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Stigma
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway13 Posts
May 08 2010 18:32 GMT
#1
Hey all,

I've been following HD since he started out and Husky even longer, but often times I feel that there just isn't enough new material between the two satisfy all my SC2 commentary needs.

So im wondering: Are there any other commentators out there worth keeping tabs on? For SC2 that is. I'm thinking mainly about via youtube or equivalent services, but im open to other sources too. As long as the commentary is solid thats all that really matters.

-Stigma
Layer
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden1 Post
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 18:35:07
May 08 2010 18:34 GMT
#2
Shoutcraft is really nice. My favorites are Orb when he is playing his own games and doing commentary on them and Shoutcraft.
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MLG_Wiggin
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States767 Posts
May 08 2010 18:35 GMT
#3
Day9 is the best for technical stuff and learning the game. Goatrope is HILARIOUS but often won't even talk about the game he is playing.
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Trapist
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada46 Posts
May 08 2010 18:39 GMT
#4
I like watching Vyanta/Attero.
IceCube
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Croatia1403 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 18:42:05
May 08 2010 18:41 GMT
#5
For me best commentator is Gretorp just becouse he explains almost every move he makes and Im terran player myself so..
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Myles
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5162 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 18:45:50
May 08 2010 18:42 GMT
#6
Day9 is, imo, hands down the best commentator on the interwebz. He's on a whole different level then other regular SC2 commentators. HD and Husky are entertaining, but their technical knowledge is lacking, same with thegunrun. Orb's stream is very good for high level play, but finding his rage entertaining is a personal preference, but I find it hilarious.

EDIT: These are all streams that can be found here on TL. Finding youtube vids is pretty hit or miss imo. But if you follow the streams here, you can get really good commentary with new content everyday.
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LawnMower
Profile Joined February 2010
Sweden557 Posts
May 08 2010 18:44 GMT
#7
I like to watch Gretorp's stream. He explains his decisions really well and i learn a lot from watching his stream.
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EnderSC
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
62 Posts
May 08 2010 18:45 GMT
#8
http://www.youtube.com/user/SC2GGRise Very nice commentaries.

There are other channels that may suit you: WTii1 or MrShavvo
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The6357
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States1268 Posts
May 08 2010 18:47 GMT
#9
i like all...lol
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UbiNax
Profile Joined February 2010
Denmark381 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 19:26:11
May 08 2010 18:49 GMT
#10
Day9 is the best no doubt about it


these are in no specifik order
Chill
Orb
HDstarcraft
Husky
Tasteless
Gretorp
Rise
DjWeat
Tom Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1114 Posts
May 08 2010 18:50 GMT
#11
Crota does a decent job at commentating, although his showmanship aspects are rather lacking compared to others.
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shinosai
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1577 Posts
May 08 2010 18:51 GMT
#12
I like day9 because of his enthusiasm and knowledge. Sometimes it's annoying to watch some of the lesser skilled commentaries because they make bad calls and don't understand why someone is doing something. But that is the price you pay when you shoutcast more than you play. =)

HD and Husky are very entertaining, if entertainment value is what you desire.
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JFlame
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada26 Posts
May 08 2010 18:51 GMT
#13
Gotta say Rise, HD and Husky just don't know enough about the game and their comments are often completely wrong and they simply miss alot of key information in the game (Upgrades, expos, unit combos...)

Gretorp is fun to watch as the others have said he tells us what he's thinking/doing as he plays, Day9 obviously and though I'm not personally a fan of Orb's commentary its still something to watch for its play.
3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
May 08 2010 18:54 GMT
#14
On May 09 2010 03:47 The6357 wrote:
i like all...lol

This man is one of the few true nerds in the world ^^

I like all of the commentators too but I do watch HD and husky more just because I tend to have access to my cpu right when they are doing livestreaming(BTW in the US they are livestreaming at 4:00PM! Pacific standard is 1:00PM! HD's livestream link.
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Kurr
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2338 Posts
May 08 2010 18:54 GMT
#15
Day, Gretorp, LzGamer and Nony are consistently good althought you might not hear Nony . I haven't tried every stream though obviously so I'm sure there are others that are great.

There are others that aren't bad but just do weird things all the time or don't seem to mind when they have 10 people in their ventrillo commentating about random stuff. Also, random zooming-in or blasting techno music from some streamers is just annoying IMO.

A stream I was watching the other day was commentating a match and they had a guy in the background on the phone (and you could hear the entire conversation) for about 10 minutes before I gave up on it.

Overall, they're all better than I would be but a * doesn't necessarily mean it's a GREAT stream.
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3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
May 08 2010 18:55 GMT
#16
On May 09 2010 03:51 JFlame wrote:
Gotta say Rise, HD and Husky just don't know enough about the game and their comments are often completely wrong and they simply miss alot of key information in the game (Upgrades, expos, unit combos...)

Gretorp is fun to watch as the others have said he tells us what he's thinking/doing as he plays, Day9 obviously and though I'm not personally a fan of Orb's commentary its still something to watch for its play.

Is there a protoss or zerg version of Gretorp? Since I haven't found one HD and Husky are sufficient enough for me in my current noob state of time.
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Stigma
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway13 Posts
May 08 2010 19:00 GMT
#17
THANKS A TON for all the good feedback everyone. Now I can go around "shopping" for a few new commentators to add to my daily checklist

I understand many of these sugggestions are not youtubers, but streamers here on TL. I do follow some of them too, but the problem is it a bit hit or miss wether anyone worth watching is online. I guess I should look into any on-demand functions for those channels. I must admidt I haven't really checked that out. Quality is also a bit low for many of the streams unfortunately. I am spoiled by HD =P

Thanks again for all the nice feedback. If anyone feels someone good has not been mentioned yet, speak up

-Stigma
hoovehand
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom542 Posts
May 08 2010 19:07 GMT
#18
husky and HD are pretty amusing. you don't need to be a SC genius to comment on a game...

if you take the game too serious, don't watch commentaries and just watch replays... it's that simple!

tasteless and superdanielman are the best though.
Theflower
Profile Joined April 2010
2 Posts
May 08 2010 19:10 GMT
#19
crotas streams/games are for those who dont have SC 2 and want to see stuff he has the work ethic of a starving chiense guy. hes not the best commentator around but he is great if you want to see people play.

diggity is good if you want more in depth analysis on certain units and timings so you are more informed about what is going on in each game. Day9 is good if you want to learn how to play the game. One segestion though if your watching the D9dailys watch them in video rather than in the live. (to view video go under the video and you will see D9D 102 ect and click one of those)
that way it wont lag.
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jtgizmo
Profile Joined April 2010
Congo161 Posts
May 08 2010 19:16 GMT
#20
Husky is poorer commentator out of two from HDH, but they do lack the general knowledge and miss out on things pretty constantly. Day9 is best imho and rest r personal preference
Kaniol
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Poland5551 Posts
May 08 2010 19:22 GMT
#21
Day[9], Chill, Gretorp
BlitZl0l
Profile Joined May 2010
United States32 Posts
May 08 2010 19:22 GMT
#22
I like Psy starcraft for zerg.

He has an extremely simple play style, and he teaches you how to gain the economic advantage. He also does boss ass stuff like: baneling carpet bomb, 1 queen tank with 3 transfusers, high ground neural parasiting.

He's extremely fun to watch, and he plays alot of pros too.

http://www.youtube.com/user/PsyStarcraft?blend=2&ob=1
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Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
May 08 2010 19:32 GMT
#23
On May 09 2010 03:49 UbiNax wrote:
Day9 is the best no doubt about it


these are in no specifik order
Chill
Orb
HDstarcraft
Husky
Tasteless
Gretorp
Rise
DjWeat

This would be roughly my list too, minus Orb if you don't like whining.
Takkara
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2503 Posts
May 08 2010 19:35 GMT
#24
On May 09 2010 04:32 Jyvblamo wrote:
This would be roughly my list too, minus Orb if you don't like whining.


When he gets back to doing it consistently, Orb Knows Best is pretty good for any copper-gold level players. It's not at all like his stream. His normal stream is pretty average just because he spends less time analyzing what he's doing and more time whining about OP.
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Stigma
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway13 Posts
May 08 2010 19:43 GMT
#25
I guess it depends on what you want to get from it - actually focusing on learning stuff, or mainly entertainment (I watch SC2 like others watch soccer basically =P) with the added bonus of maybye being able to pick up something you can use or investigate more later.

I agree HD and Husky are perhaps not perfect when it comes to all the small details of the techical stuff, but they make up for it with enthusiastic commentary, and thats probably even more important atleast in terms of entertainment value.

-Stigma
Egnarts
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark33 Posts
May 08 2010 19:44 GMT
#26
Rise and Diggity is both quality imo.

If your starved for good commentaries you can check out sc2gg.com, they got a lot of good quality commentaries.
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
May 08 2010 19:48 GMT
#27
On May 09 2010 04:22 Kaniol wrote:
Day[9], Chill, Gretorp


Yeah, everyone knows Day9 and Chill are great but Gretorp is really, really good too.
I also like djWheat and Martijn from GLHF, but I don't like Gunrun who Martijn always casts with so..
Oh and Rise, for sure watch his casts.
Hm, and Joseki is good (he's also quite a good player) but his casting partners aren't too great..
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DimZ
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom30 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 20:27:59
May 08 2010 20:25 GMT
#28
Gotta agree with the majority of people, that Day9 is one of the best, if not the best commentator. Hd and Husky are ok, but lack some knowledge of builds and such but still entertaining to listen to, also orb is a surprisingly good commentator although he rarely commentates defiantly check him out. Another great caster is Thegunrun, although he is still new to starcraft his casts are really entertaining and he also casts a lot of great tourneys in awesome quality.
nFOUR
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway19 Posts
May 08 2010 20:28 GMT
#29
Rhavanna is awesome!
http://www.livestream.com/storr
Really great Terran player, who provides humorous, yet insightful commentary to her own or others' games.
Highly recommended stream!
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Vargavaka
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden111 Posts
May 08 2010 20:32 GMT
#30
Day9 is of course a given but apart from him I really like Diggity and Klazart. Too bad that Klazart isn't commenting any more
Xiphiasar
Profile Joined April 2010
United States78 Posts
May 08 2010 22:27 GMT
#31
Joseki is great. He's on the iccup stream most nights at 8pm EST. Very knowledgeable, great at explaining stuff, and willing to answer questions.
Drowsy
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States4876 Posts
May 08 2010 22:40 GMT
#32
On May 09 2010 03:50 Tom Phoenix wrote:
Crota does a decent job at commentating, although his showmanship aspects are rather lacking compared to others.

I like everyone BUT this guy. I find his commentaries incredibly annoying and he usually picks pretty stupid games to commentate on.
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Glaven
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada554 Posts
May 08 2010 22:42 GMT
#33
Diggity is probably one of my favorite overall, though I wish he'd do more commentaries.
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DrBoo
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1177 Posts
May 08 2010 22:43 GMT
#34
I personally really enjoy Day9's commentary... just not so much the constant facial view :p
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Sentient
Profile Joined April 2010
United States437 Posts
May 08 2010 22:52 GMT
#35
Husky is my favorite to watch for entertainment. Day9 is best for in-depth analysis, and I've learned a lot from him (sometimes he sounds pretentious and it puts me off, but I know it's not intentional <3). goatrope is good fun just to have in the background while I'm doing other things. I've learned a lot just watching orb play and rage; he's not as high level as other skilled players in my opinion, but he says some really deep things off hand that don't occur to many commentators.
MrRey
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
183 Posts
May 08 2010 23:07 GMT
#36
Gretorp's da best.
Erucious
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway393 Posts
May 08 2010 23:31 GMT
#37
Day9, Rise (funny as hell), Chill (funny guy as well), orb (very knowledgable about the game), Dj Wheat is decent, but feels like hes missing a bit of game knowledge.

