I honestly didn't manage to catch any of Wheat/Apollo's casts, but I could see them working pretty well together. I did really like Cats/Doa together, I thought that was really good. Then for HD/Painuser, I think one of the biggest things that I don't like is how HD seems to go off on entirely unrelated tangents, especially in the first 3-4 minutes of the game. I find myself having to watch the production tab to see if the game is progressing in a "standard" fashion or if a player is doing something unusual. Then they just sometimes seem to miss some things during casts.

ReaperX

Hong Kong1758 Posts

October 09 2011 04:36 GMT

#83

i like djwheats passion for esports

MrLion

India93 Posts

October 09 2011 04:37 GMT

#84

Same here. I had to mute whenever HD/Painuser/(some fat guy) were sitting in a dark room and casting. They really spoil the experience of the game.

Herculix

United States946 Posts

October 09 2011 04:39 GMT

#85

i really love d'apollo now that he's had enough time to learn the game, he really knows what he's talking about and delivers that knowledge in an enthusiastic and yet easy to listen to way. djwheat is just dj mother fuckin wheat bitches, i don't know what to say man. dj wheat could make hello kitty island adventure a good cast.

hd and painuser are the worst for me. i enjoyed doa and catspajamas a lot more than i thought i would, but that's because i actually massively dislike doa and moletrap from what i've seen of their GSL casts and it pisses me off to not have tastosis on those casts, so when i took out my inherent judgement of any non-tastosis GSL casting, he seemed ok. and catspajamas, he is pretty good play by play. they both can improve but they're passable and then some

but hd and painuser... specifically hd, god dammit. he just says wrong things so often i'm fucking mind blown that he is even given a job doing this. not only does he have many really corny awkward moments, which painuser also has and is really the only main thing i dislike about painuser (he's very knowledgable), but he just tries to act like he knows what he's talking about and gets things wrong... ALL THE FUCKING TIME. he actually brings down the entertainment value of every game i watch that he casts

ffadicted

United States3545 Posts

October 09 2011 04:45 GMT

#86

dApollo is a god of casting, him and wheat are by far my favorites for this event. Meanwhile, I have little to say about HD and painuser in the ways of compliments, they could use some work.

riff

United States113 Posts

October 09 2011 04:46 GMT

#87

My thanks go to all the casters for this event. I love the fact that there is a rotation so that the cast never gets stale and we, the audience, get to sample many different styles and personalities.

I don't know who is more knowledgeable, but from a pure entertainment standpoint, I'd rank Wheat/Apollo at the top and HD/Painuser at the bottom.

Special shoutout to Apollo, who has been doing an outstanding job this tournament. I wasn't a fan before, but now I am.

GMonster

686 Posts

October 09 2011 04:47 GMT

#88

Wheat/Apollo not even a contest.

Necro)Phagist(

Canada6644 Posts

October 09 2011 04:54 GMT

#89

Wheat/Apollo are definitely at the top followed up by Doa/catspajamas. I haven't really enjoyed any of HD/Painusers casts yet, HD seems to go off on big rants missing key things that are happening in the game and has said many things about the game that just make me face palm. Painuser obviously has the knowledge but I think he needs to start cutting off HD and stepping in more to make that cast work.

Also after watching this event I noticed how amazing it is at GSL to have commentators/observers as separate people, it can cause problems but in this tournament I've found myself watching the mini map screaming at my monitor "The Drop show the god damn drop!" more then I have ever in my entire life.

But alas enough complaining IPL has been amazing and really HD isn't that 'bad' so keep up the good work IPL

KingAce

United States471 Posts

October 09 2011 05:04 GMT

#90

I like Catspajamas. He sounds very professional.

HD's camera control is bad. And despite being a good player. He's casting has never improved. PainUser has to babysit him too much.

Dexington

Canada7276 Posts

October 09 2011 05:11 GMT

#91

Oh, CatsPajamas camera control was absolutely terrible all the time. There would be mutas in a base harrassing and he'd see +2 weapons coming or something and focus on that building upgrading the entire time the harrass was going on.

Please, separate camera operator.

McKTenor13

United States1383 Posts

October 09 2011 05:14 GMT

#92

I don't like this because DJWheat and Apollo are my favorite but I have LOVEDDDDD catzpajamas and Doa this tournament.

zeOllie

Australia486 Posts

October 09 2011 05:25 GMT

#93

On October 09 2011 11:48 Superpower wrote:

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If anything catspajamas has the most lack of knowledge, he is gold - diamond last i saw and HD is a master league player..

Dude, league has nothing to do with knowledge unless your a bronze newbie. I'm personally gold and I know pretty much everything about the game because I watch so many tournaments + day9. League 90% of the time doesn't mean jack.

Angelbelow

United States3728 Posts

October 09 2011 05:25 GMT

#94

I like djWheat and apollo the best but doa and cats are surprising fun to listen to. I think both those teams are doing a fantastic job so far. I usually mute hd and painuser. HD is really bad, lack of knowledge, lack of memory, and it actually gets worse when he goes into entertainer mode.

LimeNade

United States2125 Posts

October 09 2011 05:27 GMT

#95

ya i mean its tough to watch cause painuser's knowledge is pretty good, but like HD reminds me of like my friend and hes silver. He's like a kid ina candy shop just saying everythign is amazing but like nothing is happening or he blatantly makes it apparent that he doesnt know whats going on

Darclite

United States1021 Posts

October 09 2011 05:33 GMT

#96

Anybody else want a tie option?

I voted for Catspajamas and Doa, but I don't really have any complaints about any caster duo. They are all doing a good job: keeping it interesting and with decent perception.

coolyou

United States958 Posts

October 09 2011 05:34 GMT

#97

Wheat and Apollo definitely the best combo other two doesn't even come close in terms of overall knowledge and enthusiasm.

FuzzyJAM

Scotland9300 Posts

October 09 2011 05:37 GMT

#98

I like Apollo, he's one of the best commentators so that alone makes his combo better. The rest of the guys at the event are nothing special.

ELA

Denmark4608 Posts

October 09 2011 05:37 GMT

#99

I prefer Wheat&Apollo, but I dislike none of the duo's, which is sort of new to me - I always seem to be very oppinionated on casters.. I don't know, this event is just working for me in alot of ways