EPTSad, but also excited to find out what he does next and who the new OSL caster is going to be <3
Moletrap Leaving Korea
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Chriscras
Korea (South)2812 Posts
Sad, but also excited to find out what he does next and who the new OSL caster is going to be <3
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Fionn
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Badfatpanda
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mark05
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silent_owl
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packrat386
United States5077 Posts
Also for what he lacked in game knowledge he at least made up for in knowledge of the players. He was always that guy that could spot "oh X player faced Y player last year in tournament Z and it was pretty big." good luck from a (sort of) fan | ||
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Psychobabas
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2. Family 3. All the rest | ||
opterown
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Xeris
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:48 opterown wrote: apparently we will now have a lol caster casting osl now, yay tasteless is casting osl? | ||
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Misacampo
167 Posts
I was thinking this was what would happen after one of the ogn admins said on the stream chat that they're changing the english casters. Really glad this happened, as I couldn't even enjoy the osl finals with molecrap casting. | ||
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Ziken
Ghana1743 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:46 packrat386 wrote: Can't say I enjoyed the casting, but moletrap, your passion will be missed. Also for what he lacked in game knowledge he at least made up for in knowledge of the players. He was always that guy that could spot "oh X player faced Y player last year in tournament Z and it was pretty big." good luck from a (sort of) fan These are exactly my thoughts, while i didn't always enjoy your casting, I could see you were truly passionate, good luck in whatever your future endeavors are!!! | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37023 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:43 Fionn wrote: Bye LOL FIONN! | ||
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Fischbacher
Canada666 Posts
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FunkQue
United States165 Posts
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MisterTea
United Kingdom1047 Posts
montecristo? wasnt it announced on SOTG | ||
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Chriscras
Korea (South)2812 Posts
http://leaguepedia.com/wiki/MonteCristo FYI he was a big time War 3 caster as well so I trust he will get his shit together and make the Spring 2013 OSL tournament a top level casting experience :D | ||
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Hazuc
Canada471 Posts
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NoGasfOu
United States1117 Posts
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Sumahi
Guam5609 Posts
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EienShinwa
United States655 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:46 silent_owl wrote: This is sad. I don't know why so many people hated on him. He seemed to be an okay caster a true lover of e-sports. Hope he does well in whatever he chooses to do in the future. I completely agree. Moletrap was one of those people who cast the BW games back in the good old days with such excitement it was enjoyable to watch. I'd honestly prefer someone who is almost jumping out of their seats at how excited they are of the game rather than some monotone caster giving me an analysis of what I already know. | ||
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ShynZ
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:01 EienShinwa wrote: I completely agree. Moletrap was one of those people who cast the BW games back in the good old days with such excitement it was enjoyable to watch. I'd honestly prefer someone who is almost jumping out of their seats at how excited they are of the game rather than some monotone caster giving me an analysis of what I already know. That's why we need grubby, he's a multitone (? haha) caster who tells us plenty that we don't know ;p | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:48 Xeris wrote: Moletrap explained his leaving Korea in a video that doesn't actually explain why he's leaving Korea, except that it's for 'personal reasons' Q_Q; Pretty much this, I didn't learn anything from his video. | ||
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AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:57 Hazuc wrote: Wow, SC2 is really dying in Korea it seems... Family issues =/= SC2 dying in Korea. As for the announcement, his passion for esports was pretty obvious in his casts. I'm sure that he'll be able to find other jobs in the scene, with his track record and passion. | ||
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
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Parcelleus
Australia1662 Posts
I really appreciate your respectful laidback style of casting. I thought Doa was a disrespectful fool when he casted with you, constantly 'yep yep' over your trains of thought (Im sure you wont miss that lol). Anyway, best of luck moletrap with future endeavours, you easily up there with Artosis and Tasteless for my money. | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
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dynwar7
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Acronysis
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Fuego
United Kingdom166 Posts
Good luck in your future endeavours! | ||
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MasterCynical
505 Posts
"THE NUKE'S GONNA LAND ON HIS ARMYYY" : D | ||
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IPA
United States3206 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:13 Fuego wrote: Never understood the hate on this guy, shame to see him go. Good luck in your future endeavours! Voice; lack of game knowledge; over-reactions; talking oer casters; etc | ||
GTR
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
Hope I get a chance to talk to you next tournament. Had a really good time NASL 2 and others. | ||
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BlueBoxSC
United States582 Posts
I never really hated his casting, but I never saw much of it either. =/ | ||
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don_kyuhote
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DG.Zeya
United States39 Posts
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mango_destroyer
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Sylfyre
Australia222 Posts
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MooMooMugi
United States10531 Posts
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creamyturtle
United States487 Posts
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yaletown
Korea (South)110 Posts
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Sub40APM
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NET
United States703 Posts
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SHOOG
United States1639 Posts
Good luck with your future Moletrap. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:48 opterown wrote: apparently we will now have a lol caster casting osl now, yay Moletrap was virtually a LoL caster anyway seeing as it's the game he's actually passionate about and plays | ||
lichter
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Phantom_Sky
Hong Kong512 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:06 Torte de Lini wrote: Pretty much this, I didn't learn anything from his video. you have to give him credit for consistency, that's pretty much my feeling watching him cast matches | ||
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vik7
United States227 Posts
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jimmydu444
Canada250 Posts
- Moletrap leaving Korea for unspecified reasons other than "family is more important than esports" - Future plans is trying to see if he can get another casting gig somewhere probably not close to his families. Not implying anything here, just stating the facts. | ||
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10340 Posts
Thanks so much moletrap for this message. You're right, you've done a lot, and I hope you're happy! | ||
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maximuspita
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 I appreciated your casting. I always thought it was smart, albeit not well delivered. | ||
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Daft Commander
United States79 Posts
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Zenniv
United States545 Posts
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Vasoline73
United States7801 Posts
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
It's like when Cholera made his comeback VOD and I was like "This guy was my favorite caster?" But casting just wasn't that good in 2009 and a lot of cool stuff that Cholera did like making Reach look like some larger-than-life figure to build hype is standard now, look at Artosis and NesTea. | ||
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haka
United States1414 Posts
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:57 Hazuc wrote: Wow, SC2 is really dying in Korea it seems... He hasnt been doing anything sc2 related for awhile in Korea... he was a LoL caster for OGN mainly | ||
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FuzzyJAM
Scotland9300 Posts
Hope things go well for him. | ||
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GulpyBlinkeyes
United States1449 Posts
I remember listening to commentaries from Moletrap that he recorded in his car because he didn't have any other options. That's passion. The fact that he could work his way up from that to casting the OSL finals live in Korea is something that he should always be proud of. All the best to him where ever he ends up next. | ||
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Fionn
United States23455 Posts
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Taefox
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Zorkmid
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Best of luck and hope we see you again casting! | ||
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phodacbiet
United States1740 Posts
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TimeFlighT
Australia257 Posts
I remember you casting Brood War games ^^ P.S. - I remember your recent youtube video about Flash's Code A qualifier when you said "Fantasy gg timing" when Fantasy was right next to you lol. | ||
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Havik_
United States5585 Posts
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dsousa
United States1363 Posts
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
GL in the future Moletrap. | ||
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Laneir
United States1160 Posts
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crbox
Canada1180 Posts
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ZerglingTwins
United States850 Posts
Moletrap, ignore all those haters, you are great in casting. And you will be successful in what ever you decided to do in the future. | ||
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figq
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desarrisc
Canada226 Posts
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tshi
United States2495 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:33 dsousa wrote: EG_Moletrap. LOL I wonder if the community can have a say in his replacement? Maybe another thread with a poll or something? | ||
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zyce
