EPTI think that sort of caster is very important, as by making a replay cast sound like the announcer on a "real" sport helps give competitive gaming more of an air of legitimacy.
[D] The Most "Mainstream" Caster
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Artorius
United States15 Posts
I think that sort of caster is very important, as by making a replay cast sound like the announcer on a "real" sport helps give competitive gaming more of an air of legitimacy. | ||
Empyrean
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Headshot
United States1656 Posts
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EppE
United States221 Posts
Day-9 is like gospel though. | ||
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Ainsworth
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RoyalCheese
Czech Republic745 Posts
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groms
Canada1017 Posts
Those guys are closing in on 200k viewers each. While Day9 is awesome the OP says "mainstream" and Day9 is awesome but he's not the most mainstream caster. On a side note I <3 day9. | ||
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Marradron
Netherlands1586 Posts
 .More seriously day[9] or gosugamers | ||
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Teton
France1656 Posts
in my pov | ||
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
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Bensio
United Kingdom621 Posts
imo | ||
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ZaaaaaM
Netherlands1828 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:24 Teton wrote: day9 >> hd > husky in my pov No way day9 is more mainstream than hd/husky, altho he is a lot better | ||
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Artorius
United States15 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:17 Ainsworth wrote: Day9 is pretty much all I watch... but in terms of what I'm after in this thread he's basically the exact opposite. He's WAY too in-depth and analytical. I'm looking for someone more casual.Day9 really speaks to the nerd in all of us. So who wins? HD or Husky? | ||
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Escape
Canada306 Posts
where day9 is more targeting the established players. | ||
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MasterZilla
Sweden234 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:17 RoyalCheese wrote: I really liked Chill, djWheat and Day[9] commentaries they did during beta. I wish they did more of those. Esp Chill. I have to agree with this. Day is always great, and Chill was by far my favourite caster for BW. | ||
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Melt
Switzerland281 Posts
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Juaks
United States384 Posts
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Centorian
United States95 Posts
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LeDuck
Germany152 Posts
Day9 may be a great caster, but he's far away from the popularity compared to the others. There are many good reasons for this as well, one hour casts with plenty of analysis will be boring for A LOT of players, most of them prefer the casting style of people like Husky and I can't blame them. It's not about the education value, it's about entertainement, because it's easier listening to. I guess this thread will turn into a trollforest, so I wouldn't be too surprised, if it gets closed pretty soon. | ||
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Qzy
Denmark1121 Posts
I'm not much into day9/husky/hd - they really are TOO mainstream . | ||
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
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im a roc
United States745 Posts
Of corse Klazart is clearly the best caster in the history of eSports. (jk) | ||
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Lonyo
United Kingdom3884 Posts
Most commentating teams for "real" sports (as in, the stuff you get on your TV) has people like Husky and HD, and they do a lot of the commentating/shouting, but usually they are also accompanied by people in a more analytical position who have a deeper understanding. Husky/HD mainly focus on the general talking over a game and saying mostly stuff kind of related to it part of the job, which is what you also get with TV commentators for sports, but then they lack the complete package by not having the more analytical parts, in my opinion. Someone like Day9 tries to do a bit of both, but then often (as you typically get on TV), commentary is best done in teams where people have different skillsets and different appeal. | ||
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youngminii
Australia7514 Posts
I like Day9 a lot better obviously but this is a question of who's more mainstream, not who's better quality. | ||
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Excalibur_Z
United States12244 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:27 Artorius wrote: Day9 is pretty much all I watch... but in terms of what I'm after in this thread he's basically the exact opposite. He's WAY too in-depth and analytical. I'm looking for someone more casual. So who wins? HD or Husky? That's not a very objective question, then, if you're answering your own OP by discounting Day9. "Mainstream" doesn't inherently mean "already commanding a large following" but rather "who is the most accessible and valuable to the average person". They're all equally accessible, but Day has the game sense and knowledge to actually educate the viewer while simultaneously giving play-by-play and color commentary. | ||
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universalwill
United States654 Posts
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ffz
United States490 Posts
Def the perfect mix of funny and insightful. | ||
