Orb for me. That guy is awesome. His stream is literaly the only one I can't wait to become online and hop-in. He is not a pro, but he is a really good Masters protoss and has a really funny personality. People say "meh he rages", true sometimes, but it is the light-hearted rage and to be honest I haven't seen him really rage in a long time. Like 1 in a 10 games or 15-20 games he tells something to his opponent in that manner, and it's due to loss to a cheese, or infestors (hehe, he has a point though). And even then, as I've said he really doesn't rage often. Not more than a regular player does anyway. Don't tell me you don't rage, I know you do. There are people who've broke their keyboard and smashed their desk here with pictures. Now, THAT is rage.
Why I watch him: He has a personality that I can relate to. Reminds me of myself. Granted, I'm not a masters protoss player. But, I'm not sure what it is called in English since I'm not a native speaker, but the way someone talks and behaves (not as in behaving in a certain situation, like your body language, voice, how you react to things, damn what is that word, attitude? I don't think so) is sometimes so similar to you and your friends, that you kinda feel more symphathy towards them. And when I get that feeling when I watch him, and it's just awesome.
Hm. I've stopped watching streams lately. I found it to be a detriment to my personal skill because I was trying to be someone I wasn't and losing because I was emulating a playstyle not my own. I used to love Lz's stream but I haven't watched it since he switched to Zerg.
I especially love Sheth's stream, the way he talks about what he's doing and is really chill and nice to listen to combined with great Zerg play. Same reason I watch IdrA and White-Ra too. I also enjoy Destiny.
Some other notable streams are iNcontroL and Tyler although I watch those slightly more infrequently.
Once in a blue moon the geniuses behind the couching tournament Braincraft will grace the featured list. I will literally skip school, stand up a hot date, or leave my chronically ill grandmother at the airport just to watch Goatrope's stream.
Trump! He talks more than most streamers and he's such a dork it's endearing and funny. His turtle play makes for some pretty entertaining games, he also messes up royally once in a while and loses in epic fashion which makes it even more entertaining. He's also probably the nicest person in history.
Demuslim and Destiny are entertaining too. I don't watch streams where people just play and listen to music rather than talking. I find it boring, might as well just watch good replays at that point and play my own music. Just my opinion though.
Destiny is one of the only streams I will watch, and that's because he's on fairly regularly and actually interacts with his chat and talks, whether about what he's doing, his view on things, or during calls with his cast of company on Skype.
The only other stream I really enjoy is Sheth, much for the same reasons as above. He's incredibly mannered, interacts often with chat, and discusses what he's doing and why during game play.
I'm not super focused into seeing incredible play/players, or that type of thing, but a full experience. Seeing high-level play is only one aspect of an experience and I feel that Destiny and Sheth put a lot more into that experience than the average streamer.
Trump! He talks more than most streamers and he's such a dork it's endearing and funny. His turtle play makes for some pretty entertaining games, he also messes up royally once in a while and loses in epic fashion which makes it even more entertaining. He's also probably the nicest person in history.
Destiny easy. He is almost always very entertaining and tends to stream around the time I'm going to bed. Besides him I really only watch Idra, White Ra and occasionally Huk. I'd probably watch more Huk if his music wasn't so terrible lol.
Ah and I totally forgot to mention Sheth, can't believe I left him out x.x I watch Sheth whenever I can and watch his stream probably 2nd most with Destiny's being the most watched by me.
Lz also is a streamer I like watching and watched a ton of in bw, I just never seem to catch him when he is streaming nowadays.
And just recently I've started watching DeMuslim. He is very very good and commentates while he plays alot of the time.
All of DJ Wheats shows with the exception of Kings of Tin (personally I just dont like watching or playing Team games) but all his other shows are top notch love the guy!!
Jinro for his taste of underground rap the boy knows his shit about the underground scene which is very rare (rap underground scene isnt easy to follow) and shit he commentary on others replays not only of his own is top notch I love the big swed!!
TLO, of course
Idra- But really who doesnt watch him.
Destiny- If nothing is on I watch Destiny or if Deezer or Combatex is on his shit Ill tune it to just get a good laugh.
and probably my favourite for strat and build riping would be DeMuslim and Slayers Dragon
Chu (HoN player) his personality is just too epic Liquid`Tyler; I know he doesn't stream much but when he does I love it Liquid`Sheth; He's the coolest guy of all time and interacts a lot with his viewers
there is so many! about 99% of the weekly shows I listen to on the way to work
as for live streams, though being a zerg, I really the terrans out there. I miss the time Demuslim was staying with Rotterdam. and notable mention of Trump. such a soothing voice
I have only one Sayle. I dont really play bw. I played about 10 games on iccup and thats all.. I never watched korean games, like OSL, MSL finals etc. But when his stream is online i must watch it. He is laddering with great playlist, and he is singing beautiful, and i love when he casts tournaments but i usually dont watch them just if one of the players are hungarian. Oh and BW is relaxing for me because i dont understand it. So i wont freak out when he make a big mistake, but if its hapen in sc2... oh god.... thats why i dont watch sc2 streams.
I really enjoy Demuslim's stream; really insightful and interacts with the viewers a lot. I also watch Jinro, Idra, Hero, and Destiny ONLY if he's on a call with Kyle.
White-Ra (duh), and lately Sase as well (for his great holds against 1-1-1 allins especially). And of course the epic adventures of TotalBiscuit are not to be missed out on.
SlayerS_Dragon is fantastic for the stream antics. Destiny because you never know what is coming next, and probably CatZ because his stream is entertaining as well.
Testie for me :D But that's only because of the pwnage he delivers at HoN :D Really amazing to see how a highly-skilled RTS pro like him can transition all of his know-how into a game like HoN. Massive respect to that guy. I'm a huge fan :D
As a Terran player, DeMuslim has the best stream by far, he explains in detail why he's doing each action in the game and interacts with the viewer very well.
While there are other high skilled Terrans out there such as Kas and Jinro, DeMuslim's stream definitely will help you learn and improve the most
I watch alot of streams. 1. Sheth! Always very well mannered, interacts alot with the viewers. 2. Destiny! Funny to watch.. 3. Catz! Like his music, like his ZvZ, love it when he sings along :D 4. vVvTitan, this may not be as expected, but he comments his games alot of the times, reallly like this stream actually. 5. Haypro, dunno why, but I like this guy.
I never watched any streams until HerO started to stream. Now I can't stop watching, because it is so addictive. That guy has a bottomless bag of tricks, and plays like no Protoss I know of. If someone can use Motherships in KR GM league and use it effectively, its him! Oh, and of course Colossus drops!
On September 13 2011 00:11 howerpower wrote: Lol has no one said day.9 yet? I guess he is too mainstream now.
Day9 broadcasts at a stupid hour for Europeans so I guess many of them can't really watch him live. Also, I think that some people don't count Day9's stream as a "normal" stream because he's doing dailies, he doesn't play the game. These are my guesses
I've got to say IdrA, DeMusliM and SaSe, in that order. Great quality of play, great quality of stream and I've learned a lot watching them, highly recommended.
I haven't really checked most of the streams, but Idra is a must. I am fanboy(Even more so, now that he is showing his handsome nerdballer face, and commentary)
Psystarcraft for pure entertainment. He got very good music, often times get some more known players for 2v2's( Spanishiwa and Husky mentioning a few) and he is raging very often, very hard, but almost never lets it out on opponents ^^ He is a pretty funny guy, and not all too bad either. Just started playing again, so you can't expect too much from him. I love these guys to death, they are my man crushes :D
I like Demuslim and Idra the best, because they give a lot of insight into their decision making processes, interpreting scouting information, and knowing when they have an advantage.
