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Sc2 Community, I am Severely Dissapointed

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Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25561 Posts
August 30 2011 20:48 GMT
#1
So, after a ladder game, I'm chilling and feel like playing some customs. I want to try out a 1 rax FE in TvZ and see how fast I can get some tech after that for harassment.

I join a custom game, start it, and something feels WRONG. I quit it and go back to the custom game screen.

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All I want to know... all I want to know is who is playing Shattered Temple on NORMAL so much that it's more popular than Xel Naga Caverns on Faster. What the hell is going on here?!

._.




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Vlare
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
748 Posts
August 30 2011 20:52 GMT
#2
You may not know this but, 90%+ of the community is low league players

I would guess that it's them.
Mass zerglings doesnt fail
StormSnarlX
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States278 Posts
August 30 2011 20:53 GMT
#3
Probably haha
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Fleebu
Profile Joined April 2011
Great Britain65 Posts
August 30 2011 20:54 GMT
#4
Shattered Temple is arguably a more balanced map, because Zerg is favoured in XNC, and playing in normal allows you to focus more on making sure you do your build correctly and everything you want to do without worrying about playing fast if you're a bit of a newbie.
It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark
NrG.Bamboo
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2756 Posts
August 30 2011 20:55 GMT
#5
OMG! People enjoy SC2 on a setting I don't. It's just unacceptable

But really, the vast majority of custom players aren't exactly top notch or really care all that much about these things.
I need to protect all your life you can enjoy the vibrant life of your battery
kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
August 30 2011 20:59 GMT
#6
god forbid someone play a custom game with custom settings!
Havefa1th
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States245 Posts
August 30 2011 21:00 GMT
#7
On August 31 2011 05:54 Fleebu wrote:
Shattered Temple is arguably a more balanced map, because Zerg is favoured in XNC, and playing in normal allows you to focus more on making sure you do your build correctly and everything you want to do without worrying about playing fast if you're a bit of a newbie.

Wait... what?

What is your reasoning for XNC?
"Apparently I just needed to play the way I did... and realize he killed his own command center." - Idra
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25561 Posts
August 30 2011 21:05 GMT
#8
On August 31 2011 05:54 Fleebu wrote:
Shattered Temple is arguably a more balanced map, because Zerg is favoured in XNC, and playing in normal allows you to focus more on making sure you do your build correctly and everything you want to do without worrying about playing fast if you're a bit of a newbie.


Zerg is favored in XNC? What?!

<,<
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Bibdy
Profile Joined March 2010
United States3481 Posts
August 30 2011 21:14 GMT
#9
You don't think you're complaining to COMPLETELY the wrong set of people, do you? This is like hurling insults at Japan to tell it to those Australians.
Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25561 Posts
August 30 2011 21:16 GMT
#10
Dude, you're right. Do I need to take this to -gasp-- the the battle.net forums?!
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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Hoodlum
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States350 Posts
August 30 2011 21:17 GMT
#11
On August 31 2011 06:00 Havefa1th wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2011 05:54 Fleebu wrote:
Shattered Temple is arguably a more balanced map, because Zerg is favoured in XNC, and playing in normal allows you to focus more on making sure you do your build correctly and everything you want to do without worrying about playing fast if you're a bit of a newbie.

Wait... what?

What is your reasoning for XNC?


I wouldn't say its zerg favored but im sure hes refering to the wide open natural
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OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6600 Posts
August 30 2011 21:25 GMT
#12
I have the urge to do blink stalker micro on normal settings now.......
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AzTec
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada178 Posts
August 30 2011 21:31 GMT
#13
I'm inclined to believe it's likely an accident that snowballs out of control.

Popularity rankings reset -> someone accidentally makes a game on normal -> it goes straight to the top of the list -> people keep joining it without looking (like you lol) -> it stays on top until the next reset.

Blazinghand *
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States25561 Posts
August 30 2011 21:37 GMT
#14
On August 31 2011 06:31 AzTec wrote:
I'm inclined to believe it's likely an accident that snowballs out of control.

Popularity rankings reset -> someone accidentally makes a game on normal -> it goes straight to the top of the list -> people keep joining it without looking (like you lol) -> it stays on top until the next reset.



Oh god, you're right. I could totally see how this could happen. All it takes is a few mistaken people at the beginning using Create Game, and then the legions of game-joiners (myself included) accidentally join these games, making them even MORE popular. It only goes downhill from there...
When you stare into the iCCup, the iCCup stares back.
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EdSlyB
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Portugal1621 Posts
August 30 2011 22:13 GMT
#15
On August 31 2011 05:59 kainzero wrote:
god forbid someone play a custom game with custom settings!


That's the best quote I've seen this week!

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edc
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States666 Posts
August 30 2011 22:23 GMT
#16
Though I'd never understand why ANYONE would EVER play an SC2 game on slower settings, don't make such a big deal about it. Most people who play customs are players with low skill.
“There are two kinds of people in this world, those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.” - Clint Eastwood
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