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Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
October 14 2011 21:30 GMT
#201
Please take into consideration that I did not make the graphs; I simply found them and decided to bump the thread. I agree with the general consensus of the comparisons, plus you have to take into consideration that in Febuary, I think HD was still considered like top 5 casters, especially in his enthusiasm.

I don't completely agree with the guy's ratings but I did really like his display method.
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
October 14 2011 21:31 GMT
#202
wow this thread necro kinda scared me for a bit
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ForeverSleep
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada920 Posts
October 14 2011 21:47 GMT
#203
that graph is too harsh on Tasteless ans Artosis for my taste.
"Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans" - John Lennon
Fishgle
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2174 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-14 21:48:04
October 14 2011 21:47 GMT
#204
Game knowledge is to a caster as looks are to your potential gf/bf.

Sure, they don't have to be the best, but if it's not up to a certain level, not even the greatest personality will save him/her.

And if it's above a certain threshold, personality becomes irrelevant as well. (IdrA == Supermodel)

But since most are in the middle of the bell curve, we judge them by other means, such as the ability to entertain us and how good they are in bed game.
aka ChillyGonzalo / GnozL
JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
October 14 2011 21:49 GMT
#205
I think humor is very subjective, there are plenty of different types of humor.
I prefer Artosis humor to day9's humor, for example (nerdy jokes > silly jokes), but that is just personal opinion.
Furthermore, I'd like to note that some casters contribute more to the community and the scene than other casters, maybe that should also be acknowledged.
R0YAL
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States1768 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-14 21:50:20
October 14 2011 21:50 GMT
#206

People have different opinions. Some people like casters purely for entertainment value, others like game knowledge. Tastosis is typically considered the perfect duo because they have the best of both worlds.
It would be easy to find a pro player who could sit down and robotically say what each player is probably thinking but nobody would watch that.

Not true, lots of people love that shit.
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
October 14 2011 21:54 GMT
#207
Personally, tha one time that Wolf and QXC casted some GSL matches was the best casting I've ever see. The two of them had really good chemistry and humor together but really the thing that tied it all together was that QXC had an almost omniscient look into the players' minds and thought process. Does anyone remember when that was?
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
pPingu
Profile Joined September 2011
Switzerland2892 Posts
October 14 2011 21:58 GMT
#208
I don't agree for tasteless and artosis, for me they are the funniest casters and have both probably the best game knowledge and analysis of all other casters.
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
October 14 2011 22:06 GMT
#209
HD has one of the highest analytical abilities? seriously? i know its completely subjective, but come on, reality has to hit sometime.
Pwnographics
Profile Joined January 2011
New Zealand1097 Posts
October 14 2011 22:08 GMT
#210
Not really, as long as the don't pseudo analyze and have a supporting caster that can analyze for them.
ProxyKnoxy
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2576 Posts
October 14 2011 22:19 GMT
#211
It is important if they are casting alone. If they aren't casting alone then I believe it is eessential for one of them to have good game knowledge.. HD and Painuser is painful enough.

Also, they shouldn't pretend they have good game knowledge
"Zealot try give mariners high five. Mariners not like high five and try hide and shoot zealot"
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
October 14 2011 22:28 GMT
#212
Yeah it does...nothing more annoying than a caster who doesn't know what they're talking about, and I don't really like the "I don't really know the game so I'm just going to state what's happening on screen and make jokes" style.
svefnleysi
Profile Joined March 2011
Iceland623 Posts
October 14 2011 22:31 GMT
#213
At least give her a chance to prove herself and then whine if she doesn't deliver.
Darathor
Profile Joined February 2011
United States327 Posts
October 14 2011 22:35 GMT
#214
On October 15 2011 07:31 svefnleysi wrote:
At least give her a chance to prove herself and then whine if she doesn't deliver.

Are you talking about Kelly? If so, then please look at the date of the post and see that this thread is months old, Kelly has already had her run at casting Code A.
MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
October 14 2011 22:44 GMT
#215
On October 15 2011 07:35 Darathor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2011 07:31 svefnleysi wrote:
At least give her a chance to prove herself and then whine if she doesn't deliver.

Are you talking about Kelly? If so, then please look at the date of the post and see that this thread is months old, Kelly has already had her run at casting Code A.

and she was horrible :D
"Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad
Cain0
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom608 Posts
October 14 2011 22:45 GMT
#216
Youve got to have game knowledge or you'll make loads of false statements and people will get pissed off eventually.
ThyHate
Profile Joined September 2011
240 Posts
October 14 2011 22:52 GMT
#217
I'm not sure, look at day9 who constantly says incorrect stuff because he almost doesn't play, and people still love him !
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-15 00:00:38
October 14 2011 23:57 GMT
#218
knowledge > entertaining > enthusiastic (shoutcast)

Tastosis is by far the best caster duo. You watch GSL games and they can explain the histories behind each player, the matchup regarding each players' strength/weakness and the map, the current metagame / new upcoming strategies, metagaming in series play, etc. (also, artosis is a cutie )

There's so much to learn but sadly most casters offer nothing but loud voices :T

On October 15 2011 06:50 R0YAL wrote:
Show nested quote +
It would be easy to find a pro player who could sit down and robotically say what each player is probably thinking but nobody would watch that.

Not true, lots of people love that shit.

yep ^^
:)
Bswhunter
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia954 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-15 01:00:21
October 15 2011 00:57 GMT
#219
I think that even knowledge about whats happening outside the game, why are these two playing is important. I would atleast wanna learn just why these two guys are playing, than have whats going on screen shouted at me. Even if its a boring story, it makes the game more real, rather than something that just "happened"
(Like the artosis cast of IdrA vs MVP on youtube. The explation of why he was doing it and why idra never releases reps and stuff gave a nice backstory.)
Stop browsing and do whatever it is you're supposed to do. TL will still be here when you get back
fant0m
Profile Joined May 2010
964 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-15 01:01:01
October 15 2011 00:59 GMT
#220
On October 15 2011 06:31 Vei wrote:
wow this thread necro kinda scared me for a bit



Seriously... I almost freaked out. Start a new thread, man. This was not worth bumping. You could have just reposted the image.
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