EPTHow does the number of casters affect your enjoyment of es…
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SpaNiarD
Spain352 Posts
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Pietro1906
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Remove those two from the equation however, and my opinion would probably change. Most people who enjoy doing some casting do benefit from having someone to go back-and-forth with. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19386 Posts
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Harris1st
Germany7410 Posts
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Vasoline73
United States8110 Posts
I moderately prefer solo casting. Tastleless at the GOMTV Invitational... KCM solo casts... Nyoken solo... even old casters like Diggity (?)... I feel like solo casting forces the caster to express their personality more and it leads to funnier casts most of the time. 2 casters is fine too of course. | ||
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Piste
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matju
Poland6 Posts
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Drahkn
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CicadaSC
United States1993 Posts
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johnnyh123
124 Posts
On June 29 2025 05:28 Drahkn wrote: We have solved this question years ago, 2 casters is the superior number, 1 shout caster and 1 expert. While we have a few casters who are capable of delivering amazing solo casts , like Wardi or Zombiegrub the over all preference has always been 2 casters, while I understand some people might prefer solo, they are in such minority that we can't really cater to them Have to agree with you on this one, 2 caster setup is the perfect setup - 1 hype caster and 1 expert analyst (e.g., Tastosis). There are places for solo casters, but not because it's better, it's because of resource constraints. So they work at minor tournaments, minor online cups, or just random cool games from ladders. | ||
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Sent.
Poland9331 Posts
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lestye
United States4243 Posts
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goody153
44304 Posts
It's pretty much the same for every esports so far as I've experienced | ||
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Pentarp
227 Posts
On May 09 2025 08:19 jimminy_kriket wrote: I don't care how many casters there are. Solo casts are fine by me, as are group casts. All I care about is if the person casting is knowledgeable and skilled at the game. If I am better tnan you at the game, get the hell off the stream. Terrible elitist attitude that pushed aside charismatic casters in favour of washed pros. No thanks. edit: just to be clear, i enjoy pro insights. but that can be post-game analysis, or as a co-caster only. | ||
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NoobSkills
United States1603 Posts
Duo's seem to be the best as it allows for brains to think before speaking and a bit of back and forth in the conversation helps drive both to make more complete thoughts. Many though can do well off solos. And I've hear tri-casts that have gone smoothly. Honestly they should have some sort of hand signals to each other for taking space if they struggle with it, but sometimes even the competitiveness of talking over each other can be good. | ||
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Pentarp
227 Posts
On June 29 2025 06:52 CicadaSC wrote: I am gonna go ahead and say 3. Too many times now I see both casters enter "analysis mode" and it almost seems like no tonal shift in voice while a fight is happening they are just trying to predict and give their opinions on things, which is fine, but you also need a play by play/hype caster imo. With 3 casters I think it's more likely someone steps in to fill that role. This is what happens when the casters are too invested in proving themselves to a small but vocal minority of sweaty SC2 players who think they're better than casters because they're ranked higher on ladder. As the scene shrinks, it will get worse, unfortunately. As a nerd I say this, fuck the toxic nerds. Play by play is so entertaining. It's how people in the third world "watch" football or cricket games on fucking radio. It's like a music video on MTV or BET: audio + visual entertainment. A analysis session between matches would be great for those who want to advance their game knowledge. Or at-least keep analysis to moments of lull between major engagements. But imo, even in "lulls", there's so much going on that casters can do "play by play" on the macro and strategic choices made by two players professionals playing in the hundreds of APM. TLDR: Most casters in major sports are not the best athletes themselves - and they don't have to be. They are the best at the sport of casting. | ||
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Mamun
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CicadaSC
United States1993 Posts
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Agh
United States1105 Posts
I think two is ideal just by the nature that it keeps flow going plus naturally blocks tangents and over focus. For me personally I'd always lean towards players or at least very high knowledge and understanding, even if they struggle in the articulation department. | ||
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