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TotalBiscuit
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Archas
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Gotard
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RevTiberius
Canada353 Posts
"I have always thought that this "bullshit" about "SC2 dying" is largely just people bashing the game, trying to turn this into a self-fulfilling prophecy." And yet, I feel more could be done to keep SC2 viable as a career for pro-gamers because without a vibrant pro gaming community, there are no exciting tournaments that attract a great viewership to begin with. Read the full post here: http://revtiberius.blogspot.ca/2014/03/the-case-against-top-heavy-prize-funds.html | ||
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Paljas
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am i just retarded or are there some known soundcloud issues? | ||
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
On March 17 2014 04:33 Gotard wrote: Can you post here your main points or full transcription. Some ppl can read and don't like to listen for 17 minutes when they'd read all you have said few times faster. Transcript implies I wrote this down before I said it. I didn't. I understand you don't "like to listen for 17 minutes" but I don't like to type for 30+ either, I have better shit to do. | ||
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Gotard
Poland446 Posts
On March 17 2014 04:42 TotalBiscuit wrote: Transcript implies I wrote this down before I said it. I didn't. I understand you don't "like to listen for 17 minutes" but I don't like to type for 30+ either, I have better shit to do. You should have some crazy fans that could that for ya! To be honest I assumed that you have some notes with main points of your speech and it would take only few minutes to include that in your post. | ||
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ThomasjServo
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TotalBiscuit
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On March 17 2014 04:51 Gotard wrote: You should have some crazy fans that could that for ya! To be honest I assumed that you have some notes with main points of your speech and it would take only few minutes to include that in your post. I wouldnt trust em not to bugger it up. That said, my style of speech in these impromptu audio blogs is not suitable for a written blog | ||
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DeepElemBlues
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
On March 17 2014 05:05 TotalBiscuit wrote: I wouldnt trust em not to bugger it up. That said, my style of speech in these impromptu audio blogs is not suitable for a written blog Having worked as a relay operator for the deaf (text to speech and vice versa) I'm trying to transcribe the audio (with intent to send to TB to release if he chose to). I've only gotten about 3 min in and it's a BITCH :D (there's a good chance I won't complete it) | ||
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
On March 17 2014 05:10 y0su wrote: Having worked as a relay operator for the deaf (text to speech and vice versa) I'm trying to transcribe the audio (with intent to send to TB to release if he chose to). I've only gotten about 3 min in and it's a BITCH :D (there's a good chance I won't complete it) Mhm, it's an absolute nightmare. I used to do it for a living about 5 years ago and I could do it about 140 words per minute. I was transcribing client letters which had to be extremely accurate though so it was a little different. You also really need footpedals to play, pause, rewind to do it properly. | ||
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jakethesnake
Canada4948 Posts
I actually missed the finals (due to bad scheduling on my part), but watched everything else this weekend and, just ignoring the viewer numbers, I don't see the dead game hype. Sure, there are frustrating moments (just like there are when i watch my local hockey team the Senators). But I love this game and love the state it is in - very entertaining. Flaws and all. | ||
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
On March 17 2014 05:13 TotalBiscuit wrote: Mhm, it's an absolute nightmare. I used to do it for a living about 5 years ago and I could do it about 140 words per minute. I was transcribing client letters which had to be extremely accurate though so it was a little different. You also really need footpedals to play, pause, rewind to do it properly. Yeah, we had to do word for word (and include indicators for tone of voice and background sounds) but we had the advantage of being able to tell people (live) to pause and repeat (and most would take the hint to slow down). I'm not going to continue because I think it'll end up being TLDR'd and I wouldn't be comfortable not doing it verbatim. Very good points tho! Recommended listen if you've got 17min. | ||
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UmberBane
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
On March 17 2014 04:31 Archas wrote: That's a fantastic URL. Normally I don't go for sarcastic one liners, but this one really fit. | ||
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Gotard
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
On March 17 2014 05:57 Gotard wrote: I don't really like when you say that balance is only on blizzard. A lot of competitive games had some mods made by the community. No one cared about the developer when people didn't like some aspects of the game. Which will never be used in WCS so it goes back to being on Blizzard. Unless Blizzard shuts down WCS, use of such a mod would never happen. | ||
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RevTiberius
Canada353 Posts
Just like Coca Cola is not entirely unhappy when a consumer decides to buy Pepsi - because at least that consumer is not deciding to buy a different category altogether (e.g. juice, water, milk etc.). From Coca Cola's point of view, a Pepsi customer is still spending his or her money in the soft drink universe, and therefore remains interesting and could - potentially - become a Coca Cola customer again in the future. For SC2 this means that the community should not put the main focus on the actual or perceived drain of viewership that's due to LOL. The real threat is people who quit the RTS segment or video gamin altogether. People who play LOL can be much easier "recaptured" for SC2 than people who lose interest in gaming completely. | ||
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bo1b
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