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| FinBenton Finland. May 13 2011 03:54. Posts 832 | Profile # |
Yeah hes more like laughing when somebody does something stupid cheese and he loses  |
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| OrchidThief Denmark. May 13 2011 04:09. Posts 1730 | Profile # |
I think he was just saying "Glhf" or something at the start of a game. |
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| Jinsho United Kingdom. May 13 2011 04:20. Posts 3028 | Profile # |
| Maker is a 17yr old player from Mexico or so, he's pretty BM. One of the guys who always tries to provoke IdrA and all-ins with dual port banshee or whatever. |
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| Az0r_au Australia. May 13 2011 04:21. Posts 347 | Profile # |
Maker says GLHF.
Idra says nothing.
Maker says GLHF.......
Idra says nothing.
Maker says manner up
Idra says no I remember you. (He had previously cheesed him in other matches)
Now Maker cheese him in like 95% of the games they verse each other. Its funny to watch, |
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| sashamunguia Mexico. May 13 2011 04:48. Posts 404 | Profile # |
I love his commentary, still can't figure out who will be a great co-caster to pair up with him
that's y i like Husky and Day 9, husky can make boring or unimportant moments kinda cool, and whenever there's an important thing, analysis, moment, situation to comment of, there's Day 9. And again, husky can just shout whenever there's a massive killing of units |
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| Maliris Northern Ireland. May 13 2011 04:50. Posts 2557 | Profile Blog # |
| Yeah, Maker is a douchebag. He always flames me on ladder and offensive gg's etc... he always cheeses vs idra too which is pretty frustrating to play against(especially in tandem with BM) |
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| ziggurat Canada. May 13 2011 04:54. Posts 666 | Profile Blog # |
On May 13 2011 00:10 xtfftc wrote:
Show nested quote +On May 12 2011 20:20 OrchidThief wrote:
On May 12 2011 20:19 blackone wrote:
On May 12 2011 20:15 xtfftc wrote:
It may sound stupid but Idra's analysis a bit too good in my opinion. In football, a commentator like him usually stays silent for most of the time to balance it out.. Otherwise it gets way too technical.
The difference is, almost everybody who watches Starcraft knows the game from playing it themselves, while the average football wathcer only knows it from watching it.
Yeah, it's sort of a different sport than football. You wouldn't complain about a chess commentator getting technical would you? =b
True - but last time I played chess there were no explosions. Analysis is important and Idra is one of the few who provide quality analysis but it's not about getting technical - it's about getting too technical. Idra's casting at the moment is more like giving us (free) lessons. Still, I am yet to observe an interesting game with Idra commentating; so far it's been mostly boring ones and this plays a role as well.
I think that's why so many people like it... |
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| xtfftc United Kingdom. May 13 2011 08:16. Posts 2337 | Profile Blog # |
On May 13 2011 04:54 ziggurat wrote:
Show nested quote +On May 13 2011 00:10 xtfftc wrote:
On May 12 2011 20:20 OrchidThief wrote:
On May 12 2011 20:19 blackone wrote:
On May 12 2011 20:15 xtfftc wrote:
It may sound stupid but Idra's analysis a bit too good in my opinion. In football, a commentator like him usually stays silent for most of the time to balance it out.. Otherwise it gets way too technical.
The difference is, almost everybody who watches Starcraft knows the game from playing it themselves, while the average football wathcer only knows it from watching it.
Yeah, it's sort of a different sport than football. You wouldn't complain about a chess commentator getting technical would you? =b
True - but last time I played chess there were no explosions. Analysis is important and Idra is one of the few who provide quality analysis but it's not about getting technical - it's about getting too technical. Idra's casting at the moment is more like giving us (free) lessons. Still, I am yet to observe an interesting game with Idra commentating; so far it's been mostly boring ones and this plays a role as well.
I think that's why so many people like it...
True - and there is no denying that he is impressive. Still, I feel that it is more suitable for Inside the Game or when commentating on his stream.
I feel like I'm about to attract the wrath of some Idra fans now. What I'm trying to say is that Idra is too good for the general audience, so he has to dumb down a bit (to, say, Artosis level and not Husky level) in order to fit better. At the moment listening to his commentary often equals spoiling the result of the games. :D |
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 DeepElemBlues United States. May 13 2011 08:44. Posts 3698 | Profile # |
True - but last time I played chess there were no explosions. Analysis is important and Idra is one of the few who provide quality analysis but it's not about getting technical - it's about getting too technical. Idra's casting at the moment is more like giving us (free) lessons. Still, I am yet to observe an interesting game with Idra commentating; so far it's been mostly boring ones and this plays a role as well.
Actually, in a broadcasting booth for a sports event, the color commentator - the position Idra is filling, I presume - is supposed to be the one providing "technical" commentary. He's the one who is supposed to go deeper in what he says than "out of position" or something that the [b]play-by-play[b] commentator should be saying.
