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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
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speedphlux
Bulgaria962 Posts
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Cpadolf
Sweden1199 Posts
Casual atmosphere is the best I'd say, but the diverse casting is amazing as well, and there are so many great players too. | ||
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Seriox
Germany373 Posts
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Spekulatius
Germany2308 Posts
Seriously, there are so many factors as to why this is one of the best SC2 tourneys ever hosted. | ||
GTR
48676 Posts
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ThePhan2m
Norway2712 Posts
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btx0
Germany179 Posts
You have top level games, pros casting/explaining the games, not so much hyping it. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but it's really enjoyable between all those "epic" tournaments like DH and MLG. I picked diverse casting, if I could have picked 2, it would be the atmosphere in addition. | ||
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gladheateher1337
164 Posts
love it | ||
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Vatti
United Kingdom38 Posts
This needs to happen more often. | ||
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Tuk
United Kingdom223 Posts
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HolydaKing
20097 Posts
picked production value because people don't rate it as much apparently. it is quite high and i love to see the cameras moving around | ||
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Faria
155 Posts
The diverse pro casting is really interesting and fun for sure though. | ||
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RagnaRock
Poland66 Posts
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clickrush
Switzerland2106 Posts
On June 25 2011 03:08 RagnaRock wrote: Casual atmosphere plus diverse casting makes this one of the best events ever. I also had a hard time to choose from those two | ||
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joheinous
Iceland522 Posts
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MaxField
United States2385 Posts
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phantem
United States160 Posts
And with how chill the event is I think it's hard for players to take losses too hard or anything. | ||
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Corvi
Germany1391 Posts
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qbs
Poland771 Posts
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imPERSONater
United States1323 Posts
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Johnnybb
Denmark475 Posts
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kusu
Sweden436 Posts
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Rabbitmaster
1328 Posts
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DMXD
United States4064 Posts
I am getting spoil by the casting. so goooooD!!!! | ||
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zYwi3c
Poland1811 Posts
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BertiliO
Sweden134 Posts
Voted casual atmosphere. | ||
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Elasticity
2422 Posts
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DasHawk
Denmark362 Posts
Awsome event Take, you we see more events like this in the future as well - so different, and so brilliant  | ||
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ngooo
Germany100 Posts
This cup has so much to offer and the location is pretty nice. P.S. The teamliquid guys are really amazing, especially HuK lol Thank you so much TaKe for making this possible, I am definitely looking forward to the next big event in Krefeld!  | ||
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Baituri
Netherlands1498 Posts
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ilisan
Germany78 Posts
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n.Die_EmperoR
Germany36 Posts
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Backstein
Germany16 Posts
BUT no other tourney has such great diverse casting and certainly no event shows the players practicing, talking, eating, playing poker or chilling and watching the games.. so its casual atmosphere for me | ||
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akaLtDan
Germany62 Posts
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tesat
Germany32 Posts
On June 25 2011 02:25 Tuk wrote: the diverse casting adds to the casual atmosphere and without it wouldnt feel as casual tbh. I would say both of these things together making it great I agree with this. | ||
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nekuodah
England2376 Posts
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Spoke
Germany105 Posts
On June 25 2011 03:59 Corvi wrote: [x] high level competition with diverse casting in a casual atmosphere with live fan experience! | ||
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Pipeline
Sweden1664 Posts
On June 25 2011 03:59 qbs wrote: this poll is broken i cant click ALL : ( ^ this! It isnt fair that I can only choose one! | ||
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Beasta
United States6 Posts
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Joni_
Germany135 Posts
Diverse Casting is also insanely great. Having progamers cast the games in a relaxed fashion really adds to it (although I can understand that some doods feel the joking is a little too much.. I like it very much tho, it really spices things up.). It's just so much more awesome to hear the players laugh about another player messing up when he actually is messing up, while usual casters might be like 'oh, what's he planning to do with that 900 mins he saved up during the last fight ?!?!' Aw man. Everything's just so amazing. | ||
