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Nymphaceae
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States350 Posts
August 11 2012 06:28 GMT
#81
On August 11 2012 14:52 Diglett wrote:
yeah it's whining but he's just pointing out stuff he dislikes about sc2. it's obvious bw is better than sc2 but that doesn't mean he hates sc2. he obviously cares a lot about it enough to write this and wants it to be better.

I think she was expecting the game not to get worse, but better. SC2 was just made too extremely newb friendly, but for some reason the majority of the new SC2 players go around bashing all other games, talking about how hard SC2 is, and how it's the most difficult game in the world. I miss the old BW scene from when the game first came out, because it was a lot more crazy than the sc2 scene. I ended up quitting SC2 for bejeweled, but I still enjoy the SC community.
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-11 06:32:35
August 11 2012 06:30 GMT
#82
I for one thoroughly enjoyed this blog, haha.

All of you on page 1 need to relax a little bit. Immediate responses are bashing the OP for "whining" (I thought the satire worked pretty well). That makes me wonder why people get so defensive and hostile over things like this.
MassArbiterFTW
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Australia52 Posts
August 11 2012 07:54 GMT
#83
This may have been as subtle as a brick in the face, but a good kind of brick. Like a kilo of chocolate. Mmmmm chocolate!
In Bisu we trust
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
August 11 2012 13:56 GMT
#84
Haha, it's kinda sad a joke can incite such a vicious response. I think some people are a bit too passionate, you don't have to superimpose a message of hate whenever a BW fan pokes fun at SC2.
No I'm never serious.
snexwang
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia224 Posts
August 11 2012 15:15 GMT
#85
On June 19 2012 06:04 Operations wrote:
Sctoo
What the fuck is this shit? It's dumb. Stop it. Is your 2 key broken? Get out.
ZaloMonkada
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States86 Posts
August 11 2012 18:11 GMT
#86
I'm as big of a fan of sc2 as the next guy, but this post was actually hilarious.
ZaloMonkada
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States86 Posts
August 11 2012 18:12 GMT
#87
On June 19 2012 06:04 Operations wrote:
It is kinda funny to see avilo defending Sctoo, saying how sctoo being a fun game while he's crying everywhere about how broken tvp and tvz are in Sctoo.

From a bw terran perspective(b- max), the terran race in Sctoo is all about hybrid units from sc:bw which doesnt make any sense(medivac=dropship and medic hybrid, hellion=vulture and firebat hybrid).

the other units like marines and bc's are ripoff from scbw, nothing new introduced. but the new introduced units to the terran arsenal are c&c esque units with some scbw touch. I.E, reapers= rocketeers from RA2,
banshee= orca bomber + cloack rofl. and also the horrible thor aka atriedes mongoose



basically blizzard turned the most micro intensive race in sc:bw into utter piece of 1a-ing trash, to me this seems no fun at all.

What is sctoo?
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-11 18:57:52
August 11 2012 18:57 GMT
#88
On August 12 2012 03:12 ZaloMonkada wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 19 2012 06:04 Operations wrote:
It is kinda funny to see avilo defending Sctoo, saying how sctoo being a fun game while he's crying everywhere about how broken tvp and tvz are in Sctoo.

From a bw terran perspective(b- max), the terran race in Sctoo is all about hybrid units from sc:bw which doesnt make any sense(medivac=dropship and medic hybrid, hellion=vulture and firebat hybrid).

the other units like marines and bc's are ripoff from scbw, nothing new introduced. but the new introduced units to the terran arsenal are c&c esque units with some scbw touch. I.E, reapers= rocketeers from RA2,
banshee= orca bomber + cloack rofl. and also the horrible thor aka atriedes mongoose



basically blizzard turned the most micro intensive race in sc:bw into utter piece of 1a-ing trash, to me this seems no fun at all.

What is sctoo?

User was fileted alive for this post.



It's SC2.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Kyrillion
Profile Joined August 2011
Russian Federation748 Posts
August 11 2012 19:26 GMT
#89
But is it Starcraft too ?
If you seek well, you shall find.
Nymphaceae
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States350 Posts
August 11 2012 21:21 GMT
#90
This thread makes me want to play BW more. I miss it, but I don't miss SC2.
Dice17
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States520 Posts
August 11 2012 23:40 GMT
#91
To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today
GamaBear #1 Fan! Sen fighting~
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
August 12 2012 00:44 GMT
#92
On August 12 2012 08:40 Dice17 wrote:
To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today


Thanks for this superb reply. I will attempt to respond, but you can't expect me to match your level of wit or intelligence in regards to forum posting, so bear with me. Now, when you say that ranting about SC2 and BW "seems a bit pointless", I can only come to three conclusions:

1. Seems a bit pointless - If this is the case, then you are pointing out that while you find BroodWar's struggle for significance to be valiant, it seems to you that the battle is insurmountable, and you see no victory in sight. To that I can say: Yeah, you're right. Nothing lasts forever.

