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Converting a non-believer: Starcraft is awesome.

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Salivanth
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia1071 Posts
August 17 2012 15:26 GMT
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So I have a stepfather who doesn't really play video games. He's got a nerd streak in him since he watches Star Trek, but I never saw him as a Starcraft guy, until an hour ago he came into my room bored, and asked what I was doing. I was playing Crawl at the time: Suffice it to say, it's thoroughly boring to watch. I told him that, and he told me to boot up this Starcraft I'd told him about, and I said sadly I couldn't do that, as I couldn't play for another two weeks, thanks to a re-install but not enough bandwidth to download the patches...but then I had an idea.

So I loaded up a TvZ on his computer (He has his own internet) after getting his approval on "Humans vs. alien swarm" as a theme, between IdrA and Puma, casted by Husky. I explained what was going on, with a 20-second lecture on economy vs. army, told him about the units, and injected some of my passion into the game, and at the end of the game, he told me:

"If I ever make fun of you for playing Starcraft again, tell me to fuck off!" (He only makes fun of me as a joke, it's not really mocking.) Now, not only does he want to watch another, but he's thinking of trying to get it installed on his computer.

I love Starcraft. Seeing him enthralled by the units and how they fought, and all the shit that was going on, he was constantly saying how he understood why I spent hours playing it. He sees why people get passionate about this game, and it was just awesome to watch that unfold. So thank you IdrA, Puma, and Husky (Especially for a golden moment in the game when we both just said "OH MY GOD" at exactly the same time, which was hilarious.) for such a great game. You may soon have a new convert in the Bronze league

Starcraft is awesome.

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<@Wikt> so you are one of those nega-fans <@Wikt> that hates the company that makes a game and everything they stand for <@Wikt> but still plays the game <@Wikt> (like roughly 30% of blizzard's player base, maybe much more...)
trias_e
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States520 Posts
August 17 2012 15:40 GMT
#2
That's awesome! Warms the cockles of my cold heart. I should really try to get my dad to watch some starcraft. He played the shit out of WC2 and SC, but he always played against AI. He was quite proud of his 1 vs 7 hard computer builds with 20 APM. Such abuse of the AI pathing and willingness to attack into sieged up locations has never been seen to such an extent.
FlaminGinjaNinja
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United Kingdom879 Posts
August 17 2012 16:04 GMT
#3
Very good, if only there were more people who don't play games had an open mind like that. I've tried so many times to show people how great sc2 is but it always ends the same way
GinjaNinja.661 EU I'd like to thank my sh*t keyyboard for always messing up my 'Y's
Tabashi
Profile Joined June 2011
Belgium129 Posts
August 17 2012 16:15 GMT
#4
5 stars for spreading that passion! Well done, sir. Well done...
"I'll be the hero you deserve." - HerO, aKa the Batman Protoss
Vronti
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States111 Posts
August 17 2012 18:57 GMT
#5
Thanks for sharing to both us and to your stepfather. That's an awesome and inspiring story!
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." — Confucius
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