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BG1
Canada1549 Posts
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DreamScaR
Canada2080 Posts
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N3rV[Green]
United States1830 Posts
Seriously one of those answers is not enough for the awesomeness that has happened at that house. Fail poll. T.T | ||
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Nazeron
Canada1044 Posts
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ComusLoM
Norway3545 Posts
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GoodLifeBro
Scotland31 Posts
Add Nightend's voice to the poll please. | ||
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Cnj86
United States38 Posts
I appreciate Take and everything he is doing for the community! Amazing stuff from him and everyone involved. Rotterdam is awesome also! GJ all around to everyone. | ||
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FaCE_1
Canada5453 Posts
I really loved TL trio and Idra + TLO | ||
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MinoMino
Norway1085 Posts
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sefio
103 Posts
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Mikilatov
United States3897 Posts
For example, I feel like I knew a LOT about players like NightEnd and Stephano, in terms of their play, but now I actually feel like I know the players behind the play as well. Plus, HayprO casting games was epic. =) | ||
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WArped
United Kingdom4709 Posts
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HEROwithNOlegacy
United States850 Posts
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t1mid
United States142 Posts
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hicser
United Kingdom109 Posts
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Sm0ker
Romania27 Posts
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Kyuki
Sweden1863 Posts
 Voted casual atmosphere but they're all contributing to an awesome experience! | ||
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SpiZz
111 Posts
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zasda
381 Posts
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SweetenemY
Germany136 Posts
Come to where the fancy is - come to Krefeld country | ||
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mrhh
46 Posts
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Wega
Germany6 Posts
the atmosphere at the homestorycup is really really special and the best thing about it is, its just halftime, we still have 2 full days to go!!! | ||
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SxYSpAz
United States1450 Posts
but literally love this event for all the options aside from production value, which i think would maybe even be contradictory towards the environment, since it's not all lights and cameras so the players can chill Great Job Home Boiisss | ||
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monie
Sweden252 Posts
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Kiichol
Sweden182 Posts
I love the whole thing.. | ||
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freeze_muc
Germany160 Posts
atmosphere: seeing those top-notch players just having a good time, trolling each other in a friendly way is so refreshing to watch. the relaxed feeling really transfers to the viever. even the overall mood in the live thread seems to be more laid-back then usually. production value: unreached imo. the mix of the different camera views (players area, chill area, casting couch, 'main stage'-table), the interviews and the random shots of everyone make it so fun to watch. the stream quality and consistency is been flawless so far. players/games: can u image something better than this player pool, besides maybe some more koreans? i cant. there are both, scbw and war3 legends who have such a long history in esports and still compete on such a high level. also you have recent tourney winners and upcoming youngsters who complete the mix. despite the chilled atmophere you can see that everyone really wants to win this and put up a good show. casting: if i had to make a choice it would probably be this. between the games i really cant tell if im more pumped for the upcoming match or the caster combination that will take place on the couch. hearing those pros analysing the game who are really into it just gives so much insight and makes it so much more interesting to watch especially cause they often play the players they commentate on. they dont fake tension when there is none and still manage to be entertaining. i think having 20+ potentiallly good casters and letting them rotate and pick the games they wish to cast is so unique. as much as i love day9, tastosis etc..when there is just one caster or casting duo for a whole event /long series of games, its just naturally that they will get exhausted and fall into always the same phrases and repeat the same hype terms over and over again. not so here: in almost every cast u can expect an extra point of view, some drama or special insight. all this beeing rounded off by a fluently jabbering rotti who is doing a great job. overall: the is the best sc2 experience i have had so far. i really hope everyone whos loves this game, esports and the comunity is buying the hd pass to support take, refund his investment(+ make him some additional money) and let him produce this awesome event again. ty so much take and all the helpers involved! | ||
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ckye
Germany130 Posts
