MLG Anaheim Casters Announced

On June 07 2013 02:48 Pinski wrote:
5 casters, 1 stream? Wait, what?

On June 07 2013 02:48 itsjustatank wrote:


not all of them cast at the same time

On June 07 2013 02:47 NonY wrote:
Hey you should have more content in your posts than quoting a tweet.

On June 07 2013 02:51 imallinson wrote:

Now I kind of wish they would do this just to see how much of a clusterfuck five casters trying to cast the same game is.

On June 07 2013 02:59 Lumi wrote:
I am not impressed. The standard for casters at MLG was dropped a along time ago now, and it has just stayed there. This is a nice line-up of personalities.. but the analytical side is immensely lacking. It's just axslav, really. I've grown more and more fond of him over time.. and he has improved. But as a decent player, I don't want to listen to this crew blowing excitement up my butt via a sheer sensory experience, and hype words. Le sigh. This scene's big tournaments aren't what they used to be

On June 07 2013 02:47 NonY wrote:
Hey you should have more content in your posts than quoting a tweet.

On June 07 2013 03:04 leandroqm wrote:
where is apollo?

On June 07 2013 03:03 TheKefka wrote:

Who would you like?
artosis is insanely expensive and comes with tastless who is the shittiest caster out there anyway.
apollo needs to be flown in as well
all these guys have in common is that they are all currently in the US and MLG needs to cut costs where they can i guess.
still a pretty good lineup
What I'm surprised about is that they took DjWheat over Husky,I'm guessing it's a money thing as well.

On June 07 2013 02:47 NonY wrote:
Hey you should have more content in your posts than quoting a tweet.

On June 07 2013 02:49 Clare4 wrote:
Hahahahahaha the comment of NonY is awesome
the caster line up is rather..... dissapointing

On June 07 2013 03:08 NovemberstOrm wrote:

You're funny.

On June 07 2013 02:51 imallinson wrote:

Now I kind of wish they would do this just to see how much of a clusterfuck five casters trying to cast the same game is.

On June 07 2013 03:03 TheKefka wrote:

Who would you like?
artosis is insanely expensive and comes with tastless who is the shittiest caster out there anyway.
apollo needs to be flown in as well
all these guys have in common is that they are all currently in the US and MLG needs to cut costs where they can i guess.
still a pretty good lineup
What I'm surprised about is that they took DjWheat over Husky,I'm guessing it's a money thing as well.

On June 07 2013 03:14 nihlon wrote:

Husky is better solo casting honestly (though him and day9 is ok). Wheat is that kind of guy you can just put with whomever and he'll blend in.

On June 07 2013 03:22 skiersteve wrote:
wish apollo was there, him and TB are AMAZING together

On June 07 2013 03:18 NuEnergy wrote:
I just dont really like axeltoss his casting, rest of the line up is very nice tbh

On June 07 2013 03:18 TheKefka wrote:

Yea I'm sure sundance is sitting at his desk analyzing who has the best chemistry and out off all people husky gets kicked
trust me,it's a money thing

On June 07 2013 03:35 YouthSC wrote:

Guess I probably won't be watching this MLG ;(

On June 07 2013 03:30 Shinespark wrote:
I wish Axslav would get a better mate to cast with. Axeltoss is not worthy of Axslav. Axslav + Idra or Incontrol might be great, I'm pretty sure they're friends.

On June 07 2013 03:12 TheKefka wrote:

not really it's the truth

On June 07 2013 03:42 jmbthirteen wrote:
oh caster threads, you never disappoint

On June 07 2013 02:47 NonY wrote:
Hey you should have more content in your posts than quoting a tweet.

On June 07 2013 03:26 Seeker wrote:

I want to see Hot_Bid's reply to this so badly.

On June 07 2013 03:52 Plansix wrote:

They are the highlight of MLGs. The best of the SC2 drama queens come out in force saying:

"Because of this horrible event that totally made me lose respect for this caster, I won't be tuning in. I am disgusted that MLG would do business with someone so disrespectful to the community. Considering considering their sponsors about this. Disappointed."

I think I hit all the high points of being "internet offended", but I might have missed a few.

"Because of this horrible event that totally made me lose respect for this caster, I won't be tuning in*. I am disgusted that MLG would do business with someone so disrespectful to the community. Considering considering their sponsors about this. Disappointed."

*Tunes in anyway

On June 07 2013 02:55 USvBleakill wrote:
At least day9 is there to save the day. I hope mlg is not as bad as usual.

On June 07 2013 02:47 NonY wrote:
Hey you should have more content in your posts than quoting a tweet.

On June 07 2013 04:01 Noobity wrote:
Caster threads always make me think the worst of this community. Never any constructive criticisms, all "THIS GUY SUCKS WHY IS HE HERE OMG WTF".

