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On April 28 2011 13:39 Bunnypanda wrote:
I did not write this, and i don't know where it's from but, it is sooo true.
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Imagine for a moment, a stocky, squinty eyed man with a bow legged gait and freshly gelled faux hawk, proudly presenting to you 240p streaming video of himself and a small brown man in a gray room, sitting behind a gray desk, the pair speaking in depressingly monotone voices that if attributed a color would be gray as well, talking about Starcraft 2. Then imagine this man trying to sell you the chance to watch them at your leisure in higher definition, though you are certain gray in any resolution would still be gray, you entertain him for a moment.
Once you've managed to sit through his sales pitch that manages to combine all the business savvy of a grubby child selling lemonade in front of his family's home with the overwhelming pity you take on that same child as you look beyond him to the white trash hovel he has called his home for all 8 years of life, some other guy comes around and offers you all that and more for the cost of nothing.
He presents to you a laptop, and upon clicking the link to this man's stream you are greeted with vibrant colors and crystal clarity, for his stream defaults to a resolution 4.5 times that of our stocky friend's.
"But surely there is a catch" you say to yourself. While most everything is free on the internet, no one simply gives things away. "Am I committing some crime by watching your stream for free?" you ask the man. "No" he responds with an easy smile and a shake of his head, "I present it to you as is, for free. I ask only that you watch"
The stocky man begins to sweat, become more and more agitated with the other man's presence. The collar of the t-shirt he is wearing under his suit jacket suddenly feeling more constricting. "Sir," he begins "all that I do is for a higher purpose. It is not for me that I ask for money, it is for esports. For without your money it will surely die."
But you know this cannot be, the other man is offering these esports for free, how could the stocky gentleman paint such a grim picture for esports?
"I had a dream" the stocky man went on, "I saw esports, and it was glorious."
You point the laptop screen in his direction, "was this what you saw in your dream?" You ask him.
His beady little eyes light up for the briefest of moments, before the realization of what he is looking at sets in. His shoulders begin to sag, slowly he begins listing to the right, like a sinking ship. The small brown man races to catch him and with an audible grunt he bears the bigger man's weight. Burying his head in the chest of his small companion, the stocky gentleman begins to quietly sob.
A Tale of Two Streams
Let me tell you a tale of an idiot that was seduced by hyperbole and self-righteousness, to the point that he had grossly overvalued a product and undervalued another.
He fell in love for with flashy product with little substance, while misrepresenting a product that was a little rough around the edges but was significantly more substantial and broad in scope. Instead of being honest with himself, and admitting that he was a superficial cheapskate, he masked his dishonesty behind ridiculous, intellectually bankrupt, condescending and pretentious metaphors.
This is the tale of the Bunnypanda: Super Troll.
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On April 28 2011 13:31 Whitewing wrote:Show nested quote +On April 28 2011 13:28 Kisra wrote:I'm really loving the banter-style and banter-heavy casting. The reason it works so well here and it also works for Tasteosis is simple: The NASL has a lot of games. I don't know if iNctorp read these threads, but if you do, keep it up. Play by play and srsface casting in every single match when you have 25 best of 3s a week just wears any spectator out. They comment when the action is happening, and point out all the good things players are doing, and in the time between they keep the NASL broadcast entertaining. Also - no production snags tonight aside from occasional stream choppiness, which isn't NASL-based anyway. You guys are doing in three weeks what it took the GSL 3 seasons to achieve, seriously well done. With time I'm hoping for more flashy frills and extras (a la IPL) but for now its just solid, enjoyable watching  Has it been decided yet if it's iNctorp or Gretrol? I think Gretrol is more fitting and rolls off the tongue better.
Both options are very ugly, and sound like fourth generation Pokemon.
Unfortunately, I can offer no alternatives.
