I'm really glad that Geoff will no longer be casting honestly. I love all he's done for the NASL and I'm really excited that it'll be around. But his casting style really bothered me.

BronKo

Germany14 Posts

June 29 2011 01:23 GMT

#783

i really liked incontrols casting and am a little bit sad that he quits it.
but i also like incontrol as a player, and i respect his decision.

so wish you good luck in your tourneys

coachjc

United States27 Posts

June 29 2011 15:02 GMT

#784

Geoff...I LOVED your casting style...you and Day9 are my fav 2 casters. (Yes...even compared to tasteosis)

But...I understand your decision and support you 100%!

To any of the haters out there...
I've spent hundreds of hours watching Geoff (iNcontroL) streaming, casting, and even several hours being directly coached by him.
I've watched him on State of the game, Inside the game, and tons of youtube archives of him.

I can tell you through all of these hundreds of hours that he is:
- honest
- trustworthy
- a great player
- truly LOVES SC2 and the community (so if you're reading this...this includes YOU)
- has a driving competitive spirit
- a great sense of humor
- professional
- dozens of other great qualities

Through hundreds of hours of personal experience, I have found Geoff to have tons of love for our SC2 community...and this will always prevail over everything else.
("All we need is Love" - The Beatles)

Geoff, thank you for ALL you have done, all you are doing, and all you continue to do for SC! Keep up the great work...and...

iNcontroL fighting!

InFdude

Bulgaria619 Posts

June 29 2011 16:43 GMT

#785

--- Nuked ---

Brainiac

Poland641 Posts

June 29 2011 16:50 GMT

#786

Not taking anything away from Incontrol, I consider his decision to be pretty weird. He certainly made more money from casting / coaching stuff than placing high in tournaments (I don't recall any of his success excluding pretty lucky MLG 4 place). Pretty ballsy decision from him, I respect that he decided to take gaming seriously. Not sure if it'll pay off, but still I wish him the best of luck.

NamsenX

Norway3 Posts

June 29 2011 17:05 GMT

#787

Geoff is professional starcraft player, and while he is a caster, he is a member of EG. and they expect him to be the best he can as a player. while he is doing so much casting he isn't able to get in enough training and that is hurting his professional appeal.

Hes leaving so he can be more of an asset to his team and to himself.

tyles

United Kingdom509 Posts

June 29 2011 17:50 GMT

#788

I think iNcontrols casting will be missed, he is funny, intelligent and knows what he is talking about. Not many casters like him. Its debateable to see what it is better to become, a well-known caster or a come and go player... but hey i suppose we can't miss judge.

GuiltyJerk

United States584 Posts

June 29 2011 17:56 GMT

#789

Excited for Geoff's future! I think with some practice at the upcoming EG house there's a chance Geoff could be an ace for EG right up there with IdrA, there have been times where Artosis called him best foreign PvZ, here's so seeing some more of that! :D

Kaz.

United States69 Posts

June 29 2011 18:50 GMT

#790

Your casting shenanigans will be sorely missed Geoff, GL in your future tournaments. Beware of moving to phoenix though, its like the surface of the sun here currently. I've heard that's not good for protoss temples.

Mohdoo

United States15322 Posts

June 29 2011 18:55 GMT

#791

On June 30 2011 01:50 Brainiac wrote:
Not taking anything away from Incontrol, I consider his decision to be pretty weird. He certainly made more money from casting / coaching stuff than placing high in tournaments (I don't recall any of his success excluding pretty lucky MLG 4 place). Pretty ballsy decision from him, I respect that he decided to take gaming seriously. Not sure if it'll pay off, but still I wish him the best of luck.

Any science student could make triple their money if they majored in finance instead. But they don't because they have a passion for science. Same situation here, except Incontrol also believes he can make just as much money as a competitor, which very well may end up being true.. Incontrol wants to be a competitor, not a caster.

OCsurfeR

United States195 Posts

June 29 2011 18:55 GMT

#792

On June 28 2011 21:46 Stevensl2 wrote:
WHY INCONTROL

Whose going to replace him? I didn't realize casting took up so much of his time, I mean... Go - Cast - Go home and continue practicing right?