United States649 Posts
Best of luck to you Moletrap. I hope to see you do some more solo commentating, where you really shine. I'm sorry that everyone has been an asshole to you. I hope you'll ignore all the cheap shots from internet tough guys. Thanks for everything you've done, and I hope to see more from you. | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:20 GTR wrote: Moletrap was a top guy whenever I interacted with him in Korea. While he was not the best caster (he even admitted that to me), he had a clear passion for ESPORTS. I wish him nothing but the best in the future. he was one of those guys that I never got to watch but I always got the feeling that he loved e-Sports . I feel like people are hard on him even when he admits his faults, which is very admirable. We love you moletrap, when you are gone people will reconcile what they have said (well some will  ). | ||
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Snake.69
Canada140 Posts
Would like to see Axlav or Orb in osl, both competent analytic casters with good knowledge of the game. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
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twitch772
United States17 Posts
User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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Wounded31
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neoghaleon55
United States7435 Posts
my spy! | ||
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Proseat
Germany5113 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:20 GTR wrote: Moletrap was a top guy whenever I interacted with him in Korea. While he was not the best caster (he even admitted that to me), he had a clear passion for ESPORTS. I wish him nothing but the best in the future. I'd like to echo what GTR said. Moletrap did so much for the scene and as a source in Korea that he did not have to do. But he was passionate about it and even made his dreams come true in working for OGN and cast the OSL. Thanks and all the best to you, Noah! It was good meeting you at the GOMTV studio. | ||
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AnomalySC2
United States2073 Posts
On October 29 2012 13:04 twitch772 wrote: guy sucks at casting. thank god lol this community is ridiculous. | ||
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
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thepuppyassassin
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WilDMousE
Chile1335 Posts
Can't say it better... Sad to see someone pasionate leave his job, I know he wasn't in the top tier casting but I didn't feel like he was bad | ||
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Biane
Australia645 Posts
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
Take care sir, and thanks for all your hard work! | ||
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Pillowpants117
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Though I think he went overboard when casting drg vs rain... He had an odd screaming voice that I don't ever remember hearing from him before. I wonder if the negative response from viewers caused this | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44317 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:14 MasterCynical wrote: I'll never forget you Moletrap. So many memorable moments = ) "THE NUKE'S GONNA LAND ON HIS ARMYYY" : D Awesome quote Gonna miss you, Moletrap! Been a fan since your old school BW commentaries ^^ Best of luck to you in the future! | ||
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MountainDewJunkie
United States10341 Posts
I miss Rise | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44317 Posts
On October 29 2012 13:32 MountainDewJunkie wrote: In every profession, every profession, in the states a usual excuse for resigning or being forced out is "family" or "spending time with family" and especially "health" or something, only to find them employed in a similar profession shortly afterwards (Hello, Urban Meyer). I miss Rise Hey guys, Cholera here. | ||
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Golbat
United States499 Posts
GG moletrap | ||
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WombaT
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hp.Shell
United States2527 Posts
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Hrrrrm
United States2081 Posts
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Lunareste
United States3596 Posts
When you do half as much for Starcraft that Moletrap has done, you can sit here and talk shit about him in a "farewell" video. Moletrap, good luck in your future endeavors. I'm glad you got a chance to fulfill your dreams. | ||
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Nabes
Canada1800 Posts
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stew_
Canada239 Posts
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paddyz
Ireland628 Posts
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Mikilatov
United States3897 Posts
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zefreak
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Grampz
United States2147 Posts
Good luck moletrap | ||
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Iksf
United Kingdom444 Posts
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therockmanxx
Peru1174 Posts
Hope to see you anyway ! | ||
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RunningInSquares
United States215 Posts
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gengka
Malaysia461 Posts
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United States72 Posts
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Spicy_Curry
United States10573 Posts
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SUSUGAM
United States177 Posts
On October 29 2012 13:41 Lunareste wrote: Man some of you guys are fucking assholes. When you do half as much for Starcraft that Moletrap has done, you can sit here and talk shit about him in a "farewell" video. Moletrap, good luck in your future endeavors. I'm glad you got a chance to fulfill your dreams. What moletrap has done for starcraft? LOL. Look at what Starcraft did for Moletrap. He was the least talented caster in the scene after maybe HD and Husky, and was pretty much derelict when he landed a miracle job with Gom. I have to believe that pity got him that job, and convenience/low cost got him the job with OGN. I think it would be safe to assume that he was the lowest paid caster in Korean SC2. He had the exact same reaction from the fans as Kelly Milkies did, but somehow managed to dig his claws into the scene anyway. People have been hating his casting since the day he began at Gom, but he stuck around like a parasite, ruining game after game with his overzealous shoutcasting. I think that this was a desperation move in his life much more so than anything he really earned or deserved. He was the sidekick to the best English caster that BW had to offer, which really isn't saying much for those days. This should have happened ages ago when hundreds of complaints rose about his casting style. He rode that title WAY further than it should have ever been ridden. Sorry Moletrap, your passion was there but that doesn't translate to casting ability. GL finding an outlet, or possibly a marketable skill, within the world of e-sports. | ||
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ImperialSC
United States6 Posts
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dreamseller
Australia914 Posts
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
I read that in his voice in my head... | ||
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Lunareste
United States3596 Posts
On October 29 2012 14:07 SUSUGAM wrote: What moletrap has done for starcraft? LOL. Look at what Starcraft did for Moletrap. He was the least talented caster in the scene after maybe HD and Husky, and was pretty much derelict when he landed a miracle job with Gom. I have to believe that pity got him that job, and convenience/low cost got him the job with OGN. I think it would be safe to assume that he was the lowest paid caster in Korean SC2. He had the exact same reaction from the fans as Kelly Milkies did, but somehow managed to dig his claws into the scene anyway. People have been hating his casting since the day he began at Gom, but he stuck around like a parasite, ruining game after game with his overzealous shoutcasting. I think that this was a desperation move in his life much more so than anything he really earned or deserved. He was the sidekick to the best English caster that BW had to offer, which really isn't saying much for those days. This should have happened ages ago when hundreds of complaints rose about his casting style. He rode that title WAY further than it should have ever been ridden. Sorry Moletrap, your passion was there but that doesn't translate to casting ability. GL finding an outlet, or possibly a marketable skill, within the world of e-sports. How about, cast videos, bring interviews with professional players, give news on non-streamed/casted games, and move to Korea where he does not know many people to try and bring more content for fans of the game? What the fuck have YOU done for Starcraft? | ||
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Witten
United States2094 Posts
Best Sc2 Moletrap moment. Good luck with everything Moletrap, hopefully you'll move to a game with a less terrible community where your casting will be appreciated. | ||
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Zerg.Zilla
Hungary5029 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:57 Hazuc wrote: Wow, SC2 is really dying in Korea it seems... Here we go again  ... | ||
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NoobSkills
United States1598 Posts
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Too_MuchZerg
Finland2818 Posts
Epic and hilarious ending makes this cast so good | ||
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biology]major
United States2253 Posts
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Talack
Canada2742 Posts
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X3GoldDot
Malaysia3840 Posts
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kjwcj
Australia1064 Posts
It must be tough to let Korea go now but I hope you do well with whatever you choose to do now, Moletrap. | ||
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Irave
United States9965 Posts
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JackReacher
United States197 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:48 Misacampo wrote: Not going to be missed by alot. I was thinking this was what would happen after one of the ogn admins said on the stream chat that they're changing the english casters. Really glad this happened, as I couldn't even enjoy the osl finals with molecrap casting. Same. Moletrap basically ruined the OSL finals for me with his screaming and squeaking and crying onstream. It was very much ridiculous; I love the OSL and it needs serious English casters for people to take it as seriously as it really ought to be taken. It was sad to see the OSL be this great, awesome tournament with amazing games trying to compete with GSL but just failing miserably because GSL has Tasteless and Artosis and OSL had the biggest joke caster duo of all-time in moletrap and doh-uh. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
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ZerglingTwins
United States850 Posts
Remember in those youtube days, moletrap is the only one constantly casting for many years, always presented great passion, friend with almost all those youtube casters. Some of the other casters are much better than Moletrap, but they stopped casting after 1 or 2 years. He's the leader of youtube casting at that time. | ||
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ikh
United Kingdom251 Posts