2. Seems a bit pointless - In this alternative interpretation of your post, you are asserting there is a bit of pointlessness to ranting, albeit only a very small amount of pointlessness, as the highlighted text suggests. That would seem to indicate to me that you're saying that a majority of the blog is point-worthy, and small percentage of the blog is worthy of zero points, but given the context of your entire post, I find this interpretation to be the least likely.

3. Seems a bit pointless - Emphasis on pointlessless, this more nihilistic approach to Dice17's work seems to imply that he feels that meaninglessness is an inherent trait in the original post. But if this is so, why would he, himself, also post, given his philosophical viewpoint that purpose does not exist within the context of the existence of this thread? The answer is simple: Mr. 17 goes on to make an argument based on probabilities when he says "considering the scale of the community". This is much more likely, especially since the scale of the community leans heavily towards a percentage of SC2 gamers that heavily dwarfs the BW population [citation needed]. If this is, indeed, the case, Dice is not suggesting utter and complete pointlessness, which affirmed by his words "a bit", and that there is some point-worthy quality to the blog, that the pointlessness is massive in scale, but not infinite.

It has been asked by scholars throughout much of the post-SC3-blog-era: "Why?"

The question as to why he wrote these words will probably never be fully known; a mystery lost to the passing of ages. However, we can discuss the possibilities and implications of the possibilities as to why Dice17's famous words, "To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today" were uttered and echoed through the corridors of history.

Perhaps he was suggesting that the original post should never have been posted to begin with. This is a leap of faith, but George Moorebrooke, an author and scholar during the late post-SC3-blog-era suggests, "Perhaps Dice17 was expressing disgust that the blog had been posted, and his disdain for the original post was so great that he was compelled to speak out aggressively against it. It is also possible that by doing so, he hoped that his work would dissuade similar works from being scripted in the future." More contemporary historians maintain that Dice17 was an advocate of free speech, and was not opposed directly to the posting of the SC3 blog, but rather had decided to voice an dissenting opinion as part of his belief that all viewpoints should be considered. I would have to ask of this though: was Dice17 really voicing dissent, or are historians simply misinterpreting his work based on their philosophical viewpoints? The only one who would really know would be Dice17 himself.

No matter how his work and comment are viewed by the international intellectual community, it is quite clear that Dice17's voice was instrumental in influencing a generation, and his works, to this day, are fascinating and intellectually stimulating enough to be put under the microscope of society, to be gazed upon in awe, even as his words themselves elude our collective cerebral grasp, and coyly evade the brightest of our minds today.

Thank you.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Nymphaceae
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States350 Posts
August 12 2012 01:04 GMT
#93
On August 12 2012 09:44 ninazerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 08:40 Dice17 wrote:
To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today


Thanks for this superb reply. I will attempt to respond, but you can't expect me to match your level of wit or intelligence in regards to forum posting, so bear with me. Now, when you say that ranting about SC2 and BW "seems a bit pointless", I can only come to three conclusions:

1. Seems a bit pointless - If this is the case, then you are pointing out that while you find BroodWar's struggle for significance to be valiant, it seems to you that the battle is insurmountable, and you see no victory in sight. To that I can say: Yeah, you're right. Nothing lasts forever.

2. Seems a bit pointless - In this alternative interpretation of your post, you are asserting there is a bit of pointlessness to ranting, albeit only a very small amount of pointlessness, as the highlighted text suggests. That would seem to indicate to me that you're saying that a majority of the blog is point-worthy, and small percentage of the blog is worthy of zero points, but given the context of your entire post, I find this interpretation to be the least likely.

