Here are some pearls of wisdom for aspiring SC2 commentators, coming from a vastly experienced guy who casted two games with Special Endrey once.
WC3 players: If one of the players you are commenting on happens to be an ex-WC3 player, don't forget to mention that he has excellent mincro. People on the internet are stupid and have very shorty memories, so they will likely have forgotten the last time you mentioned that a WC3 player has good micro. Point it out even if they don't have particularly great micro, because how could they possibly be good at the game without having great micro, right?
All players are excellent: Never forget to mention that every player you commentate on is very good. Just because you're commenting on the best league in the strongest esports country in the world doesn't mean that calling the players "very good" is redundant. Even if you're discussing the first round of an open tournament, there's 50/50 chance that Meg@Sn!per.X is "very good," right?
Leery/Weary/Wary: Despite these words meaning completely different things, to a commentator they are 100% interchangable, especially if you are Day9.
Vocabulary: Are you the type of person who thinks long words are hard to say? Do you not really know very many words to begin with? Good news: esports commentary is definitely for you! Long words take up too much time - precious time which could be spent yelling "ohhhhhhh!" People can already see what's going on on-screen, why would they want you to talk about the game?
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Sunday, 10 July 2011
Sunday, 1 May 2011
2010: the year esports begun... fuck off
A quote from a recent article on the NASL site:
"I should preface my article by noting that despite being a writer for the NASL, I am and have long been an E-sports fan, watching IGN, GSL, and TSL in addition to the NASL this last week and the weeks before."
I have somewhat warmed to the NASL over recent weeks. Their obvious shortcomings are overcome by having the most interesting roster of players (I guess the insipid means were justified by the ends, even if they did invent a pseudo team just to get round their own rules and allow Grubby in). But the sentence above is what pisses me off about esports right now... okay, one of the things that pisses me off. Watching GSL does not make you 'long an e-sports fan' - GSL started like six fucking months ago.
This constant ignorance of Western esports before the advent of SC2 is as infuriating as it is depressing. Now, maybe this Brandon Garrett character was at CPL Babbages in 2001 or something and he just didn't think that sentence through - in that case I apologise - but it's indicative of a wider trend. I don't want to sound like one of Tasteless' much-maligned Hipster Nerds, but Western esports has been going for a long time. Just because it wasn't on the level of Korea doesn't mean it never existed. Is the NASL (you know, the other one) invalid because it isn't La Liga or the Premiership?
Yes, we've probably never had it better than we do right now on a lot of levels, but one should never forget one's roots. Then again, maybe it just annoys me because i wasted 10 years of my life on CS, WC3, WoW, SC2 and so on, but the fact that i was able to waste eight of those years writing about it that proves that this shit about esports just beginning is just that: shit.
"I should preface my article by noting that despite being a writer for the NASL, I am and have long been an E-sports fan, watching IGN, GSL, and TSL in addition to the NASL this last week and the weeks before."
I have somewhat warmed to the NASL over recent weeks. Their obvious shortcomings are overcome by having the most interesting roster of players (I guess the insipid means were justified by the ends, even if they did invent a pseudo team just to get round their own rules and allow Grubby in). But the sentence above is what pisses me off about esports right now... okay, one of the things that pisses me off. Watching GSL does not make you 'long an e-sports fan' - GSL started like six fucking months ago.
This constant ignorance of Western esports before the advent of SC2 is as infuriating as it is depressing. Now, maybe this Brandon Garrett character was at CPL Babbages in 2001 or something and he just didn't think that sentence through - in that case I apologise - but it's indicative of a wider trend. I don't want to sound like one of Tasteless' much-maligned Hipster Nerds, but Western esports has been going for a long time. Just because it wasn't on the level of Korea doesn't mean it never existed. Is the NASL (you know, the other one) invalid because it isn't La Liga or the Premiership?
Yes, we've probably never had it better than we do right now on a lot of levels, but one should never forget one's roots. Then again, maybe it just annoys me because i wasted 10 years of my life on CS, WC3, WoW, SC2 and so on, but the fact that i was able to waste eight of those years writing about it that proves that this shit about esports just beginning is just that: shit.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Carmac talks about IEM Europe
So, the dust has settled on the IEM European finals. Sjow won the SC2 tournament in highly impressive fashion and I think people want to know what a Bronze league player thinks about his performance.
Carmac: Well, as a bronze league player I'm not completely sure how excellent he was, but it definitely looked erm... good from my perspective.
White-ra had been seeminly infallible in recent weeks and maintained that form right the way to the finals of IEM Europe. Did you see any faults in his play in the final, or was it all about Sjow's excellence?
Carmac: As a bronze league player it's difficult to criticize a player like White-ra. Certainly, erm... he's better than me. But i think you should come back tomorrow and ask a pro gamer because i'm only erm... only a bronze league player
What do you think was the difference between the two players?
Carmac: As you know, erm... I'm only a bronze league player, but I think it was Sjow's control of erm... the Mega, no... Medivacs. The way he kept coole- erm... White-ra on his toes was highly impressive, and certainly not something you see in the bronze league.
Apart from Sjow, which players impressed you the most in Kiev?
Well, as a bronze league player, I was hugely impressed by everyone. Cloud's commentary was particularly erm... good when he replaced me, since I'm just a bronze league stand-in.
Thanks for your time.
Carmac: Well, as a bronze league player I'm not completely sure how excellent he was, but it definitely looked erm... good from my perspective.
White-ra had been seeminly infallible in recent weeks and maintained that form right the way to the finals of IEM Europe. Did you see any faults in his play in the final, or was it all about Sjow's excellence?
Carmac: As a bronze league player it's difficult to criticize a player like White-ra. Certainly, erm... he's better than me. But i think you should come back tomorrow and ask a pro gamer because i'm only erm... only a bronze league player
What do you think was the difference between the two players?
Carmac: As you know, erm... I'm only a bronze league player, but I think it was Sjow's control of erm... the Mega, no... Medivacs. The way he kept coole- erm... White-ra on his toes was highly impressive, and certainly not something you see in the bronze league.
Apart from Sjow, which players impressed you the most in Kiev?
Well, as a bronze league player, I was hugely impressed by everyone. Cloud's commentary was particularly erm... good when he replaced me, since I'm just a bronze league stand-in.
Thanks for your time.
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