Official State of the Game Podcast Thread - Page 572

On March 05 2011 03:08 zarepath wrote:
Husky's response to haters on this thread is like the complete opposite of TotalBiscuit's response to haters in this same thread.

On March 04 2011 18:44 iNcontroL wrote:
wait people think husky and I have beef?

WTF

It's impossible to be critical these days without everyone thinking you hate them lol

On March 05 2011 02:07 Naftali wrote:
Part of the problem I've had with the podcast lately is that it seems to have gotten a bit "clique-ish". I really think there needs to be a greater variety of guests for it to get away from that. Husky compared it to "The View" with good reason. The first third of that show is just them talking, with no guest. That's fine for a while, but you have to transition away from it to avoid being too insular. When their guest comes out, the show isn't about the hosts anymore, but about that guest. Host personalities can still stand out, they're just not the focus. Episodes with the MLG people were good for this reason.

Variety is also important, as I stated earlier. Painuser is cool, but when I saw he was the guest, I didn't feel I needed to go through the trouble of downloading it cause I don't think I'm going to hear any new perspectives. Likewise when Idra is a guest.

On March 04 2011 19:25 Sorkoas wrote:
I was actually going to PM Husky here or on YouTube with this matter but it seems relevant to the discussion here and I hope he will read it.


Something that I really dislike about both yours and HD's videos you put up on YouTube is that most of times (from what I can remember) you don't mention where you got the replays from. As in which tournament, who their sponsors are and if it has been casted before. Many times I go to YouTube and try find a game I remember seeing on some other cast and I find a casted version put up by you or HD and it feels like you are both taking content and viewers from the original casters who might even have been an official caster for that tournament.

So yeah, I wish you could give some more credit to the guys you got the replay from and even mention who did cast it originally. I'm sure it won't affect your own viewer count with your already great amount of fame/popularity.

On March 04 2011 16:44 HuskyTheHusky wrote:


I hear people say this a lot and I dont really agree with it. It seems to be a 'talking point' as of late. The reasons I dont agree with this are:

1) I heavily promote any event that I attend. If I promoted every single event ever then people would stop being interested in what I have to say about the events.

2) I consistently mention Team Liquid in casts and talk about the players they have on their team (and even go out of my way to cast their games for exposure)

3) I have helped Artosis get his videos into much higher quality. I was able to help TB get to where he is now and he is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing gaming channels on YouTube. I have even given Day9 tips on how to make his videos render more smoothly (are lots of problems with Sony Vegas that take a while to learn).

4) I have also helped put PsyStarcraft on the map (a very good Zerg player) as well as recently helping Moletrap (old school Broodwar favorite) spread his videos to my fans.

5) I am working behind the scenes with tons of gaming companies (which is behind the scenes so obviously others dont quite know about it) for their upcoming tournaments, events, etc. There is a lot of cool stuff in the works!

6) I recently posted several replays from the IEM and have been supporting it like crazy, even telling people where to go for the stream and fully supporting Day9/TheLittleOne.

Not saying there isnt more I can do, but I just dont understand why people think I'm not actively trying to spread StarCraft and eSports to as many people as possible.

Thinking I dont know anything about the game, that I have an annoying voice, that I'm ugly (100% true), or I just am not the commentator for you are all valid critiques and should be voiced if its your opinion.

But anyone who says I am doing this for reasons like fame and fortune and that I am not actively trying to support eSports I honestly think are incorrect.

I too agree that everyone in the community should work together. Neither of us is a threat to one another (have heard rumors that other personalities see me as stepping on their toes or something, which I think is ridiculous). Contrary to popular believe I dont have beef with anyone, especially IdrA (who I love casting because he's A) good and B) a fan favorite), Incontrol (who is just an oversized and slightly disproportioned teddy bear), and anyone else who people think I have a problem with.

There are lots of personalities in the StarCraft community (which is great awesoooome) and we all want the best for the game. We all have completely different styles and techniques for how we think we can help the sport get to where it needs to, but that doesnt mean we dont want the same thing.

In the end, haters gonna hate.

Edit: I also teamed up with TLO to explode his facebook and heavily promote his livestream.

On March 05 2011 06:39 Sorkoas wrote:

Well I'm not surprised to see you ignore this post, Husky. However if you really care about the SC2 community you should realize how serious this is. Using content without giving any credit to the tournament organizer/sponsor.... really bad.

On March 05 2011 07:11 HuskyTheHusky wrote:


If I know where a replay is from I will say it in the cast. You can see that in my most recent videos and can also see that in the TL replays I cast.

When I do a cast I have a notepad open with talking points on my second monitor (this usually includes where the replay is from, the stats for the players and anything else I can reasonably find out about it). Some times I dont get to all of them or I completely forget because I get into the game. Also, I simply do not know where every single replay is from on my channel. With over 800 videos (not to mention the 700 BW videos I used to have) there is bound to be some in there that I dont say 'THANKS TO COCACOLA, INTEL, REDDIT, TEAM LIQUID, MY MOM AND WATER FOR BRINGING US THIS FASCINATING REPLAY' but I have actively been trying to promote those who provide good replays for the community.

As far as mentioning who has casted the replay before me, if someone is paid or sponsored to do a replay and I pick it up as well (I almost never do this unless I have permission or I know the company wants the replays to be public) then I will mention them if I know the origins of the replay.