Honourable mentions to Jinro, TLO, Huk and Rainbow. Rainbow, in particular streams a hell of a lot, and it's good to stick on when I've become sick of dying on the ladder. I just hope Jinro and Rainbow get back into the GSL.
White-Ra (super-duper great commentary; sick music ^^) Sheth (love how he interacts with his audience) IdrA (great player, what can I say) HerO (another great toss!) orb (he streamed Ocarina of time when I went to bed and Majoras Mask when I got up ♥) iNkA (Protoss, yay!) desrow (I love the way he says "third" )
Also, there was another stream where the person streaming streamed Lylat Wars 64! That was awesome...forgot the name though
Dragon, do I really need to explain why? Artist (streaming on TeamReIGN stream), he's just so damn good. I don't understand how he doesn't have more viewers.. qxc. cause he's awesome and commentates a lot. Demuslim, for the same reasons as qxc. Drewbie, because it's Drewbie. And ThisisJimmy, was the first stream I've ever watched and I still like it. Also I might be the only one, but I don't really like Idra's stream..
I don't watch to to many streams anymore, I prefer to play, but when I do I mainly watch Sase, Huk and white-re, sometimes idra or demuslim. I used to watch a lot of incontrol but he doesn't stream that much anymore and the fact that he plays on ultra settings always confuses the shit out of me given that I'm just not used to ultra from first person perspective. SlayerS Dragon is pretty funny too.
My top 3 SaSe = Really nice guy and high level play, been watching alot, almost every day IdrA = High level Zerg and when i commentate i lern alot. InControl = Great quality and good commentateing.
On September 13 2011 00:02 thirnaz wrote: Chu (HoN player) his personality is just too epic Liquid`Tyler; I know he doesn't stream much but when he does I love it Liquid`Sheth; He's the coolest guy of all time and interacts a lot with his viewers
I'm watching less and less streams. I just have the feeling that in the beginning players were more willing to talk to the audience while playing. Nowadays it's all about 1 game / commercial / 1 game / commercial for some of the more known pros. I won't name any pros who follow this trend, because i appreciate anyone who gives something back to the community. But with the abundance of content i (as a consumer) begin to favor quality over quantity.
Interaction between consumer and producer is one of the major advantages internet media has over coventional media. By interacting with the viewers the pros strengthen the band which connects them to the community. Viewers on the other hand are more willing to root for someone if they know there is a real person behind the alias and this will pay off in the end, i think.
Liquid'Tyler even though it has become rare WhiteRa because he always streams for so long and delivers on his promise for entertaining games Huk because he's pretty damn good iNcontroL because commentary is awesome IdrA but I turn it off not after too long because all I ever see is ZvZ's and him losing to deathballs and TT1
:D
And to the post above me ^^^
They have to make some money out of it some way or it isn't worth their time
I hope I'm not the first to mention qxc. He's just starting again and he's one of the best streamers out there. Super interactive, lots of funny builds, and (obviously) tons of great play.
1a2a3a[fOu] guy is hilarious Sayle cause he casts his ass off for bw events. he plays protoss sometimes also. Kiante good protoss player nanashin consistant PL streamer even with between match awkwardness
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Slayer Dragon quite the entertaining character Liquid Hero the micro master White Ra when I want to watch special tactics
shows
ItmeJP I watch Sotg also weekly DJwheat I try to catch Lo3 when it's on as well
If I watch any stream for now it's either DeMusliM or Jinro. Probably the best quality of play for now when it comes to Terran streams (at least when I'm awake) and the commentary and music is really good.
Before this I watched SeleCT and ByuN whenever they streamed, but last time they streamed was ages ago it feels like.
On September 13 2011 00:38 xxSK8rGUy277xx wrote: Being a terran player I love watching Trump, Demuslim, Debo and AVILO. Avilo is the hidden terran gem in the nonfeatured streams section.
If you like boring turtlefests, Avilo is clearly one of the best guys to watch
i dont watch much streams because I prefer playing but I do sometimes.
I've learned some through Demuslim's stream so I watch it a lot. I've also been watching slayers dragon and it's enjoyable. Sheth's stream is really awesome too because of his commentary.
I don't watch as many streams as I used to, i've gotten alot pickier.
The one stream I always watch whenever it's on is SaSe's. He's sick good and seem to have an endless bag of tricks up his sleeve, he improves at a inhuman rate aswell.
I feel this way about Sheth's stream. Every morning i wake up and hope he's streaming, and I know it'll be a good day when he is. =) Nobody gives better Zerg commentary IMO.
There are certainly some people that I favour much more than others and if I am in TL I check if any of those are playing and streaming. Those are : HuK, Destiny, idrA, sYz, TLO, Slayers_Dragon and sen! <3
Dimaga's ;( he stoped streaming, i watched every of 30+ vods he recorded. One of the few interesting zerg's mechanic wise. Stephano is good but i dont like high video settings (yes weird nitpicking).
Also props to BW guys (nana, GTR, blind and few others i forgot to mention).
I watch streams when I eat dinner, and when I go to bed pretty much every day. Usually I fall asleep watching Destiny's stream (except when he's playing Deus ex :/), but I also like Idra, Hero (awful awful music though, I watch it muted) and TLO.
The overabundance of content inevitably leads one to be picky.
WhiteRa's is the only stream I watch regularly simply because he is in many ways ahead of the curb, not afraid to try out new things, and best of all, provides all of his replays afterwards. Not having the mechanics of an IdrA and yet still able to tough it out with the best gives hope to us mortals.
Still, with a diagnosis of early onset SC2 fatigue syndrome, I find myself clicking around the speedrunslive streams over TL more often nowadays.
Its defo Grubby for me. He's so damn NICE! His play is excellent, and I really enjoy his analysis. I also enjoy watching HuK's stream, just because he's my favorite player.
Edit: Damn, reading this thread got me carried away with SC2 . But I have to say (and put this on top) that Kiante and Sayle are definitely my favorite streamers right now.
HerO, Tyler and qxc, but I generally tune into every TL player's stream when I can.
Also TotalBiscuit (Shoutcraft), it's fun listening him rambling in the background, plus more support for SC Invitationals.
QXC and Destiny are my favorite streamers. Interacting with your fans is a big plus for me and those two are the best at it. I hope QXC can start streaming a lot like he did before he went to Spain.
Theres no streamer who makes me excited to see him on like trump. He gets excited without getting annoying, talks constantly, plays chill music and often just does his own random strategies instead of sticking to the same boring standard play. All terrans should definitely check him out.
Jinro, Goody and Destiny for sure. Jinro because he's my favorite player, Goody because I love Mech to death and he's the king, and Destiny for pure entertainment value.
HuKs would have to be number 1. It will be 1 am for me EDT and about to go to bed and HuK will pop up like a boss and make me stay up for another 2-3 hours T.T hanks a lot Chris . There are a few others as well, Dragon is such a funny guy.
On September 13 2011 00:38 xxSK8rGUy277xx wrote: Being a terran player I love watching Trump, Demuslim, Debo and AVILO. Avilo is the hidden terran gem in the nonfeatured streams section.
