On December 21 2011 22:27 WaterBat wrote:
I could only listen to game 1 since GOM decided to rip off its November season ticket purchasers, but you and wolf sounded great today Khaldor!

2012 Season 1 Up & Down matches are available as VoDs for November Ticket Holders.....

Tippereth

United States252 Posts

December 21 2011 13:38 GMT

#162

I agree entirely with the comments that you cut off your co-caster (or simply hog the mic) a lot when you're casting. I also feel that you make some really poor calls during combat, because you're trying to imitate the Brood War casters by screaming storm instead of actually watching the battle, or talking about how great a protoss's forcefields are when the battle is going so poorly for him he's almost guaranteed he's going to lose the game. Your personality and energy is fantastic though, so I will say you're above average but need improvement.

Edit: To expand upon my mid-combat criticism, it's the difference between pointing out a protoss is doing really good forcefields and saying, "He's doing great forcefields, but will it be enough?" and saying, "great forcefields, he's tearing everything apart!" when he is in fact losing the battle. It's a small change but I think if you're going to be doing analysis it should be correct.

nick1689

Australia494 Posts

December 21 2011 13:44 GMT

#163

I was kind of a bit iffy about khaldor at first... but he's grown on me :D

Sygnon

United States7 Posts

December 21 2011 13:49 GMT

#164

Have you ever tried being an observer while someone else casts? It might be good practice because the area I think you can improve a lot is your camera control. Other than that great job dude.

Rassy

Netherlands2308 Posts

December 21 2011 13:56 GMT

#165

Love your casts,they verry relaxed
pls dont change

Govou

Canada1072 Posts

December 21 2011 13:59 GMT

#166

well he sometimes say stuffs that makes me go 'wtf?' I sometimes feel cocasters feel the same way too.

However, it's not that big of a deal since he sounds really passionate about the game. That's what matters to me the most.

Batssa

United States154 Posts

December 21 2011 14:10 GMT

#167

I think you're doing a great job. You've quickly turned into one of my favorite casters. I hope the destructive criticism you receive from chat and what not don't get you down. A job like casting is something I consider very difficult to do. Doing anything that drives you with a passion is a difficult thing to do. It's always easy to convince yourself that you've let others down, and it's common to find yourself unappreciative of your own efforts because your passion demands perfection. Don't sweat it, you're doing great.

I think you have a good mix of enthusiasm and analysis. You add the right amount of describing what's going on with giving insight into the player histories and what their actions implicate in the game. Keep it up! Love your casting!

drooL

United Kingdom2108 Posts

December 21 2011 14:17 GMT

#168

On December 21 2011 11:04 Incomplet wrote:
-Similar to the previous point, when your co-caster finishes a sentence, try to make the cast flow well by acknowledging the last thing he says with your own.
eg. Moletrap: Idra has now mustered up a scary amount of Mutas
You: A scary amount indeed Moletrap...THEN say what you need to say.

Just to make sure that this point doesn't stand uncorrected: I have to strongly disagree with what you're saying here. When casters alternate in the manner that you describe, it usually severely harms the flow and the excitement of the game. It's OK from time to time but when there is a lot of action it's much more preferable when caster 2 immediately starts presenting his observation as soon as caster 1 is finished.

Ender985

Spain910 Posts

December 21 2011 14:17 GMT

#169

I think you are doing great, but imho you yell too much, "ooooohhh" and "aaaaahhh" when something exciting is happening, which I find kind of annoying. You can show excitement while doing play by play, like "is the banshe going to get awayyy!?!" rather than just "oooooohhhh?!?".

Appart from that, gj!

bertu

Brazil871 Posts

December 21 2011 14:19 GMT

#170

Hey Khaldor! I think you are a very smart caster and is doing a great job overral. You always say relevant things, have your research done and gets along well with every other caster. In the beggining, I must say that your accent sounded a bit annoying, but now I am used to it and think it is kinda cute. I could always understand everything you say, no problem, so it is wasn`t a big deal at all. GJ!

Siphyo

Netherlands121 Posts

December 21 2011 14:22 GMT

#171

You're doing a great job casting Khaldor, you even manage to make your co-casters look good. Not because your casting is so much worse than theirs, but because to me they are acceptable casters when casting together with you, but extremely annoying when they are casting together. Keep up the good work!

bubblegumbo

Taiwan1296 Posts

December 21 2011 14:29 GMT

#172

Khaldor, you're the sexiest bald caster in the world.

seaofsaturn

United States489 Posts

December 21 2011 14:41 GMT

#173

I think most of the criticisms people have could be solved just by playing the game more and getting better at it.

As far as presentation goes I think you're pretty much perfect, keep up the good work.

Headnoob

Australia2108 Posts

December 21 2011 14:52 GMT

#174

Today was THE best day so far, always a funny and relaxed (in a good way) when casting man, keep it up.

Khai

Australia553 Posts

December 21 2011 14:53 GMT

#175

I like your style and the fact that you call what you see/think. You're very straight to the point and you make big calls based on your judgment which in my opinion some casters lack. Keep up the good work and please continue to cast with your style, it makes you different to other casters and I really enjoy that!

Regina

Netherlands148 Posts

December 21 2011 14:57 GMT

#176

i liked your single casts quite a lot before you started casting for gom, i think you can improve on working together with the other casters. Sometimes it feels like you forget that you are casting together.

Cheers

blackbrrd

Norway477 Posts

December 21 2011 15:04 GMT

#177

I really liked your casting yesterday Khaldor (up/down, day2) and you work very well with Moletrap, having the same nerdy humour makes me laugh.

ReaperX

Hong Kong1758 Posts

December 21 2011 15:13 GMT

#178

Doing an absolutely great job Khaldor. Thanks for giving German and English content and the additional KSL casting is just great. Thanks a lot!

Too_MuchZerg

Finland2818 Posts

December 21 2011 15:16 GMT

#179

I like how you make boring games sound intense (I only watched around 20 of your games, so perhaps missed some casts). Tastosis seems to go "Please quit now" mode when game is almost over (or big advantage) but not you

WigglingSquid

5194 Posts

December 21 2011 15:19 GMT

#180

I think that you are doing a good job. Sparse comments:
You seem to focus on play-by-play casting, but that is merely a stylistic matter—and anyway, it works well both with your solo casting and when paired with Wolf. (Please note that I am not stating that you have poor analytical skills, I am merely observing that this is your style.)
I reckon you will need to work on your chemistry with the other GSL casters, but that is to be expected. More importantly, you should improve your handling of the English language during intense moments.
I noticed (and really liked) that you seem to do some research on the players you are going to cast: a professional approach that is too rare to this day.
Overall, I like your casting. Keep it up.

On a side note: something I was somewhat baffled by is that you seemed to react harshly to (part of the) criticism in the previous days… well, these are teh internetz: a certain amount of unwarranted bashing is a seal of authenticity.