Casting consumes about 7-8 hours a day minimum of Geoff's time, 5-6 days a week. Many days it ended up being more like 12 hours when prep-time, re-shooting certain segments, recording promotional segments, etc, is included. It is exactly the same as trying to have a full-time job and trying to be a pro-gamer at the same time -- it's very difficult.

Roeder

Denmark735 Posts

June 29 2011 18:55 GMT

#793

Go go, Geoff! You're the man. GL with your personal pro-gaming - you're great.

blacksheepwall

China1530 Posts

June 29 2011 21:38 GMT

#794

This seems really odd to me, leaving NASL to "focus" more on being a player. I was listening to him on Inside the Game (is that what it's called?), but the head of eG was saying that he left SotG for the same reason.

And the guy specifically mentioned NASL as one of iNcontrol's other commitments that prevents him from being able to keep up with his commitments to his team. So this whole thing is sort of weird, and unfortunate for fans of the NASL I think.

But best of luck to iNcontrol, both with this and the whole SotG situation, which he sounded pretty upset about last night.

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

June 29 2011 21:44 GMT

#795

On June 30 2011 06:38 blacksheepwall wrote:
This seems really odd to me, leaving NASL to "focus" more on being a player. I was listening to him on Inside the Game (is that what it's called?), but the head of eG was saying that he left SotG for the same reason.

And the guy specifically mentioned NASL as one of iNcontrol's other commitments that prevents him from being able to keep up with his commitments to his team. So this whole thing is sort of weird, and unfortunate for fans of the NASL I think.

But best of luck to iNcontrol, both with this and the whole SotG situation, which he sounded pretty upset about last night.

What is "weird" about it. Geoff wants to be a pro player, and a top top player at that. Currently he cannot do that because he is doing other shit 50+ hours week (with NASL being a huge time sink) so he reduced some of those things. Makes sense to me.

blacksheepwall

China1530 Posts

June 29 2011 23:57 GMT

#796

On June 30 2011 06:44 iCCup.Diamond wrote:
What is "weird" about it.

I just meant that it seems sort of hypocritical to use his commitment to NASL as a main reason why he can't continue to SotG, but then for him to immediately leave NASL.

And again, I wish no ill will towards iNcontrol or eG, I'm sure they'll both be just fine.

gdroxor

United States639 Posts

June 30 2011 03:29 GMT

#797

iNcontroL fighting! While I'm a little disappointed he's leaving NASL, I'm really glad he's putting a lot of focus on refining his play so he can get that monkey off his back.

Sockso

United States57 Posts

June 30 2011 11:45 GMT

#798

I hope iNcontrol returns to "State of the Game" now! Also, While I love the sound of Gretorp's voice, I'd like to see him replaced by Day9. That would be about the only way I'd pay for a NASL HD pass.

Rabbitmaster

1357 Posts

June 30 2011 20:16 GMT

#799

On June 30 2011 02:50 tyles wrote:
I think iNcontrols casting will be missed, he is funny, intelligent and knows what he is talking about. Not many casters like him. Its debateable to see what it is better to become, a well-known caster or a come and go player... but hey i suppose we can't miss judge.

I would agree with this post 100% before he started casting in the NASL. After that + the restreaming GSL/thrash talking kelly "scandals" i think he was being way to "careful" in his casts. Which made him just awkward instead of funny in my opinion. So i guess what im trying to say is that, for me atleast, this is a good thing. Bring back the old Incontroll plx!

TheRabidDeer

United States3806 Posts

June 30 2011 20:40 GMT

#800

On June 24 2011 10:56 iNcontroL wrote:
there absolutely will be a season 2!!

I even spoke about how gretorp will continue casting alongside other casters and I will make guest appearances.

We are also running a qualifier atm for season 2... please fix OP

Good to hear. Good luck competing iNcontroL, I imagine it was difficult trying to compete with all of the extra stuff you were doing (commentating a TON of games with NASL, AND the other stuff that you used to do like inside the game and SotG). All told, you probably have like 20 hours or more of extra time each week now.

iNcontroL hwaiting!