3. Seems a bit pointless - Emphasis on pointlessless, this more nihilistic approach to Dice17's work seems to imply that he feels that meaninglessness is an inherent trait in the original post. But if this is so, why would he, himself, also post, given his philosophical viewpoint that purpose does not exist within the context of the existence of this thread? The answer is simple: Mr. 17 goes on to make an argument based on probabilities when he says "considering the scale of the community". This is much more likely, especially since the scale of the community leans heavily towards a percentage of SC2 gamers that heavily dwarfs the BW population [citation needed]. If this is, indeed, the case, Dice is not suggesting utter and complete pointlessness, which affirmed by his words "a bit", and that there is some point-worthy quality to the blog, that the pointlessness is massive in scale, but not infinite.

It has been asked by scholars throughout much of the post-SC3-blog-era: "Why?"

The question as to why he wrote these words will probably never be fully known; a mystery lost to the passing of ages. However, we can discuss the possibilities and implications of the possibilities as to why Dice17's famous words, "To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today" were uttered and echoed through the corridors of history.

Perhaps he was suggesting that the original post should never have been posted to begin with. This is a leap of faith, but George Moorebrooke, an author and scholar during the late post-SC3-blog-era suggests, "Perhaps Dice17 was expressing disgust that the blog had been posted, and his disdain for the original post was so great that he was compelled to speak out aggressively against it. It is also possible that by doing so, he hoped that his work would dissuade similar works from being scripted in the future." More contemporary historians maintain that Dice17 was an advocate of free speech, and was not opposed directly to the posting of the SC3 blog, but rather had decided to voice an dissenting opinion as part of his belief that all viewpoints should be considered. I would have to ask of this though: was Dice17 really voicing dissent, or are historians simply misinterpreting his work based on their philosophical viewpoints? The only one who would really know would be Dice17 himself.

No matter how his work and comment are viewed by the international intellectual community, it is quite clear that Dice17's voice was instrumental in influencing a generation, and his works, to this day, are fascinating and intellectually stimulating enough to be put under the microscope of society, to be gazed upon in awe, even as his words themselves elude our collective cerebral grasp, and coyly evade the brightest of our minds today.

Thank you.

Do you still stream or play BW?
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
August 12 2012 01:07 GMT
#94
On August 12 2012 10:04 Nymphaceae wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 09:44 ninazerg wrote:
On August 12 2012 08:40 Dice17 wrote:
To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today


Thanks for this superb reply. I will attempt to respond, but you can't expect me to match your level of wit or intelligence in regards to forum posting, so bear with me. Now, when you say that ranting about SC2 and BW "seems a bit pointless", I can only come to three conclusions:

1. Seems a bit pointless - If this is the case, then you are pointing out that while you find BroodWar's struggle for significance to be valiant, it seems to you that the battle is insurmountable, and you see no victory in sight. To that I can say: Yeah, you're right. Nothing lasts forever.

2. Seems a bit pointless - In this alternative interpretation of your post, you are asserting there is a bit of pointlessness to ranting, albeit only a very small amount of pointlessness, as the highlighted text suggests. That would seem to indicate to me that you're saying that a majority of the blog is point-worthy, and small percentage of the blog is worthy of zero points, but given the context of your entire post, I find this interpretation to be the least likely.

3. Seems a bit pointless - Emphasis on pointlessless, this more nihilistic approach to Dice17's work seems to imply that he feels that meaninglessness is an inherent trait in the original post. But if this is so, why would he, himself, also post, given his philosophical viewpoint that purpose does not exist within the context of the existence of this thread? The answer is simple: Mr. 17 goes on to make an argument based on probabilities when he says "considering the scale of the community". This is much more likely, especially since the scale of the community leans heavily towards a percentage of SC2 gamers that heavily dwarfs the BW population [citation needed]. If this is, indeed, the case, Dice is not suggesting utter and complete pointlessness, which affirmed by his words "a bit", and that there is some point-worthy quality to the blog, that the pointlessness is massive in scale, but not infinite.

It has been asked by scholars throughout much of the post-SC3-blog-era: "Why?"

The question as to why he wrote these words will probably never be fully known; a mystery lost to the passing of ages. However, we can discuss the possibilities and implications of the possibilities as to why Dice17's famous words, "To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today" were uttered and echoed through the corridors of history.

Perhaps he was suggesting that the original post should never have been posted to begin with. This is a leap of faith, but George Moorebrooke, an author and scholar during the late post-SC3-blog-era suggests, "Perhaps Dice17 was expressing disgust that the blog had been posted, and his disdain for the original post was so great that he was compelled to speak out aggressively against it. It is also possible that by doing so, he hoped that his work would dissuade similar works from being scripted in the future." More contemporary historians maintain that Dice17 was an advocate of free speech, and was not opposed directly to the posting of the SC3 blog, but rather had decided to voice an dissenting opinion as part of his belief that all viewpoints should be considered. I would have to ask of this though: was Dice17 really voicing dissent, or are historians simply misinterpreting his work based on their philosophical viewpoints? The only one who would really know would be Dice17 himself.