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On April 28 2011 15:21 BasilPesto wrote:Show nested quote +On April 28 2011 13:31 Whitewing wrote:On April 28 2011 13:28 Kisra wrote:I'm really loving the banter-style and banter-heavy casting. The reason it works so well here and it also works for Tasteosis is simple: The NASL has a lot of games. I don't know if iNctorp read these threads, but if you do, keep it up. Play by play and srsface casting in every single match when you have 25 best of 3s a week just wears any spectator out. They comment when the action is happening, and point out all the good things players are doing, and in the time between they keep the NASL broadcast entertaining. Also - no production snags tonight aside from occasional stream choppiness, which isn't NASL-based anyway. You guys are doing in three weeks what it took the GSL 3 seasons to achieve, seriously well done. With time I'm hoping for more flashy frills and extras (a la IPL) but for now its just solid, enjoyable watching Has it been decided yet if it's iNctorp or Gretrol? I think Gretrol is more fitting and rolls off the tongue better. Both options are very ugly, and sound like fourth generation Pokemon. Unfortunately, I can offer no alternatives.
GrecontroL and iNcontorp are both weird too. 
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On April 28 2011 13:39 Bunnypanda wrote:
I did not write this, and i don't know where it's from but, it is sooo true.
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Imagine for a moment, a stocky, squinty eyed man with a bow legged gait and freshly gelled faux hawk, proudly presenting to you 240p streaming video of himself and a small brown man in a gray room, sitting behind a gray desk, the pair speaking in depressingly monotone voices that if attributed a color would be gray as well, talking about Starcraft 2. Then imagine this man trying to sell you the chance to watch them at your leisure in higher definition, though you are certain gray in any resolution would still be gray, you entertain him for a moment.
Once you've managed to sit through his sales pitch that manages to combine all the business savvy of a grubby child selling lemonade in front of his family's home with the overwhelming pity you take on that same child as you look beyond him to the white trash hovel he has called his home for all 8 years of life, some other guy comes around and offers you all that and more for the cost of nothing.
He presents to you a laptop, and upon clicking the link to this man's stream you are greeted with vibrant colors and crystal clarity, for his stream defaults to a resolution 4.5 times that of our stocky friend's.
"But surely there is a catch" you say to yourself. While most everything is free on the internet, no one simply gives things away. "Am I committing some crime by watching your stream for free?" you ask the man. "No" he responds with an easy smile and a shake of his head, "I present it to you as is, for free. I ask only that you watch"
The stocky man begins to sweat, become more and more agitated with the other man's presence. The collar of the t-shirt he is wearing under his suit jacket suddenly feeling more constricting. "Sir," he begins "all that I do is for a higher purpose. It is not for me that I ask for money, it is for esports. For without your money it will surely die."
But you know this cannot be, the other man is offering these esports for free, how could the stocky gentleman paint such a grim picture for esports?
"I had a dream" the stocky man went on, "I saw esports, and it was glorious."
You point the laptop screen in his direction, "was this what you saw in your dream?" You ask him.
His beady little eyes light up for the briefest of moments, before the realization of what he is looking at sets in. His shoulders begin to sag, slowly he begins listing to the right, like a sinking ship. The small brown man races to catch him and with an audible grunt he bears the bigger man's weight. Burying his head in the chest of his small companion, the stocky gentleman begins to quietly sob.
A Tale of Two Streams
Agree with it or not, you have to admit it does paint a graphic image in your mind <giggle>
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Ipl does some things better and nasl does other things better. But the nasl is more satisfying in actual gameplay. There is a reason nasl threads have been about 10 times longer than Ipl threads.
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On April 28 2011 15:20 Defacer wrote:
Let me tell you a tale of an idiot that was seduced by hyperbole and self-righteousness, to the point that he had grossly overvalued a product and undervalued another.
He fell in love for with flashy product with little substance, while misrepresenting a product that was a little rough around the edges but was significantly more substantial and broad in scope. Instead of being honest with himself, and admitting that he was a superficial cheapskate, he masked his dishonesty behind ridiculous, intellectually bankrupt, condescending and pretentious metaphors.
This is the tale of the Bunnypanda: Super Troll.
you sir are my hero
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I loved the biased commentary of Rainbow - TLO game 2. So funny :D
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On April 28 2011 15:26 jmbthirteen wrote:
Ipl does some things better and nasl does other things better. But the nasl is more satisfying in actual gameplay. There is a reason nasl threads have been about 10 times longer than Ipl threads.
