why isnt there an announcer in itg?

[KILLJOY]

why isnt there one? i miss him.
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[Thomas Hobbes]

It's good that there's no announcer. It's distracting sometimes. I guess RoXoR thought the same way about the announcer.
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[namyzarc]

Announcers are bad during the song play, even when he says something good. "200 combo" is shouted and I get all excited and miss the next step or two.

Announcing AFTER the song should still be there, though. "Your steps are a-MAY-zing!" Of course, I never get to hear that much anyway..
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[J. S. Mill]

[JJK]

Most players (including myself) just tune out the DDR announcer to the point where we don't even hear it. If you were to ask me after I play a DDR song to name one of the things that the announcer said, I wouldn't be able to tell you anything. Subsequently, I don't feel very strongly either way as to whether or not ITG should have an announcer.

[FKK.Carrot]

When I first started playing ITG, I missed the announcer ( I liked him saying stuff, besides getting boo'd that pissed me off ) Then played ITG for a few months and forgot compleatly about him. Now when ever I go play DDR (very rare now a days) he always get in my away and is so annoying
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[runwithscizzors9]

I think ITG needs;

1. Fun, brighter colors
2. An announcer for some parts

Then i might be motivated to play it. Because right now, the colors are dull, and its just saying blah play me.

[J. S. Mill]

[Alezay]

[JimTheFly]

From what I've heard, Baby Don't You Want Me Doubles might be more aggravating. Apparently there's some kind of insanely long freeze arrow. I dunno. You'll have to ask The Chefinator.
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[Irish.MTA (Retired?)]

Don't care about the DDR announcer, all he does is tell me my combo and that I suck at Extra Stages. Both of these things are very easy for me to see while playing. In ITG I feel the combo counter could stand to be slightly higher, but it's not a big deal by any means. It's just that I visually time so I look very high on the screen to see if I'm stepping early or late (I have no rhythm and can't hear if I'm off but I PA/FA quite well by sight). As for the arrows, I wish they were thinner. They're so bulky it's harder to visually time than DDR for me. Again, a minor quibble. But the announcer? Really, I don't even notice him unless he says, "Can I call you a dancin' master?"
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[Cutriss]

You could make *everyone* happy and make it optional.
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[tac-tics]

Roxor could save on production costs by holding an "announcer pack contest" on ITG/DDRFreak.
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[cfusionpm]

[Synaesthesia]

Yeah, I didn't much notice the lack of announcer until my mom asked, "Where's the annoying guy who's always almost dazzled?" Of course, she also says that Orion.78 sounds like someone stabbing kittens...
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[ShrtysSk8er]

Thank god I'm not the only person who noticed the kitty Holocaust in Orion.78.

But yeah, on my versions of Ultramix, I got irritated with the announcers, so I just disabled them. Thank god they're not in ITG.
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[Dawgbowl]

[DAF]

It'd be great if there was a really mean anouncer who insulted the player constantly. He could be like, "Oh wow a B on Pandemonium. I know people who star it constantly without breaking a sweat. You must suck then."
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