GSL Hiring Casters - Page 11

Be realistic. Totalbiscuit is hilarious and I love watching his casting, but he wouldn't add any insight. He'd be an awful match for GSL

On January 12 2011 01:51 TotalBiscuit wrote:


Ermm Martijn, this is why you pair a play-by-play with an analyst, like every other sport on the planet. I thought as a caster you would get that, apparently not? O_o Puzzling statement.

Whatever the case, won't be applying on the basis of the fact I'm not a bachelor and have a family to support. Could afford to move out there right now without issue, but I've got responsibilities and it would basically mean taking a pay-cut and throwing away everything I'm doing right now, which ain't going to happen.

On January 12 2011 02:01 gogogadgetflow wrote:


If you have ever watched a professional sport with commentators paired as such, the "play-by-play" guy needs to have excellent knowledge of the game anyways. Can you imagine someone commentating soccer saying only precisely what happens to the ball for 90 minutes. Now imagine he has a grating accent. Besides, most of the "plays" in SC2 are cerebral, not right on screen.

On January 12 2011 01:51 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Ermm Martijn, this is why you pair a play-by-play with an analyst, like every other sport on the planet. I thought as a caster you would get that, apparently not? O_o Puzzling statement.

On January 12 2011 02:01 gogogadgetflow wrote:


If you have ever watched a professional sport with commentators paired as such, the "play-by-play" guy needs to have excellent knowledge of the game anyways. Can you imagine someone commentating soccer saying only precisely what happens to the ball for 90 minutes. Now imagine he has a grating accent. Besides, most of the "plays" in SC2 are cerebral, not right on screen.

On January 12 2011 02:07 Martijn wrote:


Casting games at the level GSL is at requires that you're at least capable of doing both. Look at artosis and tasteless, clearly tasteless is doing play-by-play but he's still got a high level of insight. At GSL level, there's a difference between yelling "beautiful forcefields" when you see them thrown down and instantly understanding the defensive/offensive value and the consequences of the spent energy at a certain stage of the game.

Make no mistake, I'm not discrediting you, your casting could make watching paint dry entertaining. And I love what you bring to the table as a caster for many events. I don't think I'd be suited for GSL either and I'm much more of an analyst. It's the same for dApollo for example, who I am on great terms with and think he's a great caster. I don't think he would match with GSL. We'd have to become way more well-rounded, it's something at least I consider a goal for myself.

Only casters that have the understanding of what they're seeing and at the same time bring that entertainment factor, like DeMusliM, Rotterdam, Incontrol, will match well with GSL.

I'll go even more extreme. I've been a djWheat fan since before anyone aside from maybe kennigit even heard of him. He's in my top 3 commentators list across all games. I still would not want to see him GSL in his current state.

On January 12 2011 00:51 NoobSkills wrote:
Obviously Day[9] and Incontrol are the best options. Especially if Incontrol could rant during casts. But neither of them I don't believe would want it. Day[9] has the WHOLE "foreign" scene and InControl has a gf and is still attempting to break his ceiling. I won't say he should stop now, but perhaps he could go for a GSL attempt to hit Code A and cast. Decent money and still gets to play in a tournament. The only issue I can see is the GF because her job or choices might not mirror his.

On January 12 2011 00:51 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Won't be applying for this, as awesome as it would be. I'm already fighting a legal battle to get back into the States so I can be with my wife and kid again, after being apart for 2 years thanks to the irreversible decision of a single Homeland Security officer. I can't go running off to South Korea, not a bachelor anymore.

On January 12 2011 02:28 LesPhoques wrote:


Inception anyone ?

On January 11 2011 18:34 Rekrul wrote:


3k/month

On January 12 2011 02:50 optical630 wrote:
why not keep tastosis and give them a payrise?

On January 12 2011 02:07 Martijn wrote:


Casting games at the level GSL is at requires that you're at least capable of doing both. Look at artosis and tasteless, clearly tasteless is doing play-by-play but he's still got a high level of insight. At GSL level, there's a difference between yelling "beautiful forcefields" when you see them thrown down and instantly understanding the defensive/offensive value and the consequences of the spent energy at a certain stage of the game.

Make no mistake, I'm not discrediting you, your casting could make watching paint dry entertaining. And I love what you bring to the table as a caster for many events. I don't think I'd be suited for GSL either and I'm much more of an analyst. It's the same for dApollo for example, who I am on great terms with and think he's a great caster. I don't think he would match with GSL. We'd have to become way more well-rounded, it's something at least I consider a goal for myself.

Only casters that have the understanding of what they're seeing and at the same time bring that entertainment factor, like DeMusliM, Rotterdam, Incontrol, will match well with GSL.

I'll go even more extreme. I've been a djWheat fan since before anyone aside from maybe kennigit even heard of him. He's in my top 3 commentators list across all games. I still would not want to see him GSL in his current state.