i have you to thank for originally getting me into BW. good luck with your future endeavours, moletrap | ||
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Cygoris
Luxembourg40 Posts
Ban me all you want but this is just weird. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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Shelke14
Canada6655 Posts
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ZerglingTwins
United States850 Posts
On October 29 2012 15:03 Cygoris wrote: The first Iron Squid didn't make community news but one of the worse caster I've ever heard (nothing personal, just my opinion) moving from a country to another does. It's not sad, he did not say he had a terrible disease, he's just moving for Pete's sake, who doesn't? Ban me all you want but this is just weird. What's iron squid? | ||
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Shelke14
Canada6655 Posts
I think he is talking about Totalbiscuits tournament | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On October 29 2012 14:07 SUSUGAM wrote: What moletrap has done for starcraft? LOL. Look at what Starcraft did for Moletrap. He was the least talented caster in the scene after maybe HD and Husky, and was pretty much derelict when he landed a miracle job with Gom. I have to believe that pity got him that job, and convenience/low cost got him the job with OGN. I think it would be safe to assume that he was the lowest paid caster in Korean SC2. He had the exact same reaction from the fans as Kelly Milkies did, but somehow managed to dig his claws into the scene anyway. People have been hating his casting since the day he began at Gom, but he stuck around like a parasite, ruining game after game with his overzealous shoutcasting. I think that this was a desperation move in his life much more so than anything he really earned or deserved. He was the sidekick to the best English caster that BW had to offer, which really isn't saying much for those days. This should have happened ages ago when hundreds of complaints rose about his casting style. He rode that title WAY further than it should have ever been ridden. Sorry Moletrap, your passion was there but that doesn't translate to casting ability. GL finding an outlet, or possibly a marketable skill, within the world of e-sports. I'd never have gotten into RTS or SC or SC2 at all if it wasn't for Moletrap and those like him who casted BW when no one else did. I'm not alone in this, I assure you. You should spend your time doing things other than spewing hatred. | ||
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Cygoris
Luxembourg40 Posts
Some say it's an STD. | ||
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Glurkenspurk
United States1915 Posts
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ZerglingTwins
United States850 Posts
On October 29 2012 15:19 Glurkenspurk wrote: I hope this shows more people that just because you're passionate about something doesn't mean you're cut out to do it as a career. Moletrap really loves sc2, but he's just not a great caster. Even though, still better fail at trying than regret for your whole life. And I don't think he failed at any aspect, he is a successful caster. | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On October 29 2012 15:11 Zorkmid wrote: I'd never have gotten into RTS or SC or SC2 at all if it wasn't for Moletrap and those like him who casted BW when no one else did. I'm not alone in this, I assure you. You should spend your time doing things other than spewing hatred. i literally mute him every time i hear him because he was that bad, i only did that for a couple of awful casters and he was part of that bunch. i actually thought khaldor was an awful caster too because of how bad moletrap made him sound when they co casted. | ||
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Highwayman
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Australia278 Posts
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T0fuuu
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6BiT
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On October 29 2012 14:07 SUSUGAM wrote: + Show Spoiler + What moletrap has done for starcraft? LOL. Look at what Starcraft did for Moletrap. He was the least talented caster in the scene after maybe HD and Husky, and was pretty much derelict when he landed a miracle job with Gom. I have to believe that pity got him that job, and convenience/low cost got him the job with OGN. I think it would be safe to assume that he was the lowest paid caster in Korean SC2. He had the exact same reaction from the fans as Kelly Milkies did, but somehow managed to dig his claws into the scene anyway. People have been hating his casting since the day he began at Gom, but he stuck around like a parasite, ruining game after game with his overzealous shoutcasting. I think that this was a desperation move in his life much more so than anything he really earned or deserved. He was the sidekick to the best English caster that BW had to offer, which really isn't saying much for those days. This should have happened ages ago when hundreds of complaints rose about his casting style. He rode that title WAY further than it should have ever been ridden. Sorry Moletrap, your passion was there but that doesn't translate to casting ability. GL finding an outlet, or possibly a marketable skill, within the world of e-sports. This post is just sad. Fucking sad. Moletrap: Good luck with whatever you do next, hopefully something in e-sports works out for you. | ||
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stumpgrinder
Sweden4 Posts
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blug
Australia623 Posts
On October 29 2012 16:02 6BiT wrote: This post is just sad. Fucking sad. Moletrap: Good luck with whatever you do next, hopefully something in e-sports works out for you. I can't believe he said that Husky/HD are untalented. They get me really hyped up when I watch a game. The only think I dislike about Husky is his community. Other than that, I've never been a big fan of moletrap. I hold huge respect for him though since he's had a lot of haters yet he kept on trucking doing his job. Hope the future bodes well for him. | ||
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Nirel
Israel1526 Posts
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blug
Australia623 Posts
On October 29 2012 16:12 Nirel wrote: It seems like he's kinda stressed about it, IMO he always got to much hate. good luck to him! I agree, he wasn't as bad as what people made him out to be. It might also have the fact that he has big shoes to fill, especially with Artosis/Tasteless/Wolf/Khaldor. I think the hatred is quite immature to be honest. | ||
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mcmartini
Australia1972 Posts
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supernovamaniac
United States3046 Posts
Translating interviews for KeSPA players Get a small tour of OGN studio/Intel stadium Get to know OGN staff Work for OGN during TVing OSL Finals Get to know players/coaches. People open tend to criticize him because they don't like his voice. However, what people don't realize is that Moletrap sacrificed so much for eSports (i.e. sometimes waiting all day long at the preliminaries, hoping that he gets an interview). And for that, I thank you. Hopefully I can see you casting and/or interviewing in the near future. Thank you for everything. But like what OGN said, "It's the new beginning, not the end." Right? | ||
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Proseat
Germany5113 Posts
On October 29 2012 14:23 tomatriedes wrote: To me it's disappointing that with so many good casters already in the SC2 scene OGN had to go with a LOL guy. Grubby, Apollo, Rotterdam etc.would all be better choices and would bring bigger audiences. I guess for them it's a 'two-for-one' deal though- having someone to cast the other game as well. It's always so easy for someone to say this. But have you ever considered how much of a change in life that would be for the people you named? All of these have personal relationships, friends, jobs, or other commitments in their respective countries or places of residence. If they really were up for it, don't you think they would have come forward by now? If someone came up to you out of the blue and said "Hey, why don't you move to the other side of the planet tomorrow and stay/work there indefinitely? Don't mind the much different culture and language, but leave everything behind." I'm sure you wouldn't readily agree to that either. People sure lack empathy these days. | ||
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EienShinwa
United States655 Posts
On October 29 2012 14:07 SUSUGAM wrote: What moletrap has done for starcraft? LOL. Look at what Starcraft did for Moletrap. He was the least talented caster in the scene after maybe HD and Husky, and was pretty much derelict when he landed a miracle job with Gom. I have to believe that pity got him that job, and convenience/low cost got him the job with OGN. I think it would be safe to assume that he was the lowest paid caster in Korean SC2. He had the exact same reaction from the fans as Kelly Milkies did, but somehow managed to dig his claws into the scene anyway. People have been hating his casting since the day he began at Gom, but he stuck around like a parasite, ruining game after game with his overzealous shoutcasting. I think that this was a desperation move in his life much more so than anything he really earned or deserved. He was the sidekick to the best English caster that BW had to offer, which really isn't saying much for those days. This should have happened ages ago when hundreds of complaints rose about his casting style. He rode that title WAY further than it should have ever been ridden. Sorry Moletrap, your passion was there but that doesn't translate to casting ability. GL finding an outlet, or possibly a marketable skill, within the world of e-sports. Why do you even bother posting when all you're doing is spewing hatred on someone who gave up MANY things in his life to cast for a game? What the fuck is wrong in your head? I just can't believe people are like this. What is going on in this community. | ||
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AgentChaos
United Kingdom4569 Posts
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Pippah
Denmark353 Posts
... I always liked your casts, especially in BW. Best of luck. | ||
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ZerglingTwins
United States850 Posts
On October 29 2012 16:31 Dubzex wrote: Maybe he can learn Korean and become a gosu interviewer/translator. Otherwise, I am not sure what he is going to do now... maybe go back to school? Did he graduate from a university yet or no? I believe he has master degree. | ||
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SigmaoctanusIV
United States3313 Posts
Hope the best for you in the future | ||
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elmerpogs
Philippines441 Posts
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MIKster
Germany333 Posts
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ThomasR
764 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:57 Hazuc wrote: Wow, SC2 is really dying in Korea it seems... if anything this is a step in the right direction for sc2 | ||
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Pietro
Poland103 Posts
On October 29 2012 16:45 ThomasR wrote: if anything this is a step in the right direction for sc2 Moletrap #revivingesports by leaving korea! | ||
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Confuse
2238 Posts
On October 29 2012 16:45 ThomasR wrote: if anything this is a step in the right direction for sc2 ? explain? Even though I was not the biggest fan of his casting, Moletrap was def a part of sc2 community and he will be missed. | ||
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Fenrax
United States5018 Posts