I agree; although this is becuase IPL is only in the prephase, I think NASL's connections and sponsor (supplying prize pool) allow for great players, and great games. I mean, although NASL's preview, Clash of the Titans, was "poorly produced", it was fcking Jinro vs. Idra. GSL has good production, but people show up to see the best of the best, and I think NASL delivers. We will have to see if IPL can as well.
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Gretorp and Inc are getting wayyyyy better yay!
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TLO ballin' it up lately. Happy to see he's on the right track again.
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On April 28 2011 15:20 Defacer wrote:Show nested quote +On April 28 2011 13:39 Bunnypanda wrote:
I did not write this, and i don't know where it's from but, it is sooo true.
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Imagine for a moment, a stocky, squinty eyed man with a bow legged gait and freshly gelled faux hawk, proudly presenting to you 240p streaming video of himself and a small brown man in a gray room, sitting behind a gray desk, the pair speaking in depressingly monotone voices that if attributed a color would be gray as well, talking about Starcraft 2. Then imagine this man trying to sell you the chance to watch them at your leisure in higher definition, though you are certain gray in any resolution would still be gray, you entertain him for a moment.
Once you've managed to sit through his sales pitch that manages to combine all the business savvy of a grubby child selling lemonade in front of his family's home with the overwhelming pity you take on that same child as you look beyond him to the white trash hovel he has called his home for all 8 years of life, some other guy comes around and offers you all that and more for the cost of nothing.
He presents to you a laptop, and upon clicking the link to this man's stream you are greeted with vibrant colors and crystal clarity, for his stream defaults to a resolution 4.5 times that of our stocky friend's.
"But surely there is a catch" you say to yourself. While most everything is free on the internet, no one simply gives things away. "Am I committing some crime by watching your stream for free?" you ask the man. "No" he responds with an easy smile and a shake of his head, "I present it to you as is, for free. I ask only that you watch"
The stocky man begins to sweat, become more and more agitated with the other man's presence. The collar of the t-shirt he is wearing under his suit jacket suddenly feeling more constricting. "Sir," he begins "all that I do is for a higher purpose. It is not for me that I ask for money, it is for esports. For without your money it will surely die."
But you know this cannot be, the other man is offering these esports for free, how could the stocky gentleman paint such a grim picture for esports?
"I had a dream" the stocky man went on, "I saw esports, and it was glorious."
You point the laptop screen in his direction, "was this what you saw in your dream?" You ask him.
His beady little eyes light up for the briefest of moments, before the realization of what he is looking at sets in. His shoulders begin to sag, slowly he begins listing to the right, like a sinking ship. The small brown man races to catch him and with an audible grunt he bears the bigger man's weight. Burying his head in the chest of his small companion, the stocky gentleman begins to quietly sob.
A Tale of Two Streams Let me tell you a tale of an idiot that was seduced by hyperbole and self-righteousness, to the point that he had grossly overvalued a product and undervalued another. He fell in love for with flashy product with little substance, while misrepresenting a product that was a little rough around the edges but was significantly more substantial and broad in scope. Instead of being honest with himself, and admitting that he was a superficial cheapskate, he masked his dishonesty behind ridiculous, intellectually bankrupt, condescending and pretentious metaphors. This is the tale of the Bunnypanda: Super Troll.
agree with this
I watched IPL Day 1 and was impressed by their production quality, but I've only watched IPL Day 1 because I value player matchups and gameplay quality. NASL definitely has a lot of problems which they've been solving step by step, but NASL's player matchups are much more intriguing than IPL's since IPL is currently filled with only NA players.
I'll definitely tune in to watch IPL if they hold later tournaments that expand their invite list beyond NA and might watch IPL if the more high profile NA players (Idra, Sheth, Select, Kiwikaki) end up facing each other.
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On April 28 2011 15:20 Defacer wrote:Show nested quote +On April 28 2011 13:39 Bunnypanda wrote:
I did not write this, and i don't know where it's from but, it is sooo true.
