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Source: https://twitter.com/Caedrel/status/1469034918156161045

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Caedrel was somewhat rumoured to be offered a coaching gig for Vitality. He turned down any coaching by saying the following on Twitter:

"I will be staying as a caster. A lot of reasons why but mainly I havent experienced casting to its fullest, I mean Ive never even cast infront of a crowd yet. I dont want to jump ship after only 1 year, I want to fully commit to coaching when I decide to. Cant wait for next year."

He replied to this with the following: "well, this didn't age well"

What a f*cking meme if the LEC didn't rehire their best color caster. Jesus f*ck

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over 2 years ago - /u/Ovedius - Direct link

Originally posted by Accomplished_Ad_2321

Man Vedius will be insufferable in Fnatic/G2/Vitality games. Medic is cringe and Quickshot is MIA?

Drakos and Sjokz are going to have a rough split.

What?

over 2 years ago - /u/endercasts - Direct link

bruh

over 2 years ago - /u/Ovedius - Direct link

Originally posted by Accomplished_Ad_2321

Man I like you, but you're the most biased caster in the LEC. By far. Just any game with Fnatic and G2 is the same story with you. On and on about how big of a favorites they are and how much the other team will have to fight for it and even when the other team is somehow stronger at the moment we must not forget it's still Fnatic yadayada etc...

And it's cool, I get it, those are legendary teams and many people support those teams, but you're blowing it out of proportion and it's difficult listening to the desk when the desk is clearly not being impartial. The LEC isn't Worlds, you have to at least try to be impartial.

It's alright though, you don't need to take any of this as valid criticism. I'm using my mute button liberally anyway.

I think it's perfectly fine for you to not enjoy my casting. I also think it's fine if you think I overdo narratives, especially on Fnatic or G2 games when I'm told to put a larger focus on them. As they are historic orgs, during downtime it wouldn't surprise me if I often relied on their extensive history to fill time if there aren't many things to focus on in the moment. It's not my place to tell you what is too much or too little as casting is ultimately subjective, people have their favourites and their dislikes and what they see as too much to too little is up to you.

The only thing I wanted to challenge was bias. I have no affinity or favoritism towards either of these teams. In fact, it's much better for the league when they lose. I was really happy that MAD won back to back splits, I care about the success of the LEC as a whole and the more competitive teams we have, the better! Feel free to be as liberal with your mute button as you want, you should do whatever gives you the best viewing experience. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

over 2 years ago - /u/Ovedius - Direct link

Originally posted by Xhalo

especially on Fnatic or G2 games when I'm told to put a larger focus on them

As an NA viewer, the LEC bias for these two teams always seemed insane and it sounds like you are confirming the LEC pushes the casters to talk about it.

inb4 quickshot USUPERS OF THE THRONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not as simple as "The LEC forces casters to" it's more like we get new viewers all the time who have never even heard of these teams, so we're encouraged to talk about their history for sure. They're also two fan favourites, so a lot of fans just want to hear a lot about them. It's never as simple as "The lec made me!! :(" Ultimately as casters we can say what we want so it's on us at the end of the day. People will always disagree on what is too much though, that just won't ever change

over 2 years ago - /u/Ovedius - Direct link

Originally posted by Nameless_One_99

When it comes to in-game knowledge and the way you deliver that knowledge I think your casting is top-notch among all tier 1 esports casters.

Sadly I do feel the LEC in general, and not just you, bog downs the broadcast with way too much "narrative" especially around G2 and FNC. And I'm probably not the main audience anymore since the LEC is growing but my patience for that kind of narrative has run out.

I still enjoy your cast a lot when it's not G2/FNC or on international games, great job at Worlds.

Perfectly reasonable opinion mate