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juicy
Australia145 Posts
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HighdraL1sk
United States140 Posts
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KristofferAG
Norway25712 Posts
I actually enjoyed Moletrap casting. Enthusiastic and knowledgable about the players, more so than many others. He just needed someone with a lot of game knowledge to co-cast with. | ||
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gOst
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Luisa_2
Germany200 Posts
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RaiKageRyu
Canada4773 Posts
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pwncakery
Canada131 Posts
On October 29 2012 16:59 KristofferAG wrote: If anything this'll at least make modding OSL chat on Twitch being a whole lot easier. I actually enjoyed Moletrap casting. Enthusiastic and knowledgable about the players, more so than many others. He just needed someone with a lot of game knowledge to co-cast with. This could wind up being good for everyone. Moletrap as a caster had viewers that had a very polarized view of him, without many in the middle. What is undeniable is that he was very sharp on players tendencies, personal viewpoints and history with other players. This seems like it could translate well into (as he mentioned in the video) behind the scenes production with player stats and breakdowns. | ||
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HighdraL1sk
United States140 Posts
"If Slayers players could slay players how many players would Slayers players slay?" "He scared the creep out of those overlords" LOLOLOLOLOL btw you have the best quotes ever!!!!! | ||
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crazeh
91 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:11 jalstar wrote:It's like when Cholera made his comeback VOD and I was like "This guy was my favorite caster?" But casting just wasn't that good in 2009 and a lot of cool stuff that Cholera did like making Reach look like some larger-than-life figure to build hype is standard now, look at Artosis and NesTea. Wow, Cholera made new videos? Nice...Cholera is the best caster. Him and diggity are the best combo. | ||
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lannisport
878 Posts
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GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
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Desiire
Australia191 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:43 Fionn wrote: Bye From the only point of view of OGN.LoL Tournament I can only say that. but BoL with your future. | ||
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Arnstein
Norway3381 Posts
On October 29 2012 17:08 HighdraL1sk wrote: Quotes "If Slayers players could slay players how many players would Slayers players slay?" "He scared the creep out of those overlords" LOLOLOLOLOL btw you have the best quotes ever!!!!! Haha, loved the first one! | ||
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SiroKO
France721 Posts
Moletrap was at his peak when he was commentating BW VOD's on YT, no need to go further than that. | ||
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Too_MuchZerg
Finland2818 Posts
On October 29 2012 17:09 lannisport wrote: At least you ended on a high note... You casted the OSL finals, could you have ever imagined that a few years ago when you were casting streams of the OSL on youtube? But it wasn't BW OSL final that he casted. | ||
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lolboi222
South Africa44 Posts
User was banned for this post. | ||
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Nakwa
Sweden93 Posts
His voice wasn't meant for casting, and I guess he never learnt not to be over-eager. | ||
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Iplaythings
Denmark9110 Posts
Hope he stays well | ||
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expellist
Singapore7 Posts
sorry for the abruptness, but it's not to spite Moletrap in any way despite. User was warned for this post | ||
nimdil
Poland3748 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:19 IPA wrote: Voice; lack of game knowledge; over-reactions; talking oer casters; etc On the other hand he made watching VODs enjoyable, especially in Brood War. He will always be the caster who made me interested in watching BW pro scene and eventually directed me to team liquid. Best of luck, man! | ||
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pdd
Australia9933 Posts
On October 29 2012 17:28 Too_MuchZerg wrote: But it wasn't BW OSL final that he casted. He actually did cast the last BW OSL finals (Jangbi vs Fantasy 2) with Torch and Supernovamaniac. | ||
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peiopeio
France20 Posts
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sharkie
Austria18403 Posts
Try to ignore the haters. dont lose your passion! | ||
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GeorgeyBeats
United Kingdom338 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:47 Psychobabas wrote: 1. Health 2. Family 3. All the rest Amen. I hope he can get things sorted and come back stronger than ever! | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:11 jalstar wrote: I don't think he's really that much worse (if at all) than he was in the BW/Violetak days, there's just so many casters out there now who are better, it's like in 2009/2010 people realized this could be a huge source of money and put their whole life's passion into it (look how much Husky improved) and Moletrap just kind of fell behind. It's like when Cholera made his comeback VOD and I was like "This guy was my favorite caster?" But casting just wasn't that good in 2009 and a lot of cool stuff that Cholera did like making Reach look like some larger-than-life figure to build hype is standard now, look at Artosis and NesTea. But who else could do it for Hyuk? | ||
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Drake
Germany6146 Posts
overall i think we will miss his content and i am looking for who is casting with doa now. i think this is bad for OSL foreign overall he seemed to be a guy who was "go more foreign" for osl and importent for their lol casting | ||
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PVJ
Hungary5214 Posts
:DDDDD Good luck Moletrap. | ||
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TsGBruzze
Sweden1190 Posts
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
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GohgamX
Canada1096 Posts
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nachtkap
Germany195 Posts
He got exactly the amount of hate he deserved for his casting imo. He might make a good observer though. I didn't enjoy Adebesi's casting either but he does a good job observing. | ||
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radadaundandan
Bulgaria3148 Posts
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SpaceFighting
New Zealand690 Posts
edit: hope ur personal matters isnt bad, and if so hope it all works out! | ||
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MooseMasher
Sweden42 Posts
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Yorbon
Netherlands4272 Posts
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Incomplet
United Kingdom1419 Posts
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B_Type13X2
Canada122 Posts
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Mallement
Denmark39 Posts
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StateAlchemist
France1946 Posts
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Testuser
6469 Posts
Good luck in your future endeavors, Moletrap! | ||
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Lorch
Germany3682 Posts
GL with what you do in the future! | ||
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Shana
Indonesia1814 Posts
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Ohyra
Sweden59 Posts
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Cauldron
Finland125 Posts
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SolidMustard
France1515 Posts
On October 29 2012 18:42 nachtkap wrote: Moletrap Saying "at this point ANYTHING is possible" when a terran goes for a early gas is quite obviously wrong. He got exactly the amount of hate he deserved for his casting imo. He might make a good observer though. I didn't enjoy Adebesi's casting either but he does a good job observing. You may not like Adebisi's style but he knows his shit, which Moletrap didn't, which was the main reason he got hated on. Still he had a real love for eSports and I wish him the best in the future | ||
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xsnac
Barbados1365 Posts
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DreadKnight
United Kingdom123 Posts
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nimdil
Poland3748 Posts
On October 29 2012 20:41 xsnac wrote: if you would only play the game .. is part of a caster job . play the game . goodbye moletrap Not really. It is to know a game. Just nobody figured out how to know esports game without playing it. | ||
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Leviance
Germany4079 Posts
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musai
Canada552 Posts
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Hds
France200 Posts
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FILM
United States663 Posts
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KiZoGe
United States19 Posts
Good Luck my friend! | ||
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NMxSardines
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Exclamark
United States29 Posts
Really not that bad of a caster. Although not the best at it he wasn't any worse than a lot of other people on the scene people seem to not hate on. His over reactions were pretty funny often times. | ||
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mpanikos
Greece20 Posts
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niilzon
Belgium105 Posts
I'm sure that the guy has alot of love for the esports scene, and this is great. But given the very very bad charisma and casting skills that he has (which was repeatidly proven by the massive amount of negative comments about his casting), I think that his potential would be worth much more behind the scenes. As he explains, he now knows alot about the internals of esports (talking to coaches, producers etc). I hope that he will use this new knowledge to grow the scene in an effective way in the West, instead of pulling people away from casts because of the great irritability that he creates to many viewers. | ||
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Krogan
Sweden375 Posts
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FFGenerations
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Geschan
69 Posts
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Copymizer
Denmark2087 Posts
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Teodice
Sweden641 Posts
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
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DaCruise
Denmark2457 Posts
Oh well gl in the future. | ||
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fenrysk
United States364 Posts
It was always disappointing to see how much flak he's gotten from the community over his voice and casting style. Best of luck Moletrap! | ||
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Adellund
Denmark92 Posts
nevertheless Good luck with future endeavors, just don't let them be SC2 related, your style doesn't fit it imho (probably a good LoL caster) | ||
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Qikz
United Kingdom12022 Posts
Hopefully everything goes ok for you in your move back to the states and you don't run in to many problems. I know moving isn't easy, especially between countries. | ||
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nebula.
