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Elegance
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada917 Posts
September 09 2009 19:37 GMT
#1
So i have an English assignment/essay that i have to do. And the task is simple, i have to write an essay about defending something that is under-appreciated. So my obvious choice was Starcraft, i can probably write a 5 page essay on how good starcraft is but, the problem is, why is it under-appreciated other than Graphics? Need help with some points thanks!

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Power of Ze
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
September 09 2009 19:39 GMT
#2
why are you doing this
Watch me fail at Paradox: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397564
Elegance
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada917 Posts
September 09 2009 19:41 GMT
#3
On September 10 2009 04:39 Caller wrote:
why are you doing this

Class assignment :/ plus the teacher said that i have to write about something that i can represent well emotionally.
Power of Ze
levelzx
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Poland174 Posts
September 09 2009 19:41 GMT
#4
Be more specific: write why Queens are underappreciated in SC. Or Valkyries
Favourite Protoss - Stork, Favourite Terran - Flash, Favourite Zerg - Calm
Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
September 09 2009 19:42 GMT
#5
In that case, I think you'd be better off writing about yourself.
Elegance
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada917 Posts
September 09 2009 19:43 GMT
#6
talking about why the game itself is under-appreciated by the mass lol sorry for the confusion
Power of Ze
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
September 09 2009 19:43 GMT
#7
Oh lord, I see a repeat of that one thread were the kid couldn't do a project because there were no credible sources for Starcraft. However, seeing how you are in Korea, a project on SC might not seem so out of the ordinary and to put it bluntly, stupid. If you were in the US however, that would probably be an epic fail topic.
MutaDoom
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1163 Posts
September 09 2009 19:44 GMT
#8
It's underappreciated because a good portion of the online gaming community is distracted by WoW.
EscPlan9
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2777 Posts
September 09 2009 19:44 GMT
#9
The learning curve is extremely high for the game. Nearly every unit requires a lot of management. It takes a while to get the mechanics down and the multi-tasking required is extremely high as well.
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levelzx
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Poland174 Posts
September 09 2009 19:44 GMT
#10
But seriously: you may use argument that many people think SC is simply a 'click-fest', and they think agility/velocity is more important than strategical insight... Which is not true.
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Elegance
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada917 Posts
September 09 2009 19:45 GMT
#11
On September 10 2009 04:43 Snet wrote:
Oh lord, I see a repeat of that one thread were the kid couldn't do a project because there were no credible sources for Starcraft. However, seeing how you are in Korea, a project on SC might not seem so out of the ordinary and to put it bluntly, stupid. If you were in the US however, that would probably be an epic fail topic.

Oh im in Canada lol, however, i did ask the teacher if a specific game was a valid topic, and he did say that i can write about anything, as long as i could write it like i really care.
Power of Ze
Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
September 09 2009 19:45 GMT
#12
On a serious note, you'd be better off writing about your parents...
Aesop
Profile Joined October 2007
Hungary11305 Posts
September 09 2009 19:45 GMT
#13
Maybe talk about how e-sports players are real athletes, contrary to common cliches like nerdy cellar-childs.
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selboN
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2523 Posts
September 09 2009 19:47 GMT
#14
On September 10 2009 04:45 Aesop wrote:
Maybe talk about how e-sports players are real athletes, contrary to common cliches like nerdy cellar-childs.

lololololol
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary26003 Posts
September 09 2009 19:48 GMT
#15
Write about something else.
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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32159 Posts
September 09 2009 19:55 GMT
#16
If you're dead set on writing this, you might as well write a follow up on your social life.
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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
September 09 2009 20:07 GMT
#17
On September 10 2009 04:48 Chill wrote (RECOMMENDED):
Write about something else.

Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
D4L[invd]
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada110 Posts
September 09 2009 20:40 GMT
#18
You can write about how the starcraft AI is terrible.
Your average D Protoss that can't get out of D because it is full of Protoss and my PvP sucks.
Kau *
Profile Joined March 2007
Canada3502 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-09 20:41:51
September 09 2009 20:40 GMT
#19
On September 10 2009 04:48 Chill wrote:
Write about something else.

Write about ESPORTS! (I passed my class writing my paper on that haha)

Edit: It wasn't an English class though.
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Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
September 09 2009 20:55 GMT
#20
I never was under the impression that Starcraft is under appreciated at all. Most of the Western gaming community highly respects the game because of the great influence it had on RTS design.

There are probably some people who don't respect it because it's old, has dated graphics, and a difficult hotkey system so I guess you can make a case that people shouldn't judge something without understanding it. You could write how these inherent weaknesses are actually what makes starcraft so great.

As long as you go into details about the competitive community, the complex gameplay, and the influence it's had on the RTS genre, you can write a strong essay. Just make sure you give context and terminology so that your teacher can understand what you are talking about.
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