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How I follow Starcraft

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Bswhunter
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia954 Posts
July 07 2012 11:21 GMT
#1
Okay I'm curious to see if anyone else follows Starcraft in the same way as me.
Basicly

- I have terrible internet connection and cannot watch VoD's/Streams
- I basicly cannot play properly online (To much lag)
- I have decent internet at school (But time is limited there + I have more interesting things to do)
- I can listen to podcasts
- I can download replays

And of course I can read TL

This leads to a certain disconnect. New players like Symbol, Squirtle and even DongRaeGu I only really know about because of podcasts and seeing their name all over the place. If someone was to ask me what strengths those players had, I would probaly reply

"Oh you know, they're just good?"

This has also lead to an increased interest in Brood War. Unlike SC2 replays, BW replays are very small and very fast to start up. They are also much more entertaining in bulk, (I would rather watch 100 high level BW replays than 100 high level SC2 replays). This new-found interest in Brood War has shown me why SC2 is inferior.
I wont bore you with the reasons of why BW is suprerior. It might be nostalgia speaking (I found out about Starcraft around the age of 7-9), but behind its old graphics is a brilliantly made game.

But please, check out all the community projects trying to improve the core gameplay of SC2. As a former WC3 map maker (I plan to blog about that one day), I know the feeling of putting large amounts of time into creating a mod for a community.
Modified Movement
Starbow MOD

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thoraxe
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1449 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-07 16:07:01
July 07 2012 16:06 GMT
#2
You have more interesting things to do than besides starcraft, whut?
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
July 07 2012 16:23 GMT
#3
Replays are great. Before VODs were freely available, I watched BW replays endlessly. I still like the freedom of controlling the camera for replays. It is a shame RWAs died out, because they were the best of both worlds (casting and controlling the camera).

I used to really enjoy RRs from GosuGamers when they were still a legit source of replays. You'd see names like Mondragon and Draco and know you were going to see something crazy.
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eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-07 19:56:00
July 07 2012 19:54 GMT
#4
You must be out of the loop because DRG and Squirtle have been around for a LONG time already. Well over a year and a half for sure. That being said, I too actually prefer watching BW replays over SC2 replays. I find BW replays to be very enjoyable, whereas SC2 replays always seem the same game after game.
Bswhunter
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia954 Posts
July 08 2012 01:21 GMT
#5
On July 08 2012 01:06 thoraxe wrote:
You have more interesting things to do than besides starcraft, whut?

his is just how I follow Starcraft though.
I do have more intresting things. I was just curious if anyone else followed Starcraft in the same way as me/how it affected their perception of the scene, etc

On July 08 2012 04:54 eXigent. wrote:
You must be out of the loop because DRG and Squirtle have been around for a LONG time already. Well over a year and a half for sure.

I've seen some DRG replays and was aware of the hype, but I didn't really care.
Basicly I can divide my view of SC2 between around the beta to GSL3-4 and after that. I really cared about tourneys, players and what people produced. Now not so much. I acturally enjoy the personalities more then the game itself.
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Forikorder
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada8840 Posts
July 08 2012 03:11 GMT
#6
On July 08 2012 10:21 Bswhunter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 01:06 thoraxe wrote:
You have more interesting things to do than besides starcraft, whut?

his is just how I follow Starcraft though.
I do have more intresting things. I was just curious if anyone else followed Starcraft in the same way as me/how it affected their perception of the scene, etc

Show nested quote +
On July 08 2012 04:54 eXigent. wrote:
You must be out of the loop because DRG and Squirtle have been around for a LONG time already. Well over a year and a half for sure.

I've seen some DRG replays and was aware of the hype, but I didn't really care.
Basicly I can divide my view of SC2 between around the beta to GSL3-4 and after that. I really cared about tourneys, players and what people produced. Now not so much. I acturally enjoy the personalities more then the game itself.

so you dont actually follow the SC2 pro scene
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