Dont know much about the others
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Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
May 08 2010 23:36 GMT
#38
If you want real professional commentary the best ones are

day[9]
rise
chill
diggity
tasteless (duh)

the amateur youtube stuff is like HD and husky
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Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-08 23:45:37
May 08 2010 23:45 GMT
#39
Day9, Nony, Chill, Tasteless, and maybe orb are the only ones I really like. They actually have a clue what they are talking about.

I like DJwheat too, but I know hes pretty bad so he definitely needs a co caster for deeper insight. With a co caster though he definitely seems to understand how to commentate games better then just about anyone.
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Tone_
Profile Joined May 2009
United Kingdom554 Posts
May 09 2010 00:00 GMT
#40
day, orb's show does a lot of analysis, not as well as day9 but good. also gretorp, diggity on youtube, any tournament thats being casted.

else you cant go wrong with watching TL streams and finding your favourites over time.
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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
May 09 2010 00:06 GMT
#41
Day[9] & shoutcraft by far. I'm not a fan of Husky or HD simply because they lack the knowledge. Day[9] knows his shit inside and out and shoutcraft is very entertaining (though he cators to a more beginner audience).
c.Deadly
Profile Joined March 2010
United States545 Posts
May 09 2010 00:13 GMT
#42
djWheat is a pretty funny guy, I've enjoyed his casting for the SC2 TLI US invitational.

I'll definitely repeat Rise and Diggity, who both did excellent SC1 commentary and have youtube channels where they've uploaded a handful of SC2 VODs.

Moletrap and MattandSteveSC on youtube are also great commentators, but I don't think they're commentating SC2 yet. If you're looking for some english commentary on this past season or the upcoming OSL, I'd check them out.
KinosJourney2
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden1811 Posts
May 09 2010 01:47 GMT
#43
SC2GGRise, HDStarcraft and Husky are good Starcraft 2 commentators that you can find on youtube.

Also check out Day[9]'s stream :D
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EximoSua2
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States216 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 02:38:48
May 09 2010 02:38 GMT
#44
*cough* Hey guys, what about SaharaDrac of SCLegacy.com?

Oh, yeah, I heard he was pretty cool guy and made great videos as well! I'll definitely have to check him out!

Yeah, good idea! Me too!

http://www.youtube.com/user/SaharaDrac
Faranth
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
933 Posts
May 09 2010 02:48 GMT
#45
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apathy9
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway20 Posts
May 09 2010 02:51 GMT
#46
Day[9] is no doubt the best. I also enjoy orb's commentating quite a bit when he does it. Chill too. I don't quite like HD and Husky though, I just can't stand their voices for some reason.
Evilruler
Profile Joined May 2010
Brazil116 Posts
May 09 2010 02:52 GMT
#47
I like to watch orb's matchs, commented by himself. There's always good stuff, too bad my internet is horrible and I can only watch when I'm in the house of a friend. At least there is someone else to lol with, since his channel is so awesome it is worth to watch it with your buddies.
smore
Profile Joined February 2010
United States156 Posts
May 09 2010 02:53 GMT
#48
for entertainment purposes...i do recommend the goat show

and day[9] of course.
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
May 09 2010 02:54 GMT
#49
I love watching Lz, especially when all of the EG guys are on vent. Always makes for some funny times.
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AskJoshy
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1625 Posts
May 09 2010 03:06 GMT
#50
My fav. player streams:

LzGaMeR: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Lz
Attero: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Vyanta
Orb: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/orbtl
Rise: http://www.livestream.com/rise

And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my own stuff, though I haven't updated my Youtube channel since joining iCCup as a caster myself: http://www.youtube.com/AskJoshy

And of course myself, Raelcun, Joseki, and all of iCCup's other casters over at http://www.livestream.com/iccup

As we work together more and gain more and more content throughout the week to cast, I feel like iCCup's team of casters will gain a lot of fans.
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SixSongs
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Poland1455 Posts
May 09 2010 04:09 GMT
#51
Day9 and Husky and HD and few others.
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Drk_ItachiX
Profile Joined April 2009
Japan113 Posts
May 09 2010 04:12 GMT
#52
I like Day9......he gets me thinking and motivated to practice.
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NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8748 Posts
May 09 2010 04:15 GMT
#53
DJ Wheat is awesome. He hasn't done much SC2 commentating yet as far as I know so I just wanted to put a recommendation in here so that if you guys see that he's covering something you should definitely check it out!
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Creme
Profile Joined May 2010
United States21 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 04:17:05
May 09 2010 04:16 GMT
#54
Day9, Chill, Rise, Husky, Orb and DJ Wheat all offer the best balance between entertainment and game insight, some more than others. I'd recommend checking them all out.
Onea
Profile Joined April 2010
United States35 Posts
May 09 2010 04:16 GMT
#55
My favorite commentators are tasteless and super daniel man. But I dont think they do commentating for sc2 yet. I could be wrong and I hope I am. If someone knows about some stuff they commentated please PM me and tell me! Please! =D
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Quanticfograw
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States2053 Posts
May 09 2010 04:21 GMT
#56
i like those two handsome commentators big t and bongmicro
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HazMat
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States17077 Posts
May 09 2010 04:22 GMT
#57
I'd say Rise is the only "youtube" commentator worth watching. You'll realize Hd and Husky just lack so much knowledge once you start watching good commentators/ playing on a high level. I was a huge fan of HuskyStarcraft when he had about 600 subscribers to 2k subscribers but then I started watching day9 and saw how bad Husky is.
Artosis + Tasteless is my favorite duo to watch, but sadly they haven't commentated any sc2 together.
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Lysogen
Profile Joined March 2010
United States38 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 04:40:08
May 09 2010 04:38 GMT
#58
There are 3 that I actually watch. Plus whomever is hosting a tournament.

Day9, for his in-depth replay analysis.
Gretorp, for his amazingly analytical commentary while he plays. (even though he's T and I play P, it's amazing what I can learn from him).
Goatrope, or as they refer to it, "The goat show" for hilarious late-night gameplay and conversation with Goatrope and a few of his buddies. It's like the SC equivalent of your early morning radio show.

I want to say Nony, because of the playstyle I've seen other people talk about. But literally the past 4 times I've tried to watch his stream, he's gotten stuck in some kind of standstill for 20 minutes.
MrBlonde
Profile Joined April 2010
United States11 Posts
May 09 2010 04:46 GMT
#59
Husky and HD ftw!! they rock!
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lowlypawn
Profile Joined January 2009
United States241 Posts
May 09 2010 08:49 GMT
#60
what happened to PerfectionistEmblem? No new videos in over 2 months.

Did anyone mention this guy? http://www.youtube.com/user/GrethSC
He can be pretty funny.
zomgzergrush
Profile Joined August 2008
United States923 Posts
May 09 2010 11:30 GMT
#61
Day9 for straight up technical godliness and knowledge.

husky and HD are nice for entertaining filler audio as well as general ambiance during the match. Their commentating does create good ambiance to the game and are especially good for the uninitiated casual observers to listen to.
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Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9560 Posts
May 09 2010 11:53 GMT
#62
Chill Day[9] Husky HD and Wheat is who I tune in to watch.
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Shanedon
Profile Joined April 2010
United States147 Posts
May 09 2010 12:19 GMT
#63
I'll agree with the general theme in that Day9 and Tasteless are great. IMO for the specific reason that they play random, and they rarely, if ever, complain about imbalances, instead they find ways to work around them (wow how innovative :D), they also dissect the game (more Day9) so it's easily understandable and valuable if you're trying to learn the game, on top of all that they respect the little things, like overlooked micro movements, map positioning, and building canceling/scout counters. But yeah, my opinion is a bit biased because I have been listening to them for a long time.
Gyar...
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51459 Posts
May 09 2010 12:23 GMT
#64
DJWheat/Day/Chill for Blizzcon 2010 SC2 tournament!
Commentator
treeoo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia73 Posts
May 09 2010 12:34 GMT
#65
does any1 know at happnd to cholerasc?
life is life
Railin
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada96 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 14:55:50
May 09 2010 14:55 GMT
#66
On May 09 2010 21:23 GTR wrote:
DJWheat/Day/Chill for Blizzcon 2010 SC2 tournament!


I would support this petition!

Day[9] is just a must and miles above everyone else, and I haven't found a SC2 player yet who does not like his commentaries and does not find his daily shows both educational and entertaining.
Previously mentioned Chill, Diggity, DjWheat, TheGunRun (GLHF.tv), LzGamer, HD, Husky, Orb, Vyanta/Attero can all provide good commentary and really depends on your personal preferences. I like watching Artosis streams as well, he answers questions from spectators and it can be quite insightful.

The only one I seriously dislike is Rise, he's not that knowledgeable and I dislike his style of humor (but people who love the "low IQ, gross" style comedies will love him, and there's plenty of them out there, otherwise he wouldnt be so popular).
~~femFxRailin~~ "Sc2 strategies have an interesting history of being developed in Europe, perfected in Korea, and used on unsuspecting Americans" [Tree.Hugger]
Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
May 09 2010 15:11 GMT
#67
Husky and HD are the best in my very biased opinion , im sure day9 etc. are better to watch to learn the game but just not as entertaining to listen 2 as husky and HD..but again, its just personal opinion based on what ur looking for when listening to a commentary
Tropics
Profile Joined August 2007
United Kingdom1132 Posts
May 09 2010 15:14 GMT
#68
there's a reason why in streamed tourneys whenever there's lag players say "everyone but day9 get out"

seen this on at least 2 seperate occasions now and i die laughing at how it must make the other commentators feel

but seriously day9 is easily the best caster, by many, many miles.
HydroXy
Profile Joined May 2010
United States513 Posts
May 09 2010 15:19 GMT
#69
I like Sid's stream. Very knowledgable, and he commentates during his games, which is nice. (Get to hear the player's thought process about unit choices, what the other player's build order is signaling, etc.)
LordofAscension
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States589 Posts
May 09 2010 15:19 GMT
#70
On May 09 2010 03:50 Tom Phoenix wrote:
Crota does a decent job at commentating, although his showmanship aspects are rather lacking compared to others.


Heya! You can find both Crota and SaharaDrac are both SC:L staffers and you can find their commentaries on SC:L's channel:

http://youtube.com/starcraftlegacy

If you have suggestions they're always open to comments/constructive criticism.

:D

~LoA
~WelCoMe tO My rEaLm SC:L - sclegacy.com
Wonderballs
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada253 Posts
May 09 2010 15:30 GMT
#71
this is h to the uskey huskey and I don't really like what you guys are saying so i'll see you guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuys next time!!!!!

only reason i watch huskey, HD is funny too.

for actually l2p'ing

-day9
-other TL streams

I thought Jesus would come back before Starcraft 2.
HydroXy
Profile Joined May 2010
United States513 Posts
May 09 2010 15:49 GMT
#72
On May 09 2010 21:23 GTR wrote:
DJWheat/Day/Chill for Blizzcon 2010 SC2 tournament!


