Chapter 951 - It’s the ICL’s Official Commentary’s Turn to Showcase!

The prelude to another commentary ended. The three of them stopped to rest and drink water to moisten their throats.

What was comforting was that even though this professional player did not have the experience of being a commentator before, he was still rather eloquent. After a few hours, his cooperation with the two official commentators was already quite good.

The ICL league director walked over quickly and stuffed the information into their hands seeing that the three of them were resting.

“This is the pre-match information compiled by the data team backstage. There is data on the two teams and the players. There is also a prediction of today’s competition BP. Take a look in advance and familiarize yourselves.”

“After you go on stage, bring this information up with a pen. Don’t leave the commentary platform empty like before.”

The director repeatedly reminded him.

The official commentator had been mocked by the audience because there was no competition information on the table.

Actually, this was quite unreasonable 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.

However, once the audience saw that the commentators of the Bunny Tail live-stream each had a document, a tablet computer, they immediately began to nitpick at the official commentators.

The commentator of Bunny Tail’s live-stream had such a high understanding of the game. He even seriously did his homework and filled up the pre-match preparations. During the competition, he also seriously recorded the key points of the competition with a small notebook. The official commentator’s understanding of the game was fragmented, and yet no preparation was done?

This was called ‘attitude determines success or failure’. It was no wonder that the official game 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, so the ICL officials did not dare to be headstrong with the audience this time. They also did the surface job well.

Of course, these data were definitely real and useful.

Having more data was not a bad thing. The more data the official commentator displayed, the more it meant that they had made adequate preparations. After all, nothing was more convincing than a clear number.

Apart from that, the real-time data function that he had prepared before could be officially released.

Everything was ready. They were just waiting for the competition to officially begin in the afternoon.

…

It was close to five in the afternoon. The live-streams of the ICL league on various live-stream platforms were connected to the live-streaming 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. The competition at five in the afternoon was an unimportant one and FV Team’s competition was scheduled for the prime-time slot at seven in the evening.

This arrangement also took care of most people’s viewing time. The 7 PM slot at night, especially at 7 PM on the weekend, had the most audience. They definitely had to arrange as much time as possible for a celebrity team like FV.

As for the official platform of the ICL league, the first competition could also allow the new commentator team to train and adapt in advance, so that they would not have to be too pressured to commentate the FV competition at the beginning. If something went wrong, it would be difficult to clean up.

“Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the ICL league’s second competition day in the third week of the spring competition…”

The official commentator still had the same opening speech as usual. However, the viewers in the various live-streams could sense that something had changed on the official commentary platform.

First of all, there was an additional person that was previously a contestant. Secondly, the commentary platform was no longer empty. It was also filled with information like the commentary platform on Bunny Tail Live-Stream.

After the opening speech, the commentator in charge of the venue also introduced the new commentator today to the audience: His current identity was still a professional player. This time, he had come to make a guest appearance in order to better interpret the game’s content and bring the audience a gaming experience.

Of course, ‘guest appearance’ was just an excuse to test the audience’s reaction.

If the audience’s feedback was good, it would be logical for the professional player to be permanent. If the audience’s reaction was not good, they could also be replaced.

Apart from that, the commentator in charge of the venue also introduced the function of “real-time data”. He reminded the audience that they could see a real-time data list if they clicked on the small bubble in the upper right corner. Together with the professional commentator, they could obtain more viewing experience.

Zhao Xuming had also arrived at the venue today. He watched the competition while using his cell phone to observe the netizens’ reactions in the live-stream.

“Did the official platform learn from Bunny Tail Live-Stream as well? They’re looking for professional players to commentate and work on 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 it’s a great thing to be able to correct their mistakes. It would be a huge problem if the official live-stream continues to be stubborn and not change!”

“Indeed, this is a benign 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 app!”

The netizens’ reactions on the bullet screen were generally more positive. This made Zhao Xuming happy.

The commentator in charge of the venue briefly introduced the two sides of today’s first match just as they had planned. Then, he threw the topic to the professional player and asked him to be in charge of predicting and analyzing the competition.

This professional player had also been prepared. He introduced many aspects from the tactical reserves of both sides, the celebrity players, the recent game version’s characteristics, and so on. Coupled with the various data that appeared on the screen and provided in real-time data functions, he made a lot of sense.

The BP segment for both sides was similar to what the professional player had predicted.

That was because the lineup of both parties was based on three factors. The first would be the strong hero and lineup in the version, the second would be the pool of heroes, and the third would be the paper strength in the front, middle, and later stages of the lineup.