If you like boring turtlefests, Avilo is clearly one of the best guys to watch
Yea he turtles, but he is one of the few players that uses a lot of nukes in late game in almost every match up. He uses compositions that a lot of other terrans dont use like bc / ghost against protoss. :D
On September 12 2011 23:48 darkest44 wrote: Trump! He talks more than most streamers and he's such a dork it's endearing and funny. His turtle play makes for some pretty entertaining games, he also messes up royally once in a while and loses in epic fashion which makes it even more entertaining. He's also probably the nicest person in history.
Couldn't have put it any better myself Someone get him a casting gig!
On September 12 2011 23:40 Torte de Lini wrote: Probably Attero, HuK and idra for me. I don't watch that many streams anymore ):
You Idra watching fiend.
But I quoted TDL to echo my own thoughts- I don't watch many streams anymore. I'll leave Jinro on to give him one more viewer for his count and I'll watch Hero and Sheth but tbh it's already faded somewhat for me.
I fall asleep to something on youtube repeat, usually Chopin or OSL finals.
Used to wacth chill playing random he doesn't stream anymore which is sd really want him to stream again . Also used to wacth attero when he was random wish there was more random streamers .
Bulletproof.TV. He's a rank 1 masters toss that interacts and commentates his games a alot and does streams of his lessons. Well mannered and fun to watch. You guys should check him out!
Destiny and Idra mostly since I'm a Zerg and they provide entertainment in different ways. Sen is good too, but his music tastes might make me look elsewhere unless he's the only one on. VvVTitan has a small following sadly, but he has a great stream and is nice and interactive. I wish NightEnd spoke more because I can't get enough of that guys voice lol.
I'm glad someone mentioned the HoN streamer Chu, he is just too hilarious. I remember one game after coming back from playing LoL where he spent a good 3 min playing with the pig courier since he left before the alternate couriers had been implemented and had never seen it before.
Destiny's stream is almost always entertaining. I love some of the chill music he uses, and his play often inspires me to log in and play some custom games to try out various new things.
I like watching destiny at night because i think that's when he's most entertaining(for me like 10pm+ pst), slayers dragon when he's on his game, (i know what it's like playing tired), I'll tune into trump every now and then to see what he's up to (current strategies and such)
I'm a big fan of streamers who commentate. Sheth, Demu (sometimes) and Idra (sometimes) I always tune in to. Also recently watched Spanishiwa and Hero's streams for the first time, and they are also very good. Hero doesn't commentate but it's so sick watching his play.
Sheth, IdrA, nobody -- in that order. Sheth knows and explains the game so well that it's basically free coaching whenever he streams. Idra also has many solid responses to builds that are easy to copy so Ill steal elements from his style if I find something that fits mine.
Liquid'Tyler's stream is my favorite, followed by white-ra and huk...from there i transition over to liquid'TLO and liquid'Sheth for simply chilling out and seeing either something ridiculous or some really strong zerg play
HuK all the time! Love that guy's play! Used to be Minigun too ... but I think his play's declined. Or maybe I just watched it too much. I liked all his edgy builds back right after release that were kinda/sorta "figured out" (and popularity faded). TLO. But that's just for seeing how Starcraft II sounds in german. I'd play Terran too if I could build Raumhafens, dude. Clams. I mean CCalms. For humor.
Oh sorry for joking. Gotta get serious. I cannot live without seeing Hot Bid stream. Been on life support since Portal 2. Help?
white-ra is the only one i almost always put on when i see it online. otherwise i occasionally watch other toss like huk, hero, sase, tod but not so much. some commented streams are also good once in a while but i don't really care to watch Z streams.
Rainbow is pretty much the only stream I watch because he plays a ton and you can tell he has a lot of fun just messing around on the ladder. He's also always extremely successful no matter what bizarre strat he uses, and he's good about communicating with his viewers. I've tried watching Dragon's stream and he's a funny guy but I can't watch the choppy framerate and low graphics settings for very long =(
I would have to say SaSe. He is the only guy I watch regularly. He hasn't been streaming much these last few days though. I guess he cut down on ladder play and started practicing with some practice partners instead, getting so close to his first code-a match.
Apart from a lot of those frequently mentioned in this thread: TotalBiscuit - It's pure comedy, though i guess more for the viewers than for him (except when he gets ragey, that only makes me sad).
On September 13 2011 02:49 DrainX wrote: I would have to say SaSe. He is the only guy I watch regularly. He hasn't been streaming much these last few days though. I guess he cut down on ladder play and started practicing with some practice partners instead, getting so close to his first code-a match.
And just as I say that, he comes online for the first time in days
HuK and Destiny! I now know the words to all the popular k-pop songs, I have an appreciation for classical music, and CombatEX is either a piece of shit or an alright guy.
Gretorp: He's really good when in shape, but most importanly he talks while playing and he's the most indepth theory player out there. There's a great atmosphere with his smooth voice and the clicks of his mechanical keyboard. He's sick emotional, almost starts to cry, cuz he has so high expectations for himself. He's funny and interacts with other people in such a cool way.
Grubby: Been fan of him since WC3 obviously and i mostly watch this guy to see him evolve as a player atm! Will obviously watch him when he owns stuff up too. Also he has a cool playstyle that's close to mine, even back before i saw any of his games.
ToD: He's just strong solid and is already on a sick streak of a an insane comeback since his WC3 days.
Tyler: Have become a big fan of him since HDH Invitational and later seeing TSL 2, to catch up upon what i've been missing. He's also a theory based player and i find that really sweet.
Streams i can live without, but definately going to tune in on:
KawaiiRice: Awesome music, you know he has great potential and sometimes he plays like a korean pro. His high octane play is just sweet to watch, this kid's fast!
Mondragon: Been watching him a little lately, almost mostly for his great potential and history. He likes roaches..
DeMusliM: Also watching this guy for his WC3 history and his great potential and lately he's been talking while playing.
Sen: This guys just sick good, has a cool playstyle and even though he don't show it on stream, he has the coolest personality.
TLO: Watch him for his wacky strategies and he always produces great games, even though he always forgets to put his game screen on.
Huk: I'll watch him if nothing else on and that's actually quite often and you can count Huk stream to always be on, he's gosu.
Streams i used to watch: Catz and Cella (The Korean Catz) great fun, good builds.
I think i covered all and they're put in somewhat priority after what i would watch if i saw all online.
Tyler, it's the only stream where I'll rush to finish whatever I'm working on, the only stream where I'll refuse to go to sleep until he stops streaming, and the only stream I'll be watching when it comes on in 15 minutes! Watch Tyler!
As a competitive protoss player myself i always look out for HuK, SaSe, WhiteRa (and more)
- Huk: well he's huk.. awesome protoss play although lately he's been extremely disrespectful to his viewers not even communicating with them, not even caring to inform them for how much he's going to be afk etc.. for a guy who claims in every single interview that he loves his fans that's pretty bad and unexpected
- SaSe: highly reactive and creative playstyle. if you relate with this kind of play, you will love him
- WhiteRa: quality russian songs, epic english accent, carriers and speshul taktiks. it doesn't get better than that
- Sen: best foreign zerg player by far, it's not even close. one of the few zergs i enjoy watching - simply awesome
No one could ever take sheth's place as my favorite stream to watch! :D But Jinro is the clostest, I probably watch his stream more just because he streams more often thou! ^^
Also enjoy watching kelly stream, specially when she plays with mOOnGLaDe! :D
I'm really loving DeMuslim's stream (when he explains what he is doing). He is quite smart, clear, and funny. I think he has the potential of having a show as (or almost as) successful as Day[9]'s.
