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On April 22 2011 19:53 Diglett wrote:
why are people talking shit about nasl? would you rather it not exist at all?
praise ipl by saying how ipl is good, not how other tourneys are bad.
not everyone is bashing nasl. However i don't blame people for being very unhappy with all the false promises and constant failure to deliver the product. how would you feel if you paid 25 bux for a HD pass and what you actually received was severely poor audio and choppy/laggy video, matches constantly being cancelled, and incredibly low production value(not referring to the sound or fps issues but that actual production of this content).
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That guy on SOTG this week said their production values would be a step above
He did not lie, they really are
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ah im back from my week ban  IGN pro league was amazing was wishing i could post about it while the magic was happening. Honestly its like an eiffel tower above NASL i cant even be bothered to watch the NASL anymore although i am a subscriber 
The sound quality and low framerate give me a headache unfortunately , ive heard a few other people say the same thing, wish they could just fix it but it must not be as easy of a problem as it should be (at least for them)
GO IPL its free and the quality is leaps and bounds above NASL player pool is not the greatest this season but with qualifers for season 2 there is nothign really to complain about since this is just a test season(wich is totally the way to go NASL should have done this to work out the kinks.)
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On April 22 2011 19:26 -Archangel- wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 18:22 Escapist wrote:
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- Good casting by all casters, but no proper background provided by any of them on who the players are.
-SNIP- This is so true. If casters would spend some time introducing players during the matches it would make the whole thing so much better (similar to how it is done during football broadcasts or at least how tastosis do it). Just do a bit of research about them and their play and results and present them in a way that they seem more human and alive. If we ever want to have sc2 grow the game needs to be as much about the competitors as the game itself. The Dreamhack "White-Ra, he cares" was a perfect example of that. When people watch Barcelona they watch it for the players as much for the results and the game on the field. I think Beckham showed us games are more then just about the game.
This an odd criticism, considering I did go and research the players and provide information about play-style, team affiliation and recent tournament performance. It is not as if it was not done, I think you just wanted more than was given. Which is cool, that's totally doable and there's nothing stopping us doing more research and providing more colour if that's what people want. It was there though, just perhaps not enough of it.
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igot to say i just tuned in couse it was kinda late europ time but damn! my eyes was flashed with so sharp quality this is big.
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I like NASL better than IPL. It's impossible to listen to TB. The street fighter slash screens are terrible, the players are not as good, and there's simply not as much on the line. 2.5k on the line for IPL, or 50k for NASL? 2.5k is nothing to scoff, but the stakes just simply arn't as high with something that IGN put together that looks cheesy. Also, as much as most people here who are below diamond and don't understand the game all that well, they probably like the dumbed down "OMG IT FLASHES AND DIES" from TB and Djwheat. Gretorp and Incontrol are intelligent and understand the game and actually provide INFORMATION *gasp* as to what's going on.
NASL by far a better SC2 experiance.
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I dont understand why some people want an analytical caster? I think you should be alble to understand things by yoursefl and I prefer being entertained by a caster rather than listen a long boring analyse like Gretorp's one . Maybe its just me...
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On April 22 2011 20:18 TotalBiscuit wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 19:26 -Archangel- wrote:On April 22 2011 18:22 Escapist wrote:
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- Good casting by all casters, but no proper background provided by any of them on who the players are.
-SNIP- This is so true. If casters would spend some time introducing players during the matches it would make the whole thing so much better (similar to how it is done during football broadcasts or at least how tastosis do it). Just do a bit of research about them and their play and results and present them in a way that they seem more human and alive. If we ever want to have sc2 grow the game needs to be as much about the competitors as the game itself. The Dreamhack "White-Ra, he cares" was a perfect example of that. When people watch Barcelona they watch it for the players as much for the results and the game on the field. I think Beckham showed us games are more then just about the game. This an odd criticism, considering I did go and research the players and provide information about play-style, team affiliation and recent tournament performance. It is not as if it was not done, I think you just wanted more than was given. Which is cool, that's totally doable and there's nothing stopping us doing more research and providing more colour if that's what people want. It was there though, just perhaps not enough of it.
Another possibility is that people didnt notice those informations and have labeled some casters as "shallow and emotional casters" without rechecking their own judgement for possible improvement. I would say it is very easily possible to get "carried away" by your style of commentating and not notice the "solid info" because it was presented as part of an entertaining sentence or two. Try to sound dull and boring when you do that next time ... jk. 
The IPL is awesome from its production value, the casters have the potential to draw people in and its free. Perfect combination, but sadly the conflicting timing with the NASL and Day9 daily can cause problems like today, when Justin TV broke down for all three - at least partially for non-US viewers - for some time.
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Overall, the production in the IPL is really good.
I really can't look at the overlay / splash screens without thinking Street Fighter 4....and I'm actually kind of torn whether I like it or not. There's nothing wrong with it, but it just kinda rubs me the wrong way.
I think the biggest problem IPL has is with the casting. No matter who you love / hate, solo casting is a tough job and allows people to focus on the faults of a single caster. So I'd love to see IPL go to a double caster set-up next time. Maybe even just commit to 2 casters GSL-style.
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Hell yes!!! IPL was fantastic!
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Loving the top notch quality on the whole league so far, but just like others have said, duo-casters would be much appreciated. So far the casters are doing quite alright on their own, but perhaps go for two casters on the matches from semifinals and onwards?
9/10 apples!
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The production value is amazing, this thread inspired me to go and watch it and everything is great with the website, the free HD video, the casting is okay but I think two casters would improve the games, it will make it a bit more exciting and entertaining but its still really good.
I am glad IGN are on board with this and I hope they are looking at this thread, it will only get better!
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The production is great, but that doesn't really matter to me when the whole tournament is over. Also there are just clear standouts, who are a level above all the other players. Even though it has already been spoiled it was clear just looking at the brackets who was going to go far in the tournament.
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i refuse to watch it because hd and pain user are casting it.
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On April 22 2011 10:12 Zerker wrote:
- Quality is 1080p, Seriuosly it looks like your watching a dvd!
Is this a joke? :lol :lol
The word you're looking for is Blu-Ray. DVD doesn't even come close to being 1080p (or 720p). DVD resolution is the same as the NASL free stream (480p), or the marginally better 576p for Europeans.
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On April 22 2011 21:27 CptCutter wrote:
i refuse to watch it because hd and pain user are casting it.
Your loss then.. The Video section is mapped out so amazingly , so if i just wanna watch Idra matches i can filter out the rest..Yeahhhh...
Very Very impressed by IGN , NASL is definitely on the back seat for me now.
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On April 22 2011 21:27 CptCutter wrote:
i refuse to watch it because hd and pain user are casting it.
Joke's on you, Djwheat and Totalbiscuit casted yesterday.
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On April 22 2011 21:27 CptCutter wrote:
i refuse to watch it because hd and pain user are casting it.
Amazing piece of information you brought to the discusion
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On April 22 2011 21:35 feanor1 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 21:27 CptCutter wrote:
i refuse to watch it because hd and pain user are casting it. Amazing piece of information you brought to the discusion
I find it weird people attack and belittle sc2 competitions based on the people talking about the game they are watching. Wonder when sound reduction technology will be invented to help these people remove the annoyance...
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