MrBitter new ESL TV caster

On July 26 2011 03:39 Influ wrote:
omg, please no...

On July 26 2011 03:39 Influ wrote:
omg, please no...

On July 26 2011 03:43 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
i hope day9 keeps casting IEM...

On July 26 2011 03:48 Gatored wrote:
Needs to work on his bias towards zerg in his casting. Be a little more fair to the other races and maybe I would like his casting more..

On July 26 2011 03:50 Arcanne wrote:


Agreed. He does a good job explaining the zerg's perspective from the casts I've seen. Hopefully he improves on that.

On July 26 2011 03:39 turdburgler wrote:
congratz to him

the question is, does he know what carmac looks like yet?

On July 26 2011 03:54 gogatorsfoster wrote:
What exactly is ESL? Does this mean Bitter will be moving to Europe? Never the less I really like his casting style, and he never says anything that makes me turn off the volume.



I think you guys should check out this Caster his style is really up and coming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gDGf1G6mxQ&feature=player_embedded

On July 26 2011 03:39 Influ wrote:
omg, please no...

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On July 26 2011 04:16 Xiron wrote:
Great for him as a career man. Great for ESL getting some fresh blood. Sad for me, since I really thought of him as a motivated and serious gamer and not as a caster. But oh well, congratz to him !

On July 26 2011 04:17 Ezze wrote:
I really don't understand all the hate towards MrBitter. He is definitely top 3 in the best casters in the world. He is never biased. Has a great and exciting voice that is never annoying. Never repeats the same thing over and over like those other inferior casters. Great call by ESL to hire him!

On July 26 2011 04:18 MrBitter wrote:


Don't be too sad. There are some other super-secret things in the works that should make you turn that frown upside down.

On July 26 2011 04:24 Torte de Lini wrote:
I prefer Bitter as a caster than player to be honest. His caliber of play isn't up to par to the extensive knowledge he knows.

Glad he'll be applying to educate players and entertain instead of in his fingers! Good career choice!

On July 26 2011 05:07 Scereye wrote:
Officially confirmed! :D
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On July 26 2011 05:19 Crumpet wrote:
Mr.Bitter is seriously one of the coolest guys in esports and a great caster to boot. Congrats to him.

On July 26 2011 03:39 Influ wrote:
omg, please no...

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omg, please no...

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On July 26 2011 05:52 CoR wrote:
is he good ? never heared of him can anyone give me some collection of vods of him ?
then i can make an oppinion (seeing vod i not like his voice as much as some others but i am willing to get impressed )

On July 26 2011 06:03 Aphasie wrote:
Gratz to Bitter. I hope that both he and the ESL does well. I dont know if im gonna watch it tho...

On July 26 2011 06:06 Azuroz wrote:


while i get the point that you are trying to make, i believe the point of them hiring a second english caster is to promote esltv for english speaking viewers, esltv has mainly focused around a german audience previously. Also the english go4sc2 stream with rotterdam usually gets more viewers than pretty much all other weekly cups.

On July 26 2011 03:44 Arcanne wrote:
not a fan of his casting tbh -_-

On July 26 2011 05:57 phanto wrote:
Congrats to Mr Bitter. IEM will probably be the first time I'll see him cast, will be interesting to see how he does

On July 26 2011 03:47 YerknYass wrote:
I am so mystified by the Mr. Bitter flaming O_O He is extremely analytical and sharp and while not explosive and witty, has a very firm, steadfast style that is based in a very intellectually curious understanding of the game. He has a dope accent and I like that he is gaining traction in the scene. Mr. Bitter Fighting!

On July 26 2011 06:24 Advocado wrote:
Congratulations Mr. Bitter I liked your casts at the NASL. Wont it be a bit a weird with the timezones though or will he only be maintaining the US ESL?

On July 26 2011 06:28 MrBitter wrote:


I'm moving to Germany!

On July 26 2011 03:39 turdburgler wrote:
congratz to him

the question is, does he know what carmac looks like yet?

On July 26 2011 06:35 Torte de Lini wrote:


Just for ESL?
Wow!

On July 26 2011 07:04 Nerchio wrote:
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When i listened to you stream & commentate i didn't see any bias. Maybe it comes out as bias but it is probably the case that you got bigger knowledge about zerg than about other races. i look forward to seeing you cast

On July 26 2011 07:08 Toxi78 wrote:


when nerchio is being nice to you, you know you're doing well.
guess mrbitter is going to play the EPS germany too?

On July 26 2011 06:58 MrBitter wrote:
I think its worth addressing the haters and the critics real quick:
(lol, now I know why most players and casters don't read forums)

I just want to say that the feedback from you guys is what I focus on most. This is a big opportunity for me, and, obviously, I want to be the very best caster possible. If you guys don't want to watch when I'm working, then I'm not doing my job correctly.

I promise you all that I'm spending the vast majority of my free time working on furthering my understanding of the non-Zerg matchups, researching players and play styles, and working to curb whatever bias I may or may not have for the coolest race in the game.

