EPTWish Doa was back , I didn't like him at first but he's really improved I think.
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esre
Ireland109 Posts
Wish Doa was back , I didn't like him at first but he's really improved I think. | ||
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Achaia
United States643 Posts
On January 31 2012 09:39 esre wrote: Moletrap doesn't to have good game knowledge , he kinda states whats on the screen . . . be handy for radio I guess just not live/vods. Wish Doa was back , I didn't like him at first but he's really improved I think. Yes! I actually loved Doa by the time he was wrapping his time at the GSL up. I didn't like him initially and I'm not entirely sure if he improved that much or just grew on me but by the time he left I loved his "nerdy" style. He acted like even more of a nerd than most people in SC2 but it was awesome lol. I think Doa and Khaldor would be a great Code A duo. | ||
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yoshi245
United States2971 Posts
On January 31 2012 09:33 HorsemasterK wrote: I don't wanna jump on the bandwagon, but he is the reason I stopped watching Code A last season and when I tuned into the GSTL and heard him talking over Khaldor in his solo-cast style, I decided to go to bed instead. It's no bandwagon, it's an opinion train, and one gaining a bit of momentum as seen in past several pages in this thread. Many people are turned off by his casting due many different factors. The day Wolf or Khaldor aren't on to co-cast and Moletrap is left to solocast a GSL Code A or GSTL event alone (won't happen, or very unlikely), is the day I and I feel others will pity GSL. I doubt anyone here has any bad things to say about Moletrap personally, I don't. It's just in terms of his ability as a professional caster, he's quite disappointing. Honestly I hope he reads these criticisms and takes them to heart as motivation to improve. Brushing up on his game knowledge and maybe not yelling at certain times make a big difference. | ||
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bennyaus
Australia1833 Posts
On January 31 2012 10:17 Achaia wrote: Yes! I actually loved Doa by the time he was wrapping his time at the GSL up. I didn't like him initially and I'm not entirely sure if he improved that much or just grew on me but by the time he left I loved his "nerdy" style. He acted like even more of a nerd than most people in SC2 but it was awesome lol. I think Doa and Khaldor would be a great Code A duo. I don't understand how people rate DoA at all. Code A should just be Wolf (Analysis) and Khaldor (play by play). They are the only decent casters that they have had doing Code A at all. DoA and Moletrap both have their own weaknesses, albeit DoA has less. They both have limited game knowledge and speak so authoritatively about subjects they're often wrong about. It's as if Moletrap doesn't watch other tournaments when he speaks about player history sometimes, and DoA's style is actually quite condescending to the viewer with his false authoritative tone. Not everyone can be Artosis, Wolf is doing a good job at being the number 2 Artosis. Other commentators should stick to just calling play-by-play if they aren't capable of understanding the game, and putting in the hours at watching enough pro games to understand the shifting metagame. | ||
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llKenZyll
United States853 Posts
On January 31 2012 09:39 esre wrote: Moletrap doesn't to have good game knowledge , he kinda states whats on the screen . . . be handy for radio I guess just not live/vods. Wish Doa was back , I didn't like him at first but he's really improved I think. Yeah seriously. The thing I love about Tastosis is that they have good jokes AND artosis is there to go indepth and make sure the viewer knows whats going to happen. People like JP and Moletrap have no idea whats going on, simply because they arent good. This is also why pros are good casters, because they knows what is happening. IdrA casted a few games, he is one of the best casters I have heard because he go so indepth with the game. Something that moletrap doesnt do. Seems I have to watch the whole GOMTV season with mute on. Sucks for me. If you actually enjoy his irritating voice and short-sighted depth with the game, then congratulations. Your wish came true. | ||
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suspiciousbear
Canada112 Posts
On January 31 2012 10:56 Lebzetu wrote: Yeah seriously. The thing I love about Tastosis is that they have good jokes AND artosis is there to go indepth and make sure the viewer knows whats going to happen. People like JP and Moletrap have no idea whats going on, simply because they arent good. This is also why pros are good casters, because they knows what is happening. IdrA casted a few games, he is one of the best casters I have heard because he go so indepth with the game. Something that moletrap doesnt do. Seems I have to watch the whole GOMTV season with mute on. Sucks for me. If you actually enjoy his irritating voice and short-sighted depth with the game, then congratulations. Your wish came true. JP is Masters random, Moletrap is platinum. That's a huge difference. I don't like JP as a caster, but I can't say it's because he sucks at the game. Moletrap doesn't have a voice for broadcasting, he doesn't have knowledge for analysis. He doesn't have the humor and charm for color. I don't like anything about the way he casts. I don't watch anything he produces. There's enough SC2 for me to digest that I don't need to take what I can, I make choices regarding what I feel is worth watching, and although I care and pay attention to GSTL/Code A results, I will not watch if he's casting, he hurts my ears with his voice, and my brain with his words. | ||
