I haven't read it yet but this will be my bible in the coming weeks. Congrats on putting together this incredible novel.

break a leg zeb!

It's a tip I got from a caster in another game. Basically it means always try to say things that are correct. If you say something that is incorrect you either have to spend air time correcting yourself or you don't (purposely or because you didn't realize it) and people call you out on it later.

You're trying to be a reliable source of information.

Couple other notes for the casters because I ran out of space:

1. Never be wrong.
2. Never start talking only to realize that you had nothing to say.
3. Think about what you're going to say while the other guy is talking.
4. Listen to your co-caster! Work off of what he is saying if possible.
5. Don't be afraid of silence.
6. Don't hog the spotlight.
7. Tell a story.
8. Work as a team.
9. Thank your cameraman.
10. Have fun! It's weird but people can hear when you're smiling.

Props to all of you guys for putting yourselves out there and I hope that more people follow your lead.

K nobody else has posted so I'll start. I really enjoyed the cast and hope that you guys continue in the future. Casting, just like anything else, is something that requires practice and the more you do it the better you'll get.

For Casters:

Decide your casting style. What is the role of the casters? For some casts you have casters that tell people what is happening that the camera cannot see. For other casts the casters explain less of "who is killing who" and instead analyze the situation for the viewers. If you watch it back you'll realize that what you're doing is kind of mixed and confusing.

Casting is less about trying to find things to say and more about telling a story. You guys don't tell much of a story at all, and what you end up doing instead is seeing one thing or another and just saying it out loud. Because that sort of thing needs to be timely, the end result is you two just talking over each other. What also happens is the length of each of your talking points is about 2-3 seconds and you trade back and forth constantly. Try going for 10 seconds and trading after talking for longer.

It's OK to have two play-by-play casters but if one guy starts it, but let him finish before the next guy starts talking. Chances are that you're both watching the same thing anyways. Part of building chemistry is learning when the other guy is going to finish talking. When casters talk over each other it sounds awful.

Part of the reason that happens is because you don't fully trust each other to talk about all the action just yet. In an ideal situation one caster can actually cover all of the action. The reason you have two is because you can watch different things and fill in the gaps for each other. The reason you don't have three casters is because then you just have too many people talking or wanting to talk.

Overall, nice job. At the beginning it was mostly MustardOverlord saying things of value and Nja agreeing with it and maybe adding a small point here or there. Near the end of the cast you really found your stride -- you guys calmed down, found your talking points, and really created something of value. I know that you're both skilled players so find your style and go with it. Consider watching other casts together and talking to each other about what you like and don't like. Not just TF2 casts but other competitive games as well. Try doing a solo cast on your own just to see what it is like, and then when you join forces you'll realize why you have the second person.

For Cameraman:

Couple quick notes to get out of the way and then I'll address the bulk of the situation.

1. Turn on viewmodels. It will look weird to people who don't normally watch TF2.
2. Consider using a different UI. It's not bad, but it is a bit hard to read and it is visually hard to understand. It also takes up a weird space on the bottom of the screen.
3. Turn off steam community in-game.
4. Try to find a way to stream 16:9 as the letterbox format (black bars on the side) look bad.
5. Take off the cl_showfps in the top right.
6. End of round scoreboard covers everything and is super ugly.

Being a cameraman is tough. You have to handle the production side and then also capture all the best moments of the game. You did a decent job of doing it, but as you saw it is hard to move through the POVs with just left and right click. You did a nice job of it though. Sound balance was great too.

It might just be me but when I was watching your camera work it looked like you'd just go through the POVs looking for some action. That is OK but it's better if you can use your gamesense to predict what will happen next. Blue is winning 6v4? They'll probably push. Look to the pocket or a scout for some action there. Even ubers and teams are just holding? Etc. See what is happening on the flank. Just try to think a few steps ahead. Great cast overall.

Can you provide some background info for yourself? What class do you play and what league/division? Where are you from?

Thanks

Could you add the ability to have bullet points in posts? Ones that have proper indentation for each bullet.

<3 ty enigma

You are already listed. You've already been invited to the group before.

Go to twitch.tv > Settings > Teams to accept the invite.

he's so handsome

class/division? you're added but i just want to add a description

moved to requests forum

bad internet, great player
baller jumper/surfer

Remove from sidebar but not from "show all threads"

+1 for me

It used to be but then players/teams started trolling the casters (this is like waaaaay back in the day -- like leogeo days). We've recently had problems with random players hopping into the casting mumble so we're on lockdown for now.

I think historically the reason we haven't had mumble casts is because we're trying to increase the viewership of the channel. I'm not sure what will happen in the future but I would expect that stance to hold for the time being.

ESEA has changed a bit in 2+ years :p

but I've played with carbon in pug.na and he seems like a great guy who is willing to improve. not sure if he is IM but give him a shot and see how he does. who knows, maybe he is the next tenaciousg