EPTI really liked the personality that she contributed, but her game knowledge was really shaky, and her accent was somewhat of a deal breaker to a lot of people. The GSL is a really big tournament with a lot of money and prestige going into it. Sure, Kelly is a good caster, but the GSL calls for more than just good. They should be truly excellent casters all around.
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Mohdoo
United States15309 Posts
I really liked the personality that she contributed, but her game knowledge was really shaky, and her accent was somewhat of a deal breaker to a lot of people. The GSL is a really big tournament with a lot of money and prestige going into it. Sure, Kelly is a good caster, but the GSL calls for more than just good. They should be truly excellent casters all around. | ||
Antoine
United States7481 Posts
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sanya
482 Posts
On March 10 2011 04:47 Dudemeister wrote: For being the most tolerant and mature community out there, we really fucked up this time! errr no , no we didn't. this was the equivalent of hiring paris hilton to moderate a panel on quantum physics in hebreic. if this news proves accurate then gomtv is simply correcting a mistake. | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
GOM as well as the casters have already said that they're rotating in a bunch of code A casters as a sort of "try out" The complaining/bitching had nothing to do with this, she's not getting fired, this was her tryout, and GOM will evaluate which 2 casters they want to keep after they try out several more casters. | ||
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Gigaudas
Sweden1213 Posts
Is the accent what people generally have problems with? I was more annoyed by the complete lack of Starcraft 2-knowledge. Sexism and racism has nothing to do with anything. | ||
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Copymizer
Denmark2078 Posts
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LittleAtari
Jordan1090 Posts
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Zocat
Germany2229 Posts
On March 10 2011 04:48 rysecake wrote: You're an asshole. People like you made her leave/get fired (whatever happened). This community has been absolute garbage to her. I honestly feel sorry for Kelly. Why is he an asshole? In his opinion (and the opinion of a lot of other people) she just wasnt cut to be a caster, because of her flaws (accent). If you're not capable of doing your job good enough your contract isnt extended (I dont say that she didnt do her job good enough, that's surely a topic for discussion). It's normal life. Why should "esports" be different? Also regarding the "cycling of casters" it isnt even sure that she got fired or if GOM planned to extend her contract in the first place. | ||
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
On March 10 2011 04:45 Ribbon wrote: http://esfiworld.com/news/kellymilkies-return-singapore Congrats to everyone who complained about the accent! You got her fired! Now e-sports is a Singapore-free environment! Way to go. That is ridiculous, sure there were those who took their complaints and voiced their opinions in a fashion that was unprofessional and distasteful. However, the truth is the truth, many people could not understand her accent or could not tolerate her accent. It was probably nails on the chalkboard for some people and that is simply the truth, no beating around the bush. Am I glad she's leaving, a small part of me is, not because I hated her, but because her accent was a little hard to understand. Will I miss her, probably yes as well, she's a great caster when it comes to her enthusiasm and energy and her chemistry was fantastic. | ||
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aLuLz
Germany175 Posts
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antilyon
Brazil2546 Posts
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zoltanium
Australia171 Posts
On March 10 2011 04:53 ibreakurface wrote: She had a thick accent, it made her casting a headache to listen to. It isn't because she is oriental, it's because she can't be understood. Okay, but some of the calls that were made against her by users on TL/reddit/etc were incredibly rude/racist/misogynistic that were defintely not characteristic of the TL/sc community. | ||
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DayJP
Brazil477 Posts
rofl i'm gonna read this, but by the looks of it, seems to be a helluva butthurting empty victimization nationalist piece of writing -edit: well i was so wrong, the article is pretty lame User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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ChApFoU
France2982 Posts
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Louuster
Canada2869 Posts
On March 10 2011 04:50 trucane wrote: What are you saying OP? That one isn't allowed to complain about something one don't like? Why are you trying to make us feel some kind of guilt just because she wouldn't get a renewed contract? I for one am really glad to hear about this, it's nice to see that GOM actually cares about the feedback they get. Because what half the people did wasnt complaining. Posting once that you dont like Kelly casting is one thing. Posting in every TL thread about GSL about how you have to mute the stream because of how horrible she is is different. Personally i couldnt care less about the caster, I watch a lot of BW and I cant even understand what theyre saying and that doesnt change my enjoyment of the game. | ||
CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
On March 10 2011 04:59 antilyon wrote: She was getting better, why stopped now? D= Cause the people who paid for streams, and people who watch GSL have been non-stop hating on her. I wouldn't blame them. If i put my money into something i would want to atleast make it enjoyable for me. | ||
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Jetaap
France4814 Posts
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Arcticc
United States203 Posts
On March 10 2011 04:59 aLuLz wrote: Wow, that is actually retarded. Although her accent was really there, it was 100% understandable and she has a lot of insight into the game. Not nice.. I don't think she had great insight. I don't really feel guilty either. In the end, it's an entertainment product that I have purchased and glad I'll be able to continue supporting it because I truly do enjoy the GSL. The only thing I haven't enjoyed in the 5 seasons I've purchased is Kelly and the poor Marine King finals. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11133 Posts
Quoting John the Translator's interview: Some people have claimed we are running a 'beta' test for casters in Code A. This in a sense is true. This is the final procedure for selecting casters for Code A. We need to test them out in actual matches and see the reaction. We plan to try out few more casters over next few seasons. So if one caster stops showing up after a season it does not mean he or she is fired. It just means it's next candidate's turn for the try out. I know from my experience that everytime we make some changes people freak out but without changes there can be no improvement. | ||
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