/signed. Yesterday's commentary was fun.
Kare
Profile Joined March 2009
Norway786 Posts
May 09 2010 15:50 GMT
#73
Klazart!
In life you can obtain all sorts of material wealth, but the real treasure is the epic feelings you get while doing something you love.
Mikami_
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Estonia274 Posts
May 09 2010 15:55 GMT
#74
In my opinion djWHEAT and TotalBiscuit are the most professional and enjoyable commentators around.
DeMusliM
Profile Joined February 2010
United Kingdom401 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 16:05:55
May 09 2010 16:04 GMT
#75
I logged on BNet this morning and got this message instantly:
maxijazz: ur huge retard dude cause of ur whines on razer finals zotac admins banned on of our best commentators. enjoy thousands of haters now crygirl. thing is he wasnt lagging at all and never did, he was just alt-tabbed in preparation to match.
hopefully makers will get rid of u ahole ;S

So i guess who ever he is talking about must be a good commentator!

I like day9 the best i think, helps that he plays all the races to a fine level, and he's obviously a good talker - very talkative and i like listening to what he has to say.
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
May 09 2010 16:13 GMT
#76
On May 09 2010 04:43 Stigma wrote:
I guess it depends on what you want to get from it - actually focusing on learning stuff, or mainly entertainment (I watch SC2 like others watch soccer basically =P) with the added bonus of maybye being able to pick up something you can use or investigate more later.

I agree HD and Husky are perhaps not perfect when it comes to all the small details of the techical stuff, but they make up for it with enthusiastic commentary, and thats probably even more important atleast in terms of entertainment value.

-Stigma


Day9 is overall the best commentator because hes a bit (or a lot for some) more enthusiastic and funny then HD and Husky, and light years ahead in strategy

-Stigma
43084 | Honeybadger: "So july, you're in the GSL finals. How do you feel?!" ~ July: "HUNGRY."
Cirno
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada168 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 16:32:39
May 09 2010 16:32 GMT
#77
There's only a few I watch: DJ Wheat, TotalBiscuit, Day9 and the glhv.tv guys. They're all amazing. =)
NrG.Cirno
Marke
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden279 Posts
May 09 2010 16:35 GMT
#78
Favorite to watch is djWHEAT and Day9. gogo! :>
Det är inte lätt när det är svårt
Vexx
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States462 Posts
May 09 2010 16:35 GMT
#79
Look, if the commentator doesn't yell:

"His extractor has been up for FOUR SECONDS and he still ISNT GATHERING GAS! WHAT POOR MICRO!"

Then you're not watching a hardcore commentator.

Though, if anyone knows of commentators would actually comment on the game instead of picking at the players, please let me know. It's really hard to listen to the current popular batch without rolling my eyes. Imagine watching a hockey game while the commentators go "Oh no... look at that mistep with the skate... If he had just lifted his foot an inch higher, he could have gotten a quicker boost. Also, they scored twice while I was talking about shit nobody cares about."
I am not nice.
Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2959 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 16:46:49
May 09 2010 16:45 GMT
#80
I simply loved the DJ Wheat, Day9 and Chill combo yesterday.
A lot of professional insight.
Great humor and pretty interesting talk overall.

E.g. even DJ Wheat doesn't know as much as the others he did so well asking interesting questions or keeping the conversation going. Just great.

Regarding HD and Husky. Well they were pretty much the start for me. And watching SC2 Videos in High Quality was simply so cool.
But once I got into Beta, decent skilled myself and watched Day9 it just got so annoying to listen to wrong information / little strategy knowledge. Often I was like "Didn't you see him Feedback-Kill these 5 Medics? And now you even wonder how he could win this fight so easily?! Gah.."

But still props to them for all their engagement and they attract a lot players to SC2. Would be just nice if their SC2 knowledge / skills were a bit greater.
WrathBringerReturns said: No no no. Sarcasm is detected in the voice. When this forum is riddled with stupidity, you think I can tell every post apart? Fair enough it was intended sarcastically, was it obvious? Of course not.
Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2959 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 16:47:38
May 09 2010 16:47 GMT
#81
- double post sry -
WrathBringerReturns said: No no no. Sarcasm is detected in the voice. When this forum is riddled with stupidity, you think I can tell every post apart? Fair enough it was intended sarcastically, was it obvious? Of course not.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
May 09 2010 16:58 GMT
#82
Platinum, I enjoy listening to DJ Wheat, TotalBiscuit, Day9, chill Husky and the glhv.tv
"Dark Pleasure" | | I survived the Locust war of May 3, 2014
Louder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States2276 Posts
May 09 2010 17:00 GMT
#83
day9, rise, diggity, psyonic, dj wheat, joseki, raelcun

orb needs to be deleted from the internet.
bull0563
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
112 Posts
May 09 2010 17:01 GMT
#84
if you are from the netherlands you should try out blizzboys.
illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
May 09 2010 17:03 GMT
#85
I think XDlove on PLU is actually the best. He comments live games almost everyday and he used to be a very competitive player (kind of like Day[9]). Too bad it's not in English.
:]
Eventh
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway45 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 17:29:13
May 09 2010 17:28 GMT
#86
Day9 is the best commentator. Of the youtube commentators i prefer PsY. Surprised not more are following him.

I think that HD and H to the usky husky has to many gimmicks and lacks a bit of game knowledge that the top rated players/commentators have.

Edit: and djWheat just plays the most awful music during breaks.
s031720
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden383 Posts
May 09 2010 17:29 GMT
#87
I have bookmarked alot of casters and not so many streamers, but the ones I tend to come back to frequently is:

Day9 is ofcourse given, but kinda hard to find his stuff lately.
Psystarcraft - Zergplayer. To few of those casting, + funny aslong as he dosent censor his language, as he seems to have been doing lately.
Blizshouter - Dont know really why I like this awkward caster, but I do. Not superhigh-level wich motivates me to play, since I feel I should be able to play equally good.
Ive only seen one cast with Greetorp, but that was really super great so I have no doubt that he will become one of my absolute favourites.
Just another noob
Synwave
Profile Joined July 2009
United States2803 Posts
May 09 2010 17:37 GMT
#88
Has Tasteless done any commentating yet?
Ive seen all the major tournies so far and haven't heard him but I was curious since it is easy to miss things what with all the hustle and bustle of the scene emerging.
♞Nerdrage is the cause of global warming♞
stork4ever
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1036 Posts
May 09 2010 17:39 GMT
#89
less known commentors like nukethestars and ranshin are pretty entertaining when you just want to watch a game without worrying about the technical aspect. They also give pretty good hype videos.

I miss klazart and cholera =(

Moletrap/digigty are still trucking, dont leave us!
URfavHO
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States514 Posts
May 09 2010 17:53 GMT
#90
DJwheat and Day9 were good. With Day9 being more analytical and DJwheat being there for color, they were quite effective together.

Tasteless and Superdanielman were fine as well... and if there were ever a lady commentator i'd watch...
Beasttwo
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada49 Posts
May 09 2010 18:05 GMT
#91
Whenever i see Gretorp on i always watch him. hes just very detailed and doesn't rage quit or rage at all. and hes good looking!
Even the best fall down sometimes
Prototype
Profile Joined November 2009
Sweden56 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 18:26:51
May 09 2010 18:23 GMT
#92
I'm going to go against the common consensus and say that Day9 is overrated. Good, but overrated. I find it hard to swallow his constant hyperbole and I really don't like the way he accentuates certain phrases. He is knowledgeable, but as a result he is very opinionated and as such his often normative 'advice' is best suited to a player that shares his approach to the game. As with any commentator its best not to take him at face value.

And yes, the face-cam.

As for the 'best' commentators, I will say BW, and I will say Korean. Observant, funny and analytical - and I get all that without even knowing the language. (I'm half-serious here!)
"Do we live to play, or do we play to live?"
Cham
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
797 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 18:44:17
May 09 2010 18:43 GMT
#93
Does Superiorwolf still do commentary? I remember him getting quite good at commentating and noticed remarkable improvements. I really enjoy watching Klazart's youtube channel even though I believe he has retired. As for SC2, I love GLHF channel and Day 9 of course~
Blekk101
Profile Joined April 2010
9 Posts
May 09 2010 18:47 GMT
#94
Tasteless is the best caster, Day[9] with a close second. DjWHEAT is fun to have commentating. Everyone else's voices crack and don't know what they are talking about.
SC2Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2814 Posts
May 09 2010 18:52 GMT
#95
LZgamer,Orb and of course Day9 ^_^
Who the fuck has a family of fucking trees? This song is so god damn stupid. Fuck you song, fuck you and your stupid trees. -itmeJP
Utred
Profile Joined February 2010
Belgium16 Posts
May 09 2010 19:07 GMT
#96
Day9 is very good. But his daily cast is too long imo. I cba watching a 1 hour cast every day.
I really like Psy's casts on youtube on his own games, very enjoyable and he taught me a lot.
gogogadgetflow
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2583 Posts
May 09 2010 19:31 GMT
#97
The games on the starcraftlegacy youtube channel are usually pretty good - Crota knows what he's talking about and his voice doesn't crack.
Dylancool2
Profile Joined June 2009
81 Posts
May 09 2010 19:32 GMT
#98
On May 09 2010 03:39 Trapist wrote:
I like watching Vyanta/Attero.


He is one of my favorite, i also enjoy watching HD and Husky on youtube... but when it comes to live stream Vyanta is my all time favorite.
Your as annoying as a Reaver drop.
Artifex
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Belgium189 Posts
May 09 2010 19:35 GMT
#99
I very much like watching Eek's stream and listen to his comments on the game.
Fear. Fear that the zerg are expanding all over the map and there's nothing you can do. The Swarm. Your doom. Now is the time to panic. The terran and protoss are trying to survive. The Zerg are trying to obliterate them. - Stane
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 19:55:09
May 09 2010 19:40 GMT
#100
Day9 and Chill are typically the commentators I go to for professional SC 2 commentaries. There are a lot of other commentators who possess the knowledge, but their names don't stand out for me yet either because they're not as entertaining or because they don't commentate as much. Certainly, people like Nony, Orb, and give excellent analysis, but I feel there's more to commentary than analysis, though Nony is sometimes highly entertaining in a subtle way. Joseki, Raelcun, and Diggity are good, too, though I haven't been following them much.

Tasteless - I haven't seen him commentate SC 2. If we're going to consider BW, then yeah, the Artosis-Tasteless duo was great as a counterpart to the Day9-Chill duo. But neither of them have been commentating SC 2 as far as I can recall. Maybe someone can correct me on this.

Rise is a great commentator for non-technical people. His commentary in the USA vs. Canada matches was hilarious. I have a friend who watches SC 2 for entertainment and who simply loves Rise's commentary because it's accessible and funny. He isn't bothered by Rise's non-technical style and in fact thinks that might be a good thing. I think TheGunrun is similar.

HD & Husky are closer in knowledge to Rise than Day9 & Chill, but closer in style to Day9 & Chill than Rise. I like their synergy, but do echo the sentiment that if they're going to follow the Day9 & Chill style of commentary - a style that I consider analytic rather than just entertaining - then more knowledge about the top SC 2 scene is a good thing.

