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Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1310 Posts
April 25 2010 00:26 GMT
#1
I'll cut right to the chase, I'm a SC noob. I make no bones about it. In fact, it wasn't until I started reading about SC2 that I finally picked up BW after all these years. This was last summer. I know, pathetic. Why it took me so long to get into this game I have no idea. But like millions of others, I instantly fell in love with it.

By chance I happened upon TL while trying to find the definition of micro and macro (thanks TL wiki!). I couldn't believe the community here, it was amazing to me that so many active people were still discussing a 12 year old game so passionately. I'm not the hardcore gamer I used to be when I was younger, but this made my inner nerd smile.

Shortly after this I found Day[9]'s stream. I didn't think I could be amazed any more than I was but the strategy involved in what I saw brought SC to an entirely different level for me. All this time I knew there were hardcore SC players and that in SK it ruled as a sport, but I never had anyone spell it out for me the way Day[9] did. I was an instant fan.

Shortly thereafter I quickly decided I wanted, no, needed to be a part of this. I'm much too old at this point to compete at anything resembling a high level, my better gaming days are behind me, but I still love community, I love strategy, I love the idea of people coming up with ideas around a game that were never originally thought of by their creators. Simply put, the metagame fascinates me to no end.

And so I figured I'd start this blog on TL to write about my time with SC and SC2 right from the bottom on up. From being the lowly noob with zero skill to...well, probably being the slightly less lowly noob with +1 skill. While I'm not certain I'll be able to offer as much insight as many of the veteran players here, the idea of communities built around games has intrigued me so much for so long, it's time I was really a part of one, instead of writing about them (I used to be a game journalist in the 90's and video game culture has always interested me).

So I'm not going to miss out this time. SC2 is my game from the beginning, sink or swim. Thankfully I got into beta (which I'm used to, I've done lots of beta's because of my game journo connections), so I can play right along at home through all the twists and turns this game takes.

Thanks to the mods for keeping up a great site and a great community. I look forward to the experience for many years to come.

*****
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d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
April 25 2010 00:40 GMT
#2
tl fuckin rocks, and i'm not just saying that cuz' i'm drunk
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Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
April 25 2010 00:41 GMT
#3
Welcome
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
April 25 2010 00:43 GMT
#4
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YoureFired
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States822 Posts
April 25 2010 00:49 GMT
#5
On April 25 2010 09:43 krndandaman wrote:
welcome to the 2nd greatest place on earth

2nd only to mozambique

and romania
ted cruz is the zodiac killer
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2801 Posts
April 25 2010 01:16 GMT
#6
On April 25 2010 09:40 d_so wrote:
tl fuckin rocks, and i'm not just saying that cuz' i'm drunk

i say it cuz i am
Dr. Tran
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States125 Posts
April 25 2010 01:32 GMT
#7
you have made my night. cheers.
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6635 Posts
April 25 2010 01:35 GMT
#8
Welcome to TL sir, I'm sure you will enjoy your new home :D
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
LuMiX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
China5757 Posts
April 25 2010 01:42 GMT
#9
welcome!
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
April 25 2010 02:03 GMT
#10
Welcome, good sir. Don't listen to krndandaman, TL > all physical locations.
I hope you love it here!
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9756 Posts
April 25 2010 02:05 GMT
#11
just watch, at least 3 of your tabs will always be tl threads before you know it.
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krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
April 25 2010 03:18 GMT
#12
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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
April 25 2010 04:36 GMT
#13
On April 25 2010 11:05 majesty.k)seRapH wrote:
just watch, at least 3 of your tabs will always be tl threads before you know it.



Too many tabs piss me right off but if there's more than 3, they're usually TL. :o

Welcome OP
kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
April 25 2010 04:43 GMT
#14
2 - For Proleague streams
1 - For my FPL team
1 - Trading section of FPL to see who winning would screw over the most people for Anti Team
1 - Just browsing TL
http://www.starcraftmecca.net - Founder
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
April 25 2010 05:25 GMT
#15
On April 25 2010 11:05 majesty.k)seRapH wrote:
just watch, at least 3 of your tabs will always be tl threads before you know it.


oh shit i have like 6 open right now
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