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FiBsTeR
United States415 Posts
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Revan501
United States17 Posts
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edahl
Norway483 Posts
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Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
Day9 is ofcourse also a favorite, I learned most from him and PsY HD and Husky are fun too and I watched them a lot, but recently I find them a bit less educational and sometimes a bit over the top. They also talk too often about stuff not related to the game they are casting and recently have too few casts. I feel like they are busy with all kinds of stuff , tournaments, websites, sponsoring etc, and casting became a bit secundary. Got to respect everything they do for the community, but maybe it's a bit too much, for example I don't really see the need for StarcraftArena.net, yet another sc2 site? AskJoshy and Crota are pretty good too. | ||
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AskJoshy
United States1625 Posts
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brad drac
Ireland202 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:54 JoshSuth wrote: In this thread: everyone will say Day[9]. Word. Anytime u ask about best caster on TL you will get Day. Not that he does not deserve it. He is a phenomenal caster. | ||
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TsoBadGuy
United States221 Posts
Husky is cooky, and I like him. And HD is John Madden, and I like him too. I just think Day9 has more depth, as well as more of a knack for appealing to new people. Day9 predicts what the players will do where Husky and HD just say what's going on. Between all that I find Day9 to be the best mainstream option. | ||
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amazingoopah
United States1925 Posts
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eH
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AyJay
1515 Posts
Most of his content is educational though. | ||
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Simi
Canada21 Posts
Analyst: Day[9] | ||
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holy_war
United States3590 Posts
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PKCarwash
United States37 Posts
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crfty
United States174 Posts
For more experienced players, I think the Day 9's and DJ Wheats of the world are the more entertaining. | ||
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
On August 19 2010 02:07 PKCarwash wrote: Oh who was the caster at Day[9]'s launch party that casted the game, and he had a pedo voice and was SUPER funny? JP I believe. Also, pedo voice? | ||
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awesomoecalypse
United States2235 Posts
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Jonoman92
United States9109 Posts
I think some of my favorite commentating was the Chill/Artosis combo during TSL/TSL2 though. | ||
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Latham
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I never listen to HD/Husky if I have a choice. I really like Day[9], Chill and DjWHEAT, and Tasteless. But lately I haven't heard of Tasteless casting anything so I'm kinda bummed =( Chill is the general strategist. He clearly tells you what to do, what to think about, and how to correctly respond to X situation. I really like his style of commentating. He is also very funny when he's got a great partner like Day[9] or Incontrol (as proven in TLA S3) Day[9] is the "tell you everything" commentator. It's very easy to get infected by his passion and excitement when he's commentating. He talks about everything from the map description to the very use of every unit in the given match up. When watching him you'll always learn something, be it some nuance, some trivia or some straight up excellent tip to do or to think about during a game. | ||
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Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Germany2959 Posts
I'd really like to hear something recent from Tasteless. Some stuff on YouTube is really hilarious. | ||
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
On August 19 2010 02:21 Jonoman92 wrote: Day[9] and HDH I think some of my favorite commentating was the Chill/Artosis combo during TSL/TSL2 though. yeah that was great. tasteless and artosis at wcg was fricken awesome as well. | ||
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silencesc
United States464 Posts
On August 19 2010 02:13 emperorchampion wrote: Chill is the #1 caster! JP I believe. Also, pedo voice? You mean the guy talking about how he had chlamydia and one leg? | ||
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Ysorigin
United States82 Posts
Mainstream doesn't mean best, if it did then I think everyone would agree that day9 would be "mainstream" | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
Raelcun is the Iron Man of casters. 7 hours for Raelcun is nothing and he has provided probably 1000's of games at this point (I don't care to count lol). He also keeps it professional and is VERY good about not using foul language so you can have your nephew who's 12 tune in and not worry. I can't wait for Tasteless to start casting again ! Will be good times! Day9 is also gangst er like I mentioned before and is probably one of the most mainstream casters as pretty much 112% of his fans would recognize him on the street whereas Husky and HD don't spend as much time on camera so they can blend in a crowd more. | ||
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EppE
