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Fanatic-Templar
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada5819 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-26 16:04:28
February 26 2021 16:04 GMT
#301
On February 27 2021 01:03 Die4Ever wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2021 01:02 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
Man, the people in this thread would have completely stopped watching StarCraft if they'd been around during the Tastosis Nestea days.

I feel like that was different though, idk


Or when Sos got almost no hype before his big win because the casters were obsessing over Jaedong.
I bear this sig to commemorate the loss of the team icon that commemorated Oversky's 2008-2009 Proleague Round 1 performance.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
February 26 2021 16:05 GMT
#302
On February 27 2021 01:04 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2021 01:03 Die4Ever wrote:
On February 27 2021 01:02 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
Man, the people in this thread would have completely stopped watching StarCraft if they'd been around during the Tastosis Nestea days.

I feel like that was different though, idk


Or when Sos got almost no hype before his big win because the casters were obsessing over Jaedong.

that one was bad, Jaedong definitely had caster bias behind him, I loved when sOs crushed Jaedong there
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dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-26 16:06:17
February 26 2021 16:05 GMT
#303
I wouldn't dispute that foreigners are overhyped sometimes by casters, but I think someone like sOs (as much as I love him) is far more unjustifiably hyped by casters than Serral or Reynor.
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
Husyelt
Profile Blog Joined May 2020
United States837 Posts
February 26 2021 16:05 GMT
#304
This opening TvT match has been fantastic strategically and pacing wise. Cant believe how much the foreigners Terrans have climbed to be able to match step for step someone like Maru.
You're getting cynical and that won't do I'd throw the rose tint back on the exploded view
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain884 Posts
February 26 2021 16:06 GMT
#305
"Foreigners vs koreans" seems to have been translated to "good boys vs bad boys" in these casts. Casters clearly favour foreigners. This is not surprising given the viewership in korea vs the rest. Perhaps they think that this narrative increases the viewership.
Tastosis would not accept it IMHO.
My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
February 26 2021 16:06 GMT
#306
On February 27 2021 01:06 Xamo wrote:
"Foreigners vs koreans" seems to have been translated to "good boys vs bad boys" in these casts. Casters clearly favour foreigners. This is not surprising given the viewership in korea vs the rest. Perhaps they think that this narrative increases the viewership.
Tastosis would not accept it IMHO.

Well Apollo is the mastermind hiring them, so of course this would happen
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Luolis
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Finland7160 Posts
February 26 2021 16:07 GMT
#307
I'm just waiting for that inevitable murder engagement where Heromarine just unceremoniously dies.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45294 Posts
February 26 2021 16:07 GMT
#308
When you have sensor towers, there really isn't an excuse for being caught off guard.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33560 Posts
February 26 2021 16:08 GMT
#309
As long as we're here, here's my top X list of players i've cheered against SOLELY because of caster/fan bias

1: Scarlett
2: Flash
3: Stephano
4: Serral
5: TaeJa
6: Reynor
7: MKP
8: Mvp
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26269 Posts
February 26 2021 16:08 GMT
#310
I could see why Serral was so hyped back in the day because he was pushing through a real glass ceiling, but he's long since pushed through it and others have followed in his wake. It's not hyping some david v goliath showdown if both of the players are goliaths. I was pretty tolerant of foreign bias as it did usually fit within the parameters of rooting for the underdog, which does resonate with plenty of people and does build a story. Nowadays it makes very little sense to be framing some matchups in that manner.

But I mean there's no excuse to let Stats get knocked out of possibly his last tournament without mentioning his forthcoming enforced break from the game and this being possibly his last shot at glory. Part of what made Classic's last Blizzcon run so memorable was that everyone knew he was laying it on the line one last time and made the ballsiness of his blink DT build so much more hyped.

