EPTThe Korean Experience by FXOBoSs - Page 4
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OooLong
Canada98 Posts
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Rayzorblade
United States1172 Posts
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
good casters can carry a bad set of games/matches SO FAR and a lot of it has to do with the side banter/jokes that may or may not be related to the actual game taking place. maintaining a sense of professionalism is important but so is being able to maintain the entertainment value for the viewers. when a game isn't providing enough quality content to keep up a certain degree of entertainment, the source for entertainment tends to have to come from the casters to keep the audience interested and maintaining professionalism isn't always the best course to keep the audience interested. I have no idea what the Korean audience desires from their casters, but I wouldn't be surprised if caster expectations are different between Korean & western audiences. | ||
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vrok
Sweden2541 Posts
I love Korea, and so should every gamer out there. Without Korea, gaming is just a hobby. Great post, but especially, great quote. Much respect to you and your team for doing what you do. | ||
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FXOpen
Australia1844 Posts
On July 15 2011 16:58 OooLong wrote: I also like to know you haven't mentioned, what's Seoul like in Korea? how are they compare to say NewYork or other big city in america? are they as amazing as people say? Seoul is extremely friendly. Although we were not in seoul (i was for 2 days but thats something else) I can say that the people are great throughout korea. From incheon to seoul... Gimpo etc. Its just an amazing place for foreigners. That being said, you asked me to compare to new york. And being a trader, new york is my bread and butter. So its hard to compare the two  Both are great. | ||
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Bobble
Australia1493 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10343 Posts
On July 15 2011 16:17 IcedBacon wrote: ...Talk to Wolf and Unstable? :p JK. Anyways, Tastosis is the most loved commentary duo by the foreigners, nothing needs to change. Sure there's some bad jokes and awkard moments but part of a caster's job is to be able to fill in time with random banter. It happens at MLG (even moreso), Dreamhack, IEM, whatever. Not really something to complain about. With that aside, nice writeup and glad everyone enjoys/enjoyed it there. Well ideally they should be talking about the game, I think the Koreans talk more about the game and joke less. Correct me if I'm wrong. Not to say that the joking is not entertaining though. Also, I agree the casters can be better. Tastosis keep premature GG'ing. That's not fun. It just shows a hint of disrespect to the player (for saying that they have lost the game, while the player himself has not yet decided to type GG), and it destroys "hype". A casters job is to analyze/explain the game and make things more interesting, not to tell the player "ok, I think he's going to give up now". Sure, every now and then is OK in some situations, but they do it almost every single game "Expect GG any second now." Like I mean, why would I want to expect that? I want to hope for an epic comeback, y'know? xD | ||
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DreamOen
Spain1400 Posts
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Horse...falcon
United States1851 Posts
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-Cyrus-
United States318 Posts
Everything you guys are doing for the community is just great too... the casting, the shows, everything. You guys are really showing that you care about the community a lot and I think it's a really positive thing for everyone. Not many teams show the same kind of passion for the game and the community that FXO does and that's why I think that you guys deserve a lot of respect. Thanks a lot for what you guys have done so far and keep up the good work! | ||
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Mvz
206 Posts
Also, tell Wolf to stop with his ladder stories. ^~^ | ||
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EchoZ
Japan5041 Posts
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RPR_Tempest
Australia7798 Posts
On July 15 2011 17:19 EchoZ wrote: Wait FXO is leaving Korea? After they play all their GSTL matches, yes. | ||
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FXOpen
Australia1844 Posts
On July 15 2011 17:19 EchoZ wrote: Wait FXO is leaving Korea? I left korea a week ago, because I have 4 businesses to run. FXO are still in korea, Most will leave after code A quals if they dont qualify. SLog Oz QXC will stay until 30th August. Then slog oz to malaysia and qxc to university. | ||
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skrzmark
United States1528 Posts
I may sound like a TOP fanboy with this post... well good because I am one. | ||
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hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
Thirdly English casting. Although 90% of the time the english cast is done well, there are a bunch of things that need to change. The cast needs to be more scheduled and less random. The crappy jokes need to stop (not the good ones, just the crappy ones). Heres a pointer, if you are laughing mid joke at your own joke, its probably not funny. It also needs to bring more insight into the game, more facts more figures and probably a 3rd person. Funny that you'd say that when your casters are the ones most guilty of it.  That being said, I actually like the jokes (stupid as they are), but I 100% agree with everything else.Thanks for the insight on Korea! What stood out most to me was probably the comparison of KR plat to NA masters and KR mid masters to NA grandmasters. Damn. | ||
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skrzmark
United States1528 Posts
On July 15 2011 17:22 FXOpen wrote: I left korea a week ago, because I have 4 businesses to run. FXO are still in korea, Most will leave after code A quals if they dont qualify. SLog Oz QXC will stay until 30th August. Then slog oz to malaysia and qxc to university. What do you mean by that most will leave? Does that mean some will stay? On July 15 2011 17:23 hmunkey wrote: Funny that you'd say that when your casters are the ones most guilty of it. That being said, I actually like the jokes (stupid as they are), but I 100% agree with everything else.Thanks for the insight on Korea! What stood out most to me was probably the comparison of KR plat to NA masters and KR mid masters to NA grandmasters. Damn. Yes, but FXOpen said the bad jokes were maining Wolf's fault. | ||
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RPR_Tempest
Australia7798 Posts
On July 15 2011 17:22 FXOpen wrote: I left korea a week ago, because I have 4 businesses to run. FXO are still in korea, Most will leave after code A quals if they dont qualify. SLog Oz QXC will stay until 30th August. Then slog oz to malaysia and qxc to university. Oh, they're trying to qualify again? Sweet! | ||
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FXOpen
Australia1844 Posts
On July 15 2011 17:24 skrzmark wrote: What do you mean by that most will leave? Does that mean some will stay? Its kinda written whats happening in that section of text | ||
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skrzmark
United States1528 Posts
On July 15 2011 17:24 FXOpen wrote: Its kinda written whats happening in that section of text Derp. | ||
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