On June 25 2011 03:59 qbs wrote: this poll is broken i cant click ALL : ( So true :C | ||
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Gautz
192 Posts
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DerBeefman
Germany226 Posts
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Euronyme
Sweden3799 Posts
On June 25 2011 02:01 GTR wrote: they should hold the gsl at take's apartment imo Haha yeah for sure. I love it when progamers cast, as their knowledge is far superiour to most casters. I'd love to see more casting from MC, as even though his English isn't the best, he's so awesome with his predictions. I think he predicted the entire game when HuK played in DH and he was casting with TB, just by seeing when the first gas was taken or something like that. "oh this is my build" ♥ Tyler, TLO and HuK are awesome casters as well. LOVE IT! | ||
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soulpoetry
United Kingdom160 Posts
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theKalash
Germany15 Posts
On June 25 2011 01:54 OminouS wrote: It's so hard to pick, Casual atmosphere rocks but Diverse casting makes it so dynamic aswell. The event is so great though, I love it, such a good idea! This! You also get to know the players somehow. just awesome event! | ||
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NeWeNiyaLord
Norway2468 Posts
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Stijx
United States802 Posts
I voted level of competition, but I'm in love with the atmosphere and the casting too. | ||
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teekesselchen
Germany886 Posts
But it's so much cooler now that really every pro is on LAN and that everyone can comment now :D | ||
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trancey_
Germany728 Posts
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Goibon
New Zealand8182 Posts
The vibe from this tournament is just awesome. It kinda reminds me of some of the smaller MTG tournaments i used to attend sometimes (as opposed to qualifiers and prereleases). | ||
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Troopi
Denmark375 Posts
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oDDable
United States54 Posts
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barkles
United States285 Posts
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IAttackYou
United States320 Posts
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FenneK
France1230 Posts
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Darky89
Germany7 Posts
war super geil und ich freu mich schon auf den nächsten cup! :D | ||
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Pred8oar
Germany281 Posts
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Euronyme
Sweden3799 Posts
"He will rape the opponents turd, he won't have a chance!!" | ||
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Space_C0wb0y
Germany41 Posts
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darr3n
101 Posts
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darr3n
101 Posts
that tarson would be in the best of 4 xD | ||
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Logros
Netherlands9827 Posts
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Chewie
Denmark706 Posts
Cut out the strippers with the crappy german techno-rap next time, maybe. | ||
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Deekin[
Serbia1685 Posts
Especially Naama, he is trolling so hard. | ||
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Renove
Belgium297 Posts
This tournament is amazing | ||
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NexCa
Germany942 Posts
On June 25 2011 02:01 GTR wrote: they should hold the gsl at take's apartment imo roooooooooooooofl xD, exactly my thoughts | ||
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Farad
216 Posts
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MooLen
Germany501 Posts
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GeLouKo
Brazil43 Posts
I wasn't expecting much of this cup, but turns out imo is one of the best cups so far. the atmosphere is awesome, is great to see the pros casting. It's almost a 4 day session of coaching! Amazing! | ||
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seeM
South Africa13 Posts
On June 25 2011 04:07 DaBoxX wrote: It's the best tournament by far imo. All the greatest players, very nice atmosphere and the best casting, it's nice to learn stuff instead of some guy with limited game knowledge just shouting out random stuff. ^ This. It's so awesome as an aspiring player, to hear and gain so much knowledge from casters who really know what's going on as opposed to more charismatic less knowledgeable casters that are at most events. I also wish there was an "All" button, it's just too awesome! | ||
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Sajiki
Germany508 Posts
just so amazing i cant believe it :o | ||
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SoBeDragon
United States192 Posts
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grobo
Japan6115 Posts
The atmosphere is probably the thing i like the most though. | ||
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aphexx
11 Posts
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alexhard
Sweden310 Posts
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Zyori
United States47 Posts
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Shebuha
Canada1332 Posts
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Shebuha
Canada1332 Posts
