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Rapid has made the ASL streams very enjoyable.
I think he's quite talented at what he does. He has a good voice, energy, humor and better game knowledge than the average play by play commentator in other eSports. He is very excitable and passionate about the game. He doesn't take himself too seriously and isn't afraid to poke fun at himself. I think we are quite fortunate to have him!
Him and Artosis have been building some nice synergy, and it's been very nice to have him when Tasteless isn't available.
I know some of the more hardcore crowd prefer Korean casting or other commentators, but I think he's doing a really good job. Definitely check out the English stream if you haven't already.
Thank you Rapid!
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50640 Posts
hes got the right energy and mindset for the job, game knowledge can expand with passion and research, the latter of which we can all provide here in TL.
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RAPiD for the win! All day every day! Guy is really passionate about BW. That's the hero we all needed who brings the real hype. Hope to see him never go away. I would be glad if we got another league going on where ASL is casted by Tastosis and another one by Wolf and Rapid.
On December 06 2016 22:31 outscar wrote:
"...10 terran, 10 protoss and 8 zerg. You can't even thank David Kim for that cause he wasn't around for BroodWar" LMAO! Golden words from Rapid.
Even FlaSh likes to hang out with him:
We want another fan club or riot!
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/closed-threads/512852-rapid-fan-club
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Despite both Tastosis and Rapid still lacking quite a bit of current game knowledge I'm enjoying the casts as well.
I really appreciate that Rapid and Artosis are translating the player interviews as that was always something you couldn't get if you just watched korean vods.
"Medics die like trashbags full of tomato sauce" - Rapid
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I cringe every time he assumes mutas when a zerg drops a spire vs toss
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Probably won't get the reference across since ifs pretty niche, but Rapid is the Lord Emvee of Starcraft. He's seriously got Ee Han Timing on his jokes, and oh man, the puns, the puns...
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It would be awesome to hear a compilation of Rapid's one-liners.
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Rapid has been absolutely amazing, best new face in the scene since forever. I'd love to hear him cast with Tasteless for a change.
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On December 07 2016 11:24 CrayonPopChoa wrote:
I cringe every time he assumes mutas when a zerg drops a spire vs toss
This is the main problem with the cast. If they would spend some time brushing up on the strategies, it would be pretty good casts. They clearly have deep knowledge about some things, so this would take the painful moments away.
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I'm a bit out of the loop here, and this might not be completely on topic, but why is Tasteless not available?
On topic- haven't seen any casts by this guy yet, but am very interested to see now
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South Korea2106 Posts
Tasteless is on holiday atm
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Germany1305 Posts
Actually enjoyed his casting and I don't mind him not knowing things.
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Croatia9530 Posts
On December 07 2016 19:36 Chosi wrote:
Actually enjoyed his casting and I don't mind him not knowing things.
Pretty much this.
I haven't heard of him before the ASL1/2, but I was pleasantly surprised and I enjoy his casts.
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We could create a thread for Artosis and Rapid, updating them on the current "meta". I'm just posting very simple stuff but we can make this as elaborate as we want.
For example:
Zerg Matchups:
1. Versus Terran:
12 hatch, 13 pool, 14 hatch, 13 extractor is the standard ZvT build order currently.
2. Versus Protoss:
2.1. Versus Forge expand:
Overpool, 14 hatch at natural, ~ 13 extractor, ~13-15 hatch at third (close-by or new natural) into lair is the standard build order against a forge expand. As soon as lair finishes, a spire for scourge.
2.2. Versus a 1 gate expand:
It is common to not tech lair, instead get a 4th hatchery and a hydralisk den first before teching to lair.
3. Versus Zerg:
12 pool, 12 extractor, 11 hatch is the most common build order.
The rock paper scissor game of ZvZ openings goes like this 12 hatch < 9 pool < 12 pool = overgas < 12 hatch (roughly).
Protoss Matchups:
Terran Matchups:
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do you wait for 6 lings to make your hatch at the natural ?
2.2 is common to get ling speed first :D
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I remember how much people hated him when he first appeared as a substitute on several sc2 casts, and the shit they gave him... so glad he stuck around. RAPiD SPAKULINGU!
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He's got some good moments but he really should browse some strategy threads and learn a bit more about the game xD
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please dont call dragoons stalkers OK?
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How much longer do we got to enjoy rapid? Tasteless is back later this week or.. ?
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I do also appreciate rapids enthusiasm and quick wit 
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