Can you imagine how many amazing moments we would have had had he not been fired so soon? This is the dota commentator equivalent of mozart dying at the age of 35
This guy was just plain funny... I wish people would stop trying to turn Esports into something it's not by removing personalities like this from the scene
I yearn for the day where 'Professional' no longer means wearing a suit, sitting in a semi-circle facing a camera and talking laboriously at length about the provided subject matter and nothing but the provided subject matter until the end of the so-called festivities at which point the show ends with some trite musical outro. Professional only means paid to do it. Being professional should only mean doing a good job, not doing the job a specific way. The amount of preparation and work James put into this was professional quality, he acted as a professional in the face of a completely inept production team. Let the audience dictate if they want him there or not, dont just fire him before the viewers have voted with their feet.
+Bunnies Kitties I don't mind a lot of the stuff he did, but where it suffers is when he does it at the behest of the games he's supposed to cast. I'm at 25 minutes in and he's talked over two interviews and a draft. I know this is a cherry-pick video of this event's fails, but that's still pretty bad. Especially since for the draft at least he admits it's because he got too distracted mucking around and wasn't paying attention to the feed he was paid to monitor.
@@geneparmesan8748 Rewatching this yet again, so I might be 5 years late in the defense, but only reason why he talks over things is because the correct mics cut out and he's trying to avoid dead air. Often the interviews would not have translation of any type or the mic would be dead. During games and interviews you could sometimes hear production screaming because they had no idea how to mute/unmute mics. Angles wouldn't change during desk sections, and the desk area was a joke. There weren't computers of any kind of comprehension of how to swap to game footage or highlights. Often the commentators and desk would not have eaten or slept in forever because of how the production was so behind. 2GD was sacked as a peace offering with Perfect World, because he was a symptom of a problem their production created and it was a political move by Valve not to look complicity in shaming their botching of the event. If you need any more evidence, look at James at Dreamhack, the GD Studio casts, or even prior DotA Internationals. He says things that are slightly off-colour occasionally(that was actually his persona from Quake as well, he's hired to do that), but he isn't trying to kill dead air with a piece of chart paper for 5+ hours at a time in those broadcasts and he can actually be a more standard host when things are serious. The difference is that the Shanghai Major was a joke and an embarassment, and it was even worse for the players, we just didn't see it.
Swindles: After this lan, NA and SEA are gonna be considered the strongest regions *everyone pauses* James: uhmm... Delusional. hahahaha!... haha!.... ha... oh right, RIP JAMES! :(
Дмитрий Сусов No shit! and the audience gives the MVP to w33 and EE, not that they don't deserve it, it's just PLD deserves it more than them. James kept flaming him because he played Silencer way back in the day and he just keeps getting caught when all he had to do was press global silence.
Six years later and this hosting is still the best out there in the history of the Dota 2 pro scene. James could have been more professional, sure but, we cannot deny he is brilliantly funny. He singlehandedly made Shanghai Major watchable as a live event. Wish there is a redemption arc for James in today's pro scene.
Thank you very much for this compilation. I was out of the loop and I love that you compiled all the great moments so I can see for myself how Gabe made a mistake firing 2GD.
James saved this event and production so hard with the air time he got. It's a joke if he doesn't even get payed by Valve, which is likely. Get ur head out of ur ass Gabe..
i think they just fired James because he put the shitty stream on blast and made Valve look like morons for having this shit happen. its not the host that was the issue it was the fact we couldnt watch dota during a dota tournament
I love how James take the blame for the fuck up which was this tourne. The production level was terrible with a lack of communication and a lot of air time. James had to fill it with something. Also worth adding is that James has plenty of experience which is well documented, Valve knew exactly what type of guy he is.
+Roman Horaiskyi It makes for a really entertaining panel though. Russian panel is like 5 friends getting together(which is mostly true, since PGG, Smile, NS, Jotm and LightOfHeaven used to play with each other or at least against each other for a loong time, and the commentators like V1lat and Casperr are really well known by players, especially guys like NS, PGG and Lost) and discussing Dota while not pulling any punches, kinda like the 2GD panel. And I personally love it. Ever since they fired 2GD I've been watching only Russian analysts(while still enjoying english commentary of ODPixel, Tobi, Cap etc.). Because as much as I enjoy watching both Sheever and KOTLGuy run their panels there still is this tension after the firing of 2GD that makes all of these guys choose their words a lot more carefully then they probably should, imo P.S. There is a couple of weird running gags in russian hub, but it's still entertaining, and that's what matters the most.
