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When Wolf first started in code a, I virtually all but stopped watching code a completely. I'll give him credit, he's gotten way better. He went from unwatchable, to watchable, to now being very enjoyable, and has many strengths the vast majority of current casters simply do not have. I'll even throw Day9 into that list (has nothing to do with game knowledge either -_-)
What makes Wolf stand out especially among most casters is that he doesn't go into auto-pilot while casting. What I mean is, throw out random, bland statements that generally mean nothing and provide nothing to the quality of the cast. He has a fairly unique style, sometimes reflecting the analytical approaches of Artosis and the random entertaining tangents of Tasteless, but almost no one else does that and Wolf represents himself very well otherwise. The similarities don't drag him down at all; if anything they make him that much more enjoyable. When I listen to Wolf, I hear Wolf casting; not a random voice trying to follow the game which is the vibe most other casters give me.
Analytically, he's pretty solid. More importantly he conveys his thoughts very well. Theres few to no awkward pauses, few 'ums' and 'uhs,' as mentioned above he makes few to no bland and uninteresting statements that contribute nothing to the enjoyment of viewing a game. He's very well spoken, a highly, HIGHLY underrated characteristic among casters which I feel is equally important next to game knowledge, and he pulls both off very well.
Very, very few casters earn my praise. I feel most viewers appreciate passion a little too much over competence. I was on the fence about Wolf but after the monumental difference in his solo casting compared to the last MLG (where he solo casted GSL), Wolf should be showered with nothing but praise. An underrated caster who deserves more than what most others get offered in droves.
And I'll agree he 'coaches' the players he casts a lot, much like Artosis, and I feel like Artosis's personality and approach come off better than Wolf. He'd benefit from dropping it almost entirely, or coming at it from a different angle.
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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On June 13 2012 00:33 Bam Lee wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2012 00:31 AngryFarmer wrote:On June 13 2012 00:27 Bam Lee wrote:
somehow he seems a bit less critical to me when he is solo casting :D might just be a wrong impression but i kind of like they way he casts if he is solo casting. Maybe khaldor isnt the best casting partner for him? He seemed so much better casting solo/with artosis. I feel like it's cause he has more to talk about. He needs to do analysis at the same time as play by play so he tones his analysis down a bit and starts doing more play by play. I personally feel like Lone Wolf is much better than Wolf with others. He doesn't have a boring voice, has good knowledge, aids us in following the game and only makes a few mistakes. His mistakes are minor but could be changed. But over all he does a really good job alone. There is no real awkwardness when listening to Lone Wolf. I also think he jokes slightly less becuase there's nobody to joke with. So he makes jokes with the audience rather than his co-caster. Sometimes his co-caster doesn't get it and things become awkward. I have to admit though that this awkwardness was quite funny sometimes
He has this same funny awkward vibe in person too, at least when I met him at the GSL last year. I mean that in a good way :D
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I liked his solo casting. Often solo casting gets a little monotony but Wolf made it work. He even did the usual "my casting partner made a bad joke, now i must laugh" -thing all by himself :D That was pretty funny. Good job.
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Wolf you have been doing a phenomenal job solo casting. Great game knowledge, insight, and play by play. I don't think many of our current casters could fill one role as well as he filled all roles at the same time. I put him up there with artosis after seeing this cast. Now we need to find him a great partner to compliment his strengths nicely. Khaldor is ok, but I don't think they have the best chemistry tbh. Incontrol to korea gogo 
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Woah - very impressed by Wolf's solo casts this week - how does he keep thinking of relevant stuff to say all the time!? Epic effort :D
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Oh i really like his solo casts, can anyone tell me what it was he was casting?
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On June 13 2012 01:25 Zrana wrote:
Oh i really like his solo casts, can anyone tell me what it was he was casting?
GSL o.O
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Really well done Lonewolf today
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I enjoy his solo casting much more than his casting with Khaldor, which is weird because I'm a fan of Khaldor. He just seems more comfortable by himself and does, in my opinion, a much better job and made it really enjoyable for me to listen to.
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He made a great job casting. Really enjoyed it. I think Wolf/Artosis is the best pair right now. Probably better than Tastosis - Sorry Tasteless...
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I just hope he went and got ice cream with his fangirl.
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I REALLY enjoy his solo casting. He does a really great job of filling the space by himself. I definitely prefer LoneWolf over Wolfdor.
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I guess hes mid tier as a caster with very few being actually toptier in my book. The obvious ones being Artosis, Day9(although hes been getting worse lately imo, more shoutcasting then analyzis sometimes), Apollo and Incontrol. I would also consider both Idra and Grubby top tier casters even though they seldom do it. The few times ive heard both cast they are excellent. These guys know Sc2 and analyze very very well. Id even go so far to say that Apollo now for me is the nr1 analytical caster.. he just does his homework so well .. Im impressed by his professionalism.
Wolf on the other hand, hes decent but his analyzes are often wrong and more often then not he sounds very protoss bias and that annoys me. Might just be me though, anyone else reacted to this?
He is acceptable and I no longer feel the need to mute Code A like so many times before (kelly, Moletrap) so I guess thats a big step up! :D And he is definalty steadily improving, wich is very nice. Keep it up wolf!
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Yeah I can't put my finger on it but he sounds much much better solo casting (besides way back when he casted with qxc). I really enjoyed the first two days of Code S, he was fantastic.
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Wolf gotten really good lately. You can tell he actually study the match-ups, the upcoming trend of metagame, and he is able to provide all the information where the common players might not know. Really good job.
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Gotta love wolf, deserves all the praise he gets.
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I really enjoy watching all of Wolf's casts. For me one of the best casters out there.
Has a very good knowledge of Protoss matchups but could maybe improve a little on all the other matchups (TvZ, TvT, ZvZ).
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I love wolf, I think he is one of the most amazing casters nowadays. He clearly puts a lot of effort into improving himself and it shows, I can't wait to see him cast more things :D
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He has certainly improved a great deal (from unlistenable to tolerable), but I disagree with the level of praise he is receiving lately. He has a long way to go to reach the level of the other top-tier casters. I read "excellent" as meaning "the best" or "does not need to improve," so I cannot agree. Fair?
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I'm kinda getting sick of Artosis and Tasteless. I know they are fan favorites but they seem to host every single major game in every tournament. People like Wolf are a good change, I think he's really good.
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EPT
