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I get annoyed when I feel like the commentator is making stuff up about the game rather then a mispronunciation or something. Sometimes I feel like certain commentators aren't really paying enough attention to the game and so just make up details like build orders so it sounds like they are.
Along these lines...
Quick X or Fast Y is overused a lot. Unless the commentator actually has something to back it up like "look at how few SCVs" they often seem to just throw it out there. Unless of course it's part of a known phrase like "fast expand."
Retroactive, questionably accurate "known for" attributions. Sometimes it seems like commentators just want to say "and this kind of harass is what player Y is known for" because it sounds like they know what they are talking about. If he was really known for it they should would have brought it up during the first 3 minutes.
Pretending the game isn't over. Perhaps the commentator is trying to "keep it interesting" but I find it really annoying when they seem to be pretending a player still has a chance.
Misc stuff:
Hero blah blah. Ok sometimes it's appropriate but not every game needs a hero and it just seems stupid when applied to things like mines and scarabs. And it usually works best when a unit survives for a ridiculously long time while getting lots of kills.
Tech switches vs Tech Progression vs unit composition adjustment. There is a difference.
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Baa?21245 Posts
On March 14 2009 09:23 Nytefish wrote:
Also it's maelstrom not maelstorm.
Oh god yes...
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starcraft = energy
not mana
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On March 14 2009 10:17 gotwater wrote:
starcraft = energy
not mana
haha yeah if someone says that a vessel does not have enough mana I always have to image gandalf with his wizard robe and long white beard standing in the vessel casting spells upon the zerg army.
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progamer's name and ID mispronounced. (i.e. Jay Dong (similar in pronunciation to wrong, or long) instead of Jae (same pronunciation as the je in jet) Dong (how you're supposed to say it in korean. i can't think of an example atm)
I realize that this is an english speaking site, but it just really annoys me. people mispronouncing Jaedong pissed me off really badly until i got somewhat used to it. it still bothers me
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United States24779 Posts
Definitely use 'supply' not 'pop' or whatever lol
I hate it when people get building names wrong over and over again. Robotics Bay (as in Robotics Facility) is a good example of this -_-a
I actually think 'goes down' when referring to a dying building is perfectly okay (a destroyed building literally falls over/down) but yeah it probably gets overused.
On March 14 2009 09:18 jinwoooooooo wrote:I hate it when people say zeh-luht (even though it's the correct pronunciation) cause it just seems wrong and people sound like faggots when they say the word, no offense to anyone 
Okay your post annoyed me!
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JIJIyO
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United States3824 Posts
Come on now, we've all been playing this game since we were like 10. Don't tell me that you can pronounce every Pokemon's name correctly either
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United States24779 Posts
On March 14 2009 11:36 cgrinker wrote:
Come on now, we've all been playing this game since we were like 10. Don't tell me that you can pronounce every Pokemon's name correctly either
Haha so not true (well true for many people). I was like 19 o.O
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Baa?21245 Posts
On March 14 2009 10:36 REDBLUEGREEN wrote:
haha yeah if someone says that a vessel does not have enough mana I always have to image gandalf with his wizard robe and long white beard standing in the vessel casting spells upon the zerg army.
Now that's what I'm gonna see every time I see a Science Vessel floating around O_O
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On March 14 2009 07:44 Chill wrote:
Push
Push is synonymous for leapfrogging. That's how it originated and that's how it's always been used. The standard was the Tank push, and we all know how that looks. You can Tank push, because you siege Tanks and then leapfrog them forward. You can Cannon push, because you build them in a successive fashion. You can Lurker push. You cannot however, Zealot/Archon push. That isn't a push, it's just an attack. So why do I hear about Hydra/Ling pushes? Why is someone doing a Marine push? They aren't! Stop saying it!
YES!!! YES!! YEESS!!!
Everytime I hear that over and over and I'm getting so damn annoyed by it! A "push" is leapfrogging I guess, but for me it's pushing = tank push.
Another thing I just hate is "timing attack/push", lately every single noob has started using the term for everything! "Help me stop protoss timing attack", "How to stop mutalisk timing attack??", "Terran timing attack too strong".
Timing is something for very high level players! If you're low level - don't care, just follow a bo and play.
I guess I'm just being arrogant but still I had to say it! ^^
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Sniped
I hear a lot of people say "Wow! That was unbelievable micro! He just sniped all _____'s HT's!"
Uhh wtf? No he didn't.... he just picked them off when the toss was retreating from the battle.
I would consider stacked muta's targeting HT's from a toss army sniping, because it is a swift 1 hit kill, or if if a terran in TvP 1 hit an arbiter with his golies while running awayinstead of the zeals/goons. Also a long distance yamato gun on a defiler would be considered a snipe IMO as well.
Ex. You are playing halo, you see the opponent across the room with a sniper, you have a pistol of some sort and charge at him. He gets a headshot while you are just about to kill him, THAT IS NOT A SNIPE.
Chasing something down is not sniping, targeting dragoons in TvP instead of zeals is not sniping, microing mnm against the lurkers is not sniping, making your group of carriers all target a single turret is not sniping.
Sniping would be more like a swift 1 hit kill that the opponent did not see coming,.
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Also
Defiler
It's not fucking pronounced [Dee-flee-er] -_-
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Also
Supply Depot
It's not fucking pronounced [Dee-pot] -_-
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Is it me or do commentators often get certain phrases in their head which they really like to overuse? One instance that comes to mind is tasteless who really loves to say "bear in mind" 10 times in a row. I prefer a more diverse use of language if possible.
Oh and one thing I'm not nearly seeing enough of: Do your homework. Get some interesting stats or whatever to talk about during the first few minutes. Some relevant background or map info on the player would be nice instead of some irrelevant filler material. This is the kind of stuff that seperates you from the rest.
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Oh and another thing is when the game's over and when the losing player types in gg, they go crazy even though you can tell its over
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is awesome32278 Posts
sorry tasteless but VULTURES AND TURRETS, not bikes and towers.
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For sure Chill, for sure.
fo show dirty'
Tasteless: Critical, push, momentum, gaggle/flock of scourge(hes finally pronouncing scourge correctly), ballerina, expect GG within a few seconds.
Despite this I will always tune in.
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going down when indicated as death the act of dieing in battle, usually one falls over and hits the floor,( goes down)
but the push zealot push and 40 minute timing attacks are annoying as hell
i love tasteless's(?) commentating.
as long as we know what they are referring to it doesn't bother me at all, such as calling vultures or turrets bikes and towers..
he should start calling them a "murder of scourge" or a "storytelling of scourge" i would love that.
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EPT