Any good color commentator reveals the game behind the game. That's why color commentators are usually ex-players from whatever sport they're broadcasting.
At the moment listening to his commentary often equals spoiling the result of the games. :D
When a superior team is playing an inferior team in the NFL and is repeatedly just busting through their offensive line to punish the hell outta their QB, and it's pointed out that the former team simply can't stop the latter, is this spoiling the game? Yes, but only in the most limited sense. If a commentator "spoils" the game, you aren't watching closely enough, you should already know who is going to win long before Idra "tells" you.
What I'm trying to say is that Idra is too good for the general audience, so he has to dumb down a bit (to, say, Artosis level and not Husky level) in order to fit better.
Sorry this doesn't make sense. Being too good the way you're saying it... you're saying that since Idra is "too good" as a player, he has to to "dumb down" his commentary so we will understand it. Sorry, I'm not that buying that...
There is absolutely no difference in understanding of the game between players like Idra and anyone from diamond league up. The only difference is in execution. Idra has superior talent at taking what is in his head and making it real on the screen. That doesn't mean that people simply cannot understand what he is doing or why; it means they can't do it themselves.
I just don't understand how not being able to play at Idra's level means that you can't understand the game at his level, all it means is you can't play at his level. Not everyone can run an offense at the level of Tom Brady or scheme a defense at the level of Dick LeBeau, that doesn't mean we don't understand how a crossing route or the zone blitz works.
I mean, what do you think Idra could possibly say while commentating a game, about the game, that would fly over your head?Last edit: 2011-05-13 09:00:11 |
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| Starlos Canada. May 13 2011 09:01. Posts 191 | Profile # |
There is absolutely no difference in understanding of the game between players like Idra and anyone from diamond league up.
I disagree. |
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| DeepElemBlues United States. May 13 2011 09:03. Posts 3698 | Profile # |
I disagree.
I disagree entirely. Execution =!= understanding.
I've never seen Idra (or any pro) say or do something I didn't understand his reasoning, and if you actually tried to quantify how many times better he is than I am you'd probably have to go to like 25x plus. Last edit: 2011-05-13 09:05:31 |
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| Whole United States. May 13 2011 09:05. Posts 4971 | Profile Blog # |
| IdrA casting NASL today?!?! We we we so excited; we so excited |
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| Starlos Canada. May 13 2011 09:08. Posts 191 | Profile # |
On May 13 2011 09:03 DeepElemBlues wrote:I disagree entirely. Execution =!= understanding. I've never seen Idra (or any pro) say or do something I didn't understand his reasoning, and if you actually tried to quantify how many times better he is than I am you'd probably have to go to like 25x plus.
The fact that you (and lots of people) can understand what IdrA's saying doesn't mean that his level of comprehension of the game is the same as yours. Don't forget that IdrA spend a lot of his time figuring out possible new styles of play, new build, etc. Things that your average diamond/master player wouldn't be able to do so easily.
PS: I understand whatever IdrA says, but it doesn't mean I have the same level of understanding than him.Last edit: 2011-05-13 09:09:49 |
| | "you're really good at making carriers [...] very useful talent toi have" - IdrA |
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| Starlos Canada. May 13 2011 09:08. Posts 191 | Profile # |
| . Last edit: 2011-05-13 09:09:15 |
| | "you're really good at making carriers [...] very useful talent toi have" - IdrA |
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| Killerkrack May 13 2011 09:16. Posts 643 | Profile # |
On May 13 2011 09:05 Whole wrote:
IdrA casting NASL today?!?! We we we so excited; we so excited
We gonna have a ball today. |
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| integrity United States. May 13 2011 09:17. Posts 1011 | Profile # |
On May 13 2011 09:05 Whole wrote:
IdrA casting NASL today?!?! We we we so excited; we so excited
but it's not friday? O.o |
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| Whole United States. May 13 2011 09:19. Posts 4971 | Profile Blog # |
On May 13 2011 09:17 integrity wrote:
Show nested quote +On May 13 2011 09:05 Whole wrote:
IdrA casting NASL today?!?! We we we so excited; we so excited
but it's not friday? O.o
everyday is friday when idra casts |
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| Arco United States. May 13 2011 09:34. Posts 1940 | Profile # |
On May 12 2011 12:04 Geniuszerg wrote:highly doubt it, swapping from bw to sc2 really ruins one's mechanics, espeically since the macro is a lot different, timing etc..
I guess that's why IdrA didn't do the best he ever did at the OSL qualifiers 3 months after the SC2 beta came out.
Oh wait, he did. |
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| StarCraft64 United States. May 13 2011 09:40. Posts 353 | Profile Blog # |
| Good work on the nasl casting. Doesn't seem to be a great fit with gretorp though. Looking forward to an incontrol pairing. |
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