IdrA, Sheth, Spanishiwa, Destiny. Zerg 4ever. I also like Dragon (who doesn't) and HuK, I wish HuK would talk some. Tyler is really good too. I watch too much and play too little >.<
Before, it probably used to be: Cella Debo Moonglade(Y U NO STREAM ANYMORE) Now: Destiny Huk Slayers'Dragon Jinro In this order.
Im not sure if you also include those daily small-cup casters, then i have to give a shoutout to Imbalanced.tv, Thats my go-to whenever the above isn't online.
There is also that small, small chance i watch combatex if i feel like melting braincells. Edit: Oh yeah, throw idra in there somewhere with his mic muted. I honestly cant stand him calling every ladder opponent trash every other minuet, yet if his opponent still wins with something unorthodox, he bm's and leaves still shouting trash. I cant take it from someone at that skill level.
Deff. HuK and Destiny.... HuK for his EXCELENT SCII and gosu comentary , and ofc Destiny is just about the funniest man on earth ....especially when he plays "Give me DeusEX" xD
Right now SaSe is my favourite, even tho I don't like his music(with annoying commercials!). And DeMuslim for his commentary and also being really good. Sen as well tho he doesn't seem to stream that often.
White-Ra is awesome when he commentates, but lately it seems he's just playing lame pop music. Jinro best music btw!
Used to watch Trump way back and I see he's streaming again sometimes, but I haven't checked him out again yet.
I tend to watch Toss streams for improvement but like any good stream... White-Ra and Mini always my go to... both very nice guys with good creative play and instruction at times. 1) White-Ra 2) Minigun 3) TLO 4) Spanishiwa 5) Huk 6) Tyler 7) Grubby 8) Slayers_Dragon
CELLLLLAAAAAAA! If i ever see Cella streaming, I always go to watch him, because inevitably he does something funny, trolls somebody, says something funny (walla walla) or invites half of SlayerS to play
not sure about living or sleeping without them, but.... sase and idra. even more so are the tournament streams which are 100x better than the POV streams. got to love gsl, tsl, nasl (but only once they get into the finals bracket), ipl (only once they get into the finals bracket though; currently, way too overexposed with it on every day, every hour) and imbatv (boss mode bitches).
No DeMusliM love in this thread? Seriously he has just started streaming and has one of the best streams for commentary out there, great play and answers questions too if he has time. Spanishiwa, Sheth and White Ra too are great to watch for entertainment. If I want to watch to my own music or just for sick sick play it would be IdrA or Sen.
On September 13 2011 05:21 OS.Commander wrote: Hero (where has he been? T_T) Huk HwangSin WhiteRa Sase Idra
Can you tell which race I play? :D
Protoss and Zerg?
Haha I just watch idra cuz it's entertaining. For some reason I find terran streams boring
One thing though: For anyone who hasn't watched Liquid`Hero, check him out! He hasn't been streaming recently but he was every day a few weeks ago (before MLG). Best stream ever! He's so amazing, almost inspiring. Watching his stream has taught me so many good builds and tricks and just overall proper play. Check him out~
If I have time then I'll always tune into DeMusliM's stream over anyone elses.
Depending on my mood I also like to watch Idra, Jinro, Sheth, Tyler, White-Ra and HuK. I'm much less likely to watch any of their streams if there's no commentary or visuals however.
1) My number 1 stream started with Destiny, and will end with Destiny. He's just so fucking funny. I don't even play Zerg but I love his stream. He's a good guy and doesn't deserve a lot of the crap he gets imo. 2) White-Ra. Amazing player. Amazing commentary. Russian accent. What more do you want? Oh, and he plays Toss 3) Huk. Flat out best Toss in the world, I have a lot to learn from him. 4) Demuslim is hilarious as well. Just a fun stream to watch, also cool to gain some insight into the Terran race.
Destiny and Orb are great regulars. I really miss Goatrope from the beta. Basically the players with personality who don't just blast their music and chain ladder games. Interacting with the audience or even just other people on VoiP makes a stream way more fun to watch.
since im protoss huk/sase/white-ra are always good
for other races Demuslim and Sen are very good. Demuslim spends a lot of time discussing his thoughts while hes playing which is cool
also the best stream ever was Xephs Progamer Restream. really miss that - he had MC, DRG, Genius, Clide, and TOP all stream at some points just to name a few. MC singing the whole time while laddering was pretty amazing
Only people I'll drop whatever I'm doing to watch them stream is Idra, and occasionally HuK. White-Ra and SlayersDragon are always fun to watch though when they are on lol.
OP, I'm surprised you missed SlayerS_Dragon. The man is hilarious (owning Deezer's proxy 2-gate), and he's good as well.
I love IdrA's stream. I like his music, and I love it when he commentates.
Personally, Destiny's stream is only good when he talks. It's really at its best when you see him going crazy, like his demonstration of "baneling rape".
As a terran player these are the top 10 streamers I watch.
In my opinion DeMuslims stream is the best Ive ever seen. Watching it is like getting a free choaching lesson along with funny commentary.
Sjow used to stream a lot on TL. However I havent seen him stream since that inferno online scandal. The guy has some of the best decision making in SC2, which is what you can learn from streams, learning the merchanics is up to you.
Sjow please start streaming again but this time with commentary!
alot of my favorite streamers dont really stream on a frequent basis... but im a big fan of demuslim, destiny, merz, avilo, major, idra, huk, puzzle, ret
Trimaster because he is my new hero. Trump because he likes to listen to glee and trys crazy builds. Jinro because of his funk-ay tunes and great multitasking and macro.
Idra, Sen, Destiny since they all play zerg so much better than I do. 12 weeks really helped my game out, still a fan of MrBitter. The Grass is Greener series he's doing with Rotterdam is pretty great too.
DeMuslim. Fucking boss as stream. Also, Tyler, because he seems to stream 90% of his practice (which is almost none) I hope that I'll be watching the day he becomes gosu again.
On September 13 2011 06:36 gravey wrote: ReSpOnSe ftw. I don't think too many people know about him, but those who do know about him realize how awesome his stream is.
Oh yeah, ReSpOnSe all the way baby! The best streamer on TL no doubt, he is so entertaining to watch!
Jinro + SaSe for interaction with their audiences (and awesome gameplay), TLO + Dragon for entertaining games, DeMusliM for very good commentating (and awesome gameplay), HuK for teasing and trashtalk (and awesome gameplay) and SEn, ToD, Stephano and HerO for being sick nerd ballers.
Destiny- He is hilarious and Kyle on Skype is literally the most amazing thing ever. Slayers_Dragon- Funny shenanigans and his level of interactivity, he even answered my call on Skype once and I got to talk to him Tyler- Cause I think its awesome to see him practicing more these days TLO- Cause he's one of my favorite players, and i like to learn fun Terran builds from him. HerO- His Protoss play is pretty cutting edge in my opinion and very entertaining.
Have to admit there is one and only one stream I automatically tune into and even lose sleep for, Puzzle's stream.
