FIRST!
GIMME DEM PLUSSES

No

plus me instead.

Hubba hubba zoot zoot
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Deba uba zat zat
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A-hoorepa hoorepa a-huh-hoorepa a-num num
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Took me a little while to figure out what this nonsens was :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2qsC-PuJQ#t=23s

nice one hauritz :))

they should play that song in between matches instead of the "faceit" song or some dubstep BS.

We do play other music ever since the first or second cup.

unfortunatelly...

That was my homage to zoot. <3

Plusses go here.

no plusses here.

fucking pluswhores

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH the irony

Plusses here if you are not a sad wanker.

ofc plusses

plusser nothink potat ervetink

please dont plus me thanks

Zoot back? Nice rail. Big rocket. Ooof.

"clutch rail" - Targetquake guy.

That's an in-joke by easytarget.

A goddamn annoying one, though!

Lol, what the fuck!

=-O

I think that's what we should be asking you, men)

He's trying to recreate the face of the girl he called chocolate prostitute.

"Brutal.."

would of liked vo0 to do it again, great cast last week

plus this if QUAKE > shitmania

Shameless.

No more pluses in this f*cking thread if you ask me. Except post about cooller.. that can be plused.

C O O L L E R
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GREED

Cheap bastard. :(

confirmed news about cooller earns 5 90%popularity plusses.

Cooller retires from professional gaming

so is he back? he said he would play some online matches..

Lies. When?

I think he said it to strenx, so...

two UK casters

racists

<Insert witty comment about plusses here>

There are so many online events (mostly in Europe, though) right now, that's amazing. Keep up the good work.

plz bring back voo!

ddk...
it so sad

http://www.esportsheaven.net/?page=tournament...ews_id=758

Same day, but better prizes. :D

dm6 !! hell yeah

ok, srsly.... fuck faceit this week, and go cast zynaps

Don't turn you back on the only existing weekly cup for QL.

ok, sorry :<

zowie? :(

4ce just casted av3k/k1llsen game
http://www.own3d.tv/TeamEmpire/live/51234

watched in on polish stream

http://www.twitch.tv/sadlytv

i really liked ddk casting in the begining, but got boring pretty fast.. just repeating the same thing over and over... maybe casters should observe more and let situations play out instead of commenting every rocket and rail like we never seen a guy hit 40% rail...

i liked zoot when he was casting that daily cup, not really giving a crap, just commenting relaxed, nvc style... when you comment every rocket again it gets very distracting if you want to REALLY focus on the game.

and thank god theres no more voo... seeing him again on adroits was fucking obnoxius, spouting random memes like he doesnt have a personality of his own. the kinda guy who really trys to be funny but isnt funny himself in any way so he repeats jokes he heard.. when casting faceit he tought people tune in to watch him or something.. talking about how some rocket was just like a rocket he hit on fatality??? had one funny moment on adroits tho, when someone called him a peanuthead in the chat, and avek was laughing at his face. voo was like, huh? smiling a bit like he heard it the first time.. YOUR HEAD IS A FUCKING PEANUT SON

I like Vo0 and his comment from back in the days, this is what a caster should sound like - some insight from the current game, when things get dull throw in some info about previous big matches, some trivia about players, you know, something to make things interesting and doesn't sound like a match-report on a radio. Like real sports. "He grabed the rocket. Now he fired two of them, he's jumping on mega oh no he didn't get it, the opponent took it. Now he respawned" = snooozefest.

Vo0 has a character and I really like listening to him, ddk is the insight guy and is doing a very good job.

The only thing I miss is the vor&dis chemistry, there's just a great chemistry between them that sounds like two friends talking about a game they like and not actual casting. See 2gd/joe for comparison.

