EPTErik ‘Doa’ Lonnquist to leave IPL - Page 6
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AKomrade
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WarrickHunt
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Klipsys
United States1533 Posts
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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Fionn
United States23455 Posts
On August 04 2012 05:30 WarrickHunt wrote: Oh, please mean that there will be no moletrap for OGN, please! Moletrap and Torch are the main casters for LoL The Champions. Due to the big popularity of that and already having to cast twice a week, I would be surprised if Moletrap does that, OSL and Proleague atop of it. That would pretty much be casting seven days a week, and I am sure Proleague/OSL will disrupt with LoL at some point in the schedules. | ||
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mrtomjones
Canada4020 Posts
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On August 04 2012 05:29 Bagi wrote: Are you assuming that OGN doesn't want to break beyond that niche? Of course not, but they don't need to worry about directly competing with GSL. It's not like the SC2 audience is going to watch one or the other. People don't choose between only watching Dreamhack, or only watching MLG, unless their broadcast times interfere. | ||
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Drowsy
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mrtomjones
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
On August 04 2012 05:31 Plexa wrote: To be blunt, this is a poor decision by OGN. Having doa, and potentially moletrap, casting simply cements their status as the secondary starcraft 2 tournament in Korea (as perceived by nonkoreans). And as such, I doubt this will do much in the way of helping OGN grow their foreign SC2 audience. They would have been much better off securing someone like Sayle which, at the very least, would have set them apart from signing GOM's leftovers. I strongly agree. Doa is great, but OGN could have had better. I totally agree that this keeps OGN in 2nd place. They have the money for 1st. They could have strong arm'ed it. I get the feeling that Moletrap has been training his casting really hard knowing what he's up against. I hope for the best. But fact is, GOM is clearly #1 in this scenario. | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On August 04 2012 05:31 Plexa wrote: To be blunt, this is a poor decision by OGN. Having doa, and potentially moletrap, casting simply cements their status as the secondary starcraft 2 tournament in Korea (as perceived by nonkoreans). And as such, I doubt this will do much in the way of helping OGN grow their foreign SC2 audience. They would have been much better off securing someone like Sayle which, at the very least, would have set them apart from signing GOM's leftovers. It's probably just a matter of availability. I'm sure they've given offers to every popular caster that isn't contracted by GOMTV. It's just that a lot of the top casters have repeatedly discussed their reluctance to move from their homes, and that their financial stability allows them to turn down offers like OGN. I remember Husky talking about how GOMTV offered him a casting spot during the first open seasons, but rejecting it because he enjoyed California/Oregon more. | ||
WaesumNinja
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antilyon
Brazil2546 Posts
But I liked his cast at IPL TAC so much =( | ||
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Greggle
United States1131 Posts
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NeMeSiS3
Canada2972 Posts
On August 04 2012 05:16 Bagi wrote: I always thought they both fell somewhere in between in the whole analytical vs play-by-play debate. Besides, how many purely "analytical casters" are there out there? I can think of three with Artosis, Apollo, Day9. Bitterdam deserve a mention that they can do pretty deep analysis both while still doing play-by-play. You have to consider that those 5 guys can't be everywhere at once. I'd put Tasteless on analytical, but he never has to play the role. During Code A (or gstl) when he is with Khaldor (or someone else) he does a lot more analysis casting, but with Artosis there is no need. | ||
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BanditX
United States78 Posts
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DoA
Korea (South)599 Posts
On August 04 2012 05:31 Plexa wrote: To be blunt, this is a poor decision by OGN. Having doa, and potentially moletrap, casting simply cements their status as the secondary starcraft 2 tournament in Korea (as perceived by nonkoreans). And as such, I doubt this will do much in the way of helping OGN grow their foreign SC2 audience. They would have been much better off securing someone like Sayle which, at the very least, would have set them apart from signing GOM's leftovers. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm going to change your opinion on this.  | ||
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Nazeron
Canada1046 Posts
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On August 04 2012 05:37 DoA wrote: I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm going to change your opinion on this. FUCK YEAH. FUCK YEAH. FUCK YEAH. Gogogo Doa! Please stream some Korean ladder too -_-. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46279 Posts
 Really liked Doa and CatsPajamas together. Good luck in the future, Doa! | ||
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