He tries to be Artosis. But he's not Artosis. So he should stop trying to be Artosis and try to be himself. I like it when he casts when he's tired/sick because he's not trying to be something he's not and he slows down, thinks about what he's going to say. Which means he doesn't make as many mistakes. I would love it if he took some sort of comedy classes so that when he tries to tell jokes they actually come out funny and not only him laughing. He has a very awkward chemistry with Khaldor, where he says something he thinks is funny and khaldor doesn't really care about what was said and it just seems off. If Wolf didn't get so much stuff wrong, maybe that alone would make me not dislike him. But that with the fact that he tries so hard to be something he isn't makes me dislike him quite a bit.

KalWarkov

Germany4126 Posts

May 09 2012 14:41 GMT

#82

I think hes pretty decent. Out of the old code A casters, him, Doa and Khaldor are completly ok to me - everyone has small weaknesses.
If i were to point out Wolf's weakness, he sometimes seems to be the "hey guys, i know it better" - guy (dno how to express that in english, a bit of arrogance probably), but he does it weirdly compared to someone like Artosis.
Still a good caster in my eyes.

Velinath

United States694 Posts

May 09 2012 14:41 GMT

#83

I like Wolf's casting a lot more than other Code A casters, and putting him with Artosis made for some of the best casting I've heard to date.

Zrana

United Kingdom698 Posts

May 09 2012 14:49 GMT

#84

I really like Wolf - his voice is really easy to listen to, and generally his game knowledge is better than anyone else apart from tastosis.

I feel like some casters are just meant to be solo casters though, with people like Wolf and Day9, whoever else they're with it's just like "argh shut up and let wolf talk". To give credit to khaldor though, he doesn't make me think that so much lately (he went through a phase of just shouting everything but now he's way better)

Cramsy

Australia1100 Posts

May 09 2012 14:50 GMT

#85

He's really fantastic. I love even when the action picks up he stays clear, excited, and still commentates with accuracy. Keep it up wolf

elfen

Korea (South)52 Posts

May 09 2012 14:54 GMT

#86

His analysis of the game of becoming better (more indepth). I don't understand when people say he's trying to become Artosis... Is he? He's got a quite a different style...

KingOctavious

United States324 Posts

May 09 2012 15:00 GMT

#87

I have to say I love his casting, and I've seen very few casters who are immune from criticizing players' builds, including Tastosis (which, off the top of my head, seem to do so more than Wolf). Honestly, Wolf is probably my favorite SC2 caster of any league.

Testuser

6469 Posts

May 09 2012 15:10 GMT

#88

I find wolfs casting quite strong.

Yes, he makes calls that sometimes are wrong and he might criticize play, but I don't think anything is wrong in that. I don't want him to sugar coat things; if someone made a mistake, just tell me. I really like his voice and the flow he has.

I hope he keeps casting the way he does, it's quite quite enjoyable.

Warpath

Canada1242 Posts

May 09 2012 15:21 GMT

#89

I think wolf is great. He melds together with any caster and doesn't have any annoying mannerisms. I would watch his casts paired with anybody.

horsebanger

141 Posts

May 09 2012 15:24 GMT

#90

Elbows

20 Posts

May 09 2012 15:25 GMT

#91

Wolf is definitely one of my favorites. I really like his personality and think his game knowledge is pretty good. I've really been enjoying him and Kaldor lately as I feel they have very different personalities that work well together.

Ellachandra

Canada23 Posts

May 09 2012 15:27 GMT

#92

I think it is easy to point out flaws in a players decisions when you have full view of everything happening in the game. It is sometimes hard to remember they only have what they have scouted and experience to go on.

That being said I really appreciate hearing commentary on why something is good or bad. I learn from it and it helps me to improve.

In general I think Wolf is doing a fine job and I love his enthusiasm but every caster should avoid drawing conclusions on too little information.

FuRRyChoBo

United States218 Posts

May 09 2012 15:29 GMT

#93

Wolf is 2nd only to Tastosis to me. I don't even think he's necessarily "not as good" as Artosis or Tasteless individually, but I've been watching Tastosis stuff for way too long for anyone to top them. On top of that, Tastosis generally is casting higher level games than Wolf, so that tends to make watching more entertaining as well. Either way, Wolf is awesome and I have no idea how anyone can complain about his casting.

TyrionSC2

United States411 Posts

May 09 2012 15:38 GMT

#94

I really enjoy Wolf.
He is really knowledgeable and can offer insight on a ton of game play and strategy.
I really like how he can criticize, but he can also say something is good and then explain why it is good.
He's always been one of my favorites. Keep casting wolf :D

Neelia

Germany599 Posts

May 09 2012 15:39 GMT

#95

On May 09 2012 21:05 Pipper wrote:
Best Caster GOM hired for Code A yet. I even liked his casting with Artosis (last week?) better than Tasteless casting with Artosis, and to overcome that is pretty damn hard.

I'd agree : ] Sometimes a bit over ciritical over stuff the players do but a very good caster who does well with different cocasters (for example with Artosis or Apollo)

Spartan123

United Kingdom5 Posts

May 09 2012 15:41 GMT

#96

Khaldor and Wolf have a good thing going on
They have made code A enjoyable,
More analysis would be great, and I agree, try to see the game from the pro-player viewpoint.
But other than that they are doing a great job !! keep it up guys!! GG

Choboo

Sweden2088 Posts

May 09 2012 15:42 GMT

#97

I love him, definitely on the level of Rotterdam and Artosis

kiy0

Portugal593 Posts

May 09 2012 15:49 GMT

#98

Considering this is a feedback thread, using the term "I like this." and "This is good." is as ambiguous as me coming here and saying "I like scubba-diving". We can all read the sentence, yet there's no plausible information to justify it. So in the end, nobody cares or learned anything from it.

Back to the topic at hand, I believe Wolf displays he knows about the game, since he regularly understands what's going on and predicts future events based on the information he's gathering throughout a game.
However, I mostly criticize Wolf's casting based on his speech. I can't remember the last cast where he didn't say at least once "This is the __________ I've ever seen!". Considering he's probably watched thousands of games and there's only soo much space for short/medium term memory, I'd advise him to be more careful using this sentence, unless by his standards there's something extraordinary happening every time he casts.

Another aspect I like to see being improved (which was already pointed out) is the incessant need to always agree with his co-caster no matter what he says by using expressions such as "Indeed it is", "You're exactly right" or "That is very true". Not only is this unnecessary, it might by some people be perceived as insecurity.

Yorbon

Netherlands4272 Posts

May 09 2012 15:52 GMT

#99

First, I really disliked him, now i don't think he's that bad anymore.
I Lol'ed at his liquipedia reference to prove his own taste :')

NoGasfOu

United States1117 Posts

May 09 2012 15:52 GMT

#100

He should stop saying a player's strategy or decision making is a "disappointment" or "embarassing". I Always hear him like this: "huhuhuh....embarassing" after some army engagements. That is not professional at all, especially when that player made the right decision.