EPTI'd just like to give a brief intro of myself if I may. My name is Babar, and I am a commercial pilot for Pakistan International Airlines, and have been flying for the past ten years (Yes I'm old, turning 28 in May). I'm married to an awesome girl and have an amazing 8 month old son.
Everybody around me wants me to quit Starcraft 2. I'll never be a pro-gamer, I may never even make it to Grand Masters, but I love the game too much to ever stop.
It all started when I was thirteen. StarCraft was introduced to me by my friend and classmate at the time, Khurram. I remember installing the game on my Dad's office computer not knowing the consequences of what I was about to get myself into. StarCraft overwhelmed me in ways I may never be able to quite explain.
The campaign structure, the new units with brood war, figuring out how to use triggers in the editor made me feel like I had learnt a new language in programming.
Battle.net didn't have the amazing matchmaking structure back in BW, and losing was all I did in 1v1s and would get my ass kicked in 4v4s often, my favorite map of choice being 'The Hunters'.
My random allies would swear at me telling me I couldn't play to save my life. And when I was famous for being the guy who's team was bound to lose, I'd change my ID and come back again because I loved it beyond anything else in my life no matter how much I sucked.
As time passed, StarCraft was getting old in my part of the world, and nobody I knew, not even Khurram played it.
I remember friends making fun of brood war graphics, and game play, I remember my father asking me to go out more often and socialize, I remember my elder sister pulling the plug so she could have my attention, I remember my girlfriends asking me to stop playing the stupid game and live a real life.
Nobody understood, and nobody could.
Flying was another passion that got me a great job, and a lot of friends. I would often fly to places like Dubai or London having some days to spend in hotels with nothing to do other than to drink and play StarCraft. Whiskey and StarCraft together in a mix was also quite the discovery.
I was living by myself back at home, and when visiting new places, I didn't need to go out to museums or go site seeing. I had StarCraft.
And then it happened, Starcraft 2's announcement with Tychus's 'Hell its about Time!!' Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!! I don't have a strong enough word on me right now to describe how over the moon I was.
Khurram started playing again, and it was the beginning of a New era in my life as it was for so many others.
But there was a slight problem in the equation. I was in love and getting married.
I remember putting a hold on StarCraft a week before I was to be wed. And also remember not playing it so much for the first couple of months of my marriage.
But that couldn't last forever now could it? The game came back like it always had.
I was playing when friends came over, I was playing when her folks came to see us. Of course I quit the game and showed some manners, but I didn't want to meet friends, I didn't want to have to entertain guests.
I just wanted to play StarCraft.
Eight and a half months back God blessed us with a baby boy. And life changed again in a beautiful way. I was walking him and burping him. I was playing with him and taking him out for drives which he loves.
Everybody now thought that with this new change StarCraft would stop. It didn't.
I have yet to find the balance between my gaming computer and the life that I have outside of it. I gym everyday, and fly often. I go dancing with my wife every now and then to parties and raves. I love every part of my life, but what people don't like is that I love StarCraft a wee bit too much.
Hi again. My name is Babar and I'm 28 years old almost. I fly an Airbus A-310, I'm married to an awesome girl and have an amazing son, and everybody around me wants me to quit Starcraft 2. I'll never be a pro-gamer, I may never even make it to Grand Masters, but I love the game too much to ever stop.
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yeah... my wife made that cake for my 27th birthday...
). I'm not that die hard fan of star craft (because I'm not good at playing strategic games) BUT I'm fan enough of the game that I love watching khurram, buch, zee and faran playing and believe me guys I spend hours even I've spent many nights just watching them playing... this game is so addictive