He singlehandidly helped me understand the grave limitations (and some very strong aspects as well) of protoss. Everday felt like I was on a metagame roller coaster journey with him trying to figure out how to get out of his zerg slump or how to counter ghosts properly. Puzzle's stream is also how I happened to come to despise destiny and his fans too though ^^
That said since puzzle doesn't really stream anymore I like when orb does random for fun stuff when he streams along with his hilarious rage induced rants about imbalance
The only two true streamers that don't just play, and instead entertain the viewers. These two are actually the only two that manage to make a streaming "show" work.
Kiante, Sayle and hirosue (when he's on). I used to watch HasHe a ton until earlier this year I kinda got bored with SC2 streams since i watched them nonstop for months and months in the background while I was on the computer. I do think Sterling is very entertaining and he is one of the few guys I see stream with a mic that actually admits when he screws up which is pretty cool.
Well I can live without and sleep without, but Idra is really the only streamer I watch, I sometimes watch sheth but he doesn't stream anymore and I watch sen on occasion.
Desrow - The most adorable streamer. Only he can save a Rebecca Black song (or make you want to push the pencil further into your ears..I guess). Trump - Perfect for those late night streamwatching sessions. Kyhol - Probably one of the coolest dudes out there, m'kay?
Nightend would have me at "hello" if he started commentating, but that will sadly never happen I'm afraid.
Good Terrans in general, but if I had to pick a couple they would be: Sterling and HasHe
HasHe has one of the best tastes in music of all streamers imo, and Sterling has nice commentary. Quality of stream and skill of both players is really nice
HasHe's stream used to be my favorite when he played that awesome music of his all the time. IdrA's is great for the deadpan commentary upon losses. Destiny is hilarious when he actually has something to talk about, but when he's laddering alone and silently I really don't have that much fun watching.
Guilty pleasure is Matt.C. He's an average masters player that speaks the entire time he plays. Lot's of interaction w/ chat and all around a cool dude. Protoss btw.
Hands down DeMusliM is my favorite streamer. Imo, he has the cleanest, most crisp style of any the regular terran streamers. Not to mention dude fucking owns!! :p And when he's in the mood to commentate while he plays... well it doesn't get better than that.
In no particular order. Grubby, White-Ra, Sheth, TLO, Tyler. Though depending on my mood it might change, some streams are more fun to watch and others are just purely educational but the best ones for me find a way to include both
I really enjoy watching Blade5555's stream. He does a great job of commentating his thoughts during each game and I think that's very helpful in terms of learning how to play zerg. Only problem is he starts at 12 am EST... :-/
Slayers Dragon, HuK, and HerO... dargon more because of the sheer entertainment value, Huk and HerO because they are my two favorite players (obviously i am a toss player )
I like Destiny, QXC. Dragon and CatZ's streams because of all the entertainment and awesome creativity, if I actually want to learn than I watch awesome Protoss players like HerO, HuK or Puzzle to see some incredible play
On September 13 2011 05:34 arQ wrote: Sase. The guys is wrecking house in GM Korea and like 900 people watch it... 1500 people watch TaKeSen? Im confused about life. In general.
Take gets a ton of viewers because he is one of the biggest contributors in the German scene despite not being a progamer himself, even giving us great international events such as Homestory Cups. Think of him as the german Day9.
Now if you compare Sase getting 900 viewers and someone like Destiny or Spanishiwa having thousands of viewers every time, that's a little ridiculous.
Idra is an amazing streamer, especially since now he has a webcam. His stream is best when he's in korea because obviously his skill grows so much when he's over there. I really hope he streams more often when over there, his stream will get exponentially better when he does.
Destiny is always entertaining, can't say I'm a fan of his personality or the fact that he's been playing toss on his stream though xD
Sen and Huk are great to watch from time to time.
Blade55555 is an absolutely amazing zerg to watch if you want to get better at the game, as he expresses exactly what he's thinking really well. Check him out.
Tyler is probably the best dude to watch just for his personality and his fundamentals of the game, even if he doesn't play as often these days.
I hope Nada, Boxer and July can stream some hours on TL...not particularly interested about their game play, but wondering how many viewers would be attracted~~
I'm starting to really enjoy Painuser's stream...I am also a fan of Slayer's Dragon, Strelok, and Destiny (despite me being terran he is quite entertaining and narrates his game play and decision-making well).
edit** I have yet to catch DeMuslim's stream but I am sure I would love it as well.
RainBOw for awesome play + Kpop. Coca for Zerg play. TLO for his sheer badassery + epic music. Puzzle + Choya for Protoss play. Qxc for Terran play and large amounts of badassery as well. I watch a lot of SC2 [*u^`]
Please take note that I'm gonna be serious here. I used to have a problem with sleeping, I virtually can't sleep at the time I want it, say 12AM and I go to sleep but till 2AM I'm still awake. So one night, I tried to go to sleep, but I was watching IPL so I opened the stream on my iPod Touch and watching it on bed. For some reason, I didn't even know when I fell asleep. So, kind of curious, the next day I tried that again and it worked beautifully. But when there's no IPL, I have to find other streams with chill music and slow/low-tone commentary. Destiny's stream is quite good when he has the chill music on, but also bad when he's on fire with Kyle or Chad mothafucking Jones.
Its getting harder and harder to find good protoss streams, but Sase has been on a lot lately and I can't get enough... He just grinds game after game after game, which is great... I love reading TL, but watching someone else do it on stream just isn't that exciting...
ThisIsJimmy and Debo's stream. Both have high entertainment value and both streamers interact well with viewers. Debo also provides ridiculously hilarious and insightful commentary.
I do follow a few other streams of higher ranked/more popular Terran players, but I don't think they come close to the above two streams in terms of entertainment value and interactivity.
Tyler, iNcontroL, HuK, White-Ra, IdrA and IPL. I was watching Artosis stream a lot when he was streaming to. Just bought an additional screen just for watching streams while i play (no im too noob to stream cheat)
Destiny - By far the most entertaining streamer Minigun - My favorite protoss player, extremely smart DeMuslim - Incredibly informative with his commentary. I always learn something new when I watch him qxc - What can I say really? Probably the only stream I drop everything just to watch if he's on.
The stream I've probably watched the most is Hashe's. Nukes everywhere and good music to boot. I'll watch Idra's when he commentates but otherwise I don't bother. Jinro's is good but I get a lot of frame rate problems when watching him for some reason. Good music there as well. I'd love to watch more of Incontrol's stream because I like the commentary, but the music makes my ears bleed so I can only take it in limited amounts. Others I enjoy are Hero and occasionally White-Ra.
Definitely DRG's few months ago. Highest level stream ever in sc2 history. Awesome first person view of flank executions, and multitasking. His apm is so insane, god knows how he can control multiple unit control groups yet still keep his resources below 300 with 4 bases. I could watch his play all day, even when he was on a losing streak due to experimenting new strats. Getting cheesed when he was trying late gas timings before spanishwa even popularize it, or getting owned hard by puzzle's forcefields while trying pure ling bling that was unheard of at that time.
Pretty much impossible to pick just a handful. A huge thanks to all the devoted streamers in the community. Whether I'm out looking for a top player to learn something from their play or just sheer entertainment, there's always something to watch.
