• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 10:33
CEST 16:33
KST 23:33
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Code S Season 1 - RO12 Group A: Rogue, Percival, Solar, Zoun3[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt1: Inheritors16[ASL21] Ro16 Preview Pt2: All Star10Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists19[ASL21] Ro16 Preview Pt1: Fresh Flow9
Community News
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers24Maestros of the Game 2 announced92026 GSL Tour plans announced15Weekly Cups (April 6-12): herO doubles, "Villains" prevail1MaNa leaves Team Liquid25
StarCraft 2
General
Code S Season 1 - RO12 Group A: Rogue, Percival, Solar, Zoun Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - The Finalists MaNa leaves Team Liquid Maestros of the Game 2 announced
Tourneys
2026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament INu's Battles#14 <BO.9 2Matches> GSL CK: More events planned pending crowdfunding RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players [M] (2) Frigid Storage
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 523 Firewall Mutation # 522 Flip My Base Mutation # 521 Memorable Boss
Brood War
General
[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt1: Inheritors ASL21 General Discussion BW General Discussion Leta's ASL S21 Ro.16 review BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
[ASL21] Ro8 Day 2 [ASL21] Ro8 Day 1 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL21] Ro16 Group D
Strategy
Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Any training maps people recommend?
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Dawn of War IV Diablo IV Total Annihilation Server - TAForever
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread 3D technology/software discussion European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion McBoner: A hockey love story
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
streaming software Strange computer issues (software) [G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Sexual Health Of Gamers
TrAiDoS
lurker extra damage testi…
StaticNine
Broowar part 2
qwaykee
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2250 users

I'm ready for SC2

Blogs > firehand101
Post a Reply
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
August 04 2012 12:26 GMT
#1
+ Show Spoiler +

I started my Starcraft journey, what is it, almost 2 years ago i guess, right around when it started. I thought it was the best strategy game of all time. That is of course until I set my eyes on Brood War.

I did think it was the better strategy game of the two, as it focused more on positioning, map control and mechanics than its newer counterpart.

Although i started out with SC2, in the end I focused much more on brood war. There were so many legends, so many strategies and a wealth of information on liquipedia.

Watching the last OSL finals of all time did get me a bit down, and im sad there will be no continuation of BW. But im sure everyone is. I'm also certain its something that had to happen.

Gaming is a completely new area of sport that we are experiencing for the first time. We rarely have to deal with new versions of the game. Infact....i can't think of a game that has changed where the pro's have had to adapt, save for street fighter which changes all the time, and FPS like cod and halo. This is the first time we have had to change games, and of course there will be nostalgia.

Some people will switch over to SC2 eventually, and some will never do it at all. Their E-sports journey ends with the fall of BW. For those people, i understand where they are coming from, and i know i cant change their minds...

But for me, just tuning into ASUS ROG, listening to the passionate voices of Khaldor and Wolf, casting MC, a player that already has an amazing legacy in this game...I feel comfortable letting go.

I know that BW will never truly die for me. Most pros will be switching over, and so will Kespa. There will be the same players, and same companies;just a different format for them to compete.

For me, gaming is about the competition it creates;how the game gives equal tools to all players, and they use them to their advantage to edge out a win.

Of course the game has to be good enough to make it worth the players time, and I think SC2 fulfills that role. I love this game as well...WoL did not overtake BW for me, but maybe HotS will. All i know is that i will continue to watch and love anyone playing this game, because I first and foremost love RTS-the notion of two players using their mechanics and skill to outsmart and outplay their opponents.

As long as the best players in the world are playing the same game to compete against each other, i will be happy to tag along....

Now to pull an all nighter for ASUS ROG! gogo MC!



*
The opinions expressed by our users do not reflect the official position of TeamLiquid.net or its staff.
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10314 Posts
August 04 2012 14:01 GMT
#2
As long as the best players in the world are playing the same game to compete against each other, i will be happy to tag along....


