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That's right I am done. I have quit a couple times before, but this time I am serious. Here is my reasoning why:
I believe Starcraft is a lose-lose scenario. If I try to improve and play a lot and rank up etc., I end up committing my life to it by joining teams and playing all day. I get more out of shape, I socialize less, I do worse in school, etc.. I find it very hard to be good at starcraft as well as doing well in school + having a social life + staying in good physical shape. Obviously real life is way more important than a video game as much as people might joke around that it's not. So that's a lose scenario.
Ok so then I gotta play casually. I will just play bgh, fastest, heck even a bit of 2v2 to screw around....
Then I get annoyed that my opponents are horrible. I think to myself "screw it I am just going to play 1v1, at least I am in control"
Then if I play 1v1s, I get frusterated when I lose because I am out of shape. When I do something I like to do it properly/well, or else I find there is no point in doing something if I am bad at it (unless it's EXTREMELY enjoyable but losing at starcraft isn't). So this is a lose scenario for me b/c I really don't enjoy when I don't play up to my standard, so I just get frusterated etc..
So then I start playing more and more to not lose and I get to the start again playing all day long, it's a cycle of course. I just don't think starcraft is worth it.
I can't see myself playing starcraft again simply because of the lack of free time because this year is going to be very hectic with school + work. I normally wouldn't make a blog like this but I feel some closure would be good for quitting.
Lol I hate being kinda dramatic like this but I feel it's necessary if I really want quit.
Thanks to all the people on my flist + team 404 and my failed team emerge (lol) for the games.
 
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awww, thats too bad TT
i like to keep my standards low- hanging around D ranks/playing fastest and watching pro SC is fine for me 
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On September 08 2009 13:38 resonance wrote:
That's right I am done. I have quit a couple times before, but this time I am serious. Here is my reasoning why:
I believe Starcraft is a lose-lose scenario. If I try to improve and play a lot and rank up etc., I end up committing my life to it by joining teams and playing all day. I get more out of shape, I socialize less, I do worse in school, etc.. I find it very hard to be good at starcraft as well as doing well in school + having a social life + staying in good physical shape. Obviously real life is way more important than a video game as much as people might joke around that it's not. So that's a lose scenario.
Ok so then I gotta play casually. I will just play bgh, fastest, heck even a bit of 2v2 to screw around....
Then I get annoyed that my opponents are horrible. I think to myself "screw it I am just going to play 1v1, at least I am in control"
Then if I play 1v1s, I get frusterated when I lose because I am out of shape. When I do something I like to do it properly/well, or else I find there is no point in doing something if I am bad at it (unless it's EXTREMELY enjoyable but losing at starcraft isn't). So this is a lose scenario for me b/c I really don't enjoy when I don't play up to my standard, so I just get frusterated etc..
So then I start playing more and more to not lose and I get to the start again playing all day long, it's a cycle of course. I just don't think starcraft is worth it.
I can't see myself playing starcraft again simply because of the lack of free time because this year is going to be very hectic with school + work. I normally wouldn't make a blog like this but I feel some closure would be good for quitting.
Lol I hate being kinda dramatic like this but I feel it's necessary if I really want quit.
Thanks to all the people on my flist + team 404 and my failed team emerge (lol) for the games.
yeah i did the same a while ago
still definitely worth sticking around on TL and watching vods though imo
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If I remember correctly you were an incredibly entertaining guy to play against. See ya in SC2 I guess 
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I'm in the exact situation, but just fast-forwarded a bit.
Haven't played SC in a while and perfectly fine with it
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nuuuu! don't do it!
you'll be back
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whaaaat why?
we had an interesting game today
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GGs res... i hope you change your mind
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shit man idk whats wrong with you? Im good at everything loloool
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Yeah, same thing happened last school year with WoW. I joined a high end raiding guild during the summer and was still expected to meet raiding times, even though the homework was piling on. I then told myself that I'd still play casually, but then I realized what's the point of paying if I'm only playing a few hours every week? So I stopped...maybe I'll come back when I have some more time. It's a shame that there are so many people that can't prioritize the important things in life such as an education, work, and family over video and computer games though when the two begin to really clash.
However, nothing wrong with keeping up with the programing scene and meandering around TL :<
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Sigh, stick around for the casual games and fun. You could always just UMS and only 1v1 when you feel like it. No point quitting.
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On September 08 2009 13:45 prOxi.Beater wrote:If I remember correctly you were an incredibly entertaining guy to play against. See ya in SC2 I guess
Well thanks.
On September 08 2009 13:54 OneOther wrote:
whaaaat why?
we had an interesting game today
? Did we even play today?
On September 08 2009 13:59 DanceCommander wrote:
GGs res... i hope you change your mind
Nope I'm sticking with it this time 
And lol @ the people who auto-rate my blog 1/5 every single time I make a blog.
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I've quit sc 4 times now.
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You can ramble in this blog forever, it doesn't change the fact that you'll be back. We have all tried quitting several times but failed in the end.
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hahaha man SC is like the heroine of video games ^_^
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hahaha man SC is like the heroine of video games ^_^
Unintentional, but kind of awesome. Heroine!
+ Show Spoiler +
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I quit a couple months back, but was thinking of getting back into sc, but now I will have one less person I can play against.
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I basically stop gaming completely when school starts. If I do play, it's no more than 1-2 hours a week, if I'm lucky.
I wouldn't say it's lose lose, but sometimes you do have other things to attend to. Especially if you're around 18-20 and you've barely broken D on iccup, it's daunting to realize that the korean progamers are peaking at your age.
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