Haven't heard too much from DjWheat, but I certainly don't have an issue with his commentary. I think he might throw the F-bomb a little too much for mainstream commentary, though

For non-English commentators, I rather like Zerator. Even though I cannot understand French, the dude is funny in a way that translates across linguistic barriers.
Blekk101
Profile Joined April 2010
9 Posts
May 09 2010 19:47 GMT
#101
DjWHEAT is a good commentator, i think he only really swears a bunch when it's not serious. i know he casted some WoW games on MLG like a year or 2 ago. Tasteless hasn't casted SC2 but i'm sure he's much better than anyone else at casting...
Zurope
Profile Joined May 2010
United States29 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-09 19:54:29
May 09 2010 19:50 GMT
#102
Day9 is amazing for insanely in-depth replay analysis. As he is a real pro. Many starcraft years under his belt. You can find him under the "User Streams" right here.

Diggity is a really good commentator.Another real pro. Totally gosu. He has a youtube channel.

Finally goatrope "the goat show" is simply hilarious and educational at times. He has several "goat builds" such as the megarax. And goatrope is a top tier platinum player too. You can find him under the "User Streams" right here.
You Gotta Make It Happen
Corvi
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Germany1406 Posts
May 09 2010 20:02 GMT
#103
thegunrun and martijn (did i spell that right?) are pretty good, but what i dont like is that they miss things, even when they observe right they miss stuff and/or just dont mention it ... pretty weird oO

also i dont like that they get too excited about certain stuff, like the most annoying tactic in sc2, which is void rays in pvt. in the morrow vs phobos game yesterday it made me so angry that i had to turn off the stream. ^^
Kojaimea
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom277 Posts
May 09 2010 20:11 GMT
#104
Chill, djWeat and Day9 made a fantastic team in the TLI yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed their banter for the full 5(?) hours.
The riverbed, dried-up, half full of leaves. Us, listening to a river in the trees.
Martijn
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Netherlands1219 Posts
May 09 2010 20:16 GMT
#105
Thanks for the mentions I got as myself and the nods at glhf.tv as a whole, I'm doing my best to improve our broadcasts when I can. Everything from reviewing replays from players to prepare for matches to keeping a notepad/playbook with plays for individual big name players.

And to let out some of the frustrations of the past week:
I hope people do understand that the game during beta changes so much there's no way to keep up with everything. Never mind the rather significant differences between players on the EU and US realm so no caster will get it right always.
Please give everyone a decent chance, too many people have been hating commentators for little to no reason. Yesterday I commented on a players build beforehand, then while he executed that exact build said "yes, early xx by yy, interesting" and right away had people go "omg he doesn't know yy's build!" Just because I call something interesting, doesn't mean I'm not familiar with the build or even surprised that a player is doing it.

And last but not least, STOP hating on Commentator X because you like Commentator Y and don't spam links to another persons stream in the chat. People need to realize that most the commentators are on good terms with one another. There is hardly any rivalry going on there. Commentators help each other with their setups and cover for each other when needed. So the last thing most of us want is to steal viewers from one another. If there's nothing going on, by all means, but I've felt obligated to apologize to other casters because viewers were spamming our link in their chat and I've seen it happen in our chat as well and felt sour. You are not serving anyone with this, this is not what the commentators want.

There, feel much better now, tl.net therapy.

That said, Day[9]'s by far my favorite sc2 commentator to watch and wheat is multigaming genius when it comes to casting.
http://www.glhf.tv fighting! Former WesternWolves & LowLandLions operations manager.
Solai
Profile Joined September 2009
204 Posts
May 09 2010 20:18 GMT
#106
On May 10 2010 05:11 Kojaimea wrote:
Chill, djWeat and Day9 made a fantastic team in the TLI yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed their banter for the full 5(?) hours.


I agree. The cast was really good .I really like Chills canadian accent. And Wheat is simply awesome.
architekt
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany64 Posts
May 09 2010 21:48 GMT
#107
gotta give some special love to gunrun too. although he might not be the best technical caster and the music he has in his playlist is terrible, he really has ambitions and has brought somany nice games to the people of sc2. still remeber how he saved the hdi? that was so nice. pure hero bear semen there. also big up to martjin?, keep up the good work, oh and gunrun, stop saying guys all the time, and no, folks is not acceptable either.
apart from that, gretorp!
i think he is smart and by that i dont watn to say that i am equally smart for spotting his smartness. its just, despite all his rational behaviour , i really sense a good emotional person behind that mic. and finally some hate: orb, stop swearing all the time. its just annoying. dont know what ppl like about your "rage". i think its just embarrassing. no offense! if all of you casters keep influencing eachother, we gonna have a mighty caster lineup when sc2 finally comes out. oh and dont forget, when the time comes, you gotta talk in way, so that also the newbs understand you, find the right balance, but for now i love that nerdtalk.
we still need someone who is really fast with the mic and has some hyper voice to push the viewers if something dramatic is happening.
bakedace
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States672 Posts
May 09 2010 23:39 GMT
#108
day9 has definitely caused many commentators to step their game up in terms of knowledge.

But I have to give much respect for the guys like totalbuiscut who can get excited about every last thing from beginning to end.

My casts lack drama because when I get excited, its not acting. But, I'm still improving and I'm really excited about the future of sc2 in e-sports!

Mangemongen
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden125 Posts
May 09 2010 23:47 GMT
#109
Tastless. He's the best commentator of them all, no doubt about it. I want to see him commentate live SC1 again.
fly.stat
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States449 Posts
May 09 2010 23:50 GMT
#110
Day9/Tasteless/Artosis, Chill, Gretorp

IMO of course.

If you think tasteless isn't a top tier amazing caster, Gom classic Jaedong vs. Tempest game 3.
Until I write you again, take care of your precious person.
threehundred
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada911 Posts
May 09 2010 23:54 GMT
#111
petzergling and daz . WHERE ARE YOU GUYS lol
KimTaeyeon MEDIC MU fighting! ^^;;
Setz3R
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States455 Posts
May 09 2010 23:55 GMT
#112
Day9 of course, for his dailys and such. As far as just regular STREAMING --DaBoO hands down.

He's skilled, he talks to everyone in chat while he plays, and he commentates on everything he does. I like his stream a lot, its definitely a good thing to watch.
twitch.tv/setz3r
monkh
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom568 Posts
May 09 2010 23:57 GMT
#113
do u think the OP realises day9 commentates videos? every post nearly mentioned day9 like total overkill

don't think any mentioned totalbiscut.
www.youtube.com/totalhalibut (yes total halibut not biscut for youtube) hes very funny to watch
Daeden.620
keeblur
Profile Joined April 2010
United States826 Posts
May 10 2010 00:12 GMT
#114
Hard to name a favorite since they all kind of have different styles. glhf.tv and attero would have to be my favorite two, although I'll pretty much watch whoever is covering anything worth watching.
Isn't it ironic and selfish to say that God made man in his image, when God was made in man's image?
Highwayman
Profile Joined March 2010
United States181 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-10 00:30:41
May 10 2010 00:29 GMT
#115
Day9, Chill, Orb (when he's talking strat and not bitching), DJ Wheat, Gretorp, Lz, Nony. Unfortunately for Zerg players there isn't a lot of great strategy commentary specific to Zerg other than Artosis's stream. His stream is awesome, but he streams when I usually sleep and watching on-demand is annoying because his stream cuts out so much that you can only watch them in 6-7 minute pieces usually. But if you're willing to deal with it, his stream is definitely where it's at for Zerg.

Edit: And I just wanted to also say that Day9 and DJ Wheat together is a sick combo and I hope to see more of that.
gunsakimbo
Profile Joined October 2009
United States38 Posts
May 10 2010 01:38 GMT
#116
Starcraft Amateur Hour over at www.Starcraft.org
Go for the Eyes
AskJoshy
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1625 Posts
May 10 2010 02:13 GMT
#117
On May 10 2010 05:16 Martijn wrote:
And last but not least, STOP hating on Commentator X because you like Commentator Y and don't spam links to another persons stream in the chat. People need to realize that most the commentators are on good terms with one another. There is hardly any rivalry going on there. Commentators help each other with their setups and cover for each other when needed. So the last thing most of us want is to steal viewers from one another. If there's nothing going on, by all means, but I've felt obligated to apologize to other casters because viewers were spamming our link in their chat and I've seen it happen in our chat as well and felt sour. You are not serving anyone with this, this is not what the commentators want.


Agreed! We love each other. I personally would be glad to work with anyone at any time, though of course if iCCup needs me to cover something I'd have to help them out first. Martijn, TheGunRun, Rise, whoever else is covering events and need backup, I'll be on Skype. =P
Heroes, Hearthstone, and SC2 videos: http://www.youtube.com/AskJoshy
Lysogen
Profile Joined March 2010
United States38 Posts
May 10 2010 07:17 GMT
#118
I want to give some special love to Martijn. That adorable little Dutch. I always look forward to hearing his voice.
stolensheep
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom306 Posts
May 10 2010 07:25 GMT
#119
Sahara Drac is so funny, he's a good commentator too!

*manly voice* "infernal pre-igniter"
twitter.com/stolensheeps
Elegy
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States1629 Posts
May 10 2010 07:25 GMT
#120
realistically only day9, chill, djwheat, goat etc are worth watching if u want to really learn anything at all. the other casters are, in large part, incapable of doing anything besides play-by-play as they clearly lack the game knowledge to make more in-depth calls or comments. A+ effort for those that put so much time and effort into casting though, but don't expect anything but play-by-play for the vast majority of the 'big name' casters.
EximoSua2
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States216 Posts
May 10 2010 07:29 GMT
#121
On May 10 2010 16:25 jamie wrote:
Sahara Drac is so funny, he's a good commentator too!

*manly voice* "infernal pre-igniter"



Yes I got one! <3
mortar
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden82 Posts
May 10 2010 07:48 GMT
#122
In order of awesomeness (note that I haven't seen the most):

Day[9]
HDstarcraft
Husky
DjWheat

As streamers / commentators:

Orb
Fallen
DaBo
The dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity
saritenite
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Singapore1680 Posts
May 10 2010 08:00 GMT
#123
I've always been a fan of Diggity's casts

Chill, Artosis, Day[9] and Tasteless are all tip-top people.

And I like Moletrap and Nukethestars when I want some fun and random stuff popping out of nowhere.
deL
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Australia5540 Posts
May 10 2010 08:04 GMT
#124
I second Rise

Also, tobiwankenobi, madmortigan, kitfox and daman from gamestah are good:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=123195

iCCup.Raelcun as well, he commentates for iCCupTV.

Gaming videos for fun ~ http://www.youtube.com/user/WijLopenLos
Martijn
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Netherlands1219 Posts
May 15 2010 02:12 GMT
#125
On May 10 2010 16:17 Lysogen wrote:
I want to give some special love to Martijn. That adorable little Dutch. I always look forward to hearing his voice.


... Yeah what the hell, I'll take any love I can get.
http://www.glhf.tv fighting! Former WesternWolves & LowLandLions operations manager.
Baarn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2702 Posts
May 15 2010 02:20 GMT
#126
JP and Incontrol.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mlgpc/v3
There's no S in KT. :P
eAzydaman
Profile Joined May 2010
83 Posts
May 15 2010 02:23 GMT
#127
www.youtube.com/Psystarcraft , hes a pretty good Zerg player that have awesome commentary I love the sarcastic feel of his commentary.
LunarDestiny
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States4177 Posts
May 15 2010 02:28 GMT
#128
Don't really like SC2 that much. But sometimes the day9 daily.
QueueQueue
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada1000 Posts
May 15 2010 03:02 GMT
#129
In terms of knowledge, Day9 is a good commentator to watch.