I hope the casting for this game is alright, for whatever reason I find the Heromarine bias the consistently most insufferable in the scene,
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
February 26 2021 16:09 GMT
#311
On February 27 2021 01:08 Waxangel wrote:
As long as we're here, here's my top X list of players i've cheered against SOLELY because of caster/fan bias

1: Scarlett
2: Flash
3: Stephano
4: Serral
5: TaeJa
6: Reynor
7: MKP
8: Mvp

A big fat ByuN would need to be added for me
BUNNYYYYYYYYY https://i.imgur.com/BiCF577.png
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
February 26 2021 16:09 GMT
#312
On February 27 2021 01:08 Waxangel wrote:
As long as we're here, here's my top X list of players i've cheered against SOLELY because of caster/fan bias

1: Scarlett
2: Flash
3: Stephano
4: Serral
5: TaeJa
6: Reynor
7: MKP
8: Mvp

Careful, she lurks around here you know.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17725 Posts
February 26 2021 16:10 GMT
#313
On February 27 2021 01:08 WombaT wrote:
I hope the casting for this game is alright, for whatever reason I find the Heromarine bias the consistently most insufferable in the scene,

ZG is pretty good about not being biased, and there's no zerg so Pig won't be biased lol
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-26 16:10:29
February 26 2021 16:10 GMT
#314
On February 27 2021 01:05 Die4Ever wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2021 01:04 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
On February 27 2021 01:03 Die4Ever wrote:
On February 27 2021 01:02 Fanatic-Templar wrote:
Man, the people in this thread would have completely stopped watching StarCraft if they'd been around during the Tastosis Nestea days.

I feel like that was different though, idk


Or when Sos got almost no hype before his big win because the casters were obsessing over Jaedong.

that one was bad, Jaedong definitely had caster bias behind him, I loved when sOs crushed Jaedong there


Oh god the Jaedong day were ruff, so were the Polt days
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dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
February 26 2021 16:10 GMT
#315
On February 27 2021 01:08 WombaT wrote:
I could see why Serral was so hyped back in the day because he was pushing through a real glass ceiling, but he's long since pushed through it and others have followed in his wake. It's not hyping some david v goliath showdown if both of the players are goliaths. I was pretty tolerant of foreign bias as it did usually fit within the parameters of rooting for the underdog, which does resonate with plenty of people and does build a story. Nowadays it makes very little sense to be framing some matchups in that manner.

But I mean there's no excuse to let Stats get knocked out of possibly his last tournament without mentioning his forthcoming enforced break from the game and this being possibly his last shot at glory. Part of what made Classic's last Blizzcon run so memorable was that everyone knew he was laying it on the line one last time and made the ballsiness of his blink DT build so much more hyped.

I hope the casting for this game is alright, for whatever reason I find the Heromarine bias the consistently most insufferable in the scene,


Yeah at this point Serral should mainly be praised for being extremely consistent and a contender in every tournament he enters. Hyping the foreigner aspect of Clem is fair because of the history of foreign terran.
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3531 Posts
February 26 2021 16:10 GMT
#316
On February 27 2021 01:08 Waxangel wrote:
As long as we're here, here's my top X list of players i've cheered against SOLELY because of caster/fan bias

1: Scarlett
2: Flash
3: Stephano
4: Serral
5: TaeJa
6: Reynor
7: MKP
8: Mvp

Interesting that there is no neeb on this, but yeah scarlett really was the worst offender to me (maybe also because her dominant phases later on were always on the back of strats i felt were pretty op and she instantly fell off the face of the earth after they got nerfed).
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33560 Posts
February 26 2021 16:11 GMT
#317
On February 27 2021 01:09 Morbidius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 27 2021 01:08 Waxangel wrote:
As long as we're here, here's my top X list of players i've cheered against SOLELY because of caster/fan bias

1: Scarlett
2: Flash
3: Stephano
4: Serral
5: TaeJa
6: Reynor
7: MKP
8: Mvp

Careful, she lurks around here you know.


she'd understand
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
February 26 2021 16:12 GMT
#318
What a boring ass game, can't Maru just stomp him with proxy 2 rax reaper or something?
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-26 16:13:39
February 26 2021 16:12 GMT
#319
I feel like HM could have hold the position
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Andi_Goldberger
Profile Joined July 2018
Germany1608 Posts
February 26 2021 16:12 GMT
#320
we need a scan counter for this game
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