The community-negativity
What does it mean to be a caster? What does it require?
The only ones who are genuinely professionals at this area, are the ones working for S2 - at least for the moment.
It is a known fact that BreakyCPK is, by all means, the most famous one among all of us. But is that in regards to him being the best, or is it simply because he came first, and was well received by S2?
Let's look into this a bit..
The rumour has it, that the loudest voice will always be negative, and that is true - you will always see negative and non-constructive flamers and trolls posting on the forums way more frequently than others. So whenever someone brings a cast, people will naturally start complaining about what is missing- instead of appreciating what they are getting.
For instance, last night i had a near flawless experience from the CSN Semi-Finals, tDM vs Fnatic- casted by Zyori and Breaky. Even though the cast was great, the games went smoothly and the drafts were interested- the only thing i actually mentioned about the cast, was that "I don't like the combination of the two."
Looking in the mirror, i actually feel miserable admitting that i am a negative person. Imagine if i had simply leaned back and said: "Wauw, that was great." - I didn't.
So now, all they got from me was complaining. Sad, isn't it? - I'm not trying to bash anyone here, but i just want to get a few words out there.
For all of those who are trying to do something for the community: Stop taking hits from the general public. The loudest voice will always be negative- and that is simply a fact. If 13K people sits tight and watches Honcast, but 50 of them bashes for small issues- then i guess the game was great for those other 12.950 viewers.
> Stop being negative. Start being constructive.
The perfect duo
There is a reason as to why the perfect partners have always been different from eachother. Looking at Batman and Robin, Pinky and the Brain, Sherlock Holmes and Watson,- or in a language us gamers can understand: Tasteless and Artosis.
In every scenario- we will mostly see a big difference between the characters involved in a perfect duet.
But where does that leave us?
Well, to put it into context of Hon, we now have the most popular duo of casters being Zyori and BreakyCPK.
What i like about Breaky:
His voice is excellent- so we pretty much just hear that, and whatever personallity he had, was hidden away.
He has a great way of doing play-by-plays in languages we can all understand, seeing as he is very inexperienced with Heroes of Newerth himself, he breaks it down to a level where even the slowest minds can follow.
He talks fast, he doesn't make jokes and he sticks to the basics of the game.
In other words, we have a caster that is genuinely only providing us what we need to know.
> What i wish he'd bring: Competitive insight, news about competitors and their habbits, putting personality to the players.
What i like about Zyori: He has a cool-ass voice, and he doesn't stand out as a caster with a personality. He usually sticks to the game, whenever breaky is not talking- leaving all the personality and joking, he had while casting for iG, gone.
Again, really good play-by-plays, and we all know exactly what he's saying. He doesn't really have any high tier experience, but again- we make the assumptions and high tier thinking ourselves.
His way of talking is fast, easy to understand and you're able to follow exactly what he says, even while talking quickly.
Edit on request: He is pretty analytical and also has a good strategic mind. He's not afraid to show it, and but it tends to "fade away" as he is not the maincaster. He's the cocaster of breaky.
> What i wish he'd bring: Competitive insight, news about competitors and their habbits, putting personality to the players.
--- Wait, what just happened here? Did you just wish they'd both bring the same?
Yeah, strange isn't it? - They are both amazing casters, don't get me wrong. I'd love to see them cast this game for years, decades.
Am i glad they paired up? - I'm really glad that Zyori is now getting the paycheck he deserves, but am i glad that he's now paired up with Breaky? NO!
They do not compliment eachother. They don't give eachother anything, which either of them couldn't provide alone.
Imagine these duos:
BreakyCPK + Swindlemelonzz
Zyori + Jah
Now we're looking at two duos, who are all very clean for the ears, and will provide us with both competitive insight, as well as the radiovoice from Breaky/Zyori which we enjoy. I'm not saying things should be perfect, but we can at least strive for it.
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"Why do you care? Why aren't you just happy that you're getting something?"
- I care a lot about hon. I love the game.
Seeing as S2 is supporting Honcast- i will naturally do my best to improve what can be improved. When HC is being supported by S2, then we should obviously be expecting the best.
Dealing with it
Now, how do we deal with this scenario? Breaky and Zyori aren't simply going to split up... Are they?
There is no doubt in my mind that both of them are amazing maincasters- they just don't compliment eachother as cocasters.
We already know, from the information we have about Hontour, that there will be a lot of matches to be played, and a lot of games to be covered/casted.
This is why i want to bring my voice out there: Split up. You'd be able to cover two games at once, and then you can possibly pair up at finals, even though i don't see the point.
Find cocasters who compliment you, who can bring the viewers all the insight they are hungry for. Yes, i realize that both Swindlemelonzz and Jah are currently in teams, and involved with the competitive scene- but there are others out there who could possibly help you out. AngryTestie- or any of the swedish leftovers.
Sweden has so many hidden talents, being overshined by the likes of Era, Loda, Akke, Fittske -- and so on. You get the jest.
You won't ever get the best, if you don't strive for perfection.
TL;DR - Breaky and Zyori are too good maincasters, to be wasted on casting together. Two maincasters doesn't add up, in my honest opinion.
PS: I am sorry if this is too "frankly" spoken for the honforums, but if not here- it'll simply be on reddit. I would be happy to hear some feedback.
The question is: What is the perfect combination of casters?
- How do we reach the level of the SC2-casters?
> Also, paying freelancers could be a good way of increasing interest.
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