Which commentator has the highest play skill level - Page 23

Defacer

Canada5052 Posts

March 26 2011 23:04 GMT

#441

My wild-ass ranking is this. I'm not counting Idra or TLO or guest commentators, rather people that commentate games on a regular basis and at their own initiative. In other words, people that actually want to known as casters.

In a lot of cases, it's just too hard to call. We have no idea how much Day9 or Tasteless actually play, for instance.

1) Painuser
2) INcontrol
3) Sheth
4) Gretorp
5) Artosis
6) Psy
7) Day 9
8) Mr. Bitter (can't decide if he counts)

<-- Insert significant drop off here.

9) Tasteless
10) HD Starcraft
11) JP McDaniel
12) Husky
13) DJ Wheat (? I actually have no idea how good he is).

<-- Chasm

14) Kelly Milkes

<-- The Abyss

15) Total Biscuit

Edit: added Wheat and Kelly

Yubel

Canada48 Posts

March 26 2011 23:30 GMT

#442

Ive only ever played Chill on the ladder, and can say he isnt very good given that he lost TvZ in close positions metalopolis :D I'm not sure if the skill level of the commentators really has too great of an effect on the quality of their casting though, since most commentators dont go too deeply into analysis in a tournament setting. Husky displayed a lack of knowledge a couple of times in today's TSL games, but his casting was still very enjoyable to listen to.

Silmakuoppaanikinko

799 Posts

March 26 2011 23:32 GMT

#443

On March 27 2011 08:04 Defacer wrote:
My wild-ass ranking is this. I'm not counting Idra or TLO or guest commentators, rather people that commentate games on a regular basis and at their own initiative. In other words, people that actually want to known as casters.

In a lot of cases, it's just too hard to call. We have no idea how much Day9 or Tasteless actually play, for instance.

1) Painuser
2) INcontrol
3) Sheth
4) Gretorp
5) Artosis
6) Psy
7) Day 9
8) Mr. Bitter (can't decide if he counts)

<-- Insert significant drop off here.

9) Tasteless
10) HD Starcraft
11) JP McDaniel
12) Husky
13) DJ Wheat (? I actually have no idea how good he is).

<-- Chasm

14) Kelly Milkes

<-- The Abyss

15) Total Biscuit

Edit: added Wheat and Kelly

Not sure if PsY is actually in the category of Artosis and PainUser, and Tasteless with Husky?

Is TotalBiscuit really that bad by the way? Never seen him play.

Also, Kelly is pretty good, lot better than Husky at least.

Tyree

1508 Posts

March 26 2011 23:35 GMT

#444

Total Biscuit and Husky

They plays a much more skill oriented game in World of Warcraft, that alone will edge them out against someone like Artosis and Day9.

They also have a huge amounts of Youtube subscribers, and why would you have that many subs if werent pro?

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Let us see how many people actually click this spoiler to see that i was merely joking, i bet half wont and will bash me to hell and back!

If all casters put in time, Artosis and Day9, their BW backround gives them a massive advantage

Defacer

Canada5052 Posts

March 27 2011 00:25 GMT

#445

On March 27 2011 08:32 Silmakuoppaanikinko wrote:

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Not sure how good Psy is ... I thought he was better than the HD and JP tier, but could be wrong. I'm pretty sure Day 9 is really good, but I'm not sure how much he plays.

I always get this impression that Tasteless plays less seriously than Day 9 and Artosis and his pro days are behind him. But he could easily be a high Master's league player and we wouldn't know it.

As much as people bust HD's balls, he is a mid-Master's player.

I'm pretty sure Husky is a mid-diamond player and Kelly is in the mid-platinum range.

I actually have no idea if Total Biscuit plays our not.

List revised. Let me know what you guys think.

1) Painuser
2) INcontrol
3) Sheth
4) Gretorp
5) Artosis
6) Day 9
7) Mr. Bitter (can't decide if he counts)

<-- Insert significant drop off here.

8) Psy
9) Tasteless
10) HD Starcraft
11) JP McDaniel
12) Husky
13) DJ Wheat (? I actually have no idea how good he is).

<-- Chasm

14) Kelly Milkes

<-- The Abyss

15) Total Biscuit

oGsTheStD

United States32 Posts

March 27 2011 02:04 GMT

#446

On March 27 2011 09:25 Defacer wrote:

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Psy is really good, I think he is in the vile clan, and here is a video of him beating a top 200 ON LADDER, which would put him at very high masters at the lowest:

I would say he is at least the same level as Artosis if not higher

Xodushai

Sweden174 Posts

March 27 2011 02:15 GMT

#447

Minigun is also very good, doing a lot of commentary.

