Hey everyone, Moletrap here, asking for your help.
TLDR: I have crazy access to Korea and I want to know what you want me to bring to you.
When I started casting Brood War VODs over 4 years ago, the reason I did it was because I had discovered something really awesome in the Korean progaming scene, something that I enjoyed but that I knew was hard for people to access. I wanted other people to be able to enjoy the thing that I enjoyed, so I shared what I knew.
Well... now I have the fantastic opportunity to bring the thing I love to even more people! And I have a very unique access to the Korean scene now that I live here... I still remember how much I appreciated over the years the people in Korea sharing the scene with those of us in other countries. So I want to do what I can to make use of my situation and bring what I can to interested "foreigners."
Which brings me to my main question... what do you want to see most? There are a lot of different things I could do, but I want to know what people want to see most, as well as get ideas for things that I haven't thought of yet.
Some ideas I've had are.. (already planning on the first 2 anyway):
* VODs of ladder replays (I have already done a couple games I got from Taeja, talking to coaches about getting more now) so you can just see more of your favorite players * Vlogs about Korea (such as visiting an open air market or tourist attractions) * interviews (I don't currently know anyone that can translate for me though (no, John is too busy and can't help me with side projects)) * show matches (probably between lesser known players unless someone sponsors) * Pro house tours? I feel like most houses have already been toured by Artosis or CSN already, but maybe something related to this? * Stuff..? I don't exactly want to become an export store, but if there are things that you can only get in Korea, I might be able to help. * ... what else? Something with other non-Koreans going to school here or teaching English? Something related to Korean food? Please give me ideas!
I want to be your source for access to the Korean scene... so please let me know what you want to see!
If you want you can also email me (moletrap.sc@gmail.com), PM me, or tweet @moletrap if you don't want to post here but still want to share your opinion. (Post also mirrored on reddit)
i would love to see korean culture. ESPECIALLY food places. make a video everytime u try something new to eat. make some food porn so we can drool over and envy how great Korea is to visit. Also perhaps show something in Korea which is custom/common which is bizarre/never seen or thought of in west.
Perhaps you could also show the huge technological difference. We know Asia is 5+ years ahead. Perhaps show some insane new cell phone or tv or other technology we would clearly want to have
Artosis has done a pretty good job with the whole pro-house tour idea. I'd love to see more things about Korea. Tourist attractions or whatever you can think of. Bonus points if you can bring along a pro or two to show you around!
Edit: Oh God scratch my idea, listen to the first guy. I love Korean food.
Edit: My apologies. Sometimes it's hard to ignore the trolls!
I would like to see the city and the culture more. I heard how great some of the cities in Korea are, but I've never really seen videos of them. Or something like the progamers when they aren't in their teamhouses. At clubs or something. I love what you're doing! Thanks Moletrap!
Maybe something about what foreigners do while they're training in Korea? We always hear about things like loneliness among foreigners in pro houses but we never get to see it for ourselves really. Maybe a day in the life of Idra/Huk
Oops sorry, this is what Moletrap can bring to us xD
In that case, casting some ladder games (if you see any progamers playing good ones! Don't want ya to waste too much of your precious time hunting for good games)
Or yes, cultural things probably things you like or find fun, funny, or just interesting xD
VODs of ANYTHING boxer related would be my #1 choice though I think. Where he sleeps, how he sleeps, his SCV micro, his bunker rush build orders, him at a public appearance, a picture of an advertisement with him on it, etc. ^^
Maybe a farfetched idea but I'd love to see some of the professional gamers out in there everyday life.
Maybe invite some of the foreigner pro's in Korea currently out for a lunch or to some tourist destination which you could Vlog, which would also take away the need for any translators.
Things like maybe the Slayers house playing a soccer game, going out to a bar for a drink with Huk, random matches of other games like Street Fighter or WoW of pro's against each other. Maybe even seeing what other games they enjoy playing in their off-time. Recently I watched the video of MVP rapping, things like this that make the pro's seem more human than gods-o-starcraft.
The food idea is also very good but could work out very well with taking maybe some pro's out with you ? Going to some of the pro's favorite place's to eat,drink or just relax outside of their team houses.