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llKenZyll
United States853 Posts
On January 31 2012 11:07 suspiciousbear wrote: JP is Masters random, Moletrap is platinum. That's a huge difference. I don't like JP as a caster, but I can't say it's because he sucks at the game. Moletrap doesn't have a voice for broadcasting, he doesn't have knowledge for analysis. He doesn't have the humor and charm for color. I don't like anything about the way he casts. I don't watch anything he produces. There's enough SC2 for me to digest that I don't need to take what I can, I make choices regarding what I feel is worth watching, and although I care and pay attention to GSTL/Code A results, I will not watch if he's casting, he hurts my ears with his voice, and my brain with his words. JP is masters random, but he doesnt play a lot of games IIRC. He only has like 20 games played this season (again, IIRC) And yeah, Moletrap is especially annoying. I remember watching Brown vs Losira and he seriously had a fucking orgasm when he saw carriers coming out. It's NOT a big deal, carrers are STANDARD in the late late game of PvZ. (Maybe not standard, but they are used quite a bit) | ||
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Lawliet
United States70 Posts
He gotten map names wrong, he never talks about builds, he never has anything insightful to say, he knows nothing about Korean trends or metagames, and finally he constantly talks down about players. It's a total contrast to the korean casters who can instantly start talking about builds and rivalries minute 9th worker is cued. Also wtf on the post game interviews? I hope that's not him translating because almost everything that was translated was wrong.... | ||
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iSometric
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Phantom_Sky
Hong Kong512 Posts
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Rubber
United States150 Posts
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dekarp
286 Posts
With that said, Tasteless is 10x funnier than Moletrap, has a less annoying voice, and is way more charismatic than Moletrap. Even if Moletrap sat down and played SC2 everyday for multiple hours, actually did some player research, and watched VODs, there are still too many issues. Please don't let Moletrap cast today's awesome Code A games GOMTV, thank you. | ||
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kinglemon
Germany199 Posts
On January 31 2012 11:07 suspiciousbear wrote: JP is Masters random, Moletrap is platinum. That's a huge difference. I don't like JP as a caster, but I can't say it's because he sucks at the game. well jp is way too shy or unsure to be a good caster. you need to have some kind of balls to be a good one. and if moletrap is plat on korea and jp masters on us, that's basically the same. | ||
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MagmaRam
United States395 Posts
On January 31 2012 16:40 kinglemon wrote: well jp is way too shy or unsure to be a good caster. you need to have some kind of balls to be a good one. and if moletrap is plat on korea and jp masters on us, that's basically the same. You do realize the leagues on most servers are about the same until you get into the masters and above range? Plat in KR would be maybe low diamond on US, if not just plat. | ||
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Wockets
Hong Kong467 Posts
On January 31 2012 10:17 Achaia wrote: Yes! I actually loved Doa by the time he was wrapping his time at the GSL up. I didn't like him initially and I'm not entirely sure if he improved that much or just grew on me but by the time he left I loved his "nerdy" style. He acted like even more of a nerd than most people in SC2 but it was awesome lol. I think Doa and Khaldor would be a great Code A duo. Doa-Wolf was pretty much second to Artosis in terms of charisma, chemistry and analysis. Wolfdor is still well above bearable, but Moletrap-Khaldor are just not good. Moletrap can be a fun caster when paired with the right 'analysis-type' casters. | ||
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YipMan
372 Posts
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bovineblitz
United States314 Posts
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TheBB
Switzerland5133 Posts
On January 31 2012 13:25 iSometric wrote: I like him and his casting, partly because of Brood War. His casting is not BAD... I agree, I don't get the general opinion at all. | ||
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jcroisdale
United States1543 Posts
On January 31 2012 18:16 bovineblitz wrote: It led to me not purchasing GSTL this season... so... hopefully gom does something about it. Same exact thing for me, I hope the see this type of feedback and do something about it. | ||
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SuperFanBoy
New Zealand1068 Posts
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