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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-17 18:19:41
January 17 2014 18:11 GMT
#1
It's okay to start from Group D

      Last Thursday was a rocky start for SSL9's group A, and group B on Saturday was only a little better. However, Group D (played before group C to aid a player's scheduling conflict) was almost beyond reproach. The camera angles were excellent, the booths, televisions, and main projector were arranged intelligently and professionally, and the studio was filled with fans. The only thing that could be said to be lacking were the commentator's microphones, which at moments of extreme excitement were often pushed beyond their limit, which I find pretty forgivable. Through those microphones, their energy still came through loud and clear.

[image loading]


If you already know Brood War...

      You remember the last OSL, and you probably saw it as a defining moment that might mark the end of your own experience with this game. Whether you ended up leaving or not, I urge you to give SSL9 a chance. As someone who has played and watched Brood War forever, there are little things I see about games. I can see it when a player's passion is coming through to the game, and I know how I play when I feel passionate about a match, the types of things that get more concentration than usual, the type of effort I exert. Brood War is as much a game about preparation and intelligence as it is about emotion and execution. Players play their best when they're motivated by an audience, when the consequence of each of their clicks is dramatic. This is the thing that only a few games after the last OSL have been able to bring out of our pros turned amateur. It's what Bisu meant in his interview when he said seeing the fans leave the studio made him unhappy and unmotivated during the first year of Proleague's switch to SC2. Even just as spectators, we can feel it, and that's what's so incredible about SSL9 right now. The energy is back, maybe even stronger than before, because we've proved that the passion for Brood War is even greater than we thought. It is really the phoenix rising out of the ashes.

If you don't already know Brood War...

      Let me lay it out. Two of the greatest professional Korean commentators ever are helping Sonic to bring back Brood War out of sheer passion for the game. Tonnes of ex-pros who have been surviving by streaming this game to loyal fans are stirring up old fires and bringing games that are reminiscent of their professional days. If you felt like you missed the boat on Brood War by coming too late to the eSports party and want to get a feel for the excitement of games happening right now, this is the one league to watch. A game that survives long after its developers have stopped advertising for it and have stopped supporting it is a game that's worth looking at. It's both the game most representative of the wild days of making ESPORTS a thing before any developers cared about it, and also the strongest and best loved. It's THE game that made 'esports' more than just prize money from tournaments or a dream of weird animes. Imagine why Chess or Go are popular, and the reason is not so dissimilar from why Brood War is.

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A few notes

      I think the cameras in his studio might be 16 by 9, but the game itself is very obviously 4:3. The game looks worse in 16 : 9 than people look in 4:3, so I encourage you to download the VODs from YouTube and force 4:3 aspect ratio in the video player of your choice. Sonic is a guy running his own company (Sinbal Farm, a shoe store), and it seems like a lot of these difficult technical details are hard for him to streamline, especially since he produces so much content. If you like to watch on a mobile device, VLC makes a free app for Android that has options for changing the aspect ratio on the fly.

      That's all. I don't like to write for TL anymore, but this is something I felt really deserves attention on a site that is becoming increasingly fragmented. Even though I think a lot of people are aware of SSL, they think 'well that's the Brood War section's thing, how nice for them ' or 'it's good to know they're still going, but it's done for me.' So I just wanted to take a moment, share a picture or two, and see if I can help you find something exciting. This is way beyond Sonic's previous SSLs. It might be the start of a new beginning, or it might be one of your last chances to experience the passion of Brood War.

****
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5478 Posts
January 17 2014 18:30 GMT
#2
5/5
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24580 Posts
January 17 2014 18:41 GMT
#3
Lovely read < 3
hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
January 17 2014 19:02 GMT
#4
You're doing your part to bring back BW too, Chef! 5/5
Please PM me with any songs you like that you think I haven't heard before!
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-17 19:10:52
January 17 2014 19:10 GMT
#5
Well written Chef. 5/5.
This part though:
If you don't already know Brood War...