On June 26 2011 10:30 alexhard wrote: The amount of insight that you get from pros casting is completely insane. Even relatively good players like apollo don't come near to these guys. And most of them are pretty entertaining as well! Some mixes worked better than others of course, but on average the casting at HSC3 is probably the best of any sc2 tournament thus far. YEAH I love hearing the insight from the players casting!!! SO GOOD! I'm only in Diamond, so my level of understanding is decent, but it's so cool that they know what a player is doing just from seeing something subtle, and they catch and comment on the tiny things that a player does extra well. I love analyzationnes. | ||
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Mattes
Germany1047 Posts
But yeah, the casting has always been the best thing in a homestory cup. | ||
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True_Spike
Poland3236 Posts
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philly5man
United Kingdom350 Posts
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Epx
Switzerland205 Posts
On June 26 2011 19:04 philly5man wrote: The tournament is great for all of these reasons! The only improvement would be a higher quality stream. Do you mean the free stream? Hopefully. The quality of the hd-stream is quite good so far and i think to spend a few euros for it and the great event isn't too much. | ||
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DrunkenJedi
Germany128 Posts
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Influ
Germany747 Posts
[ ] find the love of your life [ ] defeat global poverty [ ] have infinite money [ ] defeat cancer [ ] travel to mars how to pick one? | ||
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michielbrands
Netherlands1144 Posts
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Swien
Netherlands14 Posts
On June 26 2011 19:52 Influ wrote: this poll is like [ ] find the love of your life [ ] defeat global poverty [ ] have infinite money [ ] defeat cancer [ ] travel to mars how to pick one? Pick 1, easy On topic: Awesome tournament vibe, I picked the live viewer experience because that's really what I'm getting the most out of from my own room, but it's the atmosphere at the tournament that makes it nice to watch. I found myself having stayed home to watch a ton of games while getting high, when actually I planned to go out... Time flies when you're having fun! | ||
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Tiazi
Netherlands754 Posts
On June 25 2011 03:59 qbs wrote: this poll is broken i cant click ALL : ( this. Gotta love dennis and his projects! | ||
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RippingFlesh
Canada22 Posts
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Zulueta
Germany28 Posts
It´s lika a great -behind the scenes- documentary where u notice & see things u´ve never done before! Would love to see such events more often! | ||
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anatem
Romania1330 Posts
i mean, seeing this whole thing being played on those laptops kinda gets your attention, and the advertising/promotion being so crisp and unintrusive, showing off some sweet gamer features on the products, i dig that. | ||
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noobstarq
Germany38 Posts
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roosten
125 Posts
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Yandi
Australia61 Posts
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arachnidd
211 Posts
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sage_francis
France1823 Posts
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Ragoo
Germany2423 Posts
So much knowledge, very honest and no false hyping and screaming (and hurting esports with the usage of "bad" words obviously ). | ||
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kabar
United States569 Posts
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Tsuki.eu
Portugal1029 Posts
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danscabra
United Kingdom12 Posts
On June 27 2011 02:26 sage_francis wrote: We need more events like this. I think its the best lan i have ever seen. I mean casualty, players casting, music, beatbox guy, stream quality,... all is good, germans really rock !! I hope the casualties werent too severe :o | ||
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Aurdon
United States1319 Posts
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Kazil
Germany566 Posts
On June 26 2011 19:52 Influ wrote: this poll is like [ ] find the love of your life [ ] defeat global poverty [ ] have infinite money [ ] defeat cancer [ ] travel to mars how to pick one? So true... | ||
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stevorino
957 Posts
great casual event with great players. go on dennis! | ||
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sCuMBaG
United Kingdom714 Posts
his "oh... oh... oohh... win?" was amazing | ||
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oTpro
Poland2 Posts
no, no the best was when he shouted "imba blink!" when HuK was blinking like crazy. | ||
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Wildc4rd
France19 Posts
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oTpro
Poland2 Posts
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letsgetsoup
Canada5 Posts
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Philo
United States337 Posts
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Haestan
Germany19 Posts
best part was the last game in the grand finals when huk killed naniwa's last observer and all collosi dies: "oh... what ?!?!" | ||
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Hoodlum
United States350 Posts
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MCMXVI
1193 Posts
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DrDoom
United States107 Posts
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tree0flife