Keep that hate-train a-rollin, guys. You're doing a standup job.

On June 07 2013 03:35 YouthSC wrote:
Gah, after Destiny's episode on SoTG and Wheat's response, I'm not a big fan of him. Also Axeltoss and Axlav aren't my cup of tea.

Guess I probably won't be watching this MLG ;(

On June 07 2013 03:50 SupLilSon wrote:


The truth? I can name 5 casters off the top of my head who are worse than Tasteless but I'll keep my opinion to myself. That's all you have, your opinion, nothing truthful about that.

On June 07 2013 04:22 wihlborg wrote:
As long as TB doesn't cast too much, I'm fine with this

On June 07 2013 04:28 TheKefka wrote:

Like who?All the casters out there right now actually play the game.Tastless does not play stacraft 2 and you can hear it from his casts.There was a time during 2012 where he actually tried to better his cast and started playing again and you can actually hear from what he is talking about that he knows what's going on,but that was a pretty short period.
Here's a tastless cast for you:
Before the game starts artosis talks about what the player has done so far and what he might do,tastless nods his head and agrees,says some generic stuff about how good the player is
Game starts,artosis talks about the map and strategy,tastless agrees says more generic stuff,inserts a joke that stopped being funny in 2011 when he used it for the 100th time.
Depending on how the game goes he says the following in between when Artosis needs a breather:
"Well guys I don't know what to say this is more onesided than a mobius strip"
"Expect gg and second"
"THIS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER SEEN"

Tastless was a awesome brood war caster,because guess,what he loved brood war.You can't tell me that the tastless that's currently casting plays sc2,there is no way.If you would replace tastless with a sound board with his generic phrases there would be literally no difference for the audience.

On June 07 2013 04:28 TheKefka wrote:

Like who?All the casters out there right now actually play the game.Tastless does not play stacraft 2 and you can hear it from his casts.There was a time during 2012 where he actually tried to better his cast and started playing again and you can actually hear from what he is talking about that he knows what's going on,but that was a pretty short period.
Here's a tastless cast for you:
Before the game starts artosis talks about what the player has done so far and what he might do,tastless nods his head and agrees,says some generic stuff about how good the player is
Game starts,artosis talks about the map and strategy,tastless agrees says more generic stuff,inserts a joke that stopped being funny in 2011 when he used it for the 100th time.
Depending on how the game goes he says the following in between when Artosis needs a breather:
"Well guys I don't know what to say this is more onesided than a mobius strip"
"Expect gg and second"
"OH MYYY GOOD THIS IS SO TENSE ARTOSIS"
"THIS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER SEEN"

Tastless was a awesome brood war caster,because guess what,he loved and played brood war.You can't tell me that the tastless that's currently casting plays sc2,there is no way.If you would replace tastless with a sound board with his generic phrases there would be literally no difference for the audience.

On June 07 2013 04:33 Plansix wrote:


FYI, this guy really doesn't like Tasteless. Like a lot. You can tell he watches all of Tasteless's casts just to be sure Tasteless is no longer plays SC2 and is the worst caster ever. He has to be sure. Every cast, every time, every word.

On June 07 2013 03:26 Seeker wrote:

I want to see Hot_Bid's reply to this so badly.

On June 07 2013 04:48 NEEDZMOAR wrote:



To be fair, if you are a decent player you should be able to analyze the game yourself while watching (at least to some extent).



Personally Ive come to enjoy playbyplay casters more and more, GOGO MLG!

On June 07 2013 04:40 Emzeeshady wrote:

It has improved a lot since the end of last year. He doesn't say that much stupid stuff anymore and he is really god at creating excitement.

Anyway, I am disappointed my 3 favourite casters are not there but this lineup seems ok.

On June 07 2013 04:32 dicex wrote:
Y U NO IDRA???
seriously, get him for the "analysis desk" or something...

On June 07 2013 05:03 obsidia wrote:


maybe because hes shown himself to be a toxic individual towards the community? looks bad for MLG to hire someone who earned himself such a reputation and has been recently kicked from his team for poor behaviour

On June 07 2013 05:00 DrPandaPhD wrote:

Saying that Innovation is the best RTS player of all time is absurd though. He has not even won a tournament yet. I get that Tasteless want to create hype, but every single big-name caster in this business has managed to create hype without telling outrageous lies. He overhyped it to a point it was bothering more than it was hyping, which is where he kinda failed.

Another thing Tasteless is supposed to do is to attract new viewers. Well I got some new viewers to watch some StarCraft and Tasteless said "you are awesome nerds" "xyz nerds" like 10 times in 5 minutes which bothered them to not watch it anymore. Personally I don't mind being called a nerd because I am. But if his only job to get new viewers to watch he failed that miserably.

I don't mind Tasteless casting itself. But my relation to his casting is bad atm because he has failed at the things he was supposed to do.

