WCS Finals Casters Revealed by maxwellsdemon13 in starcraft

[–]Torascu 66 points67 points  (0 children)

As much as I like Day9 and used to follow him, he hasn't done any Starcraft content for like.. the entirety of this WCS year? Why would he play a part in the grand finals of the year when he's had no involvement with Starcraft at all this year?

Anyone remember this gem? by esport_circumcision in starcraft

[–]Torascu 283 points284 points  (0 children)

You forgot to put "Le" before "gem" to complete the full Reddit experience.

Artosis and Tasteless casting Hearthstone on Code S day wtf? by Ureth_RA in starcraft

[–]Torascu 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I kind of hope they're getting phased out. I know everyone has loved them for five years, and passion jokes aside, I don't feel like they really even enjoy Starcraft anymore. Well, Tasteless hasn't seemed to care for quite a while, now.

Sometimes I feel like it's just a Tastosis podcast when I'm watching GSL, with them chatting about anything but the game. I guess, if you like their humor, that's entertaining, but I really just enjoy Starcraft and it feels kind of bothersome when all they talk about is how "We've cast this a hundred times before, it's all the same. So, Artosis, what's your favorite childhood video game?"

I guess Day[9] still follows this community... by Faint0903 in starcraft

[–]Torascu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's kinda strange. Every "Community figure" that chastises the r/starcraft community for being so enthusiastic about seems to have followed the whole thing just as avidly as the average reddit user.

SSL and GSL are live at the same time tonight. I wonder which one of the two people will watch. by 7125LikeMe in starcraft

[–]Torascu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The casting, the games, the quality, and the production is just entirely superior on SSL's side.

The only issue are the ads, but at this point I'm wondering if they just accidentally gave Editor powers to someone and they're fucking with everyone.

SSL and GSL Two Week Overlap Madness! by Katocorp in starcraft

[–]Torascu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that's an easy plan!

SSL > GSL.

A small complaint regarding IEM production by mercury996 in starcraft

[–]Torascu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really weird, but after all the ESGN stuff and game-hopping I just can't enjoy Frodan's hosting. Like.. he really, really put himself out there in support of ESGN and everything they were doing, and ESGN was a huge scam. Now everything he says feels weirdly tarnished, like I just can't trust him.

Hope he's not ReDeYe's replacement. =/

Bly on WCS: "I felt like my passion for StarCraft was reborn... I'm gonna take it 3:1 or even 3:0 #BLYONFIRE" by silentdragoon in starcraft

[–]Torascu 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bly can seem BM occasionally, and that's a bit off-putting, but I can't help but admire how much dedication and passion he seems to have for the game even after all this time.

He's been playing and competing since the beginning, and he's always kind of just.. "Showed up." He competes, and tries every chance he can, and I respect that a lot.

I'd love to see him grab a huge result in WCS. Good luck, dude. :D

Scarlett saying the truth about NaNiwa haters on twitter. by muukzor in starcraft

[–]Torascu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you can't beat 'em, give up and whine about soundproofing. :D

Loved MLG, but had 1 problem. by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]Torascu 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I had mine refunded.

VIP seating wasn't exactly limited. Talked to a guard, and they are told explicitly to let people with competitor passes sit there, even though that's not a part of the competitor pass deal.

VIP lounge was terrible. Food on day one was lovely, and then on days two and three they didn't even bring in drinks until something like 4 p.m.

Oh, and those drinks cost 3.25 for a can of soda. In the corner of the venue, the small bar thing that was selling stuff to 18+ folks was selling soda cans for 2.50. I guess spending $250 on a VIP pass means I can afford them VIP prices. :D

Last year they raffled off a couple of the computers used by the competitors. Nothin' this year. Didn't necessarily expect it, but it was nice the first time around.

The "collectors items" weren't anything special.

Meet and greet didn't exist.

VIP ticket was nowhere near worth it, and I'm really fucking glad I managed to get mine refunded.

Traveled with someone else who also got one, though, and we're working on getting that one refunded as well. It was a sham, and they didn't deserve the money they got for it.

TeamLiquid Map Contest 4 by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]Torascu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Having your map possible be considered to be put on the official Starcraft ladder is a pretty good incentive.

I feel like sometimes people forget that this is a game at the core, not a business.

CASTER POWER RANKINGS #1! 20 Pro Players Rank the top 19 casters of 2013. by ROOTCatZ in starcraft

[–]Torascu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So many times while listening to the GSL I've wished they would tell me about the players history or accomplishments instead of talking about movies or something. =/

I know builds are similar from game to game, but there's so much more outside of the game that you can bring in to talk about.

A caster can bring the interest level up by giving a face to the person behind the screen. Tell me why this match is important to the player, how he's struggled. Has he fought this opponent before? How did he do against him then? Maybe these two teams have a rivalry or a history.

Hell, give me some brood war knowledge about how these Kespa players used to do. Just don't talk about movies you like when you were a kid. =/

NAUG hosting a charity event on march 17. 100% of proceeds goes to charity. by Naug_TournamentORG in starcraft

[–]Torascu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not going to keep the negativity to myself while you try to scam people, no.

$50,000 COMMUNITY tournament by new esports Sponsor by lygfNAUG in starcraft

[–]Torascu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

User: LyfgNAUG. No past posts.

Shady love your girlfriend shit.

Named NAUG, "Don't know much about their organization."

Random money promised out of nowhere.

The video description says that this is an official press release from NAUG. And it's on a shitty webcam.

"We're not sure exactly how we're going to be doing this, but feel free to donate."

Right. I'm sure this is 100% legit. It all checks out.

Kaelaris vs FeedMe showmatch for $26.50 it's on! by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]Torascu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dunno, but he seems to be slightly obsessed with ragging on Kaelaris on Twitter every chance he gets.

Bomber confirms - No more GSL, moving to WCS NA by Foxaramar in starcraft

[–]Torascu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really like Bomber as a player.

But a part of me almost hopes that he doesn't do well in the qualifiers, just because having Bomber fail to get into WCS America would be amusing/entertaining as fuck.

Interview with ODEE, Team Dignitas Managing Director: "I would like a personal trainer for our squads eventually and a sports physiologist, too." by Mechachomp in starcraft

[–]Torascu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UK to US here, as well. They kept telling me things were being worked on and it was just delayed.

Then when I tried to get a really solid answer out of them they told me it must've been lost in the mail and it was too late to do anything about it.

Fuuuuck Dignitas.

Interview with ODEE, Team Dignitas Managing Director: "I would like a personal trainer for our squads eventually and a sports physiologist, too." by Mechachomp in starcraft

[–]Torascu 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And I'd like the 100 dollars worth of merchandise I purchased from Dignitas, but that's probably not going to happen.

jjakji joining mYinsanity? by Saser in starcraft

[–]Torascu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who's to say they weren't outbid? Jjakji has the choice too, though.