No matter how his work and comment are viewed by the international intellectual community, it is quite clear that Dice17's voice was instrumental in influencing a generation, and his works, to this day, are fascinating and intellectually stimulating enough to be put under the microscope of society, to be gazed upon in awe, even as his words themselves elude our collective cerebral grasp, and coyly evade the brightest of our minds today.

Thank you.

Do you still stream or play BW?


Why, yes I do!
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Nymphaceae
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States350 Posts
August 12 2012 01:49 GMT
#95
On August 12 2012 10:07 ninazerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 10:04 Nymphaceae wrote:
On August 12 2012 09:44 ninazerg wrote:
On August 12 2012 08:40 Dice17 wrote:
To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today


Thanks for this superb reply. I will attempt to respond, but you can't expect me to match your level of wit or intelligence in regards to forum posting, so bear with me. Now, when you say that ranting about SC2 and BW "seems a bit pointless", I can only come to three conclusions:

1. Seems a bit pointless - If this is the case, then you are pointing out that while you find BroodWar's struggle for significance to be valiant, it seems to you that the battle is insurmountable, and you see no victory in sight. To that I can say: Yeah, you're right. Nothing lasts forever.

2. Seems a bit pointless - In this alternative interpretation of your post, you are asserting there is a bit of pointlessness to ranting, albeit only a very small amount of pointlessness, as the highlighted text suggests. That would seem to indicate to me that you're saying that a majority of the blog is point-worthy, and small percentage of the blog is worthy of zero points, but given the context of your entire post, I find this interpretation to be the least likely.

3. Seems a bit pointless - Emphasis on pointlessless, this more nihilistic approach to Dice17's work seems to imply that he feels that meaninglessness is an inherent trait in the original post. But if this is so, why would he, himself, also post, given his philosophical viewpoint that purpose does not exist within the context of the existence of this thread? The answer is simple: Mr. 17 goes on to make an argument based on probabilities when he says "considering the scale of the community". This is much more likely, especially since the scale of the community leans heavily towards a percentage of SC2 gamers that heavily dwarfs the BW population [citation needed]. If this is, indeed, the case, Dice is not suggesting utter and complete pointlessness, which affirmed by his words "a bit", and that there is some point-worthy quality to the blog, that the pointlessness is massive in scale, but not infinite.

It has been asked by scholars throughout much of the post-SC3-blog-era: "Why?"

The question as to why he wrote these words will probably never be fully known; a mystery lost to the passing of ages. However, we can discuss the possibilities and implications of the possibilities as to why Dice17's famous words, "To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today" were uttered and echoed through the corridors of history.

Perhaps he was suggesting that the original post should never have been posted to begin with. This is a leap of faith, but George Moorebrooke, an author and scholar during the late post-SC3-blog-era suggests, "Perhaps Dice17 was expressing disgust that the blog had been posted, and his disdain for the original post was so great that he was compelled to speak out aggressively against it. It is also possible that by doing so, he hoped that his work would dissuade similar works from being scripted in the future." More contemporary historians maintain that Dice17 was an advocate of free speech, and was not opposed directly to the posting of the SC3 blog, but rather had decided to voice an dissenting opinion as part of his belief that all viewpoints should be considered. I would have to ask of this though: was Dice17 really voicing dissent, or are historians simply misinterpreting his work based on their philosophical viewpoints? The only one who would really know would be Dice17 himself.

No matter how his work and comment are viewed by the international intellectual community, it is quite clear that Dice17's voice was instrumental in influencing a generation, and his works, to this day, are fascinating and intellectually stimulating enough to be put under the microscope of society, to be gazed upon in awe, even as his words themselves elude our collective cerebral grasp, and coyly evade the brightest of our minds today.

Thank you.

Do you still stream or play BW?


Why, yes I do!

