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Phyre
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1288 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-14 23:51:07
February 14 2008 23:42 GMT
#1
So I was browsing around the GSI page when I found this thread on their forums:
http://gsi.gomtv.com/freeboard/55

Basically it's some guy suggesting that Tasteless is a poor commentator and they should replace him with Klazart.


Please get Klazartsc instead of Tasteless. I've heard Tasteless' commentary before and was beyond bored. Klazartsc's commentary is what got me and thousands more of English speakers into the Proleague. Before Klazartsc I barely even watched Starcraft but now I watch videos every single day. A lot of people would agree with me and probably did the same as me, I bet you. Please take it into consideration and maybe take some time to listen to his commentaries. Basically Tasteless=boring and literally tasteless; and Klazart=in dept analysis, great play by play, great voice, and overall entertaining. Most importantly his commentaries are SUPER addicting. If he posted videos daily I would spend over an hour a day watching them -_-.

I even memorized his page, youtube.com/user/klazartsc


Edit: Actually, there are a lot of Klaz fans on that board saying Tasteless sucks and Klaz should replace him. A ton more here:

http://gsi.gomtv.com/news/4
zero [2008.02.07 23:45:33 | 129.31.242.23]
Nick "Tasteless" Plott commentating?! Ugh, NO! He has no brain and no understanding of starcraft, his commentating is terrible. Beavis and Butthead could offer more illuminating discussion. I'd rather watch Korean commentators, and I don't understand Korean.


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vGl-CoW
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Belgium8305 Posts
February 14 2008 23:45 GMT
#2
agreed!
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ATeddyBear
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Canada2843 Posts
February 14 2008 23:50 GMT
#3
fuck em
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Phyre
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1288 Posts
February 14 2008 23:51 GMT
#4
Nothing against Klaz, but his fanboys are annoying as hell.
"Oh no, I got you with your pants... on your face... That's not how you wear pants." - Nintu, catching 1 hatch lurks.
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
February 14 2008 23:55 GMT
#5
His fans are pretty inaccurate a lot of the time.
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G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2919 Posts
February 14 2008 23:56 GMT
#6
I personally think Tasteless is the best english commentator out there and after him is of course Artosis and then imo Diggity. I don't like Klazart that much, he kind of annoys me and I hate listening to him say what the PROGAMERS should do because when I hear it, it is 50% of the time wrong and 90% of the time impossible given the amount of resources they have or w/e. Don't get me wrong though, I of course appreciate him doing it for the community and all. Tasteless is a good commentator, funny and knows the game better then any of the other english commentators along side Artosis which is a big appeal especially to the players who know the game very well also. I don't think it translates as much to the average / newb player though.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
February 15 2008 00:01 GMT
#7
ugh i had to go listen to a klazart commentary just to make sure im not being ignorant and jumping on a bandwagon

but ughhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
February 15 2008 00:05 GMT
#8
On February 15 2008 08:56 G5 wrote:
I don't like Klazart that much, he kind of annoys me and I hate listening to him say what the PROGAMERS should do because when I hear it, it is 50% of the time wrong and 90% of the time impossible given the amount of resources they have or w/e.
100% right

i prefer diggity to klazart anyday as well
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iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
February 15 2008 00:07 GMT
#9
Its just ludicrous that someone would say something like "replace" tasteless with someone else. Its not like its a single position job. Nick got it because hes a great personality BUT ALSO because he knows the right people and happens to be adept at the position. If klaz wants to go to korea to do the same thing Tasteless having the job shouldnt stop him..

People hating on Tasteless are fucking stupid. How can you listen to his cast and say "wow that sucks?" You can clearly be of the mind that there are better.. I guess. But you certainly cannot say it sucks.. that'd be wrong.
MeriaDoKk
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Chile1726 Posts
February 15 2008 00:17 GMT
#10
i think both are greats, but tasteless is the best option here because he has the experiencie from other tournaments and has already "worked" whit PROGAMERS xd
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15357 Posts
February 15 2008 00:19 GMT
#11
The fact that they call Klaz "Klazartsc" tells you that they are just brainless youtube idiots.

Let's just not get started on the whole commentator bashing again. That was the worst "discussion" on this board since the early days of the sc2 forum.
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CDRdude
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States5625 Posts
February 15 2008 00:19 GMT
#12
People are entitled to be wrong Unfortunate, but true.
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SLoGgErDoGgEr
Profile Joined March 2004
Korea (South)340 Posts
February 15 2008 00:32 GMT
#13
this thread isn't even worth posting, u guys are retarded.