I'm honestly so excited to get to do this, and I'm really looking forward to hearing more feedback from everybody so that I can continue to make myself the best caster that I can be.

and also:




No. Not just for ESL.

On July 26 2011 04:02 gwixter wrote:
great news! congratz!
now ESL pls get rid of rotterdam and I will finally be able to enjoy IEM fully

On July 26 2011 09:03 R3m3mb3rM3 wrote:
So many talented, good knowledge haveing casters out there
why, why Mr Bitter is the chosen one.
I mean i can listen to his casts (its a good thing ^^) but without a doubt there are many better casters which esl couldve picked up

On July 26 2011 03:47 YerknYass wrote:
I am so mystified by the Mr. Bitter flaming O_O He is extremely analytical and sharp and while not explosive and witty, has a very firm, steadfast style that is based in a very intellectually curious understanding of the game. He has a dope accent and I like that he is gaining traction in the scene. Mr. Bitter Fighting!

On July 26 2011 14:57 Arisen wrote:
Grats to Mr. Bitter.

And to every person who thinks Bitter is a biased commentator, you're delusional. People hear him say things like "wow, this is such a bad situation for the zerg right now because of X", that doesn't mean, "wow, fuck that protoss or terran player for doing something imba versus zerg", it means "wow, I've played in this situation a lot and that zerg player is in trouble!"

He's bringing a level of analysis to the game that we don't get to see as often as we should in pro commentating. We're used to hearing people give their neutered "this is what's happening" casting without ever bringing the game knowledge into the equation that gives depth to casting. When Mr. Bitter says "Wow, that was such a good play from zerg, his multitask versus Protoss is unreal" you know that means something.

Did you ever listen to Day[9] cast Brood War games? He talked a ton about what the smart plays for Zerg were, or what he didn't like about what the Zerg was doing, because he played Zerg competitively at the highest levels for years, and he knew if the zerg was fucking up or doing something really good.

People love hearing IdrA commentate, do you know why? Because he knows what the fuck he is talking about. When he sees something, he'll tell you what's going to happen because of it and it will be right. He knows, and people like to hear that. Do you think GARIMTO became a commenator and didn't share his game experience in his casts? Do you think OGN Hired Nal_Ra to give a neutered commentary and never give any depth to his Protoss analysis? FUCK NO.

Stop thinking that just because a player brings some experience to the table, he's biased. Without people with real game knowledge commentating, the commentary becomes useless to all but the newest to the community. What do people expect him to cast like, fucking Chill's Neutral commentary?

Had ot got that off my chest after seeing so many hate responses because he's "biased". Gl Mr. B and it will be great (hope you keep playing competitively though)

On July 26 2011 06:28 MrBitter wrote:


I'm moving to Germany!

On July 26 2011 09:03 R3m3mb3rM3 wrote:
So many talented, good knowledge haveing casters out there
why, why Mr Bitter is the chosen one.
I mean i can listen to his casts (its a good thing ^^) but without a doubt there are many better casters which esl couldve picked up

On July 26 2011 18:39 karpo wrote:


I've only seen the MLG showmatch between White-Ra and Ret and sure you're right to a extent. But he also whined quite a bit and argued alot with TLO about stuff being so bad for zerg and his cast was more or less totally focused on what Ret was doing, how good or bad it was for the zerg player instead of focusing equally on both players. From your portrait i guess you play zerg so you might not care, i have a hard time watching casts where the casting pov is very centered around one player/race.

On July 26 2011 20:18 JayJay_90 wrote:
who do you have in mind? i can't think of anyone actually.
it's not realistic that someone like tastosis or day9 would move to germany to cast for esltv (and i'm not even sure if i'd prefer day9 over mr. bitter, some day9 casting once in a while is great, but i don't think i wanna be told how AMAZING everything is 3 times a week or so)
so who else could esl have picked up?

also, welcome to germany and good luck to mr.bitter! i don't really know you that much yet, but that's surely gonna change and i'm excited to see you in action. although i enjoyed rotterdam's solocasting, having 2 casters is pretty much always better and i''m glad, esl picked someone who actually has good knowledge of the game.
btw even if you're a bit zerg biased (i simply don't know), it's not that bad, since rotti is always whining about zerg. things may get pretty hillarious... :D

On July 26 2011 03:39 turdburgler wrote:
congratz to him

the question is, does he know what carmac looks like yet?

On July 26 2011 21:00 Arisen wrote:



I watched that, and I can't disagree more. I didn't hear him whine once.

And yes, I play zerg, but that doesn't matter. Mr. Bitter isn't unique in what he brings to the casting table. HE brings his ingame experience just as any pro player does. Did you watch HSCIII? Tyler is very much the same in his casting to protoss as Mr. Bitter is in relation to zerg. They understand that race, of course you're going to hear more about that race from that player. THat's why there are two commentators.

On July 26 2011 14:57 Arisen wrote:
Grats to Mr. Bitter.

And to every person who thinks Bitter is a biased commentator, you're delusional. People hear him say things like "wow, this is such a bad situation for the zerg right now because of X", that doesn't mean, "wow, fuck that protoss or terran player for doing something imba versus zerg", it means "wow, I've played in this situation a lot and that zerg player is in trouble!"

