I should add that I'm not sure any of these criticisms or suggestions are things he isn't aware of or working towards. I assume he's pretty aware of his position in the community.

Cabinet Sanchez

Australia1097 Posts

August 16 2011 13:25 GMT

#922

I clicked that link and gave feedback, more torch, less trap

flakmonkey

Australia254 Posts

August 16 2011 13:36 GMT

#923

The only thing which kind of annoys me a little is how he talks over and interrupts his co-casters sometimes which is just kind of annoying and unpleasant to the ear in any situation in life...

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50978 Posts

August 16 2011 13:40 GMT

#924

On August 16 2011 15:41 Flowjo wrote:
Sigh, guys what am I suppose to do!?!? Code S was special for me.... I gave up code A already....... he makes me rage so hard cause he's so so so bad... I really wish he knew what he was talking about mkfgmfkj

don't watch.

or watch in mute,or manage to find a korean restream.

pewpew444

United States121 Posts

August 16 2011 14:29 GMT

#925

On August 16 2011 15:18 Graupe wrote:
I know its unfair, but I just dont like his voice.. It annoys me so much :-|

Gimme Doa & Wolf !

It isn't unfair, when the person job is to speak. The problem with casters is that so many factors are so subjective it is often times hard to argue for either side whether someone is good or not once you get to this level of casting.

Virum

United States74 Posts

August 16 2011 14:31 GMT

#926

Seriously if i have to listen to that fake "OOOOOoOoooooooOOO NOOOOooOOOOOO" more im going to snap and just stop watching code A. But now their even doing code S? What the fuck!

I hate the fake emotions Moletrap puts into his casting. It cheapens the games and feels like he doesn't even care enough to show real emotion.

JustPassingBy

10776 Posts

August 16 2011 14:36 GMT

#927

So it is confirmed that DoA, Moletrap and Wolf stick with gom long term? That is awesome news! Especially happy for Moletrap, as his dedication to casting starcraft was one of the pillars which kept broodwar alive and me sticking to watching starcraft. Wolf and Doa are great, too. Good move by gomtv!

Lorch

Germany3692 Posts

August 16 2011 14:39 GMT

#928

imho they should stick with doa & wolf, but as long as moletrap doesn't cast code s anymore I'm fine. Group C was really, really, exciting to watch, but not with someone like moletrap doing the casting, doa is fine.

bunnymuncher

Canada112 Posts

August 16 2011 14:45 GMT

#929

I think GOM should do some sort of poll to determine who the most popular casters are. It would be much more beneficial for them to choose their casters based on the opinion of the audience. We're the ones that pay money to watch the gsl, they should be taking feedback from us. It sucks to look at the comments to the videos and see hate for moletrap, if he's not liked among the community then he should not be hired. It's an entertainment business, they make money by getting people interested in their videos.

JustPassingBy

10776 Posts

August 16 2011 14:53 GMT

#930

yes, especially since the broad audience consists of calm, collected and well mannered people. :-)

VirtuallyJesse

United States398 Posts

August 16 2011 14:54 GMT

#931

On August 16 2011 23:31 Virum wrote:
I hate the fake emotions Moletrap puts into his casting. It cheapens the games and feels like he doesn't even care enough to show real emotion.

stuff is happening on the screen that mUST MEAN MY VOICE NEEDS TO GET LOUDER!!!! OH MY GOD!!! STUFF IS HAPPENING!!! PEW PEW BANG EXPLOSHIONS!!!!!

That is what I detest. Just because stuff is happening doesn't mean you need to scream at us. Every little engagement doesn't call for that.

sephius

United Kingdom200 Posts

August 16 2011 14:57 GMT

#932

I personally think Moletrap's awesome. I'm a fan. I think his voice is great for casting and reckon he has good chemistry with co-casters. :D

Raimu

United Kingdom79 Posts

August 16 2011 14:57 GMT

#933

I agree with most of the comments here, moletrap just isn't nice to listen to, and he doesn't add anything to the viewers experience when he casts. At least his casting is better than Kelly's though.

Maynarde

Australia1286 Posts

August 16 2011 14:58 GMT

#934

On August 16 2011 23:54 VirtuallyJesse wrote:

Show nested quote +

What *I* detest is that he just interrupts and talks over Wolf.

All. The. Time.

WniO

United States2706 Posts

August 16 2011 14:58 GMT

#935

the only thing that bothers me about his casting is "whos going to advance to..." "were about to find out whos..." but ive liked him since bw so w.e

features

Ireland160 Posts

August 16 2011 15:00 GMT

#936

I've been a fan of Moletrap from the beginning...... well my beginning, some time in 2007 anyway.

But I have to admit that he hasn't been coming across in the same way as his YouTube videos. He's still basically the same, but somehow seems to be trying too hard. You can see how passionate he is about this job but he just needs to chill out a little. I don't mind the stats, unlike the other casters Moletrap obviously does alot of research, but he has to calm down a little, allow the other commentator to take the lead every once in a while..... take a breath.

That last point is especially noticeable with Wolf, who seems to think he's the king of Code A casting, which he isn't, he's on the same level as all the rest, he just doesn't know it lol. Wolf looks noticably annoyed when Moletrap goes on a tangent without letting him speak, but he's not doing it out of spite just nerves.

Moletrap just needs to loosen up and open up to opportunities to joke around, something that he denies the other casters from doing by being completely down to business.

One thing that does annoy me though is the "posh" sayings he comes out with in response to what DOA and WOLF say, like "indeed" stop saying indeed and provide a little back and forward commentary. Use your co caster Moletrap, that would be the best advice for you at the moment

gulati

United States2241 Posts

August 16 2011 15:03 GMT

#937

Moletrap and Doa are my favorite. They might not be as analytical as tastosis, but moletrap has such a passionate voice when commentating. Makes me more interested (: congrats on the long-term job guys!

Nothingtosay

United States875 Posts

August 16 2011 15:03 GMT

#938

On August 16 2011 14:34 RavenLoud wrote:
I don't think Moletrap deserves this kind of shit from everyone. I was a fan of his BW and SC2 youtube vids before he went casting for Code A. Frankly he does pretty well, and I thought that he deserved more followers.

The way I see it, he's not very used to dual casting live in a setting like this so he gets nervous. The chemistry between him and Doa isn't as good as Wolf/Doa either.

Let's cut him some slack, he can do better than this after he gets used to it.

why would I cut "someone some slack" for something I'm paying for? I'm not paying for the service to eventually be good I want it to be good now. Also considering the fact that moletrap has been casting for years, with part of that being a few months at gom already I don't see him changing much.

He voice is extremely unpleasant, his game knowledge is lacking, his entertainment value is non-existant, and he has very few redeeming values in casting in my general opinion.

ronpaul012

United States769 Posts

August 16 2011 15:04 GMT

#939

He needs to think about what he's going to say more. He often times starts a sentence without knowing how he's going to finish it, and ends up saying ummm a crap ton. I think he'd be better off only talking when he has something to say.

ballasdontcry

Canada595 Posts

August 16 2011 15:06 GMT

#940

one or the other imo... fine with wolf/doa or wolf/moletrap, but you can't have two guys doing the same job (calling play by play) casting alongside each other. it doesn't add anything to the broadcast.

yeah and i wish some of the casters wouldn't just drastically alter their voice to create excitement. moletrap, HD and husky are some of the ones i'm thinking of that does this way too much whenever a big fight occurs - the former 2 raise their voices to incessantly unbearable levels and husky just speaks at 9000 words per minute.