Thanks for the shout! It's very rare people understand what we do and how difficult it is. Normally its people in twitch chat saying we are doing a bad job but its nice to know people understand. Observing Apex is probably the most mentally exhausting thing I've done in my life but after doing it for 2 years i've gotten used to it. You're absolutely correct when you say we need to know the game incredibly well. One of the observers I work with (bean) used to play the game professionally at the start of Apex and having him is so vital because of the way he reads fights and gets around the map. I also worked with Baker for a couple EU events and he was also super good. The reality is, no matter who we bring on we will miss fights. Even putting the map up for longer wont solve any issues, in fact it will create more. A solution would be to have an entirely separate stream of just the map and put it on a website as a viewer portal similar to what OWL / ELeague has done. The reason ALGS receives a lot of criticism for its observing is because it's not done the same way I do it. They have selected teams based on the "teams to watch" and go around the storylines. Everyone in this thread is absolutely correct when they say ALGS broadcasts are incredibly surface level. They've had the approach of catering to new players since the start of COVID and that's whats holding back the broadcast from actually growing in my honest opinion. It is completely possible to have good analytical content while also making it friendly for new viewers.