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[NA LCS] Summer Week 3 at MLG - Page 74

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Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
June 30 2013 21:43 GMT
#1461
On July 01 2013 06:42 Alaric wrote:
FXO doesn't have anything in common with the team that had Navi anymore, does it?


Think at one stage he was helping them in a coaching/analyst perspective but not sure if he does anymore.
KissBlade
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States5718 Posts
June 30 2013 21:45 GMT
#1462
On July 01 2013 06:38 Woony wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2013 06:36 KissBlade wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:35 Redox wrote:
Riot should just replace Rivington with OptimusTom. :/



Or replace Riv with anyone. -.- Jeezus it amazes me that he still has his job because if that's not tenure, I dunno wtf is.


Take a look at Reddit, apparently a lot of people like him. I mean he's a good general caster and hosting personality but he just adds absolutely nothing to the cast, even in terms of play by play.



That just baffles me because his comments comes across as not only someone who doesn't know how his own game works or even pay attention. There was one instance last week where Link burns Regi's Karthus flash in lane (and it gets highlighted on cam and Jatt even comments on it). Then a minute later a fight breaks out on top and Reginald ults and Rivington goes "oh Reginald must've flashed to make sure he was able to ult in safety because his flash is on cooldown". Like wtf man.
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
June 30 2013 21:47 GMT
#1463
Kinda stupid that teams qualify for their promotion series into LCS 6 months before it actually happens.
In 6 months so much happens. Even many LCS teams have roster chnages in that time, amateur teams barely survive this long. Also the meta shifts, different teams become good etc.
6 months is just way too long of a time in the LoL pro scene.
Off-season = best season
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35166 Posts
June 30 2013 21:48 GMT
#1464
On July 01 2013 06:45 KissBlade wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2013 06:38 Woony wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:36 KissBlade wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:35 Redox wrote:
Riot should just replace Rivington with OptimusTom. :/



Or replace Riv with anyone. -.- Jeezus it amazes me that he still has his job because if that's not tenure, I dunno wtf is.


Take a look at Reddit, apparently a lot of people like him. I mean he's a good general caster and hosting personality but he just adds absolutely nothing to the cast, even in terms of play by play.



That just baffles me because his comments comes across as not only someone who doesn't know how his own game works or even pay attention. There was one instance last week where Link burns Regi's Karthus flash in lane (and it gets highlighted on cam and Jatt even comments on it). Then a minute later a fight breaks out on top and Reginald ults and Rivington goes "oh Reginald must've flashed to make sure he was able to ult in safety because his flash is on cooldown". Like wtf man.

Keep in mind that the average TL-LOLer has a higher understanding of the game than /r/LoLer.
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
June 30 2013 21:52 GMT
#1465
On July 01 2013 06:48 Gahlo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2013 06:45 KissBlade wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:38 Woony wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:36 KissBlade wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:35 Redox wrote:
Riot should just replace Rivington with OptimusTom. :/



Or replace Riv with anyone. -.- Jeezus it amazes me that he still has his job because if that's not tenure, I dunno wtf is.


Take a look at Reddit, apparently a lot of people like him. I mean he's a good general caster and hosting personality but he just adds absolutely nothing to the cast, even in terms of play by play.



That just baffles me because his comments comes across as not only someone who doesn't know how his own game works or even pay attention. There was one instance last week where Link burns Regi's Karthus flash in lane (and it gets highlighted on cam and Jatt even comments on it). Then a minute later a fight breaks out on top and Reginald ults and Rivington goes "oh Reginald must've flashed to make sure he was able to ult in safety because his flash is on cooldown". Like wtf man.

Keep in mind that the average TL-LOLer has a higher understanding of the game than /r/LoLer.

You dont even need to have seen a LoL game ever to realize that many of his sentences make no sense whatsoever.
Off-season = best season
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6421 Posts
June 30 2013 21:52 GMT
#1466
I tune out like 90% of the commentary. Does one mistake really you bother you guys? Riv's really good at adding excitement and energy to the game. Also OptimusTom and Phreak have this quirkiness that resonate well off each other. Tom and another caster wouldn't be as good I think.
bnet: caelym#1470 | Twitter: @caelym
GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
June 30 2013 21:54 GMT
#1467
This is the same Reddit that worships Destiny, guys. It's really just a giant storm of teenage emotions.
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
June 30 2013 21:54 GMT
#1468
Thing is Riv doesn't just make gameplay mistakes. Sometimes he just makes sentences that don't make any sense. Like he's speaking English words but they mean different things than what the rest of the world thinks.
Dan HH
Profile Joined July 2012
Romania9161 Posts
June 30 2013 21:54 GMT
#1469
Tom has the Solocaster Syndrome where he talks 2 minutes without breathing and rarely engages his co-caster.
Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
June 30 2013 21:56 GMT
#1470
On July 01 2013 06:52 Redox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2013 06:48 Gahlo wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:45 KissBlade wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:38 Woony wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:36 KissBlade wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:35 Redox wrote:
Riot should just replace Rivington with OptimusTom. :/



Or replace Riv with anyone. -.- Jeezus it amazes me that he still has his job because if that's not tenure, I dunno wtf is.


Take a look at Reddit, apparently a lot of people like him. I mean he's a good general caster and hosting personality but he just adds absolutely nothing to the cast, even in terms of play by play.



