While guest commentating isn't inherently a bad thing (hell, I'd love to have some fresh voices with varied experience on board), the point I made earlier is that having tons of people on air at once can lead to a pretty rough atmosphere if not rehearsed beforehand. Having things like post-match breakdowns/highlights, interviews, and discussions could be interesting and would be neat to have with more guests but has to be worked into the tight schedule that they run on already. Pretty much why osu! talk discussions on the matches occur after the round ends from what I've seen haha.StarrStyx wrote:
I think the idea was to have other commentators as guests and not full time owc casters. Also the idea I pointed out a few pages back also mentioned about guest casting for other commentators from other tourneys.
I know this sounds farfetched and most likely very difficult to pull off, but having more than one stream with different casters could remedy this quite nicely. While having more than one game going on can be unfair to whichever is the least popular, each stream can reference one another and have maybe a scoreboard somewhere that lists the scores of the other match (like in football/soccer matches!).
Oh yeah, I'd totally love to hear different people on the mic - I just think with the current situation having more than what we have right now + give or take one or two people could be unrealistic. Lets see what happens moving forward!rfandomization wrote:
Some people are unsatisfied with the current commmentary lineup, or would just like to hear different voices every once in a while, I think that's the main driving force behind the call for different/more commentators this year. My opinion on this is biased, but keeping things fresh is never a bad thing.Lust wrote:
The thing is though I can hardly imagine a game where deadbeat, Tasha, and ztrot aren't commentating (unless one of them is out for the time being, for which case a sub can be found). Having commentator rotations could be neat, but highly unneccessary for something of this nature (at least in my own opinion).
Whatever it takes to make the best tournament, that's the bottom line. Whether that means no changes, or yes changes is the consideration i guess. It'll be up to the management to make the call when it's all said and done.
Couldn't have said it better myself, although it would be interesting to have an experienced mapper and modder on board that is aware of the current meta that can provide valuable insights during the gamesEvrien wrote:
I understand where you are coming from, but you don't seem to have been around much. The reason why many of the players you see here raising this issue in this thread is because they feel that there are players who can be BOTH high ranked AND charismatic/caster-capable enough to man the position. And these top players who run streams on Twitch on a regular basis (loliforz, Azer, HappyStick, Doomsday, Tokichii, Jesus1412, list goes on) are used to talking in front of hundreds and we thus have valid reasons to trust that they pass have the skills.Azlynn wrote:
Hey guys I'm not really known around here yet but I've been around other rhythm games for quite some time. I can totally understand why you all think of higher level players as commentators but you have to remember it's not just about the higher level players. Commentators are catering to all different skill levels including people who may have never played the game before and are watching for the first time. Of course those commentating should definitely have a good knowledge of the game, but they really don't need to have good skill at it to be a good commentator. It's mostly about being able to hype up the crowd and working well together as a team. If you just throw anyone on and they don't work well together, the commentary isn't going to be that great.
Please don't take this as me saying no higher level player should be added on or anything, just wanted to voice that it's not just about a person's skill level when it comes to commentary <3
We do not in any way say that the official casters are inferior - this is a qualitative statement that we can't prove statistically. We are merely saying that other people are just as ready able and willing, and there should be a window through which they can posit themselves forward - that is, if Loctav is considering this already and if so I rest my case.