Sweden1431 Posts
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StarscreamG1
Portugal1653 Posts
GOOD LUCK! | ||
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pallad
Poland1958 Posts
On October 29 2012 11:12 dynwar7 wrote: hmmm why is it that some people are happy that he is leaving? Is he that bad? IMO yes.. he makes to many important mistakes as a caster . Many sc2 fans are happy that he leave , me also | ||
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Achaia
United States643 Posts
On October 29 2012 23:02 pallad wrote: IMO yes.. he makes to many important mistakes as a caster . Many sc2 fans are happy that he leave , me also Agreed, I decided to give him another chance with OSL (I stopped watching the days he casted GOM back in the day) for the days that the OSL was free but ended up not buying the season pass because of his casting. Can't wait to see who's casting next season. | ||
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CT Legacy
United States57 Posts
I know he was involved in LoL casting so maybe see him again somewhere! | ||
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Kasaraki
Denmark7115 Posts
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Fenrax
United States5018 Posts
On October 29 2012 23:02 pallad wrote: IMO yes.. he makes to many important mistakes as a caster . Many sc2 fans are happy that he leave , me also Maybe he was bad at some point. But since a while he just didn't have a fair shot. His OSL casting in general was good, the casting of the final was AWESOME. And still people made fun of him. Typical bullying. Wish you all the best, Moletrap. | ||
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aTnClouD
Italy2428 Posts
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HearthCraft
United States117 Posts
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phanto
Sweden708 Posts
He is a lousy caster and this is for the best of e-sports. User was warned for this post | ||
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Pimpmuckl
Germany528 Posts
On October 30 2012 00:07 phanto wrote: A person doesn't deserve praise or recognition for being persistent. Then any idiot would be celebrated. He is a lousy caster and this is for the best of e-sports. Sigh, sad to say but this is exactly what i thought. Best of luck Moletrap, just never enjoyed your casting at all | ||
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VirgilSC2
United States6151 Posts
I was never a fan of his SC2 casting personally, but he was fairly knowledgeable about the players, which is hard to find these days. On top of that, I actually really enjoyed the casting he did for OGN's The Champions LoL tournament. Hopefully he finds a gig doing something eSports related in the US, I'd hate to see him lost forever from the scene. | ||
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Sandstorm9
41 Posts
This is a Warning! Don't post at all if you're just going to bash a country and post like you're on 4chan. "Makes me proud to be an American." >Someone else accomplishes something >Take pride in taking no part in reaching the goal >Americans You have been temp banned for 2 weeks by EvilTeletubby. Reason: I reviewed some of your recent warnings & posts in general; you're an awful poster that treats these boards like garbage. Something more severe than a warning is needed. Keep it up and we'll make sure you don't post here again. Well i dont think i was being that offensive, it was merely a joke. But i forgot where i was posting. http://imageshack.us/a/img823/7813/1349997893626.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img717/3792/1349997866460.png See, this is a police state where nerds become mods and go on power trips because of the power bestowed upon them. This is why i havent been posting a lot, and why i wont miss this place. Because god forbid you bump a 2000 page thread to talk about something, without reading all 2000 pages to make sure your point hasnt been discussed yet. And god forbid your sense of humor is different from that of the mods, or you say anything critical about a player. Like how Nony has been a total faggot the last few days, or that Incontrol cant play for shit. So whatever, ban me. Make me a martyr. We all know what's going on in this shitty place. | ||
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pivor
Poland198 Posts
On October 29 2012 22:50 nebula. wrote: Moletrap really deserves more appreciation than he's gotten. He's done alot and seems like a really nice guy. ♥ Agreed but still, his casting wasnt best. | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On October 30 2012 00:22 Sandstorm9 wrote: About my ban: This is a Warning! Don't post at all if you're just going to bash a country and post like you're on 4chan. "Makes me proud to be an American." >Someone else accomplishes something >Take pride in taking no part in reaching the goal >Americans You have been temp banned for 2 weeks by EvilTeletubby. Reason: I reviewed some of your recent warnings & posts in general; you're an awful poster that treats these boards like garbage. Something more severe than a warning is needed. Keep it up and we'll make sure you don't post here again. Well i dont think i was being that offensive, it was merely a joke. But i forgot where i was posting. http://imageshack.us/a/img823/7813/1349997893626.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img717/3792/1349997866460.png See, this is a police state where nerds become mods and go on power trips because of the power bestowed upon them. This is why i havent been posting a lot, and why i wont miss this place. Because god forbid you bump a 2000 page thread to talk about something, without reading all 2000 pages to make sure your point hasnt been discussed yet. And god forbid your sense of humor is different from that of the mods, or you say anything critical about a player. Like how Nony has been a total faggot the last few days, or that Incontrol cant play for shit. So whatever, ban me. Make me a martyr. We all know what's going on in this shitty place. Bye, it's too bad that your leaving is a drop in the bucket. | ||
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DaCruise
Denmark2457 Posts
On October 30 2012 00:22 Sandstorm9 wrote: About my ban: This is a Warning! Don't post at all if you're just going to bash a country and post like you're on 4chan. "Makes me proud to be an American." >Someone else accomplishes something >Take pride in taking no part in reaching the goal >Americans You have been temp banned for 2 weeks by EvilTeletubby. Reason: I reviewed some of your recent warnings & posts in general; you're an awful poster that treats these boards like garbage. Something more severe than a warning is needed. Keep it up and we'll make sure you don't post here again. Well i dont think i was being that offensive, it was merely a joke. But i forgot where i was posting. http://imageshack.us/a/img823/7813/1349997893626.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img717/3792/1349997866460.png See, this is a police state where nerds become mods and go on power trips because of the power bestowed upon them. This is why i havent been posting a lot, and why i wont miss this place. Because god forbid you bump a 2000 page thread to talk about something, without reading all 2000 pages to make sure your point hasnt been discussed yet. And god forbid your sense of humor is different from that of the mods, or you say anything critical about a player. Like how Nony has been a total faggot the last few days, or that Incontrol cant play for shit. So whatever, ban me. Make me a martyr. We all know what's going on in this shitty place. I wonder what will happen next,,,,,, | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
On October 29 2012 23:34 Fenrax wrote: Maybe he was bad at some point. But since a while he just didn't have a fair shot. His OSL casting in general was good, the casting of the final was AWESOME. And still people made fun of him. Typical bullying. Wish you all the best, Moletrap. That's your opinion. Another popular opinion is that his OSL casting in general was bad, that the casting of the final was horrible, AND that it was a deciding factor in him leaving Korea. The OSL is the most prestigious SC tournament people hold the casters to the same standards. He didn't say in his 8 minute vlog why he was leaving... so people speculate. He isn't getting bullied or unfairly swarmed by haters. No smoke without fire. | ||
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_MagnuM_
Denmark136 Posts