I wouldn't watch Flash vs. Fantasy Tic-Tac-Toe stream. I'm not saying SC2 is that simple - what I'm trying to say is that they are masters of the Craft of Star, and not of anything else. And let's face it, SC2 is not the same. It's not about the journey ending because BW died, it's because BW died and in the opinion of some it did not leave a worthy heir. Watching SC2 bores me. So, bittersweet farewell from this long-time devoted fan.

Cheers to you for moving on and appreciating the new game in ways that I can not. Best of luck to you in SC2 viewing and playing.
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
August 04 2012 14:18 GMT
#3
BW will never be dead to me, there is always tons of people on Fish server, so I can always log in and play some BW games for fun . I pretty much switched to all sc2 a while ago, but there is nothing like playing the best RTS ever . I also tuned in to ASUS as soon as OSL was done, as long as its Starcraft I'll be watching.
|BW>Everything|Add me on star2 KR server TheMuTaL.675 for practice games :)|NEX clan| https://www.dotabuff.com/players/183104694
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
August 04 2012 15:41 GMT
#4
On August 04 2012 23:18 Megaliskuu wrote:
BW will never be dead to me, there is always tons of people on Fish server, so I can always log in and play some BW games for fun . I pretty much switched to all sc2 a while ago, but there is nothing like playing the best RTS ever . I also tuned in to ASUS as soon as OSL was done, as long as its Starcraft I'll be watching.

I like this approach, I fell asleep because I was on Perkiset for my teeth, long story lol, and was like FUUUU when I woke up, I'm glad there will always be SC for me to watch whether its BW or SC2
User was warned for too many mimes.
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Kung Fu Cup
11:00
#6
IntoTheiNu 1019
WardiTV944
RotterdaM459
Ryung 328
TKL 260
Rex152
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
RotterdaM 459
Ryung 328
TKL 270
Rex 146
Vindicta 23
StarCraft: Brood War
Jaedong 2267
Horang2 1907
Mini 1132
EffOrt 936
firebathero 587
Soma 512
Light 507
Larva 495
Stork 448
Snow 446
[ Show more ]
Hyuk 289
ggaemo 278
ZerO 251
actioN 222
Killer 198
Rush 162
Soulkey 160
Zeus 139
Hyun 95
ToSsGirL 66
Sea.KH 65
PianO 55
Sexy 43
[sc1f]eonzerg 42
sorry 40
Barracks 35
sSak 32
Free 30
HiyA 29
scan(afreeca) 15
Shine 14
Terrorterran 14
yabsab 13
Rock 13
Sacsri 13
GoRush 12
SilentControl 9
ajuk12(nOOB) 8
Movie 7
Icarus 7
Britney 0
Dota 2
Gorgc4226
qojqva1813
BananaSlamJamma121
ODPixel87
Counter-Strike
Fnx 1612
allub472
byalli249
Other Games
B2W.Neo997
hiko849
Lowko352
crisheroes301
QueenE79
ArmadaUGS39
ZerO(Twitch)9
Organizations
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Main Stream175
StarCraft: Brood War
Kim Chul Min (afreeca) 7
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 15 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• LUISG 0
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 23
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV397
League of Legends
• Nemesis2816
• TFBlade1245
Upcoming Events
PiGosaur Cup
9h 27m
GSL
18h 57m
Rogue vs Percival
Zoun vs Solar
Replay Cast
1d 9h
GSL
1d 18h
Cure vs TriGGeR
ByuN vs Bunny
KCM Race Survival
1d 19h
Replay Cast
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
Escore
2 days
OSC
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
IPSL
4 days
Ret vs Art_Of_Turtle
Radley vs TBD
BSL
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
4 days
BSL
5 days
IPSL
5 days
eOnzErG vs TBD
G5 vs Nesh
Replay Cast
5 days
Wardi Open
5 days
Afreeca Starleague
5 days
Jaedong vs Light
Monday Night Weeklies
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6 days
Afreeca Starleague
6 days
Snow vs Flash
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Escore Tournament S2: W4
WardiTV TLMC #16
Nations Cup 2026

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W5
KK 2v2 League Season 1
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Maestros of the Game 2
2026 GSL S2
RSL Revival: Season 5
2026 GSL S1
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.