Evolution Championship Series 2010 - Page 25

On July 12 2010 09:26 Airsick wrote:
Akuma is banned in super turbo, is he banned in hdr?

On July 12 2010 09:50 Shikyo wrote:
How can you chainthrow like that in a game :/ so broken

On July 12 2010 07:54 zoLo wrote:
Uh, most of these commentators are the players themselves. The fg community don't really have "professional" commentators since the community is mainly volunteer based. I.E. at NorCal Regionals, the commentators were well known local fg players who volunteered to commentate whenever they are not playing in their matches. I personally love most of these commentators such as Dogface, James Chen, S-kill, etc. If you expect professional commentators then just turn off the volume and just watch it silently.

On July 12 2010 07:54 keV. wrote:
Yea I don't know what you are talking about HeartOfTofu.

If you think someone like Seth K doesn't know what he is talking about and is stuck in the "grade school" mentality then you are just dumb. I'm not wild about some of the commentators, but you are drawing impossible comparisons. Professionalism isn't a desirable or necessary quality at ALL in most e-sport commentary.

On July 12 2010 10:45 HeartOfTofu wrote:

Yes, I'm very well aware that most of the commentators are players who volunteer to do the job. It's pretty clear when they walk on and off and switch off or start talking about their own matches while they're commentating on a match that's going on. There are a few commentators that are actually quite good, but the majority of them are pretty obnoxious. Maybe you like it because it makes you feel like you're in the middle of the event, but I personally hate it because I feel that there should be a certain maturity level present when you're doing a broadcast. EVO is one of the biggest fighting game tournaments in the world and I think it's a damned shame when just about every single person I try to get to watch it so I can show them fighting games at a high level can't sit through it because commentators are shouting like children, going completely off topic, or making dumb comments about what a player is wearing half the time.



Did I say something specific about Seth Killian? No, I didn't. I was speaking about the commentators generally and while some of them are certainly good, a lot of them are not for the reasons the guy above stated: They're just players volunteering their time in-between matches. Yes, a good number of them do speak like they're stuck in a grade school mentality despite their age. It could be because that's just how they're used to expressing themselves when they're excited or something, but it doesn't change the fact that it often sounds like I'm back in an arcade full of children during my JHS days. I'm sure there are people like you that may appreciate that kind of commentary and atmosphere. I personally don't and yes, I will admit it's simply my own preference.

I do, however, believe that professionalism to a certain degree should always be a desirable quality at a major event. I'm not talking about having two old people in suits and ties sitting at a desk droning on and on. I'm talking about simple things like talking about the match that's going on rather than talking about Marvel vs. Capcom 2 during a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom match or having a discussion about a player's clothes or hair while there's action going on. How about simply having the same people at the table for a group of matches rather than constantly having people switching off? It wouldn't take THAT much effort to plan these things.

The fact is that these things are really distracting and take away from the match taking place. There are some matches where almost the entire match will go on without the commentators talking about it at all. Instead they'll be talking about something completely different as if the match at hand doesn't matter or they clearly don't care enough to talk about what's going on. I don't see how that does anything to help or add any credibility to an event. Big events like this are a great way to spread interest in competitive gaming. It's just a shame when that kind of opportunity is somewhat squandered by the lack of care given to the production quality of the stream. Sure, I don't care about people screaming when something amazing happens, but when every word out of your mouth is coming out at top volume from beginning to end, it gets pretty obnoxious after a while and it's really difficult on the ears...

And yes, I have spent a lot of time watching the stream with the volume down simply because the few tidbits of insight are not worth having to subject my ears to a guy screaming into his mic at top volume and having the sound constantly clipping and distorting due to it for the entire match... I know it's probably loud in that room, but the damned mic is positioned right in front of your mouth. You don't need to scream for us to hear you.