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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
May 27 2010 16:55 GMT
#141
agreed with everything. main reason why i don't like english commentary, heh.
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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32117 Posts
May 27 2010 17:00 GMT
#142
On May 25 2010 12:37 VorcePA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 14 2009 07:44 Chill wrote:
Protoss Player
Lately commentators are saying "The Protoss player is moving in now!" instead of his ID. I really don't like that and it makes it seem like they aren't aware of who is actually playing.


This is the only one I disagree with. In writing, it's a common technique to say "he" or "Bisu" or "the protoss player" or "Kim Taek Yong" if you have to refer to them multiple times in a fairly short successions. The same can be applied to commentating. Repetition is annoying.

However, if they -only- refer to the player as [insert race name here], then it's just as bad as saying "Bisu" over and over again.


Yeah, what this guy said. There's no problem with using 'the x player' after you've initially addressed them by name.

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boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
May 27 2010 18:28 GMT
#143
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
May 27 2010 18:57 GMT
#144
Doom drop:
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Not doom drop:
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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32117 Posts
May 27 2010 18:59 GMT
#145
On May 28 2010 03:57 Jibba wrote:
Doom drop:
[image loading]

Not doom drop:
[image loading]


bitch ass doom drop

badoom drop

tada!
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Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
May 27 2010 19:10 GMT
#146
On May 25 2010 11:48 DallasTx wrote:
When people say Mutie and not Muta. My ragedar goes off the charts.


I find this post to be ironic. You're criticizing someone's word choice and then using your own dumb expression.

What's with "my ragedar goes off the charts"? Is ragedar supposed to be a play on words of radar and rage? The expression "off the charts" is not suitable with radar regardless. Maybe you should say "I become very angry" instead.
CorpulentBanana
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
169 Posts
May 27 2010 19:29 GMT
#147
Hellllooooo ladies and gentlemen, Moletrap, comin' atcha!
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-27 19:59:58
May 27 2010 19:59 GMT
#148
On May 28 2010 04:10 Durak wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 11:48 DallasTx wrote:
When people say Mutie and not Muta. My ragedar goes off the charts.


I find this post to be ironic. You're criticizing someone's word choice and then using your own dumb expression.

What's with "my ragedar goes off the charts"? Is ragedar supposed to be a play on words of radar and rage? The expression "off the charts" is not suitable with radar regardless. Maybe you should say "I become very angry" instead.

This post has me in rofflestocks.
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Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
May 27 2010 20:27 GMT
#149
On May 28 2010 04:59 Jibba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 28 2010 04:10 Durak wrote:
On May 25 2010 11:48 DallasTx wrote:
When people say Mutie and not Muta. My ragedar goes off the charts.


I find this post to be ironic. You're criticizing someone's word choice and then using your own dumb expression.

What's with "my ragedar goes off the charts"? Is ragedar supposed to be a play on words of radar and rage? The expression "off the charts" is not suitable with radar regardless. Maybe you should say "I become very angry" instead.

This post has me in rofflestocks.

It's a solid portfolio.
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
May 28 2010 03:28 GMT
#150
I dislike when people are commentating a One on One series, and call the last game an "ace match".
The same people have and will be playing the series, so there is no "ace", leave it to team games IMO.
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Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
May 28 2010 05:51 GMT
#151
Haha, i agree with all of these things, especially the "we DO see that he's..."

Another thing that's been bugging me lately is when they try to read some deep signficance into trivial things. Like the player shuffles some units around, and they commentator freaks out like "ah clearly he's playing subtle mind games with his opponent! Trying to gain a psychological edge for the next game!" a lot of minor stuff just isn't that important.
Can't believe I'm still here playing this same game
Thunder_Sturm
Profile Joined October 2009
United States36 Posts
June 12 2010 22:15 GMT
#152
To those who complained about the pronunciation of 'scourge' earlier in the thread: I believe either common pronunciation is considered valid, as documented by Merriam Webster Online.
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
June 12 2010 23:18 GMT
#153
If I ever get to commentate everything I want to say
"We do see that a timing push is going down from the protoss player"
bjornkavist
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada1235 Posts
June 14 2010 05:21 GMT
#154
when people say gg, implying the game is over
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IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
June 14 2010 05:54 GMT
#155
people should be grateful for annoying phrases, they distract you from their strategical analysis.
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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
June 14 2010 06:29 GMT
#156
On May 28 2010 04:10 Durak wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 11:48 DallasTx wrote:
When people say Mutie and not Muta. My ragedar goes off the charts.


