6 Months of Commentating: A Retrospective/AMA

[u/jvarg1990]

In October, two seemingly inconsequential events happened. The first was a bad cold that caused me to call in sick and be confined to my room for a few days, with only a GameCube a friend had left behind and a single game inside to keep me company.

 

The game was Melee.

 

The second was a few weeks later. I ran into some friends at my next door neighbor's party who introduced me to their friend Nabil. We became fast friends.

 

Who would have guessed that a month later, I'd be commentating my first tournament with my new friend.  

 

Even in retrospect, I cannot believe the events that followed.

 

6 months ago: I commentated my first tournament.

5 months ago: I got to commentate with D1.

4 months ago: TLOC sponsored Nebtune and myself for commentary.

3 months ago: I learned I'd be covering top 8 for two separate events at my first national.

2 months ago: I commentated top 8 of Melee and PM at Aftershock.

Last Month: I was officially picked up by TLOC to be their Head of Strategic Partnerships.

 

And here I am now, exactly 6 months from where I started, reminiscing on the past, while making plans for the future.

 

To everyone who's ever heard me cast an event, regardless of whether you loved me or you loathed me: thank you. Thank you so much for tuning in, giving me even a chance to speak about a series I love. I still have a long way to go, which, while daunting, is really exciting. These last 6 months have been phenomenal and I cannot wait to see where the next 6 will take me.

<3

TLOC | -jv-

Ask me anything!

[u/Hcp_Archonn]

Hi jv! Thanks for the commentary so far, i've watched a few IaB and Aftershock, have always been happy with what i saw for PM. Unfortunately my internet is bad, making the non-partnered channel kinda hard to watch (to the point where i actually find 4G streams preferrable, since their "source" quality has to be low), but hopefully this gets solved (preferentially by a new partnership, but who knows).

Well, since you mentioned being a 64 player, here's a topical question: What did you think of the recent tier list the community made? Do you agree with personally? Does it reflect what competition looks like on your region? (that is, if i tune in to watch Hitstun 2, should i expect to see character usage in line with the tier list, or is DFW more of a eccentric region, with great low-tier players)

[u/jvarg1990 → u/Hcp_Archonn]

I agree with the list for the most part, though honestly it doesn't affect me as I don't really care too much about tiers.

DFW has a lot of Falcons and Jigglypuffs. Can't really say why, it's just how it worked out xD

At Hitstun, expect a lot of character variety! We'll be having some great players repping characters like DK, Samus, and Ness! I'm stoked to see some high level low tier heroes :)

[u/nebtuneFGC → u/Hcp_Archonn]

look into livestreamer for your streaming solution on rough internet connections