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RyanRushia

United States2748 Posts

December 04 2011 04:32 GMT

#81

you are an extremely handsome man jake

hows that?

AxelTVx

Canada916 Posts

December 04 2011 04:36 GMT

#82

Orb you're doing amazing! No offense to Gretorp but I feel that your casting would be peerfect with a caster like tasteless/husky. Really your colour commentating doesnt fit well with Gretorp.

cmen15

United States1519 Posts

December 04 2011 04:40 GMT

#83

Hey orb i think your great keep it up!! Im sure the more live events you go to, the better you will do GL sir <3

stalpno

Australia9 Posts

December 04 2011 04:52 GMT

#84

I really like it, analytical, but not dull. Keep up the awesome casting.

theBALLS

Singapore2935 Posts

December 04 2011 04:56 GMT

#85

You're just a voice without the personality for me.

chipman

United States139 Posts

December 04 2011 05:02 GMT

#86

To be honest when I first saw you cast I thought "who is this kid", but I was surprised to see you carry on a level of semi-professionalism during the K weekly when you first started up. You speak well, and clearly and there have been only a few times your analysis has been off the mark, but this is unimportant because nobody has a perfect understanding of the game. A lot of casters tend to trip over their words and often, especially in front of a crowd.

So good job. Apparently people want gretorp's head and nasl to die, I'm not one of those people, but I will say some casters are more entertaining than others to watch, each of them bring something different to the table, and almost all are otherwise semi-well rounded.

IE: I'm a master level random player myself, even though I don't get to mechanically improve (practice) often I have a fairly good understanding of the game, but I don't have a problem with casting from dj wheat or husky because they do what they do well instead of trying to do something they're not comfortable/awkward with.

Hattori_Hanzo

Singapore1229 Posts

December 04 2011 05:08 GMT

#87

On December 04 2011 10:58 Rekrul wrote:
i think you're doing a great job with analysis but i'd like to see a little more personality and humor to flavor it up

I think it's better to let people be good at what they are good at.
Let Husky be Husky and let day[9] be day[9].
Colour commentators for hype and technical casters for the really detailed reads/build breakdowns.

ZeromuS

Canada13397 Posts

December 04 2011 05:11 GMT

#88

I really really like the analytical side of your cast :D Very good stuff.

I feel that you need to really add just a smidge more of your character in during downtime. During game the analytical stance is spectacular, however, you really need to show more of your personal side during the inbetween games after a short breakdown has been done.

Also, this could be worked out when you find your casting soulmate. The person whom you really work well with.

woobsauce

United States491 Posts

December 04 2011 05:12 GMT

#89

Orb - your casting in NASL has been excellent, and I'm happy to see you getting more public exposure so others can see just how awesome you are. Please don't change your style too much - you are awesome as you are. :O!

backtoback

Canada1276 Posts

December 04 2011 05:15 GMT

#90

I notice you talk fast when exciting fights or events start to happen. Calm down and take deep breathes and it will slowly natural come out. Other than that, all is good orb!

xlava

United States676 Posts

December 04 2011 05:26 GMT

#91

No major issues. Good casting, keep it up.

Hasuu

Canada178 Posts

December 04 2011 05:36 GMT

#92

Your doing a very good job, Orb. Just add a bit more personality, and it will be better. Let your co-caster cut in a little more often.

keep it up

Zraf

54 Posts

December 04 2011 05:46 GMT

#93

Good technical analysis, but I think extensive experience solo casting leads to talking too much relative to your co caster. I also think you should stick to analysis or show some more energy if you want to mix in some play by play.

Marconos

United States22 Posts

December 04 2011 05:50 GMT

#94

Enjoy your casting.

Biggest thing is reduce your speed some. At times you talk too fast and it's distracting, not every tiny detail needs to be pointed out. The other item is learn to work with your co-caster. You have to work off each other. That is something that is really best done with someone you cast with a lot. Gretorp hurts you and makes you look worse then you are, I would suggest avoiding casting with him as he is horrendus. Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing/hearing more of your casts.

Novalisk

Israel1818 Posts

December 04 2011 05:53 GMT

#95

You did a fantastic job for what I'm assuming is your first live event.

babylon

8765 Posts

December 04 2011 05:55 GMT

#96

You are one of my two favorite casters for SC2. Love the analysis. I'm not a great player myself, so I learn a lot from your casts. Good, clear voice. Sometimes you talk a bit too fast, but I can follow you for the most part.

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

December 04 2011 13:25 GMT

#97

On December 04 2011 13:10 Dreadwolf wrote:

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So.. got him to be a better casting you want to see his eyes and you want him to work out...

I can see those issues seriously affecting casting.. of guy vs guy mud wrestling, not sc2.

Your casting is very good orb, keep working on it.

why u so srs?

On December 04 2011 12:28 tsuxiit wrote:
You called a couple of things wrong, which you should absolutely NEVER do. Otherwise you aren't fulfilling your role as a caster.

For example, when you saw that Puma had moved a factory on to his only tech lab instead of getting bio upgrades, you called that as a macro play which it absolutely isn't to anyone who knows anything about TvZ....

ya that was bad but that was really the only blunder I can think of.
Theres no caster that always calls everything right, goes for day9 and artosis too so its kinda silly to say he didnt fulfill his role as a caster.

valaki

Hungary2476 Posts

December 04 2011 13:34 GMT

#98

Honestly my 2 favourite casters are you Orb and Rotti. Keep up the good work!

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45281 Posts

December 04 2011 13:37 GMT

#99

Definitely a fan of your casting. You're probably the only "less-famous" commentator that I would put in my top tier (along with the more famous names of casters like Artosis and Day[9]).

-You have a great knowledge of the game, so your analysis and occasional predictions/ reasonings are great.
-You seem to come alive at the right times (when things get very interesting or when battles occur), and your level of enthusiasm is very good. It doesn't sound fake or forced. Sometimes, you slur words as you speed up though, which may or may not be something you can work on.
-You work well with a co-caster and can enjoy a little friendly chatter at the start of the game, but you don't spend 50% of the entire game talking about non-StarCraft nonsense (PainUser? Gretorp? Looking at you guys...). This makes me sooo happy.

Keep up the fantastic work