WAIT THERES A SECRET TO WHY JAMES GOT FIRED. Here me out here. James has been training for a while. He's reached 2GD level and hosting this major would give me power. Enough power to evolve into James 3GD. It all makes sense. Gabe saw this and fired him so he could stay at 2. Dota stays at 2 half life stays at 3. Therefore James must stay at 3. Damn you wizard Gaben I see your tricks
So... Where's the terrible stuff? Did you leave it out or what? I've heard and seen more disrespectful behaviour and below the line jokes in the past. Have people just lost their sense of humor and are content with that situation?
+h4z31nut He wasn't professional. He wasn't a good host, lots of dead air, doesn't stir up much discussion, doesn't really know the players/teams that well, and makes some really over the line jokes. He's the host of a major tournament. Just not the place for a lot of his masturbation jokes, cursing (called someone a cunt on air), and other crude behavior. I really think Valve had the right idea firing it, but I do not agree with the way they did it.
+Ryan Hollenshead He had a lot of "dead air" because there were hour long pauses because of failing equipment, because he had no highlights available and because the whole production sucked shit big time. Plus tell me the "over the line" jokes from him only - the whole scene is like this. Not only streams, but also the panels in every tournaments had this - and dear god, look at the Russian scene (which is the biggest in terms of viewers = the most money) where if you find ONE analyst who doesn't make jokes about assholes, farting or whatever you could claim jackpot.
The production was such a disaster. All the delays and technical problems. 2GD really kept us entertained through that all. Like most of this footage we got because of the delays! And he kept us entertained and panel members engaged.
I miss Yames, but one of the best parts of this is when he is ripping on Envy, and flat out says they aren't going to win the tournament 100% because of him. Fast forward to end of tournament, they won 100% because of him.
+PuroYO Not satisfying the status quo, and not doing your job well, are two different things. Players having no internet, when it's your job to provide it, makes you unprofessional. Casters having no microphones, when it's your job to provide them and makes sure they work, makes you unprofessional. Player's dropping from lobbies, streams lagging or flat out not working, when it's your job to make sure they do, makes you unprofessional. Spitting out a few cuss words or throwing a naughty joke on the side, does not. Being slightly awkward doesn't make you "unprofessional". Not being at work on time and/or not doing your job well, or at all, does. He was hired to entertain viewers between games. I'd say he did his job fairly well, given the circumstances around him. You know, the people *not* doing their jobs and who are responsible for the fuck up of a tournament we got. And, the way Valve handled the situation in public, only benefits James. Most likely he's got more and more dedicated fans now than before because of it, while Valve is the joke of the town. Not that I enjoyed the guy's style too much. Too awkward and cringe-worthy. But, at least he has a style. That makes him a lot more interesting persona than the emotionless and "professional" cast around him. And, given how his job is to entertain people, I don't think having a personality is "unprofessional". On the contrary.
+Bluesruse Valve gonna suffer for sure , 2gd will have his own game and be more successful than dota . maybe he should learn to know the circumstances he was in and the culture in China to be called " profesioanal "
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"we all know I'm done after this event anyway" what a prophet
Can you imagine how many amazing moments we would have had had he not been fired so soon? This is the dota commentator equivalent of mozart dying at the age of 35
True that he is really really talented at entertaining
And he’s back bitch
and this was more entertaining than half of games gg Gaben
mr wangs amazing wheelchair antics... never forget
This guy is hilarious. Was so disappointed when I heard he was fired.
I mean just look at them, how much good time they are having, unlike the following days where everything is just...ughh...
did you saw ti10?
i laughed my ass off
he's a god i want to see James in TI6
i hobe gabe changes his mind
+george simos they won't work with him anymore
+Mordred Pendragon i know but "hope dies last" as they say
+george simos im from the future, james got fired :(
just remember he watched Mr Wang's amazing wheelchair antics
+george simos Once TI6 rolls around the will be like "Just be yourself again"
"They're all waiting to die"
God, if 2GD isn't in TI6 there's no reason at all to watch it.
+Manuel Terrian Great dota is a reason.
RIP My Joke
2016 - 2016
+PuroYO i think manuel is being sarcastic
This is like fishing but funnier.
+Phase Q8 Wow... youre very smart, I'm impressed!
RIP entertaining major
he is absolut brilliance
This guy was just plain funny... I wish people would stop trying to turn Esports into something it's not by removing personalities like this from the scene
I yearn for the day where 'Professional' no longer means wearing a suit, sitting in a semi-circle facing a camera and talking laboriously at length about the provided subject matter and nothing but the provided subject matter until the end of the so-called festivities at which point the show ends with some trite musical outro.
