Just 3v3 monobattled with forced random units both on the ladder and with friends in honour of Total Biscuit. Notes from gameplay:

Hydra-Hydra-Ghost dies to baneling, baneling thor very badly indeed.

Voidray, Carrier, Archon is surprisingly viable (at least against stalker, archon, queen) if all three in your team cannon rush and then fill the map with cannons to defend.

Ling, Muta, BC provided so much fun that I might try it as a "legitimate" 3v3 build.

And Infestors are a pain to micro against reapers...

Looking forward to the tournament wackiness!

titanicnewbie

63 Posts

February 21 2012 14:22 GMT

#324

TotalBiscuit,

I cordially dislike your casting style and have thus far avoided watching your stream and your contributions during live events.

For this I will make an exception. A brilliant idea and a great lineup. Posting to eagerly watch for a time/date. Also will the games be posted on youtube for us archive-style viewers?

Spooony

United Kingdom108 Posts

February 21 2012 22:21 GMT

#325

On February 21 2012 23:22 titanicnewbie wrote:
TotalBiscuit,

I cordially dislike your casting style and have thus far avoided watching your stream and your contributions during live events.

For this I will make an exception. A brilliant idea and a great lineup. Posting to eagerly watch for a time/date. Also will the games be posted on youtube for us archive-style viewers?

Talk about backhanded compliments. XD

Malakov

Canada15 Posts

February 22 2012 01:15 GMT

#326

Hard for the rest of the world to take e-sports seriously when he insists on wearing a top hat.

MutaDoom

Canada1163 Posts

February 22 2012 03:14 GMT

#327

On February 22 2012 10:15 Malakov wrote:
Hard for the rest of the world to take e-sports seriously when he insists on wearing a top hat.

Lighten up, do you denounce Funday Monday because it isn't serious enough for you? Remember CholeraSC's man-crush on Reach? Was that hard yo take seriously as well?

<3 TB, I think this is a brilliant idea.

Ryhzuo

New Zealand198 Posts

February 22 2012 05:00 GMT

#328

On February 22 2012 10:15 Malakov wrote:
Hard for the rest of the world to take e-sports seriously when he insists on wearing a top hat.

It's hard to imagine you're silly enough to think one man's choice of attire can finger quote, affect the world's take on eSports.
Hence I will do the sensible thing and assume that you're just jealous of his awesome hat.

titanicnewbie

63 Posts

February 22 2012 14:01 GMT

#329

On February 22 2012 14:00 Ryhzuo wrote:

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Personally I'm not a fan of TB because I feel like his casting style has a great deal of contrived excitement. He doesn't have the knowledge to talk about metagame or possible outcomes for the players during breaks in the action, so instead he tries to make those breaks exciting. + Show Spoiler +

relax, the terran is just building his first barracks

Or at least that was his casting style when I last bothered to listen to him.

You may call it a backhanded compliment, but I think TB should be pleased that he's had such an awesome idea for an event that he'd get outright anti-fans like me interested in listening to him cast.

TotalBiscuit

United Kingdom5437 Posts

February 22 2012 15:28 GMT

#330

On February 22 2012 10:15 Malakov wrote:
Hard for the rest of the world to take e-sports seriously when he insists on wearing a top hat.

Yeah, THAT'S the reason people don't care about eSports.

As you can see, popular commentators NEVER wear anything silly

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goiflin

Canada1218 Posts

February 22 2012 15:50 GMT

#331

On February 23 2012 00:28 TotalBiscuit wrote:

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Yeah, THAT'S the reason people don't care about eSports.

As you can see, popular commentators NEVER wear anything silly

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Pretty silly comparison, since that's not anywhere near as silly as a top hat. People still wear those kinds of hats, you know, in the south of the USA. Not only that, but pro-wrestling isn't really something people take seriously, since it's a soap opera for men.

Unless you think esports is a soap opera for men...

titanicnewbie

63 Posts

February 22 2012 16:01 GMT

#332

On February 23 2012 00:50 goiflin wrote:
Pretty silly comparison, since that's not anywhere near as silly as a top hat. People still wear those kinds of hats, you know, in the south of the USA. Not only that, but pro-wrestling isn't really something people take seriously, since it's a soap opera for men.

Unless you think esports is a soap opera for men...

Come now, there's no reason for hostility here. Lots of people like or dislike certain casters for a variety of reasons, but it's no reason for those casters to change the way they conduct themselves. Regardless of whether they're "hurting or helping 'e-sports'" casters can act as they please so long as they get hired to do their job.

That said, you're still entitled to dislike their style. Just don't go telling him to be different just because you don't like how he does things.

TotalBiscuit

United Kingdom5437 Posts

February 22 2012 19:17 GMT

#333

eSports isn't something people take seriously either. It's a computer game about aliens, lasers and psychic mutes.

Sorry, but if America can wear hats from it's past, I can wear hats from mine. That shit looks equally "silly".

Unless you think esports is a soap opera for men...

Considering the amount of drama people like you seem to enjoy causing around it I'm surprised you don't believe so.

Xiron

Germany1233 Posts

February 22 2012 22:00 GMT

#334

On February 23 2012 04:17 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Sorry, but if America can wear hats from it's past, I can wear hats from mine. That shit looks equally "silly".

Just wanted to say that the hat does definitely not look silly. I just fits to your personality and voice.
If Day9 wore that hat, yes, maybe. On TotalBisuit? No, not in the slightest.

spancho

United States161 Posts

February 23 2012 00:41 GMT

#335

Remember CholeraSC's man-crush on Reach?

Lets be honest, who didnt have a man crush on Reach? Also Cholera FTW, he and Diggity got me into SC:BW way back in '07. I think it is so flippin' cool that MoleTrap us commenting for the GSL now.

Also, is there any further word on when this amazing tourney is going to take place?