EPTHe still has to play a shit ton to be a premier caster, but without the pressure of living up to the expectations of fans and the community to 'be the best', hopefully he'll enjoy the process more.
GLHF IdrA.
PS. Bring back IMBALANCED! LOL.
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
He still has to play a shit ton to be a premier caster, but without the pressure of living up to the expectations of fans and the community to 'be the best', hopefully he'll enjoy the process more. GLHF IdrA. PS. Bring back IMBALANCED! LOL. | ||
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Shadow Sylph
United States98 Posts
I think there would be a lot of value gained to have more interviews like this, pure E-Sports journalism at it's best. It's current news, it's exciting because so, and people can actually get informed about what is going on. Also the 1v1 format of the interview really helps it stay on track and not become a silly crossfire where the real issues and points get lost. Good job JP, thank you so much. | ||
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Juggernaut477
United States379 Posts
I am a bit sad he won't be competing anymore, but he has always been an excellent commentator both on stream and at live events. Really looking forward to replay packs and hopefully more commenting over ladder games. | ||
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
im sure it will be clear in 24 hours or so that this will be the highest viewed content JP has put out in a while, carried by the idra storm. but this is an opportunity for jp to attract new viewers to his channel, but if he cant do anymore than be a wall for the guest to bounce their voice off of, then they will quickly drift away when the guest isnt as interesting as idra. | ||
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KillahKonceptz
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Rocor
United States55 Posts
On May 12 2013 11:38 turdburgler wrote: another OK interview and stuff, but JP still needs to work on actually engaging his guest rather than just reading from a list of questions. idra comes out with an apparently contradictory pair of statements; (paraphrased) 'the people who come to my stream just to see the rage are the fucks' and 'we are just entertainers, results dont matter'. but JP doesnt press on it. how does idra see a difference between the people there for the 'excitement' and the people there for the rage, arent they intertwined? or how can idra be concerned about the attitudes/personality of the so called fucks, when he is the king of laughing at other peoples misfortune e.g. high-fiving incontrol while they attack destiny. im sure it will be clear in 24 hours or so that this will be the highest viewed content JP has put out in a while, carried by the idra storm. but this is an opportunity for jp to attract new viewers to his channel, but if he cant do anymore than be a wall for the guest to bounce their voice off of, then they will quickly drift away when the guest isnt as interesting as idra. great interview ! I disagree with the above post though. I like JP's style. I think he was digging deep enough. That's probably one of the reasons that he got the interview in the first place. Keep going JP and IDRA ! | ||
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ECA.BruTATroN
United States282 Posts
On May 12 2013 11:43 KillahKonceptz wrote: For some reason, thinking of IdrA as a caster reminds me of Jeff Van Gundy, high level commentary and analysis and calling out whatever he doesn't like about the game. Haha. The foresight here is amazing. Thank you | ||
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KillahKonceptz
Canada93 Posts
On May 12 2013 11:52 imbaSouL wrote: Haha. The foresight here is amazing. Thank you No problem :D, it was just the first thing to came to mind lol :D | ||
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Irave
United States9965 Posts
On May 12 2013 11:45 Rocor wrote: great interview ! I disagree with the above post though. I like JP's style. I think he was digging deep enough. That's probably one of the reasons that he got the interview in the first place. Keep going JP and IDRA ! I enjoy JP. However I agree with the constructive criticism he got with that post. When Idra announced he wasn't going to be a player anymore but likely commentate. The immediate follow up shouldn't be. Well damn, that questions was a little further down my list. As that announcement from Idra, is likely the most captivating part of the whole thing. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
Also props for still repping BW. | ||
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
On May 12 2013 11:43 KillahKonceptz wrote: For some reason, thinking of IdrA as a caster reminds me of Jeff Van Gundy, high level commentary and analysis and calling out whatever he doesn't like about the game. Yes. I love Jeff Van Gundy's commentary so much it makes me miss him as a coach  Van Gundy was the master of turning lemon players into play-off teams. | ||
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Sub40APM
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On May 12 2013 11:38 turdburgler wrote: another OK interview and stuff, but JP still needs to work on actually engaging his guest rather than just reading from a list of questions. idra comes out with an apparently contradictory pair of statements; (paraphrased) 'the people who come to my stream just to see the rage are the fucks' and 'we are just entertainers, results dont matter'. but JP doesnt press on it. how does idra see a difference between the people there for the 'excitement' and the people there for the rage, arent they intertwined? or how can idra be concerned about the attitudes/personality of the so called fucks, when he is the king of laughing at other peoples misfortune e.g. high-fiving incontrol while they attack destiny. im sure it will be clear in 24 hours or so that this will be the highest viewed content JP has put out in a while, carried by the idra storm. but this is an opportunity for jp to attract new viewers to his channel, but if he cant do anymore than be a wall for the guest to bounce their voice off of, then they will quickly drift away when the guest isnt as interesting as idra. Ya I agree. One moment he says this is about a business/entertainment and then "anyone who comes to watch my rage is a fuck." Well, since his games -- as he acknowledges himself -- are not about quality but about entertainment they are also consumers of his product. Also you have Idra going "There was a lot of other stuff I said that should have gotten me fired..." how is there not a follow up of "So you knew you were in a danger of being fired?" or "So EG has been too lenient with you? "Do you wish EG had a more structured system of punishment for you so you were clear when you crossed the line?" What about "I see nothing wrong with leaving when I did"...why not ask -- at the very least -- "Why didnt you gg Polt?" But I think the reason why JP does this is because of his friendship with Idra. By going into an ultra-structured question and answer period with almost no follow up, JP maintains objectivity and at the same time Idra does get the last word so there is neither tension nor appearances of JP just covering his buddy. | ||
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