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Selendis
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia509 Posts
February 17 2012 22:57 GMT
#1
It has been 6 days since I played starcraft; I have been driving thousands of kilometres, staying in crappy hostels and doing lifey stuff liek finding a place to live. And I'm done, mission accomplished. I have a new home in the tropics with air con and an internet connection, life is great once more.

But my god have I missed starcraft these last few days. As of 5 minutes ago I clicked that find match button. And the feeling was.... indescribable. The adrenaline.... omg the adrenaline. and my hands, they started moving by themselves like a pianist playing ode to the bumblebee. My brain it... just started ananlyzing every teensie bit of information with %'s of diff enemy strategies and their success rate flowing through my head.

I missed this so much. It's intense, it's overwhelming. I'm like that guy in limitless only this shit is real and won't kill you.

What's more is I wasn't as rusty as I was worried I would be. On paper, the strategy I implemented was flawless; I deflected a 2 base roach timing with ease then countered with a 7 gate. Easy peasy, but every little thing needed to be done right; the micro, the macro, the grand plan of purging cloud kingdom of the zerg swarm. This game is an extension of my mind. I am the executor, and I have returned.

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Probes are sooo OP
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
February 17 2012 23:14 GMT
#2
Why would you live in the tropics and play starcraft? Not like you'll be wasting much time on the beaches anyways
Xiron
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1233 Posts
February 17 2012 23:14 GMT
#3
Sounds like you are more passionate than any pro. Why are you not pro?
"The way of life can be free and beautiful. But we have lost the way. " - Charlie Chaplin
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
February 17 2012 23:15 GMT
#4
I find the first week is the toughest with out starcraft, but once you beat 2 weeks suddenly 6 months is nothing.
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
cmen15
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1519 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-17 23:15:52
February 17 2012 23:15 GMT
#5
Cocaine is a hell of drug.

edit: i agree with the guy above me
Greed leads to just about all losses.
ClysmiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2192 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-17 23:25:41
February 17 2012 23:25 GMT
#6
On February 18 2012 08:15 DreamChaser wrote:
I find the first week is the toughest with out starcraft, but once you beat 2 weeks suddenly 6 months is nothing.

But then, getting back IN to the scene is super hard. And you will want back in.
unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
February 17 2012 23:43 GMT
#7
On February 18 2012 08:25 ClysmiC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 18 2012 08:15 DreamChaser wrote:
I find the first week is the toughest with out starcraft, but once you beat 2 weeks suddenly 6 months is nothing.

But then, getting back IN to the scene is super hard. And you will want back in.

i remember, i believe it was draco, foreign protoss pro(technically? amateur whatever he was good) in bw who retired, returned retired returned retired returned so many times xD
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