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**lunch3** · 08-02-2004, 10:48 PM

Wow...this guy should be speccing every twl game.

**death row** · 08-02-2004, 10:52 PM

?ignore Howard Cossell

**Send** · 08-02-2004, 10:52 PM

He typed like a so fast, holy crap, can't say his real identity though:P I editted the other parts out, wouldnt let me have a lot of characters.

**Stabwound** · 08-02-2004, 11:25 PM

I think everyone knows who he really is.

But yeah, commentary is pretty cool. I have to say I found it a bit distracting because I was looking down every once and a while to see if he would comment on a cool move I did, or whatever.

**Howard_Cosell** · 08-02-2004, 11:28 PM

Originally posted by Stabwound

I think everyone knows who he really is.

But yeah, commentary is pretty cool. I have to say I found it a bit distracting because I was looking down every once and a while to see if he would comment on a cool move I did, or whatever.

That's why I just usually limit it to ?go base games, this way, no one gets hurt... though consenting BDs are okay too.

I plan on commenting on the TWLB finals, but I might record the game and do a voice over (cuz then I can pause, slow motion, etc...)

That'd be a little more work, but really it's only a MAX of 30 mins to record... so thats not so bad.

**Howard_Cosell** · 08-02-2004, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by death row

?ignore Howard Cossell

If you find it more annoying than the entertainment of seeing the commentary, I highly advise it.

I'm not doing this to bother people, I'm doing it because I think its fun to do once in awhile, and because other people enjoy it.

If no one did, I wouldn't be doing it...

**Stabwound** · 08-02-2004, 11:31 PM

I think you might have a problem with the TWLB finals, because squads usually want a spectator blueout during TWLB games.

**Awesome** · 08-02-2004, 11:41 PM

Originally posted by death row

?ignore Howard Cossell

done!

**Howard_Cosell** · 08-03-2004, 12:36 AM

Originally posted by Stabwound

I think you might have a problem with the TWLB finals, because squads usually want a spectator blueout during TWLB games.

Well, that's no problem, usually there are 80-100 spectators in Yellow chat...

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... but recording it with HyperCam and dubbing sound over it would be easy and probably more entertaining...

**Nethila** · 08-03-2004, 12:46 AM

commentary is great and i'd love to hear it on twradio during a twl match.
however, if you are typing out all those commentaries as the game progresses, it gets very annoying:
1) lots of people want to watch the actually game, not focusing on all those text
2) lots of people want to discuss/talk about the game while it in play, if you are typing all that.. it really disturb other people's talking
3) some people (like me for example) really hates all those txts from one person, i still consider that a form of spam.

**Cig Smoke** · 08-03-2004, 02:35 AM

Drow: i ignored him the other nite too

Agreed with neth. For as many lines as he's typing in a row it shou ld be considered spam. I got warned for doin kill macro's in pub bc it was considered "spam" And he's 20 times worst then me.

Just curious how the hell do u type that fast over and over? lol I mean i type a fairly decent speed, lots of mistypes as uall know, but dam man thats fucked up. Dont ur hands ever get sore/tired? Or U ever take a glance away from the screen. Even while im playing i usualy glance away from the screen for 1 reason or another. Seems pretty nerdish to me.

**Howard_Cosell** · 08-03-2004, 03:00 AM

Originally posted by Nethila

commentary is great and i'd love to hear it on twradio during a twl match.
however, if you are typing out all those commentaries as the game progresses, it gets very annoying:
1) lots of people want to watch the actually game, not focusing on all those text
2) lots of people want to discuss/talk about the game while it in play, if you are typing all that.. it really disturb other people's talking
3) some people (like me for example) really hates all those txts from one person, i still consider that a form of spam.

Well, the ops would likely tell you what they tell almost anyone... ?ignore the person.

I understand it can be distracting, I am not trying to do it maliciously, and I don't do it very often... (and with the exception of by request at a Spastic vs. RB game, only in ?go base) ...

Maybe next time I will announce my intent so people can get me on ?ignore if they want before I begin.

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I wasn't even going to do TWRadio, I was going to record it and edit it with Premiere, not too hard, and it allows for (as previously mentioned) ... slow motion, pause, etc... the idea of which it'd be more like watching the game on TV...

**Howard_Cosell** · 08-03-2004, 03:08 AM

Originally posted by Cig Smoke

Drow: i ignored him the other nite too

Agreed with neth. For as many lines as he's typing in a row it shou ld be considered spam. I got warned for doin kill macro's in pub bc it was considered "spam" And he's 20 times worst then me.

Just curious how the hell do u type that fast over and over? lol I mean i type a fairly decent speed, lots of mistypes as uall know, but dam man thats fucked up. Dont ur hands ever get sore/tired? Or U ever take a glance away from the screen. Even while im playing i usualy glance away from the screen for 1 reason or another. Seems pretty nerdish to me.

This might be a surprise to you, but most people feel that wracking up 10,000 kills in pub is nerdish.

I have a natural ability to type extremely fast... and yes, I do occasionally glance away (I made a couple of messed up kill calls because of it in this excerpt that Send posted).

It's not like this is a kill macro, a lot of people actually enjoy this, where as a kill macro is just inane... and while you regard what I do as inane... a lot of people don't... where as... with kill macros... everyone does.

[and kill macros are also kind of nerdish]

[[ not that I have the problem with nerds... nerds wrote Subspace, developed Continuum, wrote the bots that allow us to play in ?go base, TWD, TWL... and do a lot of other useful things... ]]

Not that I have anything in particular against you, Cigsmoke, I'm sure in real life you're a decent guy and all. I just get annoyed when people throw around the 'N' word as if it were some sort of insult.

If my abilities, tastes, and hobbies make me a nerd, I'm glad. While commentating on a ?go base game might not save the world, the other nerdy things I do certainly might... or at least make it a little better.

It's not like I am trying to demoralize people or hurt people by what I do (like a kill message) or build my own ego. I'm confident in who I am, my abilities and actions, and if no one wants to hear Howard Cosell, I will stop doing it, no problems, no complaints... but people do... and so I will continue to do it, only next time... I'll announce it a bit more clearly so that people can be prepared.

**Howard_Cosell** · 08-03-2004, 03:11 AM

Originally posted by lunch3

Wow...this guy should be speccing every twl game.

I would, but I am gone almost every Sunday, usually the entire weekend, which is why I would only do the final championship match... of course, I need to know when it is so I can actually make sure I am around for it...

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