Anyway, glad he's having success in HotS.
Interview w/ Khaldor: "I can't wait...to start"
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Fatam
1986 Posts
Anyway, glad he's having success in HotS. | ||
Aceace
Turkey1305 Posts
On February 18 2017 15:23 Larkin wrote: Excuse the quality but you get the point. Khaldor is great, and I'm really looking forward to him. He's thoughtful, analytical, knowledgeable about the EU scene (which Trikslyr isn't at all) and gets hype af when the moment is right. He won't get SUPER hype in HGC matches like he would at a major tourney like Blizzcon, cause the situation doesn't call for it - he doesn't yell in his own streams, for example. I think saying it will be 'unwatchable' is pretty dumb. I wish Kaelaris would stay too, but Khaldor is great. First one is just 7 second long. 1 sentence, 1 word and.... Well its Gary Neville.... He is not a caster. He is just a retired footballer. And he is there to commentate. No one expects him to cast a whole match (Oh god that would be awfully hillarious) Second one is just "Agüeroo... I swear you'll never see anything like this again" If screams are that short its okay. Its fine. Actually this short screams are good. Short yellings like "OMG!!! ZOIA IS DEAD" Its really good. But when a teamfight about to happen, Khaldor starts screaming instantly, teamfight goes on for 1-2 minute, Khaldor still screaming, teamfight ends and he keeps on screaming... | ||
Slydie
1778 Posts
Khaldor needs to learn the basic principles of duo casting. One guy does the play-by-play, and the other does the analysis. Khaldor is a play-by-play guy in general, but he also wants way too much to show how clever he is. His English is medicore, and his humor is horrible. I remember with pain his "good one" when Rain played Shine played in the GSL: "Rain came into forecast, and the sunShine went away"... eh... | ||
AKnopf
Germany259 Posts
The guy was also the one and only pillar of the EU scene for a long, long time. If it wasn't for him, I believe the viewerships would be quite a bit lower still today. Edit: @Slydie Yeah, it's not like bad puns are unheard of in the internet. | ||
Comedy
353 Posts
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EsportsJohn
United States4882 Posts
On February 18 2017 23:16 Comedy wrote: It's really difficult to understand why blizzard is investing so much into heroes esports...it's fairly obvious the game most likely won't really be growing too much more Did the math when HGC 2017 was first announced: the budget is about the same overall as last year (~$6M). Viewer numbers on average are already 3x what they were in 2016, so that's some pretty significant growth. Anyways, what does this comment have to do with the interview?? | ||
[Phantom]
Mexico2162 Posts
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Larkin
United Kingdom7161 Posts
On February 18 2017 16:55 Aceace wrote: First one is just 7 second long. 1 sentence, 1 word and.... Well its Gary Neville.... He is not a caster. He is just a retired footballer. And he is there to commentate. No one expects him to cast a whole match (Oh god that would be awfully hillarious) Second one is just "Agüeroo... I swear you'll never see anything like this again" If screams are that short its okay. Its fine. Actually this short screams are good. Short yellings like "OMG!!! ZOIA IS DEAD" Its really good. But when a teamfight about to happen, Khaldor starts screaming instantly, teamfight goes on for 1-2 minute, Khaldor still screaming, teamfight ends and he keeps on screaming... So... Dreadnought and Grubby aren't casters? I think you're being pretty unfair. Casters getting hyped and yelling over an insane base race in a world championship semi-final does not mean casters will senselessly yell at every teamfight. If anything, Khaldor is far more likely to go into 'rap god' mode where he play-by-plays the entire fight (which is insanely impressive, incidentally). If you watched his commentary on his stream, you would be aware he does far more than just getting hype and yelling, which he usually reserves for live events. | ||
DickMcFanny
Ireland1076 Posts
I kind of lost interest when they announced they would call it HotS instead of BAlls, which I thought was a ten times better name. They're pushing their name as a brand now, so I'm sure they regret the decision themselves. Anyway, Grubby casting this game would kind of make me interested again. | ||
karazax
United States3737 Posts
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NKB
United Kingdom608 Posts
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Slydie
1778 Posts
On February 18 2017 20:24 AKnopf wrote: I'm glad to have Khaldor back in the game. I like his more "casual" approach and also the hype. Seeing him and Trikslyr analysing the drafts will be amazing (I was quite impressed with Trikslyrs calls) since Khaldor is really into drafting as well. The guy was also the one and only pillar of the EU scene for a long, long time. If it wasn't for him, I believe the viewerships would be quite a bit lower still today. Edit: @Slydie Yeah, it's not like bad puns are unheard of in the internet. Him and Grubby did a nice job with content creation, even though they were probably disappointed about the size og HotS as a game and e-sport. Changing game like that is a big risk, and they did not look back to sc2 much. The guy still rubs me the wrong way, though, but maaaybe he reads this and can get better? It is about presentation rather than knowledge, casters have improved leaps and bounds before. | ||
Superbanana
2369 Posts
Said that, its the only thing bad about him. He is a knowleadgeable caster, he can hype a game and does the play by play like a rap god as said above. Don't wanna sound overly critical, he is doing a great job. The entire Heroes "casting squad" is pretty good imo, very professional despite the sillyness of some of them. | ||
TheDougler
Canada8286 Posts
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Larkin
United Kingdom7161 Posts
On February 19 2017 11:38 TheDougler wrote: Awe, it's HoTS, got my hopes up. Still cool tho. Maybe you should watch | ||
mikedebo
Canada4341 Posts
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EsportsJohn
United States4882 Posts
On February 20 2017 06:13 mikedebo wrote: Huh, I haven't thought much about this game but if Khaldor's casting I would be inclined to give it a shot! Great to hear! Tune into the HotS stream during IEM Katowice if you've got some time :D | ||
BronzeKnee
United States5207 Posts
On February 19 2017 11:38 TheDougler wrote: Awe, it's HoTS, got my hopes up. Still cool tho. I thought it was SC2. I miss Khaldor. | ||
Larkin
United Kingdom7161 Posts
It's funny how many of the SC2 personalities - Khaldor, Kaelaris, Grubby - are big in Heroes. As a former SC2 fanboy, I can assure you heroes is worth the time! | ||
Midseasons
United States48 Posts
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