I hope the one thing that people hear, randomly stumbling across this clip or others on a late night internet rabbit hole 20 years from now is
this man really loved his job
so much
With the end of the 2022 OWL season, I am now out of contract with the Overwatch League and am a free agent.
Let's work together! I am an award-winning play-by-play commentator and host with over 10 years of experience over many gaming genres.
uber
@badmoontalent
.com
She asked, I said yes! I knew the mother of my child was no old fashioned lady anyway 😂
It’s been a wonderful four years, can’t wait to do the rest of them with you 🥰
LFT
Griffin Theophilus Leslie
🔵 8lb 12oz power gamer
🔵1:58am Jan 9th
🔵 sick game sense
🔵 cracked mechanics
🔵 strafe jumped out of womb and almost fragged the doctor
Honestly huge vouch from myself and Mum (who is doing well, just tired!)
I know that times are weird right now but if you'll permit us to spread a bit of positivity on the TL...
@DriftwoodAsh
and I are excited to be welcoming a beautiful child into the world, around Christmas!
What a life changer. I don't deserve such a blessing but I can't wait 😍
Idk who needs to hear this but
When the news of someone passing away becomes public, it is EXTREMELY inappropriate and disrespectful to ask how they died.
The difficult and terrible news is being shared so that others may process and grieve not to satisfy your morbid curiosity
Well, that was it. That was everything I had. It's been an incredible season for me and Matt as casters, thank you all so much for joining and supporting us.
What a way to kick off this final series!
We haven't really announced it in the chaos of the move, but MiniShouts is gonna be a BOY 💙
Already enrolling him in Muay Thai cause he's already been kicking like a donkey and mum is feeling it 😂
Mum already made this cool doggo monstrosity thing for him, so cool!
@CarlosR
I mean no one is policing you brother - I thank that most ppl feel like your choice of friends gives at least a rough indication of your values and they’re just sharing their unsolicited opinions about it
okay real talk now had to give some live to my
@overwatchleague
fam, this kinda thing doesnt happen unless you have an amazing team with you to make you look good
we put on a HELL of a show for six years
thank you everyone my phone literally died from all the notis ❤️
I have taken close note of the industry people that have used the suffering of one of my colleagues to advertise themselves for their job.
And so the shit-list grows.
Let’s work together in 2024!
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My heart is so full. Thank you so much, all of you.
Another finals casted from my garage but I've never felt closer to all of you who love this beautiful game as much as I do.
Can't wait to see all your smiling faces again soon.
Bring on 2022 and OW2!
#OWL2021
@im_b_rad_ttv
never thought the voice of oce would come across like such a pick-me
if youre in that much of a hurry to devalue the craft of casting just go and undercut your peers. more effective and produces one less utter tripe opinion on the internet
Well, I have more critics than ever but I gave that match everything I had.
@SFShock
- you guys are legends, you made the wait worth it for your fans and you gave us a fantastic match.
@VancouverTitans
- truly the kings, you walked the walk, grats <3
see you all next stage .
So...
Uncle egg and monke back
Me and Matt back
4k
Drops
Teams lookin stacked
More talent announcements to come
We feeling a little better about
#OWL2021
, fam?
As of Oct 13th, I will be operating as a freelancer. I'm open to all opportunities as a play-by-play commentator and host!
My expertise lies in FPS/MOBA/card games with over 10 years of esports broadcast experience.
Let's work together!
📧: adrake
@badmoontalent
.com
Saw some speculation today so I wanted to make something clear:
I’m on a 2 year contract with the
@overwatchleague
so I will be back this year.
On a personal note, the responsibility to go beyond in my casting weighs heavier this year than ever.
I’ll give it all I’ve got.
From the bottom of my heart to the fans - thank you. This year could have been utter dogshit but you made it all bearable. Thank you for believing in us, and in your teams.
Congrats to
@SFShock
. You guys are a force of nature, enjoy the victory.
#OWL2020
Thanks
@MickiePP
for carrying on Dennis' legacy. When we are out here I feel like we are all carrying a torch lit from the flame inside of him. As long as we still carry them, he will never truly be gone
Unfortunately today, along with a lot of other amazing esports folks, I’ve been let go from Blizzard. Casting Overwatch and working behind the scenes planning some of the best years we’ve had with Overwatch Esports and the upcoming year with the new OWCS was a dream come true.
uh so yeah there’s like a bunch of reasons that I’m not casting the pro-am
Basically a mix of immigration stuff on my side, immigration stuff on OWLs side plus ash can’t really deal with a newborn and ‘terrible’ 2yo alone while recovering from an operation soooo
All is fine 🫡
As of Oct 13th, I will be operating as a freelancer. I'm open to all opportunities as a play-by-play commentator and host!
My expertise lies in FPS/MOBA/card games with over 10 years of esports broadcast experience.
Let's work together!
📧: adrake
@badmoontalent
.com
Ever just wake up wondering why
@EloHellEsports
are paying their casters ONE FIFTH of the standard rate to do KR/CN contenders, cucking
@imAVRL
out of a gig he should be a shoo-in for, and why
@owpathtopro
are completely cool with this?
Oh just me? Cool
It's days like today that I feel the immense weight of responsibility. It doesn't make me anxious, but it fills me with a sense of reverence, like I'm treading carefully across hallowed ground.