I find this post to be ironic. You're criticizing someone's word choice and then using your own dumb expression.

What's with "my ragedar goes off the charts"? Is ragedar supposed to be a play on words of radar and rage? The expression "off the charts" is not suitable with radar regardless. Maybe you should say "I become very angry" instead.

people said mutie? LOL ROFL LOL
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Issor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States870 Posts
June 14 2010 06:57 GMT
#157
On June 14 2010 14:54 IdrA wrote:
people should be grateful for annoying phrases, they distract you from their strategical analysis.


I'd say a bunch of examples here but I'm afraid I'd get flamed by hordes of fanboys who only found out about TL through those people and their terrible "analysis."

o well
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
June 17 2010 23:10 GMT
#158
While I agree with most things, there are details not considered, which make some of the phrases usable beyond the described limitations.

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!
There can be leapfrog effect with any attacking unit composition - if you "dance" back and forth, for example. The idea of push is similar to American Football or Rugby that you manage to get your opponent's forces to retreat a bit, or at least deny them advancing. It is attack, indeed, and the purpose of the attack is to push.

Timing Attack
Chances are it's not a timing attack, it's just an attack. There aren't 20 minute ZvT timing attacks, for example. Timing attacks are very specifically designed to kill specific builds when they are their weakest. The +1 2 Archon and Zealot attack is a timing attack. Moving out after you research Psionic Storm is not a timing attack.
Sounds like only should count precisely calculated build orders in advance, as timing attacks. But there are some calculated attacks on the fly, in which also units move in time to reach the opponent just when some upgrade is ready. This should be called timing attack too, and it can happen at any stage in the game.
. . .
Here are some of my disfavored:
- "huge blunder", commentators use it excessively, for no good reason.
- "is sitting on <resources, bases etc>", gives incorrect impression that the player is not doing anything, while he has been busy with actions he finds more important
- "raped", it's not a laughing matter, and should not be used so frivolously
- "Metropolis / Metapolis / Melopolis / Metopolis..", it's Metalopolis, please
- "ragequit", jumping to conclusions, maybe they are simply bored of saying gg all the time for years, and what's the point in this anyway
- "cheese", "bm" in general, people use them really for any type of behavior they personally dislike; it's almost "bm" to win the game
/ may add more some other time /
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Aberu
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States968 Posts
July 20 2010 07:53 GMT
#159
As much as you guys complain, you could have it worse, you could be a tournament follower of the Super Smash game scene. Even the WORST commentators from Starcraft are ten times as professional as the ones our community think are the best. In fact most commentators for fighting games are idiots (yipes anyone? reminds me of the background voice in Idiocracy that would announce the president coming out).

srsly
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-20 09:56:26
July 20 2010 09:44 GMT
#160
Main thing that bothers me with commentators is how often they misspeak. For example, they will say the wrong player's name when referring to something the other players is doing/did. Or they will say the wrong word when referring to something in the game. Jerry is now researching storm for his zealots at his warp gate. It's pretty clear most of the time that they are thinking about the last or next thing they are going to say/said and subconsciously speaking in some sort of panic to fill the air with words constantly or something. 90% of commentators (even the most loved ones) have this problem and it really irks me above all other things.

Using the word push is a really close second though. God damn that is annoying to me.

I plan to do some commentaries and someone please shoot me in the face if I do any of this shit.

edit- I don't really have a problem with 'throwing down' or 'goes down' in any context. Although it may be overused, then like all things, that is a problem.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
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