On October 30 2012 00:22 Sandstorm9 wrote: About my ban: This is a Warning! Don't post at all if you're just going to bash a country and post like you're on 4chan. "Makes me proud to be an American." >Someone else accomplishes something >Take pride in taking no part in reaching the goal >Americans You have been temp banned for 2 weeks by EvilTeletubby. Reason: I reviewed some of your recent warnings & posts in general; you're an awful poster that treats these boards like garbage. Something more severe than a warning is needed. Keep it up and we'll make sure you don't post here again. Well i dont think i was being that offensive, it was merely a joke. But i forgot where i was posting. http://imageshack.us/a/img823/7813/1349997893626.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img717/3792/1349997866460.png See, this is a police state where nerds become mods and go on power trips because of the power bestowed upon them. This is why i havent been posting a lot, and why i wont miss this place. Because god forbid you bump a 2000 page thread to talk about something, without reading all 2000 pages to make sure your point hasnt been discussed yet. And god forbid your sense of humor is different from that of the mods, or you say anything critical about a player. Like how Nony has been a total faggot the last few days, or that Incontrol cant play for shit. So whatever, ban me. Make me a martyr. We all know what's going on in this shitty place. I also sometimes think TL crosses the line with bans, I've seen a lot of bans that dont make sense.. but who cares you get banned for a few days.. woopdidoo.. if you dont post much here anyway, but just like reading shit then it doesnt change anything... pretty hilarious photo though :Danyway on the subject of moletrap, i am sorry to see him leave.. his shouting always excited me when there was action (also in a non-sexual way).. hehe i remember some games going on, i would have them alt-tabbed and then as soon as i hear the moletrap voice acceleration i would switch over and watch again :D it was good stuff! | ||
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VirgilSC2
United States6151 Posts
On October 30 2012 00:36 _MagnuM_ wrote: I also sometimes think TL crosses the line with bans, I've seen a lot of bans that dont make sense.. but who cares you get banned for a few days.. woopdidoo.. if you dont post much here anyway, but just like reading shit then it doesnt change anything... pretty hilarious photo though :Danyway on the subject of moletrap, i am sorry to see him leave.. his shouting always excited me when there was action (also in a non-sexual way).. hehe i remember some games going on, i would have them alt-tabbed and then as soon as i hear the moletrap voice acceleration i would switch over and watch again :D it was good stuff! Just to put it out there, a lot of the "questionable" bans are due to the person either being a PBU, or having an extremely bad posting history. | ||
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LinYu)Fury
Norway200 Posts
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Glenn313
United States475 Posts
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NotoriousBig
Germany301 Posts
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MiQ
Canada312 Posts
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creamyturtle
United States487 Posts
GL 2U Mr. Moletrap sir, don't listen to any of these jealous eSports trolls. The only thing they ever accomplished was buying another bag of chips and winning a silver 4v4 match. | ||
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genesis900
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Hubble
Germany248 Posts
I don't get it wzhy people are posting things like "finally" "wont be missed" - you are gonna get a warning/tempban anyway. "It's not about the money, it's about sending a message" hm? | ||
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derpface
Sweden925 Posts
I will thank you for loving Esports though, keep doing that and stuff will turn out for the best. | ||
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[NSL]BansheeHero
Czech Republic143 Posts
PS: I think its the other way around. TL is not strong enough with the bans. :D | ||
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Elroi
Sweden5595 Posts
For the love of god please make a commentary for old times sake with Diggity and Klazart. That would be completely imba and fucking awesome. | ||
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29 fps
United States5724 Posts
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Vaftrudner
Sweden1185 Posts
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JoFeSboyAT
Austria128 Posts
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lavos
Norway7 Posts
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Vandeam
Norway28 Posts
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Sweden517 Posts
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InSSerenity
117 Posts
That said, the guy put a TON of sweat blood and tears into getting where he was, he was a point of entry for competitive brood war and though he never lived up to his brood war days in sc2 the man gave it his all. A lot of people should ask around, look on twitter, use google, but there are stories all over about how this man would wait hours and hours just to talk to pro-gamers to be able to share some interesting little tidbit with his audience. What someone said earlier that persistence shouldn't be rewarded, I agree with. I think that while casting you should appeal to the majority of your audience, and when you can't you need to bow out, because they're the ones giving you a check. I do NOT think Moletrap fits this though, I did not like him as a caster in the slightest, but to say he was killing e-sports? No. The man used his podium to give us insight to the Korean scene like Artosis did. I sincerely wish Moletrap the best moving forward and think he will have no trouble getting another job in e-sports, but I do not think he should be behind a camera as a caster. Your interviews were always fun and interesting Moletrap, use that to your advantage. Offer to provide content between games like is done at almost every major tournament now. Good luck Moletrap, I hated your casting but loved your personality. -Serenity | ||
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GunPaladin
United States1205 Posts
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Lazzi
Switzerland1923 Posts
Thanks for all you've been doing for e-sport, you've been one of the few who truely made e-sport bigger. | ||
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WerderBremen
Germany1070 Posts
GGL in the future! | ||
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SUSUGAM
United States177 Posts
On October 29 2012 14:32 Lunareste wrote: How about, cast videos, bring interviews with professional players, give news on non-streamed/casted games, and move to Korea where he does not know many people to try and bring more content for fans of the game? What the fuck have YOU done for Starcraft? This has nothing to do with what I've done for Starcraft. I didn't get shipped across the world, take a casting job, refuse to step down, and scream over the recordings of hundreds of Starcraft matches. There were countless matches that I had to watch on mute, and I'm not the only one. It was a very common complaint, but nothing was done about it because Moletrap was homeless and begging for money on youtube before he went to Korea, and had nothing better to turn to, so he clung to the Korean scene, much as I said before, like a parasite. Had he actually stopped casting, and found a marketable skill in Korea, he wouldn't have had such a nasty farewell. The thread, the googling of his name, and every list of comments on just about every vod he's ever been in should show how people thought of him casting Starcraft. Klazart casted a bunch of BW games too, would you want him speaking 750 WPM over GSL matches? Fuck no, because most people didn't like his casting. On October 29 2012 15:11 Zorkmid wrote: I'd never have gotten into RTS or SC or SC2 at all if it wasn't for Moletrap and those like him who casted BW when no one else did. I'm not alone in this, I assure you. You should spend your time doing things other than spewing hatred. It isn't hatred at all. It's glorious fate finally coming to fruition. I wish him the best as long as he doesn't try to keep casting games. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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LeeDawg
United States1306 Posts
GL! | ||
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Quesadilla
United States1814 Posts
On October 30 2012 01:41 Vandeam wrote: You wont be missed. This guy is a loser. Anyway, Moletrap, thanks for being a boss this whole time. I loved your really oldschool casts with Diggity and Klaz, back when we were all watching janked out re-streams of OSL finals at 3 AM on school nights. A lot of people dishing out criticism here were never a part of that Starcraft generation. Going from casting those to being the official caster is quite a feat. Congrats on that, and always follow what you think is right. | ||
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kierpanda
United States757 Posts
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elanobissen
Denmark244 Posts
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shangul
Switzerland27 Posts
He actually got me into watching at e-sports. we'll miss him. | ||
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RazerSC2
Netherlands17 Posts
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Blade Fox
United States215 Posts
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WigglingSquid
5194 Posts
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j1nzo
Germany367 Posts
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