As much as I like Husky and HD, I just feel they miss too much and lack general game knowledge for commentating purposes. Simple things like knowing what the early startings of a build means for the early to mid game.
MythicalMage
Profile Joined May 2010
1360 Posts
May 15 2010 03:16 GMT
#130
I am a fan of Isktaumesk (mancatcher on youtube) for his hilarity, Day9 for his tactical analysis, Rise for his personality, and HD and Husky for their volume of commentaries.
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 24 2010 19:43 GMT
#131
On May 15 2010 11:23 eAzydaman wrote:
www.youtube.com/Psystarcraft , hes a pretty good Zerg player that have awesome commentary I love the sarcastic feel of his commentary.


http://www.youtube.com/Psystarcraft

Yeah, Psy is actually becoming a favorite of mine, brilliant humor and excellent pointers on how to play Zerg, every Zerg player should subscribe to him.

Other than him I watch TotalBisquit, HD, Husky, Day9, and I am looking into who else I should follow.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
PhoenixM1
Profile Joined January 2010
United States178 Posts
May 24 2010 19:46 GMT
#132
Day9!! It's not just that Day9 knows what he's talking about but he's also really vibrant about it. He gets like really excited when he's talking about stuff that's happening.
=/
Glufs
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway78 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 20:02:26
May 24 2010 19:49 GMT
#133
As a Zerg-player I will recommend Psy aswell. Reasons:

-Skilled high platinum.
-Even manages to cast his own livegames while commentating and winning.
-Great humor. (sarcastic like someone mentioned)
-Explains the reason behind his actions very well.
-Makes videos regularly.

And of course, Day9, but I'm sure you got that allready.
Juxx
Profile Joined April 2010
325 Posts
May 24 2010 19:49 GMT
#134
Day9 is my favorite commentator. I think HD and Husky would be so much better if they just played the game more. They get really annoying sometimes, like ranting on for a whole minute about how one less worker = their economy is slashed and is going to have to make a huge comeback.
Grubby Fighting!
qwaykee
Profile Joined February 2010
Norway266 Posts
May 24 2010 19:49 GMT
#135
just watch Nukethestars' hype videos and you'll know what im talking about
Glufs
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway78 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 20:02:46
May 24 2010 19:50 GMT
#136
doublepost (managed to quote instead of edit)
j4vz
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada976 Posts
May 24 2010 19:50 GMT
#137
my vote:
day9 <3
someone_elses_lies@live.fr
SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 19:53:57
May 24 2010 19:53 GMT
#138
in no order

Day9
Digigity(miss him, gl with the wedding =))
I'M CHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL!!!
TheGunrun and Martjm
HD and Husky
Djwheat
Rise

screw it, i like everybody

also:

Artosis and Tasteless+ Show Spoiler +
stop slacking, gogo cast more
"LOL I have 202 supply right now (3 minutes later)..."LOL NOW I HAVE 220 SUPPLY SUP?!?!?" - Mondragon
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 19:57:27
May 24 2010 19:56 GMT
#139
day9, whole bunch of sc2gg people including Rise, Diggity..., awesome guys...
tasteless artosis => maner
raelcun => nice guy :D
Debo=> funny guy xD
HD+H => awesome people xD
NonY=> quite but cool xD
Brent Psyonic Reaver + LzGamer => addicted to these guys
orb => really, really, dont like him when he rage :| => watch him if you want to laugh at raging moments

GLHF.tv: grrrrrreaaaatteeee musics!!! nice voice and very polite xD!! love this one :D
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
Immersion_
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom794 Posts
May 24 2010 20:03 GMT
#140
Personal favourite is Crota aka Blizshouter on youtube, often gives the illusion of knowing what he's talking about and keeps it interesting

Also like the standard guys too HD and Husky add good drama =].
http://www.twitch.tv/sybar1te Sybarite#2581 - add me for Heroes games. .Play Hots and Overwatch currently. Feel free to add.
DemiSe
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
883 Posts
May 24 2010 20:06 GMT
#141
Day9, not only because he's totally awesome but because he becomes really excited when he's talking about stuff that's happening, and he loves the game as much as you do!
djWHEAT, love all of his shows, he speaks from his heart.
TheGunrun, because he is TheGunrun!
Let's See Who's Stronger, Your Tricks, Or My Skills.
Spidermonkey
Profile Joined April 2010
United States251 Posts
May 24 2010 20:13 GMT
#142
Day9 is easily the best.

Husky and HD are entertaining but they do miss alot of things and don't really know the mindset of the progamers so when they make predictions they are normally wrong.

Not so much commentators but streamers....


LzGamer is cool when he streams. He does alot of interaction with his viewers.

Orb is funny when he rages.

Debo is funny too and tries some unothoradox strats.

Fallen is good too.
~ Richard Trahan
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 24 2010 20:18 GMT
#143
Tbh, Husky is kinda fading for me atm, he should stop doing "watch Husky beat random noobs" casts. So a party of three zergs with shared control can lingrush three random partners, yeah, that is a huge shocker.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
Spidermonkey
Profile Joined April 2010
United States251 Posts
May 24 2010 20:19 GMT
#144
On May 25 2010 05:18 Ghad wrote:
Tbh, Husky is kinda fading for me atm, he should stop doing "watch Husky beat random noobs" casts. So a party of three zergs with shared control can lingrush three random partners, yeah, that is a huge shocker.


He said a few weeks ago he has to have "unique" content in order to start selling google ads on his youtube account, thus more Husky casts. I agree though.
~ Richard Trahan
ShadezOwnage
Profile Joined May 2010
184 Posts
May 24 2010 20:23 GMT
#145
PsyStarcraft on youtube.

Plays a bunch of games against USA pros, and is consistently rank1 (if that shit even matters to you).

I feel like his micro is decent. He had a nice series with Moo and a bunch of games against gretorp, axslav, drewbie, moonglade, sheth.

I am sure he has played all these people. I would say the entertainment factor is definitely part of his casts but staring at day9's face all day is not entertaining to me.

HD = overdramatic
Husky = shouter, loud

I still watch both their vods on youtube though usually. good players = dont mean you gotta listen to the commentary.

ALSO - mancatcher on youtube. freakin crazy ass games and a style that i have not seen and never will see again.
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 24 2010 20:27 GMT
#146
Then Husky should focus on doing interviews like the incontrol one, maybe interviewing then on skype while reviewing games with them, he wouldnt need to actually meet up with them.

Ganking randoms isnt really unique.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
pash1k
Profile Joined April 2010
Ukraine119 Posts
May 24 2010 20:31 GMT
#147
I only watched Rise once but I found him very unprofessional and annoying to watch.

Outside of the traditional casters, I really like JP, he's been doing a great job lately. Check out the State of the Game podcast, great stuff.
Insert meme here
petzergling
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
538 Posts
May 24 2010 20:33 GMT
#148
On May 09 2010 03:51 JFlame wrote:
Gotta say Rise, HD and Husky just don't know enough about the game and their comments are often completely wrong and they simply miss alot of key information in the game (Upgrades, expos, unit combos...)

Gretorp is fun to watch as the others have said he tells us what he's thinking/doing as he plays, Day9 obviously and though I'm not personally a fan of Orb's commentary its still something to watch for its play.


+1 u are a good poster
Mod Edit: Don't bold your entire post
ironchefflay
Profile Joined April 2010
United States26 Posts
May 24 2010 20:34 GMT
#149
As someone who just recently came to the SC2 stream community I will say:

Day[9] and Chill
HDStarcraft and Husky
Gretorp
and Goatroap for a fun time

Also there is a British guy I listened to once that was really good but I don't remember his name, any ideas?

As for everyone saying orb, he is entertaining if painuser is there with him but overall he need a LOT of practice to provide any kind of decent commentary.
ALA CUISINE
Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
May 24 2010 20:36 GMT
#150
Why is nobody mentioning Totalbiscuit? He's easily the most entertaining streamer around.
SHOUTcraft ftw <3
You must gather your party before venturing forth.
CrudeClown
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8 Posts
May 24 2010 20:37 GMT
#151
psystarcraft is the best commentator on youtube. Easily.
And I dont even play zerg.

Besides youtube: day[9] obviously, and all the other brilliant tl streamers.
Thank you guys.




TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-24 20:47:48
May 24 2010 20:47 GMT
#152
On May 25 2010 05:19 Spidermonkey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 05:18 Ghad wrote:
Tbh, Husky is kinda fading for me atm, he should stop doing "watch Husky beat random noobs" casts. So a party of three zergs with shared control can lingrush three random partners, yeah, that is a huge shocker.


He said a few weeks ago he has to have "unique" content in order to start selling google ads on his youtube account, thus more Husky casts. I agree though.


That probably won't work. You can't get Youtube partnership if the majority of what you show is game footage (unless you are a reviewer, even then it's pretty hard). The obvious exception to this is Machinima.com. Youtube needs to change its rules otherwise you won't make any money off of it with shoutcasting.

Also there is a British guy I listened to once that was really good but I don't remember his name, any ideas?


Well that can't be me, I'm awful.
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 24 2010 20:49 GMT
#153
This will exemplify the crazy mind that is Psy:

You have not seen this kind of early psychological warfare exchanged by both players at the start of the game:
http://www.youtube.com/user/psystarcraft#p/u/4/wuMNz6erW0k
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
Zavior
Profile Joined August 2009
Finland753 Posts
May 24 2010 20:53 GMT
#154
On May 25 2010 05:47 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 05:19 Spidermonkey wrote:
On May 25 2010 05:18 Ghad wrote:
Tbh, Husky is kinda fading for me atm, he should stop doing "watch Husky beat random noobs" casts. So a party of three zergs with shared control can lingrush three random partners, yeah, that is a huge shocker.


He said a few weeks ago he has to have "unique" content in order to start selling google ads on his youtube account, thus more Husky casts. I agree though.


That probably won't work. You can't get Youtube partnership if the majority of what you show is game footage (unless you are a reviewer, even then it's pretty hard). The obvious exception to this is Machinima.com. Youtube needs to change its rules otherwise you won't make any money off of it with shoutcasting.

Show nested quote +
Also there is a British guy I listened to once that was really good but I don't remember his name, any ideas?


Well that can't be me, I'm awful.


But your accent is totally awesom-o.
SupremeMe
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden227 Posts
May 24 2010 20:58 GMT
#155
Day[9] and Gretorp <3

Something is odd about Gretorp's livestream acc tho, he mostly uploads VODs with no sound or just clips that are 1-10 seconds long =/

Other then that he is at par with day[9] and when they work together (asia vs europe) it's beautiful =)
Distributor of pain - Your loss becomes my gain
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 24 2010 21:00 GMT
#156
I agree, Day9 and Gretorp are doing a fantastic job together on those matches.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
ExO_
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States2316 Posts
May 24 2010 21:03 GMT
#157
go watch the klazart commentary of the Korean Air OSL that just took place


For SC2, as has been said numerous times, Day9 is the best to listen to for understanding the game.
Kittens
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8 Posts
May 24 2010 21:09 GMT
#158
anybody whose named doesn't begin with 'C' and end with 'rota'
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 24 2010 21:10 GMT
#159
Cool, Psy and HD will actually play each other in a 4vs4, that should bring some much deserved publisity to Psy.