Those I end up watching the most are probably Mondragon, DeMuslim, SaSe, TLO and TotalBiscuit (one of them are like always on). Jinro is a good watch too, but I fear our taste in music is a bit different. :<
On September 13 2011 21:23 babysimba wrote: Definitely DRG's few months ago. Highest level stream ever in sc2 history. Awesome first person view of flank executions, and multitasking. His apm is so insane, god knows how he can control multiple unit control groups yet still keep his resources below 300 with 4 bases. I could watch his play all day, even when he was on a losing streak due to experimenting new strats. Getting cheesed when he was trying late gas timings before spanishwa even popularize it, or getting owned hard by puzzle's forcefields while trying pure ling bling that was unheard of at that time.
Oh man I miss DRG's streaming. I remember one night he was experimenting with hatch at P's natural when they tried to FE. Went something like 10-0 against top KR ladder Ps because apparently they hadn't seen it.
Demuslim, because he interacts a lot with the viewers and sometimes commentates,where i can learn sth.
Beastyqt, just because i think he's awesome.
Trump! I always lay with my laptop in my bed before sleep and with his soothe voice and classic music you can sleep so well ahhh Trump you're so awesome :D
I would have a hard time working and sleeping if both Destiny and Testie stopped streaming.. Luckily they both stream lik 8h/day Oh and i've been watching SaSe's stream alot since he got to Korea. He's guuuud.
I can't live without the Jinro stream. Good music, good play, good comments, the occassional stfu banhammer in the chat, love it. Gets me pumped to play!
Trump as his commentary is excellent, DeMuslim when he is commentating (sometimes he just has music up as he doesnt want to disturb another EG stream) as he is a world class Terran with insane micro and for a chuckle or ten TB .
When I go over the featured stream list I look for #1 SlayerS_Dragon or #2 IdrA. Sometimes HuK, Destiny, Sheth, TLO and TB(Shoutcraft) is watched aswell but rarely.
On September 12 2011 23:48 SkySpy wrote: Once in a blue moon the geniuses behind the couching tournament Braincraft will grace the featured list. I will literally skip school, stand up a hot date, or leave my chronically ill grandmother at the airport just to watch Goatrope's stream.
Funny and crazy Slayers_Dragon! My good ol' fellow German LiquidTLO! For his educating commentary DeMusliM! And recently for his awesome super funny commentary TriMaster!
On September 14 2011 07:15 MinscandBoo wrote: KawaiiRice, Sayle, TLO, Jinro and Incontrol. lots of fun, good game play and generally good music. (also, KR, i miss u streaming T.T where are you?)
KawaiiRice is the only stream I watch religiously, and it's been quite sad that he hasn't streamed in several weeks. According to his twitter, he won't be streaming for the rest of this month. I'm under the impression he's doing hardcore secret training after his "disgraceful" [in his words] MLG run.
Whenever Sen is streaming I usually drop whatever im doing to watch that guy is amazing! I recently started watching Stephano and that dude is a beast im watching him whenever I get the chance as well!
On a side note I wish Nestea or DRG had a stream id watch those all day too
I started to get hooked with Trump, watched a fair share of RyanRushia and now I'll watch Destiny (really entertaining) or Minigun (really helpful) most of the time, Tyler when he's on (I play Protoss, my favorite toss to watch, so much to learn) and ProTech, when he's playing seriously (highly entertaining and helpful, as I used to play quite a bit of 2v2).
On September 14 2011 08:29 MooMooMugi wrote: Sterling is very entertaining and interacts with his chat constantly, surprised he doesnt have more viewers
Oh yea...forgot about Sterling! He's sick as well!
Reign Artist is a sick high level terran as well. He's soooo good.
Besides Heen, Sayle and yosul, only streamers I watch are destiny when he doesn't go protoss and CatZ. And of course, Day[9]. But I watch BW dailies as I miss the current ones.
QXC has always been my favourite stream, will watch him over anyone else if he's on. Glad he's back streaming!
I've always watched lots of Drewbie, chill music and cool guy.
I'd watch DeMuslim but he never seems to be on when I am, also PuMa just started recently so I'd definitely watch him. After that, I sometimes tune into SlayerSDragon to see him toying with random foreigners with stuff like 6x PF rush + ghosts exclusively vs zerg. Been watching a bit of Jinro as well.
As a Zerg fanboy, IdrA and Destiny are my goto streams. I always learn something from them. I especially like it when IdrA talks "out loud" about his games. I find them helping me a ton in those situations when I'm laddering myself and recall someone IdrA has said.
Feast and biGs from Team aAa are my go to. they interact a lot with the viewers giving tips and analysing the games, it's a shame they are not featured on TL because they are top GM on EU and would help a lot of people
If you're a Zerg and you haven't watched ButterLlama (not in the featured streams, unfortunately) then you're missing out. He's about ~130 GM right now, but the main draw is that he provides the best running commentary on a match. I've learned so much from him because he just essentially coaches you the entire time. What's really been helpful for me is when he explains his opinions on what he's scouted, and his why he's responding the way he is. He doesn't stream constantly, but it's a real treat when he does. Show him support!
I don't know how Idra is on anyone's list. He's so boring and brings nothing to the table. Destiny because something almost always outrageous happens everytime he streams. Minigun is an underrated Toss player. So is SupermanSG.
I wouldn't make it through my work day if it wasn't for the IPL rebroadcasts.
As far as player streams, Stephano has the best music! OP is so right about TLO, love his stream but some times the music is so bad I have to turn it off lol. Also like trump and destiny for relaxing tunes. Painuser and cArn usually have good music too.
IdrA even though I don't play zerg it's just fun to watch when he gets cheesed 8/10 games and he ragequits. Other than that gotta be Liquid'HerO or SaSe
drewbie is fun to watch, his play has improved, you can tell he is playing like the koreans now, its funny watching him till 4am,his builds mirror so many of the terrans
Ranged, just because he gives great commentary during the game and interacts with fans
I love commentary and i love protoss, so i watch Incontrol whenever i can because even when he dosent do comentary at least his music isnt terrible, Huk and White-ra i will watch allot also but the music drive me away sometime. I also watch Hero and Sase. I will watch Idra if he coment and destiny if their isnt anything else on.
I wish more streamer would not let us listen to the game sound instead of music.
On September 15 2011 07:38 Dreadwolf wrote: I love commentary and i love protoss, so i watch Incontrol whenever i can because even when he dosent do comentary at least his music isnt terrible, Huk and White-ra i will watch allot also but the music drive me away sometime. I also watch Hero and Sase. I will watch Idra if he coment and destiny if their isnt anything else on.
I wish more streamer would not let us listen to the game sound instead of music.
I like watching incontrol when he does commentary but I can't stand his music so I turn it off when hes listening to that haha
White-Ra, Rainbow, HuK, those 3 I just can't miss them they all have their own awesome thing, White-Ra = Special Tactics, Rainbow fun play, HuK solid amazing play.
What ESL.tv has delivered to us today just blew my mind! I've had so much laughs ^^ Drunken Mr.Bitter and Rotterdam being coached by Koreans is a must watch
I usually watch HuK, Jinro, Destiny, and iNcontroL, mostly I prefer Huk and iNcontrol because they are both Protoss, which I play, and I like their play style. Also it helps the iNcontroL went to my school
The streams I watch a lot are HuK, IdrA, Destiny, Minigun, iNcontroL, QxGiNkA, DeMuslim, iSJEcho, and on occasion Spanishiwa. Also if I ever see somebody like Liquid`HerO, ZeNEX Puzzle, oGsMC, or other Korean Protoss players I'll watch them too.
