EPTPoll: BACK TO SC OR QUIT?
(Vote): back to Starcraft obviously
(Vote): quit SC and enjoy life
(Vote): bisu build
BACK TO SC...or quit?
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United States1936 Posts
Poll: BACK TO SC OR QUIT? (Vote): back to Starcraft obviously (Vote): quit SC and enjoy life (Vote): bisu build | ||
Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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  | ||
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chicken`
Germany3478 Posts
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United States1936 Posts
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) | ||
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nA.Inky
United States794 Posts
If you end up missing it or decide other aspects of life aren't as fulfilling, SC will still be there. | ||
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Coulthard
Greece3359 Posts
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 | ||
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Scorpion
United States1974 Posts
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Agavond
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
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Chill
Calgary25988 Posts
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. | ||
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Response
United States1936 Posts
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. | ||
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Chill
Calgary25988 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32084 Posts
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 | ||
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
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Polemarch
Canada1564 Posts
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indecision
Germany818 Posts
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CapO
United States1615 Posts
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
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Scorpion
United States1974 Posts
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noobienoob
United States1173 Posts
bisu build. | ||
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Macavenger
United States1132 Posts
Sins also has a good point that you'll probably end up doing equally unproductive things in your SC time, so depending on how you look at it it may not matter that much. I feel like my life is a bit more balanced since I quit though. | ||
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EpiK
Korea (South)5757 Posts
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born-to-porn
Denmark400 Posts
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lake
Canada150 Posts
On January 03 2008 04:57 Macavenger wrote: I had a very similar experience to what you're describing here with World of Warcraft a few months back. I ended up deciding to quit, and don't regret the choice. If you don't have the urge to play anymore, it's probably a good opportunity to quit and explore some old interests you may have put aside for SC. Sins also has a good point that you'll probably end up doing equally unproductive things in your SC time, so depending on how you look at it it may not matter that much. I feel like my life is a bit more balanced since I quit though. personally im mass gaming wow, trying to get my skills back to where they used to be before I took a break. I know I'm getting better cause my level keeps increasing | ||
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SixSongs
Poland1455 Posts
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starrek
Japan164 Posts
bisu build obv | ||
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nemY
United States3119 Posts
On January 03 2008 02:20 Hawk wrote: 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 Really? I get more agitated when I lose because usually I'll lose to someone whom I use to crush and be like, "OMG! I have to start playing again to beat "X user" and restore my honor". Anyways Response you should just stick to [x.1] and casually game when we all play ! | ||
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greatmeh
Canada1964 Posts
better now than never | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
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micronesia
United States24740 Posts
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MoNKeYSpanKeR
United States2869 Posts
On January 02 2008 23:21 GoSuPlAyEr wrote: 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) Well maybe you shouldn't play starcraft then, or you could try to do what i do. I play when i can for however long i want, but everything else comes before that. For example the last week i worked 4 9 hour shifts at work and have homework to do now, not time for starcraft. But when i finish if i feel the urge to give in to my desires a little bit i will play it. But more likely then not i will end up playing Kingdom Hearts or some 360 game that i haven't gottent o play yet :D | ||
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MoNKeYSpanKeR
United States2869 Posts
If you truly can't moderate yourself then just stop playing  if you really can. | ||
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SchOOl_VicTIm
Greece2394 Posts
only then you can probably make the right choice for you and proceed from then on. I kind of did this for me without the tight time schedule and all, but nothing major changed for me like getting a job and stuff. I remembered a hell lot of activities I used to enjoy but had been put aside for quite some time, sc being a major reason for this. I still play bw casually now but more of seeing it as a relaxing competitive hobby with the random public 2v2s and fun games with friends and stuff, with no view to mass game in iCCup and rep analysation and stuff. I still play some ladder when I want challenge and have trouble finding a good game though so nothing is off the table. It's just more of a mood thing and it's there for when I have nothing else to do. I've also begun doing all these non-sc fun stuff again and also devote some time in finding new enjoyale stuff to keep me interested. Really, life doesn't end in sc, life shouldn't end in sc. That's more of a WoW thing most of us have had this period long or short of sc devotion and it more than damn right deserves it. but in the end of the day... it is a game meant for fun (for us non koreans anyway) and when real life knocks the door you can't keep ignoring it for another sc game | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32084 Posts
On January 03 2008 05:55 nemY wrote: Really? I get more agitated when I lose because usually I'll lose to someone whom I use to crush and be like, "OMG! I have to start playing again to beat "X user" and restore my honor". Anyways Response you should just stick to [x.1] and casually game when we all play !eh, maybe to a friend who i used to beat a lot, then i might get mad. other than that, i have my fun with 2x2, 3x3 or ums these days. if im playin 1v1, its cuz im smurfing some random chobo clan for fu nto see how many wins i can get in a row =p | ||
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