ECL settings have many things that are kept hidden for the viewers in the streams - on of those things being the civ and map draft. I think it not only makes it very confusing for viewers to watch when there is no breakdown of why certain civilizations were chosen but also misses a key pre-game element that could be discussed and used to hype the games and sets more.
Atleast according to the rules the civs are drafted in order (ABABAB for example) and civ pool civs are accompanied by free pick civs (but any civ can only be picked once per set) atleast when i have been watching the streams i haven't even been given any info about the civs of the stage let alone have had any idea of the drafts, draft orders or banned maps. If even the basic consepts of the drafts are not told to the viewers we are very often left very confused by the civilizations players are using. It also seems as if the casters have very little idea about the civs or map drafts - or they are simply being told to not talk about them.
Why would teams pick civ like that? Is it because it is in the civpool or is it some weird strategical pick that was used as neat counter pick in the draft? What civilizations does the teams have yet to use? (especially on bo5 sets) Have teams used the best civs in the civ pool and are now left with weaker civs for the rest of the series? What map did team X ban? Those are just an example of what could be discussed within an ECL tournament game set.
I think it is not only causing big confusion to the ECL stream viewers but also missing a big possibility of pre-game analysis that would get us, the viewers deeper inside to the games, more hyped and more emotionally invested into the series.
I very much doubt the teams just roll the dice with their civ selection.
Atleast according to the rules the civs are drafted in order (ABABAB for example) and civ pool civs are accompanied by free pick civs (but any civ can only be picked once per set) atleast when i have been watching the streams i haven't even been given any info about the civs of the stage let alone have had any idea of the drafts, draft orders or banned maps. If even the basic consepts of the drafts are not told to the viewers we are very often left very confused by the civilizations players are using. It also seems as if the casters have very little idea about the civs or map drafts - or they are simply being told to not talk about them.
Why would teams pick civ like that? Is it because it is in the civpool or is it some weird strategical pick that was used as neat counter pick in the draft? What civilizations does the teams have yet to use? (especially on bo5 sets) Have teams used the best civs in the civ pool and are now left with weaker civs for the rest of the series? What map did team X ban? Those are just an example of what could be discussed within an ECL tournament game set.
I think it is not only causing big confusion to the ECL stream viewers but also missing a big possibility of pre-game analysis that would get us, the viewers deeper inside to the games, more hyped and more emotionally invested into the series.
I very much doubt the teams just roll the dice with their civ selection.
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