Tara Babcock Casting Practice #4: Live Co-Cast! - Page 2

On November 14 2012 16:48 capu wrote:
drZealot seems like a pretty good caster. Good teamwork skills and well-spoken individual. What is his twitter so i can start following him?

On November 14 2012 21:39 Wortie wrote:
Alright, "NOTE: Any feedback about my appearance, attire, sexuality, etc. is not welcome and will not be acknowledged."

Why the fuck, do you advertise yourself then as a supermodel/nerd. I mean, I understand that the boobs comments get old after a time. But you make yourself like, beautifull and shit, and then we're not aloud to comment upon it? Or receive any feedback from you at all when we comment about it. Whats up with that?

Then, if I decide to go to your youtube page, I basically see a half naked picture of you, Do you find it strange if people then comment on your appearance? It's just stupid.

On November 15 2012 03:48 meteorskunk wrote:
Good job, TaraBabcock and DrZealot. I enjoyed the cast. I appreciate the effort that was put into the organization and professionalism, which was demonstrated in the high production value. The headsets, their volume, all of that was done excellently (imo)

That was a great TvT! It was above average in its ability to teach me TvT. Certainly the cast deserves a good deal of credit for that. You guys helped me a lot to keep track of the upgrades, the builds, and the action. That helps because my attention is known to lapse occasionally. In summary, information, the skeleton of the cast was great.

The guts, the heart, the soul, the human interest side that`s where some room for improvement might be found in my opinion. As Ret once blogged about, a lot of the beauty of the back and forth sparring of the mind is interesting to some spectators (àrts people, they call us). Acknowledging that perhaps i am a vocal minority, I`d have liked to hear you guys say something about these guys playing. Their IDs and how that... might add a bit of personality to the action. Help me think about WhySoIntense felt the need to say `shit and all that, maybe?

In high level competitive play,emotions are running high(unless you`re stephano) and these guys are thinking on the fly at such high speeds. They`re fighting for the money and the pride. A lot of my old favourite Broodwar casters cholerasc, moletrap, klazartsc were people who knew how to talk about the players and what it means tocompete at a high level.

Some things about the analysis. TvT is this big confusing tedious matchup of split decision micro battles and being able to switch between chess style thinking to microing tanks and drops(vikings too).. The map is a huge deal(good call on that high ground tank play). When you guys were calling the advantage to Nameless mid game, my thought was "really guys?" What's your plan for taking out this guys tank line as he goes home and camps on three base?"

Answering more of the "whys" if you're able. Why is that tank in the main? for example i noticed drfox say "he's going helion harrass" tarababcock said "ya". A better response might be to extrapolate how that may work against what his opponent is doing. Also, tarababcock, when you make a mistake you don't have to point it out. Ignoring it makes it less painful for a spectator. There's empathetic embarrassment you know! haha not saying its even that embarrassing what you did, but if you tell us you feel uncomfortable about it then we know you do.


I realize this is a response that seeks for improvement, and i understand that casting, like playing, is something that one can understand the theory of but still not have the practice to implement that understanding. Nonetheless, I felt compelled to critique constructively.

Good cast. I'd probably watch but I'm the type who just turns on a cast here and there while he eats his sandwiche.

OH yeah, nice resumé style OP. I think your eye for professionalism will help you

On November 15 2012 10:59 iNcontroL wrote:
you. are. purdy.

On November 15 2012 10:54 TaraBabcock wrote:


Just in these casting thread. If you want to compliment, criticize, or talk about my appearance anywhere else, I don't care. I have a stream thread, and a bunch of social networks you can do that on where it's more appropriate and won't hinder my learning.

For my casting practice threads, I just want feedback on the things I am trying to improve upon as a caster, like intonation, game knowledge, speech, and other things. It gets really annoying logging in and reading pages of people calling me a slut, talking about hot hot or ugly I am, etc. There is a time and a place for that, and it's not here where I am trying to learn and improve.

One might argue that the way I look will be too sexy as a caster, and no one will take me seriously, so the topic is relevant. I have heard it all before and I disagree, and don't care to keep having these idea reiterated to me.

My prerogative is, if I get to a high-level of game understanding, speech, and gameplay, that my look and gender will only help me reach my goals, not hinder my path. I know how to be professional and conform to what a company needs, I am not an idiot.

That's all I will say on this topic, since you were pretty respectful with inquiring.

On November 15 2012 16:45 iNcontroL wrote:
I AM MORE THAN JUST THE SEDUCER OF FANTASTIC WOMEN LIKE ANNA .. TARA.

Respect me for the man I am not the fantastic pair of legs and the hips that won't quit that I have.

On November 15 2012 22:47 Wortie wrote:


Alright, thats good enough for me. I was just curious, because basically the first 3 video's start immediatly with your appearance and it just seemed strange for me, to be not aloud to comment on that aspect that you included in your vids.

With that said, I really do enjoy more women in the scene.

On November 14 2012 13:13 TaraBabcock wrote:


Aww, thank you so much!

I'll be working my butt off to get my analysis, as well as my own gameplay, up to snuff so that I can cast bigger live events one day! YAY!

On November 17 2012 10:48 ProLeagueFan wrote:
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On November 22 2012 15:19 Corsica wrote:
Hey how can I participate in this? Im mid-masters Zerg with Aggressive and Creative playstyle

On November 22 2012 15:42 TaraBabcock wrote:


Haha, love your enthusiasm! However, the event is a live one, and you'd have to live in the Seattle area which I am assuming you don't since your location is Ukraine. :-/