Um I would recommend people check out boesthius stream, he isn't featured yet but he was cam and mike and is a pretty good player. So I guess I add that to my list of Huk, Hero, Tyler, Ret and Slayers Puzzle (shame puzzle doesn't stream much anymore). Znex Hack was a really sweet stream too.
On September 18 2011 07:44 Keyz1 wrote: Sorry, but the whole idea of this thread is pretty damn sad.
Actually the only sad thing is that all of your eleven posts are balance whine or you being a dick. I really don't see why you need to post this in here, ok so you think the idea of this thread is silly. Why do you feel you need to tell everyone about it?
QXC is a great stream to watch, hes a pretty cool guy and his builds are always interesting. Incontrol is good to watch because of his narrating and humor although he hasn't been on too much lately. Idra good to watch, lately he has been giving a lot of good narration of his decision which imo is high level and can make anyone a better player.
On September 18 2011 12:25 Stealthypoo wrote: TLO stream is so amazingly sexy.
Agree, totally. TLO's stream is too good... always he's playing macro oriented games, using army composition very rare. Also, he always plays very nice music. We love youu TLO
Another stream, it's twitch.tv/avilo. Avilo is simply too good... TvP full mech, epic nukes,allins, macro games, on this channel you will see absolutely everything... a GREAT channel.
I also recommend these channels:
*HasHe (Awesome macro oriented games) *Pride.tv (if you wanna see a lot of cheeses, this is the place LOL) *qxc, (nothing more to add, his name says everything) *vVvRuFF (sometimes you can find him at vVvGaming's stream, nice music and a lot of cheeses LOL)
That's all, these streams are too good to going to bed when they're streaming.
On September 18 2011 12:26 Clerseri wrote: Minigun <3
Get your arse to a tournament, Chad!
I definitely agree with this statement. I'm not sure what is even going on because I haven't looked too much into it, but I'm sure complexityGaming would send Minigun if he wanted to go.
Of all the stream I have ever seen, I think I like RGNFuture's the most. He talks about his play, and has some interesting builds. Occasionally does custom games with viewers, also he is a pretty cool guy.
Steven! aka Destiny has to be my favourite streamer to watch. Always provides plentiful lulz and entertainment, and I've also picked up a couple cool builds off him too. Especially love when other streamers come on like Minigun/Cella/Catz. A great educational musical experience as well.
Idra is also up there, for his live commentary. Used to tune into HuK too when he had the kpop fever but not as much now.
Trump's stream is great for Terrans and just in general. He's got a pretty great personality and it's always fun to listen in
Destiny is the same way, he does a shit ton of stuff other than just ladder, which is great.
And then Sterling, who is like a Trump that doesn't stream as much but is a lot better. Watching him go all in with SCVs and explaining why it works and why it doesn't helps so much.
IdrA's stream is without any doubt my favorite. I tend to stay up pretty late even though I have to get up early for school, and watch him play. He's also my favourite player, so I guess that's why
Idra, because i always hope he ragequits (and awesome games of course) White-ra because his play is too beautiful and i love his way of speaking Artosis because he loves sc so much
Lately been watching Check, been liking his strategic mastermind since WC3 days. He makes for good games, even though he doesn't have the greatest mechanics.
ESLTV! White-Ra! Sheth! HerO! Grubby! Artosis (Please come back!) Sen! Tyler! Slardar! Sayle! Pro7ect! Zaraki! Jinro! MC! (Crap...... I watch a lot of streams)
Huk when he was streaming at times when I could watch. Nowadays I never see him. I've been able to catch Sase some times before going to bed, so he's the recent favorite. Also the chat gets very friendly when day911 is modding. Grubby's stream is also nice but I'm missing him as well usually. Despite playing zerg myself I don't find myself tuning into a lot of zerg streams. Destiny's tapping annoys the hell out of me, Idra's music sucks and Morrow seemed to have stopped streaming afik.
I've been watching Destiny for a while now. Last few weeks I've also been enjoying the streams of Stephano, Spanishiwa, Sen, Idra and EGMachine.
My first impression (just by looks and a interview) that I had of Machine was that he's quite a douchebag. However since I watch him streaming I have to say he's a pretty cool guy. :-) Now I always check in when he's playing. Became a fan.
GLSnute (Z) for his stellar play, brilliant and short after-match analysis, for his nice personality and for being the brightest hope for us norwegians to see a fellow countrymen rip appart some pros.
Beastyqt(T) for his great terran play and sexy buildorders.
ESLTV: Korean Weekly: Great games, and great casting by Orb.
IPL: Rebroadcast right around bedtime, great for relaxing abit.
If you're looking for a great zerg to watch, head on over to Rekatan's stream. He's a very knowledgeable GM level zerg player who frequently commentates on his play and answers questions in chat in between games.
His viewership is lower than he deserves, so shout out to Rek!
Since im a Zerg, im usually watching Destiny, Catz, and Sen since they stream when im actually watching. Others i watch are LiquidHero, Huk, TLO, and VvVRuff
I watch Jinro's stream every night for like 3 hours b4 i head to bed. TLO and Destiny's streams are also good. and i'll generally tune in to any liquid stream if its on.
Sheth, Spanishiwa and Trump. I went from T to Z around the beginning of the year and used to watch Trump all the time for his insights and humor, and now I just watch for the humor. Sheth is definitely the all time favorite tho.
Hero, Puzzle, Attero, Huk, Hong Un, Sase, Whitera and other high end protoss in no particular order. Whenever I feel I've had a few days or weeks off of starcraft I can tune in and get right back into the meta game and fix my builds for them
I'm enjoying Desrow's stream right now. He's not as good as some of the other protoss streamers obviously but he talks a lot, explains his play and is funny so is more entertaining in a way.
Liquid`Sheth's is great, he always interacts with the fan and you can learn a lot from his commentating. I don't really watch streams for pure entertainment value, so the other streams I watch consistently are all the kind geared towards helping me learn. Yesterday Sheth, Destiny, and CatZ were on skype talking shop, critiquing each other's builds and trolling each other, stuff like that is invaluable.
CatZ, Destiny, Huk, Sheth, Testie or Stephano. One of those is running any time. e: I also enjoy Demuslim, Dimaga, Khaldor, HomerJ, White-Ra, drewbie, Trump, SaSe, Machine, Lz. There is only desrow I dont like. This is because one sentence. I think I tuned into his stream three times, and there never passed three games without desrow saying ' I think I'm gonna 4gate this guy '.
I used to watch megumixbear a lot. It's a cool stream because there's lots of pros that hang out with her online. You get appearances by day9, strifecro, ret, major, xsixShadow, some other xsix guys, destiny, and just random pros here and there. And it's also cool because a lot of the time it's her and a bunch of her friends just screwing around. And they're funny as hell. It's kind of like watching a familiar sitcom, only with games of SC2 thrown in.
I watch SaSe, evey titme I see him, over anyone, Even though I'm terran I just love watching him play. So good. Get up everytitme he plays in gsl even he he just loses.
SaSe, HuK, White-Ra, Liquid'HerO and IdrA, I used to watch MorroW's stream all the time but he has not streamed in ages, and whenever Jinro does any kind of commentary, especially after tournaments when he analyses replays, that is awesome stuff.
Now if we could get BoxeR, MC and Sage to stream...