It's sad a lot of people who are publicly flaming him or hating on him are mostly those who just entered the scene after SC2. It's kind of like Boxer - Sure he's not anywhere near the best player right now but people at least respect him for what he's done in the past. Sadly, the same cannot be said for Moletrap which is disappointing. (Also before anyone says "OMG, you compared Boxer with Moletrap", it's completely acceptable and fair comparison - Both were better in BW than in SC2 basically; the difference is that Boxer was still respected, even if he didn't always play the best, while Moletrap has had a lot of his accomplishments and credits in BW ignored.) People haven't emphasized or credited Moletrap enough for what he done in BW. It's mostly just nothing but flame after flame on these forums. Things like that makes it hard to read these forums anytime Moletrap is mentioned, especially considering that most of the flaming is coming from people who only came onto the scene after SC2 (therefore not recognizing or being part of the community during Moletrap's BW era). There were some people who disliked him in BW but there were the very minority (there is a minority hater for anyone, even Tasteless back then had a couple). | ||
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vinsang1000
Belgium365 Posts
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testthewest
Germany274 Posts
As for Moletrap: I didn't like your casting, sorry. Since that's all I know about you, there isn't much to say, but for one thing: The flames against you were by far too much. You are not a mass murderer, you just didn't hit the taste of a chunk of your audience. These haters should be ashamed. I wish the people had more manners... | ||
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Talack
Canada2742 Posts
On October 30 2012 00:36 _MagnuM_ wrote: I also sometimes think TL crosses the line with bans, I've seen a lot of bans that dont make sense.. but who cares you get banned for a few days.. woopdidoo.. if you dont post much here anyway, but just like reading shit then it doesnt change anything... pretty hilarious photo though :Danyway on the subject of moletrap, i am sorry to see him leave.. his shouting always excited me when there was action (also in a non-sexual way).. hehe i remember some games going on, i would have them alt-tabbed and then as soon as i hear the moletrap voice acceleration i would switch over and watch again :D it was good stuff! I've been banned temporarily like 3-4 times and not once have I disagreed with it. If you get banned/warned you probably deserved it and trying to state otherwise is just being childish. | ||
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Napoleon53
Denmark167 Posts
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Qwyn
United States2779 Posts
...Guess this is just the end of the line...I'm sorry that SCII may not be what you wanted, not the next BW...but I'm happy that you've given your best to us regardless. Major respect. | ||
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how2TL
1197 Posts
You got him replaced by a LoL caster, which to me is absolutely delicious. Enjoy. Good luck Moletrap. =[ | ||
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ShadowReaver
Canada563 Posts
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Hellboy.100
Slovenia135 Posts
Saying that, this is only my opinion, since I only like casters that actually give some insight into strategies/their thoughts on decisions, not just plain explaining what i already see on the screen myself. This is why Grubby is awesome, pro player with great casting abilities and gives very good insight especially when it comes to protosses, since he can relate many decisions/strategies on himself. Same goes for player streams, if they bother commentating every now and then like idra/demuslim, it gives so much more worth to watching the stream, cause u actually learn the thought process of some of the very best foreigners, not just see a build that wouldn't be good in any other case than this exact reason we don't get to know about often. | ||
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bokchoi
Korea (South)9498 Posts
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Murlox
France1699 Posts
I clearly remember the Moletrap of old. The SC:BW youtube commentator. It was quite good, I really liked his laid-back style, à la Chill. Don't know what happened. In any cases, best of luck in the future, you've provided quality content in SC:BW, proving you have it in you, as far as I'm concerned. | ||
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effecto
France142 Posts
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why
United States215 Posts
What you have done is appreciated and I hope things work out for you man. | ||
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fireforce7
United States334 Posts
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Miket2424
United States26 Posts
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Nakwa
Sweden93 Posts
I think that's what incontrol did, now he seems like a pretty cool guy, but still fat(joke) | ||
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VTJRaen
United Kingdom238 Posts
Hope things improve for him and he settles into whatever he tries next (Maybe some DotA 2 casting?) | ||
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MarcusWC
Canada55 Posts
I love your passion and casting. Hope to see you active soon my man. | ||
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willoc
Canada1530 Posts
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jalstar
United States8198 Posts
Nah if Tastosis can make BitByBit games exciting they can make Hyuk games exciting. | ||
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Zhalad
Australia231 Posts
I really didn't like his casting when he first cast for GSL... but his casting in OSL was much better. (I don't know about the "choice" of clothing thou....) I think we would of continued to see improvement from him. Good luck Moletrap with whatever you do in the future. | ||
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Leetley
1796 Posts
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Xenocryst
United States521 Posts
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Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
Of course he has his flaws, but the way this community threated him like shit was so undeserved and unthankful. A guy who totally lives e-sports, who gave up his friends and family in the USA to cast games for us from Korea, only to get totally shitted on by everyone. Hope he finds a friendlier community. | ||
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Newbistic
China2912 Posts
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burbon
Poland41 Posts
User was warned for this post | ||
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INTOtheVOID
United States225 Posts
GL to whatever you do buddy. | ||
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Sabu113
United States11047 Posts
On October 30 2012 11:51 jalstar wrote: Nah if Tastosis can make BitByBit games exciting they can make Hyuk games exciting. I think it's worth qualifying Cholera's most recent casts with the fact he hadn't casted in what 2 years? He was noteably rusty and didn't have the knowledge about the current goings and comings of the proscene to build up the background. I think if Cholera found it worthwhile to go into pro-casting that he would end up being a better co-commentator than TB, Husky or Doa. | ||
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vinsang1000
Belgium365 Posts
On October 29 2012 12:11 jalstar wrote: I don't think he's really that much worse (if at all) than he was in the BW/Violetak days, there's just so many casters out there now who are better, it's like in 2009/2010 people realized this could be a huge source of money and put their whole life's passion into it (look how much Husky improved) and Moletrap just kind of fell behind. It's like when Cholera made his comeback VOD and I was like "This guy was my favorite caster?" But casting just wasn't that good in 2009 and a lot of cool stuff that Cholera did like making Reach look like some larger-than-life figure to build hype is standard now, look at Artosis and NesTea. Damn yes...Husky improved so much in his SC2 commentaries compare to BW. In the good way of course | ||
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honkeybeef
United States143 Posts
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Pucca
Taiwan1280 Posts
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TheSwamp
United States1497 Posts
On October 29 2012 13:41 Lunareste wrote: Man some of you guys are fucking assholes. When you do half as much for Starcraft that Moletrap has done, you can sit here and talk shit about him in a "farewell" video. Moletrap, good luck in your future endeavors. I'm glad you got a chance to fulfill your dreams. This so much. GL Moletrap! | ||
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WackaAlpaca
Canada208 Posts
<3 | ||
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SorrowShine
698 Posts
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Swiv
Germany3674 Posts
On October 29 2012 10:43 Fionn wrote: Bye | ||
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Tarschi
Sweden185 Posts
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BathTubNZ
New Zealand2556 Posts
On October 31 2012 08:12 Tarschi wrote: he casts lol right? Like Tasteless! | ||
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Zer atai
United States691 Posts
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Zato-1
Chile4253 Posts
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Stuck
1 Post
As as professional caster, I disliked his 'style' of casting. To me it came across as passive, seemed as he had no knowledge the intricacies of sc2 strategies and proper analysis of the game. In a way glad he is not doing OSL. Personal taste like everything. I just dont find him to have body language tonality or presence for a caster. Anyhow.. | ||