The professional players had a good understanding of these two mid-and lower-tier teams to begin with. Coupled with the data provided by the official platform, their guess of the lineup of both teams was close to 80-90%. Often, the players on the field would lock onto it once a hero was mentioned.

After the competition began, the commentator would explain the situation on the field. The commentator for the team battle would be in charge of the passionate team battle. On the other hand, the professional players would insert their own understanding of the current situation between the two commentators and analyze the playstyles from both sides’ perspectives.

For example, how the stronger side should expand their advantage, and how the weaker side should avoid battle and exchange resources.

The coordination of the three commentators might occasionally be flawed and there would be situations where they would steal the limelight, but overall, the effect was quite good.

Zhao Xuming opened the ICL league live-streams on all major live-stream platforms and various forums to check the netizens’ feedback after the competition ended.

“The official commentary today was good!”

“The two wily old foxes are quite good. They controlled the rhythm perfectly. They were very passionate during the team battle. The commentators, coupled with the professional analysis today gave me no urge to change the channel.”

“Previously, there were people who complained that these old commentators’ understanding of the game was not good enough. Now, we have to prove that we 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 gamer over and prepare the data to achieve a similar level!”

“Indeed, in terms of eloquence and passion for commentating, the official commentator is better!”

“Previously, many people had praised Bunny Tail Live-Stream to the skies. They could even boast in a script on the commentator platform. What about now? The official commentator is not bad either?”

Zhao Xuming could not help but feel proud as he watched the netizens’ comments.

Hear, hear!

It had an immediate effect!

Indeed, the understanding of professional gamers was not bad. Bunny Tail Live-Stream had found two professional gamers to commentate. It was nothing more than a preemptive show. How could they keep pressing the official commentator to the ground?

Zhao Xuming could not help but relax. He kept his cell phone and continued watching the competition.

…

Soon, the first match ended with 2: 0.

This competition was not a focal battle but it was obvious that there was a gap in strength between the two sides. The disadvantaged party did not put up much resistance and played 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. The FV Team at the top was the only one. The next level was SUG, and the other teams were below them.

This could not be helped.IOI local server was not doing too good after all. There was little fresh blood, and the teams behind were not easy to catch up. Thus, this gap in strength might last for a long time in the future.

However, this was not a particularly serious problem for Zhao Xuming. It would definitely be resolved as the GPL league developed rapidly.

Even if he was anxious now, this problem could not be solved quickly. What’s more, Zhao Xuming had more important work to do.

After a simple transition, the highlight of the day, 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 platform before this. When advertisements were inserted in between the competitions, the three commentators took the time to familiarize themselves with these data.

The professional player flipped through the selection of FV Team and said confidently, “The candidates for FV Team in the next few rounds are basically exchanging two sets of tactics.”

“Even though the heroes they chose in the competitions were different, their tactical choices were not out of the scope of these two 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 complex tactics?”

The professional player nodded. “They are indeed famous for their complex tactics, but there is no need to expose too many tactics in the current situation.”

“Since FV Team is playing with weaker teams, they can continue to win by rotating two sets of tactics. There is no need to expose other tactics.”

“In any case, this is our club’s habit. We only use our ‘ultimate move’ at the most critical stage.”

The commentator was very happy. “It would be great if that’s the case. Our commentary would be very easy as long as FV Team continues to use this mature tactic.”

That was because the two strategies that FV Team was currently using had been studied many times by the official data team. They had more or less understood everything from the selection of people to the tactical choices during the competition.

If FV Team continued to use this tactic, then these three official commentators could talk with the content they had prepared beforehand and achieve the effect of a spoiler-like commentary.

Coupled with the passionate explanation of the team battle, they would definitely be able to beat the commentator on Bunny Tail Live-Stream!

The three commentators took the opportunity to sharpen their guns once again. They were filled with confidence in the following commentary.

…

After a short break, the second match arrived as scheduled.

FV team members entered the venue, welcomed by the applause and cheers of the audiences.

The number of viewers and bullet screen comments in the various live-streams had also increased significantly.

As the ace team who had won the World Competition not long ago and maintained a perfect record at the start of the Spring Competition, FV Team occupied almost eighty percent of the ICL league’s traffic. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the biological father of the ICL league.

The three commentators rubbed their palms together and prepared to perform well in front of the audience seeing how supportive they were.

Soon, the competition entered the selection round for BAN.

“FV Team has maintained undefeated from the official start of the ICL league until now. Can their undefeated record continue today? Let us wait and see!”