On June 07 2013 02:55 USvBleakill wrote:
At least day9 is there to save the day. I hope mlg is not as bad as usual.

On June 07 2013 05:00 DrPandaPhD wrote:
Another thing Tasteless is supposed to do is to attract new viewers. Well I got some new viewers to watch some StarCraft and Tasteless said "you are awesome nerds" "xyz nerds" like 10 times in 5 minutes which bothered them to not watch it anymore. Personally I don't mind being called a nerd because I am. But if his only job to get new viewers to watch he failed that miserably.

On June 07 2013 05:23 testthewest wrote:
Yeah, the obsession with the word "nerd" is too much.
Perhaps he underestimates how many non-nerds are watching.
Just imagine a football commentator would call the viewers hooligans or ultras all the time. That would be funny for about 5 seconds, then he would be fired.

On June 07 2013 05:56 Emzeeshady wrote:

This is the one thing I hate about Tasteless's casting. I don't tune into the GSL to hear derogatory comments about myself. Being called a nerd feels like an insult no matter what people make it out to be. I go to great lengths to be a healthy, active and balanced person and just because I watch SC2 I must be a nerd?

On June 07 2013 02:59 Lumi wrote:
I am not impressed. The standard for casters at MLG was dropped a along time ago now, and it has just stayed there. This is a nice line-up of personalities.. but the analytical side is immensely lacking. It's just axslav, really. I've grown more and more fond of him over time.. and he has improved. But as a decent player, I don't want to listen to this crew blowing excitement up my butt via a sheer sensory experience, and hype words. Le sigh. This scene's big tournaments aren't what they used to be

On June 07 2013 06:33 Nuclease wrote:
I saw Axslav and Axeltoss and almost punched my keyboard.

Really not liking MLG's casters these days.

On June 07 2013 02:51 liquidoa wrote:
why no IdrA

On June 07 2013 05:08 NonY wrote:

Hey you should have more content in your posts than quoting... ah fuck it.

On June 07 2013 06:43 TheKefka wrote:
Idra said he can't come because his integrity would get compromised if he had to cast with a guy that dies to proxy tank

On June 07 2013 07:18 nam nam wrote:

Except that time when he did?

On June 07 2013 06:43 TheKefka wrote:
Idra said he can't come because his integrity would get compromised if he had to cast with a guy that dies to proxy tank

On June 07 2013 07:26 Sein wrote:


Referring to?

On June 07 2013 07:30 SupLilSon wrote:

I would assume Axslav... idk tho lol

On June 07 2013 08:30 FreedomMurder wrote:
Honestly Rotterdam and Mr.Bitter should have been included in this. These guys are 2 of the best in the business and instead we have Total Biscuit and DJ Wheat who wouldn't be able to get to diamond league even if they tried.

On June 07 2013 08:30 FreedomMurder wrote:
Honestly Rotterdam and Mr.Bitter should have been included in this. These guys are 2 of the best in the business and instead we have Total Biscuit and DJ Wheat who wouldn't be able to get to diamond league even if they tried.

On June 07 2013 03:03 TheKefka wrote:

Who would you like?
artosis is insanely expensive and comes with tastless who is the shittiest caster out there anyway.
apollo needs to be flown in as well
all these guys have in common is that they are all currently in the US and MLG needs to cut costs where they can i guess.
still a pretty good lineup
What I'm surprised about is that they took DjWheat over Husky,I'm guessing it's a money thing as well.

On June 07 2013 04:28 TheKefka wrote:

Like who?All the casters out there right now actually play the game.Tastless does not play stacraft 2 and you can hear it from his casts.There was a time during 2012 where he actually tried to better his cast and started playing again and you can actually hear from what he is talking about that he knows what's going on,but that was a pretty short period.
Here's a tastless cast for you:
Before the game starts artosis talks about what the player has done so far and what he might do,tastless nods his head and agrees,says some generic stuff about how good the player is
Game starts,artosis talks about the map and strategy,tastless agrees says more generic stuff,inserts a joke that stopped being funny in 2011 when he used it for the 100th time.
Depending on how the game goes he says the following in between when Artosis needs a breather:
"Well guys I don't know what to say this is more onesided than a mobius strip"
"Expect gg and second"
"OH MYYY GOOD THIS IS SO TENSE ARTOSIS"
"THIS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER SEEN"

Tastless was a awesome brood war caster,because guess what,he loved and played brood war.You can't tell me that the tastless that's currently casting plays sc2,there is no way.If you would replace tastless with a sound board with his generic phrases there would be literally no difference for the audience.

On June 07 2013 09:12 IcedBacon wrote:


DJ Wheat is actually in diamond or masters. TB though... yeah he'll never have any game knowledge.