Zoot has good and bad days - when he's prepared to cast he's doing a good job, when he's tired the whole thing sounds like a flop.

this is the one thing the quake scene definitely has, a wide palette of players who really got character.

collers famous one liners... i remember him rushing a quad player like a madman, people going, your quad is nothink on lan..

toxic,in a room full of amerigos chanting USA USA USA after getting a big lead against fatality.. "sure is quiet in here"

did you see how pavel was dressed at adroits?

what about evil, after playing a whole game of silence without rail, when asked about it, he just shruged.. didnt rush to explain himslef

avek, he can play a total idiot of himself but still remain cool...

so many more players that are interesting individuals, even tho some are major dicks..

voo wants to be cool like cooller, cool like avek.. but they dont try to be cool, they just dont care

Well said.

"Like real sports."

You couldn't be more wrong, play by play commentary is exactly that. The colour commentators job is to offer insight because of who they are and what they've achieved.

Please take a look through these great Chelsea youtubes with commentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_1Vw5Q7TnU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiT5Ji6r8t0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTKPdeWAeI8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReK1waJFhLI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q-_y3Dvh5c (full match)

Real sports commentary is about saying 'now torres on the ball, passes to lampard, through ball to Drogba' - and that is 90% of the commentary. Stating the obvious in a diverse vocabulary in a range of vocal tones to convey emotion.

Whether that is suitable for eSports is another argument entirely, I'm simply picking on this 'like real sports' comment that I see regularly and is wholly inaccurate.

Real sports commentary is about saying 'now torres on the ball, passes to lampard, through ball to Drogba' - and that is 90% of the commentary. Stating the obvious in a diverse vocabulary in a range of vocal tones to convey emotion.

Football play-by-play isn't maintained in all areas of the pitch though, they won't comment on each pass being made between defenders or the hundreds of sideways passes in the middle third of the pitch each game. Play-by-play is clearly important in the attacking third as it so often builds to great moments e.g. Aguero's league-winning goal vs QPR.

I think this can be compared to Quake, play-by-play when something important is happening or building, then colour during the lulls. This is hard though because Quake is so fast, it's almost impossible to have time for colour because the play is almost constant. Football gives natural breaks in play when teams are building from the back and nothing is likely to suddenly happen.

I think you're quite right, the length of football lends itself to highs and lows in action but Quake can be similar in periods of players being in control of a map lends itself to easy questioning and conversation with the colour commentator as to how to get back into it or how did this situation occur.

The key part between average Play by Play & Colour commentator combos and great ones, is that it feels natural but most importantly that the audience feels apart of the discussion without actually being involved. Gary Neville at Sky has done this brilliantly (not sure if you've heard him) and in eSports the very best pairing for that is Tastosis. I could listen to them and think 'I'm part of the gang' when really im in my pyjamas in bed.

The other thing I would add for ex-pro's coming in and becoming casters as colours is to be respectful. Again Gary Neville example, he talks about how he used to lose sleep before facing Thierry Henry. Maybe he didn't lose sleep worrying about facing Jason Roberts, but instead of saying 'Jason Roberts is shit' he just doesn't mention it and only talks about the positives. Ultimately what YOU (the ex pro player) would do in this situation is a poisoned chalice between being insightful, respectful, sometimes witty and most importantly educating your audience. Striking that balance is a fine art.

Yeah agreed on Gary Neville being excellent, Sky are fortunate to have him, they're so short on quality ex-player colour commentry plus he can do all the studio stuff brilliantly as well.

Neville & Redknapp are the best by a long way, Guillit is ok. The rest, like Niall Quinn who has recently been commentating Chelsea vs United and vs Liverpool are TERRIBLE. Quinn highlights how easy it is to completely fuck up colour commentating.

Wait.. you watch Tastosis in your pyjamas in your bed?

Wait.. you don't?

If I'd tell you, I'd have to kill you.

I agree on ddk - it tends to get boring very fast, as he does not have much of a personality/emotion behind it.

I heavily disagree on your take about VoO though. I really enjoy it and think he does a great job. He is well spoken, knowledgable and has charisma (something the other casters tend to lack).

