Early GG calling - Page 2

docvoc

United States5491 Posts

October 04 2013 14:31 GMT

#21

On October 04 2013 22:52 Myles wrote:
Stating the likelihood of one player winning is commenting on the game. When one player is at such a disadvantage that a comeback is near impossible, there is nothing wrong with letting viewers know that.

This is what I was thinking. I feel like you guys are literally whining over nothing.

[F_]aths

Germany3947 Posts

October 04 2013 15:12 GMT

#22

I agree with this phrasing ("letting viewers know that"). But commenting "the game is over", "it's GG" still kills the fun for me.

"I doubt that he can come back", "he is clearly out of options", "even a lucky series of baneling hits would not help at this point" are better ways to indicate the state of the game imo.

RedTail

United States104 Posts

October 04 2013 21:46 GMT

#23

It is not smart for the caster to say gg unless there is literally no chance of a comeback.

In American Football they wait until it is very close to over to call the winning team.

It just makes the caster look stupid if they say gg and the game is not over. On national television a commentator would get lambasted for making this mistake.

mizU

United States12125 Posts

October 07 2013 20:29 GMT

#24

On October 04 2013 23:31 docvoc wrote:

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This is what I was thinking. I feel like you guys are literally whining over nothing.

The problem is that that's not what the commentators do.
They tend to dismiss players that are at some disadvantage and anyone who watches GSL will know that comebacks have happened and the casters are like oh yeah jk the other guy wins now cuz he did something magical

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Germany3947 Posts

October 08 2013 08:55 GMT

#25

On October 08 2013 05:29 mizU wrote:

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That is another annoying thing: The declaration that a player did the impossible.

No, he didn't. He did something improbable, not impossible. A bit hyperbole every now and then would be okay, but I hear it too often.

My issue with early GG calling is not that we had games were the other player did come back. It is the message that one does not need to watch this game. This also happens in the GSTL, when a player is very likely to get the final win necessary to for his team. Some casters announce that team so-and-so won this round.

But please, keep the excitement for the actual GG, don't spoil it! It is the GG moment I am waiting for.

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