EVE Alliance Tournament Discussion

Old desk was retired.
Cat went to Ireland with the amazing woman formerly known as CCP Alice.
LEDs were on the old desk, so presumably they're with the old desk.
The glasses this year are glass. The cups last year were plastic.
The studio this year is much cooler than it was last year believe it or not. It's still warm, but not so hot that we're all wearing shorts under the desk like last year.

The old desk made the tournament look more professional with work being put into it visually. Current desk looks boring. At least the background could have been fancier or colorful. But instead it just looks like 4 guys talking from a dungeon basement.

"Retired" is a funny way to quote it.

You're the man Bach, I see a future for TV sports (regular- pay more) announcer / commentator for you. Really!

Meow.

I missed you cat!!! Now CCP Tournament Cat!!! Congrats!

I like how the new desk looks like it is floating in space, think that is really nifty.

However, the new desk makes ya'll look really crowded and kinda smooshed together. It doesn't look very comfortable to sit at. The old desk had you guys more at an angle to each other, so you looked like you were talking to each other instead of across each other.

I miss the cat.

Drink the water!

GG

P.S. Think the commentators are doing FANTASTIC!! I especially love the pairing of Fozzie and Apothne, their excitement feeds off of each other brilliantly!

I think the only problem is the desk wasn't designed for viking giants.

By the way Apothne, your reaction along with Baccanalians reaction to the Hydra Reloaded mass boundary violation is destined to be considered an Alliance Tournament classic.

It's bound to be immortalized in tournament clips and videos (including mine) for years.

Agreed with all of the above, really. You guys are doing a great job. It's just vaguely uncomfortable to see you all sitting squashed together. I keep getting the vibe that while the matches are going on, you're playing musical chairs at the desk. I'm forever expecting the camera to cut back to the desk and only three people will be sitting there, though having more room than before. Maybe that should be a thing. After every set of matches, someone comes in and takes a chainsaw to the desk, forcing the commentators to fight over who can remain. Winner gets...the chainsaw?

Best,

Boiglio

I don't know why it seems uncomfortable, it's perfectly fine :)

The only discomfort about the desk is the mess of wires connecting to all of our microphones underneath it. Given the delicate connection situation, if one of us stretches a leg out we unplug all the mics and make the crew very sad. I suspect that since the desk is like a week old, it'll eventually get sorted so those have a way to be run along the underside of the desk eliminating that problem and letting the commentators bend their knees more than once in 4 hours next time. All good though, I'm just happy the studio is in an air conditioned building. :D