Also, it will be cool if both parties shoutcast the game, that could show some of the differences in how they commentate, and how they think about the game.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
guitarizt
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1492 Posts
May 24 2010 21:10 GMT
#160
gretorp is throwing out nuggets of wisdom in the eu asia cast with day
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” - Hemingway
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
May 24 2010 21:18 GMT
#161
On May 25 2010 05:47 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 05:19 Spidermonkey wrote:
On May 25 2010 05:18 Ghad wrote:
Tbh, Husky is kinda fading for me atm, he should stop doing "watch Husky beat random noobs" casts. So a party of three zergs with shared control can lingrush three random partners, yeah, that is a huge shocker.


He said a few weeks ago he has to have "unique" content in order to start selling google ads on his youtube account, thus more Husky casts. I agree though.


That probably won't work. You can't get Youtube partnership if the majority of what you show is game footage (unless you are a reviewer, even then it's pretty hard). The obvious exception to this is Machinima.com. Youtube needs to change its rules otherwise you won't make any money off of it with shoutcasting.

Show nested quote +
Also there is a British guy I listened to once that was really good but I don't remember his name, any ideas?


Well that can't be me, I'm awful.


Dude, you're British. I'm an annoying white guy. Lets keep this in perspective.
Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
May 24 2010 21:20 GMT
#162
On May 25 2010 06:18 HuskyTheHusky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 05:47 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On May 25 2010 05:19 Spidermonkey wrote:
On May 25 2010 05:18 Ghad wrote:
Tbh, Husky is kinda fading for me atm, he should stop doing "watch Husky beat random noobs" casts. So a party of three zergs with shared control can lingrush three random partners, yeah, that is a huge shocker.


He said a few weeks ago he has to have "unique" content in order to start selling google ads on his youtube account, thus more Husky casts. I agree though.


That probably won't work. You can't get Youtube partnership if the majority of what you show is game footage (unless you are a reviewer, even then it's pretty hard). The obvious exception to this is Machinima.com. Youtube needs to change its rules otherwise you won't make any money off of it with shoutcasting.

Also there is a British guy I listened to once that was really good but I don't remember his name, any ideas?


Well that can't be me, I'm awful.


Dude, you're British. I'm an annoying white guy. Lets keep this in perspective.


Yes but I don't know anything and only took and interest in Starcraft when the SC2 beta started. You have something of a headstart, hell EVERYONE does. I make shit up and shout as loudly and quickly as possible in the hope that people don't notice. Sooner or later someone will
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 24 2010 21:42 GMT
#163
TB: Everybody know that you are not the most knowledgeable of the commentators, you are scoring hugely on your personal style as well as the pure britishness. Its like watching premier league with laser guns, very nice, eh, indeed.
Also, I think you are coming along nicely with regards to game sense. I still remember watching live when someone did the extractor trick and you and your partner were totally at loss as to why he did that at the start. :D

Husky: I really like your commentating style, and you have a solid grasp on playing the game, it is the side material that has kinda bored me lately. Hopefully you will find more interesting matches to cast now that HDH is finished. Huge congrats on that btw, what a stunning success.
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
May 24 2010 21:48 GMT
#164
On May 15 2010 11:20 Baarn wrote:
JP and Incontrol.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mlgpc/v3


<3 hope to do more.
Martijn
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Netherlands1219 Posts
May 24 2010 21:56 GMT
#165
On May 25 2010 04:53 SmoKim wrote:
Martjm


So close but yet so far!
http://www.glhf.tv fighting! Former WesternWolves & LowLandLions operations manager.
TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
May 24 2010 21:59 GMT
#166
On May 25 2010 06:42 Ghad wrote:
TB: Everybody know that you are not the most knowledgeable of the commentators, you are scoring hugely on your personal style as well as the pure britishness. Its like watching premier league with laser guns, very nice, eh, indeed.
Also, I think you are coming along nicely with regards to game sense. I still remember watching live when someone did the extractor trick and you and your partner were totally at loss as to why he did that at the start. :D


Ahh yes, the first ever streamed match. I'd never played SC1 multiplayer at that point. Seems like a long time ago, in reality it was about 3 months, crazy.
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
Denarius Jay
Profile Joined May 2010
42 Posts
May 24 2010 23:28 GMT
#167
Husky and HD actually sound like commentators though. Day9 bores me. Yeah, he's more knowledgeable about the game but I literally fall asleep halfway through. I find he lacks enthusiasm on his commentaries. It would be like hearing Kobe Bryant commenting throughout an entire basketball game.. yea, he would have alot of knowledge, but would put the viewer to asleep.

I guess if your learning about the game and looking to improve on your game, day9 would be the better commentator - but if you just wanna relax and watch a good, entertaining game that doesn't sound like a robot talking in your ear, then HD and Husky are the best right now (for english).

State thy biding - Stalker
Silence42
Profile Joined May 2010
United States7 Posts
May 25 2010 02:12 GMT
#168
Day9 has a far more entertaining and less annoying demeanor then Husky and HD. It has been torturous watching the HDH. They say the most ignorant, blatantly wrong, stupid things, and miss things constantly. Sometimes it's funny, like when Nony builds a starport and HD says maybe we'll see void rays, etc. Or when they can't figure out how to make a 2 player map. One of my favorite starcraft forums always has a topic going during the matches, and we point out and laugh at every stupid and incorrect thing they say. Makes a good drinking game as well. But the way they speak is annoying too, particularly Husky. Every time I hear "h -to-the-usky-husky" I want to punch my screen.

But ultimately, HD and Husky are not anywhere near the same league as Day9.
NeCroPoTeNce
Profile Joined July 2009
United States513 Posts
May 25 2010 02:13 GMT
#169
Day9, cuz he does really in depth analysis of the game, and has a TON of personal experience
zerg all the way! Lee Jaedong hwaiting
Waffles
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Romania605 Posts
May 25 2010 02:14 GMT
#170
The reason why day 9 is so good is because out of almost all the commentators he actually knows how to play.
ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
May 25 2010 02:22 GMT
#171
Oh man, I just watched a TotalBiscuit commentary and I was laughing my ass off! His unique style makes you want to pay attention to the match from to start to finish! He even calls the team colors as "trunks"!
Bright]
Profile Joined March 2010
United States118 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-25 02:23:43
May 25 2010 02:22 GMT
#172
The hype about HD and Husky is ridiculous, which many times proves the point:

What is mainstream/popular usually isn't that great.

It boggles my mind that they have more views on YouTube than some of the other commentators who operate at a much higher entertainment level and analysis level!

Edit: don't let me leave out that we owe them alot for their love of community and have added alot for the tournaments. However, high level commentary is out of the question.
Track 1
Bright]
Profile Joined March 2010
United States118 Posts
May 25 2010 02:24 GMT
#173
On May 25 2010 11:14 Waffles wrote:
The reason why day 9 is so good is because out of almost all the commentators he actually knows how to play.


exactly
Track 1
nihlon
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden5581 Posts
May 25 2010 03:12 GMT
#174
On May 25 2010 11:22 Bright] wrote:
The hype about HD and Husky is ridiculous, which many times proves the point:

What is mainstream/popular usually isn't that great.

It boggles my mind that they have more views on YouTube than some of the other commentators who operate at a much higher entertainment level and analysis level!

Edit: don't let me leave out that we owe them alot for their love of community and have added alot for the tournaments. However, high level commentary is out of the question.


Entertainment level is an opinion and not a fact. In my opinion HD and Husky is entertaining to the casual youtube viewer that aren't necessarily interested in improving their play (if they even do play) or learning in-depth game mechanics. Do you seriously think that the 60 000 viewers that watches one of their videos represent the community here at TL? I bet that most people that view their videos on youtube doesn't give a crap if HD guess wrong what the outcome will be when a certain kind of building is put down once in a while.
Banelings are too cute to blow up
krowe
Profile Joined April 2010
United States184 Posts
May 25 2010 03:14 GMT
#175
quick! hype up your game casters.
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 28 2010 08:24 GMT
#176
It seems that the reason that HD and Husky delayed posting the final games of the HDH Invitational #1 tournament was that they both got google partnership, so that ads are shown on their youtube channel, and they get some kickback.

Congrats!
forgottendreams: One underage girl, two drunk guys, one gogo dancer and starcraft 2. Apparently just another day in Europe.
Kegs.aus
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia133 Posts
May 28 2010 09:04 GMT
#177
On May 28 2010 17:24 Ghad wrote:
It seems that the reason that HD and Husky delayed posting the final games of the HDH Invitational #1 tournament was that they both got google partnership, so that ads are shown on their youtube channel, and they get some kickback.

Congrats!


yet theyll both keep asking for donations
Tobastov
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany4 Posts
May 28 2010 09:11 GMT
#178
I really don`t like HD&Husky as they have so many annoying catchphrases and often a bad game sense. In Broodwar I switched to watching the games on the Jon747 (or how he is called) account as commentators are mostly so annoying that it destroys the games. NukeTheStars is an example for that.

Who is the guy that commentates the Asia vs. Europe showmatches with Day9? He seems pretty decent.
hmhm
oZii
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1198 Posts
May 28 2010 09:16 GMT
#179
HD and Husky for entertainment value. I wouldn't get down on them because they may not be as good at the game as many here. They do bring in a large audience which helps e-sports grow which they have both said is there goal. So I do watch them both when they cast videos of other players playing I usually don't watch there own matches.

I watch shoutcraft which is great.

Rise - also is good but doesn't post alot of videos

Day(9) for learning the game - his blip.tv logs are excellent and cover important aspects if you are learning the game. His live commentary not really my thing.

Streams-
Destiny aka Steve.Bonnell who has a stream here on TL is my favorite live stream for a specific race, he plays Zerg and actually talks out what he is doing and thinking. Yes he rages which can be funny and entertaining. He definitely interacts with the streaming audience and answers questions. Many of the live streams are just watching someone play and music not my thing.

LzGamers I just started watching and enjoy it alot also.

So for commentators my choices are-
Shoutcraft
HD and Husky
LzGamers
Rise
Day(9)

Streams of Someone playing-
Destiny
Raisauce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada864 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-28 09:29:46
May 28 2010 09:29 GMT
#180
Day9 is the BEST commentator hands down. He knows his stuff because he's an awesome player. <3 Day9. Much better than the rest casters out there!

We need Day9 and Tasteless to start doing dual commentaries.
Greth
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Belgium318 Posts
May 28 2010 09:32 GMT
#181
If anyone is interested in completely pointless entertainment, I will start claiming to be the best.
youtube.com/grethsc

THAT'S RIGHT!
http://youtube.com/grethsc
yesitsrob
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom43 Posts
May 28 2010 09:48 GMT
#182
I think Wheat is by far the most professional commentator out there, he just lacks a bit of knowledge on the game, but him co-commentating with an experienced player who is also a decent commentator (like day9) is an excellent combo.
Rikerr
Profile Joined April 2010
United States69 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-28 09:55:25
May 28 2010 09:53 GMT
#183
Day9 is awesome. I enjoy Psy's commentaries also. otter pops fuckin rule!
Gretorp is good to watch. djWheat is a good commentator as well.
We dont take kindly to folks that dont take kindley around here...
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-28 10:13:31
May 28 2010 10:12 GMT
#184
On May 28 2010 18:11 Tobastov wrote:
Who is the guy that commentates the Asia vs. Europe showmatches with Day9? He seems pretty decent.


