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Volka
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Sabu113
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 but this is amazing news. He'll be great. Moletrap Fighting! | ||
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bubblegumbo
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Sueco
Sweden283 Posts
Why this guy gets (11k viewers) gets fast-tracked instead of Husky (400k viewers) is completely beyond me. I mean no disrespect to Moletrap, he's a skilled caster and deserves his shot at it like everyone else, but it looks like he got selected simply because he hangs out with the right people in Bnet or TL. This e-sport is going nowhere fast if decisions like this one are made by small, well-connected groups of old-timers with no eye for the crowdpleasers. He may have his own quirky style and mannerisms, but Husky's starcraft-casting channel has done more to take e-sports mainstream than most people in here. There's a reason people who don't even play SC2 regularly watch his videos and enjoy them. The guy is a damn good entertainer. Yet, the much less well known Crota gets the casting spot. That's just fishy. | ||
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Alou
United States3748 Posts
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
On February 23 2011 02:14 Sueco wrote: I've listened to this guy, Crota, Askjoshy, Husky, HD... Well to most of the rag-tag youtube casters out there. Why this guy gets (11k viewers) gets fast-tracked instead of Husky (400k viewers) is completely beyond me. I mean no disrespect to Moletrap, he's a skilled caster and deserves his shot at it like everyone else, but it looks like he got selected simply because he hangs out with the right people in Bnet or TL. This e-sport is going nowhere fast if decisions like this one are made by small, well-connected groups of old-timers with no eye for obvious crowdpleasers like Husky. Husky applied to Code A? | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On February 23 2011 02:14 Sueco wrote: I've listened to this guy, Crota, Askjoshy, Husky, HD... Well to most of the rag-tag youtube casters out there. Why this guy gets (11k viewers) gets fast-tracked instead of Husky (400k viewers) is completely beyond me. I mean no disrespect to Moletrap, he's a skilled caster and deserves his shot at it like everyone else, but it looks like he got selected simply because he hangs out with the right people in Bnet or TL. This e-sport is going nowhere fast if decisions like this one are made by small, well-connected groups of old-timers with no eye for obvious crowdpleasers like Husky. I think that quality != popularity. Perhaps GOM feels, as I do, that Moletrap is more deserving than some other casters with more subscribers because of his deeper knowledge of RTS that can only come from year of experience. Also, maybe those other guys didn't apply? Who knows. | ||
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JimSocks
United States968 Posts
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Dooba
Croatia588 Posts
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Sueco
Sweden283 Posts
Husky applied to Code A? I've got no idea but I hardly think He'd pass up on fully paid job doing what he already does on youtube all week. I think that quality != popularity. Perhaps GOM feels, as I do, that Moletrap is more deserving than some other casters with more subscribers because of his deeper knowledge of RTS that can only come from year of experience. Wrong. Years of experience mean jack. The game is not as complicated as you'd like to think it is. You want to make the e-sport massive and profitable, not a niche, overcomplicated thing for people who take it a little bit too seriously. Essentially, you want to reach out to the average guy, not pander to your trekkies. You pick the fun guy that makes the game fun to watch, not the brainiac that crunches numbers and looks at you like he's reading the global economy forecast even though he's just casting a computer game. Don't you guys know anything about marketing? | ||
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goiflin
Canada1218 Posts
On February 23 2011 02:18 JimSocks wrote: Maybe husky sent a bad audition vod. Or maybe he didn't want to go to korea. Just saying, living and working in korea isn't exactly an easy decision for someone with prior engagements. On February 23 2011 02:28 Sueco wrote: [ Wrong. You want to make the sport massive, not a niche, overcomplicated thing for people who take it a little bit too seriously. You want to reach the average guy, not the fraking trekkies. You you pick the fun guy that makes the game fun to watch, not the brainiac that crunches numbers and looks at you like he's ready the economy forecast even though he's just casting a computer game. Don't you guys know anything about marketing? Don't confuse what you want with what other people want. | ||
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lolbolt
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bennyaus
Australia1833 Posts
On February 23 2011 02:28 Sueco wrote: I've got no idea but I hardly think He'd pass up on fully paid job doing what he already does on youtube all week. Wrong. You want to make the sport massive, not a niche, overcomplicated thing for people who take it a little bit too seriously. You want to reach the average guy, not the fraking trekkies. You you pick the fun guy that makes the game fun to watch, not the brainiac that crunches numbers and looks at you like he's ready the economy forecast even though he's just casting a computer game. Don't you guys know anything about marketing? I don't know if he applied, and I'm not a huge fan, but I agree with you. The likes of Husky/HD/etc. have done a lot for the community, and they seem to be getting shut out of live casting events, which is ridiculous considering what they can bring to them (400k subs anyone?). They might not be Day9tosis etc. but they are definitely on par with the next tier of casters and already have a huge amount of popularity. If not GSL, then at least NASL or someone else should be trying to utilise these guys to bring the mainstream to SC2. | ||
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emucxg
Finland4559 Posts
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enzym
Germany1034 Posts
On February 23 2011 02:14 Sueco wrote: I've listened to this guy, Crota, Askjoshy, Husky, HD... Well to most of the rag-tag youtube casters out there. Why this guy gets (11k viewers) gets fast-tracked instead of Husky (400k viewers) is completely beyond me. I mean no disrespect to Moletrap, he's a skilled caster and deserves his shot at it like everyone else, but it looks like he got selected simply because he hangs out with the right people in Bnet or TL. This e-sport is going nowhere fast if decisions like this one are made by small, well-connected groups of old-timers with no eye for the crowdpleasers. He may have his own quirky style and mannerisms, but Husky's starcraft-casting channel has done more to take e-sports mainstream than most people in here. There's a reason people who don't even play SC2 regularly watch his videos and enjoy them. The guy is a damn good entertainer. Yet, the much less well known Crota gets the casting spot. That's just fishy. I don't believe that Husky even applied, because he's supposedly making a good living off of his work for youtube. And Husky's 400k subs also netted him a good bunch of haters, bitter people with the impression that he sold out without giving his share to the people making the replays he casts, and then there are people who don't like to see less knowledgable casters succeed. He isn't exactly a non-controversial figure, even tho I completely disagree with this notion. He isn't Buddha, but the his entertaining commentary is top notch and helping esports out a lot, even if people don't want to acknowledge that. And what's with that mention of Crota? Where did he go? o_o | ||
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xLethargicax
United States469 Posts
edit - Also elaborating, I got into the BW scene via Cholera, Diggity, Moletrap, and Klazart. I haven't seen or watched any of them, except for Diggity, in so long. This is awesome. | ||
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