[VODS] Ayesee RepCast Master Thread

On December 18 2012 02:47 Avs wrote:
I'm going to give you some constructive criticism so prepare yourself:

Hero introductions/players should be done prior to any strategic movement on the map. I'll let this slide since you didn't have ban/pick phase to go through it all. Also because you are doing this on a VOD so you took the time to talk about other things prior to the gameplay picking up as well as acknowledging that you were behind on the commentary.

Perhaps some tidbits on ward placement at the start of the game for dire since you touched on how Puppey was playing Enigma in the jungle.

Equal time: While no action is going on, even in a solo cast you should spend equal camera time on the 3 lanes and their heroes. Rotation of stats on the top left: Early on you had it set to last hits and denies, but you could always swap it to networth to show whether all the last hits puppey was getting actually being spent on pure items or support since you were spending 2-3 minutes just on the bottom lane at 5-7m.

Could use more commentary on their skill builds based on their lanes. Just quick 1-2 tidbits on say, no shadow strike on qop vs puck. Max feast on Naix. You seemed to cover item builds just fine earlygame.

I like how you up the excitement and still call out the attacks: Big sonic wave, lasso, etc. What would also help is post commentary on how it affects the momentum of the game, immediately rather than during a lull. During those lulls I would re-examine their items, builds, and how the lanes have changed. Also this is where the gold/exp graphs and other stats come in handy to just touch upon before a tower push.

Some pluses for comparing VP to what they were a month or two ago (being a much weaker team).

I notice that your analysis is generally how things are going unwell for Navi. I think its important to maintain tension and drama in a game, so you should talk instead what Navi could be doing (analysis) to win the game. Also positive reinforcement for the winning side (VP) should share equal time. Also one way to improve is to make predictions instead of just casting play by plays. This can be fairly easy by using the stats to track how well people are doing, or by simply playing more dota games so you understand the meta.

Just one more thing. When the battle is raging and the hero you selected dies, switch to another hero. Its much more dramatic when you have the main heroes (carries or initiators) selected at the start so we can see their cooldowns and what else they have up their sleeves. Also lets you catch any next level things like multiple armlet toggles, wand saves, delayed bkbs, etc.

I like your voice.

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