After another commentary rehearsal, the three of them stopped to rest and drink some water to moisten their throats.
What was gratifying was that even though this professional player did not have any experience as a commentator before, he was still quite eloquent. After a few hours of working with the two official commentators, his cooperation with them was already very good.
The director of the ICL league walked over quickly and stuffed the information into the hands of the three of them when he saw that the three of them were resting.
"This is the relevant information compiled by the backstage data team before the competition. There are the data of the two teams and the players, as well as the prediction of the BP for today's competition. Take a look in advance and familiarize yourself with it."
"Bring this information and a pen with you when you go on stage. The commentary platform can't be as empty as before."
The director reminded them repeatedly.
The official commentator had been mocked by the audience because there was no competition information on the table previously.
Actually, this did not make sense. That was because the ICL league had been broadcasting for a period of time. The commentary platform had been empty previously, and the audience did not have any objections.
In the end, the audience saw that the commentators of Bunny Tail Live-Stream each had a piece of information and a tablet computer. Then, they looked at the empty commentary platform of the official commentary platform. They immediately began to nitpick at it.
The commentator of Bunny Tail Live-Stream had such a high understanding of the game. He even did his homework seriously and prepared to the max before the competition. During the competition, he also seriously recorded the key points of the competition with a small notebook. The official commentator had a poor understanding of the game, but he did not prepare or remember?
This was called attitude determining success or failure. It was no wonder that the official commentator's understanding of the game was poor. Not only was his ability bad, but his attitude was also bad!
Many viewers held this view. Thus, the ICL official did not dare to be stubborn with the audience this time. They had done enough work to save face.
Of course, these data were definitely real and useful.
It was not a bad thing to have more data. The more data the official commentator put out, the more it meant that they were well-prepared. After all, nothing was more convincing than a clear number.
Apart from that, the real-time data function that they had prepared previously could be officially released.
Everything was ready. They just had to wait for the competition to officially start in the afternoon.
…
It was almost 5pm when the live-stream of the ICL league on various live-stream platforms connected to the live broadcast signal of the competition. The audience also received plane tickets from various live-stream platforms and watched the competition on time.
There were still two competitions today. There was an unimportant competition at 5 pm, and FV Team's competition was scheduled for the primetime slot at 7 pm.
This arrangement also took into account the time when most people watched the competition. There were the most people watching at 7 PM, especially on weekends at 7 PM. They definitely had to arrange a celebrity team like FV to be at this time as much as possible.
For the officials of the ICL league, the first competition could allow the new commentary team to practice and adapt in advance. It would save them the pressure of commentating on the main show of the FV competition the moment they appeared. It would not be easy to clean up if anything went wrong.
"Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the second competition day of the third week of the ICL league's Spring Competition …"
The official commentator gave his opening speech as usual, but the viewers in each live stream noticed that something had changed on the official commentary platform.
First of all, there was an additional person who he had only seen in the contestants' images. Secondly, the commentary platform was no longer empty. It was the same as the commentary platform on Bunny Tail Live-Stream. There was a lot of information.
After the opening speech, the commentator in charge of crowd control introduced the new commentator for the day to the audience. He was still a professional player. This time, in order to better interpret the game's content and bring the game experience to the audience, he had come to make a guest appearance.
Of course, "temporary guest appearance" was just an excuse to test the audience's reaction.
If the audience's feedback was good, it would be logical for this professional player to be permanent. If the audience's reaction was not good, it would be logical for them to replace him.
In addition, the commentator in charge of control also introduced the function of "real-time data". He reminded the audience that as long as they clicked on the small bubble in the upper right corner, they would be able to see the real-time data list. Coupled with professional commentary, they would be able to obtain a better viewing experience.
Zhao Xuming also came to the venue today. He watched the competition below the stage while using his cell phone to observe the netizens' reactions in the live-stream.
"The official platform learned from Bunny Tail Live-Stream? They got professional players to commentate and do real-time data. Can they copy it more thoroughly? "
"There's no patent protection. What's there to copy? What's more, isn't it all to improve the viewing experience?"
"I think there's nothing better than knowing your mistakes and changing. If the official live-stream continues to be as stubborn as before and does not make any changes, that would be a huge problem! "
"Indeed, this is considered a healthy competition. There's nothing to blame."
"It looks like I don't have to go to Bunny Tail Live-Stream to watch the competition today. It's more comfortable to use Wolf Fang Live-Stream's client!"
The netizens' reactions on the bullet screen comments were generally more positive. That delighted Zhao Xuming.
As planned, the commentator in charge of control threw the topic to the professional player after briefly introducing the two sides in the first match of the day. He asked him to be in charge of the pre-match prediction and analysis.
This professional player was already prepared. He introduced the tactical reserves of both sides, the celebrity players, the characteristics of the recent game versions, and so on. Coupled with the various data that appeared on the screen and provided by the real-time data function, he spoke clearly and logically.
The BP segment between the two sides was similar to what the professional player had predicted.
That was because the lineup of both sides was based on three factors. The first was the strong heroes and lineup of the version. The second was the hero pool of the players. The third was the paper strength of the entire lineup in the early, middle and late stages of the lineup, team battle, division, and other dimensions.