Tasteless for life
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Zalfor
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States1035 Posts
February 15 2008 00:50 GMT
#14
tasteless best ever.
555, kthxbai
SayaSP
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Laos5494 Posts
February 15 2008 01:11 GMT
#15

Please get Klazartsc instead of Tasteless. I've heard Tasteless' commentary before and was beyond bored. Klazartsc's commentary is what got me and thousands more of English speakers into the Proleague. Before Klazartsc I barely even watched Starcraft but now I watch videos every single day. A lot of people would agree with me and probably did the same as me, I bet you. Please take it into consideration and maybe take some time to listen to his commentaries. Basically Tasteless=boring and literally tasteless; and Klazart=in dept analysis, great play by play, great voice, and overall entertaining. Most importantly his commentaries are SUPER addicting. If he posted videos daily I would spend over an hour a day watching them -_-.

I even memorized his page, youtube.com/user/klazartsc

Hahahahahahahaha seriously?
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Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
February 15 2008 03:53 GMT
#16
Just listened to a Klazart commentary, Tasteless is miles ahead of him
HaXxorIzed
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Australia8434 Posts
February 15 2008 04:13 GMT
#17
Skew put my thoughts forward exactly. Tasteless is the professional, the first and the greatest candidate in terms of experience and developed portfolios of work. That doesn't undermine the efforts of anyone else, merely that Tasteless is the professional.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/HaXxorIzed
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
February 15 2008 05:36 GMT
#18
On February 15 2008 08:45 vGl-CoW wrote:
agreed!

Narrator
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States868 Posts
February 15 2008 05:36 GMT
#19
On February 15 2008 08:51 Phyre wrote:
Nothing against Klaz, but his fanboys are annoying as hell.

QFT!
AcquiescE
Profile Joined September 2007
Australia76 Posts
February 15 2008 09:29 GMT
#20
I hear a lot about tasteless having a superior understanding of strategy/predicting play etc.

I've seen all of tasteless at WCG and blizzard invitational and haven't really witnessed it. I know that in these casts he had to keep things things basic cause a lot of people watching dont really know much starcraft...but still, i wasn't really impressed.


So anyway, is there any other tournaments hes casted which display another style of commentary? I am assuming he will commentate quite differently in the GOMTV Invitational considering the hype thats been around TL.
Anyone got links to some of tasteless' best commentary?
ZhenMiChan
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Netherlands1181 Posts
February 15 2008 11:50 GMT
#21
Tasteless is way more entertainment in my EARS soo


like them both but tasteless is just pro!
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KennyKang
Profile Joined February 2008
1 Post
Last Edited: 2008-02-17 16:48:50
February 17 2008 16:46 GMT
#22
I think replacing Tasteless to klazartsc dosen't solve any problem.
Real problem is he is the 'one' English Commentator for GSI. That's the problem.
In Korea, Starcraft relay team has three members(common). An announcer, and two commentator. Tasteless did great job because he have to play three rules alone(announcer, two commentator). If GOMTV has more interest for international relay, they have to set up common style team for english broadcasting.
pachi
Profile Joined October 2006
Melbourne5338 Posts
February 18 2008 01:46 GMT
#23
On February 15 2008 18:29 AcquiescE wrote:
I hear a lot about tasteless having a superior understanding of strategy/predicting play etc.

I've seen all of tasteless at WCG and blizzard invitational and haven't really witnessed it. I know that in these casts he had to keep things things basic cause a lot of people watching dont really know much starcraft...but still, i wasn't really impressed.


So anyway, is there any other tournaments hes casted which display another style of commentary? I am assuming he will commentate quite differently in the GOMTV Invitational considering the hype thats been around TL.
Anyone got links to some of tasteless' best commentary?


My favourite commentary with Tasteless was the match he did with Manifesto at Blizzcon.
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Sigrun
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1655 Posts
February 18 2008 03:38 GMT
#24
Tasteless is definitely much more entertaining (which is good for a newbie crowd), but I find that Klaz's understanding of the game seems to be deeper. Unfortunately, sometimes Klaz starts talking so fast I have a hard time understanding him.
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zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
February 18 2008 06:16 GMT
#25
Tasteless is way better than Klaz and Klaz's voice is too annoying.
Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
February 18 2008 07:04 GMT
#26
If klaz was put into that position the casting would blow hard
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Oh goodness me, FOX tv where do you get your sight? Can't you keep track, the puck is black. That's why the ice is white.
Phyre
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1288 Posts
February 18 2008 07:53 GMT
#27
So yeah, again no offense to Klaz, greatly appreciate his time and effort, but DAMN HIS FANBOYS ARE ANNOYING AS HELL! They just won't quit and they're spreading to more threads:

http://gsi.gomtv.com/freeboard/329
VitalityIs Tasteless great commentator or what?
Is GomTV great Korean company or what?

