EPTIs your interest in GSL lowering? - Page 14
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Fanatic-Templar
Canada5819 Posts
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Vei
United States2845 Posts
On March 10 2011 15:33 Buddhist wrote: Er, no. Every native English speaker pronounces the "i" in "stim" the same way. It's not steam, it's stim. Americans and Canadians pronounce almost everything the EXACT same way, too, and UK/Australian accents sound quite nice. I wouldn't even be bothered by almost any of her accent, I find it far less a problem than most people, but what REALLY annoys me is her seeming laziness. It's not hard to just NOT pronounce "stim" wrong, like seriously. Stim, not steam. I know they have the "ih" sound in asia. edit: Also everything she says has the infliction of a question on it, and she leaves off the s from words. He forget to siege his tank? He need to steam his marine? are you fucking kidding me english is a) impossibly hard as a second language, it's a miracle she can speak it as well as she does b) she's very understandable. if you were learning japanese/casting in japanese, some obvious inflections to them would be incredibly subtle to you. she's obviously been working on her accent because it's improve a ton, but you can't expect her to pronounce everything 100% properly in a language that is BASED on exceptions and not rules to pronunciation/spelling. i noticed the stim/steam thing too but it's not laziness, i'm sure she's put in a ton of fucking work. and yes i hated her at first but now i think she's decent. it's just ANY casting combo that lacks artosis fucking sucks because you get no analysis on a pro level, but you guys seem to not mention that and just focus on her accent. the problem is way more the lack of artosis, be real. | ||
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Honeybadger
United States821 Posts
It's like any sport. Some seasons just stink. But code A/up and down matches are going to be off the fucking hook. | ||
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Ajunta
Germany522 Posts
I have the distinct feeling that the non-Korean world doesn't take e-sports as seriously as the Koreans do and until this changes, GSL will remain the number 1 for me. P.S. I'm not talking about the quality of the games or the players (although these are also in favor of the GSL) but rather of the overall quality of the tournament: stream, casters, organization, ability to follow a schedule, booths, etc. | ||
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Noxie
United States2227 Posts
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TL.happYhOUR
Canada22 Posts
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LeCastor
France234 Posts
Bad casting for code A casters. Now i know that i could do anything other than watching GSL when i return from work. Man, Artosis looks so 'Gangsta' on this video ! | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
Nevertheless, Day9 once said that the best games come from players' mistakes, and since GSL players make far fewer mistakes than the average non-Korean player, the games are sometimes too aggressive and straightforward to my liking. Pros are able to take advantage of every minuscule sign of weakness and inflate it into a huge advantage, thus quickly crushing their opponent. Less skilled players may not be able to do this, and may produce some intense, back and forth games as a result. GSL is still the highest level tournament in the world, and I often watch it to see the highest level of play currently. NA and EU tournaments are decent, but the passivity of non-Koreans is annoying to watch after seeing the insane antics of MKP, Kyrix, and JulyZerg. | ||
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
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JiYan
United States3668 Posts
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flyersa
Germany141 Posts
 but i blame minecraft for it! | ||
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probablywrong
Philippines209 Posts
I suppose that being from the SEA region helps me enjoy the scene as a whole, seeing as the progaming scene here is nowhere near the level of liveliness of NA/EU. I don't have the same inclination that fans from EU/NA have for their own scene, as a result. So I just get excited for whatever tourney, whether its an NA tourney, an EU tourney, or the GSL since I know I'm more or less going to see either my favorite players or good play. | ||
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Doraemon.doraemon
United States335 Posts
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Aus.Force
Australia1278 Posts
- Its got the best players in the world there (anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves) - Just watching the skill level is fantastic. - Its got Artosis commentating. He leaves all other caster/commentators for dead. His passion and knowledge is insane. - A big thing for me is the timezone. Its in my primetime, so i can still live, eat, breath normal hours :D - I have no problem with kelly, Doa etc. Living in most multicultural city in the world helps to easily understand accents and language though i guess. Although that being said, some people within the community are so ignorant and naiive that they would find anything to complain about on these forums i guess. I think they are doing a great job. And with Kelly leaving, i feel sorry for HuK - John. 'nuff said. Honestly, i'm not particularly interested in the NASL at all. IdrA is the only real drawcard. If i had to choose between that and the european leagues, i would watch the Euro's any day of the week. Their sense of competition, FUN, and laid back attitudes fits well with how i live, and i generally find them more comfortable to watch. | ||
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Ponyo
United States1231 Posts
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FarbrorAbavna
Sweden4856 Posts
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rS.Sinatra
Canada785 Posts
On March 10 2011 16:16 TL.happYhOUR wrote: Yes and No i feel that its the same thing over and over again. Alot of the games are tvt tvp pvp. Zv* is lacking and if so its going to be an allings. SC right now feels very bland. I was just watch this old interview and Nony made a good point early and i feel it is so. Have a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSXEf5udNE&feature=related This youtube video couldn't have been more wrong. If you want more styles, put more features in the game (aka more units, maybe bigger maps, maybe higher food count) if you want more shit to do, expand the game, don't rag on mechanics being efficient. Shouldn't ever have to fight with the computer about how you control your economy and units. Computers some day will be mind-interface, should we still resort to keyboards then? No, expand the game... more entertaining anyways. | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
The abundant use of ingame music as well as out-of-game songs really adds tons of life to the cast whereas other casts are casted in musical silence, which just feels boring in my eyes. Tastosis is the perfect mix of entertainment and education. Artosis is an encyclopedia of knowledge, and his analysis is second to none, except for maybe Day9. Tasteless also has excellent commentary, though his main strength is his ability to seamlessly infuse the cast with some of the best humor I've heard anywhere. Seriously, Tastosis is the gem of GSL and any other cast. They've casted Warcraft 3, had no clue what was going on in that game, yet still made that cast one of the most entertaining casts available anywhere. They could start their own show in Comedy Central, and it would be much funnier than the majority of other shows. | ||
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tarath
United States377 Posts
On March 10 2011 14:12 Zzoram wrote: See, a lot of people thought those games were fun to watch. Then Idra says they suck and their games suck and TL doesn't know what to think anymore. God Nada vs July was so epic and exciting. Sometimes Idra makes me sad. And honestly, if he's so much better than July/Nada then he probably should have stuck around for 1 more season as he should have no trouble getting to the finals if someone as awful as July/Nada can make the semis right? | ||
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Fanatic-Templar
Canada5819 Posts
On March 10 2011 16:11 Vei wrote: are you fucking kidding me english is a) impossibly hard as a second language, it's a miracle she can speak it as well as she does Really? Curious, of all the languages I've learned or tried to learn, I felt English was by far the easiest. EDIT: Mind you, I agree that she speaks the language very well. Accents are such a detail. FURTHER EDIT: Then again, I imagine that the difficulty of learning any language is relative to your native language. As a native French speaker, I would suppose learning English was easier for me than it was for Kelly if she started off with an oriental language. After all, a significant portion of the English language comes from French. | ||
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