United States221 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:27 Artorius wrote: Day9 is pretty much all I watch... but in terms of what I'm after in this thread he's basically the exact opposite. He's WAY too in-depth and analytical. I'm looking for someone more casual. So who wins? HD or Husky? HD tries to come across super analytical. He doesn't even know basic build orders or what is common in match ups. The vast majority of the time what he says he thinks is about to happen doesn't. His only saving grace is he gets some good games. Husky seems to be slightly, only barely though, more knowledgable than HD. The thing is though Husky doesn't try to analyze the game. He literally just casts it. ie This is happening, OMG he just got dropped. Husky finds great games too. Day9 actually practices against these pros and knows most the build orders for each race and match up and he has a good idea of what's cutting edge innovation. He offers in depth coverage that is over the head of the most casual viewer, but amazing for anyone looking to improve their game. | ||
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J7S
Brazil179 Posts
HD and Husky are fine, but I think they are too straightforward. | ||
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EppE
United States221 Posts
On August 19 2010 02:34 iCCup.Diamond wrote: I know I'm a bit (ok a lot) biased on 1 of these 2 but I think JP and Raelcun deserve some recognition. JP's years of experience bleed through every time he casts. He is very good at trading off between the casters and his non stop experience watching the best of the best shows. He knows strategy in SCII very well imo. Raelcun is the Iron Man of casters. 7 hours for Raelcun is nothing and he has provided probably 1000's of games at this point (I don't care to count lol). He also keeps it professional and is VERY good about not using foul language so you can have your nephew who's 12 tune in and not worry. I can't wait for Tasteless to start casting again ! Will be good times! Day9 is also gangst er like I mentioned before and is probably one of the most mainstream casters as pretty much 112% of his fans would recognize him on the street whereas Husky and HD don't spend as much time on camera so they can blend in a crowd more. I love ICCup on Youtube now. Very good casting and great games. I just think Husky has a bigger following though. | ||
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xtfftc
United Kingdom2343 Posts
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TheAngelofDeath
United States2033 Posts
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HyperDeath
United States64 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:08 Artorius wrote: Of all the many casters out there, who would you say is the most "mainstream"? By that I mean the most accessible, the most entertaining. I'm not looking for in-depth commentary, just a caster who makes the games the most exciting to watch for the layperson (think the Hindenburg announcer). I think that sort of caster is very important, as by making a replay cast sound like the announcer on a "real" sport helps give competitive gaming more of an air of legitimacy. I think the three most mainstream is HD>Husky>Day[9}. A lot of why i think this has to do with accessibility. HD and Husky are pretty close in the running but ultimately its HD that has more subscribers (like 4,000 more, not much considering how many they have total but still more). But what makes HD more mainstream is that if you type in "starcraft 2" or "starcraft 2 commentary" his channel shows up. I think Day[9] is "mainstream" as far as people who dive into starcraft a little more deeper. But i dont think that the real casual person really knows about Day[9]. All three casters bring a great energy to playing. I feel that Husky is the probably the most friendly towards the casual. Sort of like your watching the game with a friend. Day[9] is obviously more analytical. HD is somewhere in the middle. Edit: i feel that there are so many great casters out there but i feel that if you have to search hard for them you cant consider them mainstream | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On August 19 2010 02:36 EppE wrote: I love ICCup on Youtube now. Very good casting and great games. I just think Husky has a bigger following though. For sure. The iCCup TV network only has 60k+ subscribers (between all our channels). But I got to admit I misjudged the power of Youtube and we did not jump on the bandwagon until we had to start from behind. They are defiantly "bigger" and more mainstream on Youtube (it's not even close) but we have the live streaming network that is the biggest. So it is what it is. That being said one thing I think HDH does wella nd TL users give them a lot of shit for is keep the game very accessible to the new player. A lot of casters assume you know what 2 base muta/ling means whereas many viewers do not. It's something Tasteless is the master of so that's why I'm excited for his return. He can get so in depth but make it make sense to someone who just clicked a random reddit link and have heard of that "Starcraft game" once or twice. For this to continue to grow we as a community must make this accessible to the new players so they can start enjoying it too. | ||
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kaztal
Sweden68 Posts
On August 19 2010 01:19 groms wrote: Easily HD/Husky Those guys are closing in on 200k viewers each. While Day9 is awesome the OP says "mainstream" and Day9 is awesome but he's not the most mainstream caster. On a side note I <3 day9. i second this. i watch nothing but day9, but if i were to elect people to broadcast sc2 on national television i'd more likely choose people who are closer to the audiences understanding of the game. husky/hd are both very easy to understand. | ||
Carnac
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