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samurai80
Japan4225 Posts
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Artifex Magnus
United States75 Posts
Lying about it is worse than the fact that it happened. | ||
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leperphilliac
United States399 Posts
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pesshaulol
Norway53 Posts
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Danzo
2820 Posts
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ScoutWBF
Germany602 Posts
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
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benefit
Finland9 Posts
He started in the Youtube as an internet caster and went up in the ranks till he got in KOREA. What ever you say, that is awesome. Keep up the good work Moletrap! | ||
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Excelion
Bulgaria59 Posts
PS. for those losers that take this as a opportunity to puke their hated at him for one last time you really are pathetic | ||
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benefit
Finland9 Posts
On November 01 2012 00:03 Excelion wrote: I didn't like his casting at first but after some time I actually started to really enjoy them. And he will definitely be missed by lot of people. But if he think what leaving is the right course of action then we must support him and wish him good luck. PS. for those losers that take this as a opportunity to puke their hated at him for one last time you really are pathetic This guy. | ||
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TheStonerer
Canada278 Posts
On October 30 2012 03:06 Quesadilla wrote: This guy is a loser. Anyway, Moletrap, thanks for being a boss this whole time. I loved your really oldschool casts with Diggity and Klaz, back when we were all watching janked out re-streams of OSL finals at 3 AM on school nights. A lot of people dishing out criticism here were never a part of that Starcraft generation. Going from casting those to being the official caster is quite a feat. Congrats on that, and always follow what you think is right. This. YOu weren't the best caster but you are one of the casters that got me into bw. It's like saying boxer ain't shit because now he's bad at the game. Precursors often look bad against younguns that can take advantage of all the knowledge. | ||
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[NSL]BansheeHero
Czech Republic143 Posts
On November 01 2012 02:27 TheStonerer wrote: This. YOu weren't the best caster but you are one of the casters that got me into bw. It's like saying boxer ain't shit because now he's bad at the game. Precursors often look bad against younguns that can take advantage of all the knowledge. He is saying that the original poster of "You wont be missed" is a loser. Dont attack somebody like that without reading the post. EDIT: What a momentary lapse of judgment. Well shit happens :D | ||
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Deckkie
Netherlands1595 Posts
On November 01 2012 06:47 [NSL]BansheeHero wrote: He is saying that the original poster of "You wont be missed" is a loser. Dont attack somebody like that without reading the post. haha. I dont think he attacked him  Is this irony? | ||
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Nimic
Norway1360 Posts
On November 01 2012 06:47 [NSL]BansheeHero wrote: He is saying that the original poster of "You wont be missed" is a loser. Dont attack somebody like that without reading the post. Good advice, you should take it yourself | ||
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coverpunch
United States2093 Posts
I personally enjoyed Moletrap as a color commentator and I hope he gets another e-sports job soon. | ||
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MrLion
India93 Posts
As for Moletrap, I like many others had paid for 4-5 seasons since Open Season 1, then stopped paying when GOM did nothing about the complaints. Complaining here would bring you all sorts of insults imaginable, backed and encouraged by the mods ofc. When I had started playing LoL, I had to watch the OgnLol tournament on mute too. So I'm pleased that he's gone. Hopefully, the games would be much more enjoyable now. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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Excelion
Bulgaria59 Posts
On November 01 2012 16:37 MrLion wrote: Finally visited TL after a long time and nothing has changed. All the posts containing 'Fuck the haters' and the like are never warned. Basically you can include any insult like fuck haters/lowlife losers/whiners/sewage of kids, as long as you say something good about Moletrap, you will never get warned even once. This is a recurring pattern over the years. The people who actually take time to write intelligent posts and speak about the reality of the situation are banned. I think these lunatics mods will only change if the visitors to TL drops and money dries up. Until then, keep throwing your garbage opinion around, cause the mods are behind you. . Well and people shouldn't get warned for saying "Fuck the heters" because the hater isn't a "person", its more like a parasite. It doesn't have any personality to him, he just pukes the first garbage that comes to his mind (or repeats the current hate trend) he doesn't offer any sort of actual criticism (For example : this guy is bad cuz he talks slowly and get sidetracked easily and miss very important moments in the game. So he would probably have to work on that" and not "BLA that moron when i hear him talking i wanna die ! he kills Esport BLAaa, SO BAD go Home ..." And when have people that write intelligent post got banned, actually there is I think way too much freedom here. And if all those "intelligent" people get banned and leave TL for good... TL and the whole community will actually grow because when someone start to ready all the garbage that is in the internet he just turns around and leave. And not to mention all the majority of people that stay silent in the corner because they know that even if they write something good, helpful or even just ask for help there will be those "things" that they will have too deal with and not everyone willing to do so and can simply ignore them. And since this topic is about Moletrap What is the fucken reason anyone would just come and say "haha i hated him. Happy he is leaving" what kind of normal human being would just come and say that, whats the point (there is none) if you didn't liked or cared for him simply don't post (it won't change a damn thing and the world won't end if someone doesnt share his opion about every goddamn thing). This here is not about your or anyone opinion about him.its a way for the rest of us to tell him goodbye, good luck and to thank him for all his hard work. | ||
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MythZero
Korea (South)102 Posts
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Radivel-X17
Canada144 Posts
Good memories of listening to him casting BW OSL games in the middle of the night, in his car, in the university parking lot leeching off the wireless. I always get sad when something is gone that you won't ever get back. Heh. Mole - good work | ||
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mierin
United States4943 Posts
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Mr.Bimbles
Iceland457 Posts
•_•) he got trapped ( •_•)>⌐■-■ in an awkward position (⌐■_■) I'm bad at this ^^ | ||
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VTJRaen
United Kingdom238 Posts
On November 04 2012 10:06 Mr.Bimbles wrote: You could say •_•) he got trapped ( •_•)>⌐■-■ in an awkward position (⌐■_■) I'm bad at this ^^ Ahaha, this was brilliant. Frosties all over my keyboard. | ||
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Mouzone
3937 Posts
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smogg
Bulgaria167 Posts
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gamerdude12345
Korea (South)378 Posts
They're a lot worse casters than moletrap and it just makes me sad that the community hated him so much especially when we still have SNM (whiplash is okay but he needs a better casting partner). | ||
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alvadr
135 Posts
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nmetasch
United States600 Posts
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LambtrOn
United States671 Posts
On May 05 2013 05:24 smogg wrote: He was definitely better than SNM and Whiplash. Should've been in Proleague, would've done a better job. Just because you're a better caster than SNM and Whiplash does not necessarily mean you should be casting proleague... | ||
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-Kaiser-
Canada932 Posts
On May 05 2013 05:42 nmetasch wrote: NICE! OSL JUST BECAME WATCHABLE! A year ago? You're a jack ass. | ||
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TRaFFiC
Canada1448 Posts
On May 05 2013 05:42 nmetasch wrote: NICE! OSL JUST BECAME WATCHABLE! lmao On May 05 2013 05:49 LambtrOn wrote: Just because you're a better caster than SNM and Whiplash does not necessarily mean you should be casting proleague... Agreed. So much fresh blood out there just waiting for an opportunity to cast and these guys don`t send 3 scvs to stop 1 probe harassing a barracks and still lose the scv. True Moletrap story. | ||
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