He's bringing a level of analysis to the game that we don't get to see as often as we should in pro commentating. We're used to hearing people give their neutered "this is what's happening" casting without ever bringing the game knowledge into the equation that gives depth to casting. When Mr. Bitter says "Wow, that was such a good play from zerg, his multitask versus Protoss is unreal" you know that means something.

Did you ever listen to Day[9] cast Brood War games? He talked a ton about what the smart plays for Zerg were, or what he didn't like about what the Zerg was doing, because he played Zerg competitively at the highest levels for years, and he knew if the zerg was fucking up or doing something really good.

People love hearing IdrA commentate, do you know why? Because he knows what the fuck he is talking about. When he sees something, he'll tell you what's going to happen because of it and it will be right. He knows, and people like to hear that. Do you think GARIMTO became a commenator and didn't share his game experience in his casts? Do you think OGN Hired Nal_Ra to give a neutered commentary and never give any depth to his Protoss analysis? FUCK NO.

Stop thinking that just because a player brings some experience to the table, he's biased. Without people with real game knowledge commentating, the commentary becomes useless to all but the newest to the community. What do people expect him to cast like, fucking Chill's Neutral commentary?

Had ot got that off my chest after seeing so many hate responses because he's "biased". Gl Mr. B and it will be great (hope you keep playing competitively though)

On July 26 2011 21:37 Zorkmid wrote:


I don't think that MrBitter is biased either, but it's nothing to do with his being some great Zerg player (you just compared him to IdrA and Day[9] lol). I've seen games where he has said the Zerg is in a terrible position because of X when really they aren't etc.

He just is used to playng the game from a zerg point of view, and so am I! This
might be why I don't feel he is biased, because I may be biased myself!

Anyways, I agree with you that Mr Bitter isn't really that biased. But the logic you use to try and convince TL of that is pretty stupid.

On July 26 2011 21:06 Graupe wrote:
yea welcome to germany dude! pretty huge step to move from the US to germany, so best of luck for a great and long carreer in germany!


Their might be the problem that Mr.Bitter isn't as known in germany or even europe compared to his status in the US, but nevertheless I guess he will convince everybody with his casting style.


And also there's no alternative in europe. Name on if you can!

HomerJ gotta be a joke, since he's obviously one of the worst casters ever. I guess he could be fun for guys who only speak german are very new to sc or sc2, but for someone who knows the game it's just terrible to see him missing like every drop and talking offtopic bs more than ingame-stuff.


Anyways great pickup for both sides, again best of luck to you Mr.Bitter!

On July 26 2011 14:57 Arisen wrote:
Grats to Mr. Bitter.

And to every person who thinks Bitter is a biased commentator, you're delusional. People hear him say things like "wow, this is such a bad situation for the zerg right now because of X", that doesn't mean, "wow, fuck that protoss or terran player for doing something imba versus zerg", it means "wow, I've played in this situation a lot and that zerg player is in trouble!"

He's bringing a level of analysis to the game that we don't get to see as often as we should in pro commentating. We're used to hearing people give their neutered "this is what's happening" casting without ever bringing the game knowledge into the equation that gives depth to casting. When Mr. Bitter says "Wow, that was such a good play from zerg, his multitask versus Protoss is unreal" you know that means something.

Did you ever listen to Day[9] cast Brood War games? He talked a ton about what the smart plays for Zerg were, or what he didn't like about what the Zerg was doing, because he played Zerg competitively at the highest levels for years, and he knew if the zerg was fucking up or doing something really good.

People love hearing IdrA commentate, do you know why? Because he knows what the fuck he is talking about. When he sees something, he'll tell you what's going to happen because of it and it will be right. He knows, and people like to hear that. Do you think GARIMTO became a commenator and didn't share his game experience in his casts? Do you think OGN Hired Nal_Ra to give a neutered commentary and never give any depth to his Protoss analysis? FUCK NO.

Stop thinking that just because a player brings some experience to the table, he's biased. Without people with real game knowledge commentating, the commentary becomes useless to all but the newest to the community. What do people expect him to cast like, fucking Chill's Neutral commentary?

Had ot got that off my chest after seeing so many hate responses because he's "biased". Gl Mr. B and it will be great (hope you keep playing competitively though)

On July 26 2011 23:59 Semtext wrote:
hm, i see terran bashing incoming when zerg(mr.bitter) and toss(rotterdam) players cast together. but bitter did a great job at nasl in my opinion, so i'm looking forward to him having another shot at it!

On July 26 2011 22:18 Djagulingu wrote:

Well, his casting was really good and definitely not biased in TL open finals between Hack and HwangSin. Congratulations for MrBitter and I hope they both will form a good archon (DeMusliM and Rotti formed a nice archon, but I'm sure MrBitter will do quite well).

On July 26 2011 03:39 turdburgler wrote:
congratz to him

the question is, does he know what carmac looks like yet?

On July 27 2011 02:27 ManOnBoy wrote:
If he is moving to germany, does this mean his GF is now single?

Watch out day9.. Its me vs you.