idra is doing a great job commenting, unlike so many commentators he doesnt miss things, he doesnt talk all the time, and when he does talk, it is concise and insightful. he should really do this more on his stream once hes back from NASL it would definitely add another dimension to his appeal

Nimic

Norway1360 Posts

May 12 2011 05:11 GMT

#1122

On May 12 2011 14:03 LightWireEX wrote:

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Mongrels as in people that feed off of Idra getting upset over the game.

I agree with your point in principle, but what in the world possessed you to use the word "mongrels"? Do you even know what it means? Is this part of the culture where it's acceptable to use any insulting-sounding word to describe any group of people?

reneg

United States859 Posts

May 12 2011 05:12 GMT

#1123

On May 12 2011 14:05 Dojous wrote:
Does anyone else get angry with Gretorps "Jump to Conclusion" style of casting? Im really not trying to bash him as a person, ive watched him improve and get better each and every week and i respect that. What I am complaining about, is the obvious fact that he just doesnt think before he speaks. Its as if hes barely glancing at the games sometimes. " Takes out every Viking!" he'll exclaim, as 7-8 vikings are visibly still alive and safe and sound. "Loses all his tanks!!" as he only maybe loses a couple, far from all. He just says things that simply arent true, and it isnt because he wants to troll us its because he gets too excited and just blurts out whatever hes thinking. Very weird feeling of frustration, anger and then laughing at it because its just bad casting... /Rant

i love him as a commentator, but i feel like that's just getting caught up in the moment. He's trying to be clairvoyant, and so he's jumping up to a huge conclusion, so he can express as much as he possibly can as fast as he possibly can. i do feel like there needs to be some level of excitement between the casters, and we definitely DON'T need something like a golf commentary (and he's lining up his put and...there it goes...right on target, and he sinks it.).

I'm more than willing to overlook any "jump to conclusion" like you say to keep that liveliness in his voice, and prevent it from dropping down to nothing.

however, when all anyone's saying is, "ahhh banelings" for 15-20 seconds, i feel like we'd need to re-evaluate how we're valuing commentating

LightWireEX

United States387 Posts

May 12 2011 05:14 GMT

#1124

On May 12 2011 14:11 Nimic wrote:

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lmao, I know it's not the best word, but I just couldn't think of what I wanted to say, and for some reason mongrel came out.

openbox1

1393 Posts

May 12 2011 05:27 GMT

#1125

On May 12 2011 14:06 DeepElemBlues wrote:
idra is doing a great job commenting, unlike so many commentators he doesnt miss things, he doesnt talk all the time, and when he does talk, it is concise and insightful. he should really do this more on his stream once hes back from NASL it would definitely add another dimension to his appeal

Gotta agree with you there. People rightfully say that Artosis is more articulate at analyzing the game than Tasteless or Gretorp/Incontrol, but Idra is just a cut above all of them.

Especially in the ZergvsX games. Just wish he would liven it up a little instead of the constant monotone.

Taiyoken

Canada130 Posts

May 12 2011 05:35 GMT

#1126

Tastosis and Idra are the 3 (2?) best casters right now hands down.

Tastosis are a great duo because there's almost no downtime in the casts, they're always saying something analytical or some joke.

Idra literally doesn't miss a single thing on the map and on any tabs and he's right in 95/100 calls he makes. Downside is that monotone.

But those 2 dudes and the girl who cast GSL in Korean makes me wish I knew Korean >

Zooper31

United States5711 Posts

May 12 2011 05:36 GMT

#1127

On May 12 2011 14:35 Taiyoken wrote:
Tastosis and Idra are the 3 (2?) best casters right now hands down.

Tastosis are a great duo because there's almost no downtime in the casts, they're always saying something analytical or some joke.

Idra literally doesn't miss a single thing on the map and on any tabs and he's right in 95/100 calls he makes. Downside is that monotone.

But those 2 dudes and the girl who cast GSL in Korean makes me wish I knew Korean >

Agreed.

Agreed.

And, agreed.

WHY CANT I KNOW KOREAN!