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MLG Columbus 2012 - Page 4
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SpaceYeti
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Drlemur
United States153 Posts
For those of you in UK/Europe -- I have to think that Dreamhack/IEM would have to be loads of fun too. Or HomeStory Cup. If I could arrange a reason to travel for work to Germany near a Homestory Cup, I'd just move into the Irish Bar there. Of course, it'd be hard to bring my son (but you never know when one might find a way).jEcho -- I'm glad the cheese wasn't off-putting. Even if he'd managed to steal game 1, we knew there was very little chance of getting past a player of your caliber. We watched your progress the rest of the way and were rooting for you to get deep in the tourney. You did well and hope to see you do even better next one. As for getting parents and older people in general involved, it's not exactly easy, but think about the good reputation Chess has as a game. There is really not much reason at all that you'd prefer your kids playing Chess to Starcraft. They both teach you to compete, to focus, to study. Chess requires longer sustained attention, but Starcraft requires speed and multi-tasking. Maybe next time I can set aside a few minutes to blog, I'll write up some of the brain training issues that have been in recent research and some of the obvious pros and cons of videogames compared to sports and other extracurriculars. I think I'm pretty lucky that my son and I share this interest -- although as a heads up to the other parents out there, it's really disconcerting when they're suddenly *way* better than you (that'll make you feel old, trust me). But I do periodically have to reassure my wife about it, so I'm pretty familiar with the standard non-gamer concerns, too. | ||
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LuckyFool
United States9015 Posts
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Zokkar
Israel128 Posts
oh and btw, idra is zerg | ||
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mrgerry
United States1508 Posts
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JethroSC
Sweden83 Posts
 Thanks for the story! Love seeing some pros commenting too. Showing that they're just as human as you and me. Keep on fighting, both you and your son and all the players. And btw, players, if you're coming to Dreamhack, expect some autograph-signing. :3 | ||
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CursivE
Australia317 Posts
Makes me want to fast track a trip to an MLG event. | ||
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cozzE
Australia357 Posts
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Morzan
Ireland5 Posts
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songers
Canada47 Posts
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Anuzi
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Debarbie
Sweden204 Posts
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stover
United States5 Posts
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MNdakota
United States512 Posts
On March 28 2012 09:59 stover wrote: Twitchy ur killing Esports, please uninstall. Was that really necessary? | ||
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Noop
United States7 Posts
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Fuego
United Kingdom166 Posts
You will now be cemented in your sons brain as the coolest dad ever. Glad to have people like you taking part in the eSports scene. | ||
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nvs.
Canada3609 Posts
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libum1
Canada5 Posts
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OgreSC
Canada8 Posts
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