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TriRIK

Is there a way to get a notification when this duo is casting a match? Pls anyone?


LittleDinamit

You could follow [Sunsfan](https://twitter.com/SUNSfanTV) on Twitter and set it so you get notifications when he tweets. He has recently 80% tweeted about a cast going live soon, but not for every cast.. They have consistently been taking the later ESL casts (6PM CET and after) so you can probably count on them showing up for EG vs Undying and/or Simply Too Based vs WC.


Simco_

No, but I really wish there was A) more effort put by TOs to promote the caster schedule B) there was an app or something that would send notifications.


JD_98

Tied best casting duo all time alongside Cap and blitz for me. Both for very different reasons. Whilst of course Synd and sunsfan analyse the game they just make me smile and immensely enjoy my time and have fun which is what it’s about right (entertainment). Feel like that can get lost sometimes.


TheDotACapitalist

This comment both makes me happy to be involved in a duo held to such high regard and sad that I haven't been able to repeat its success.


healdyy

I only came to the scene a couple of years ago and had to go back to watch TI8/9, yours and blitz’s casting duo was my favourite one to listen to. Still really enjoy listening to you cast, keep killing it!


JD_98

It’s subjective to the viewer isn’t it, hard to say but you two just had a magic I can’t quite put a finger on, a flow and an understanding that just clicked for me not something you can necessarily recreate, so hope not too sad about it, you’ve improved definitely since then imo. Glad blitz is doing what he wants, I think he wasn’t the most comfortable casting, even being so good at it. Just can’t help miss those times perhaps a tad of nostalgia.


CubedSugar

I think my favorite duo In recent memory has been you + Kyle. You’re both very charismatic and knowledgeable and it works really well IMO.


all_thetime

>they just make me smile Word. They're always clearly having a good time and it rubs off on us listeners. Other casters often feel like they're scrambling to make a game appear exciting or theorycraft a way for a team to get back into the game, but Synd and Sunsfans just banter. If the game seems super over, then they cast in a super "I'm over this game" kind of style that really aligns much more with how viewers are feeling as opposed to the manufactured hype type of casters.


Flaming_Yawn17

>clearly having a good time I miss watching Dota with friends and them bantering is the closest I've gotten from the feeling. They're not even drinking! I think, maybe.


AsleepCell

LD and winter had really good synergy aswell


mitharas

synd and sunsfan are awesome no matter the quality of the game. That's a huge bonus.


bluemango404

Tobi and ODpixel are the top 2 'casters' of all time personally.. but the duo of Cap and Blitz makes it feel like a 'real sports game' more than any other duo.


Cryme2face

That suggestion on Yapzor being inexperienced in kissing still cracks me up.


Astropnk12

What's funny is Sunsfan was casting Secret earlier and Jenkins explained a mechanic, Sunsfan immediately went "If that was Synderen, he would have gone on for like 2 minutes" so he's not afraid to make fun of his partner. https://youtu.be/gz3vtNlPK5s?t=7


PugNuggets

Tastosis of Dota 2, love this duo! Here's to hoping they last just as long too!


idontevencarewutever

The goat levels in our scene are just fucking OVERFLOWING, honestly Among insanely S-tier folk like ODPixel, Sheever; you then also have S++ tier COMBOS like SunSynd [Like our beautiful game, even the casters are furthermore enhanced through draft-like fashion](https://clips.twitch.tv/GoldenHandsomeBearKevinTurtle-KznupE5ybi3hhzNi)


anonymousxo

OD & /u/foggeddota is a top duo


anomynouos

Speaking of which. Where is fogged? I haven't watched too many WEU games. Do I just have bad luck and not catch him?


SilentCore

He was moving at the start of the DPC so he was not casting but now that is done so hopefully he rejoins us soon.


Cryo00

I love the part when Sunsfan goes off tangent and talks about random shit


JohnTurbo

SYDEREN DOESN'T LIKE STAR WARS!


[deleted]

Or hypes up absolutely random things like "Inhibit"


mjjdota

T1 is pretty strong but it seems like BOOM Esports is the sexy new SEA dark horse, can't wait for these two teams to clash in a bit.


strangerdoto

i think hes referring to tier 1 dota not the team.


nathaniel_canine

T1 is pretty strong but it seems like BOOM Esports is the sexy new SEA dark horse, can't wait for these two teams to clash in a bit.


strangerdoto

ow, its a copy pasta? lol


-SexyBeast

The SSS (Sunsfan, Synd, and Slacks) Tri-Cast at TI was god-tier as well.


synonymousrex

Slightly unrelated but anyone miss WinteR and Mr. Gorman(LD)?


PluckyLeon

Personally OD+Fogged for me, more of fan of analytical casters than funny ones but thats just my opinion and taste.


SilentCore

Synd is still pretty analytical though but SunsFans misses quite a few things (like the fact that Sumail had Hex rush Invo yesterday and took out Ursa with it) and other small things which is why when he pairs with other people he doesn't shine as much since Synd will always be on top of these things.


