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How will the removal of the ASL official English stream change your viewing habits? :

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TL.net Bot TL.net132 Posts March 15 2021 00:14 GMT #1

BlackPride United States186 Posts March 15 2021 02:12 GMT #2 I will drop out of my current classes -> enroll in Korean 101 -> work tirelessly for years to become Brood War fluent -> then I will watch the Korean stream, the way God intended.

DevilDriver Germany77 Posts March 15 2021 08:35 GMT #3 If there was no other option I would likely watch the playoffs at least over Korean Afreeca, but lets hope the English community stream is gonna be awesome

M3t4PhYzX Poland4225 Posts March 15 2021 22:03 GMT #4 Nyoken + Scan gonna cast it for sure. Imo it's an amazing replacement, even if we will not see Tastosis back.

Djabanete United States2786 Posts March 15 2021 22:28 GMT #5 It will not change my viewing habits. Always watched ASL, never preferred the English cast. You didn't really include a poll option for that. ("I'll watch the Korean stream", in context, reads as "I'll change my habits by watching the Korean stream," which isn't my situation.)

Djabanete United States2786 Posts March 15 2021 22:31 GMT #6 <oops double post>

Kitai United States876 Posts March 17 2021 05:11 GMT #7 I'd still watch it if Tastosis found a way to cast it live.

mcVV 7 Posts March 17 2021 18:27 GMT #8 I only started watching ASL to get an additional Tastosis fix, but found myself liking the players and games as well. However, whenever I’ve watched BW without Tastosis, I find myself skipping through the videos. There’s a lot more early-game dead time compared to sc2, so the casters’ ability to fill that void is something I need to continue watching. I hope Tastosis will be able to do an English cast in the future and like many others, I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is.

n00b1n8R Australia45 Posts March 18 2021 13:29 GMT #9 I'll probably watch the community streams but not being on youtube is a big pain. I really appreciated that I could watch it on my phone or TV.

HaN- France1920 Posts March 18 2021 17:29 GMT #10 On March 18 2021 22:29 n00b1n8R wrote: I'll probably watch the community streams but not being on youtube is a big pain. I really appreciated that I could watch it on my phone or TV. You can watch afreeca streams on your phone with their app.

Immaterial Canada510 Posts March 19 2021 18:16 GMT #11 I’ll watch no matter what. I wasn’t really around during the pre-SC2 peak of BW so I’m not as used to watching the KR casts as some of you guys are, but i don’t mind it. It does feel pretty bad not having Tastosis casts anymore tho, kinda feels like the end of an era. When I’ve had rough patches over the past decade there was always comfort in knowing I could turn on one of their casts and relax. Imo their brilliance comes from an uncanny ability to recreate the feeling of watching the games with friends despite casting being a one-sided interaction. I’ll miss that a lot. I’m sure some people are tempted to stop watching all together out of spite for Afreeca or something, but it is important to have some perspective on the nature of this situation. While I wish they would have considered other options (PPV/crowdfunding/make it Afreeca exclusive/etc), I’m still thankful for all they’ve done to keep high-level competitive BW alive. Ultimately Afreeca is a business and must make decisions that will serve the interests of their business first and foremost.

BlueStar Bulgaria1168 Posts March 20 2021 08:37 GMT #12 We are watching because of the game what is this question dafuq

Sok211 6 Posts March 20 2021 08:40 GMT #13 When you were watching the korean stream, you could hear the cheers of the audience when great plays were made, you didn't hear anything from the crowd when watching the english one. I won't miss it.

Cpt.beefy Ireland799 Posts March 20 2021 14:01 GMT #14 On March 19 2021 02:29 HaN- wrote: Show nested quote + On March 18 2021 22:29 n00b1n8R wrote: I'll probably watch the community streams but not being on youtube is a big pain. I really appreciated that I could watch it on my phone or TV. You can watch afreeca streams on your phone with their app. It doesn't stream/buffer properly (I'm in ireland) youtube was the only option to watch for me. Personally, I will watch an english cast whomever does it live. If not I will watch the korean one after the matches even if it means waiting hours for it to load properly.

StalkyBear 55 Posts March 20 2021 23:24 GMT #15 I prefer to avoid tastosis, but I am looking forward to giving Scan and Nyoken a try!

PESServo 7 Posts March 26 2021 12:41 GMT #16 Still wondering why 2 established people in the Esports world (for years and years) need a patreon with almost 11k $ so they can cast ASL...

vik7 United States227 Posts March 26 2021 15:16 GMT #17 On March 20 2021 17:37 BlueStar wrote: We are watching because of the game what is this question dafuq the results of the poll so far, tell a dif story lol its not just the game, people definitely tune in for tastosis

Sok211 6 Posts March 28 2021 14:01 GMT #18 The most important part is to get to watch the absolute best play versus the absolute best with a big bag of cash thrown on the table so they push themself that little bit extra.

Branch.AUT Austria853 Posts March 31 2021 19:12 GMT #19 I'm not watchin anymore, doesn't have anything to do with tasteless and artosis, but with the fact that the stream will no longer be available outside of afreeca

MrMischelito 347 Posts April 01 2021 20:31 GMT #20 On March 19 2021 02:29 HaN- wrote: Show nested quote + On March 18 2021 22:29 n00b1n8R wrote: I'll probably watch the community streams but not being on youtube is a big pain. I really appreciated that I could watch it on my phone or TV. You can watch afreeca streams on your phone with their app. You cannot watch it without the afreeca app, afaik.

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