Gretorp Agree him and Day9 does an excellent job together.


I still got a mancrush on Psy though.
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slowmanrunning
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada285 Posts
May 28 2010 10:50 GMT
#185
day[9] and lz gamer's channels are great for all around commentary, as far as race specific I play zerg so some good one's (don't expect too much commentating) for z are

HarlequinNight's Channel
Steven.Bonnell.II's Channel (so far the most amusing)
TelecOm1's Channel
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heynes
Profile Joined July 2009
Germany201 Posts
May 28 2010 10:53 GMT
#186
Who cares about sc2 i want JD vs Flash with commentary by chill and the storm observer !
Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
May 28 2010 11:22 GMT
#187
On May 28 2010 19:50 slowmanrunning wrote:
Steven.Bonnell.II's Channel (so far the most amusing)


http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Steven.Bonnell.II

Holy crap this boy is a genius.
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SureYouCan
Profile Joined May 2010
United States38 Posts
May 28 2010 11:26 GMT
#188
For Zerg there is no better channel than Steven.Bonnel.II's channel. Some days its all about his gameplay, some days its rage, but everyday its humor and good zerg play. His music choice is also top-notch and never so loud that you can't hear the game/Steven clearly.

Terran players got extremely lucky with Gretorp. From analyzing his own moves and strategy down to why what he did worked and why it wouldnt work if his opponent had done this or that. Gretorp is the man. The Handsome Man.

Day9 is THE best sideline commentator. He has a great grasp of the technical aspects of the game and combines it with good bed-side manners. For me personally even as my understanding of the game increases I can still find little bits of advice here and there during any of his casts, even if its just a reminder about a small micro action I "could" be taking during a game that I've thrown to the wayside in favor of more macro.

I would personally rate Gretorp as the best overall commentator. Unfortunately Gretorp is Terran only so until he switches to Zerg... Steven.Bonnell.II all day.
Daudr
Profile Joined November 2009
Sweden275 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-28 11:59:13
May 28 2010 11:58 GMT
#189
I'm a huge Day9 fanboy, so he's a given.

Actually, for casting live games, I probably prefer some sort of combination between djWHEAT, Chill and Day9. Just pure awesomeness.

I liked Husky a lot more when he casted BW games, not so much now. It's probably because I personally is more into actually playing SC2 than I was Brood War.
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Ghad
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway2551 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-03 00:00:29
June 02 2010 23:58 GMT
#190
Hahah, Steven is quite the character. He and psy would make a handsome couple for sure. Like the way he constantly interacts with the chatters.

Some nice commenting from Husky on the Incontrol vs Painuser matches.
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Liquin
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden168 Posts
June 04 2010 19:23 GMT
#191
My favorite commentator is Day[9]. I'd like to say that he's superior to all the other when it comes to overall knowledge of the game.

I've played a lot of sports throughout my life and i really love the enthusiasm of shoutcraft aswell as gretorp.

I haven't seen the name "PainUser" come up quite yet. That might be because he's not really "commentating" but more or less just playing the game. But I've watched his stream several times and I found it both educational and fun.

And just to make it easier for you I've made a list of my favorite commentators.
They're listed from best to least.
Day[9]
Gretorp
Orb
Goatrope
Shoutcraft
HD
PainUser

I wish you luck in finding more commentators that are of your liking.

Also, second post. Very sorry :D
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Orion_2kTC
Profile Joined May 2010
United States80 Posts
June 04 2010 19:52 GMT
#192
Day9, HDStarcraft, & Husky. Are great. Day9's tips and knowledge is superb.
MalMal
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada94 Posts
June 04 2010 19:57 GMT
#193
Gretorp is the reason i play Terran. I definitely recommend him
Krayze
Profile Joined May 2009
United States213 Posts
June 04 2010 19:57 GMT
#194
Crota puts out a hell of a lot of videos and they are good quality commentaries. He tries his best and cares about his fans. Find him on youtube, "BlizShouter"
virgozero
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada412 Posts
June 04 2010 21:16 GMT
#195
Guys check out
youtube.com/AleesaSC

(he) commentates very exciting and surprising games. They aren't famous level players but top ranked for sure.
Schickysc
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada380 Posts
June 04 2010 21:31 GMT
#196
Shameful self plug here, but I'm curious as to what people think now than I've been around for a month or so.

www.youtube.com/schickysc

I've only been casting pro replays/events for a few weeks now, the previous stuff was friends/random people. I'm still learning and have lots of room to grow, but I feel I am doing okay for only 1 month experience.

I have done a few events, GLHF.it invitational, SC2CL, and some show matches for gosugamers.net.

I would really appreciate some feedback or pointers from the veterans of the community, as I have the finals for the GLHF.it tournament on Sunday and would love to have more viewers/more criticism. (please keep it constructive)

I also have some videos from the GLHF.it posted to www.youtube.com/good2game

Thanks for your time,
SchickySC
Shoot for the Moon, Find a Star
brotosterone
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States260 Posts
June 04 2010 21:34 GMT
#197
I like to watch Husky and HD for entertainment, but PsYstarcraft definitely takes the cake, especially for zerg. He is hilarious, but at the same time teaches a lot about zerg play. Definitely got me from a high gold to a mid plat player (talking pre-diamond patch)
Doc Daneeka
Profile Joined March 2010
United States577 Posts
June 04 2010 21:42 GMT
#198
i used to love watching nostalgia and dark mizra, such a laid back stream. where did those guys go?
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teko
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada1197 Posts
June 05 2010 00:06 GMT
#199
On June 05 2010 06:31 Schickysc wrote:
Shameful self plug here, but I'm curious as to what people think now than I've been around for a month or so.

www.youtube.com/schickysc


I've been subscribing you since the GLHF.it tourny. Pretty good work so far! Keep it up!
Daudr
Profile Joined November 2009
Sweden275 Posts
June 06 2010 19:30 GMT
#200
On June 05 2010 06:31 Schickysc wrote:
Shameful self plug here, but I'm curious as to what people think now than I've been around for a month or so.

www.youtube.com/schickysc

Thanks for your time,
SchickySC


Just browsed through some of your vods, and I really like the style. Pretty "casual" not forced or anything and a good voice. I'll definitely try to catch some more stuff coming from you.

/subscribed.
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imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1366 Posts
June 06 2010 19:39 GMT
#201
forsti is the best

no honestly day9 is the best. but i also like random korean commentators
Von
Profile Joined May 2009
United States363 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-07 00:49:25
June 07 2010 00:48 GMT
#202
I watch SC2 commentators that do a good job of commentating hi-level tournaments and show matches. And I watch the ones that I can find that are actually posting them on a frequent and timely basis.

Many of the better ones don't post often enough, cause either they aren't doing them or I cant find them: chill, artosis, diggity for instance.

So far here are the most professional, enjoyable casters I enjoy on a daily basis.

Day9:

Sean's shows and commentaries are absolutely one of the most entertaining thing in my life right now on so many levels lol. Not only is his knowledge of the game vast and extensive, the pure joy this guy has for this thing - Starcraft - that he has discovered in life that has been a family obsession for over 10 years shows ... well it shows in everything he does and says, and it is infectious.

You cant help but like the guy. Not only when he is marveling over the timing of a 4 gate protoss build, but when he is pontificating on the joys of green pea soup or some wierd thing that happened with some girl in line at school that day as well.

His show is part of my daily routine for sure. Mad props to Schaughne and Chipholte burritos and everything they do for this scene.

Day9 and Gretorp:

Lately they have been doing commentaries together and when they do, it is simply spectacular. It's like watching a pro golf tournament where these two expert players are giving you a really keen insight into what is going on.

The only difference is they're not commentating on Tiger's 9 iron selection, they are analyzing The Little One's Viking use vs Zerg on Scrap Station. Simply wicked and at times hilarious as well.

Touche.

Husky and HD (HDH):

I have been watching both of them individually for over a year now, and although they are relative newcomers I saw from the beginning that they had a similar sincere love for the game and a willingness to work hard to get better at what they were doing.

Husky was always very consistant about getting VODs up on a timely basis and he always was entertaining to watch, at times hilarious. HD was obviously a bit newer to the game but he had a really sincere, excited way of commentating that kept my interest. As time has gone by they have both really stepped up to the plate in terms of game knowledge and professionalism.

When they teamed up after the start of the beta it made total sense to me, and time has shown that it's working out great.

If Sean and Gretorp are like commentators at a Masters Tournament, HDH are like Monday Night Football. In my opinion their knowledge of the game is just fine to get across the excitement and competitive spirit of the players, the scene and the game.

Congrats to them for the success of the HDH tournament. If they keep going over the next few years after release, and the game turns out to be an e-sports success (which it definitely might be) I can definitely see these two going semi-pro or pro for e-sports broadcasting. They're really good.

Everybody else:

I don't consider live streamers with a mic talking over their own game "commentators". It's not the same thing at all.

And everybody else that is commentating that wants to be watched:

Post more VODs. The more VODs you post, the more you will be noticed and watched on a regular basis. If nobody can find your VODs, very few people are going to pay attention to what you are doing.

PS:

I am a pure spectator. At this point I never played Brood War seriously, do not have a beta key, and do not play the game.

So I am a pure fan of the scene and I watch and follow this game the way some people follow pro football or soccer. Dont forget we are out here and don't forget as time goes by there might be a whole lot more on the way.

.

If its not fun I dont want it.
fuzzehbunneh
Profile Joined May 2010
United States66 Posts
June 07 2010 01:11 GMT
#203
Steven Bonnell II (Destiny) is probably the funniest streamer/commentator, not to mention an excellent zerg. He's near always raging about something and his rants are hilarious, interjected between his hating on Kyle or on 'fuckin void rays (who goes them)' there is helpful tips and suggestions on how to improve or how he could have played a given match better. i myself went from bronze to gold just using tips from his stream

He sometimes even takes suggestions from the crowd in game, as we goad him to 6 pool, or GO ULTRASS, use the BROs and HOs build (mass queen into mass bro[od]lord), and somehow pulls off the often horrible ideas with his great micro and econ games (note to steven: you havent lost yet when you teched to ultras when we told you to).
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-07 01:36:12
June 07 2010 01:32 GMT
#204
On May 25 2010 08:28 Denarius Jay wrote:
Husky and HD actually sound like commentators though. Day9 bores me. Yeah, he's more knowledgeable about the game but I literally fall asleep halfway through. I find he lacks enthusiasm on his commentaries. It would be like hearing Kobe Bryant commenting throughout an entire basketball game.. yea, he would have alot of knowledge, but would put the viewer to asleep.

I guess if your learning about the game and looking to improve on your game, day9 would be the better commentator - but if you just wanna relax and watch a good, entertaining game that doesn't sound like a robot talking in your ear, then HD and Husky are the best right now (for english).

No offense to anyone, but when you begin to understand the game, it's difficult to listen to people that don't understand it as well. I listen to Forsti because it's funny, but he doesn't understand Z or T (the races I play) at all. I can't listen to the rest of the 'casual' commentators, though.

In no particular order: Day9, Gretorp, Lzgamer, Psy, Rise, Chill and Inc. When Artosis and Tasteless start doing it again, I'll listen to them also. Also Nony when he occasionally does it.

