was a lack of Tier 1 commentators that did me in, either, because I love lzgamer and orb, and I loved almost every guest commentator from season 1. But I think you're right that the presence of Day[9]/Tastosis is beginning to define the difference between the highest tier leagues and everything below. | ||
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Vortigan
Denmark306 Posts
On December 01 2011 19:35 Waxangel wrote: I think it's unfair to say Gretorp killed NASL. It's more accurate to say "Lack of Day9 or Tastosis kills leagues without IPL level money." am i the only one thinking that tastosis is slipping a bit. I mean, during Dreamhack all tasteless did was saying "Guys I wish I could make this more interesting for you but I think we'll see a gg soon" every F***ing game. Artosis is still good though | ||
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ohokurwrong
Brazil283 Posts
i think there is for some reason this view that players make good casters and that just isnt true. yes there are players that are casters now but good at sc2 and being a caster are 2 dif things. one would think these companys would do a casting call and have TRYOUTs or something but thats why NASL isnt so popular | ||
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Complete
United States1864 Posts
On December 01 2011 19:35 Waxangel wrote: I think it's unfair to say Gretorp killed NASL. It's more accurate to say "Lack of Day9 or Tastosis kills leagues without IPL level money." I disagree. | ||
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scruffeh
England196 Posts
The finals were OK last year, but the single elimination format disappointed me. It seemed like such an anti-climax to have a long season, and fly someone out to the USA (or travel across the USA) just to play one best of 3. Hopefully the BO5 format will be better this year. I do worry that they have too many casters there, it did seem that they didn't utilise Day9 and Tastosis as much as they could have done. I would definitely prefer some sort of double elimination finals. I think doing well in a long league process should give you that right, and it would mean more games to watch at the final event. I was really gutted about Hero versus Demuslim (being from the UK and a fan of Hero as well). I definitely think that they could handle the no shows better, but I'm glad to see that these are less frequent this season. I think the NASL is improving, and will continue to subscribe. | ||
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Condor Hero
United States2931 Posts
On December 01 2011 19:35 Waxangel wrote: I think it's unfair to say Gretorp killed NASL. It's more accurate to say "Lack of Day9 or Tastosis kills leagues without IPL level money." Eh that's not true. I think Orb is an excellent caster, same with TB/Apollo and Bitter/RD. Gretorp is a caster and his job is to make the games entertaining to the audience. At some point you have to look at this objectively because he sucks at his job. edit: There are a lot of other good casters too but don't want to take the time to list everyone out. | ||
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ladyumbra
Canada1699 Posts
On December 01 2011 19:35 Waxangel wrote: I think it's unfair to say Gretorp killed NASL. It's more accurate to say "Lack of Day9 or Tastosis kills leagues without IPL level money." I dunno, I mean the ESV Korean weekly ( aka Taeja's allowance) doesn't have that kinda money but I watch it regularly because the casting is decent and the games are good. The entertainment and educational value is enough to keep me hooked. Provided the stream works I will watch anything mr.bitter and rotterdam are casting. TB/Apollo got me through that rediculous series between stephano and bratok at assembly summer. Hell the stream is being all kinds of laggy for me and the sound is wonky but I'm watching the KSL because khaldor makes it entertaining. I don't think the caster or casting pair kills or makes a league but I do think people are more willing to be forgiving of other flaws if at the very least the casting of the games is entertaining. NASL is flawed in many ways and for some gretorp is just the straw that breaks the camel's back. | ||
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UltimateHurl
Ireland591 Posts
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