Professional only means paid to do it. Being professional should only mean doing a good job, not doing the job a specific way. The amount of preparation and work James put into this was professional quality, he acted as a professional in the face of a completely inept production team.
Let the audience dictate if they want him there or not, dont just fire him before the viewers have voted with their feet.
+Bunnies Kitties I don't mind a lot of the stuff he did, but where it suffers is when he does it at the behest of the games he's supposed to cast. I'm at 25 minutes in and he's talked over two interviews and a draft. I know this is a cherry-pick video of this event's fails, but that's still pretty bad. Especially since for the draft at least he admits it's because he got too distracted mucking around and wasn't paying attention to the feed he was paid to monitor.
@@geneparmesan8748 Rewatching this yet again, so I might be 5 years late in the defense, but only reason why he talks over things is because the correct mics cut out and he's trying to avoid dead air. Often the interviews would not have translation of any type or the mic would be dead. During games and interviews you could sometimes hear production screaming because they had no idea how to mute/unmute mics. Angles wouldn't change during desk sections, and the desk area was a joke. There weren't computers of any kind of comprehension of how to swap to game footage or highlights. Often the commentators and desk would not have eaten or slept in forever because of how the production was so behind. 2GD was sacked as a peace offering with Perfect World, because he was a symptom of a problem their production created and it was a political move by Valve not to look complicity in shaming their botching of the event. If you need any more evidence, look at James at Dreamhack, the GD Studio casts, or even prior DotA Internationals. He says things that are slightly off-colour occasionally(that was actually his persona from Quake as well, he's hired to do that), but he isn't trying to kill dead air with a piece of chart paper for 5+ hours at a time in those broadcasts and he can actually be a more standard host when things are serious. The difference is that the Shanghai Major was a joke and an embarassment, and it was even worse for the players, we just didn't see it.
People had more fun watching 2 days of 2GD than the entire tournament
Swindles: After this lan, NA and SEA are gonna be considered the strongest regions
*everyone pauses*
James: uhmm... Delusional.
hahahaha!... haha!.... ha... oh right, RIP JAMES! :(
+Jino Lim what minute was that?
alex zannettou it was somewhere near the end i think?? I can't remember, just watch the whole thing you'll laugh your ass off.
+alex zannettou 22:10
+Jino Lim
Also, flaming PieLieDie. The guy is playing out of his mind right now on his Lion.
Дмитрий Сусов No shit! and the audience gives the MVP to w33 and EE, not that they don't deserve it, it's just PLD deserves it more than them. James kept flaming him because he played Silencer way back in the day and he just keeps getting caught when all he had to do was press global silence.
Six years later and this hosting is still the best out there in the history of the Dota 2 pro scene. James could have been more professional, sure but, we cannot deny he is brilliantly funny. He singlehandedly made Shanghai Major watchable as a live event. Wish there is a redemption arc for James in today's pro scene.
ay bro what if
@@niv2500 ikr. what if... hmmm.
HES BACK!!!
such a funny man, cant believe they fired him for this he was doing gods work
12:04
"My asshole is this big"
ROFL
I lost it at "My asshole is *O* this big" :D happy tears. 12:00
B A S E D M A D M A N
+aimrobot filthy frank reference :DD
+aimrobot fired
+aimrobot That was too funny !!!! why he got fired? fuck gabe >.>
+aimrobot who is that girl?
Revisiting this after eight years is so amazing!
100% the Yames the community wanted to see the return of. Shame Valve dropped the ball on this but it was good for one last time.
I'm not as hands-on as Richard Lewis. That's absolute gold.
Facking Gaben
I would give up my last pair of underpants to here James commenting on Secret wining
"we're not going to a break. i'm in charge of this show." lmao we need more of this dude
I love James being entertaining at an event meant to entertain. The idea of taking games super, super serious is ridiculous.
Thank you very much for this compilation. I was out of the loop and I love that you compiled all the great moments so I can see for myself how Gabe made a mistake firing 2GD.
James saved this event and production so hard with the air time he got. It's a joke if he doesn't even get payed by Valve, which is likely. Get ur head out of ur ass Gabe..
I loved his awkward and quirky humor that threw off everyone on the panel. He had a unique style that made it entertaining.
i think they just fired James because he put the shitty stream on blast and made Valve look like morons for having this shit happen.
its not the host that was the issue it was the fact we couldnt watch dota during a dota tournament
32:00 famous last words.
