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My "newbs" guide to how to watch Starcraft 2

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TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
November 07 2014 01:22 GMT
#1


I created this video to be an introduction to Starcraft 2 for those who don't know how to watch it and whats going on. Of course, Teamliquid is not the audience, but this is something you could show a friend or family member who is curious about the eSport.

Hopefully it will be of some help.

****
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ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
November 07 2014 02:33 GMT
#2
Good on you TB.
SC2Towelie
Profile Joined July 2014
United States561 Posts
November 07 2014 03:04 GMT
#3
TB supporting the scene with his erect penis :O
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Karis Vas Ryaar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States4396 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-07 03:20:08
November 07 2014 03:19 GMT
#4
really cool. thanks. This stuff is super useful. the dota 2 noob stream actually helped me understand what the heck was going on at the international
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EJK
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States1302 Posts
November 07 2014 03:27 GMT
#5
thats some high level video editing. What program do you use to get the texts in so nicely like that? Hell, I think that would be a great addition for ANY game just to put in small statistics similar to waht dota 2 does
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
November 07 2014 03:30 GMT
#6
Thanks TB! If I had friends I'd share this with them :/
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TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-07 03:34:52
November 07 2014 03:34 GMT
#7
On November 07 2014 12:27 EJK wrote:
thats some high level video editing. What program do you use to get the texts in so nicely like that? Hell, I think that would be a great addition for ANY game just to put in small statistics similar to waht dota 2 does


It's not particularly difficult. That stuff is all done in post. I could even do it in Xsplit live, though I'd have to prepare them all in advance.

This was a case of commentating the replay, then having my graphic designer create the information slates based on a script that I wrote. Each is a separate image. Once I have all the image files. Put the footage into Adobe Premiere. Work through it minute by minute, find the appropriate spots for each slate and insert it into the scene, make sure it's long enough to read comfortably and use a simple slide in/out transition on each.

Really easy to make stuff look good as long as you have the right assets.
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
November 07 2014 03:38 GMT
#8
I wish more tournaments showed more stats, like GSL used to do with winrates by game time, build preference, that kind of stuff. With how minimal overlays are now there's a lot of space to have transparent slates like that
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Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
November 07 2014 04:16 GMT
#9
On November 07 2014 12:38 lichter wrote:
I wish more tournaments showed more stats, like GSL used to do with winrates by game time, build preference, that kind of stuff. With how minimal overlays are now there's a lot of space to have transparent slates like that

I really want that, because I can't watch starcraft much anymore due to real life things, stuff like that makes me feel like I'm really part of a greater experience.
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Xyik
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada728 Posts
November 07 2014 04:34 GMT
#10
A good attempt at explaining a very complicated game in a short amount of time, although I feel as though TB's manner of talking very quickly can make it somewhat hard to follow for a new comer.
evaunit01
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States512 Posts
November 07 2014 05:17 GMT
#11
Thanks TB! I will show this to my girlfriend.
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tar
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany991 Posts
November 07 2014 07:36 GMT
#12
On November 07 2014 12:04 SC2Towelie wrote:
TB supporting the scene with his erect penis :O


On November 07 2014 14:17 evaunit01 wrote:
Thanks TB! I will show this to my girlfriend.


And that's how things got weird :D

On a more serious note: Nice video! Everything that makes it easier to explain sc2 to someone is a resource good to have.
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Olli
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Austria24422 Posts
November 07 2014 09:13 GMT
#13
Nice, I'll link that to a bunch of people and force them to watch Blizzcon with me :D
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Ctone23
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States1839 Posts
November 07 2014 10:53 GMT
#14
This is a great video, thanks TB.
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
November 07 2014 11:41 GMT
#15
Very nice indeed TB thanks!
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Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
November 07 2014 11:42 GMT
#16
Fantastic work, this will be so helpful for many years to come, thanks TB .
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-07 11:49:09
November 07 2014 11:47 GMT
#17
Sort of expanding on this video a few of us were talking the other day about the TI4 noob stream and how it was nice for new Dota viewers. I wonder if that would be something that would have worked well for SC2 at Blizzcon. Much like Dota it is pretty complex and tough for new viewers to understand.
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Shuffleblade
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden1903 Posts
November 07 2014 13:13 GMT
#18
On November 07 2014 14:17 evaunit01 wrote:
Thanks TB! I will show this to my girlfriend.

^This x2
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vjcamarena
Profile Joined October 2013
Spain493 Posts
November 07 2014 13:15 GMT
#19
This is brilliant. Thanks TotalBiscuit! :D
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
November 07 2014 14:11 GMT
#20
On November 07 2014 22:13 Shuffleblade wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 07 2014 14:17 evaunit01 wrote:
Thanks TB! I will show this to my girlfriend.

^This x2

You have two girlfriends? That could become problematic
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