Defacer

Canada5052 Posts

March 27 2011 02:45 GMT

#448

On March 27 2011 11:15 Xodushai wrote:
Minigun is also very good, doing a lot of commentary.

Good call. Where do think Chill, Minigun and DOA fit on my list?

HentaiPrime

Canada85 Posts

March 27 2011 02:48 GMT

#449

someone should make a tournament with all the top casters... and have top players that never casted before do the commentating

Jumbled

1543 Posts

March 27 2011 02:58 GMT

#450

On March 27 2011 09:25 Defacer wrote:

I'm pretty sure Husky is a mid-diamond player and Kelly is in the mid-platinum range.

I actually have no idea if Total Biscuit plays our not.

Kelly is diamond on KR. I think it's safe to say she would destroy Husky. Doa is probably just below Husky's level, I think I read he was plat on NA and silver on KR. TB mentioned being in plat most recently.

Silmakuoppaanikinko

799 Posts

March 27 2011 13:03 GMT

#451

On March 27 2011 09:25 Defacer wrote:

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Not sure how good Psy is ... I thought he was better than the HD and JP tier, but could be wrong. I'm pretty sure Day 9 is really good, but I'm not sure how much he plays.

PsY is definitely good and he's taken games of people like Catz and Drewbie, the question is, can he do it consistently? He often casts more wins than losses.

I also love a man who's comfortable enough with his sexuality to make the remarks he makes.

I always get this impression that Tasteless plays less seriously than Day 9 and Artosis and his pro days are behind him. But he could easily be a high Master's league player and we wouldn't know it.

I gather he 4gates all day from what he says.

I'm pretty sure Husky is a mid-diamond player

Husky isn't that good no, he also has a lot of weird ideas about the game, such as that if unit x does bonus damage to unit y, then surely x must counter y?

and Kelly is in the mid-platinum range.

Nahh, she won some female tournaments and is one of the best female players in the world right now. Her account says platinum yeah, but it has like 80 points, obviously she just got placed in platinum and from there on only played 4 games or something. Not enough to get to diamond even if you win all.

I actually have no idea if Total Biscuit plays our not.

He does, and everyone says he's bad, but I've never seen him play or have any evidence of his skill.

Edit: As far as simple comprehension of this game, I would have to say PsY, there's a difference between walking the path and knowing it of course, but often he just comes with observations about it that no one makes but are still very correct.

mutantmagnet

United States3789 Posts

March 27 2011 13:29 GMT

#452

Not enough casters are good enough to make interesting games to watch. Casters and Coaches friendly tournament would be fun.

simme123

Sweden810 Posts

March 27 2011 13:37 GMT

#453

Incontrol, Gretorp and artosis.

Silmakuoppaanikinko

799 Posts

March 27 2011 13:39 GMT

#454

I wonder how Khaldor plays though, like, he's obviously the best caster out there if he can make people watch his stream who don't even understand what he says.

Nifel

706 Posts

March 27 2011 14:33 GMT

#455

I believe Tasteless is really good, still. For all I know he's playing in the Korean master league, and that's always something.

Psy is good enough to be just below the "also a pro player"-casters like iNcontrol and Artosis. HD is pretty solid too I think.

TotalBiscuit claims he's terrible (I mean he's probably better than the majority of the players in gold and below but that doesnt really say anything). Even if he's shaping up on his knowledge the entire execution part seems to always end with disaster. Unless it's battlecruiser rush.

Attican

Denmark531 Posts

March 27 2011 14:52 GMT

#456

Someone should organize a commentator tournament, that would settle it once and for all. Day9 and Artosis are probably the two best players out of the commentators, it's too bad we don't get to see games from them.

Onlinejaguar

Australia2823 Posts

March 27 2011 15:14 GMT

#457

I think the best is Artosis (Esp now hes going to be practicing more for NASL). I honestly have no idea how good Tasteless is though. I feel like Day 9 will show in some tournaments once hes done with college and do pretty well.

Chimpalimp

United States1135 Posts

March 27 2011 16:35 GMT

#458

Its Artosis for sure. He has qualified for GSL, which is more than any of the other commentators have done.

Juffalo

United States155 Posts

March 27 2011 17:10 GMT

#459

I thought I heard somewhere that JP was a 3400 ish master's as Random. Anyone confirm this ? really not bad at all.

It seems weird for me to say that incontrol is the best commentator purely because I think of him as a player first and a commentator second. However as far as players who also commentate go he is definitely one of the best.

Johnnybb

Denmark486 Posts

March 27 2011 19:58 GMT

#460

I'd say Artosis. He is such a wise guy.

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