EPTLegendary commentary, your Dad will like it for sure^^
At least, he'll relate...
Help, My Dad and Starcraft - Page 2
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2Pacalypse-
Croatia9530 Posts
Legendary commentary, your Dad will like it for sure^^ At least, he'll relate... | ||
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SkelA
Macedonia13069 Posts
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
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7Strife
United States104 Posts
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
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t_co
United States702 Posts
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DefMatrixUltra
Canada1992 Posts
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 1 demonstrates the importance of scouting - something that chess does not have. Chess is a game of perfect information, Starcraft is a game of limited information. July uses Best's limited information to surprise him with a 5-pool. This game has nothing to do with clicking. You can also talk about the psychological disadvantage this puts Best in - his opponent just did something ridiculous in the most prestigious tournament in Starcraft and won. Game 2 demonstrates the importance of seizing an opportunity - something that chess does not have. Since chess is not played in real-time (that is, since you cannot macro or micro in chess to improve your game), players act based on knowledge of all current and future possibilities. However, Starcraft is too 'big' a game to even look a few steps ahead. When July sees the small unit count in Best's base and realizes his overlord is going to die, he makes another incredible gamble (he could potentially have lost the game immediately) and does that awesome Bisu-face drone drill. In effect, he is changing the rules of the game. Best had access to his base blocked. Nothing could get past. Except July decided to do something unexpected and unprecedented. Game 3 is so full of strategy and psychology that I'll let you fill in the blanks. However, your dad is not gonna understand the strategy of the game without understanding at least the basic units and so on. I mean, chess does not have hit points, attack damage, range, height advantage and other mechanical things which are fundamental to Starcraft. | ||
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Misrah
United States1695 Posts
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
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Kinky
United States4126 Posts
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Archaic
United States4024 Posts
You need like what.. 1 APM? Disgusting. Imagine chess being played at 400 APM, except every single piece is a group of 12 units, which you have to control individually. And also when you try to attack a piece, if one person can maneuver the pieces better, then your attempt at a capture is unsuccessful and you may very well lose that piece yourself. Also you have the ability to regenerate your units, but only if your economy permits. And you have to play it on a computer screen. | ||
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Loser777
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SkylineSC
United States564 Posts
and if hes an asian parent, its gfg starcraft unless you play behind his back. | ||
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7Strife
United States104 Posts
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Ethelis
United States2397 Posts
On January 03 2010 06:48 Harem wrote: Show him the subtitled Boxer vs Hiya on Blue Storm. this game is pure genius, seriously try this or as it has been mentioned, stalemate TvTs with tank lines and stuff | ||
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Kyuukyuu
Canada6263 Posts
On January 03 2010 07:21 Archaic wrote: You need like what.. 1 APM? Disgusting. Imagine chess being played at 400 APM, except every single piece is a group of 12 units, which you have to control individually. And also when you try to attack a piece, if one person can maneuver the pieces better, then your attempt at a capture is unsuccessful and you may very well lose that piece yourself. Also you have the ability to regenerate your units, but only if your economy permits. And you have to play it on a computer screen. lol I would actually say this I usually show Day9 commentaries to friends who don't know anything about SC when I'm trying to impress them with how much tactical depth it has | ||
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niteReloaded
Croatia5282 Posts
I have no deep understanding of chess, but I'm guessing the level strategic thinking in modern StarCraft is nowhere near chess. If Starcraft stayed alive for another 5years, we'd be seeing some pretty sick games. But I guess your point is to prove that there IS thinking and adapting involved. Boxer vs Hiya would be a good game to show him. And pimpest moves like Casy vs July Fake Expo. | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
On January 03 2010 06:48 Harem wrote: Show him the subtitled Boxer vs Hiya on Blue Storm. On January 03 2010 06:55 Aim Here wrote: I suggest popping over to Day9's livestream site, and showing him one of the more analytical VODs with Mr 9's excellent analysis, so that he gets an inkling of the subtleties of what's going through the mind of a good starcraft player in relative slow motion... Definitely one of these. You need to show him something that explains how incredibly complex and strategically deep the game is. He can't understand that by watching little animations move around on a map with useless korean commentary. | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
Maybe that short Flash vs Mind clip (where Flash defends the vult fake-> drop). | ||
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m4gdelen4
United States416 Posts
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