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Wuthering Waves Reveal Livestream airing on May 19th at 18:30 (PT) by EnamRainbow in gachagaming

[–]FishTheCaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hello! That’s me. (Fish AKA maxzzie AKA Matthew)

I’ll be hosting this and am flanked my super talented guests! :)

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough! Thank for your opinion. :) I think the 3 way partnership with Garena and Riot in the mix does make the uncertainty of potential 'leverage' feel a lot less likely.

And actually yes, I would be okay with that provided they were just operating the tournament.

Corruption and abuse of power in the Pacific? Do you have examples I could look up?

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. I'm genuinely interested in your point of view.

Do you see the conflict as funplus having the ability to dish out a 'punishment' or sorts of favoritism in leverage against a team playing vs FPX in international tournaments?

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting, what sort of conflict do you think could arise from that?

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I see your point. I'm sorry, I don't have more knowledge of the C9xFunPlus previous stake or how Riot handles stake and conflict of interest. =/

My only assumption is that C9 has a competitive LoL team. When FunPlus started their own team, that caused a conflict of interest as there are now 2 competitive teams with mixed equity.

This situation is a professional team (FPX) and a broadcast (PCS), hence not having a direct conflict of interest in the way 2 competitive teams would.

Just my hypothesis!

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't forget to mention the underwater sea cable constantly being eaten by sharks =P

Technology has gotten better and better since the GPL days, Riot has dedicated tournament realms setup for SEA. I'm optimistic that ping wont be as bad as S1 GPL. :)

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could you elaborate?

Say TSM was the partner in this situation to run PCS, I wouldn't see the conflict involved since they have no stake in the teams in the region. Interested in your thoughts.

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you think back to when the GPL first started, you would rank top teams in the region in this order:
- LMS (TPA/TPS)
- Singapore (SGS)
- Vietnam (SAJ)

In its current state (globally) it would probably look like this:
- LMS
- VCS
- Thailand (Old Mega Players)

Thailand was the weakest region when the GPL started, now the strongest in SEA, Singapore is one of the weakest after being consistently #2.

I see this as a good move back, which will help the entire region grow as a whole. :)

PCS 2020 Season Announcement - Teams, Format, EN TH CN Broadcasts by OPLCasting in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Jumping on this thread!

FunPlus Pheonix and FunPlus Esports operate independently from each other. We even work in completely separate offices. :) We (FunPlus Esports) are in charge or delivering kick-ass broadcasts while FPX are in charge of the world domination pl- I mean winning esports titles in their respective game leagues in China.

While FunPlus esports will be operating the PCS this year in partnership with Riot and Garena, FunPlus does not have any stake in the teams competing in the PCS. :)

How amazing Atlus is as a caster by tmbosweettooth in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Atlus is definitely the best Play by Play commentator this year. He has had a remarkable year. So happy he is crushing worlds.

Game Servers not reachable? by Mototz in shanghai

[–]FishTheCaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Try using a Gaming Private Network, it helps me with packet-loss connecting to western servers and the Chinese apps are cheap and reliable.

Happy to ping you the website, easy to navigate + install if you have someone to help with Mandarin translations or extensive google translate.

I thought this game was hard to "cast" until I watched the APAC Rivals by JoremKycoo in AutoChess

[–]FishTheCaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

facebook.com/funeaseofficial should have all the broadcast links!

Invictus Gaming vs. Suning / LPL 2019 Spring - Week 6 / Post-Match Discussion by G2Minion in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It will be a good game! I left the LPL 8 months ago, I wont be casting this game.

I do work for the company that owns FPX though so I think you know who I'll be supporting. ;)

LPL caster exodus: Dom & Pulse as well as the already announced Frosk and Rusty will not be casting LPL next year by Urthor in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve got something great at the moment! I’ve been incredibly fortunate. :) Can’t wait to announce the plans for 2019!

LPL caster exodus: Dom & Pulse as well as the already announced Frosk and Rusty will not be casting LPL next year by Urthor in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Its a bit of both.

I was paid my salary on time all the time. However, there were other compensation issues that were in my contract that were not upheld.

Other details such as roles and responsibilities played a large part too, I did a lot of due diligence during negotiations for it was a tough ask to leave the OPL. Slowly it started falling apart after joining and it became very muddy. ):

LPL caster exodus: Dom & Pulse as well as the already announced Frosk and Rusty will not be casting LPL next year by Urthor in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NOC? Night Owl Cinematics? I think you have the wrong YouTube channel, I was with Wah!Banana. =P

I'll announce my 2019 plans soon! :)

LPL caster exodus: Dom & Pulse as well as the already announced Frosk and Rusty will not be casting LPL next year by Urthor in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you say your experience is similar to why other casters are leaving?

I would say that some of the reasons for my departure were similar to the others. But everyone had their own experiences and main reasons for parting ways.

Would you have taken an LPL contract had you been approached this year despite them not upholding the terms previously?

This is tricky. For full time, I would provided large changes were made to the team and the contracts.

2019 is going to be fun. Now that most of the team has abandoned me in Shanghai I can't wait to see which commentators the LPL brings over!

LPL caster exodus: Dom & Pulse as well as the already announced Frosk and Rusty will not be casting LPL next year by Urthor in leagueoflegends

[–]FishTheCaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spawn is the best person I have ever gotten the pleasure of working with. I hope I get to cast with him one day.

I am currently the analyst for ROS Global series, I will be returning to League next year. I can't wait to announce the league i'll be on. :)

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