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Mobius_1
United Kingdom2763 Posts
...his words per minute certainly is, and his play-by-play can leave you staring breathless at the game, even if all that is going on at the time is a scout probe stealing five minerals. Grudgematch with Klazart? Jokes aside, those two make a really good casting | ||
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DusTerr
2520 Posts
On October 30 2011 18:24 firehand101 wrote: and the correct answer was Tapollo, the T is more definitive at the start, and it flows better , sorry TB+apollo = TBA (yes it already means to be announced, but I still like it). | ||
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Golden Ghost
Netherlands1041 Posts
Working on the premiss a cookie is better as a chicken I presume  My suggestion however is Totapoll. + Show Spoiler + TotalBiscuit + Apollo Not only does it mix their names perfectly but it also sounds really badass and a bit like Totempole so they can easily invoke the spirits for guidance when casting  | ||
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Tanukki
Finland579 Posts
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Hypemeup
Sweden2783 Posts
>_> Looking forward to it anyways, Apollo seems to be so knowledgeable about the players, their styles... well anything really, I wonder how much he prepares for these events. | ||
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Trowa127
United Kingdom1230 Posts
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
First off, I think some people are rubbed the wrong way with your wow background. I think a lot of SC players are sort of all about skill, either perceived or not, and wow is definitely perceived as a skill-less game. I think some people feel you just hopped on the sc2 casting bandwagon from wow. It doesn't really matter if this is true or not, because what matters is you are here now, and every cast you do helps the community. Because of you, I watched cool games. Did I wish tastosis or wolf or a million other casters casted it? Sure. But they didn't, and you did, first off, and secondly I really would rather watch the 'worst caster' than download the replay myself and watch it that way. Secondly I think a lot of people don't like how you lack much knowledge about the game. We get it, one caster is analytical, one is SHOUTcastingⓇ, but even moletrap is KR diamond (personally I like moletrap, don't know why people don't). I know you 'advertise' how you are low level, that you are a playby play, but I think a lot of people are slightly offended when you talk about this so much, as if you should be ashamed about this stuff. And I get it, don't be ashamed about who you are, but a lot of people will tell you that masters, or even diamond league, is REALLY easy to get into, if you just put the time into it. That you haven't put the time into this game, is what people question. Really, the Mr. Bitter statement from his interview encapsulates this point very well. spoilered because I already posted it: + Show Spoiler + 1.) Play the game. Nothing annoys me more than someone who advertises himself as a caster, only to later reveal that he plays the game at a gold level. I'm sorry guys, but you have to understand the game if you're going to talk about it. As a caster, it is your responsibility to sell StarCraft 2 to your audience. A gold league player selling SC2 to an audience is asking to buy a Rolex on the streets in Chinatown. Mr. Bitter Third, I think some people dislike your voice. You can tell them to fuck off, because there isn't anything you can do about that besides live in america for 20 years to lose the accent. So to all the haters, get over it. It's ridiculous to bash a tournie simply because one participant is someone you don't like. Otherwise, every major tournament would be shunned because one of the players is stupid. You can always watch the replays. To TB, just get better at the game. It doesn't take long, but it does take dedication, something many of us feel you haven't proved. Many of us don't find it flattering when you go on and on about how you are still in bronze, we find it annoying, and something we really don't like in a caster - there are plenty of diamond level casters out there that can shout just as much. | ||
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betaman
United Kingdom355 Posts
On October 31 2011 01:10 Belial88 wrote: Could We/I do a better job than you? personally, I think I could... but I don't have the time. I appreciate the time you take to do what you do, even if I don't like how you do it. I wish you would cast, if only for you to see what it is like to get flamed every day, like every caster that isnt Tastosis seems to have to suffer. Anyone who doesn't like this casting duo probably didnt watch Dreamhack invitational. They were amazing at that! As for the game knowledge thing, I think TBs game knowledge is at far higher standard than the league he plays in would indicate. He suffers from dyspraxia which makes multitasking extremely difficult which is obviously something required in SC2 and thus he makes stupid mistakes that hold him back in ladder. | ||
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
I wish you would cast, if only for you to see what it is like to get flamed every day, like every caster that isnt Tastosis seems to have to suffer. What does that have to do with anything? I get TB gets a lot of hate, and I think it's a bit unfair, but on the other hand there is a reason for it, something that I think TB can fix. I think there's too much bashing on him in a thread that is a good thing - this is a tournament with TB taking the time to cast, and we could just as easily not have anyone casting it, or even if you don't like the caster, doesn't mean the tournament is bad. I will thoroughly enjoy watching this tournament, and appreciate TB casting it. I may not like him as a caster, but I appreciate that he's casting. | ||
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betaman
United Kingdom355 Posts
On October 31 2011 04:15 Belial88 wrote: ^ you don't need multitasking to get to at least diamond, much less masters. And if you suffer from something that makes it 'hard to multitask' than sorry, maybe you shouldn't be a sc2 caster. Just because you have a medical reason to be in gold doesn't make it okay, and you'd get to diamond easily with just game knowledge. playing in lower leagues gives you a skewed understanding of the game. So you think you can get to Diamond maybe masters with game knowledge alone? SC2 has nothing to do with reflexes, hand eye coordination, not to mention multitasking? Everyone below Masters is either too stupid or too lazy to get the required game knowledge? Multitasking is pretty important even in low leagues, if you don't scout for instance you are going to lose alot of games to lesser skilled (knowledgeable ;p) players. | ||
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Nvar
Denmark150 Posts
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kithuni
United States5 Posts
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
SC2 has nothing to do with reflexes, hand eye coordination, not to mention multitasking? High Masters/GM. A lot of people, from pros to staff, have said the same thing. Everyone below Masters is either too stupid or too lazy to get the required game knowledge? I said diamond, but people below masters just don't have the time, skill, or knowledge. Most usually, it's lack of time. If you don't play regularly it's pretty hard to rank up, no matter how good you are. It's not to say low level can't know a lot about the game, but their sense of timings and importance of macro is a little flawed. It's just a totally different ball game, ie mutas are horrible against roach/infestor in platinum, but in masters, it's suicide not to get mutas. Anyways this is derailing... We all know TB is known not for his skill, but his excitement. I'm just glad he's willing to cast games for us | ||
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GnoM
Norway145 Posts
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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ThePlayer33
Australia2378 Posts
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OKMarius
Norway469 Posts
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Vamp
United Kingdom184 Posts
Keep up the good work guys | ||
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justinpal
United States3810 Posts
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Trowa127
United Kingdom1230 Posts
On October 31 2011 20:20 Sated wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Motson You don't have to play the game to present it to fans in an entertaining way. This is by far the most ridiculous criticism to use against any commentator of any sport. I personally just find Mr Bitter's statement hilariously ironic considering his casting of some of the games at IEM NY. DRG's especially, just.. urgh. He went for the 2 base infested terran bust against a forge fe and Mr Bitter literally had no idea what was happening. He just kept saying 'I don't know what hes doing here' when its a build used so much in the GSL. If you are going to say stuff like the statement he made, you REALLY have to be beyond reproach when it comes to game knowledge, becuase otherwise you are just going to look like an ass. | ||
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