Official State of the Game Podcast Thread - Page 2277

On May 28 2012 19:27 Aeroplaneoverthesea wrote:
Day9's rapidly declining casting skills are more of an issue than his nepotism for me.

On May 28 2012 21:41 Dalavita wrote:


What is declining with his casting skills?

On May 28 2012 17:23 farnham wrote:
day9 needs to apologize to the scene or leave the scene after this debacle with last shadow

he got in a player that has no (positive record) and let him into poolplay with players like parting or squirtle

last shadow lost every match he played and left the tournament in a bm manner because he didnt "feel well".

did mvp feel well with his injured wrist when he won gsl against squirtle last week? probably not.

day 9 got in a player that doesnt fit the criteria of "one of the best players in the world" and he needs to feel responsible for this . the last time an invite like this was done was probably lucifron in dreamhack valencia but that was to appeal to the local crowd. this time there is no real reason outside that lastshadow seems to be a friend of day 9

On May 28 2012 22:02 Quotidian wrote:
Sheth, Ostojiy, Thorzain or Illusion didn't exactly have extremely impressive runs either (perfectly understandable results given the level of competition),

On May 28 2012 22:05 Ballack wrote:


I actually found Illusion's performance to be quite impressive.

On May 28 2012 22:05 Ballack wrote:


I actually found Illusion's performance to be quite impressive.

On May 28 2012 22:02 Quotidian wrote:



Day9 doesn't "need" to do anything. Acquire a grasp on reality, please. It's just a game and LS playing and failing isn't important enough to demand anybody's head on the block.

Sheth, Ostojiy, Thorzain or Illusion didn't exactly have extremely impressive runs either (perfectly understandable results given the level of competition), but no one is getting upset about this - but that's because we've collectively decided to like Sheth or whatever. I had my fair share of schadenfreude when LS went 0-3 as well, because that's just human nature, but this LS/Day9 nepotism witchhunt that Incontrol is partially responsible for just shows how dumb and single minded this community is. Get over it.

On May 28 2012 22:15 Quotidian wrote:


as did I - I was really rooting for him and I even asked "best NA terran?" in the LR thread. But that's not the point. As a whole, his results and performance were only moderately better than what LS managed to do (and Illusion's group was easier) It's because the community has decided to hate LS that there is even an issue here. No one is upset about Ostojiy's invite/performance, and Ostojiy's merits aren't any more impressive than those of LS. But Ostojiy hasn't been talking shit or been on the Artosis hour, so no one is looking to tear him down.

This whole thing is beyond silly. Mismatches happen in sports all the time, especially in invite/matchmaking situations like boxing/MMA. I think it's better for "esports" that there are tournaments that function differently, so that every viewing experience isn't exactly the same. Say what you will about how LS was invited, but at least it made for a very specific viewing experience.

On May 28 2012 22:32 Bayyne wrote:
This thread has become TL's "reddit" outlet for those who aren't getting enough attention on that site.

On May 28 2012 22:32 FuzzyJAM wrote:

Being OK with Sheth, Ostojiy, Thorzain or Illusion might have more to do with the fact that they're actually known players who have at least had some success. It makes sense if you want to have foreigners (and assuming you don't get whoever you want) to go with them.

LastShadow hasn't done anything impressive ever and hadn't even been seen for about a year. Vastly different.

On May 28 2012 22:32 Ucs wrote:
I think he is fun to watch when he does his dailies but when it comes to his event casting...he has some things that he should work on.

"He consistantly overemphasises things which aren't important.
He overhypes everything to the point of insulting the intelligence of the viewers (if the supply is 200 vs 70 the game is over Sean, stop shouting)."

These are my main problems with his casting. I hope he can take my and everyone elses suggestions with good heart and try to better his casting.

On May 28 2012 22:58 Quotidian wrote:


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So how does Ostojiy get out of a 0-3 unremarked upon, while LS gets hounded, while idiots are demanding Day9's retirement because of LS' performance?

On May 28 2012 18:41 acgFork wrote:
Maybe Day[9] invited LastShadow for more mystery and controversy than other players. Can everyone stop acting like children? Because I don't know about you guys, but I want to play some Starcraft 2 and not act like a freakin' chobo feces licker.

On May 28 2012 23:17 Nallen wrote:


He doesn't read any feedback though does he, part of his somewhat odd life philosophy of blanket ignoring anything negative.

Day[9] is the only reason I got this game and followed the scene for the last couple of years, but I have to say recently I do feel like he's a bit too much all the time. The AHGL was what made it stand out for me, literally screaming about very average players doing absolutely nothing of interest.

On May 28 2012 22:32 Bayyne wrote:
This thread has become TL's "reddit" outlet for those who aren't getting enough attention on that site.

On May 28 2012 23:24 Youtakenocandle wrote:


Yeah they should do that in sports too. Invite actors, criminals, you know for the mystery and controversy.