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Why have a starcraft society?

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thesideshow
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
930 Posts
November 10 2011 23:33 GMT
#1
My uni is trying to get a starcraft society set up.

However, clubs and societies people are questioning why we need a starcraft society when a gaming society already exists.

Help us think of reasons why starcraft deserves it's own society! (ie. why starcraft is the most awesomest game ever). Please remember that we have to present these points to people who probably have no clue what starcraft/esports is, and that they think we're all just a bunch of nerds.

Thanks! ^^

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Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 10 2011 23:38 GMT
#2
I guess try talking about the CSL a bit?
ComaDose
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada10357 Posts
November 10 2011 23:38 GMT
#3
show them the csl!
and barcraft pictures.
and gsl intros.
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BW pros training sc2 is like kiss making a dub step album.
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
November 11 2011 00:06 GMT
#4
I don't see why you can't just be under the gaming society, i mean since there is already established club wouldn't it be easier to get a room you need as well as any kind of funding. Also by being near the gaming club i'm sure there are people in there who have heard of SC at least and if they are in the general area you might covert a few SSBB players.

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Symbioth
Profile Joined October 2011
Poland103 Posts
November 11 2011 00:07 GMT
#5
Maybe you don't if you don't have enough supporters but if you do, then:

1) It's not just another video game, in a similar way that chess isn't just another board game.
2) It's a complex strategy game that requires great skill - and not just some skill, like sewing - it requires strategical thought, initiative, vision, creativty and dedication. It can be translated to virtually any area of one's life, since these qualities are required in virtually any area of one's life.
3) With even slight game understanding, it's still spectator-friendly, it's a dynamic game that is fun to watch and even more fun to play. There is a huge community behind it, encouraging community that is led by very passionate, dedicated people who love Starcraft, so much so, that some of them are willing to risk their career, job and material security just to get a chance to chase their dream. No ordinary video game gets such a community.
4) It provides a platform to compete for people who like healthy competition. People who just want something to get passionate about, who want to learn something about themselves and to exercise their potential.
5) Starcraft is almost like a national sport in South Korea. Professionals called progamers, organized in professional teams, play, as their job, high level games of Starcraft that are broadcasted on TV and watched by hundreds of thousands of fans live. No ordinary video game for dull nerds could ever gain such a support.

munchmunch
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada789 Posts
November 11 2011 00:24 GMT
#6
Hard to answer that question when we don't know what your school's gaming society does, and what your proposed society will do. But I'd guess the best approach would be to put together a few points that emphasizes the difference between the type of activities you'd be doing, such as:

1. Gaming society probably focuses on recreational play. You will be focusing much more on competitive play (be it CSL, ladder, or school-wide competitions), and practice sessions.

2. Your society will organize events (barcrafts, viewing parties) to follow the pro SC scene... again, an activity likely very different from what the gaming society does.

Taking the approach "We deserve our own society because our game is so much better" isn't likely to get you very far. Instead, try and put it as "SC encompasses a wider range of activities, and a wider community of people, than those who just want to meet and play a game."
Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
November 11 2011 00:47 GMT
#7
If you have enough people that want to join, isn't that good enough? I guess you could say something like how everyone is wanting to be much more involved in SC2 to the point that it would exclude people coming for other games and then also bring up SC2 specific events that wouldn't be as fun for other people like CSL, MLG parties (since saying barcraft is probably not a good idea), and holding lans.
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
munchmunch
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada789 Posts
November 11 2011 00:54 GMT
#8
On November 11 2011 09:47 Emporio wrote:
If you have enough people that want to join, isn't that good enough? I guess you could say something like how everyone is wanting to be much more involved in SC2 to the point that it would exclude people coming for other games and then also bring up SC2 specific events that wouldn't be as fun for other people like CSL, MLG parties (since saying barcraft is probably not a good idea), and holding lans.

Depends on where he is. In Canada, I don't think this wouldn't be a problem. In the US, you are probably right.
0123456789
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3216 Posts
November 11 2011 04:03 GMT
#9
Show them Nada's Body Thread. ^_^
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