That just baffles me because his comments comes across as not only someone who doesn't know how his own game works or even pay attention. There was one instance last week where Link burns Regi's Karthus flash in lane (and it gets highlighted on cam and Jatt even comments on it). Then a minute later a fight breaks out on top and Reginald ults and Rivington goes "oh Reginald must've flashed to make sure he was able to ult in safety because his flash is on cooldown". Like wtf man.

Keep in mind that the average TL-LOLer has a higher understanding of the game than /r/LoLer.

You dont even need to have seen a LoL game ever to realize that many of his sentences make no sense whatsoever.

But...but... POKE COMPS.
Glorious SEA doto
Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
June 30 2013 21:58 GMT
#1471
Holy shit that Dr. Pepper gaming house shit is still running. I remember that shit from like 2008-2009 when MLG still had good old WoW.
AsnSensation
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany24009 Posts
June 30 2013 21:59 GMT
#1472
Dunno I like Riv, sure sometimes he rambles bullshit, but he's a decent play-by-play caster and brings to excitement and passion like nobody else among the casters ( ok maybe Deman)

but I can see why people would dislike him
TheLink
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia2725 Posts
June 30 2013 22:01 GMT
#1473
On July 01 2013 06:47 Redox wrote:
Kinda stupid that teams qualify for their promotion series into LCS 6 months before it actually happens.
In 6 months so much happens. Even many LCS teams have roster chnages in that time, amateur teams barely survive this long. Also the meta shifts, different teams become good etc.
6 months is just way too long of a time in the LoL pro scene.


Remember the commitment LCS is on players though. They have to totally uproot themselves and freeze everything else in their lives, 6 months warning is the least you can do.
Only the weak link is strong enough to break the chain.
Dan HH
Profile Joined July 2012
Romania9161 Posts
June 30 2013 22:03 GMT
#1474
Riv says a lot of unintentionally hilarious things but at least he has good diction, a suitable voice for casting and he doesn't hog the mic by talking alone for 5 minutes at a time. I'll take Riv over Quikshot or Tom any day.
Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
June 30 2013 22:04 GMT
#1475
On July 01 2013 06:54 Numy wrote:
Thing is Riv doesn't just make gameplay mistakes. Sometimes he just makes sentences that don't make any sense. Like he's speaking English words but they mean different things than what the rest of the world thinks.


The other thing is that his interaction with his co-caster never makes any sense. Like Jatt says something and then he says something completely unrelated that doesn't make any sense. A good play by play caster pulls information out of his colour caster but Riv just rambles on without any interaction.

As somebody else put it, Riv is what would happen if you'd programm an AI to spout phrases from other casters at random.
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6421 Posts
June 30 2013 22:09 GMT
#1476
On July 01 2013 07:01 TheLink wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2013 06:47 Redox wrote:
Kinda stupid that teams qualify for their promotion series into LCS 6 months before it actually happens.
In 6 months so much happens. Even many LCS teams have roster chnages in that time, amateur teams barely survive this long. Also the meta shifts, different teams become good etc.
6 months is just way too long of a time in the LoL pro scene.


Remember the commitment LCS is on players though. They have to totally uproot themselves and freeze everything else in their lives, 6 months warning is the least you can do.

If they do promotion/relegation in October/November after Worlds, I think this qualifier timing is fine. If they wait until January 2014, I agree with Redox.
bnet: caelym#1470 | Twitter: @caelym
sc2superfan101
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
3583 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-30 22:11:29
June 30 2013 22:11 GMT
#1477
OMG when does this thing start? JESUS! It's taking soooooo long.
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.
Dan HH
Profile Joined July 2012
Romania9161 Posts
June 30 2013 22:12 GMT
#1478
On July 01 2013 07:09 caelym wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2013 07:01 TheLink wrote:
On July 01 2013 06:47 Redox wrote:
Kinda stupid that teams qualify for their promotion series into LCS 6 months before it actually happens.
In 6 months so much happens. Even many LCS teams have roster chnages in that time, amateur teams barely survive this long. Also the meta shifts, different teams become good etc.
6 months is just way too long of a time in the LoL pro scene.


Remember the commitment LCS is on players though. They have to totally uproot themselves and freeze everything else in their lives, 6 months warning is the least you can do.

If they do promotion/relegation in October/November after Worlds, I think this qualifier timing is fine. If they wait until January 2014, I agree with Redox.

I'd rather they use outdated seedings in Jan/Feb than have teams qualify 3-4 months in advance considering how fast things change for challenger teams.
Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
June 30 2013 22:13 GMT
#1479
On July 01 2013 07:11 sc2superfan101 wrote:
OMG when does this thing start? JESUS! It's taking soooooo long.


Man if only you were around during the MLG Halo / WoW days... we've seen some shit. I think 2 hours was the standard delay for the tournament to actually start.
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
June 30 2013 22:14 GMT
#1480
On July 01 2013 07:13 Woony wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2013 07:11 sc2superfan101 wrote:
OMG when does this thing start? JESUS! It's taking soooooo long.


Man if only you were around during the MLG Halo / WoW days... we've seen some shit. I think 2 hours was the standard delay for the tournament to actually start.


The schedule says in 15 minutes though. This isn't delayed.
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