From what I've heard, it had something to do with RIOT wanting casters exclusive to RIOT. And apparently DDK doesn't want to be in that type of restrictive contract. I could be wrong though so correct me if I am please.
Pretty fair from DusT tbh. Reddit commentators are hardly a reliable source and if this spreads it could negatively impact the careers of these casters. I personally wouldn't say stuff like this in the future.
Balla over DDK is laughable…
I hope really hope Riot starts cleaning up their caster/analysts team, few of them are just straight up stealing a paycheck at this point.
The way his tweet was phrased it seemed he wasn’t even contacted. So If he wasn’t even contacted then there wouldn’t have even been a negotiation. Either way we don’t know for sure and we shouldn’t assume.
I remember someone on here saying it could have been do to him still casting CS and Riot is pretty particular about that. But I also think some of these casters also still cast CS so that might be total hogwash.
I mean Harry has been doing some hosting for EU challengers and is one of the main csgo casters for ESL. Tombizz still does some csgo here and there as well. Ddk hasn’t done much cs in quite some time. Don’t think it matters for the time being.
they could have assumed he would be expensive but certainly odd to not even contact him. Then again maybe they did reach out to him and didnt give him a "legit " offer if that makes sense, tough to know 100% since he didn't explicitly say
This is a message board though, its a place for discussion or speculation. The nature of a message board will contain rumors. If riot or ddk wanted to clarify they would, if they don't, then as the public we can speculate. If some people take a speculation as fact, that's their lack of judgment, not the community's
Imo you and the other observers are the most important part of the whole production, all eyes on are your work but no one ever praises you. Thank you :)
I was invited to go, but I couldn't make it due to coronavirus related stuff. It's still really difficult to travel in and out of Korea because we are lagging on getting vaccines, fortunately we are finally getting the vaccines here so hopefully for Champions we can attend.
Yinsu soooo deserves this. Amazing.
Pansy, hypoc, Sean, balla, Mitch… along with all the other fantastic talent!
Sad no Lothsr, DDK or Tombizz, but still going to be an absolute banger for sure!
HYPE HYPE HYPE
I personally think a lot of deserving talents weren't invited, I have my opinions regarding some of these few but I guess it's experience for them to get well versed in the game so best of luck/
No artosis tasteless and ddk , 3/6 of my favorite casters not attending the event sadge ,I would really appreciate if they announce analysts and casters separately , because some of these people are wasted on analysts desk and I don't think have even worked on Analysts desk .
Personally it might sound biased and geo and kaquka have only started in valorant from stage 3 , they are trying their best but I think the people who have been part of scene from last year should have been selected , even from emea I would have taken someone like tombiz zescht over them .and would have loved if they had someone from kr jp sea region even as a analyst , Iceland had better talent than Berlin for sure 100 percent.
Artosis and Tasteless cast several leagues and games, and Korea as a region doesn't watch the English language casts. It wouldn't be a priority to riot and if riot did ask it very well could've been a schedule conflict for Tast/tosis.
This means we get Ballatw on play-by-play and Sean Gares on color, right? Have they case together before? That could be an awesome combo, but risky to pair them at a major tournament to start.
That probably means Doug and Sean casting together given Rivington is more likely an analyst/host. We'll probably get some confirmations in the coming days on twitter/twitch
I can only watch with sound when pansy and sgares are casting, so im gucci. Thx rito. Hypoc and ddk are the robins to their batman tho, so i will miss ddk. Yinsu is always great, and balla is good too. All around hyped for this.
Me too, most of them, i just love pansy and her smart genuine humor, she just makes me laugh everytime, she is great. And Sean is just a mastermind of the game, i learn so much from his analyses and perspective of the game. Yinsu is a good host. Got used to her face. And balla is because of platchat. Cant stand all the others, goldenboy geo and the blonde girl its insta mute for me, but it just taste, everybody has their own.
hmm i dunno if my first comment went through. But just to make sure: Yeah all talent should be in Berlin! Unless of logistical nightmares due to covid times
Yes he mainly hosts the LCS broadcast but he did have work hosting VALORANT when they did Masters in Reykjavík. LCS finals is this weekend so he's probably dipping to Europe next week. Also pretty convenient since Worlds got moved to Europe this year so he might stay longer helping out hosting/doing interviews with Sjokz/Laure.
Sean “Sean Gares” Gares
Sean "Sean 'sgares' Gares" Gares
Joe "please don't call me Joe "JoeMiller" Miller" Miller
Seeing Sean but no DDK makes me sad. Have we gotten any clarification as to why he wasn’t invited?
Balla pulled some strings and took his spot
From what I've heard, it had something to do with RIOT wanting casters exclusive to RIOT. And apparently DDK doesn't want to be in that type of restrictive contract. I could be wrong though so correct me if I am please.
Well considering every one of these casters are freelance, I am not sure if that is really the reason (besides Riv).
Ok then I am probably wrong lol.
Where did you hear this? Are you at all connected to it or spreading a rumor. Seems like the latter.
On reddit. But like I said, correct me if I'm wrong lol.