On June 07 2013 04:28 TheKefka wrote:
Here's a tastless cast for you:
Before the game starts artosis talks about what the player has done so far and what he might do,tastless nods his head and agrees,says some generic stuff about how good the player is
Game starts,artosis talks about the map and strategy,tastless agrees says more generic stuff,inserts a joke that stopped being funny in 2011 when he used it for the 100th time.
Depending on how the game goes he says the following in between when Artosis needs a breather:
"Well guys I don't know what to say this is more onesided than a mobius strip"
"Expect gg and second"
"OH MYYY GOOD THIS IS SO TENSE ARTOSIS"
"THIS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER SEEN"

On June 07 2013 20:42 NEEDZMOAR wrote:



one guys hate is another guys love. I find the overusage of the word nerd amusing!

On June 07 2013 04:48 NEEDZMOAR wrote:



To be fair, if you are a decent player you should be able to analyze the game yourself while watching (at least to some extent).



Personally Ive come to enjoy playbyplay casters more and more, GOGO MLG!

On June 07 2013 02:48 Pinski wrote:
5 casters, 1 stream? Wait, what?

On June 07 2013 20:42 NEEDZMOAR wrote:
Again, I find artosis solocasting for todays matches highly entertainable.

On June 07 2013 11:25 Doodsmack wrote:
My favorite caster isn't there, therefore MLG is at fault.

On June 07 2013 02:51 liquidoa wrote:
why no IdrA

On June 07 2013 09:52 obsidia wrote:


couldn't agree with this more, few years ago when tasteless was boasting about being in masters you could tell he understood the game alot more than he does now. I tried to watch the GSL recently after a break from sc2 and just couldnt stand the repetative time-wasting comments he interrupts artosis with.

you honestly could replace him with a parrot or something and not reduce the quality of the cast. All he does currently is making long drawn out exclamations and say the word "nerd" or do a stupid nasal voice while saying "snarfy"

put me off after 3-4 casts after I heard the same one liners over and over and over again. Its a shame he has become such a brand which he is living off (such as day9 to a lesser extent) as it means he has no motivation or need to improve. I also feel abit bad for artosis who has to cover for him, and pretend to ignore his obvious mistakes, or construe them in a positive way. I think I heard the phrase "well we have abit of downtime so.... let me ask you a question" every game for a week before I couldnt stand it anymore

On June 08 2013 05:33 Ecstatic wrote:


Don't feel bad for Artosis, without Tasteless I don't think he would get paid nearly as much as the pair together. Regardless of what you and others in this thread thing, Tasteless and Artosis are the most successful caster pair in Starcraft right now, to the extent that it's pretty rare for the two to be split up. I'm sure Artosis doesn't mind too much that he gets to travel around with someone he has referenced as his best friend and gets paid more doing so as a pair.

Honestly, I don't really mind Tasteless in the GSL. Yeah, occasionally he reuses terms (a bit tired of sick city), but he is genuinely funny from time to time and Artosis wouldn't sound the same without him (WCS Finals last night was proof of that). He's a colour commentator, and more recently it actually does seem like he knows more about the game, despite TheKefka's accurate portrayal of his go-to phrases.

On June 08 2013 01:30 FreedomMurder wrote:


Its not that my favourite casters aren't there, it's that MLG is supposed to be the american flagship for competitive gaming, yet they bring second rate casters who don't know what the fuck they are talking about. I'm sure I'm not alone on my opinion, im sorry but axeltoss, Dj wheat, TB are all terrible casters.

On June 08 2013 01:30 FreedomMurder wrote:


Its not that my favourite casters aren't there, it's that MLG is supposed to be the american flagship for competitive gaming, yet they bring second rate casters who don't know what the fuck they are talking about. I'm sure I'm not alone on my opinion, im sorry but axeltoss, Dj wheat, TB are all terrible casters.

On June 08 2013 05:33 Ecstatic wrote:


Don't feel bad for Artosis, without Tasteless I don't think he would get paid nearly as much as the pair together. Regardless of what you and others in this thread thing, Tasteless and Artosis are the most successful caster pair in Starcraft right now, to the extent that it's pretty rare for the two to be split up. I'm sure Artosis doesn't mind too much that he gets to travel around with someone he has referenced as his best friend and gets paid more doing so as a pair.

Honestly, I don't really mind Tasteless in the GSL. Yeah, occasionally he reuses terms (a bit tired of sick city), but he is genuinely funny from time to time and Artosis wouldn't sound the same without him (WCS Finals last night was proof of that). He's a colour commentator, and more recently it actually does seem like he knows more about the game, despite TheKefka's accurate portrayal of his go-to phrases.

On June 07 2013 02:51 liquidoa wrote:
why no IdrA

On June 08 2013 13:13 Lysanias wrote:
I pray for good suits this time around

On June 07 2013 02:51 liquidoa wrote:
why no IdrA