What time do you usually stream? You're probably my fav. blogger.
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
August 12 2012 01:52 GMT
#96
On August 12 2012 10:49 Nymphaceae wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 10:07 ninazerg wrote:
On August 12 2012 10:04 Nymphaceae wrote:
On August 12 2012 09:44 ninazerg wrote:
On August 12 2012 08:40 Dice17 wrote:
To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today


Thanks for this superb reply. I will attempt to respond, but you can't expect me to match your level of wit or intelligence in regards to forum posting, so bear with me. Now, when you say that ranting about SC2 and BW "seems a bit pointless", I can only come to three conclusions:

1. Seems a bit pointless - If this is the case, then you are pointing out that while you find BroodWar's struggle for significance to be valiant, it seems to you that the battle is insurmountable, and you see no victory in sight. To that I can say: Yeah, you're right. Nothing lasts forever.

2. Seems a bit pointless - In this alternative interpretation of your post, you are asserting there is a bit of pointlessness to ranting, albeit only a very small amount of pointlessness, as the highlighted text suggests. That would seem to indicate to me that you're saying that a majority of the blog is point-worthy, and small percentage of the blog is worthy of zero points, but given the context of your entire post, I find this interpretation to be the least likely.

3. Seems a bit pointless - Emphasis on pointlessless, this more nihilistic approach to Dice17's work seems to imply that he feels that meaninglessness is an inherent trait in the original post. But if this is so, why would he, himself, also post, given his philosophical viewpoint that purpose does not exist within the context of the existence of this thread? The answer is simple: Mr. 17 goes on to make an argument based on probabilities when he says "considering the scale of the community". This is much more likely, especially since the scale of the community leans heavily towards a percentage of SC2 gamers that heavily dwarfs the BW population [citation needed]. If this is, indeed, the case, Dice is not suggesting utter and complete pointlessness, which affirmed by his words "a bit", and that there is some point-worthy quality to the blog, that the pointlessness is massive in scale, but not infinite.

It has been asked by scholars throughout much of the post-SC3-blog-era: "Why?"

The question as to why he wrote these words will probably never be fully known; a mystery lost to the passing of ages. However, we can discuss the possibilities and implications of the possibilities as to why Dice17's famous words, "To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today" were uttered and echoed through the corridors of history.

Perhaps he was suggesting that the original post should never have been posted to begin with. This is a leap of faith, but George Moorebrooke, an author and scholar during the late post-SC3-blog-era suggests, "Perhaps Dice17 was expressing disgust that the blog had been posted, and his disdain for the original post was so great that he was compelled to speak out aggressively against it. It is also possible that by doing so, he hoped that his work would dissuade similar works from being scripted in the future." More contemporary historians maintain that Dice17 was an advocate of free speech, and was not opposed directly to the posting of the SC3 blog, but rather had decided to voice an dissenting opinion as part of his belief that all viewpoints should be considered. I would have to ask of this though: was Dice17 really voicing dissent, or are historians simply misinterpreting his work based on their philosophical viewpoints? The only one who would really know would be Dice17 himself.

No matter how his work and comment are viewed by the international intellectual community, it is quite clear that Dice17's voice was instrumental in influencing a generation, and his works, to this day, are fascinating and intellectually stimulating enough to be put under the microscope of society, to be gazed upon in awe, even as his words themselves elude our collective cerebral grasp, and coyly evade the brightest of our minds today.

Thank you.

Do you still stream or play BW?


Why, yes I do!

What time do you usually stream? You're probably my fav. blogger.


I don't really have a regular time, but thank you! I've been streaming at god-awful hours of the night, like 11:30 Central Standard Time until I run out of insomnia energy and fall asleep.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Nymphaceae
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States350 Posts
August 12 2012 02:20 GMT
#97
On August 12 2012 10:52 ninazerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 12 2012 10:49 Nymphaceae wrote:
On August 12 2012 10:07 ninazerg wrote:
On August 12 2012 10:04 Nymphaceae wrote:
On August 12 2012 09:44 ninazerg wrote:
On August 12 2012 08:40 Dice17 wrote:
To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today


Thanks for this superb reply. I will attempt to respond, but you can't expect me to match your level of wit or intelligence in regards to forum posting, so bear with me. Now, when you say that ranting about SC2 and BW "seems a bit pointless", I can only come to three conclusions:

1. Seems a bit pointless - If this is the case, then you are pointing out that while you find BroodWar's struggle for significance to be valiant, it seems to you that the battle is insurmountable, and you see no victory in sight. To that I can say: Yeah, you're right. Nothing lasts forever.

