Well, I have essentially stopped playing sc for about a week, this is honestly the longest i've gone without playing SC in years. Mainly because every other time i stop playing i get an overwhelming urge to begin to play again. But this time its different, I have a full time job and other responsibilities and really have not even thought about SC. I haven't gotten any urges to play SC at all, now this is my question should I quit SC or come back to SC. This is the first time in my life that I feel I can actually quit SC if i wanted to and i feel I'm at a "crossroad" if you will if i don't start playing SC again now I can't see myself ever getting back into it...but do I really want to quit? Leave me any comments with your thoughts on it.

Poll: BACK TO SC OR QUIT?
(Vote): back to Starcraft obviously
(Vote): quit SC and enjoy life
(Vote): bisu build

Plexa

Aotearoa39261 Posts

January 02 2008 14:14 GMT

moderation is the key;
if you have an already balanced(ish) life (as it sounds like you do) and you got the time - go for it!

look at mani for example

chicken`

Germany3478 Posts

January 02 2008 14:18 GMT

try wc3:frozen throne 2on2 arranged team with a good buddy and teamspeak. its fun!

Response

United States1936 Posts

January 02 2008 14:21 GMT

On January 02 2008 23:14 Plexa wrote:
moderation is the key;
if you have an already balanced(ish) life (as it sounds like you do) and you got the time - go for it!

look at mani for example

while i agree with your post and it would be nice for me if I could play in moderation, but i realize that if I start playing sc again I will begin to use all my time playing sc, (I kind of have an addictive personality)

nA.Inky

United States794 Posts

January 02 2008 14:24 GMT

I say give it up. If you've been playing "all the time" for years, you ought to see what else is out there. Sounds like you've given enough time to SC (this is not a value judgment, of course - I played heavily for 5 years.)

If you end up missing it or decide other aspects of life aren't as fulfilling, SC will still be there.

Coulthard

Greece3359 Posts

January 02 2008 14:44 GMT

On January 02 2008 23:18 chicken` wrote:
try wc3:frozen throne 2on2 arranged team with a good buddy and teamspeak. its fun!

ya it is

not for long tho

Scorpion

United States1974 Posts

January 02 2008 14:55 GMT

Whatever is more fun for you.

Agavond

448 Posts

January 02 2008 15:38 GMT

You'll probably spend your time doing something else that's unproductive. so you might as well continue playing Starcraft but try to schedule reading books.

Titusmaster6

United States5937 Posts

January 02 2008 16:03 GMT

Keep playing. Don't pull a CaucasianA, nothing against him, just the best example I can think of right now. SC for life.

Chill

Calgary25987 Posts

January 02 2008 16:17 GMT

#10

This is the dumbest thread ever Response. I don't get these people who need to "quit" SC, or say they need to "mass train" at it. Game for fun. If playing at a high level is more fun to you, then do it. If crushing noobs is more fun, do that. If doing something else with your time is more fun, do that instead. I don't see the problem here.

For the last four years, I had always been playing ladders and leagues and been part of a team. Since starting my job, I've given up playing even mildly competitively and am happy to play casual games. I've become more active in TL and watching professional games, however. I've looked to set up more LANs and events. I still love playing the game, watching the game, and above all else discussing the game (meeting up with old friends over Christmas, hearing "So you still playing StarCraft?" sends me rambling about it for minutes at a time).

If you feel like your life will be missing something without high-level play, keep playing StarCraft. If you don't have time to do that but want to stay involved in the community, there are tons of ways you can do that. If neither of those sound objectively appealing, you've lost your love of the game and there's no reason to continue.

Response

United States1936 Posts

January 02 2008 16:35 GMT

#11

On January 03 2008 01:17 Chill wrote:
This is the dumbest thread ever Response. I don't get these people who need to "quit" SC, or say they need to "mass train" at it. Game for fun. If playing at a high level is more fun to you, then do it. If crushing noobs is more fun, do that. If doing something else with your time is more fun, do that instead. I don't see the problem here.

For the last four years, I had always been playing ladders and leagues and been part of a team. Since starting my job, I've given up playing even mildly competitively and am happy to play casual games. I've become more active in TL and watching professional games, however. I've looked to set up more LANs and events. I still love playing the game, watching the game, and above all else discussing the game (meeting up with old friends over Christmas, hearing "So you still playing StarCraft?" sends me rambling about it for minutes at a time).

If you feel like your life will be missing something without high-level play, keep playing StarCraft. If you don't have time to do that but want to stay involved in the community, there are tons of ways you can do that. If neither of those sound objectively appealing, you've lost your love of the game and there's no reason to continue.

There have been dumber threads thank you very much.

Chill

Calgary25987 Posts

January 02 2008 16:48 GMT

#12

Yea now that I think about it this is probably well above average.

QuanticHawk

United States32084 Posts

January 02 2008 17:20 GMT

#13

On January 03 2008 01:48 Chill wrote:
Yea now that I think about it this is probably well above average.

lol

playing casually is much more fun imo. Social life and playing every now and then is cool. Beats mass gaming. PLus, you get a lot less agitated when you lose =p