In terms of play by play people, Dj Wheat and JP are the best, by far, and it's no surprise that they're the only two pros.
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Kezzer
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1268 Posts
June 07 2010 01:38 GMT
#205
On May 25 2010 08:28 Denarius Jay wrote:
Husky and HD actually sound like commentators though. Day9 bores me. Yeah, he's more knowledgeable about the game but I literally fall asleep halfway through. I find he lacks enthusiasm on his commentaries. It would be like hearing Kobe Bryant commenting throughout an entire basketball game.. yea, he would have alot of knowledge, but would put the viewer to asleep.

I guess if your learning about the game and looking to improve on your game, day9 would be the better commentator - but if you just wanna relax and watch a good, entertaining game that doesn't sound like a robot talking in your ear, then HD and Husky are the best right now (for english).


Husky and HD sound like commentators, but to me it sounds like they are trying to sound way too hard like them(especially husky). I watch their VODs often(HDH), and a lot of them time they don't delve too deeply into the strategy of the game like Day9 does. They just announce what is happening with their commentator voices. However, they do have quite a significant user base, so this is just my opinion.
Bright]
Profile Joined March 2010
United States118 Posts
June 07 2010 01:43 GMT
#206
On June 07 2010 10:38 BDF92 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 08:28 Denarius Jay wrote:
Husky and HD actually sound like commentators though. Day9 bores me. Yeah, he's more knowledgeable about the game but I literally fall asleep halfway through. I find he lacks enthusiasm on his commentaries. It would be like hearing Kobe Bryant commenting throughout an entire basketball game.. yea, he would have alot of knowledge, but would put the viewer to asleep.

I guess if your learning about the game and looking to improve on your game, day9 would be the better commentator - but if you just wanna relax and watch a good, entertaining game that doesn't sound like a robot talking in your ear, then HD and Husky are the best right now (for english).


Husky and HD sound like commentators, but to me it sounds like they are trying to sound way too hard like them(especially husky). I watch their VODs often(HDH), and a lot of them time they don't delve too deeply into the strategy of the game like Day9 does. They just announce what is happening with their commentator voices. However, they do have quite a significant user base, so this is just my opinion.



I totally agree! But it's like you have to watch many of their VOD's simply of the player (TLO, Sen, White Ra etc) quality in the game.

It is a bit annoying. I remember scrolling down my subscriptions and having two commentators commentate the same game, and I would just gravitate toward the better commentator and not watch the other.

I wish it was like that now so I wouldn't have to put up with the analysis by HD and Husky.
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Bright]
Profile Joined March 2010
United States118 Posts
June 07 2010 01:44 GMT
#207
On June 07 2010 10:32 Jibba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 25 2010 08:28 Denarius Jay wrote:
Husky and HD actually sound like commentators though. Day9 bores me. Yeah, he's more knowledgeable about the game but I literally fall asleep halfway through. I find he lacks enthusiasm on his commentaries. It would be like hearing Kobe Bryant commenting throughout an entire basketball game.. yea, he would have alot of knowledge, but would put the viewer to asleep.

I guess if your learning about the game and looking to improve on your game, day9 would be the better commentator - but if you just wanna relax and watch a good, entertaining game that doesn't sound like a robot talking in your ear, then HD and Husky are the best right now (for english).

No offense to anyone, but when you begin to understand the game, it's difficult to listen to people that don't understand it as well. I listen to Forsti because it's funny, but he doesn't understand Z or T (the races I play) at all. I can't listen to the rest of the 'casual' commentators, though.

In no particular order: Day9, Gretorp, Lzgamer, Psy, Rise, Chill and Inc. When Artosis and Tasteless start doing it again, I'll listen to them also. Also Nony when he occasionally does it.

In terms of play by play people, Dj Wheat and JP are the best, by far, and it's no surprise that they're the only two pros.


Jibba, you stole the words right out of my head.
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monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2404 Posts
June 07 2010 02:12 GMT
#208
I think there are many commentators, and I am a big fan of both Husky and HD. Another commentator worth mentioning is Psy Starcraft. Search Psy Starcraft and you will find his channel.

I am surprised nobody listed PsyStarcraft because I really enjoy his commentaries. I learned about Orb from this thread so thanks!
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KevinIX
Profile Joined October 2009
United States2472 Posts
June 07 2010 03:24 GMT
#209
Absolutely watch Trump and Gretorp if you are a Terran player. Gretorp is the best Terran streamer in my opinion. Trump is not quite as good as Gretorp, but still #1 Diamond in his division. He is very skilled. Also, LzGamer, but I rarely see his stream up. Might be because of time zones.
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Pablols
Profile Joined August 2009
Chile517 Posts
June 07 2010 03:26 GMT
#210
I like combat-ex! :D

no but really day 9 is the bomb
naiad
Profile Joined June 2010
Portugal8 Posts
June 07 2010 03:53 GMT
#211
After passing the last few months watching streams more than playing, i've found LzGaMeR's stream to be pretty entertaining to watch especially when he's casting with incontrol ( also pretty good when he's laddering/talking about his own games ).

I've yet to find a good zerg streamer sadly, Artosis / Sen don't stream that often and when i had the chance to see them they weren't really talking a lot.
frantic.cactus
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand164 Posts
June 07 2010 04:12 GMT
#212
Gotta put a vote in for SaharaDrac, my personal favourite
Always entertaining commentaries and i really like the determination he has to get better at the game. quite inspiring.

And and huge thanks to all the other casters too, really turned the beta into something the whole community can enjoy and bodes really well for the future of the game as an e-sport.

oh yeah, upload more games Danny! =D
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Elprede
Profile Joined June 2010
74 Posts
June 07 2010 04:24 GMT
#213
Day9
nka203
Profile Joined May 2010
United States102 Posts
June 07 2010 04:31 GMT
#214
orbs stream used to be really fun.. til he just started playing team games lol
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RodrigoX
Profile Joined November 2009
United States645 Posts
June 07 2010 04:32 GMT
#215
I would say the best commentator would be "Tasteless" instead of Day9 because his career is actually shout casting, And he actually sees every single important thing on the map. But he hasnt done ANY Sc2 stuff yet so yeah.

Day9 is a very close second in terms of shoutcasting, only because he doesnt see "everything" imo like Tasteless does and has a weaker voice for shoutcasting unlike Tasteless.

I am talking from a pure entertainment value standpoint, if you want to learn more Listen to Day9.
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danbel1005
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1319 Posts
June 07 2010 04:35 GMT
#216
Tasteless
Artosis
Day[9]
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joe2
Profile Joined June 2010
United States6 Posts
June 07 2010 04:37 GMT
#217
diggity and moletrap are the best and i say that even though they are friends of mine.
JHancho
Profile Joined May 2010
United States166 Posts
June 07 2010 04:48 GMT
#218
I'm starting out, but am not nearly as good as day[9] or a multitude of others.

It's not all that easy to keep an eye on everything at once and try and say something remotely intelligent about it. Not that it's easier to play at that level, but still.

Definitely poke around yt and the TL streams. A lot of great commentators who I'd like to emulate at some point.

Take it easy. And if it is easy, it must be cheese
FraCuS
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1072 Posts
June 07 2010 05:08 GMT
#219
TotalBiscuits

LOL this guyyyyyyy

love his accent and his humor
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fuzzehbunneh
Profile Joined May 2010
United States66 Posts
June 07 2010 05:24 GMT
#220
one of the funniest moments ive ever witnessed in sc2/1 just happened on steven.bonnell.ii's channel

keyboard eggs..nuff said.

also he needs to be featured
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow
chesshaha
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1117 Posts
June 07 2010 05:31 GMT
#221
I wish Klazart will cast SC2 soon, he is a legendary SC1 Caster on youtube.
"Hopefully you're not the real TLO so it's not casted" - SpecialK
Kindred
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada396 Posts
June 07 2010 05:45 GMT
#222
I watch 4 , no particular order

Day9
HDStarcraft
HuskyStarcraft
PsyStarcraft --------> He's a hell of a Zerg player + he's hilarious
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Plethora
Profile Joined July 2007
United States206 Posts
June 07 2010 05:45 GMT
#223
I fully endorse going back in time and viewing the back catalog of Cholera's casts on Youtube. Yes all the games are old, but he was easily the most hilarious caster to watch and its a shame he doesn't cast anymore.
... Still like Brood War better... lol
G3CKO
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1430 Posts
June 07 2010 06:02 GMT
#224
The casting archons
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oxxo
Profile Joined February 2010
988 Posts
June 07 2010 06:13 GMT
#225
Husky is the most entertaining.

Most if not all commentators miss semi-obvious things (misunderstanding build orders etc.) because they aren't up there skill-wise... so I just go for entertainment value.

Gretorp has by far the best user stream.
Deagle
Profile Joined April 2010
Lithuania108 Posts
June 07 2010 08:08 GMT
#226
Trump, Husky, HD, Day9, Gretorp.
AskJoshy
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1625 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 15:34:56
June 09 2010 15:25 GMT
#227
I've got 20 or so games already casted and ready to upload during the phase 1 -> phase 2 beta break, and thanks to a handy Chinese program I've also got access to any and all replays played before patch 15. Just uploaded a bo3 between CauthonLuck and Axslav, and have stuff from Lickitung's Team Tournament coming up today and tomorrow!

http://www.youtube.com/AskJoshy

Any other YouTube guys have plans for the time that the beta's down? Are the guys who used to have live streams going to do anything, like replay casts? Raelcun for example has decided to lose his mind and cast Robot Unicorn Attack and Joseki is casting some WarCraft III. =)
Heroes, Hearthstone, and SC2 videos: http://www.youtube.com/AskJoshy
cocosoft
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden1068 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 15:45:12
June 09 2010 15:44 GMT
#228
On May 09 2010 03:32 Stigma wrote:

I've been following HD since he started out

Have you really followed HD since he started out? With that I mean before SC2.

Also Day9 is always worth watching!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Schickysc
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada380 Posts
June 10 2010 00:34 GMT
#229
On June 10 2010 00:25 JoshSuth wrote:

Any other YouTube guys have plans for the time that the beta's down? Are the guys who used to have live streams going to do anything, like replay casts? Raelcun for example has decided to lose his mind and cast Robot Unicorn Attack and Joseki is casting some WarCraft III. =)


I've got replay packs from QXC, InControl, and Tarson. I will be using the same Chinese program to load any replay I have so I can cast while it's down.

Any pro players with replay packs, I'd love it if you could PM me so I could grab some off you. Of course, I would not want replays you've made public or sent to anyone already. I don't want to be stepping on any other casters toes, and wanna bring as much content to the community as we can, as a whole.

Also, any casters out there that would like to try some co-casting to practice, let me know. I wouldn't mind learning more about co-casting and getting a better feel of the SC2 community.
Shoot for the Moon, Find a Star
refraxion
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada88 Posts
June 10 2010 00:51 GMT
#230
On May 09 2010 04:16 jtgizmo wrote:
Husky is poorer commentator out of two from HDH, but they do lack the general knowledge and miss out on things pretty constantly. Day9 is best imho and rest r personal preference


Yes, they miss out on a lot of things. Sometimes when watching their streams.. you can clearly see what the player is doing with their strategy.. yet they are like.. "I have no idea what they are gonna do with that.."

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