Canada17 Posts
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StarStruck
24073 Posts
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Fianchetto
United States157 Posts
making me pick is cruel | ||
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bode927
United States164 Posts
Also, like... a match results sports ticker across the screen would be awesome! I have yet to see one of these, and I have no idea how hard they are to produce, but it would be sick. Also, maybe an on screen "The next map streamed is X vs. X" like day9 had at dreamhack | ||
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duk3
United States806 Posts
But of course the correct answer is all. | ||
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Imb
Denmark57 Posts
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Centipede
Netherlands44 Posts
Drinking a few beers, watch SCII and see random pro players in the pub.....what else could you want from a tournament (other than it being held in your own appartment/house). | ||
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Jocoma
Denmark100 Posts
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hi_0
Canada247 Posts
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C0pperHead
Bulgaria11 Posts
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DiaBoLuS
Germany1638 Posts
On June 27 2011 15:04 Imb wrote: I liked the event but the diverse casting did not really work for me... When i see games i kind of need a caster who can speak english fluently, or who atleast is fair to both players. Hearing the casters almost roast the person playing seems abit unprof to me.. Overall very nice tournament tho, looking forward to the next one! hm, most ppl liked it but i agree, letting MC cast is prolly a bit too much xd | ||
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mordek
United States7051 Posts
Edit: Clarity. | ||
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Kiwiandapple
Belgium235 Posts
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rocketJ
8 Posts
Nice job. | ||
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VoiceOfDecember
Australia205 Posts
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danson
United States678 Posts
huk winning kinda saved it but if you take that away i was at best "meh" | ||
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LaughingTulkas
United States1107 Posts
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Teejing
Germany1307 Posts
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Slemp
Germany31 Posts
Its something unique, you can't campre it with any other event | ||
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Headnoob
Australia1964 Posts
<3 nightend | ||
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sodapop
Sweden189 Posts
More entertainment in the breaks in the future though, like that awesome/awkward beatboxer. | ||
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demonik187
United States548 Posts
Dude is awesome.*edit* ah damn kiwiandapple didn't see you said that | ||
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Interloper
Sweden216 Posts
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Majesty
Iceland33 Posts
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Kompicek
Czech Republic245 Posts
TSL should really go similar way. | ||
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bassbox
14 Posts
On June 28 2011 21:44 Kompicek wrote: Best event ever TSL should really go similar way.oh, this would be great and yeah, i loved the HomeStory Cup! | ||
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251
United States1401 Posts
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HesitatioN
United States136 Posts
on a side note, does anyone know when the VODs will be up? i missed alot and i wanna watch them | ||
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iMudkipz
Sweden17 Posts
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Shifft
Canada952 Posts
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mofoo
Sweden96 Posts
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Encrym
Sweden25 Posts
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Crt Balorda
Slovenia16 Posts
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Levolent
United States48 Posts
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Levolent
United States48 Posts
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BronKo
Germany14 Posts
but honestly krefeld isnt the most beautiful city in germany ^^ | ||
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entocheets
Australia364 Posts
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EnSky
Philippines910 Posts
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AmericanUmlaut
United States2383 Posts
On June 30 2011 09:58 BronKo wrote: the homestory cup is really nice. especially because its like 20 min drive time away from me =) but honestly krefeld isnt the most beautiful city in germany ^^ It's not like we went to Krefeld to enjoy the sights. Any city in which so many pros are playing incredible games and hanging out with the fans is the city I most want to be in. Being in the pub when HuK's last stalker shot took out Naniwa's observer was an amazing experience. I'm sure the guys upstairs could hear the screaming - they could probably hear it on the other side of town. | ||
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CurLy[]
United States758 Posts
On June 25 2011 03:59 Corvi wrote: [x] high level competition with diverse casting in a casual atmosphere This guy knows. I really really loved hearing the progamers cast so much insight | ||
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Zislu
Sweden17 Posts
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