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BreAKerTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Taiwan1658 Posts
January 24 2013 16:20 GMT
#1


Hi guys. When I casteded this replay, I placed a strong emphasis on being informative as a caster during the early stages of the game. With this cast, my aim was basically to fill people in on the geography of both players without actually opening up a map and pin-pointing where they are from (I usually save that for when I'm doing full blown casts for tournaments).

What are some ok things to talk about when casting the first seven minutes of a game? What do you guys like to hear the post about players?

I chose to focus on where these guys come from because so very little is actually widely known by many westerners about China or the cities that both players come from.

Other thoughts: I feel like maybe I didn't do enough research on Wuhan to tell everyone enough about Macsed.

I remember one caster saying that casting pays as a part time job, but to be a good caster, one must work full time doing research on their players.

Notables: Both players are or have been GM on the TW/KR server at some point or another.

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Retired caster / streamer "BingeHD". Digital Nomad.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44137 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-24 16:48:50
January 24 2013 16:37 GMT
#2
I can't speak for everyone, but personally I like to hear more about a player's background in terms of pro-gaming achievements or their gaming history, rather than a history of where they came from. A brief personal anecdote about something relevant is fine, but I feel that most of the filler time should be StarCraft-related.

Basically, I'm watching the game because I'm interested in seeing the match and maybe learning a bit about the players and general StarCraft (e.g. the metagame) during the downtime, not really because I'm interesting in taking a vacation to China.

EDIT: You can talk about how the map layout is generally good for certain builds or races because of certain features (fast third, sentry-immortal all-in, etc), what builds we might see from each player based on the first few minutes of the game (analysis), and some of their previous accomplishments and current struggles. I figured I'd elaborate more on what things you can do, rather than just what I didn't want you to do You could also watch a bunch of good casters commentate the first seven minutes of a bunch of games for inspiration Good luck!
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Arcanefrost
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium1257 Posts
January 24 2013 17:27 GMT
#3
Personally I like to hear about what style of play they prefer, and which build you think they'll use and why.
Valor is a poor substitute for numbers.
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
January 24 2013 17:42 GMT
#4
Since you can't (or shouldn't) talk about where the players came from at the start of.every match (bo5 etc) I'd. Avoid it and stick to something more relevant to the sc2.. I don't. Fault you for doing it but I'd rather hear.about player background between matches or something like that.


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