These are just things I can think of that stand out a bit from whats already been done which could possibly really draw the interest of fans.
Well honestly, I'd like to see a house tour of NSHS if Morrow is there, or a house tour of QST when sase gets there in January(you could always just interview the foreigners about their lives in the pro houses if you don't got a translator )
perhaps you could like follow a certain progamer with his daily routine(preferably not during a practice day) so we can get to see the life of progamers exlucding their practice.(like them playing soccer with other progaming teams) i think ppl would be interested in learning more about progamers they root for.
another thing u could do is follow amateurs and guve them some spotlight. for example deepblu3 did an interview with AriA. perhaps u could follow up on that and do more interviews with amateurs and get a replay pack which im sure alot of people do want. we all get to see the top of professional scene in korea but im sure there are storylines to explore in the amateur scene.
On December 14 2011 14:50 Fainty wrote: Maybe a farfetched idea but I'd love to see some of the professional gamers out in there everyday life.
Maybe invite some of the foreigner pro's in Korea currently out for a lunch or to some tourist destination which you could Vlog, which would also take away the need for any translators.
Things like maybe the Slayers house playing a soccer game, going out to a bar for a drink with Huk, random matches of other games like Street Fighter or WoW of pro's against each other. Maybe even seeing what other games they enjoy playing in their off-time. Recently I watched the video of MVP rapping, things like this that make the pro's seem more human than gods-o-starcraft.
The food idea is also very good but could work out very well with taking maybe some pro's out with you ? Going to some of the pro's favorite place's to eat,drink or just relax outside of their team houses.
These are just things I can think of that stand out a bit from whats already been done which could possibly really draw the interest of fans.
This sounds pretty cool. We already get loads of Starcraft footage, but only ever hear little snippets about the other cool stuff that goes on over there. Slice-of-life stuff is definitely the way to go.
Like more Vlogs of pro gamers. Would really like to see how MMA/MVP and other players lead their normal lives and share their experiences with us. They get more fans, we get more content. Great for both sides really.
Korean culture/life as a gamer/team dinner kind of stuff if that happens. Show matches are so frequent now and there's a lot more korean tournaments lately so that it wouldn't really be unique. Maybe a team going out for some BBQ as well, or what certain players do in their off time.
i would like to see how the day of artosis and tasteless are
what they do during the morning/afternoon backstage video before gsl starts backstage video after gsl finish
i think if you could record some pros playing like nestea mvp jiajki etc (with a camera obviously) to see how they play ingame (replays are good but a video of them actually playing is would be sick tbh)
There are lots of things I would like to see, but I really like to seen aspects of their culture, like Vlogs about Korea as you mentioned. Also maybe some differences in the life of an average Koream vs an average American or European, esp food Thanks Moletrap for offering to do this
What would be pretty nice is going to all the progamer houses. But not just to see what their house looks like. It would be nice if the foreign community could learn more about what all the players are like.
So.. some videos with you talking to the players in the different team houses for us to get to know them better would be nice! And showing the average TLer what it is like to live in Korea, the kind of culture they have (food, entertainment, lifestyle)
On December 14 2011 14:23 DarkGo wrote: i want you to stop casting please, this is not just me but everyone in the sc2 esports community, thanks
User was temp banned for this post.
Fuck this guy. I loved you casting in BW and I love your casting now!
I'd watch casted ladder games and showmatches anytime, but I'd be most interested in more info about pro houses. I know SC2 houses are known to have a relaxed practice environment, but I'd like to hear about training regimens for either houses or for individual players.
Walk around and ask at PCBangs what Koreans think of foreign events/players/fans. We get very few glimpses into the thoughts of general gaming nerds from over there. Would be fun I think.
yea how about you make a vid where u just go into a pc bang and interview random people, ask them things like
do you know me? Do you watch the GSL? Are you a progamer? Are you Code B yet? How long have you been following the competitive starcraft scene? Do you think it will keep growing? Do you think adults will be accepting of the progaming career in the next generation, since they will have grown up with video games?
xD
(and of course part of the fun is that they are told they will be viewed by tens if not hundreds of thousands of people online, so they might say funny things or act funny)
I would love to see more about the food, tourist attractions/open air markets, but most importantly i would love to see just basic cultural differences in everyday life. So that way we as a community can understand the view point of the koreans who watch and love starcraft 1 & 2 just like we do. I feel this would allow drama that comes out of korea to be understood better than it is currently digested by the non-korean community. Thanks for any content you do put out will watch <3 GL HF
i wanna see a bo9 between nestea and leenock in the gsl finals! and i hope nestea pulls through i'd also like to see a tour around the ogs house and maybe a bit of fp play from some of the players :D
If you could get some Korean progamers to talk about their hopes and fears and thoughts about HoTS and the future of Starcraft 2 in terms of units and strategies, in an easygoing way.
Beyond that food-blog, behind-the-(korean )scenes.
Personally, not more drama, if anything maybe something that makes foreign fans and gamers understand the korean gaming culture and vice versa. Build bridges and pour oil on the water, not on the flames.
hey moletrap you should put up a poll on the front page. anyways i'd love to see more vlogs about what its like living in korea, its culture/food/interesting places etc
There are still quite a few pro houses that have not been visited: pro Brood War houses! I'd love you to get back into BW, I know you're doing the whole SC2 thing now but as a side project BW coverage in any shape or form would be wonderful.
Otherwise I'd like to see more "behind the scenes" kind of stuff. What happens at gom studio when the cameras are off? That sort of stuff. It doesn't neccesarily have to ge all gaming related.
Also it would be fun if you could explore the Koreans english skills since I know many can but they rarely use it. While you are at it could you follow up with how it goes for Jinro trying to learn Korean?
Maybe try to find out what kind of computers, keyboards and stuff the pros use since I know that many are curious about this.
I'm curious to see more of how pro gamers are regarded by the public over there. Stuff like advertisements with BW pros would be fun to see. Talking with fans and players about what it means to be a pro over there would be appreciated.
umm maybe u can go out with some of the pros who are ur frnds !! go drinking and take pics or evena vid and then go home and play random games and make a random video of that also and post it on TL.
What kind of conditions they train in. T he area they live/work in.
Obviously some of the pro houses have been toured but that was before a lot of foreigners were there. Now there are a lot more foreigners living in different houses (including the GOM one) and it would be cool to get a video of those houses, their living conditions and maybe an interview with them or something along those lines.
Maybe even an update on some of the larger pro houses would be cool too.
If you are touring about the place, could you post up some snaps of some of the big war memorials if you happen by them?
Some of the graveyards, i heard, are supposed to be massive.
And no, i dont get my rocks off from graveyards. But grandas who both passed this year served in korea, and its just a personal interest of mine. I intend to get my ass out there myself for a month or so to see them myself.
I got a superb idea for a show: Invite a progamer or a caster or a coach or someone, go eat at a restaurant, talk about esports, games, etc. Then review the restaurant! Food + esports in one!
Otherwise, yeah, House tours with specific reference to how the foreigners fit in (I am intrigued after Naniwa complained about how MVP handled their interhouse ranking tournaments, and am interested in if this is a foreigner thing, or a house thing )
I would like to see "a day of a GSL caster". Behind the scenes footage and stuff like that. How does a GSL caster prepare? Do you just drop in or do you have any meetings before the games? What does the studio look like before the games, and when people start to arrive? What does it look like from where the audience is seated? What do you talk about after the games?
YOUR HEAD IN A @&$# PIKE! ,is what i would say few months ago. But I digress your casting has improved a lot lately keep up the good job!.
Maybe a peek at slayers-EG house? when they are practicing it would be funny to see Idra interact with slayers players (seeing how most of them are terran)
Also, thanks a lot for doing this. People will be more interested in korean gamers if we can see stuff behind the scenes, and we don't get a lot of this kind of stuff. Also, you could have that one guy on page 2 translate the video maybe if you need to and add subtitles.
Hot Korean girls, the more pics, the better! Just kidding, lots of pictures of good Korean food would be nice as well or pics of the English GSL casting team doing stuff together outside of work.
I think if you could bring us anything about opportunities for foreigners there, that would be great. I'd love a chance to go to Korea and teach English or study or something like that, so some info on that would be nice and yeah, as posted above, I'd love to see maybe like just a shot of some of the Korean arcades where the kids are all duking it out on fighting games and that kind of thing. Aside from gaming, is there anything else out of the ordinary that people there do for fun? Anything you can bring us would be awesome, Moletrap! Thanks for being an awesome member of the community as well as a good caster.
On December 14 2011 17:34 surfinbird1 wrote: There are still quite a few pro houses that have not been visited: pro Brood War houses! I'd love you to get back into BW, I know you're doing the whole SC2 thing now but as a side project BW coverage in any shape or form would be wonderful.
THIS. We need more bw interviews and even visits to their team houses.
I'd like to see some standard korean ladder games also some videos about you going to normal korean market buying food or something like that what normal korean citizens does :D?
Recommend the food and restaurant chains there. I know it's been mentioned by other people who went to S. Korea before, but a friendly reminder wouldn't hurt :> . on't forget to post pictures of the food! :D
The coolest idea for me is a day in the life of english speaking progamers. Follow Idra/Huk, or one of the Liquid players next year and show what it's like for them in the practice house. When do they eat? Work out? Wake up? Do they eat lunch out of the house? Do they go out at night? Where? I know the Liquid documentary comes in a couple months, but something more low key than that. Just to get a sense for a player's experience in the eSports mecca.
If that's too much, maybe you could do some BW style interviews with english speaking Korean players, or foreign players. Bring Huk and Idra out to lunch, and awkwardly ask if they like each other, in a way that makes it sound awkwardly homo-erotic; like the Korean interviewers do! Srsly though, it would be cool to take some awesome progamers out to lunch, and take some pretty shots of them. For inspiration: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=294551
Really kind of you to try to contribute EVEN MORE to the community. Thanks for kicking ass Moletrap.
I miss "Korean netizins reactions about..." since Milkis quit, although he was quite biased it was still a nice read. Often with big discussions going on like the Naniwa story right now I feel like we miss that side of the story. Maybe something you could jump in?
I want you to focus on sc2 and actually focus on understanding the game more if you have spare time to do things like show us korea. You make many mistakes while casting and it really frustrates me since GSL is my favorite tournament and you cast part of it.
I would really love to see more into the lives of foreign progamers in Korea! Interviews with them in the team house about their life in Korea and their day-to-day, tours of the team house with them maybe, anything you can get from them would be really cool. No need to speak Korean at all =)
I love behind the scenes videos so those Artosis pro tours are among my favorite. He focuses on layout and interviews the star players. Perhaps you can go about it in another direction and introduce us to the up and coming Code B/lesser known talent. As much as some people like their stars, everyone likes being ahead of the mainstream!
I wasn't initially a fan of yours to begin with, but your work during GSL Qualifiers and the seasons after have been nothing short of awesome. GL + looking forward to what you decide to release!
Actually, would you be able to do a series of interviews with BroodWar pros? Maybe their thoughts on SCII: if they practice, plans to switch, whether they acknowledge that they'll be better than anyone else on the scene, etc?
On December 15 2011 12:06 kingjames01 wrote: Actually, would you be able to do a series of interviews with BroodWar pros? Maybe their thoughts on SCII: if they practice, plans to switch, whether they acknowledge that they'll be better than anyone else on the scene, etc?
Some BW content would be cool :x, especially if you could get their thoughts on SC2 and the foreign scene.
Also, interviews or footage of managers/casters/production crew working and chilling would be nice.
a trivia contest at a pc bang or wherever the Korean nerds hangout. No translation, maybe use lots of slides. Show us that communication can still exist!
VLOG of Korean sounds really awesome honestly. I've traveled a lot, but I've never been to Korea yet. Another idea would be maybe shooting a video of a day in the life of a caster? Like what you do before and after a day of work? =P
Moletrap, I love you. Is this restricted to just Sc2, or can I request an interview with Reach aswell? If this is possible at all, I would love you forever. If not, uhm, maybe interview with one of the old greats, Boxer, NaDa, July? If not just some Vlogs <3
I love behind the scene stuff. Casters and Players may be the face of eSports, but its the cameraman, the make-up artists, the interns that make eSports happen. Can you work on a series that focus on these unsung heroes?
How about a behind the scenes of the GOM studio? Aside from Mr. Chae and the Korean casters we rarely ever get to see the men and women behind the magic. If they're not too public shy, it'd be great if you could do interviews with the cameramen, makeup artists, video editors, gfx designers, etc. Ask them about why they decided to work for GOM, what got them into e-sports, who their favorite players are, etc.
I'd say more personal content of the pros. I liked the yellow series immensely, and would probably buy a GomTV annual pass for the opportunity to see some well produced pieces like that.
Go visit PC Cafe's and do interviews with the owners about eSports!
Figure out a way to get more foreigners to Seoul! Even if it's just making it a more attractive city by exposing it and giving tours of the coolest areas.
I would likle to see a day in a life of a progamer. Instead of a full house toour, it will be great if you just follow a single progamer around for a day. See how they train, when they eat, when they sleep, how many practice games with teammates, how much ladder, etc.
Id love to see more vlogs about the korea culture to be honest. Just seeing how they live. I have travelled to almost every different country in western europe (and a few country's in eastern europe) but ive never travelled to asia and their culture fascinates me.
On December 14 2011 14:50 Fainty wrote: Maybe a farfetched idea but I'd love to see some of the professional gamers out in there everyday life.
Maybe invite some of the foreigner pro's in Korea currently out for a lunch or to some tourist destination which you could Vlog, which would also take away the need for any translators.
Things like maybe the Slayers house playing a soccer game, going out to a bar for a drink with Huk, random matches of other games like Street Fighter or WoW of pro's against each other. Maybe even seeing what other games they enjoy playing in their off-time. Recently I watched the video of MVP rapping, things like this that make the pro's seem more human than gods-o-starcraft.
The food idea is also very good but could work out very well with taking maybe some pro's out with you ? Going to some of the pro's favorite place's to eat,drink or just relax outside of their team houses.
These are just things I can think of that stand out a bit from whats already been done which could possibly really draw the interest of fans.
This is what I would request as well. I don't know why it's so fun to see this stuff, but I really enjoy it. Like watching Day9 play that word game is funny, he's so flipping good at it. So, show us what the pros do that's not SC2!
I think you should do some First person camera PoV of people laddering. A lot like Artosis did at GSL qualifiers, though you should commentate and talk to player about the game. It can be any player from LS (lastshadow), he's insanely fast so that's fun to see in action (see his finger move etc).
Personally, I'd be less than interested in casted VODs, showmatches, or interviews. We get a decent amount of those as is.
I would, however, like to see anything related to 'behind the scenes' of GSL. What do the staff do before the broadcast? What do they do after the broadcast? How do the staff spend their free time? How are things run in general?
Also anything to do with Korean culture is a definite plus.
I second a lot of the ideas already said (food, tourist attractions, skyline, landscapes, etc) but also am interested in Korean college/grad school life. I know there are some pros that also attend university (can't remember who they are off the top of my head but I remember Tasteless mentioning it few seasons ago) but am curious if you could shadow one of them during a typical day as they balance class/practicing and also and interview or two of what they think about university life, something like that. Thanks!
I would like to some more tours and how the progamers live, also what they do on their freetime. But not interviews, Id rather see normal documentary style filming of their lives.
Would it be wrong if I asked you to track down TossGirl and do a lenghty interview with her, maybe ask if she ever got harrased by a strange swedish nerd? Old thread)
Moletrap's adventures to a 안마, two days adventures at the 홍데 district during club weekend and Moletrap's adventures at 청랑이 behind the mall after dark would be nice . :3
INterview wise..I want them to interview CJ Hydra with the question: So are..you CJENtus Hydra? How good are you at sc2..? Do other CJ players play SC2 etc..
A small documentary of what MVP's day loosk like would be pretty cool. I'm wondering if all he literally does is Eat/SLeep/SC2 with or without his g/f
Also, bring back Klazart for a commentary on a game D:
I still want to see the insides of the gaming houses if there is a few more out there. I really am interested in where they play. I think a lot of us are. Or maybe spend a day with a team and do what they do. Not sure seems like a good idea.
I want to see more interactions between players. Whats the relationship between the different teams, players, etc. I want to see friendships, storylines, rivalries, and how they treat each other in general.
I think it would be cool (if your not casting at the time) to be behind stage of gsl and interview a players thoughts right before he vs. someone, if your allowed that would be cool! just an idea
How about instead of showing us a korean restaurant, you try and get some programers to do cooking lessons! Surely at least one korean progamer must know how to cook, so see if you can get one to cook some korean food and video it!
That way you get both progamer in non-gaming setting AND korean food. You could do a series if enough progamers cook.
It would go something like this: 1) Meet up with the progamer. Go to a local market or store, and buy ingredients. 2) Get progamer to make some food (with you as his (able) assistant). 3) EAT FOOD.
On December 16 2011 07:58 Lonyo wrote: How about instead of showing us a korean restaurant, you try and get some programers to do cooking lessons! Surely at least one korean progamer must know how to cook, so see if you can get one to cook some korean food and video it!
That way you get both progamer in non-gaming setting AND korean food. You could do a series if enough progamers cook.
It would go something like this: 1) Meet up with the progamer. Go to a local market or store, and buy ingredients. 2) Get progamer to make some food (with you as his (able) assistant). 3) EAT FOOD.
I dont want to watch you eat food, cause that will make me want to eat that food... it looks so good
But i definitely like to see replays from proplayers that we haven seen before. And interviews would have been sick if you can get hold of an translator!
I'd definitely love to see some tours of the cities/culture there. Stuff like restaurants and the different types of food, the night life, etc. While more pro replays would be awesome (as long as there's at least one zerg ), getting to see more of the Korean culture and way of life interests me way more.
Thanks Moletrap for the initiative. I would like to see 'foreigner' life in Korea. The video would make it very easy for non-Koreans to visit, and for the aspiring pro-gamer, transition to life in Korea?
Personally i want progamers in dresses dancing to kpop.
But if that's not possible, I support these fine gentlemen
On December 16 2011 07:58 Lonyo wrote: How about instead of showing us a korean restaurant, you try and get some programers to do cooking lessons! Surely at least one korean progamer must know how to cook, so see if you can get one to cook some korean food and video it!
That way you get both progamer in non-gaming setting AND korean food. You could do a series if enough progamers cook.
It would go something like this: 1) Meet up with the progamer. Go to a local market or store, and buy ingredients. 2) Get progamer to make some food (with you as his (able) assistant). 3) EAT FOOD.
And video the whole thing.
On December 16 2011 17:46 Zandar wrote: Open a paypal so we can donate and go bring poor SC a present and wish him well from the foreign community
and also just content from the progamers in general that's not just games. Something to give us fans a reason to be personally involved and become fans of them. Life story, why they're a gamer, what they like outside of sc2, favorite kpop groups, etc.
* Vlogs about Korea (such as visiting an open air market or tourist attractions) * interviews (I don't currently know anyone that can translate for me though (no, John is too busy and can't help me with side projects))
Hey, these two are my top priorities! Really hope I can see this content from you!
Also, thanks so much for your awesome job casting. Really got to talk to you at the NASL afterparty and I was converted to a fan. Keep up the good work, bro! I see you going places.
Just to add another PLUS ONE sentiment that it would be great to see some footage of the daily lives of progamers, doing some stuff that's not necessarily starcraft related. I know some of the players have good enough english to do this kind of thing without a translator, but whether they're too shy or not to do it is another matter~
Interview the family/relatives of progamers. Ask them about their opinion on the whole progaming scene and if they believe that the choice to follow the career of a progamer is worth the risk. Also mention professional streaming and the huge growth in esports after the launch of Sc2 and ask them about their point of view. I'm pretty sure that we will get many different opinions and possibly get to know better the benefits and hardships of being a progamer.
I could care less about the venues and the team houses. but I do like interviews, and clips of crowd reactions to the end of games. I also would love replay packs of korean progamers (GM/high masters level)
Idea #1 - As I recall, near Seoul there's a sizeable mock ancient village where the staff does traditional dances, wears traditional festival costume, etc. As a kid I remember they had these little wooden do-hickeys you could push your self across a frozen pond on, that would be hilarious. Videotape yourself doing that. Add a couple of minutes of the ceremonies or whatnot, the travel there, and you have yourself a video. Note: if you do Vlogs you MUST take another person or a cameraman with you so that you can film each other doing wacky stuffs. Sorry I have no idea what that attraction is called. Perhaps you can ask around about it or contact a tourist office.
Idea #2 - go to one of the open-air food markets, probably in the countryside (um, do they still have those? I was in Korea like 18 years ago as a kid) If it's during the summer, make the Vlog about how everything smells.
Idea #3 - go to the giant indoor mall/amusement park if they still have that
I don't mean to be mean Moletrap but without being too specific about this, have you not seen the Gom chats about you? It's like every 7th or 8th post. Let me just put it this way it's not good.
Without being a hater I just want to say I honestly think it would be in your best interest to figure out what mistakes you are making in casting that is getting these posts on GOM.
I fear by being to specific i will be warned or banned even though I don't think it would warrant either. I am not trolling i'm really being serious.
So to recap basically imho I think you should take a step back and take a close look at things first before you jump hard on this project gl Moletrap.
I want to see what the nightlife in Korea is like for the most part. I guess also just cultural stuff, just what life is like there and what the people are like, etc.
I think the thing that will draw the most interest, not only from me but from the rest of the sc2 scene is what progamers are like outside of playing. Just a wild crazy reference here is the Hyungjoon becomes a progamer series. What made that so cool is we got to see all the players personalities and what they were like when they weren't gaming. It makes fans feel a little closer to the players. Any kind of content like that will be wildly popular.
This is.. really really nice of you to do Moletrap! All I really enjoy is watching recordings of tours, any basically! Do as many of them as you can haha :D:D. I wish I could be there myself to meet some people that I've made friends with but.. this won't happen soon T_T
Hey moletrap! wondering if you wanted to go out and try exotic foods, like eating squid and stuff like that, maybe dog?? haha i dont know man whatever you feeling, when i visit korea im going to try every food there, so i wonna know what to expect =)
Moletrape the second post on the first page was a dick move, haha he deserves a BAN and not a TEMP-BAN but what can you do. your a good caster i enjoy listening to you and khaldor together haha have a good one CHEERS
Moletrap ur casting is awsome!!!,dont listen to the haters!!(negative fags who hurt esports =] ) And as far as korea i'd like to see land scape pictures like cities, city life, and some other outdoor type things. Im curious as to how the city life is over there.
Btw, I seen the pictures from your trip and they were awsome.
On December 17 2011 02:26 fire_brand wrote: I want to see what the nightlife in Korea is like for the most part. I guess also just cultural stuff, just what life is like there and what the people are like, etc.
I think the thing that will draw the most interest, not only from me but from the rest of the sc2 scene is what progamers are like outside of playing. -
This is what I would like to see more of as well. Seeing what the life is behind the scenes so to speak, the culture and the personalities.
On December 17 2011 02:12 Xidious wrote: I don't mean to be mean Moletrap but without being too specific about this, have you not seen the Gom chats about you? It's like every 7th or 8th post. Let me just put it this way it's not good.
Without being a hater I just want to say I honestly think it would be in your best interest to figure out what mistakes you are making in casting that is getting these posts on GOM.
I fear by being to specific i will be warned or banned even though I don't think it would warrant either. I am not trolling i'm really being serious.
So to recap basically imho I think you should take a step back and take a close look at things first before you jump hard on this project gl Moletrap.
That's because the GOM forums are a cesspit of absolute trash. Sorry, but that's just the way of it. Although it's hard to deny that, out of all the GSL casters, moletrap is the biggest recipient of criticism (both constructive and otherwise), you can't really take anything on the GOM forums to heart.
Listen to the real, legitimate constructive criticism, as opposed to the trolls.
As for what I would like to see in Korea... Hmm, I think an internet café (a small tour of one) would be very interesting, as we don't have anything remotely similar to that over here.
I really like the showmatch idea, and personally I think it would be cool to feature some of the guys that are deep on the team rosters (so we wouldn't necessarily know them). It seems like it would be good exposure for them and a cool way to see some good players who aren't televised often or at all.
There needs to be a video of the Slayers/EG house. Find the reason why in Korea BW had fangirls and SC2 has fanboys. Start a SC2 pro team called North Korea 4 Kim. Get a tattoo of Flash.
