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Why do you play SC2?

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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66357 Posts
April 16 2012 20:17 GMT
#1
Just a random thought before going to sleep. I've seen sooooo many blogs on TL about 'progamer-wannabes' and stuff going "hi i'm diamond/masters/blah blah" and "slumping", "elo drop", "fallen in rank/out of division" and then setting goals like "play a gazillion games and hit top 20 GM".

So my question is, do you guys play SC2 because:

Poll: Reason for playing SC2

Because it's fun (71)
 
49%

Improving yourself (42)
 
29%

Mixed (13)
 
9%

Others (specify) (11)
 
8%

For the sake of rankings (8)
 
6%

145 total votes

Your vote: Reason for playing SC2

(Vote): Improving yourself
(Vote): For the sake of rankings
(Vote): Because it's fun
(Vote): Mixed
(Vote): Others (specify)



the polls are anonymous (unless you decide to post! :p) so be honest about them!

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Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
April 16 2012 20:19 GMT
#2
Mostly because I wanted to be part of something competitive, fun, and famous. Didn't really work out though.
WhuazGoodJaggah
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Lesotho777 Posts
April 16 2012 20:21 GMT
#3
I don't play it anymore. :D
Broodwar still tha best kchchchch
small dicks have great firepower
blubbdavid
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Switzerland2412 Posts
April 16 2012 20:23 GMT
#4
On April 17 2012 05:21 WhuazGoodJaggah wrote:
I don't play it anymore. :D
Broodwar still tha best kchchchch

Not really a contributing comment...

But I am not playing anymore either!
What do you desire? Money? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all other? Whatever you desire - that is here. Tower of God ¦¦Nutella, drink of the Gods
ragnorr
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark6097 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-16 20:24:22
April 16 2012 20:23 GMT
#5
Played the game till masters, got bored of it and switched to BW. Now a days i just play random 4v4 with my brother. 4v4 is relaxing since you can just derp around all game long as oppose to 1v1
Evire
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Norway198 Posts
April 16 2012 20:24 GMT
#6
It is more along these lines:
"To remind myself I suck"
supernovamaniac
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States3047 Posts
April 16 2012 20:28 GMT
#7
It's fun for what it is. Not as fun as BW, but still fun to play.

Also kona, check PM please.
ppp
0kz
Profile Joined January 2010
Italy1118 Posts
April 16 2012 20:29 GMT
#8
I only play customs or 4v4 once in awhile , I dropped 1v1s long time ago because I wasn't enjoying it much but I still follow big tournaments as MLG or GSL. I went back to bw 1v1 but don't play often either because I got no time T.T
Hulavuta
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1252 Posts
April 16 2012 20:30 GMT
#9
I'm glad to see there are no votes for Rankings...yet.
Done with Team Liquid for a while. Don't expect to find me here.
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
April 16 2012 20:31 GMT
#10
Be the best ofc
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
April 16 2012 20:32 GMT
#11
Stopped playing. Nowhere near as fun as BW
...trying out dota 2 as of now...
:)
iloveav
Profile Joined November 2008
Poland1479 Posts
April 16 2012 20:33 GMT
#12
Other:
I like to spend some time with my friends from broodwar that play sc2. So we play and chat. I do really enjoy sc2 UMS maps (I like very few, but those that i do like, i like even more than broodwar UMS, in im generally more a broodwar fan than a sc2 fan :D).
aka LRM)Cats_Paw.
Archas
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6531 Posts
April 16 2012 20:41 GMT
#13
Before I can start playing SCII, I need to figure out how I'm supposed to collect resources to build units. The system is so unintuitive...

On another note, I have no idea what those shiny blue rocks are for. You know, the ones that are all over every map. Is it some strange, universal form of aesthetics?
The room is ripe with the stench of bitches!
Vod.kaholic
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1052 Posts
April 16 2012 20:44 GMT
#14
Because it was the hot shit when it came out and my friends were into it. But laddering and playing got too stressful and time consuming.
._. \: |: /: .-. :\ :| :/ ._. They see me rolling...
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
April 16 2012 20:48 GMT
#15
I mainly play it for fun. But remember fun has different definitions, we all have our own ways of having fun when playing SC2. The fun I get is from the process of improving myself. I'll have bad games, and I'll say to myself, "Oh darn I messed up." But if I mess up but do relatively well in other aspects of the game before that then I'm satisfied.
kerpal
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom2695 Posts
April 16 2012 20:50 GMT
#16
i enjoy learning and improving in all areas, so both fun and to get better.

but mostly cause i don't think i'll ever be decent at BW!
Dujek
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United Kingdom276 Posts
April 16 2012 20:56 GMT
#17
While SC2 is a lot of fun, the fun stems mostly from the thrill I get from playing 1v1 in a competitive situation. And the best way to play competitively is to focus on making yourself a better player, so I picked "Improving myself".
alpenrahm
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany629 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-16 20:58:28
April 16 2012 20:58 GMT
#18
For the sake of beating all those ambitious nerd-kiddos who think they are gonna be gosu next season with the most gimmicky shit play i can come up with.
Maxtor
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom273 Posts
April 16 2012 21:00 GMT
#19
I generally derive what many consider to be "fun" from winning, I don't enjoy taking part, nor the losing, but the good feel i get from the win is more than the feeling of being annoyed i get from the loss so I just keep playing. Getting to be better than friends that also play the game really does help my cause too :p.
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
April 16 2012 21:02 GMT
#20
To play some of mah DESERT STRIKE and Nexus wars! :D
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
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