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foom
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States47 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-26 07:53:38
October 26 2011 07:41 GMT
#1
Hello there! You don't know me, but I have been observing you, all of you, for many many years. I'm a long time lurker since 2004, account since 2006. It's been quite a long time and my interest in e-sports and teamliquid peaked during the end of my college years around 2007, or so I thought.

This year, thanks to comabreaded I was able to make it to Blizzcon, and to be frank, when we first got our tickets I was only excited by the chance to see new Diablo III footage and gameplay. I thought the competitive gamer within me to be long dead and boy was I wrong about that. A combination of events throughout the next two days changed everything.

Part 1. GSL Finals

When it was announced that the GSL finals would take place at Blizzcon my pulse quickened. The announcement brought me back to the days where I would torrent chinese vod sites for the latest Boxer videos. Around 2004 I was introduced to starcraft progaming and it consumed my life. For much of college I was either playing or watching starcraft. Excitement was building.

By Friday night I had camped out a spot front and center five rows back for three hours until the event began. As Tastosis took the stage I grinned from ear to ear, I was about to witness something I have only viewed through a computer monitor for the last 7 years live. This wasn't something I could pause, rewind and watch again.

The real kicker was when the korean announcers took the stage. I remembered those nights I would show my friends untranslated VODs of boxer and yellow playing a match and of the dozens of games we played afterwards. Even though I had no idea what they were saying, I had no other thoughts but to play Starcraft right then and there.

Up until that point the experience was the same, but when MMA and MVP rushed the stage the cheers became deafening. I reached my hand out and was blessed with a slap as they passed by. Most people won't understand, but when that physical contact occurred everything became infinitely more real. Hearing the crowd, the energy, it was more than I expected and I just let all of those experiences wash over me.

From the time the first game started to the time the last game finished I was completely in the moment. From the proxy barrack, factory, barrack play to the base trade and mass vikings at the end it was all amazing. Then the ceremony started and I was sucked up into the cheers for MMA. It was real, I was there, my voice was gone, but I was so happy I finally got to experience the finals of a major event and it was nothing like the videos, it was infinitely better.

Part 2. Autographs and TL Mafia

I absolutely had to meet the progamers at the convention as well as anyone from teamliquid I could find. In many ways this was an opportunity to pay my respects to the community that raised me in Starcraft.
I could not pass this up as it was most likely the only time I would ever get at an event like this again.

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When the Blizzcon closing ceremony turned out to be a dud my friends and I headed over to the Hilton to grab some food and see if there was anyone from TL I could meet. I didn't know who to expect, but I certainly didn't expect to see R1CH waiting on some drinks to bring up to the TL Mafia room. We politely asked if we could join him and R1CH agreed. I was excited at the prospect of meeting everyone face to face.

It was fun and it was awkward. Finally being able to interact with the community I was watching for years was wonderful. Hot Bid with his mafia game sense guessing correctly 60% of the time, R1CH having his way with GhostClaws, and Nazgul, sitting still looking suave.

I got a chance to talk with so many great people that night and that made me really appreciate how great a community TL is. However, what really made me appreciate you guys was when Nestea and Mvp showed up in the room. We were in a heated round of mafia accusations when they showed up. Everyone stopped, look up at them and then continued to play as if nothing happened. I'm not sure what happened, but they promptly disappeared.

It was a pleasure meeting all of you, thanks for rekindling esports in my life.

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Apologies:

Sorry Reddit Guy, we voted you out for being Reddit so many times.

Carnac, sorry for mistaking you as Dimaga!



*****
hazelynut
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2195 Posts
October 26 2011 08:02 GMT
#2
LOL reddit guy T_T poor guy.

nice to see you finally posting!
Zerg | life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery | www.cstarleague.com <3
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
October 26 2011 08:09 GMT
#3
HEY it's the awkward guy! and you got to meet bisu!! damnit i hate you!!
blabberrrrr
foom
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States47 Posts
October 27 2011 07:21 GMT
#4
Haha, I did, twice. First time for the picture and then the second time with Jaedong in tow for the autograph! Blabber, who were you?
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
October 27 2011 21:56 GMT
#5
i am darren aka the guy that kelly thought was mafia cause i would shake my leg
blabberrrrr
comabreaded
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
United States2166 Posts
October 27 2011 22:25 GMT
#6
foom, I will blog later too! :D

TL Mafia: I was in the MBC hoodie.
I put the fu in fun
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36375 Posts
October 28 2011 00:40 GMT
#7
Please get the percentages right, I guess 100% right 60% of the time, OK
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
R1CH
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Netherlands10340 Posts
October 28 2011 01:51 GMT
#8
I think my skill in mafia is proportional to how many drinks I've had, that last game was awesome although I'm still mad that Hot_Bid didn't get voted off on the first day! Also that photo of me is horrible .
AdministratorTwitter: @R1CH_TL
[uci] Fizik
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States263 Posts
October 28 2011 01:52 GMT
#9
On October 28 2011 09:40 Hot_Bid wrote:
Please get the percentages right, I guess 100% right 60% of the time, OK


oh hot bid... 1.0 x .6 = .6 I guess God is fair, where one is good at mafia and bad a math the other is good at math and bad at mafia. IT IS A TRADE OFF.
Liquid'HerO fan for LIFE.
shindigs
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4795 Posts
October 28 2011 02:54 GMT
#10
It was good meeting you in the Mafia room. You should make sure you don't laugh funny next time!
Photographer@shindags || twitch.tv/shindigs
foom
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States47 Posts
October 28 2011 06:54 GMT
#11
In retrospect, I should have brought a photographer with me so that these pictures suck less. However, I'm still glad I got to take a picture with you guys!
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