The best streams are when the player has personality and skill to provide both good games and also a personalized feel to the stream, like watching Destiny you almost get to know him by listening to his thought process / random rage. So, my favorite streams are usually good players that commentate and interact with the viewers, mainly being QXC, DeMuslim, iNcontroL, Tyler, Axslav, IdrA, Destiny and Spanishiwa.
I love Hero's stream. He works so hard, and you can really feel it when you watch him practice. Also: watching micro like his first person is just addictive. He holds off so much cheese! I love watching his early game micro PvT, he just gets sooo much out of those units. It's crazy how he'll proxy that 1gate on xel naga so close to the terran base, and it seems like he always makes it pay for itself. Also, the way he takes health from early marines with stalker stutter micro to defend early pushes makes me want to play toss.
I'll always tune into Sheth's stream, or Demu if he is commentating while playing. Will also check out Spanishiwa, Nani or Thorzain if they are streaming. Every once in a while I'll check into Cella's too, to see what antics he is up to.
Non SC-related, I watch nanashin's stream a lot too.
Idra's stream is the only one I will drop everything to watch. Not only is it wildly entertaining from his BM and responses to cheese, but it's also some of the highest level zerg play around.
For entertainment value, white-ra is pretty good too.
TSLHeart has one of the better lesser known streams. He is quite good even though he hasn't gotten Code A yet and he always watches his replays and tries to read the chat.
hrrm, k here goes (sorry all i watch is protoss =P )
1. HuK - hes just a beast <3ed him for quite some time now 2. White-Ra - Come on, its whitera 3. Tyler - Maybe nony is dead for now, but Tyler is still a great/funny guy 4. Desrow - I know this may be unpopular, but he has really gotten a lot better recently 5. Incontrol - Yea, yea.... But hes still a great/funny guy who cares about the community
Special mention for Trump. He was my favorite stream since he started streaming in beta. Used to watch him religiously. I havent watched him for a long, long time now, since before his burnout phase. But thought id give mention to the guy who started my stream obsession.
Destiny Idra Huk Minigun Incontrol and in that order, ill watch polt or some other really big name but if one of those 5 are on i am switching right away
1) Sen 2) Idra 3) Incontrol 4) Spanishiwa 5) Destiny
Sen is a must-watch for any zerg. He's a fucking genius, or as InControl would say, "a debacle to watch". His play is dynamic, varied, yet somehow solid as a rock. My favorite build is when he goes three-hatch before gas.
And even though Destiny is my lowest priority when I'm looking for streams, he's always on, and hence, I watch him a lot. Not to mention his play has improved a lot over the past few months.
Destiny when he's doing random stuff and having cool people on skype. When he plays standard, it gets boring, because his play is very standardized indeed.
Sen, my inspiration for the game and general bad-ass.
CatZ for mind games and singing.
Fuzer, he's funny and a pretty good terran. I swear that he practices and beats pros just to laugh about it.
I don't really have a priority list, although I play zerg and so I tend to favour watching them, and I rarely get to watch streams during the week, but when I can, my favourites are Sheth, Sen, Check, TLO, Spanishiwa, Her0, Huk and occasionally some of the random community non-progamers, members like RedJustice, Orb and blackcitadel. EDIT: I FORGOT WHITE-RA!!!!!
On October 30 2011 18:33 A_Bandersnatch wrote: I don't really have a priority list, although I play zerg and so I tend to favour watching them, and I rarely get to watch streams during the week, but when I can, my favourites are Sheth, Sen, Check, TLO, Spanishiwa, Her0, Huk and occasionally some of the random community non-progamers, members like RedJustice, Orb and blackcitadel.
I will stop anything I'm doing to watch Heeromaki (not a featured stream), iNkA, IdrA, TT1, Artosis, or qxc. When I'm not busy I regularly check out Destiny, TLO, Ret, Machine, and IdrA. For shows, nasl, day9, state of the game, and anything DjWheat is involved with. I'm also a big fan of InsigmaTheory and HDStarcraft too.
Incontrol Rainbow Cella qxc Response and recently; Polt, Heart, and Check
Generally my stream choices are more for entertainment. They are all great players, but I like having a little comedy in the streams that I watch, whether it be jokes, or nuke rush (<3 Rainbow).
Pretty cool to see that Sayle has been mentionned quite a few time, even by SC2 people^^ For me it's really the one that stands out. Funny, relaxed, speaks his mind (except when he offraces, protoss too eaaazy). Funny music, particularly when he sings oh so well =) Plus everything casting he's done for the foreign scene <3 Pro7ect stream is really cool too, no commentaries, but higher level and he's fast as hell with his mouse =)
I also like to watch other streamers as well, Sheth has a great stream, as well as Nony. And if I'm watching when big names are on, I'll watch too - like Idra, or Artosis ><
Sayle for his songs and personality and hilariousness for example spirehood LOL, Pro7ect for his awesome play, hirosue cool 2v2b.o.s, Kiante hes funny, Xsebt, ilovev (funny russian LOL) and shoutouts to oystein, nrg god, and 1a2a3a (not anymore)
I enjoy Polt's stream very much... Great music, gosu play Actually I like every stream of pro player that have great music. CatZ is one of them, Hero sometimes
Terran: Polt, Rainbow, Select Zerg: Sen, Idra, Stephano Protoss: Sase, Huk, Hero, Artosis, White Ra
I mostly end up watching Rainbow because he's streaming around when I'm going to bed haha. Plus he's really fun to watch because of his non-stop aggression.
I'd pick Sase and Sen as my favorite streams to watch right now though because they're both very good, and I think their styles are really cool to watch.
Tyler because he's by far my favourite player, HuK because I played with him back when he played Company of Heroes before SC2 beta and because I love his style of play and enjoy watching him on the Korean ladder, iNcontroL because he's been playing like a boss lately and I love his commentary as he plays, and IdrA because I love his style and enjoy watching his games, commentary or not.
Z - Sheth, Stephano, IdrA, Destiny, CatZ T - Beastyqt, SeleCT, terran, Jinro, TLO P - Tyler, used to watch a lot of HuK
I played P, then T, then Z therefore dont watch that many T streams nowadays, but I am one of those guys who were ALWAYS watching Beasty, he had those crazy win streaks every effin day.
blackcitadel (aka fluidswift, mihronoh, nagaseawitch) he is always free coaching and has good assistance for players of all races and is a really friendly guy
i also enjoy tyler, huk although he doesnt talk that much i do love when he talks to korean players who he lives with at the time or when he used to do 2v2 with jinro and stuff, that was fun...obligatory destiny because all the guests he has on his stream or skype a lot of the time make it really enjoyable, i also love watching incontrol, sure he isnt the best but he talks to all of his fans and tries to explain while he plays and is a really nice guy and he is REALLY good, you cant make it into GM by being bad, sorry, so yeah, suck it incontrol haters
EDIT: forgot minigun, he is enjoyable (yes i play toss)
I know everyone's saying Destiny, but I will too. Love those Skype calls with DDoS'ers and games with CombatEX, as well as the very robust intellectual debate that goes on every now and again. ProTech's probably the other one for me, nice and casual with the 2v2s and it's fun to see him rage at crappy teammates.
Z: Stephano, good music, amazing amazing player - Idra: badass T: i hate T P: White-ra, i just love the guy, special tectics and always good games - Huk: Top 3 control
Sayle by far, any time I'm eating, working on homework, etc. Close second is TLO in the mornings while I'm waking up and just checking various things of the day.
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