+LightningShadowGames 32:20 he knew
Man, I'm missing this now, 2gud was a funny guy.
I love how James take the blame for the fuck up which was this tourne. The production level was terrible with a lack of communication and a lot of air time. James had to fill it with something.
Also worth adding is that James has plenty of experience which is well documented, Valve knew exactly what type of guy he is.
10:30 "So we hve one D, and lack of growth.." xD
thanks XD
its good gaben doesnt speak russian, or else the whole panel would be fired, and russian players woulb be banned from all valve sponsored tournaments
+Roman Horaiskyi
really? :D
give some examples
+Roman Horaiskyi Replace "good" with "too bad". Kek )
+Roman Horaiskyi Just few days ago Starcraft II duo Tastosis made 'balls deep' joke during GSL. These jokes just come and go. Nothing wrong with it.
+Roman Horaiskyi It makes for a really entertaining panel though. Russian panel is like 5 friends getting together(which is mostly true, since PGG, Smile, NS, Jotm and LightOfHeaven used to play with each other or at least against each other for a loong time, and the commentators like V1lat and Casperr are really well known by players, especially guys like NS, PGG and Lost) and discussing Dota while not pulling any punches, kinda like the 2GD panel. And I personally love it.
Ever since they fired 2GD I've been watching only Russian analysts(while still enjoying english commentary of ODPixel, Tobi, Cap etc.). Because as much as I enjoy watching both Sheever and KOTLGuy run their panels there still is this tension after the firing of 2GD that makes all of these guys choose their words a lot more carefully then they probably should, imo
P.S. There is a couple of weird running gags in russian hub, but it's still entertaining, and that's what matters the most.
2gd is back again in dota scene
21:53 That one was the best imo.
I don't know a single thing about Dota but this is the funniest thing I've seen in the last month
Anyone feel like when 2GD hosts it feels very natural? everyone seems to be very mellow and not uptight.
It’s 2022 and I really miss my man james
James is a natural at hosting, sure his humor is a tad crass at times. He is a funny guy, its a shame he was let go.
never played dota, never watched dota, but watched this whole thing because it's hilarious
my friend... we are a toxic but welcoming people. i love that you found us. I am a better mid than you. and you mother is a lovely person.
That whiteboard idea had so much potential if they bring it to TI. Too bad they let him go before he blossomed in the dota scene
that comedic pause and saying delusional was gold,
"and I'm not as hands-on as Richard Lewis"
rekt.
WAIT THERES A SECRET TO WHY JAMES GOT FIRED. Here me out here. James has been training for a while. He's reached 2GD level and hosting this major would give me power. Enough power to evolve into James 3GD. It all makes sense. Gabe saw this and fired him so he could stay at 2. Dota stays at 2 half life stays at 3. Therefore James must stay at 3. Damn you wizard Gaben I see your tricks
TI11- 2022 2GD IS BACK YAY FINALLY
hahaha :D since when is this guy so hilarious ^^
+Li Alkalo since forever
welcome back
James to Blitz: "... and you played for Zephyr." lol
"So we had one-D and lack of growth" OMG I CAN'T
2GD was indeed too good and they got rid of him... RIP sweet prince
This will be the most hilarious Major just because the 2GD event :D
We need this man to come back and host eSports tournaments. It's just not the same without him
Everyone was having fun ... He is british .. Reminds me of ricky gervis with his in your face humor ... He was fun 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
22:06 after the long pause "delusional" that was epic 😂😂😂😂
2k16:
synd: horns on morphling...?
2k19:
we make axe comsetic with no axe
omg man first 2 days of shanghai major was the best of all event man so funny is james i hope i see him again host some ti or major
The best panel ever ... a.k.a. the only good thing at shanghaj major.
I swear this is more fun than all TI and majors combined ! miss bruno and 2gd
the only event i actually have fun with the panel
THE GOD HAS RETURNED
ROFL 30:00. Secret ended up winning the major and Envy played amazing.
"envy played amazing" yeah sure, amazing ember spirti hahahaha Kappa
HAHAHAHA 30:00. And in the end Team Secret won XD.
6:19 should have heard this prophet out
was actually fucked up hearing this ye
So... Where's the terrible stuff? Did you leave it out or what?
I've heard and seen more disrespectful behaviour and below the line jokes in the past.
Have people just lost their sense of humor and are content with that situation?