I am honored to be casting
@SFShock
vs
@SeoulDynasty
in the
#OWL2020
Grand Finals.
A lot of people will share their opinions over the next week or so, many will gloat, many will say they told you so
Frankly I don’t mind, some have had legitimate misgivings about what we tried to do but I don’t have the luxury to think about that. Family to feed, games to cast
Ayoo little Jude Martin turned up at 2:49pm today
@DriftwoodAsh
is doing great, she bantered through the entire procedure and is big chillin atm
This is all much less scary the second time around. Gigachad progeny collection complete
Honestly, this guy has more grace in his little finger than I do in my whole body.
Bloke loses the casting of a region that he worked so hard on due to being severely undercut (this is not mere speculation) and then humbly expresses his regret and moves on.
Gutted for you man.
Unfortunately I will not be on the Contenders Korea broadcast. The opportunity has moved elsewhere and I wish the broadcast and new talent all the best. I will still be part of Contenders in AU this year and I will be committed to bringing APAC content with OWL and KR co-streams.
That might have been the best game I’ve ever cast
I dunno it’s an honour to have been able to cast every owl final but they’ve so often been one sided
this one was special for so many reasons and the best part is there’s more to come
the magic seeps out of the stones here
bruh everyone out there saying casters are gonna struggle with the new particle effect meta
mfers I was out there years ago casting+observing the 5x tracer meta on control and the 6x dva stall meta without a killfeed
It's all g r a v y fam
@SideshowGaming
you in particular really pushed me to improve my work over the last few years. Masterful story-building and an unassailable sense of authenticity and charisma. Working with you made me much better at my job, so thank you and good luck mate
Can't speak highly enough to keeping your mind active while stuck inside in times like these. Glad I was able to maintain my sanity while expanding my horizons, and learn a ton about finance!
From the bottom of our hearts, massive thanks from myself and
@MattMrX
to all of those who encouraged, stayed up for, tweeted out to and supported us over OWL season 1. We are just getting started and we hope you all stick around. Love ya guts! <3
In case it wasn’t clear, I’ll be juggling a few titles this year to help keep the fam fed and housed and happy, VCT in particular have been super flexible and awesome with scheduling (thanks!) and my commitment to the fans is to give it my all for each and every show, love u guys
it is extremely concerning that before this email went out, riot were willing to waive the mandatory training
its not about the training itself, but the principle - being so blasé about enforcing their own guidelines in the face of very severe allegations doesnt send a good msg
Contrary to Sinatraa's email Riot has now stated that he will undergo the training required.
Why do this now after the email was made public by Sinatraa? Funny how you only do this when everything is already public.
Embarrassing.
My fave moment right before the match yesterday:
@MattMrX
: "hey Mitch remember our training, about not taking it to "10" straight away, but starting low and slow?"
Me:" uh yeah"
@MattMrX
: "yeah fuck that shit, forget about that, let's get it"
Me:
Suffice to say that telling the stories of our remarkable players in the OWL has been the honor of a lifetime.
Regardless of what is to come, I will continue to find ways to shine a light on greatness and continue to share my passion with you all
Colour commentator: on-the-fly analysis, deals with the why, and the how. Often provides background contex
Play-by-play: creates cohesive narrative in real time, parses out the most important happenings and delivers in order of priority. The what, and the who.
Those of you who have noticed that I've been much more blunt and direct lately with my platform use aren't imagining things; I think I've just run out of patience with seeing the same bullshit over and over again in this industry. Fair warning, expect more of the same.
This was the experience I was dreaming of being a part of when I started making OW content back in 2015, months before the closed beta landed.
Special moment to see that realised in the homestand era. Thank you New York, you've been fucking awesome.
#OWL2020
Kinda weird that the apparent endgame of casting (for many) is getting OUT of casting to something more stable in a more backend role
For some ppl this is fine as it was maybe only a stepping stone but I’m so loud about rates and shit because I want to cast till I die
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a "Esports commentator" to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if your "rap god video" helps
No cunt, I'm not. I just want people to vote.
Im going to think you're a turd whoever your candidate is based on a cursory and frankly surface level assessment your personality
yo we movin all our shit to China but dw we all go over together
unless of course there are entirely forseeable immigration issues which we can gleefully hide behind in order for us to TURF EM ALL OUT AND ATTEMPT TO AVOID SCRUTINY
Lmfao these cunts just walk in to the capitol building but we saw literal octogenarians getting bowled over by cops just for being present at blm protests FOH man
I'm humbled to have the opportunity to call the
#OWL2021
Grand Final today. As always, I keenly feel the sense of responsibility that calling such an important game carries.
The promise is the same as ever - I won't hold anything back.
Had some lovely feedback after this weekend but it's so often tinged with "Uber' s style only works in overwatch he wasn't good in CS" "he can't handle slower paved games" etc etc
Couple things:
1. When I casted CS I was still very green as a caster
2. I fucking banged in val
Congrats to
@Spitfire
. From riches to rags, back to riches, peaking at the perfect time. Unbelievable individual ability - finally a title for these players!
I was behind Philly but LDN were a step ahead, the best team in the world.
#TheFirstFinals