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Imagine for a moment, a stocky, squinty eyed man with a bow legged gait and freshly gelled faux hawk, proudly presenting to you 240p streaming video of himself and a small brown man in a gray room, sitting behind a gray desk, the pair speaking in depressingly monotone voices that if attributed a color would be gray as well, talking about Starcraft 2. Then imagine this man trying to sell you the chance to watch them at your leisure in higher definition, though you are certain gray in any resolution would still be gray, you entertain him for a moment.
Once you've managed to sit through his sales pitch that manages to combine all the business savvy of a grubby child selling lemonade in front of his family's home with the overwhelming pity you take on that same child as you look beyond him to the white trash hovel he has called his home for all 8 years of life, some other guy comes around and offers you all that and more for the cost of nothing.
He presents to you a laptop, and upon clicking the link to this man's stream you are greeted with vibrant colors and crystal clarity, for his stream defaults to a resolution 4.5 times that of our stocky friend's.
"But surely there is a catch" you say to yourself. While most everything is free on the internet, no one simply gives things away. "Am I committing some crime by watching your stream for free?" you ask the man. "No" he responds with an easy smile and a shake of his head, "I present it to you as is, for free. I ask only that you watch"
The stocky man begins to sweat, become more and more agitated with the other man's presence. The collar of the t-shirt he is wearing under his suit jacket suddenly feeling more constricting. "Sir," he begins "all that I do is for a higher purpose. It is not for me that I ask for money, it is for esports. For without your money it will surely die."
But you know this cannot be, the other man is offering these esports for free, how could the stocky gentleman paint such a grim picture for esports?
"I had a dream" the stocky man went on, "I saw esports, and it was glorious."
You point the laptop screen in his direction, "was this what you saw in your dream?" You ask him.
His beady little eyes light up for the briefest of moments, before the realization of what he is looking at sets in. His shoulders begin to sag, slowly he begins listing to the right, like a sinking ship. The small brown man races to catch him and with an audible grunt he bears the bigger man's weight. Burying his head in the chest of his small companion, the stocky gentleman begins to quietly sob.
A Tale of Two Streams Let me tell you a tale of an idiot that was seduced by hyperbole and self-righteousness, to the point that he had grossly overvalued a product and undervalued another. He fell in love for with flashy product with little substance, while misrepresenting a product that was a little rough around the edges but was significantly more substantial and broad in scope. Instead of being honest with himself, and admitting that he was a superficial cheapskate, he masked his dishonesty behind ridiculous, intellectually bankrupt, condescending and pretentious metaphors. This is the tale of the Bunnypanda: Super Troll.
Pure gold. Well said.
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I'm watching both IPL and NASL. Enjoying both. Is that a problem?
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On April 28 2011 15:42 Eulert wrote:
I loved the biased commentary of Rainbow - TLO game 2. So funny :D
"rainbow has TLO just where he wants him" (as rainbow loses all of his units and workers to hellions)
I love incontrol's sarcasm.
I honestly cannot fathom people not wanting to spend 20 bucks on an HD stream, I really feel sorry for the people that cannot spare that kind of cash. We are only into the beginning of week 3 and I've already watched at least 50 games. The stream had no problems today, the audio has gotten better, the casting has improved, and it's only getting better with time. None of the people involved with NASL were professionals, they are learning as they go and are doing a pretty damn good job at improving.
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Everyone who I wanted to win, won! 2-0!!!
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The casting sounds like a "joke" league, especially today. They just keep laughing every game and it's not even fun. The LAGtv guys are more professional than this. This feels like a fail league now.
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I can't remember the last time TLO won anything other than a few online games like today's vs Rainbow.
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Getting better every time I see it. Great matches, sound still needs tweaking (lower in game volume, higher mic and overall volume), but overall very enjoyable day.
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On April 28 2011 16:03 Nifel wrote:
I'm watching both IPL and NASL. Enjoying both. Is that a problem?
Nope, not at all. I watch both as well. I watch more NASL than IPL atm because the results got spoiled for me
In the end both leagues will just make each others better.
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On April 28 2011 16:21 omegan wrote:
The casting sounds like a "joke" league, especially today. They just keep laughing every game and it's not even fun. The LAGtv guys are more professional than this. This feels like a fail league now.
Disagree. I thought it was hilarious.
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