I was thinking maybe "If you don't already know SSL9..." since part of that paragraph was dedicated to explaining who's doing what in SSL and such. Either way, doesn't take away from the writing and I agree fully
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
tomastaz
Profile Joined January 2013
United States976 Posts
January 17 2014 19:20 GMT
#6
If only BW and SC2 could coexist, but too many elitists on both sides for that.
No church in the wild --- @tzhang0126
HypnoShroom
Profile Joined April 2010
United States16 Posts
January 17 2014 19:36 GMT
#7
Great read. Long Live Brood War!
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
January 17 2014 19:40 GMT
#8
On January 18 2014 04:20 tomastaz wrote:
If only BW and SC2 could coexist, but too many elitists on both sides for that.

ya, makes it harder for them to coexist :/
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands4987 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-17 21:38:51
January 17 2014 21:38 GMT
#9
[image loading]

These 3 kiddies were repeatedly - throughout the series - slapping each other in the face.
FBH #1!
Shana
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Indonesia1814 Posts
January 17 2014 21:47 GMT
#10
Short but great write
5/5
Believing in what lies ahead. | That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.
prabhbhambra13
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom424 Posts
January 17 2014 21:49 GMT
#11
On January 18 2014 06:38 Peeano wrote:
[image loading]

These 3 kiddies were repeatedly - throughout the series - slapping each other in the face.

it was hilarious
SECO SECO SECO
ErrantKnight
Profile Joined November 2012
Switzerland186 Posts
January 17 2014 21:55 GMT
#12
Really cool words man. I feel this chill I used to feel from watching BroodWar tournaments again, a chill I haven't felt since watching the last game between Jangbi and Fantasy. SSL9 is amazing by the fact it's the result of pure passion as you said, you can be sure BroodWar is going to be around for a while now after seeing this, and may it be forever !
"Quantity is quality by itself"
malady
Profile Joined November 2010
United States600 Posts
January 17 2014 22:00 GMT
#13
On January 18 2014 06:49 prabhbhambra13 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2014 06:38 Peeano wrote:
[image loading]

These 3 kiddies were repeatedly - throughout the series - slapping each other in the face.

it was hilarious

GIF please lol
dumchu
puppykiller
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States3126 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-17 22:02:33
January 17 2014 22:02 GMT
#14
16 : 9 is awesome.
Why would I play sctoo when I can play BW?
Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands4987 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-17 22:21:55
January 17 2014 22:20 GMT
#15
On January 18 2014 07:00 malady wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2014 06:49 prabhbhambra13 wrote:
On January 18 2014 06:38 Peeano wrote:
[image loading]

These 3 kiddies were repeatedly - throughout the series - slapping each other in the face.

it was hilarious

GIF please lol

No.
+ Show Spoiler +
kiddies
FBH #1!
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
January 17 2014 22:43 GMT
#16
On January 18 2014 06:49 prabhbhambra13 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2014 06:38 Peeano wrote:
[image loading]

These 3 kiddies were repeatedly - throughout the series - slapping each other in the face.

it was hilarious

the guy with the dog is just as funny imo lol
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
rauk
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States2228 Posts
January 18 2014 00:39 GMT
#17
sonic uses a widescreen mod for bw
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
January 18 2014 03:38 GMT
#18
Chef blogs best blogs
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Hyde
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia14568 Posts
January 18 2014 04:06 GMT
#19
I don't like to write for TL anymore

Why not?
Because when you left, Brood War was all spotlights and titans. Now, with the death of the big leagues, Brood War has moved to the basements and carparks. Now, Brood War is unlicensed brawls, lost teeth, and bloody fights for fistfulls of money - SirJolt
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5478 Posts
January 18 2014 04:07 GMT
#20
On January 18 2014 06:38 Peeano wrote:
[image loading]

These 3 kiddies were repeatedly - throughout the series - slapping each other in the face.

Underaged version of drinking games?
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
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