+h4z31nut This is pretty much everything some moron on youtube tried to do a nitpick video of bad things he said
I think there's just a lack of professionalism from 2Gd, but it was really entertaining lmao
+h4z31nut He wasn't professional. He wasn't a good host, lots of dead air, doesn't stir up much discussion, doesn't really know the players/teams that well, and makes some really over the line jokes. He's the host of a major tournament. Just not the place for a lot of his masturbation jokes, cursing (called someone a cunt on air), and other crude behavior. I really think Valve had the right idea firing it, but I do not agree with the way they did it.
+Ryan Hollenshead He had a lot of "dead air" because there were hour long pauses because of failing equipment, because he had no highlights available and because the whole production sucked shit big time.
Plus tell me the "over the line" jokes from him only - the whole scene is like this. Not only streams, but also the panels in every tournaments had this - and dear god, look at the Russian scene (which is the biggest in terms of viewers = the most money) where if you find ONE analyst who doesn't make jokes about assholes, farting or whatever you could claim jackpot.
fuck professionalism.
2gd is fucking hilarious
"We all know I'm done after the event " lmao
This is amazing, hilarious, and entertaining.
12:10 he predicted his own future
If GD studios streamed the next major I guarantee they get more viewers than the official stream
swindelzz went from absolute genius to lul wut about 4 times on the panel
He made a boring event funny. Thank you James.
Haha that Puppey impression was really good
i rly miss old dota scene
See now he may have insulted a LOT of people but god he made a lot of people laugh it was fucking hilarious.
Dude made this event watchable
"My asshole is this big"
That is so rude to Kotl but funny at the same time. I would fire James as well, but I would be laughing when I did that
This guy's a GENIUS.
THAT SYNDEREN SMILE AND LAUGH
LLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The production was such a disaster. All the delays and technical problems. 2GD really kept us entertained through that all.
Like most of this footage we got because of the delays! And he kept us entertained and panel members engaged.
2gd legend without him its gona be boring dont want to see dota like some sports i want to see ppl having fun talking about dota :) #free2gd :)
i forgot how much fun the panel was the first day, had the panel muted or was watching other stuff inbetween most matches after it :(
5 year anniversary folks
I LOVE 2GD
James has been like this for his whole casting/hosting career. What the actual fuck were Valve thinking?
this guy is a genius
Subscribed just cause of the outro LOL
i think that's the problem James hahaha, soo funny
What a fucking legend.
I was wondering why I don’t give a shit about dota anymore and then I remembered Gabe personally fired 2GD
I miss Yames, but one of the best parts of this is when he is ripping on Envy, and flat out says they aren't going to win the tournament 100% because of him. Fast forward to end of tournament, they won 100% because of him.
2gd has some dank ass meme
"I thought I was very professional".
No, James, you weren't.
+PuroYO 1) he's obviously being sarcastic, 2) professionalism is stupid and unnecessary when your audience don't give a shit about it.
+PuroYO Not satisfying the status quo, and not doing your job well, are two different things. Players having no internet, when it's your job to provide it, makes you unprofessional. Casters having no microphones, when it's your job to provide them and makes sure they work, makes you unprofessional. Player's dropping from lobbies, streams lagging or flat out not working, when it's your job to make sure they do, makes you unprofessional.
Spitting out a few cuss words or throwing a naughty joke on the side, does not. Being slightly awkward doesn't make you "unprofessional". Not being at work on time and/or not doing your job well, or at all, does.
He was hired to entertain viewers between games. I'd say he did his job fairly well, given the circumstances around him. You know, the people *not* doing their jobs and who are responsible for the fuck up of a tournament we got.
And, the way Valve handled the situation in public, only benefits James. Most likely he's got more and more dedicated fans now than before because of it, while Valve is the joke of the town. Not that I enjoyed the guy's style too much. Too awkward and cringe-worthy. But, at least he has a style. That makes him a lot more interesting persona than the emotionless and "professional" cast around him. And, given how his job is to entertain people, I don't think having a personality is "unprofessional". On the contrary.
+Bluesruse Valve gonna suffer for sure , 2gd will have his own game and be more successful than dota . maybe he should learn to know the circumstances he was in and the culture in China to be called " profesioanal "
James Harding is so entertaining. Edgy and controversial!
the moment at 7:43 the interview just comes and goes lol
James is so fuckign funny I cant understand what went wrong with gaben when he fired him
BTS, get this guy on board! This was fn amazing!
13:00 want a better life lmfao golden James. I'm not buying a compendium for ti6 if James doesn't come back XD
ffs I want 2GD back, damn, a good laugh is really great before dota matches.
he wanted to be fired. because there is no bad advertising. dont worry we will see james hosting more events in the future.
music was pretty sick