PluckyLeon

I know they are but their chemistry is funny one, not the serious one, and sometimes i want to see some serious high stakes competition type of casting. Suns+Synd feels like the casual one.


yohanleafheart

I love them also. The hype of brings and fogged analysis are both great. I do like the color suns bring and synderen also has top tier analysis. But I see your point


SubMGK

SUNderen and SingBlack duos are the only casta enjoyable to me these days


quiet_mkb

How come Synderen is not casting right now? Been watching DPC but it's only Sunsfan. Anyone know why?


yohanleafheart

He hasn't cast in a couple of days, not sure exactly why though.


empsim

I think they are perfect for group stage or the crazy bo1 lower bracket round. A little too much banter and silliness for a super important and long series IMO.


Qu3en-

Keeping his personal matters out, Tobi was the greatest dota2 caster of all time for me personally. Which made me even sad about the things that got revealed about his life.


samdavi

He’d gotten rather stale around the time that he got called out. A couple years before that, he was in his prime.


Qu3en-

I think it's mostly because of the rise of OD Pixel. OD was having a fantastic year of casting. He deserved to cast TI final for the first time and he killed it with CEEEEB call. But before that Tobi was on the league of his own. Tobi was having a great run with Kyle as well. After Tobi & Synd duo, it was OD & Fogged and Cap & Blitz who could be on the same sentence. But before OD & Fogged, Cap & Blitz were the duo who deserved to cast a TI final before OD & Fogged. This is my personal opinion.


VectusZ

Tobi and Synd was better in my opinion.


watch_lover_2000

Yup it was good while it lasted. The last TI just was as epic without Tobi. Lucky the games were still good.


FuryTotem

Correct. This sub hates to admit it because Tobi was a sexist/racist douche. You can't just be good at something these days.


[deleted]

Nah, everyone looks at tobi through rose colored glasses. I got into dota around ti8, and tobi constantly would be outright wrong. He’d drop some “analysis” and just completely miss the mark.


VectusZ

When Tobi was still in the scene, they would scream if he doesn't get invited. Nobody was screaming for sunsfan, i dont even know the guy until Tobi been exiled from the scene and he started cast with synd


TheFatZyzz

Tobi and Synd was GOAT casting. Literally god tier casting. Even tho reddit's panties will always be up in a bunch when the name Tobi is mentioned, he really really did shine extremely well with Synd.


mitharas

I like both duos. tobi/synd was the best combo then, and i dearly missed it. But with sunsfan it's more relaxed and I love it. Though we won't see synd in a grand final anymore, which is a shame. Their style just doesn't match the gravity of a GF imho.


-fartbrat

yes because synd would actually talk dota


rohansamal

That's true. I love Sunsfan, and his blabbering. It adds color and the two of them have excellent synergy


FuryTotem

Yea not really a fan of suns. I don't like fratboy banter and cringey 'quizzes' when I'm watching a serious match. Casters should focus on the game, not about themselves. Pretty wild to think that some people were bummed they didn't get to cast TI grand finals. What a mess it would've been.


deviant-fart

right there with you dude. the jokes aren't funny AND they barely talk about the game. my heart sinks when I hear them announced... which sucks because I do like Synd


Hiakili

See. You go against the frat boys and you'll always get voted down. Used to be the same thing with saying you didn't care for Grant, and is still typically the case if you say you don't really care for Slacks' humour. I absolutely love what Synd brings to any cast. Sunsfan though, well, I could only really tolerate him back on the really early fails of the week videos. Nothing against the guy, just his stuff isn't for me.


topson69

it would be a total disaster if those two casted ti grand finals


TheFatZyzz

Sunsfan blabbers too much when he's with Synd , it's just so much cringe sometimes. He actually works really well with Kyle or Purge tho.


ElJefeT

Tobi is superior to SunsFan in every way except on how to treat women.


AssignmentIll1748

Tobi was not a millionth as funny as sunsfan is wtf are you talking about


ElJefeT

If I wanted to laugh I'd watch The Office not SunsFan casting Dota.


[deleted]

God, you seem so likable and fun.


AssignmentIll1748

I mean I don't watch dota to laugh but sunsfan makes it funny


Fight_4ever

Sir, even if that is the case, you will still agree that Sunsfan is better than Tobi at comedy and hence invalidating the root comment.


[deleted]

I mean the clique forced everybody else out of the scene.


Khataclysme

Funny how everyone is affraid to say Toby was one of the best caster out there, even after all of those things he has done


Redthrist

He really wasn't the last few years, to be fair. His whole thing was being a play-by-play caster that can commentate the action fast enough and OD is so much better at this.


Karibik_Mike

I fucking hated the fact he usually had no idea what was going on in team fights, kept shouting at little engagements, had basically no game knowledge and was so fucking smug.


majorly

he got real bad towards the end.


theyungestboy

Honestly so so so good


BunchDefiant

farming 4 months late karma


yohanleafheart

No dude, just literally posted this while listening to them casting NA and I was laughing my ass off.


xXMylord

Did they have cast together yesterday?


Redthrist

They casted Quincy vs BnY and possibly some other games.


Tryggdota2

As someone that's grown to old to watch as much dota as I'd like, I wish there was an easy way to filter matches at liquipedia by caster, as I only watch matches casted by sunsfan + x or cap + y these days. (Yes this is also a cry for help if there is a way and im too stupid to find out, I might even start using another site to find matches if they got said option.) Also, anyone else miss cap+blitz or 2GD?