On December 01 2012 15:49 Aterons_toss wrote: I understand that this is a QQ blog but there are levels and levels of QQ. Saying that you are a better player than an Assembly winner and "dragged down" by your race is pretty stupid even if you are angry. See you 2morrow when you are not so pissed about losing a game on the BEAT ( see that, it's beta, it's no supposed to be balanced ) ladder.
I appreciate your lack of contribution to a creative thread. I never said I was better than Elfi, and Elfi never won an Assembly. He lost to Thorzain. And yes Thorzain is light years a better player than Elfi, and yet by terrible game design, not balance, Elfi was competitive. I appreciate the trolling, but in the words of Fred Durst, "Keep Trollin, trollin, trollin."
Well, I'm not nuked, so I'll say that he's right, albeit a bit harsh. Of course not living up to your goals/expectations will elicit a negative response. I'm sometimes furious after a loss too, because I know I should be better than losing to whatever I lost to. But that's as far as it goes; channel that anger into motivation to practice harder, don't channel that anger into physically breaking your own keyboard or whatever. I feel like if you're not a spoiled 10-year-old, throwing your toys at the wall when you lose a game is just unacceptable, end of story.
Day9 has broken equipment. Idra has smashed headsets. Is it acceptable behavior? No, but it comes out of my wallet. Get off your high horse.
I pretty much gave up on it for good back in May when the queen range came along. Completely killed TvZ for me and the other matchups for pretty bullshit as well. I honestly thought they would revert it because it was so ridiculous when it came out. Nope, Blizzard is satisfied by it. Reminds me of Diablo 3, they promise they will do all these things but once the copies are sold and the months pass on by they really couldn't give a shit about it.
It isn't anything like brood war. For the 2 years or so that I played SC2, I was waiting for something to click like what I felt in BW. I never got any of that, it's just a really bland RTS where you follow rigid builds game after game. That isn't fun to me. I miss the BW days of where I would spend hours analyzing games from replays or vods, or all the fun I had playing UMS maps with friends for hours and hours.
For awhile I thought it was going to be the next big RTS, and it was for awhile. With all the horrible changes they have done thought, I don't think thats going to happen, especially since HotS looks just as bland and boring and WoL does now. I haven't played a game of SC2 months and I don't plan of buying HotS, and I'm not alone in thinking that.
I used to think the same way about protoss when they can just warp in x amount of gateway units wherever they have pylon radius, not to mention once it gets to late game, it is so easy to just a move to win while terran has to spread, emp everything
So now I focus on perfecting my opening to gain advantage in early stage and try to kill him and macro damn hard before he can unleash that crazy HT colossus ball
On December 01 2012 09:57 Leth0 wrote: Breaking shit because you are too emotionally unstable to deal with *gasp* losing in a video game should be a sign that you need to take a good hard look at yourself and your priorities.
I'm glad you rode in one your white horse of superior morality to let everyone know where their priorities should lie. Because gosh, having goals in a competitive game and then not meeting them should never elicit a negative response, because hey, you're such a cool guy that you're not tied down by "goals" or "trying". Everyone should take a page out of your b... oh, you're nuked, nevermind.
Well, I'm not nuked, so I'll say that he's right, albeit a bit harsh. Of course not living up to your goals/expectations will elicit a negative response. I'm sometimes furious after a loss too, because I know I should be better than losing to whatever I lost to. But that's as far as it goes; channel that anger into motivation to practice harder, don't channel that anger into physically breaking your own keyboard or whatever. I feel like if you're not a spoiled 10-year-old, throwing your toys at the wall when you lose a game is just unacceptable, end of story.
Then, if anything, you should be more empathetic, not less. Whatever the case, I should point out that most people are not the epitome of mental fortitude like yourself, and cannot simply "channel that anger into motivation to practice harder". Many people do not internalize their anger, and depending on their backgrounds (For example, maybe had an abusive parent) can manifest a variety of off-color responses.
But let's play Devil's Advocate for a moment, and say that Player One (Let's call him Greg) decides to channel all his anger into more practice. Greg is playing very normally one day, and all of a sudden, proxy Stargates. Furiousness ensues. So Greg decides to practice harder. During his practice games, and he loses yet more, causing more frustration, but again, he channels it into yet more practice. During this period of more practice, he receives yet more losses, and thus begins a cycle of increasing his practice to ridiculous proportions. Although this could become an infinite loop, the human mind can only take so much stress, before the body's adrenal glands release adrenaline into the blood stream. This reaction, coupled with anger, and combined with the brain being able to process rationally due to elevated levels of stress, and combined with a rush of adrenaline, MAY just lead to Greg suddenly behaving irrationally and/or destructively, sometimes leading to broken items.
For those that are disappointed with SC2 for whatever reason and those who have been told the lie that it is the greatest RTS currently available, and for those who would rather pull out their own nails rather than play LOL, there is the greatest RTS available today. Supcom FA, the most underrated RTS out there, the most misunderstood, but there for those who have a mind of their own.
On December 01 2012 11:50 radscorpion9 wrote: Welp...time to move on to League of Legends? . I hear its actually fun to play, won't that be exciting? Playing a game because its fun AND because it has competition?
Just kidding (a bit). I feel like so many fell into the trap of thinking SC2 was going to be the next best thing, and so many tried to like it, just based on a pure assumption that it would be as good or better than Starcraft 1 and Brood War were. I think it takes time for people to realize, that Blizzard isn't really the same anymore. They're working with different directors and designers, as Blizzard North wasn't involved in it at all to the best of my knowledge (or only on small parts).
In terms of design, I think that League is a cheap copy of DOTA and HoN. League is not the future of e-Sports or competitive play.
Some people find it fun. If you are planing on going pro, then a game being the future of e-Sports is definitely something to consider. However when I purchase a game (League is free isn't it?) I don't consider whether or not it is the future of e-Sports. I consider whether or not it looks like something that is fun.
If you don't think SC2 is fun, or the future of e-sports then you should try a bunch of different games until you find something that you have fun with. You can do some research on new Steam games or check some review aggregation sites to find something that you may like.
I enjoyed the part where 4 bunkers don't stop an immortal all-in. But perhaps the new proposed changes can bring me back to the scene...but I'm not holding my breath.
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. I hear its actually fun to play, won't that be exciting? Playing a game because its fun AND because it has competition?