How can you hate Vo0 I just don't get it... Oo! his almost flawless english and the fact that guy was committed to the game since ages, and got a lot of exp not only from quake, but from another fps'... Moreover, I can't recall him talking trash / wrong insight on the game, and he is actually funny :) Hmm. I guess it's just matter of taste.

Everyone gets 'boring' if you see them on a regular basis. Be thankful tho that they do it, or try to do it better yourself :]

yet will smith get 20 mil/movie =) on the other hand, boring people can pass themselves off as charismatic for shorter periods of time, such as ZoOt saying "oooh" and "aaah".

he will get better like zoot did.. if you dont take these comments to personaly, each one can be helpfull to you, apart from a small % of straight stupid shit or flaming..

like if i would say, look at thoose shiny faces, are they licking themselves when the screen goes ingame?

they can go like, whatever dude, or think about it and conclude that for the next show they need professional makeup besides the pro lightning setup...

The QL streaming scene is getting more like the x-factor everyday...

Zoot needs more time. He has some major flaws (hes bad at reading the game, he cant work with his voice well enough and when something unpredictable happens, hes not able to react properly), but I think all that will disappear eventually. Same happened with nvc - today, hes one of the best quake casters out there, but his early castings were awful.

ddk is fine. Hes not evolving, but to be honest, he doesnt need to. He analyses the game well and hes not annoying or too repetetive. I wouldnt blame him for not becoming excited at times, hes probly just not the type.

Voo... He likes to show off too much, and even though I dont like him as a person, he was alright during the last faceit. I wouldnt mind him to be a 'special guest' every now and then.

Still...quake needs more calipt.

imho a diddy k + disrepute combo may work very well

it's free bitch. quit cryin

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Why is the stream offline o_O?

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face it, this is streamed and zynaps is not.

GET A HAIRCUT ZOTO

Harosh stream by ddk )))

very nice aero by pavel-twister

official quake warp drama week

i learned today that ddk knows how to ask for cock in several different languages.

cu on lan warping nudgers*

*nuggets

Crazy crazy comeback wp baksteen.

wow baksteen's toxicity comeback

big toxicity at grand finals, very enjoyable match.

Baksteen... That was sick! That's what happens when you start hitting rail on tox :D

at 8-th minute of tox baks stopped playing, and started to record his fragmovie.

he obviously has some cypher in him, but still has too much respect for the pros and thinks he can only win by going around them just like rapha did in his first big games. but now rapha goes agressive on you and eats you up like strenx eats electrick cock

Zoot's casting was very good today, both casters kept me entertained at least.

I like the new relaxed style, props to the faceit team

this was exactly for my taste, graade A show. thanks to both casters I even giggled with them when they talked about hitting on girls. pretty cute stuff.

http://owned.vo.llnwd.net/v1/videos/SD/890000...778_HQ.mp4
http://owned.vo.llnwd.net/v1/videos/SD/891000...732_HQ.mp4
http://owned.vo.llnwd.net/v1/videos/SD/891000...c50_HQ.mp4

Zoot & ddk should really wear some sort of "FACEIT" tag in-game imo. Looks kinda random now.

/rage

who cares
but...
yeah, they should

think they do... isn't it like zoot_faceit or something is his QL name?

Ye, he only uses that account for streaming faceit. But "zoot_faceit" looks like shit and it doesn't really work unless ddk (or any other caster) has the same... which would look even more retarded.

zoot_faceit
ek.ddk / ddk_faceit

or

FACEiT zoot
FACEiT ddk

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Exactly.

Great tourney!

dat rocket selfkill from baksteen on t7

clever shit

will rep for life to whoever puts pavel twister aero faceit videocast on youtube.

why did k1llsen forfeit?

i dd not forfeit, i got kicked by admins because my model was warping

oh ok. anyway good luck for dreamhack! hope you kick some ass :)

so avek was right, then