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THESE COMMENTATORS ARE TERRIBLE

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Zastrow
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-06-30 20:52:33 UTC
please CCP get new commentators they're so bad. VINDICATED? Seriously...
michael boltonIII
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-06-30 20:53:37 UTC
WHERE DO THEY GET THESE PUNKS, SO BAD. I WOULD RATHER LISTEN TO NICKLEBACK!
Zastrow
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-06-30 20:54:34 UTC
well you haven't been on the air yet mb3 so that might be a pretty valid comment tomorrow
michael boltonIII
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-06-30 20:56:50 UTC
Zastrow wrote:
well you haven't been on the air yet mb3 so that might be a pretty valid comment tomorrow


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Zastrow
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-06-30 20:57:38 UTC
you'll always have your vibrator
ovenproofjet
Gallifrey Industries
#6 - 2012-06-30 20:57:51 UTC
Only seeing half of Kil2s face ruined it for us all
Weaselior
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#7 - 2012-06-30 21:06:05 UTC
ovenproofjet wrote:
Only seeing half of Kil2s face ruined it for us all

i think you mean seeing half of his face was more than enough to ruin it for us all

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Misanth
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE
#8 - 2012-06-30 21:07:22 UTC
Zastrow wrote:
please CCP get new commentators they're so bad. VINDICATED? Seriously...


I thought that was the only funny thing you said. P

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Seleene
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
#9 - 2012-06-30 21:32:08 UTC
michael boltonIII wrote:
WHERE DO THEY GET THESE PUNKS, SO BAD. I WOULD RATHER LISTEN TO NICKLEBACK!


I heard 'Something in your Mouth' by Nickelback was your favorite song, space bro.

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Firebolt145
The Hatchery
RAZOR Alliance
#10 - 2012-06-30 21:39:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Firebolt145
I feel the commentators have definitely got to improve their use of the camera. While it is nice to see EVE's amazing graphics and particle effects, it is very hard to get an overview of the battle while zoomed in on an ishkur. The small window in the lower right is simply not enough to show the battlefield.

Perhaps simple things like starting centered on the beacon but zoomed all the way out to show where the teams have warped in at, followed by centering upon ships taking damage while still zoomed out to highlight where ships are in relation to them. Is this scimitar on 0 with the vindicator and webbed to hell and back, or is it slowly building range and possibly going to escape?

Granted this is the very first day so I look forward to things improving over time. Thanks guys for being bold enough to at least volunteer to be commentators!
Zastrow
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-06-30 21:42:32 UTC
Those are CCP dudes running the camera from CCP HQ. The commentators are just chilling cloaked on grid trying to figure out what's going on
Maximille Biagge
Hydra Eternal
#12 - 2012-06-30 23:13:34 UTC
Is there no way for the commentators to see all the ewar effects on the ships liek us spectators?

"there is like no damage coming from this team" - yes because they are ALL jammed by ecm drones...
Ginseng Jita
PAN-EVE TRADING COMPANY
#13 - 2012-06-30 23:36:40 UTC
Kil2 has been commentating tourneys for a long time and I like him. So bugger off you sodden bunch of whiners. P
Tiberius Patterson
The IXth Legion
#14 - 2012-07-01 00:01:03 UTC
Zastrow wrote:
Those are CCP dudes running the camera from CCP HQ. The commentators are just chilling cloaked on grid trying to figure out what's going on


You're terrible, Zastrow. I mean, come on... I think the whole EVE community /facepalmed when you made that Vinidcator being vindicated crack... BTW, see what you can do about getting us all copies of the CCP Soundwave soundboard.
Zastrow
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-07-01 00:42:22 UTC
Wow.
From: Devious II
To: Zastrow
INBOX
i must say that you have turned out to be one of the worst announcers I have ever listened to. Loved the Internet Bro Fist thing you did. Good job and continue failing!
Zastrow
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#16 - 2012-07-01 00:44:17 UTC
Tiberius Patterson wrote:
Zastrow wrote:
Those are CCP dudes running the camera from CCP HQ. The commentators are just chilling cloaked on grid trying to figure out what's going on


You're terrible, Zastrow. I mean, come on... I think the whole EVE community /facepalmed when you made that Vinidcator being vindicated crack... BTW, see what you can do about getting us all copies of the CCP Soundwave soundboard.



I want this so bad. If i had it i would just replace myself with soundwave's dulcet tones. I know thats what you all really want anyways
LtCol Laurentius
The Imperial Sardaukar
#17 - 2012-07-01 01:06:00 UTC  |  Edited by: LtCol Laurentius
Full marks to Raivi for excellent commentary. Kil2 also did a good job, allthough there was a few instances where he appeared uncertain of what happend. Lazarus Telraven was decent, given that it was his first time. Zastrow.... well. Sorry dude, but you are just unfunny, rude and on top of that dont seem to take your job seriously. You are commentating a live stream explaining EVE PVP to thousands of viewers, not jabbing with your friends over a beer. Pull yourself together, you can do better than this.

To CCP, good show. The new interface takes a lot of space but it also gives a LOT of information now. I just love the effects notifications, which makes it SOO much easier to follow what happens. On that note however, it seems to me like the commentators dont have the information that is available to the viewers. On several occasions it was plainly obvious what was happening just from watching effects notifications but the commentators were still discussing what MIGHT be going on. As a consequence, the commentators and the interface told different stories of what was happening on several occasions.
Stargriever
EvE in a Nutshell
#18 - 2012-07-01 01:41:17 UTC
CCP needs to remove the pictures from the bottom of the screen. It's obvious you guys are looking at yourselves instead of watching the fights. I have no desire to look at you and you're all clearly distracted.
Jay Wareth
Black Sun Investments
#19 - 2012-07-01 02:13:24 UTC
Maximille Biagge wrote:
Is there no way for the commentators to see all the ewar effects on the ships liek us spectators?

"there is like no damage coming from this team" - yes because they are ALL jammed by ecm drones...



Not that I actually have a clue, but Kil2 said during the stream that those icons only show that the module is active. It doesn't mean that the jams are hitting.
Kil2
Club Bear
#20 - 2012-07-01 02:57:54 UTC
Jay Wareth wrote:
Maximille Biagge wrote:
Is there no way for the commentators to see all the ewar effects on the ships liek us spectators?

"there is like no damage coming from this team" - yes because they are ALL jammed by ecm drones...



Not that I actually have a clue, but Kil2 said during the stream that those icons only show that the module is active. It doesn't mean that the jams are hitting.


Yeah theres a lot going on here that isn't obvious. We can see the ewar effects you see, but we see them on a delay. The ewar effects you see don't necessarily mean that the effect is actually making a difference (jams attempted but missed, or TDs applied but outside falloff).

And most importantly, getting used to using the new interface was just plain awkward for me for at least the first 4 matches. Hopefully we all get better at using all the information available as the tournament goes on. =)
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