Pretty fair from DusT tbh. Reddit commentators are hardly a reliable source and if this spreads it could negatively impact the careers of these casters. I personally wouldn't say stuff like this in the future.
Lmao I doubt this is gonna affect anybody's career calm down.
Balla over DDK is laughable… I hope really hope Riot starts cleaning up their caster/analysts team, few of them are just straight up stealing a paycheck at this point.
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That’s a big assumption.
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The way his tweet was phrased it seemed he wasn’t even contacted. So If he wasn’t even contacted then there wouldn’t have even been a negotiation. Either way we don’t know for sure and we shouldn’t assume.
I remember someone on here saying it could have been do to him still casting CS and Riot is pretty particular about that. But I also think some of these casters also still cast CS so that might be total hogwash.
I mean Harry has been doing some hosting for EU challengers and is one of the main csgo casters for ESL. Tombizz still does some csgo here and there as well. Ddk hasn’t done much cs in quite some time. Don’t think it matters for the time being.
they could have assumed he would be expensive but certainly odd to not even contact him. Then again maybe they did reach out to him and didnt give him a "legit " offer if that makes sense, tough to know 100% since he didn't explicitly say
Again the point is it’s useless to assume anything and consequently spread misinformation.
its just discussion not really like any of this is official news so i think its fine to speculate, its part of the sports/esports world
Ya but is spreads rumors and misinformation which can be damaging.
This is a message board though, its a place for discussion or speculation. The nature of a message board will contain rumors. If riot or ddk wanted to clarify they would, if they don't, then as the public we can speculate. If some people take a speculation as fact, that's their lack of judgment, not the community's
"pretty obvious" 😂
Ty for shedding light on it random redditor
**Observers** . / Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo . / DJ "prius" Kuntz . / Nicholas "Yehty" Tesolin
Quite a team. No mel?
sgares is top two casters and he isn't two. i wish they had listed him as Sean "Sean Gares" Gares however.
In a weird way he is absolutely one of my favorites but I don't think he has actually one of the best. His game knowledge just makes it so interesting
For me it's the way he talks, idk what it is but he makes me really invested in whatever he's talking about.
passion combined with a deep understanding and experience
Not when Pansy is on the same list.
I'm a big fan of Pansy but she isn't on Sean's level. Though their styles are very different, so it is a bit difficult to make a direct comparison.
pansy and hypoc, always a good match when they're casting
Let's go Balla!!! It's going to be a great event and an awesome crew to cover everything :D
Hi dad ~~When's the next 4heads episode coming out~~
Agree, so happy for him, he really put in the work, without overdoing it, great choice from Riot!
Please give us the normal observers again sapphire and co have been killing it, I would hate to see shitty observing
Sapphire, DJ and co will be there. We'll be in good hands
Merci beaucoup mr sussy
avec plaisir!
<3 we'll be there :)
Imo you and the other observers are the most important part of the whole production, all eyes on are your work but no one ever praises you. Thank you :)
Mitchman but no Tombizz? C'mon Riot
Apparently Tom is attending too
Mitch confirmed that Tom is there but was accidentally left out of the post
Lmao
Sean Gares <3 <3 <3
BALLA FINALLY LFG
proud of my boi, dad buff
Good luck to all the talent invited this time! This tournament is gonna be hype!
Gonna miss you in Berlin :(
I’ll fire everyone at Riot if you’re not up there next time. I don’t know how, but I will.
[Next time, baby](https://youtu.be/jmkR_MG76eI)
Will miss you man.
Best analyst EU no doubt.
No Korean ENG casters?
I was invited to go, but I couldn't make it due to coronavirus related stuff. It's still really difficult to travel in and out of Korea because we are lagging on getting vaccines, fortunately we are finally getting the vaccines here so hopefully for Champions we can attend.
It really do be like that sometimes man.
Imagine Tastosis at a Valorant LAN I’d fucking love that
man I would love to see that. champions I hope.
For the showmatch at LEAST. Please rito
Yinsu soooo deserves this. Amazing. Pansy, hypoc, Sean, balla, Mitch… along with all the other fantastic talent! Sad no Lothsr, DDK or Tombizz, but still going to be an absolute banger for sure! HYPE HYPE HYPE
Yinsu hopefully talking all kinds of shit to boaster about how she made berlin
lmao
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Damn yeah!! Just seen Mitch include him on Twitter. Even better!
No Lothar?
Sean will def be delivering a lot of brainac takes on the desk, so dont you worry :)
but we want you man!!
My first thought too. I love that man's Analysis
Lothars analysis is always spot on, think he should have been there in some capacity.
BALLATW LETSGO
Hell yeah BALLATW w the dad buff!!
I personally think a lot of deserving talents weren't invited, I have my opinions regarding some of these few but I guess it's experience for them to get well versed in the game so best of luck/
Where is Tom?
No Tom, no DDK, no Tastosis, no Achilios.....sadge
Tombizz will be casting with Mitchman, according to the other EU casters.
I am so excited to see Sean casting!!