I think that if Tastless and Klazart may commentate together it would be twice as better! )

Thanks gom TV..


The OP of the other thread is rambling on again:
joeyklazartsc is entertaining. that's more important than analysis or experience. with experience tasteless should be more entertaining but he's as drawl as ever. klaz can commentate by himself and continually talk and be enetertaining for a very long time whereas when listening to tasteless i get bored in seconds..

other's say klaz isn't knowledgable.. um i'll agree and say moletrap and diggity aren't knowledgable but klaz knows his stuff. not to the extent of tasteless but close enough. and way beyond moletrap and diggity. but that doesn't matter because what's most important is entertainment and getting MORE views.

tasteless has been commentating for years and it HASN'T WORKED. but once klazart started commentating thousands of people watched his videos the minute it got posted up. after a few months MANY people started imitating him and making english commetnaries too. after tasteless' commentary for the past few (or several?) years no one has yet to "copy" him and make english commentaries on their own until klazart did; which was and is 100x more entertaining than tasteless'.

i guarantee you guys if you get klaz you'll get TONS of more views. at least give him a try and see which videos get more views. or have a VOTE. and let US decide.


Again, utmost respect to Klaz for all he's done for the SC community but I want to reiterate that his fanboys need to die in fire.
"Oh no, I got you with your pants... on your face... That's not how you wear pants." - Nintu, catching 1 hatch lurks.
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15357 Posts
February 18 2008 08:23 GMT
#28
or have a VOTE. and let US decide.

I don't get where this general idea comes from that the audience just get's to decide that a hobbyist from Irland can just start professionaly commentating a tournament in Korea tomorrow.
I wish those youtube morons would just shut up.
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NathanSC
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States620 Posts
February 18 2008 12:24 GMT
#29
Didn't Tasteless before extend an invitation to Klazart to commentate with him, and Klazart quickly refused the request and admonished Tasteless for asking over an open forum?

Why then would Klazart be even remotely interested in going to Seoul?
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25989 Posts
February 18 2008 13:53 GMT
#30
I really have to doubt that but I don't have a source.
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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
February 18 2008 14:37 GMT
#31
I think we should go to those people's homes and kill them
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4139 Posts
February 18 2008 15:28 GMT
#32
that would be a hell lot of ppl :D
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15357 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-18 19:15:55
February 18 2008 19:02 GMT
#33
On February 18 2008 22:53 Chill wrote:
I really have to doubt that but I don't have a source.

Nathan is right, that was in a new post in May or June last year I think.

Edit: I think it was somehow connected with this post but I don't really remember:
http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?currentpage=All&topic_id=56550&show_part=
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fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
February 18 2008 19:55 GMT
#34
On February 18 2008 21:24 NathanSC wrote:
Didn't Tasteless before extend an invitation to Klazart to commentate with him, and Klazart quickly refused the request and admonished Tasteless for asking over an open forum?


Yeah. I didnt understand either. He treated a very generous offer like an insult. It was disgusting, and one of the reasons I dont like him as a person.

I dont like him as a caster, because he is wrong. constantly.


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JensOfSweden
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Cameroon1767 Posts
February 18 2008 21:22 GMT
#35
Klazarts voice is so annoying

I like tasteless alot more but I agree he could need someone else there with him. I aired radio myself one time when my friend was sick and it was very hard indeed

If Tasteless also adds a little more complex and advanced commentary he will do fine.

He likes the attention and thrives on it and it's a good thing because he delivers
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jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5522 Posts
February 18 2008 21:37 GMT
#36
Klaz is great but i doubt he's going to come from FUCKING IRELAND all the way to SOUTH KOREA and leave EVERYTHING behind.

Has he even spoke of wanting to go to korea?
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Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-21 22:29:40
February 21 2008 22:28 GMT
#37
The first English casted games I have ever seen are the GSI being done by Tasteless, and I think he's doing a very good job. I have been playing the game since it came out, but I am still not very good at it. I like how he occasionally explains things that I don't understand or didn't know. I hope he keeps casting in the future.
Falcynn
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3597 Posts
February 21 2008 23:06 GMT
#38
On February 18 2008 15:16 zoLo wrote:
Tasteless is way better than Klaz and Klaz's voice is too annoying.
I think that's probably one of many tasteless's strengths compared to others. He has a very clear voice. Even when he's rambling really fast about god knows what, you still understand everything he's saying.
Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
February 21 2008 23:22 GMT
#39
On February 15 2008 08:55 SonuvBob wrote:
His fans are pretty inaccurate a lot of the time.


It's a kind of rub off effect.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Oh goodness me, FOX tv where do you get your sight? Can't you keep track, the puck is black. That's why the ice is white.
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