On August 20 2010 22:20 TaKeSeN wrote:
Hey Guys,

well what shall i say i m not sure if i should be sad about what you guys say or if i think its funny -_-
i know my english is not native and i guess its not easy to do a good interview on a stage live when thier are a few thousand ppl ;/

I am sorry for all my mistakes but well i am a german caster and i usualy do the interviews in german.

It s not always easy to say what i really want to say cause just in the moment i miss the right words or i pronounce 1 word wrong and then its even worse.

But tbh the games are great and i hopefully improve in the future. I will do my best.
I hope you can understand what i wanna mention : )

Have Fun watching the semis tomorrow : )

//Dennis

People are just jealous,sitting and gamescom,watching games live AND talking with really known players face-to-face which is just omg,awesome!
I only got angry at You when You talked to WhiteRa,but You're doing cool job,seriously. I really enjoy watching the games and the event itself.
Keep up the good job man! =)
Greetings from Poland too

hihu

France64 Posts

August 20 2010 14:39 GMT

#2543

Don't worry really your interviews are fine.

It doesn't matter how great you do, with this much people watching, there will always be some guys willing to make fun of you or hate you.

keep it up.

Sfydjklm

United States9218 Posts

August 20 2010 14:41 GMT

#2544

how many interviewers do people even remember?
If you're talked abotu you must be doing something right.
Stay troll, my brother!:D

Grettin

42381 Posts

August 20 2010 14:41 GMT

#2545

Nada still on stream?

Hunch

Canada336 Posts

August 20 2010 14:42 GMT

#2546

ahhh dammit i missed the games >_<

qczhao

United Kingdom27 Posts

August 20 2010 14:56 GMT

#2547

On August 20 2010 23:42 Hunch wrote:
ahhh dammit i missed the games >_<

same. woke up too late

wintergt

Belgium1335 Posts

August 20 2010 15:02 GMT

#2548

Wow, Idra vs Sarens game 5 at 15 min mark, the way Idra did the move-attack-move thing with his roaches (kinda like marauders, but then forward), into a fullblown ARC around the terran forces.. that was just godly and so deliciously zergy. Great games although I'm getting a bit tired of all that reaper play tbh. Will have to check out all the other quarter finals matches later.

Brad

2754 Posts

August 20 2010 15:05 GMT

#2549

For anyone watching the Vods and looking on here, can you recommend some of the games? I didn't get to watch them all.

Kandryn

30 Posts

August 20 2010 15:06 GMT

#2550

Dimaga vs DeMusliM vod will be available soon apparently.

kar1181

United Kingdom515 Posts

August 20 2010 15:07 GMT

#2551

TaKe: awesome that you read here man, don't worry about us, you have a fanclub already so it can't be too bad. I think it's just a factor of vocabulary makes your questions come across really blunt. It's like ich hätte gerne or ich möchte versus Ich will. Both mean the same thing really, but the latter one sounds really blunt and direct.

The good thing though, is it's memorable and it's entertaining (in a good way). I wouldn't worry about it.

Keep up the great work. Could you tell us maybe, what has been your favourite game to watch so far in the series?

L0thar

987 Posts

August 20 2010 15:28 GMT

#2552

Couldn't watch the games :/. Can somebody tell me if some of the terran > zerg victories were in the late game (preferably after economicaly non crippled zerg got ultras out)? Or was it typical "terran wins in the first 15 minutes or is fucked"? I would love to see those...

kar1181

United Kingdom515 Posts

August 20 2010 15:39 GMT

#2553

Demuslim v Dimaga, game 4? I think was a 200 supply Terran facing broodlords

So yeah, late game that one

Rope

Ireland45 Posts

August 20 2010 15:46 GMT

#2554

Watching TLO vs Morrow now. TLO had such a swagger when he walks on stage, haha.

Mabius

Canada323 Posts

August 20 2010 15:46 GMT

#2555

wtb diamaga and idra vod's please anyone?

BlindDruid

Germany653 Posts

August 20 2010 15:48 GMT

#2556

TLO game 4 was also quite nice to watch - from a germans perspective.

Nearly the whole series of DeMulsim vs. Dimaga.

And as a Zerg one can`t miss the IdrA Games.

So there were very good games today - just fun to watch, very thrilling matches, so it`s hard to recommend one in particular.

@L0thar game 3 DeMuslim vs Dimaga was a nice match in my opinion.
Also Game 1 IdrA vs SarrenS

ktffang

United States120 Posts

August 20 2010 15:59 GMT

#2557

Does the stream load fast for those with a premium subscription? It's taking me all morning just to buffer the TLO vs Morrow vod.

kapselviech

Austria1 Post

August 20 2010 16:07 GMT

#2558

dimaga vs. demuslim vod up: http://tv.esl.eu/de/vod/view/22345

ktffang

United States120 Posts

August 20 2010 16:07 GMT

#2559

If I load that now, I can watch it when the tournament is over....

Rabiator

Germany3948 Posts

August 20 2010 16:10 GMT

#2560

First of all I congratulate you for acknowledging that there is a lot of room for improvement. Here is my advice on how to do just that (it worked for me to improve 2 grades in school in half a year):
1. read your favorite stuff only in english ... that way you learn the grammar intuitively and my english teacher said once: You dont need to know all the words of a sentence, only the meaning of the sentence. Do that bit of reading EVERY DAY and it doesnt matter if it is related to your job ... it just has to be something you will devour and read with great interest. AD&D 1st edition worked for me and after some time I had some parts of the books memorized. :p
2. watch movies in english (no subtitles!) to learn the pronounciation. Watching english news works as well. There is no substitute for hearing Sean Connery and other great actors speak to learn how it *should* sound.

Against the nervous search for words I can only suggest practicing / preparing questions beforehand and if the schedule on the tournament doesnt allow it yet they should make room for it. Translating a question from german into english on stage will only result in false grammar and awkward answers from players who might misunderstand you ... since many of the players arent native english speakers either. [Stille Post ist witzig aber bei einem Interview fehl am Platz.]

The really annoying part about the whole IEM coverage is the fact that GLHF.tv is allowed to cast stuff, but is totally at the mercy of the ESL with what they are allowed to show. That creates some pretty unhappy fans who are getting shown only one match out of a series, because the ESL reserves all the juicy bits for themselves. I know it is a business for them, but if I were the Gunrun I would stop covering it after being treated like a slave as he has been. If they give their word that he can cast a series they should keep it and not take it back because they ran out of games themselves. Greed by the broadcasters as the ESL has shown is one thing which keeps the momentum of Starcraft 2 as an eSport back and many tournaments with loads of casters during the beta had much more excitement than only getting the sub-par ESL free quality stream. If they have to push ads on us via Octoshape - which screws up settings left and right - there is no reason to have a premium stream to pay for, especially if the premium stream gets the ads as well ... The total picture of this isnt "I want to promote eSport and broadcast this tournament to the fans" but rather "I want to make money".