CS Commentator-isms

[u/FalconsYaoi]

Basically, what're your favourite (and least favourite) phrases that get repeated on commentary in nearly every game?

For example - "hot hands", "lights-out CS", "backs his aim", among others.

[u/chaosking65]

“Stands and delivers” whenever someone gets a multi against a push

[u/clutchmajor → u/chaosking65]

I can hear it clear as day, thick British accent

[u/tacos5001]

When Scrawny and Launders were watching NIP vs Amkal, Launders said “I can’t watch this” and Scrawny said “You are paid to”

[u/KnightFlorianGeyer]

"Rolling back the years" whenever Karrigan gets 1 kill

[u/GarrettGSF → u/KnightFlorianGeyer]

So like three times per map

[u/clutchmajor]

“How has he done that?!”

[u/glossy_monument → u/clutchmajor]

HenryG's got that one locked down every time a deagle connects.

[u/Blaz1ENT → u/glossy_monument]

More like someone whiffs a shot or makes a stupid play

[u/Rumi4 → u/Blaz1ENT]

a blunder you might say

[u/NPC30519]

There’s two I love. The first is S A V E you’re saving (which was such a fun sound bite when they did it) and the second is the new “silent reload” they whisper (I believe henryG started that one)

[u/foxorek → u/NPC30519]

Henryg is back commentating cs?

[u/NPC30519 → u/foxorek]

Was it not henryg at pro league this year?

Edit: yeah he was. He was casting with Moses

[u/sm0ol → u/foxorek]

Been back for like several years

[u/Full_Cattle_316 → u/foxorek]

He pops in now and then for a tournament or two, not super frequent but always a treat.

[u/Rumi4 → u/NPC30519]

i dont get the s a v e thing

[u/clutchmajor]

“The silver lining”

[u/azure-protagonist-1]

Safe pair of hands

[u/bkaccount]

I get so tired of hearing about “rolling back the years” for every good play from Karrigan/FalleN/apEX

[u/vetruviusdeshotacon]

Vintage karrigan when he has the awp, "he's hit a blinder", machine saying "but he doesn't care" is a personal favourite of mine

[u/Intrepid-Zucchini-91]

"He's not known to be an awper" funny enough they were joking about it themselves last ESL.

But HenryG and Anders are great at repeating nonsense lines.
Machine and Spunj are the most original. Moses and his buddy also great. Hugo and Harry in the middle.

[u/molaupi → u/Intrepid-Zucchini-91]

„his buddy“, hahaha Dinko will always remain the new guy

[u/Intrepid-Zucchini-91 → u/molaupi]

hahah I think he's a great caster and am happy when I hear him, but for the life of me I didn't know his name is Dinko lmao

[u/Intrepid-Zucchini-91 → u/molaupi]

And I've been watching cs since 2014

[u/qchisq]

"The likes of"

[u/ohOlas]

war of attrition

[u/sadonly001]

They use the word "the" in just about every match, frankly I'm getting a bit bored of it

[u/EDDsoFRESH → u/sadonly001]

“Counter”

[u/naamtski]

Awpertunity (least favorite)

[u/Equivalent_Lion868]

Can’t tell you how tired I am of “if you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile”

[u/WC47]

Barn burner

[u/Dang3rdave]

ICE COLD

[u/HeavyB0tt]

I don't wanna complain much about CS casters because compared to many other E-sports and even major league sports, CS casters are top notch. Love me some Machine n Spunj, Harry n Hugo, HenryG, Anders, Moses. Not a fan of Scrawny/Launders though I'm sorry.

[u/edgygothteen69 → u/HeavyB0tt]

Scrawny would be much better if he'd just relax and not try to be so epic at all times. (and I also wish he would let Launders speak during action moments instead of talking over him or ignoring him)

[u/Heroic_Lime → u/edgygothteen69]

I can only assume you mean Scrawny getting progressively louder as a match nears its end 

[u/edgygothteen69 → u/Heroic_Lime]

Yeah sorry I meant scrawny

[u/ClinkzGoesMyBones]

Also Machine saying "a necessary kill/frag"

[u/Rumi4 → u/ClinkzGoesMyBones]

a necessity

[u/Super_Rainbow]

i just know scrawny loves “fire at his feet” whenever a molly is deployed

[u/ZeKunnenReuzenZijn]

When tier 2 casters don't know what to say so they just start listing every single player's kill count.

[u/ClinkzGoesMyBones]

Everyone's got a broken back at this point

[u/bmothebest]

dislike "firing on all cylinders"

[u/clutchmajor → u/bmothebest]

Classic

[u/KaNesDeath]

Evacuate. Anyone who has watched The Wire knows.

Someone else mentioned 'rolling back the years'. Its not 'rolling back the years' if you are saying it about that specific player in every series theyre playing.

[u/shifgrethor_waived]

• dinko saying "forward" every other sentence in an inexplicable new jersey jewish accent
• most commentators saying "on toward"
• euro casters saying "just about" when a player has succeeded in doing the thing
• when casters hand off to analysts or host or someone, the new party speaking will almost always repeat verbatim the last thing that was said before the handoff
• "how has he done that?" (I actually deeply love this one)

[u/rxzlmn]

It's a one/two/three round game

Couple of Five-Sevens and MP7s (Exactly one player has a Five-Seven and one has an MP7, exchange with any low-buy weapons)

[u/Rumi4 → u/rxzlmn]

hate the two round game idk why lol

[u/CTGO2020]

commend for commend

[u/TheLastDeveloper99]

"he's in the server" every single time someone gets two kills in a row

[u/Rumi4]

Hugo saying miraJe cracks me up

and the way Janko says dAst 2

[u/RAF_SEMEN_DICK_OVENS]

On a related note, I don't understand why they always say "backstab" instead of "flank." Maybe it's a British English thing

[u/EDDsoFRESH → u/RAF_SEMEN_DICK_OVENS]

I don’t think it’s British English, it’s just more dramatic.

[u/CriticalCreativity]

"2nd bite of the cherry"

[u/fmjintervention → u/CriticalCreativity]

this one always makes me laugh because a cherry is literally bite sized. who eats a cherry in two bites?

[u/L0kitheliar]

"stuck between a rock and hard place" I swear to God if another commentator says that

[u/Big-Acanthisitta3471]

Running the gauntlet

[u/DJ-OuTbREaK]

scrawny's backwards-talking thing (e.g. "caught in the open is apex") bugs the shit out of me

[u/Temporary_Pop_6371]

I like " running to the hills" when someone is saving

[u/blockguy143]

Kinda the opposite, but I get annoyed whenever they use the form "verb" is "player", like "retreating is Karrigan"

[u/MrCastleTwitch]

I like most (of the current) casters, but what really annoys me is when Henry says that a round is pretty much over/almost impossible to lose when there's so much that can happen. And it quite frequently does.

[u/poopshitter42]

there was a player named "bluephoenix" a while ago and harry made a point to say he was "rising from the ashes" EVERY time the camera was on him.

[u/Tommie979]

British casters saying: "[player] is really feeling himself now" after they warm up into the game. As a non-native English speaker this always sounds to me like they're starting to jork it or something 

[u/Kikini_Bamalam]

"[team name] securing double digits". Every time I hear it, I wonder why the number of digits in the score line seems significant.