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DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
July 11 2009 07:47 GMT
#1
StarCraft is surprisingly easy to get rusty at. Not only has my gameplay diminished in my several months of complete disinterest from a glorious bonjwaesque D- to a D------, but my game analysis and understanding has declined as well.

Maybe StarCraft is more like an ex-girlfriend to me. Something I think about calling every now and then because I'm lonely, but ultimately knowing everything will turn out sour.

Maybe StarCraft is the woman I was always meant to love but could never quite make the sacrifice for. I've been on indefinite hiatus from writing for TeamLiquid and I've always sucked at playing but I stopped playing ICCUP when I was once an avid D- champion.

Now that I've reinstalled, I start to feel that same little smirk come up on my face when I execute that perfect vulture runby. I start to feel my fists clench when I see 5 zealots come in base before my factory is even finished. Has any game, much less, any pastime inspired such joy and fury within me?

I am not what I once was in the community, if I was much at all. But, warily, I return. Because when I see Fantasy's face I can't help but feel like a korean schoolgirl. Maybe, after all, I do belong here.

****
RIP Aaliyah
FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
July 11 2009 07:50 GMT
#2
Welcome back !
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
theobsessed1
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States576 Posts
July 11 2009 07:51 GMT
#3
We missed you
정명훈 화이팅!~
paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13197 Posts
July 11 2009 07:52 GMT
#4
the doctor is in
Hates Fun🤔
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
July 11 2009 07:55 GMT
#5
Yet at the same time, there are tonnes of people who take breaks from SC and come back much better.

WB
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
July 11 2009 07:57 GMT
#6
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DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
July 11 2009 07:58 GMT
#7
I got raped by D- protoss scum right now because I forgot what a build order is.

Barracks? yeah i'll just make that at 12 and do an FD push with no marines. Cool.
RIP Aaliyah
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
July 11 2009 08:03 GMT
#8
Now you made me want to play with you :D
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
July 11 2009 08:04 GMT
#9
wb man!
love your writing.
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
gokai
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States812 Posts
July 11 2009 08:18 GMT
#10
On July 11 2009 16:58 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
I got raped by D- protoss scum right now because I forgot what a build order is.

Barracks? yeah i'll just make that at 12 and do an FD push with no marines. Cool.

Hahaha, yeah I know the feeling of not having a build order down.
Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20255 Posts
July 11 2009 08:20 GMT
#11
Indeed SC is not like riding a bike (at least for me). I haven't played for like 2 years and I played a few games with friends recently and it was shocking to see how much out of rhythm you are lol.
Never Knows Best.
saritenite
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Singapore1680 Posts
July 11 2009 08:23 GMT
#12
Welcome back, O' Hyborean Wanderer
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27179 Posts
July 11 2009 08:44 GMT
#13
I've been down your path many times before, and yet we have both ended up in the same place again.

Welcome back sir.
ModeratorGodfather
Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
July 11 2009 08:46 GMT
#14
I don't know, it used to be only watching games interested me. Then I won a few games on ICCUP, and now I'm devoted to playing and getting better. