Alright folks, let's get down to business. I know you all want to win that Hwaseung jacket (or if you're a hater like me, that $100!) and here's where it all begins. Half of the replays have been released, and the other half are waiting to be played. There are a bunch of ggs already so some of you may want to use one of the R1 reps as your entry.
To submit an entry, post the youtube video in this thread with something like "hey this is my entry!".
Here are the rules for submission: 1) You must state that your entry is for the PokerStrategy.com TSL2 Commentary Contest somewhere in the recording (ideally at the start) 2) Limit one entry per person! You can record multiple games, but you must CLEARLY indicate which is the entry you are entering. Dual commentaries count as both your single entries 3) Replays must be from either TSL Qualifiers Round 1 or TSL Qualifiers Round 2 4) Deadline for submission 17th January 2010 23:59 KST - we will not accept late entries!
Voting will open early next week. Remember, to be eligible to vote you need 10 posts! And just to clarify, you DO NOT need 10 posts to submit an entry - the post restriction is only for voting.
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ok THAT is gonna be awsome! cant wait for the first video to be posted!
btw: commentated replays (replays with audio comment) seem to be out of style nowadays. is there any place where one can still download commentated replays in english?
A little about me, I briefly participated in the commentary for TS1 last time and I assist with Sc2gg commentary occaisonally. I'm a Terran player and will be cheering for the likes of BRAT_OK, who really impressed me last TSL.
I also commentate on War3 matches and other strategy games from time to time, feel free to visit my channel at www.youtube.com/user/vaulsc especially if you would like to catch some of my commentating from TSL1.
My entry for the contest will be game two of Shaman vs Incontrol in the R2 qualifiers.
On January 11 2010 15:23 resonance wrote: I went through half a commentary (nrt.flaf vs g5 game 1) and realized I didn't have the replay bar hidden. UGH!
Chaos doesn't seem to wanna work for sc either so looks like no submission for me like I said I would before (too much time to get it working).
If you ever do this on accident, you can still have a backup and use youtube. They have the annotation thing now and you can use a textbox to cover up the replay bar! :-)
On January 11 2010 15:37 Superiorwolf wrote: If you ever do this on accident, you can still have a backup and use youtube. They have the annotation thing now and you can use a textbox to cover up the replay bar! :-)
Or just use your video editing program to add a black strip.
On January 11 2010 15:23 resonance wrote: I went through half a commentary (nrt.flaf vs g5 game 1) and realized I didn't have the replay bar hidden. UGH!
Chaos doesn't seem to wanna work for sc either so looks like no submission for me like I said I would before (too much time to get it working).
If you ever do this on accident, you can still have a backup and use youtube. They have the annotation thing now and you can use a textbox to cover up the replay bar! :-)
Oh yeah, you're right. I'll keep that in mind thanks.
Moved into a city apartment (yes my lag issues seem to have been solved finally) but misplaced my bw cd during the move for a bit. Luckily I found it before this contest started.
On January 11 2010 17:14 Vaul wrote: Moved into a city apartment (yes my lag issues seem to have been solved finally) but misplaced my bw cd during the move for a bit. Luckily I found it before this contest started.
By the way, yeah, I usually use youtube annotations to cover up my replay progress bar. I find that stacking 3 on top of each other works best, one white, then one black, then one white. Make sure you extend the annotations to the end of the video... it's easy to forget and then the progress bar is only covered for 5 seconds
Well, I actually didn't do this specifically for the contest, but since I did it I might as well post it, eh.
I did the G5 vs Cloud series... game 1 has all the good commentating extras in it.. background of players, notes from interview, mentioning of brackets, etc... but people want to see action, so I guess I'll make game 2 my entry
Aren't you supposed to say the commentary is for the contest IN the recording?
On January 10 2010 20:46 Plexa wrote:
1) You must state that your entry is for the PokerStrategy.com TSL2 Commentary Contest somewhere in the recording (ideally at the start)
Seems like the purpose of this is a little defeated if the well known commentators are just going to do their thing and then link to their best one without even stating in the video that it's for the contest... X_X;
[B]On January 12 2010 07:58 LuckyFool wrote: Seems like the purpose of this is a little defeated if the well known commentators are just going to do their thing and then link to their best one without even stating in the video that it's for the contest... X_X;
I don't follow you. Obviously, they can't just link to their "best one" since they will have to cast a TSL match. If that's what they did, it's perfectly fine. The more the merrier.
Not an attempt to disrespect the work the casters do, but it's not like it's way out of everyone else's league. It might take a couple of tries but i would say anyone with some dedication and some command of the language could make a commentary that could compete. It's perfectly alright to be creative about it as well - to add some flavour or wackiness. If moletrap doing a cooentary is going to prevent you from doing it, you didn't have the enthusiasm anyway.
Commentating is haaaaaard. You have to juggle focusing on what's happening in the game and talking about the strategic decisions of each player. I've made a VOD out of the replay I'm doing, and I'm trying to commentate over that... but there are times when I can't think of anything to say, and times when I want to say something but can't because action is happening. I'm sure I will get better with practice! I also need to cast with more energy, or there's no way I'll be able to win this contest.
COMMENTATING IS EASY. Don't worry what anyone thinks. People will always hate on you no matter what you do in life. Just get out there and start yelling and screaming about the game you're watching. Who cares if people make fun of it.
Hey luckyfool, realised after my commentary that I had only said verbally during game two that I intended to use 'one of the games in the series' and then picked game two on my post - hopefully that will be ok. Most of the time you'd be commentating while you were watching the series, rather than watching them all and then picking the best game to commentate on. It's usually better to commentate on something you don't know the result of!
Really can't speak for other commentators who regularly post SC vods on youtube, but for me i've taken time out to just do that one series for the sake of this contest. I think the contest exists to ultimately help the TL guys cover a lot of games where it would take them a lot of time and effort to get their main commentators doing ALL the qualifier games. So this should really help them out!
Hmmm. Yeah, I recorded the vid the day the G5/Cloud reps came out, before there was any mention of having to say something in the beginning of the video.
I also mentioned that they were TSL games at the beginning of the first game, though.. (and in the video title, heh)
What's the ruling on that?
Btw, while I would at least agree with motbob that there is much more to doing commentary than most people think, I would definitely agree with Husky that it doesn't have to be hard and people should really give it a try. Heck, most of the reason why I do it is because it's fun to yell at your computer while watching a game Especially for the purposes of this contest people that are just having fun will have as much chance of getting votes as anyone else.
Are the others who will not participate in this have a chance of listening to everyone when its done? would be so much fun tho, anyways gl to everyone whos going for the win.
On January 13 2010 01:25 ceaRshaf wrote: Well TL staff showed a dozen times how to hide the replay bar when they were showing results.
sorry never read it mind telling me now?
Use chaos launcher and activate the hide replay progress bar. It should be one of the plugins that comes with chaos, make sure you go to config when you find the right plugin to check mark the Hide replay progress option.
Liked the commentary Alex. Especially all the giggling and the outrageous accent!
Best part: "wow he fucked uuuup! UAH! Oh - Good storm. Not as good as I thought it would be - if he had annihalated everything there I would have screamed very loud. But I gave it a little scream cuz it was quite good".
On January 13 2010 02:51 hefty wrote: Liked the commentary Alex. Especially all the giggling and the outrageous accent!
Best part: "wow he fucked uuuup! UAH! Oh - Good storm. Not as good as I thought it would be - if he had annihalated everything there I would have screamed very loud. But I gave it a little scream cuz it was quite good".
On January 13 2010 04:44 vanTuni wrote: nice nice! i like you chaos style a lot. the only thing you should really improve is your camera. was all dizzy from all your moving around.
yeah sorry lol i thought i was a bad observer. Its like when the game starts you think okay ill try make it nice and slow but like 10 mins later you get lost in the game and forget to make it nice and slow and start going all over the place.
Hi, this is Trozz commentating for you In the Pokestrategy.com TSL2 round two, game three it's mikeol vs xiaozi or I think he pronounces it "shout-zoo"
If you havent seen the first two games yet You should Check em out for play you won't forget These guys are quite skilled which one will be killed? the winner will advance to face koget
This is the map you all know, Destination Xiaozi spawned at the bottom location he's a canadian player and a noob slayer He's one of the best zergs in the nation
Meanwhile, Mikoel from spain... sends out a scout? probably for proxy buildings no doubt maybe proxy rax? maybe some facts? we'll see what his play is all about
So what can be said about this map's TvZ? I see Terran mech regularly they don't bio much because of bridges and such lets see if this scv can spread misery
I wonder what chaos this dude will lace? maybe proxy building in the Zerg's base? cant be a scout was sent too early out both the scouts come face to face
The drone scouts the close proxy spot wait, did he see the scv? I think not! or maybe he did and im a clueless kid check out terran's mad plot
oh right, I've seen this play before manner ebay! this is pretty hardcore you can take it from me this is annoying for Z and its a tactic you really can't ignore
alright, so this play shifts the whole game you can't caluclate timings in a standard time frame it's tough to keep track everything is set back but in the long term, you want to play the same
so it doesn't look like he's doing 12 pool he's playing pretty calmly, not losing his cool just don't overreact you'll lose: that's a fact just dont let yourself be terran's tool
So Xiaozi has his 12 hatch up which is a pretty good build in this matchup it will amount to a good larva count lets see if this win is something he can snatch up
meanwhile, there's this scouting drone he's here to checkout the unknown what will he see? gas, obviously looks like terran wants to tech up, then own
the first overlord's at the natural base while the second one checks this space maybe he'll find a proxy that's blind terran's a pretty cheesy race
notice that this dumb bay is still here zerg didnt pull drones to kill it in fear not pulled by terran's strings, he'll just kill it with some lings, altough third hatch will be late here
sorry if it sounds like I'm on zerg's side but what can I say? is it canadian pride or the action breeds satisfaction and I'm a fan of zergs worldwide *mondragon*
so zerg pulls two drones... frank and eddie and th- holy crap he's at 400 minerals already? things just got weird ever since this appeared hopefully his play keeps steady
I've never done this build as terran before but it looks like standard mech is in store he builds one marine no, not fifteen eventually he'll have factory units galore
if you zerg, scouting, there's one point of interest counting the scvs on gas is something I suggest if you see three do you know what's likely? maybe a starport strategy? I like those best
zerg finally kills the blockade thanks to the zergling parade still no gas yet did he forget? if you're in this situation, don't be afraid
it feels like I'm just casting for the zerg collective I'll try to commentate in proper perspective to all you terran and toss and fans of lacrosse entertaining you is my objective
oh yeah, and this is my first cast I wanted it to be unsurpassed it's for a contest and I'm quite obsessed as this commentary may be my last
Look what he slammed down with such an impact Mikoel the terran opens with 2 fact with an addon too I think zerg gets the clue yeah, he already took a step to react
the first anti-vulture colony is down and this long distance mining is frown town but alas that ebay was class terran can be the most annoying guys around
To fight mech, I get an early den but it doesn't look like we're seeing that again I also admire a really quick spire cuz mutas are good at fighting men
Lair? Hydra den? Excellent, it has begun! Ohhh, this is more than a zvt rerun vultures with speed could really succeed unless zerg's hydralisks are done
this overlord help these zerglings for scouting they can help to keep scvs routing but he only made six and the rest of his picks? look at how many drones he's outing
Zerg throws down the den, but it feels kinda late I would throw down my hydra den right outta the gate but don't listen to me I'm barely ranked D I think these drones await a date... with fate... vulture drone hate... so irate
Zerg sees that Terran is opening the door! The vultures flare up with a mighty roar! can this overlord keep alive? he sees three, no wait, five I think you need sunks... could I emplore more?
One hydra egg in the nat and two in the main forward sunk placement... this'll be pain! vultures in here will wipe this base clear here comes the drone genocide campaign!
5 vultures just drive right in good attack, is it enough to win? only a few drones die his count is quite high these hydras need to keep the vultures within
Xiaozi cant let Mikoel's vultures get up they'll rape too many drones and be like... sup? this drone block is nuts although it takes guts great defense, using the drones as a cup
look at all the blood on the lawn! those top 4 zerglings are gone I was way too enthralled hey look, expo stalled looks like these vultures showed their brawn
Zerg is following up with pure economy this is solid play as some would agree you could also hit back do a counter attack but that's not what we see
our canadian player is getting lurker with haste he might as well get it, otherwise the lair is a waste I'm afraid of one thing the danger this will bring because we all know tanks turn lurker into paste
vulures attack! or is it a feign? Mikeol is dangerous and he is from spain but there's so many drones he'll be richer than dow jones this game definitely wont fail to entertain
vultures are done, now he's making a tank terran has lots of gas stored in his bank vulture count is six that's enough to do tricks looks like these vultures are going for a shank
or maybe they're just randomly darting the spire for zerg is just starting what's this on the map? vultures laid a trap and now it looks like they're departing
look at the danger he's showing where are these hydras going? I dunno where they should be there holyshit the danger is growing
ok good, hydras are now morphing only one hydra is walling vultures are fast they could zoom past he's planting mines, hatchery stalling
gunna follow the vultures around wherever they are is where action is found oh wait they stopped cuz an ebay was dropped verses spire half done, the timing was sound
oh hey, these hydras might morph to lurk thanks to this overlord maphacking jerk he can burrow in this vale and the lurkers will impale all of the workers at work
to fight against mech, you need many bases thats why mikeol is mining these places send an overlord to each is he really gunna breach these three hydras with sadfaces?
wow these bridge hydras got rocked looks like the vultures arent blocked drone rape time that's sublime too bad that front door wasnt locked
vultures are back for more they hunger for drone gore there's a lot of drones gettin eatin like toblerones so... more blood on the floor
zerg has no hydras anywhere! and his spire JUST finished, so unfair he needs hydras instead or else he'll be dead count the deaths in this square
really good defense with just hydra drone fortunately for zerg, his drones weren't alone 6 mutas indeed now he'll preceed to make terran bleed and groan
terran's goliath count is pretty high he'd preparing for the threat of the sky and as for +1 looks like its half done and he's close to 50 supply
no scvs are mining this tactic really is shining check out the debris that turret was key with no detection, this is so confining
look who's on a stroll mutas say: "you have map control" he's got a turret or two which mutas can undo remember, doing damage is not the main goal
zerg finally takes his third that makes me a happy nerd arg misssiles they're stabbing like bristles if he lost every muta, that would be absurd
when terran pulls all the goliaths back, that's when zerg laid off the attack in case you didnt know metal is super slow and mutas move like they're on crack
terran needs to secure his second base or else he'll fall behind in the economy race OMFG what the hell do I see?! a tank getting punched in the face
clearly zerg is now winning the wheels in terran's head must be spinning he needs critical mass so he can kick ass these lurkers must be grinning
so zerg, unchallanged, rules the skies getting the mutas at this point was wise it's kinda funny when terran spends money on stuff other than gas heavy guys
with the goliaths, he can take this base easy they can really stop mutas from being cheesy check out +1 its pretty much done +1 metal makes me queasy
zerg is doing pure hydra production he's not giving in to greed's seduection and this hydralisk speed is just what he'll need to start ridiculous hatchery construction
why doesnt terran mine these 4 spots? its not like the lurks can take free shots check out these thrillers the might be drone killers they could do damage... lots...
holycrapholycrapholycrapholycrap and here I thought they were having a nap usually mech gets steady but he's pushing already? maybe just to set up a trap
nine metal men comin out of the gate one gets broodlinged, then there were eight nah im just joking terran is provoking lurkers? this will be great
the mutas jump into the fight stalling for backup, am I right? muta armor at 50% goliaths tell them to get bent will the hatch be killed? the timing will be tight
still no mining, that's insane this attack needs to deal lots of pain he might get the hatch and while it won't win the match he's limiting the zerg's mining domain
zerg got supply locked at the worst time 3 idle larva at hatcheries is a crime well this hatch is dead he'll expand here instead worthwhile attack, worth every dime
terran needs his forces to survive and these lurkers shouldn't be alive these guys go no where fast lurkers getting hits as they go past zerg is on lair tech, he isn't rushing hive
looks like terran is done upgrading also looks like he's only in the game by a string free overlord kills good supply stumping skills these mutalisks are looking for a spot to sting
whaaaat, clueless muta flies away and of course it dies right away we totally beat him! he's alone, let's eat him! yeah mutalisks dine on gourmet
bout a control group and a half of hydralisk he defenetly isn't facing a tank risk in fact I think he has enough to really get tough +1 armor for mutalisk
Zerg's supply pushes 72 no hydralisk upgrades, but he has quite a few a lone goliath hears the noise but then gets messed up by the zergie boys this is probably way more than terran can chew
looks like our friendly spanish terran is in trouble he needs to kill these lurkers on the double if the tank wasn't sniped these lurks would've been wiped I guess all terran can do is hide in his bubble
this hydras and mutalisks can just a-move yeah, charging in when there's no tanks? I approve wait he needs mutas first otherwise it'll be the worst aww yeaaa they're back into the groove
this game is all but done, xioazi totally won and I hope all you guys found this commentary fun even though I was biased I regard zerg the highest and I'm just happy that a canadian guy won
this is a limerick commentary by trozz for a contest, and for a jacket of hwaseung oz the contest isnt over yet visit teamliquid dot net come commentate for an awesome cause
that was fun to write I had quite a few late nights this was a haiku
Hi, this is Trozz commentating for you In the Pokestrategy.com TSL2 round two, game three it's mikeol vs xiaozi or I think he pronounces it "shout-zoo"
If you havent seen the first two games yet You should Check em out for play you won't forget These guys are quite skilled which one will be killed? the winner will advance to face koget
This is the map you all know, Destination Xiaozi spawned at the bottom location he's a canadian player and a noob slayer He's one of the best zergs in the nation
Meanwhile, Mikoel from spain... sends out a scout? probably for proxy buildings no doubt maybe proxy rax? maybe some facts? we'll see what his play is all about
So what can be said about this map's TvZ? I see Terran mech regularly they don't bio much because of bridges and such lets see if this scv can spread misery
I wonder what chaos this dude will lace? maybe proxy building in the Zerg's base? cant be a scout was sent too early out both the scouts come face to face
The drone scouts the close proxy spot wait, did he see the scv? I think not! or maybe he did and im a clueless kid check out terran's mad plot
oh right, I've seen this play before manner ebay! this is pretty hardcore you can take it from me this is annoying for Z and its a tactic you really can't ignore
alright, so this play shifts the whole game you can't caluclate timings in a standard time frame it's tough to keep track everything is set back but in the long term, you want to play the same
so it doesn't look like he's doing 12 pool he's playing pretty calmly, not losing his cool just don't overreact you'll lose: that's a fact just dont let yourself be terran's tool
So Xiaozi has his 12 hatch up which is a pretty good build in this matchup it will amount to a good larva count lets see if this win is something he can snatch up
meanwhile, there's this scouting drone he's here to checkout the unknown what will he see? gas, obviously looks like terran wants to tech up, then own
the first overlord's at the natural base while the second one checks this space maybe he'll find a proxy that's blind terran's a pretty cheesy race
notice that this dumb bay is still here zerg didnt pull drones to kill it in fear not pulled by terran's strings, he'll just kill it with some lings, altough third hatch will be late here
sorry if it sounds like I'm on zerg's side but what can I say? is it canadian pride or the action breeds satisfaction and I'm a fan of zergs worldwide *mondragon*
so zerg pulls two drones... frank and eddie and th- holy crap he's at 400 minerals already? things just got weird ever since this appeared hopefully his play keeps steady
I've never done this build as terran before but it looks like standard mech is in store he builds one marine no, not fifteen eventually he'll have factory units galore
if you zerg, scouting, there's one point of interest counting the scvs on gas is something I suggest if you see three do you know what's likely? maybe a starport strategy? I like those best
zerg finally kills the blockade thanks to the zergling parade still no gas yet did he forget? if you're in this situation, don't be afraid
it feels like I'm just casting for the zerg collective I'll try to commentate in proper perspective to all you terran and toss and fans of lacrosse entertaining you is my objective
oh yeah, and this is my first cast I wanted it to be unsurpassed it's for a contest and I'm quite obsessed as this commentary may be my last
Look what he slammed down with such an impact Mikoel the terran opens with 2 fact with an addon too I think zerg gets the clue yeah, he already took a step to react
the first anti-vulture colony is down and this long distance mining is frown town but alas that ebay was class terran can be the most annoying guys around
To fight mech, I get an early den but it doesn't look like we're seeing that again I also admire a really quick spire cuz mutas are good at fighting men
Lair? Hydra den? Excellent, it has begun! Ohhh, this is more than a zvt rerun vultures with speed could really succeed unless zerg's hydralisks are done
this overlord help these zerglings for scouting they can help to keep scvs routing but he only made six and the rest of his picks? look at how many drones he's outing
Zerg throws down the den, but it feels kinda late I would throw down my hydra den right outta the gate but don't listen to me I'm barely ranked D I think these drones await a date... with fate... vulture drone hate... so irate
Zerg sees that Terran is opening the door! The vultures flare up with a mighty roar! can this overlord keep alive? he sees three, no wait, five I think you need sunks... could I emplore more?
One hydra egg in the nat and two in the main forward sunk placement... this'll be pain! vultures in here will wipe this base clear here comes the drone genocide campaign!
5 vultures just drive right in good attack, is it enough to win? only a few drones die his count is quite high these hydras need to keep the vultures within
Xiaozi cant let Mikoel's vultures get up they'll rape too many drones and be like... sup? this drone block is nuts although it takes guts great defense, using the drones as a cup
look at all the blood on the lawn! those top 4 zerglings are gone I was way too enthralled hey look, expo stalled looks like these vultures showed their brawn
Zerg is following up with pure economy this is solid play as some would agree you could also hit back do a counter attack but that's not what we see
our canadian player is getting lurker with haste he might as well get it, otherwise the lair is a waste I'm afraid of one thing the danger this will bring because we all know tanks turn lurker into paste
vulures attack! or is it a feign? Mikeol is dangerous and he is from spain but there's so many drones he'll be richer than dow jones this game definitely wont fail to entertain
vultures are done, now he's making a tank terran has lots of gas stored in his bank vulture count is six that's enough to do tricks looks like these vultures are going for a shank
or maybe they're just randomly darting the spire for zerg is just starting what's this on the map? vultures laid a trap and now it looks like they're departing
look at the danger he's showing where are these hydras going? I dunno where they should be there holyshit the danger is growing
ok good, hydras are now morphing only one hydra is walling vultures are fast they could zoom past he's planting mines, hatchery stalling
gunna follow the vultures around wherever they are is where action is found oh wait they stopped cuz an ebay was dropped verses spire half done, the timing was sound
oh hey, these hydras might morph to lurk thanks to this overlord maphacking jerk he can burrow in this vale and the lurkers will impale all of the workers at work
to fight against mech, you need many bases thats why mikeol is mining these places send an overlord to each is he really gunna breach these three hydras with sadfaces?
wow these bridge hydras got rocked looks like the vultures arent blocked drone rape time that's sublime too bad that front door wasnt locked
vultures are back for more they hunger for drone gore there's a lot of drones gettin eatin like toblerones so... more blood on the floor
zerg has no hydras anywhere! and his spire JUST finished, so unfair he needs hydras instead or else he'll be dead count the deaths in this square
really good defense with just hydra drone fortunately for zerg, his drones weren't alone 6 mutas indeed now he'll preceed to make terran bleed and groan
terran's goliath count is pretty high he'd preparing for the threat of the sky and as for +1 looks like its half done and he's close to 50 supply
no scvs are mining this tactic really is shining check out the debris that turret was key with no detection, this is so confining
look who's on a stroll mutas say: "you have map control" he's got a turret or two which mutas can undo remember, doing damage is not the main goal
zerg finally takes his third that makes me a happy nerd arg misssiles they're stabbing like bristles if he lost every muta, that would be absurd
when terran pulls all the goliaths back, that's when zerg laid off the attack in case you didnt know metal is super slow and mutas move like they're on crack
terran needs to secure his second base or else he'll fall behind in the economy race OMFG what the hell do I see?! a tank getting punched in the face
clearly zerg is now winning the wheels in terran's head must be spinning he needs critical mass so he can kick ass these lurkers must be grinning
so zerg, unchallanged, rules the skies getting the mutas at this point was wise it's kinda funny when terran spends money on stuff other than gas heavy guys
with the goliaths, he can take this base easy they can really stop mutas from being cheesy check out +1 its pretty much done +1 metal makes me queasy
zerg is doing pure hydra production he's not giving in to greed's seduection and this hydralisk speed is just what he'll need to start ridiculous hatchery construction
why doesnt terran mine these 4 spots? its not like the lurks can take free shots check out these thrillers the might be drone killers they could do damage... lots...
holycrapholycrapholycrapholycrap and here I thought they were having a nap usually mech gets steady but he's pushing already? maybe just to set up a trap
nine metal men comin out of the gate one gets broodlinged, then there were eight nah im just joking terran is provoking lurkers? this will be great
the mutas jump into the fight stalling for backup, am I right? muta armor at 50% goliaths tell them to get bent will the hatch be killed? the timing will be tight
still no mining, that's insane this attack needs to deal lots of pain he might get the hatch and while it won't win the match he's limiting the zerg's mining domain
zerg got supply locked at the worst time 3 idle larva at hatcheries is a crime well this hatch is dead he'll expand here instead worthwhile attack, worth every dime
terran needs his forces to survive and these lurkers shouldn't be alive these guys go no where fast lurkers getting hits as they go past zerg is on lair tech, he isn't rushing hive
looks like terran is done upgrading also looks like he's only in the game by a string free overlord kills good supply stumping skills these mutalisks are looking for a spot to sting
whaaaat, clueless muta flies away and of course it dies right away we totally beat him! he's alone, let's eat him! yeah mutalisks dine on gourmet
bout a control group and a half of hydralisk he defenetly isn't facing a tank risk in fact I think he has enough to really get tough +1 armor for mutalisk
Zerg's supply pushes 72 no hydralisk upgrades, but he has quite a few a lone goliath hears the noise but then gets messed up by the zergie boys this is probably way more than terran can chew
looks like our friendly spanish terran is in trouble he needs to kill these lurkers on the double if the tank wasn't sniped these lurks would've been wiped I guess all terran can do is hide in his bubble
this hydras and mutalisks can just a-move yeah, charging in when there's no tanks? I approve wait he needs mutas first otherwise it'll be the worst aww yeaaa they're back into the groove
this game is all but done, xioazi totally won and I hope all you guys found this commentary fun even though I was biased I regard zerg the highest and I'm just happy that a canadian guy won
this is a limerick commentary by trozz for a contest, and for a jacket of hwaseung oz the contest isnt over yet visit teamliquid dot net come commentate for an awesome cause
that was fun to write I had quite a few late nights this was a haiku
For originality and complete awesomeness, Trozz has my vote. Sick sick limericks.
sweet contribution Trozz! The game was so-so though... guess you had to pick a short one for that crazy ass commentary. Definitely mad probs, but I still want MORE!
Love the idea of this contest, as it creates more commentaries than usual.
Oh, and btw. are the live-casts being recorded? Would be nice to watch some of the on YouTube, in case you miss one.
He covered a good amount of strategy with the limitations he had to face. Just off of my head, he mentioned the 3 on gas, the den response, the mines, the muta tech, the lack of seige tank = attack, and how important the two hydras morphing to lurkers would be.
The game however.. not so good, terran blew such a decent advantage away by letting two lurkers stop mining completely at his natural for the entire game :/
Though the commentary was freaking awesome, if I had to view these repetitively I would go absolutely insane.
My Mic is quiet sorry I did Round 1 Game 1 Dreiven vs Nyoken, I did the rest of the series as well except my recording software bugged out and corrupted the video. And I dont wanna re record it now that I've already commented on it once it just doesn't work as well now that I've seen the game and done commentary.
PS: my game sound lags when I"m recording after a couple of minutes I tried to fix it but failed horribly so yes you can hear game sound rather early near the end.
Very nice commentary Rael, I didn't know about the reason behind building that supply depot there, and it was overall well thought-out and natural, and really informative. Cheers,
Yay I hope for a lot of commentaries of the matches not being broadcasted! Too bad that native english speakers are having nice advantage in this contest tho.
very nice dejavu! watched it even though you failed embedding saw G2, as the other games was already commentated. You definitely get your excitement across!
Of course there might be multiple coments on the same game. After all comenting the same game makes the judging more accurate. How can you claim rights on your game : )))))
On January 15 2010 16:42 ceaRshaf wrote: Of course there might be multiple coments on the same game. After all comenting the same game makes the judging more accurate. How can you claim rights on your game : )))))
I don't think it's like a math test were if someone did it first you just take the answer and put it in your paper. The comentating skill is what makes every participant unique. And what if there were 100 people wanting to comentate for the contest and someone came to them: "bummer, there are not enough games for you to coment" .
It's not fair in any way to claim a game yours beacause you did it first.
Am I the only one that dislikes trozz's commentary? I mean, yes, I guess he gets points for the whole novelty factor. But god, does it turn annoying after half a minute. At least for me. I hope a proper commentary wins it.
On January 16 2010 01:54 exeprime wrote: Am I the only one that dislikes trozz's commentary? I mean, yes, I guess he gets points for the whole novelty factor. But god, does it turn annoying after half a minute. At least for me. I hope a proper commentary wins it.
On the contrary, I found it quite enlightening. Sure it might not have contained the most insight towards how the matchup works, but it sure as hell did a good job of entertaining me. Isn't that what it's all about?
On January 16 2010 02:28 Trozz wrote: It's annoying, eh? Have some constructive feedback? Or do you hate rhymes?
I wasn't trying to be hostile or anything, I just find it weird that everybody likes it so much, I found it impossible to listen through, because it sounds forced and unnatural, and it would be... strange for it to win, from my point of view.
Congrats on doing something out of the ordinary though. I guess it makes most people laugh, which is good, but I just can't get into it at all. And so far I seem to be the only one, which is the thing that surprized me most.
edit: However, I do love how you always post in haikus. That *does* make me laugh.
On January 15 2010 23:25 ceaRshaf wrote: I don't think it's like a math test were if someone did it first you just take the answer and put it in your paper. The comentating skill is what makes every participant unique. And what if there were 100 people wanting to comentate for the contest and someone came to them: "bummer, there are not enough games for you to coment" .
It's not fair in any way to claim a game yours beacause you did it first.
I never claimed it was mine just wanted to know if he was aware I did it already
On January 16 2010 02:28 Trozz wrote: It's annoying, eh? Have some constructive feedback? Or do you hate rhymes?
I wasn't trying to be hostile or anything, I just find it weird that everybody likes it so much, I found it impossible to listen through, because it sounds forced and unnatural, and it would be... strange for it to win, from my point of view.
Congrats on doing something out of the ordinary though. I guess it makes most people laugh, which is good, but I just can't get into it at all. And so far I seem to be the only one, which is the thing that surprized me most.
edit: However, I do love how you always post in haikus. That *does* make me laugh.
Don't worry, I believe it was really bad, too. No idea who is going to win... Kind of disappointed overall.
How do you compete with sweet accents and smooth rhymes? Good job to all the other participants so far. Here is my entry:
I wonder if for the sake of getting coverage we should start a thread with the intention of covering every game. We could coordinate and make sure the less popular games get done, plus it would make it easy for viewers to have everything in one location. I'd certainly be willing to put some effort into it.
NOTE: I know this one has already been cast, but after fully casting the Dreiven vs Casper series (around an hour and half of games) it turns out it didn't record the audio. This was the second game I wanted to cast the most so it will be my entry.
My entry. Infernal vs. Haypro, Game 1. It is my first ever commentary, so it is really bad. I do not hold any illusions of having any chances of winning this event. I just wanted to give commentating a try and this contest was the perfect opportunity for it.
Alrighty! Contest closed a little while ago.. good to see that there's been no more entries makes life simple! Voting process will be explain in a new thread. Sit tight!
On January 17 2010 11:22 Tom Phoenix wrote: My entry. Infernal vs. Haypro, Game 1. It is my first ever commentary, so it is really bad. I do not hold any illusions of having any chances of winning this event. I just wanted to give commentating a try and this contest was the perfect opportunity for it.
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