2. Seems a bit pointless - In this alternative interpretation of your post, you are asserting there is a bit of pointlessness to ranting, albeit only a very small amount of pointlessness, as the highlighted text suggests. That would seem to indicate to me that you're saying that a majority of the blog is point-worthy, and small percentage of the blog is worthy of zero points, but given the context of your entire post, I find this interpretation to be the least likely.

3. Seems a bit pointless - Emphasis on pointlessless, this more nihilistic approach to Dice17's work seems to imply that he feels that meaninglessness is an inherent trait in the original post. But if this is so, why would he, himself, also post, given his philosophical viewpoint that purpose does not exist within the context of the existence of this thread? The answer is simple: Mr. 17 goes on to make an argument based on probabilities when he says "considering the scale of the community". This is much more likely, especially since the scale of the community leans heavily towards a percentage of SC2 gamers that heavily dwarfs the BW population [citation needed]. If this is, indeed, the case, Dice is not suggesting utter and complete pointlessness, which affirmed by his words "a bit", and that there is some point-worthy quality to the blog, that the pointlessness is massive in scale, but not infinite.

It has been asked by scholars throughout much of the post-SC3-blog-era: "Why?"

The question as to why he wrote these words will probably never be fully known; a mystery lost to the passing of ages. However, we can discuss the possibilities and implications of the possibilities as to why Dice17's famous words, "To be honest ranting about something that only people from BW will understand seems a bit pointless considering the scale of the community today" were uttered and echoed through the corridors of history.

Perhaps he was suggesting that the original post should never have been posted to begin with. This is a leap of faith, but George Moorebrooke, an author and scholar during the late post-SC3-blog-era suggests, "Perhaps Dice17 was expressing disgust that the blog had been posted, and his disdain for the original post was so great that he was compelled to speak out aggressively against it. It is also possible that by doing so, he hoped that his work would dissuade similar works from being scripted in the future." More contemporary historians maintain that Dice17 was an advocate of free speech, and was not opposed directly to the posting of the SC3 blog, but rather had decided to voice an dissenting opinion as part of his belief that all viewpoints should be considered. I would have to ask of this though: was Dice17 really voicing dissent, or are historians simply misinterpreting his work based on their philosophical viewpoints? The only one who would really know would be Dice17 himself.

No matter how his work and comment are viewed by the international intellectual community, it is quite clear that Dice17's voice was instrumental in influencing a generation, and his works, to this day, are fascinating and intellectually stimulating enough to be put under the microscope of society, to be gazed upon in awe, even as his words themselves elude our collective cerebral grasp, and coyly evade the brightest of our minds today.

Thank you.

Do you still stream or play BW?


Why, yes I do!

What time do you usually stream? You're probably my fav. blogger.


I don't really have a regular time, but thank you! I've been streaming at god-awful hours of the night, like 11:30 Central Standard Time until I run out of insomnia energy and fall asleep.


Did bw give you insomnia? I used to have it really bad when I was younger. I was one of those newbs who believed that you'd get better by practicing more hours. I remember ling rushing 500 games straight. My goal was to have the best 4 pool in the world. I would watch the old boxer games, and they'd be like zvp, and I'd be like. FFS boxer is so bad, I could 4 pool him right now. How is this guy pro?!??!

I hope you get better.
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5500 Posts
January 05 2013 10:39 GMT
#98
On June 18 2012 05:58 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
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While playing SC2, I found it difficult to get into. The strategies were too complex, and I couldn't do what I really wanted to: focus on huge epic battles. This is supposed to be a war game, and I don't want to think about things like "Macro", "Build-orders", "Economy management", "etc". YAWN. BOOOOOOORING.


I see what you did there. Subtle whine thread about being placed in bronze.

Keep your head up; you'll get better in time.

Hahaha. I am pretty sure she would beat you. I have been reading some of your old blogs and I think you are trying a little to hard in some of them.
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ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
January 05 2013 10:45 GMT
#99
On January 05 2013 19:39 thezanursic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2012 05:58 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
While playing SC2, I found it difficult to get into. The strategies were too complex, and I couldn't do what I really wanted to: focus on huge epic battles. This is supposed to be a war game, and I don't want to think about things like "Macro", "Build-orders", "Economy management", "etc". YAWN. BOOOOOOORING.


I see what you did there. Subtle whine thread about being placed in bronze.

Keep your head up; you'll get better in time.

Hahaha. I am pretty sure she would beat you. I have been reading some of your old blogs and I think you are trying a little to hard in some of them.


If you merely "think" I'm trying too hard, then I'm not trying hard enough.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
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