The professional players had a good understanding of these two mid-tier and lower-tier teams to begin with. Coupled with the data provided by the official platform, they had indeed guessed the lineup of both sides. Often, the players on the field would lock onto a hero the moment they said it.
After the competition began, the commentator would introduce the situation on the field. The team battle commentator would be in charge of commentating on the passionate team battle. The professional players would insert their own understanding of the current situation between the other two commentators and analyze the next playstyle from both sides' perspectives.
For example, how the stronger side should expand their advantage next, and how the weaker side should avoid battle and exchange resources.
The cooperation of the three commentators might occasionally have small flaws and there would be situations where they would interrupt, but the overall effect was not bad.
After the competition ended, Zhao Xuming opened the ICL league live-stream on various live-stream platforms and various forums to check the netizens' feedback.
"Today's official commentary is very good!"
"The two old foxes are quite good. They have perfect control of the rhythm. The team battle is also very passionate. Coupled with professional analysis, the commentary today did not make people have the urge to change the channel at all."
"Previously, there were people who thought that these old commentators did not understand the game well. Now, it proves that they really can't do without them. We have to let them lead the way."
"The facts have proven that the so-called 'professionalism' of Bunny Tail Live-Stream is not something difficult to achieve. The official commentator can pull a professional player over and prepare some data to achieve a similar level!"
"Indeed, in terms of eloquence and passion for commentary, the official commentator is still better!"
"Previously, many people praised Bunny Tail Live-Stream to the skies. They could even boast about putting a script on the commentary platform. What about now? The official commentator isn't bad either? "
Zhao Xuming could not help but feel smug as he read the netizens' comments.
Look, look!
It was immediate!
Indeed, the professional players' understanding of the game was not that bad. Bunny Tail Live-Stream had found two professional players to commentate. It was nothing more than trying to gain the upper hand. How could they keep pressing the official commentator to the ground?
Zhao Xuming could not help but relax. He put away his cell phone and continued to watch the competition.
…
Soon, the first match ended with 2: 0.
This competition might not be a focal battle but it was obvious that there was a certain gap in strength between the two sides. The disadvantaged side did not put up much resistance before they typed GG.
This was also what Zhao Xuming was more worried about now. The gap in strength in the entire GPL league was a little serious. FV Team at the top was the only one, and the next was SUG. The other teams would only be left after that.
There was nothing he could do about it. IOI's soil was not good after all. There was little fresh blood, and it was not easy for the teams behind to catch up. Thus, this gap in strength might continue for a long time in the future.
However, this was not a particularly serious problem for Zhao Xuming. It would definitely be resolved with the rapid development of the GPL league in the future.
This problem could not be resolved quickly even if he was anxious now. What's more, Zhao Xuming had more important work to do.
After a simple change of venue, the highlight of the day, which was FV Team's competition, was about to begin.
The director had already given the data of the two teams in the second round to the commentary platform. The three commentators took the time to familiarize themselves with the data during the advertisements during the break between the competitions.
The professional player flipped through FV Team's selections in the past few rounds and said confidently, "FV Team's selections in the past few rounds are basically using two sets of tactics to switch back and forth."
"They might have used different heroes in the past few rounds but their tactical choices have not deviated from the scope of these two sets of tactics."
"If nothing goes wrong today, they should still use one of these two tactics."
The commentator asked, "Hasn't FV Team always been famous for their complicated and diverse tactics?"
The professional player nodded. "They are indeed famous for their complicated and diverse tactics, but there's no need to expose too many tactics in the current situation."
"Since FV Team is fighting weaker teams, they can keep winning with two sets of tactics. There's no need to expose other tactics."
"In any case, that's our club's habit. We'll only use 'ultimate moves' in the truly crucial matches."
The commentator was very happy. "It would be great if that's the case. As long as FV Team continues to use this mature tactic, it will be easy for us to do the commentary. "
That was because the two sets of tactics that FV Team commonly used had been studied by the official data team many times. They had more or less understood everything from the selection of players to the tactical choices during the competition.
If FV Team continued to use this tactic, the three official commentators would be able to explain all the content that they had prepared beforehand and achieve the effect of a "spoiler-type commentary".
Coupled with the very passionate explanation of the team battle, it would definitely surpass the commentary on Bunny Tail Live-Stream!
The three commentators took the time to sharpen their spears at the last minute and were filled with confidence for the next commentary.
…
After a short break, the second round began as scheduled.
The members of FV Team entered the venue and welcomed the thunderous applause and cheers from the audience.
The number of viewers and bullet screen comments in the various live-streams had also increased significantly.
As a team that had won the World Competition not long ago and maintained a complete victory record at the start of the Spring Competition, FV Team occupied almost 80% of the traffic in the entire ICL league. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the biological father of the ICL league.
The three commentators rubbed their fists and prepared to perform well in front of the audience seeing how supportive the audience was.
Soon, the competition entered the BAN selection segment.
"FV Team has remained undefeated since the official start of the ICL league. Can they continue to maintain their undefeated record today? Let's wait and see! "
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