This sucks. I don't enjoy the games when Moletrap casts.
In a few sentences: Moletrap is annoying when he tries to be funny. A high percentage of his comments are just wrong. To top it off, I don't like his voice, especially when he gets excited.
IMHO Moletrap is not made out to be a caster. I hope this experience changes his casting for the better.
I'm personally slightly disappointed in the choice of moletrap as a long-term caster. IIRC, he had a history of interruptions, failure to look at production tabs and a lack of game knowledge overall. His voice, especially when he got excited was extremely hard to listen to, so much that I thought Kelly would've been a better choice than him.
Regardless though, I know there's a huge amount of support for him, I'm just going to mute the stream when he talks.
I'll admit that now that Wolf is guaranteed to stay on long term, I actually hope for a Wolf/Moletrap cast one day in which Wolf puts Moletrap in his place for his straight up rude style of interjection, I doubt he'll allow Moletrap to do what he did to Doa for so long. Sorry if this makes me a bad person, but I introduce professional Starcraft 2 to friends and family practically everyday, and I remember my good friend, after hearing Moletrap run over Doa on a game on crossfire, remark that "I haven't heard competitive sportscasting this bad since Dennis Miller in the NFL".
Moletrap is not made out to be casting... At least not for Starcraft 2. He lacks knowledge in the area of the game, constantly interrupts his co-caster and his voice is mildly annoying.
None the less, if he feels that he wants to pursue his career to be a caster, Best of luck to him.
My personal experience aids in me hoping that we see a lot more DoA and Wolf.
The problem with saying stuff like 'Oh I like him, just because a bunch of haters think that he's an annoying nerd doesn't mean he shouldn't be a caster. <3 Doatrap' is that most people aren't just 'hating' on him. He's genuinely annoying to quite a few people. His jokes aren't funny, his voice is annoying, he interrupts co-casters, he lacks a knowledge of pop culture and therefore fails in helping his co-caster's jokes, and he lacks the knowledge he needs about the game that would make up for everything. I have nothing against him personally, he's just an awful caster, in my and a few other's opinions.
I can almost guarantee no one cancelled their GOM subscription because moletrap wasn't casting and will now resubscribe because he's returning, while I can guarantee at least one person won't buy a pass for August because I don't want to waste money on code A if the caster is awful.
I like that people have tried to be respectful even when many are clearly not fans. I am going to have to echo this sentiment. Moletrap is a cool dude and has a place, but seems better suited to solo casting Youtube videos than dual casting GSL. He can be annoying and frequently hogs the microphone. However, best of luck and I am sure he will improve.
On August 08 2011 10:17 jdreamer wrote: Wolf/Torch combo is good but I think Torch has other commitments with GOM, that's why they didn't let him to continue. Probably a back-up when one of the casters are away or busy with something else.
Wolf/Doa combo is looking really promising and the way they put up on qualifiers matches, they really click together well. That is what I am looking forward.
And now, Moletrap is coming back? What?! I think he's nothing close to Wolf/Torch/Doa and somehow, I feel that Kelly is probably better to pair with one of the trio instead of Moletrap. Why? This is because Moletrap lacks of understanding in collaboration. He talks too much, always cuts partners halfway and often thinks that he knows more than his partner (backstab his partner's statements too much).
Come on, GOM..... why?
I was never really a fan of Doa, but Doalf actually works really well. They may not have the most 'exciting' voices, but their chemistry is solid and they can work off of each others' jokes/analyses. Without Moletrap to provide awkward silences/~condescending responses, Doa can get pretty hilarious at times.
As for Moletrap himself... ugh, well, at least he's not getting a monopoly on casting as it seems. He's not completely horrendous though.
Now, I'd like a special casting team of John and Cella. The trolling would be outrageous :D.
Lol. Any casting duo with Moletrap = monopoly on casting. Everyone, for example Doa, looks better because there's no moletrap. GG.
Well best solution is for someone to get in contact with him (or get in contact with someone who can get in contact with Moletrap like maybe Artosis?) then tell him not to interrupt others? Honestly I'm sure he doesn't know or really realize it (maybe he's too excited or maybe since he's paid to cast, he feels like he should be randomly talking whenever possible?).
Though I find that Moletrap rarely interrupted anyone in BW:
Example:
Also Klazart, Diggity, and Moletrap taking turns (yep Moletrap can take turns casting. Though he may or may not laugh randomly at times >.>).
I think DoA really complements Wolf's style really well. I used to be mega critical of him when he was with Moletrap. I'd love to see Moletrap shoe-in with Wolf like DoA has.
Without being too harsh I find Moletrap's style to be way too 'screamy' for lack of a better word so I don't really enjoy watching him too much. Hope in his next stint he improves as a caster, glgl.
Have to say I don't really like this. Everytime Moletrap will cast I will probably won't watch GSL. Which is obviously a shame. But I just can't enjoy his casting. Hoping Doa and Wolf will be the main casters and Moletrap will get some airtime when the others need a break or something.
On August 08 2011 10:37 Canucklehead wrote: I'm surprised Doa is staying long term. He has a wife so I didn't think he would want to leave her long term.
I think they both moved? Doa had a blog about a garage sale where they sold all their belongings that they weren't taking to Korea and the items included her stuff and he said "we" are moving to Korea.
You're right. Doa just tweeted his wife is moving with him.