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Well TL i have slowly been trying to introduce my gamer girlfriend to starcraft. I have been showing her plenty of pro games, and she has seen me scream at the computer when my favorite player doesn't win and all of the other shinanigans that goes along with being a starcraft fan. Well long story short she has began to show an interest in trying to learn / play the game.
After much debate and discussion on what race she would like to play (Yes i let her choose for herself) she had decided the following on the races:
Terran: They have cool pew pew units, but overall don't look very elegent.
Zerg: Other than the flappy birds (muta) they are really boing
Protoss: She really enjoyed the look of the protoss building, and enjoyed the sound probes make. also her favorite Unit the big blue fuzzy balls (archon) look sweet to her.
So long story short she has chosen to play the stalwart and honorable protoss race. Sadly i could not convince her to join the swarm, so here i was teaching a new protoss majestrate how to war.
After showing her a few basics, I decided to give her the first test!.
The replay that i am showing you is her completing her first goal. Build 3 zealots. This game is really cool because This purely her- I simply stood behind her, and didn't help at all! She remembered everything!
Next week I am going to make her build 3 zealots, and then have her build 3 photon cannons! I hope she passes her next test, she learns really fast! I hope that by the end of winter break, I can familiarize her with giant slugs (reavers). She is already very aware (From watching pro games) that the shuddle is the reavers best friend, and that they work together to help kick some ass.
I am so proud of her! Well no further to do- here is her first game!
  
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Terran - Master of Pew Pew Units
...But yeah, it's always good to have someone that can share your interests.
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9 APM! Misrah's girlfriend next Bonjwa!
seriously this is cool.
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9 apm lol
pretty awesome though. I wish most girls wouldn't just think you are weird for this kind of stuff 
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Pics?
No seriously this is awesome. Looking forward to following more games.
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China13814 Posts
That is really cool. In my experience, girls think playing / watching starcraft is a stupid waste of time.
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Nice way to insult women and their gaming... not sure it follows TL's guidelines though..
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CA10830 Posts
lol my girlfriend knows the names of all the famous progamers, the units, races, and even some TL forum names. in particular, she knows of hot_bid as "that one troll" LOL
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On December 24 2009 07:01 Misrah wrote: The replay that i am showing you is her completing her first goal. Build 3 zealots. This game is really cool because This purely her- I simply stood behind her, and didn't help at all! She remembered everything!
Next week I am going to make her build 3 zealots, and then have her build 3 photon cannons! I hope she passes her next test, she learns really fast! This does sound a little condescending towards her:-p
But its cool she is willing/eager to engage in this game seeing your enthusiasm. She's a keeper
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United States33624 Posts
I taught my cousin to get to be a solid 1:4 win-ratio player on battle.net many years ago, I was so proud of my achievement >_<
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Don't worry I will be keeping you updated on the games! She really likes the look of the carriers as well- and she wants me to show her how to make them. However that would require gas- and i don't want to get there yet. I am just working on having her build all of the buildings that require minerals first, and then move on to gas.
It's amazing how fast she gets it tho. She understand that zerg can only build on creep, and that pylons make an energy field like creep- and protoss buildings can only build on the energy field. She also understands the concept of shield generators, and how protoss shields work. It's sweet! I can't wait till me and her can start bashing noobs on US east with 2v2s !
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To Op:
It's cool that you're teaching your girl SC, but do remember that she's probably not actually interested in the game so much as she's interested in learning about this strange game that you like so much. In other words, she's after quality time with you. I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong, just always keep in mind that making this an enjoyable experience for the two of you is by having this something you do together.
Have fun~
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I am in a similar situation. As any good girlfriend should, mine expressed some interest in my hobby. We watched the recent jaedong vs. flash in the osl on my tv, was pretty fun. Was hard to focus on the two titans colliding ( although was a disappointing game ) and try to explain what was going on to someone who had no clue but wanted to learn. I also let her play after i set up a protoss base to see if she could finish off the cpu in a 1v1. I made a maxed army but she thought every unit was a peon and had them all trying to mine minerals. You probably have to right idea taking it very slowly lol. Keep us updated on her progress!
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On December 24 2009 07:17 LosingID8 wrote:
lol my girlfriend knows the names of all the famous progamers, the units, races, and even some TL forum names. in particular, she knows of hot_bid as "that one troll" LOL
lol @ hot_bid
Once when I was playing, I was muttering to myself, not enough gas; and my GF said, "don't you mean insufficient vespene gas?"
O_O
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On December 24 2009 07:17 538 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2009 07:01 Misrah wrote: The replay that i am showing you is her completing her first goal. Build 3 zealots. This game is really cool because This purely her- I simply stood behind her, and didn't help at all! She remembered everything!
Next week I am going to make her build 3 zealots, and then have her build 3 photon cannons! I hope she passes her next test, she learns really fast! This does sound a little condescending towards her:-p But its cool she is willing/eager to engage in this game seeing your enthusiasm. She's a keeper
How the hell is this condescending? I am just taking the game in small steps, and don't want to overwhelm or nerd her out too much. I hope you realize that i simply told her what i would like her to do, and then she had to remember building probes to 8, a pylon, 2 gateways and 3 zealots. Coming from some one who has never played this game, or RTS games in general i think that this was a nce accomplishment for the first time.
Why are you trying to compare her to iccup, or other players who have been playing this game forever. This is a true first time user her, and i am really happy with her first day.
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lol my gf started out at a solid 6 shes up to 13 now after her second game
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On average, JD makes more than six actions per SECOND
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On December 24 2009 07:21 Manbear wrote:
lol my gf started out at a solid 6 shes up to 13 now after her second game
Are we talking age here?
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Braavos36400 Posts
On December 24 2009 07:21 Misrah wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2009 07:17 538 wrote:On December 24 2009 07:01 Misrah wrote: The replay that i am showing you is her completing her first goal. Build 3 zealots. This game is really cool because This purely her- I simply stood behind her, and didn't help at all! She remembered everything!
Next week I am going to make her build 3 zealots, and then have her build 3 photon cannons! I hope she passes her next test, she learns really fast! This does sound a little condescending towards her:-p But its cool she is willing/eager to engage in this game seeing your enthusiasm. She's a keeper How the hell is this condescending? I am just taking the game in small steps, and don't want to overwhelm or nerd her out too much. I hope you realize that i simply told her what i would like her to do, and then she had to remember building probes to 8, a pylon, 2 gateways and 3 zealots. Coming from some one who has never played this game, or RTS games in general i think that this was a nce accomplishment for the first time. Why are you trying to compare her to iccup, or other players who have been playing this game forever. This is a true first time user her, and i am really happy with her first day.
it's not condescending, don't worry about it
i mean, if a person has never really played computer games or RTS games ever, its a big conceptual leap to just make units out of buildings, or recognize that you need X resources to build something
On December 24 2009 07:17 LosingID8 wrote:
lol my girlfriend knows the names of all the famous progamers, the units, races, and even some TL forum names. in particular, she knows of hot_bid as "that one troll" LOL
lol WTF
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