i don't understand why people hate on kelly so much, everything has been said about her and now its just annoying to continually read it. Just stop watching Code A and be happy like I have chosen to.

blackbrrd

Norway477 Posts

March 09 2011 00:02 GMT

#82

Doa/Kelly worked much better than Artosis/Kelly or Tasteless/Kelly. Tastosis is in a league by it's own, but they are casting Code S, so no problems with it for me.

i_am_immure

United States67 Posts

March 09 2011 09:14 GMT

#83

I don't hate kelly, but personally I can not stand her voice. I have to really listen and decipher what she says. If gom is really trying to reach out to the western world, they need a better english speaking caster. Doa on the other hand seems to be doing a great job minus the horrible jokes.

mcmartini

Australia1972 Posts

March 09 2011 09:39 GMT

#84

I studied engineering at Uni and had many indian and asian lecturers and have never had any trouble understanding them and I have no trouble understanding Kelley. I would be more than happy if she stayed casting code a but seeing as they're trialling people they may find someone better

Cammalleri

Canada190 Posts

March 09 2011 09:42 GMT

#85

The new caster is decent, but kelly is terrible, i just cant stand listening to a platinum player that doesnt know what hes saying, IE "he's gonna make one banshee just to scout"

mcmartini

Australia1972 Posts

March 09 2011 09:50 GMT

#86

On March 09 2011 18:42 Cammalleri wrote:
The new caster is decent, but kelly is terrible, i just cant stand listening to a platinum player that doesnt know what hes saying, IE "he's gonna make one banshee just to scout"

She has previously stated she is in diamond in Korea.

Clicker

United States1012 Posts

March 09 2011 09:50 GMT

#87

On March 09 2011 08:54 Teivospy wrote:
i don't understand why people hate on kelly so much, everything has been said about her and now its just annoying to continually read it. Just stop watching Code A and be happy like I have chosen to.

Just stop reading the hate then too.

koolaid1990

831 Posts

March 09 2011 09:58 GMT

#88

On March 09 2011 18:50 mcmartini wrote:

Show nested quote +

She has previously stated she is in diamond in Korea.

diamond in korea is like masters in NA, not to bad

dtz

5834 Posts

March 09 2011 13:10 GMT

#89

seems like tastosis want to stop casting code A because Artosis wants to come back to being a competitive player aside from the obvious workload issues. Would be a very unique development if artosis do become very succesful again and need to travel to mlg / nasl grand finals / iem / dreamhack etc.

I hope some team pick him up as well!

Fojji

United Kingdom217 Posts

March 09 2011 13:32 GMT

#90

Dont watch code A because of kelly unfortunately :/ It's just too stressful to endure an entire match with that accent

Bommes

Germany1226 Posts

March 09 2011 13:39 GMT

#91

For me a good caster/commentator has to have insights on the game mechanics/timings and why the pros do what they do. I haven't seen that at all from Doa and Kelly, so I personally don't enjoy listening to them and more often than not listen to music or audio books while watching the game, because I don't need commentators who tell me what is going on, I see that myself.

I know it is a really hard job and it is not like they work professionally in front of a camera for 10 years, and I'm fine with that and I think Doa and Kelly are both doing a really good job considering their experience, and I don't have a problem with Kelly like other people here. Their commentary just doesn't provide me with any additional information about the game, so I don't listen to it.

Many people here should give Kelly more chances though, it seems like she gets a lot of hate just because of her accent (which really isn't that bad) and most of her haters just claim that she is talking nonsense which she not really does. When she says something about the game, it is always intelligent and she usually has a good understanding of what is going on (more than Doa if you ask me, but maybe he is just shy/playing his caster role).

Zorkmid

4410 Posts

March 09 2011 14:24 GMT

#92

Just a note to all those that say they can't understand Kelly:

None of you with ever earn science degrees at prestigious universities without figuring out how

Especially math!

Maynarde

Australia1286 Posts

March 09 2011 14:28 GMT

#93

I actually like all the casters on GOM at the moment, including Ms. Milkies.

But I kind want Lil' Susie back, and not because I want her to replace anyone. I just miss her <3 She was great with Korean + English and her interviews streamlined way better for Western audiences.

Bellygareth

France512 Posts

March 09 2011 14:48 GMT

#94

From my point of vue DOA is great, has a clear tone and a good voice. Everything else is fine or will improve with time so he gets my seal of approval.

For Kelly right now as a non native english speaker I have trouble understanding her while I'm fine with Tastosis and DOA, I miss half of Kelly's words. So I'm better of muting code A right now as I can't make sense of half of what is said. It makes me sad because she has the passion and when I do manage to understand her she can be funny or even offer insight on the game.

btx0

Germany184 Posts

March 09 2011 14:51 GMT

#95

I'm a non native speaker and understand Kelly just fine, way better than say Irish accents.

enzym

Germany1034 Posts

March 09 2011 15:18 GMT

#96

On March 09 2011 08:25 KashmirAZ wrote:
People who complain about Kelly's accent and are native English speakers are just not putting any effort fourth, if you have been around English you're whole life you really have no excuse not to be able to understand her other than just giving up

Understanding her can be a problem, but it is not the main issue here. Before that is being able to stand her.
There is no doubt that, depending on the environment you were brought up in or with effort put into it you can understand what she says.

But people shouldn't have to put forth effort in order to enjoy a game.
The caster's role on the other hand is nothing but to help us to enjoy the game.
When we find his voice and accent to be detrimental to that then we can't enjoy the game. When there are problems in understanding him then his words become reduced to noise, which is detrimental to the enjoyment of the game. It means that a caster is not suited for the job.
Accent and voice might not be his fault, but the unfortunate reality is that it is a major criterion to anyone who wants to become a caster.
Each caster has his season to do his best to fill that role, while we fans and customers have to put up with it. After that it is up to GOM.

Which brings me to the other point. The interview is indeed pretty vague. No new information was made available, but the already known was reinforced.
It is worded in a way that leaves room for "all casters undergo a trial period and [Name] is not our surest choice" and "we hired [Name] for his/her experience on live events".
The latter of the two I disagree with and if that turns out to be GOM's way of thinking then I will be disappointed, because attendance of (jobs at) events really doesn't say anything about casting ability at all. It just means that the person was there.