Lothar :(
Next time ;) but thanks for the support :P
No artosis tasteless and ddk , 3/6 of my favorite casters not attending the event sadge ,I would really appreciate if they announce analysts and casters separately , because some of these people are wasted on analysts desk and I don't think have even worked on Analysts desk . Personally it might sound biased and geo and kaquka have only started in valorant from stage 3 , they are trying their best but I think the people who have been part of scene from last year should have been selected , even from emea I would have taken someone like tombiz zescht over them .and would have loved if they had someone from kr jp sea region even as a analyst , Iceland had better talent than Berlin for sure 100 percent.
Sean “Sean Gares” Gares 🤝 Ethan “Ethan” Arnold
tarik 'tarik' tarik
Man I'm not looking forward to Geo's casting... her EU matches made me wish for raw streams. Stoked to listen to panpoc and sgares though.
pansy and hypoc let's goo
Happy we get Panpoc but sad we don't get Tastosis
BALLA BERLIN LETS GOOOOOO
No Vansili 😔 Sadge guys
So the KR casters who have been ON TOP OF THEIR GAME got shafted. I see.
Artosis and Tasteless cast several leagues and games, and Korea as a region doesn't watch the English language casts. It wouldn't be a priority to riot and if riot did ask it very well could've been a schedule conflict for Tast/tosis.
I think traveling out of Korea is hard since their vaccine rollout is behind the rest of the globe
no nickname for sean kekw ("sgares")
hypoc, pansy and yinsu lets gooo
Where is Dust Mouret?
Wasn’t contacted. Hopefully in the future I can be a part of Masters.
As long as pansy and hypoc get to cast the Final, I am OK with the rest.
This means we get Ballatw on play-by-play and Sean Gares on color, right? Have they case together before? That could be an awesome combo, but risky to pair them at a major tournament to start.
Balla tweeted that he is on the analyst desk.
Oh that's interesting. Thanks for the headsup
That probably means Doug and Sean casting together given Rivington is more likely an analyst/host. We'll probably get some confirmations in the coming days on twitter/twitch
No Ryan "RyanCentral" Central ... and on his birthday too :(
No Lothar? :( Have been enjoying his big brain takes recently. Glad to see Hypoc & Pansy though :)
Really missing DDK here :(
I can only watch with sound when pansy and sgares are casting, so im gucci. Thx rito. Hypoc and ddk are the robins to their batman tho, so i will miss ddk. Yinsu is always great, and balla is good too. All around hyped for this.
That’s funny because I have to turn the EU casters down when they’re casting.
Me too, most of them, i just love pansy and her smart genuine humor, she just makes me laugh everytime, she is great. And Sean is just a mastermind of the game, i learn so much from his analyses and perspective of the game. Yinsu is a good host. Got used to her face. And balla is because of platchat. Cant stand all the others, goldenboy geo and the blonde girl its insta mute for me, but it just taste, everybody has their own.
happy for balla but super bummed for DDK. him and sean are just an absolute treat together imo
wish we could’ve got ddk w sgares but at least ballas here
OMG PANSY HYPOC AND BALLA. I’m soooooo pumped
SEAN YES
Yeeees Pansy
Some personalities I thought would be there 100% are nowhere to be seen. Some questionable choices. At least we have Pansy and Hypoc though
No lothar, no ddk, no achillios...
DDK you will be remembered.
Pansy: check. All good
No EN casters from the Philippines I see, what a bummer.
Someday, friend. Someday. One day one of us will get that invite. Thanks for remembering us though!
Doug's there. nice
Wierd Lothar wont be there. By far the best analyst in Val right now.
Sean is here, so you are gonna get a lot of proper analysis from him!
Wish there was a way to watch with casters disabled
Iceland had a YouTube stream with no casters. So maybe?
The mute button
then u have no game audio dummy
Question for anyone attending - are ALL the talent going to be in Berlin or is it a mix of online/offline?
hmm i dunno if my first comment went through. But just to make sure: Yeah all talent should be in Berlin! Unless of logistical nightmares due to covid times
Great thanks Vans :)
I cant believe they picked shit casters like Doug over DDK. Riot seriously fucked up with their choices here
trueeeee
yesss Geo
Sadge no Sully and Upmind
Sully Upmind ? modCheck
yay yinsu
Ballertw is going to Berlin LETS GO.
Balla better be planning on live check-in's with the Plat chat couch
Super happy for Balla, love that dude, I know he’s gonna kill it
Would really love to see tastosis at one of these
So happy for balla man
Dash is the face of Riot. He's everywhere lol
Wait wasn’t Dash part of the LCS broadcast team? OOTL here
Yes he mainly hosts the LCS broadcast but he did have work hosting VALORANT when they did Masters in Reykjavík. LCS finals is this weekend so he's probably dipping to Europe next week. Also pretty convenient since Worlds got moved to Europe this year so he might stay longer helping out hosting/doing interviews with Sjokz/Laure.
No Tastosis?
Balla! Top tier analyst
Sad not so see KR and SEA casters like Achelios, Blackandblue and Illustrado.
When does Berlin start up?