EPTWhatevs for Apollo and InDeZa.
Boo for Kaelaris and Nathanias.
Hosts & Casters for IEM New York - Page 3
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HornyHerring
Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
Whatevs for Apollo and InDeZa. Boo for Kaelaris and Nathanias. | ||
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AlternativeEgo
Sweden17309 Posts
Maybe our fellow netizen feels that casters and crew gets more attention than needed, that we could do without announcements like these and just focus on the games and the ones who are playing them. | ||
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Phaenoman
568 Posts
On October 01 2013 04:12 Snusmumriken wrote: Kaelaris? :/ Im getting a bit tired of apollo casting every single tournament as well, even though hes a very good caster. I guess people in general like Kaelaris more than me, all I hear out of his mouth is either truisms or false information but I guess thats just me. Nathanias and ToD I like. Hope this tourny goes well for foreigners! I don't like Kaelaris either. Not at all. Especially not when he "analyses" a match or says obvious things. I don't even think he is funny or anything else that would make a caster entertaining... but that's my opinion... | ||
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shid0x
Korea (South)5014 Posts
On October 01 2013 04:03 Waxangel wrote: all these Europeans taking American jobs, boycott IEM New York! + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://the-libertarian.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/They-Took-Our-Jobs.png) | ||
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oneill12
Romania1222 Posts
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qiza
Germany37 Posts
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ssxsilver
United States4409 Posts
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Jacmert
Canada1709 Posts
On October 01 2013 02:10 RaZorwire wrote: So WCS EU + Nathanias? Sounds good, the Nathanias + Apollo combo worked really well at Dreamhack. + Smix! | ||
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TJ31
630 Posts
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Stolker
United States96 Posts
On October 01 2013 02:14 Darthsanta13 wrote: Really? Apollo, Kaelaris, Tod and Redeye and I assume Infeza all work for ESL, Smix is a great translator and Nathanias is one of the few new casters on the scene who you could say got big on the basis of talent and hard work alone. Who do you think should be replaced, and by who? I would suggesst Kaelaris, with all respect, with lets say Rotterdam or Tastosis | ||
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Stolker
United States96 Posts
On October 01 2013 06:30 TJ31 wrote: As long as Apollo is there it'll be good. Would love to see Khaldor+Idra casting though. I'm not even Idra's fan, never was, but their casting during Asus ROG was amazing. true, I actually enjoyed Idra's casting. | ||
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Morphage
France492 Posts
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AySz88
United States83 Posts
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NoGasfOu
United States1117 Posts
It does make sense. If foreign players are good enough, we wouldn't see a thread of caster and personality popping up for every tournament. Example: Bomber wins season 2 final, he gets one thread on reddit while Artosis gets 5 threads about his wrong prediction about Bomber. Innovation wins season 1 final, he gets 1 thread while Artosis gets 5 threads. Threads like these give people a thought that you could stay relevant in the sc2 scene by not winning a single sc2 game. It's thread like this that directs attention from foreign pros to foreign personality. I don't know of any other type of competition in which a group of casters/personalities is more important than the players and the competition. This is the direct result of one scene trying to stay relevant. It's sad because when I think of foreign competition, I should think about foreign players, not foreign personality. The competition should be the center of attention, just like in any sport. | ||
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Pontius Pirate
United States1557 Posts
On October 01 2013 01:57 NoGasfOu wrote: It's sad that the foreign scene has turned into a personality contest. Popular hosts are a big deal for live events. Having experienced stage performers who have legions of established fans really does a lot to make for a successful live event. I fully agree that people focus too much on the individuals who play the game, rather than the games themselves, but when it comes to practical execution of a complex hosting job, I agree with most event's decision to go with the tried-and-true hosts and casters. | ||
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Shinta)
United States1716 Posts
They should be allowed to hire their own staff to run their own premier tournaments... At the same time, I don't think it's the best. DreamHack is always going to have an unfair advantage because they are a huge and massively respected event that is independently run, and so they have the whole world to pull talents from. IEM is part of ESL, so they have a team to work with and they have dedicated staff to make sure they respect and provide for. Although I don't think this lineup is the best, I do think it's a solid lineup and will provide great entertainment. Looking forward to this! On October 01 2013 08:17 NoGasfOu wrote: It does make sense. If foreign players are good enough, we wouldn't see a thread of caster and personality popping up for every tournament. Example: Bomber wins season 2 final, he gets one thread on reddit while Artosis gets 5 threads about his wrong prediction about Bomber. Innovation wins season 1 final, he gets 1 thread while Artosis gets 5 threads. Threads like these give people a thought that you could stay relevant in the sc2 scene by not winning a single sc2 game. It's thread like this that directs attention from foreign pros to foreign personality. I don't know of any other type of competition in which a group of casters/personalities is more important than the players and the competition. This is the direct result of one scene trying to stay relevant. It's sad because when I think of foreign competition, I should think about foreign players, not foreign personality. The competition should be the center of attention, just like in any sport. Are you shitting me? Bomber wins season 2 final, so every major eSports media organization covers the story with official news. Artosis gets 5 random user threads about his wrong prediction about Bomber.. You're really going to complain about that? Open your eyes plz. Artosis making a wrong statement is a big inside joke to the whole community, so it's obvious that the community will laugh and chat about it. Bomber winning a WCS event is an important time in SC2 history, and thus everybody who covers media will want to provide a story about it. There's a difference....... It's important for the event's popularity to tell the world that they have world renowned personalities. They put together their official lineup and finalized contracts, so they provided that information in order to get the hype train running. Later they'll announce the final player list, and people will go crazy for it (so they, and all of us, hope). This is all common stuff here, stop trying to create drama. | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8693 Posts
 Also the switcharoo to keep things interesting is appreciated, not always Arpollo(though they work great together of course) to give others also a chance. | ||
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hansonslee
United States2027 Posts
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Caladan
Germany1238 Posts
Also <3 to Kaelaris.  Smix talks a bit too much herself during the interviews, but she's a good translator and we will have plenty of Koreans winning, as always. | ||
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WetSocks
United States953 Posts
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