On December 16 2011 07:58 Lonyo wrote: How about instead of showing us a korean restaurant, you try and get some programers to do cooking lessons! Surely at least one korean progamer must know how to cook, so see if you can get one to cook some korean food and video it!
That way you get both progamer in non-gaming setting AND korean food. You could do a series if enough progamers cook.
It would go something like this: 1) Meet up with the progamer. Go to a local market or store, and buy ingredients. 2) Get progamer to make some food (with you as his (able) assistant). 3) EAT FOOD.
And video the whole thing.
Incredible. I'd watch this for sure.
THIS!
or focus on one thing and do it with some progamer: Cooking with MC Shopping with MKP and so on
The more content about Korea the better. My brother, and two friends, all work in Seoul teaching English. I read and see a bit about their daily lives. But your interests would make for good documentary, Starcraft and all.
- pro house tour (I loved when Artosis did it) - pro analyzing their replays of important matchs explaining their thoughts - other games that the pros play when they are bored and/or tired.
I want a video of these bars where you rent women to pour you drinks, heard all the pro's talk about it, but have never seen it, a video tour of the new Slayers house would be awesome! Also what khalador and artosis did, I LOVE seeing over the shoulder filming of pro's playing (like code A and what not). Very cool to see their monitor and hands dance across the keyboard! Thanks!
Go to Dongdaemun and go shopping. Walk Cheonggaecheon. Take live video from Club Answer. Make fun of foreigners in Itaewon. Show old people squatting in the street. Eat dog.
On December 17 2011 02:12 Xidious wrote: I don't mean to be mean Moletrap but without being too specific about this, have you not seen the Gom chats about you? It's like every 7th or 8th post. Let me just put it this way it's not good.
Without being a hater I just want to say I honestly think it would be in your best interest to figure out what mistakes you are making in casting that is getting these posts on GOM.
I fear by being to specific i will be warned or banned even though I don't think it would warrant either. I am not trolling i'm really being serious.
So to recap basically imho I think you should take a step back and take a close look at things first before you jump hard on this project gl Moletrap.
That's because the GOM forums are a cesspit of absolute trash. Sorry, but that's just the way of it. Although it's hard to deny that, out of all the GSL casters, moletrap is the biggest recipient of criticism (both constructive and otherwise), you can't really take anything on the GOM forums to heart.
Listen to the real, legitimate constructive criticism, as opposed to the trolls.
As for what I would like to see in Korea... Hmm, I think an internet café (a small tour of one) would be very interesting, as we don't have anything remotely similar to that over here.
You cannot be more wrong. In fact, it is on TL where you get a completely biased view, because of Moletrap's involvement in SC1.
I don't want drag this conversation because I'll get banned, and you probably think of me as a troll anyway
I havent had time to read through all the suggestions. And I know 80% of the people is sick about balance whine. But I'm curious what pro's opinions is about all the game stages for all the races and what things are in their opinion slightly too strong or too weak for what they are. Including things as blatant and talked over a million times: Mules but also maybe something no one really discussed yet TvZ early game hellions. Or the power of the mutalisk. I want to know what their thoughts are on these kind of things not to justify my imbalance whine but to see the state of the game from their perspective and what they thing would improve this game.
Also from all the code A casters moletrap is the only one I dont get noxious listening to. And I don't know him from BW.
On December 16 2011 07:58 Lonyo wrote: How about instead of showing us a korean restaurant, you try and get some programers to do cooking lessons! Surely at least one korean progamer must know how to cook, so see if you can get one to cook some korean food and video it!
That way you get both progamer in non-gaming setting AND korean food. You could do a series if enough progamers cook.
It would go something like this: 1) Meet up with the progamer. Go to a local market or store, and buy ingredients. 2) Get progamer to make some food (with you as his (able) assistant). 3) EAT FOOD.
And video the whole thing.
Incredible. I'd watch this for sure.
THIS!
or focus on one thing and do it with some progamer: Cooking with MC Shopping with MKP and so on
EPT
(anma = brothel)
i'd also like to see a tour around the ogs house and maybe a bit of fp play from some of the players :D
on't forget to post pictures of the food! :D
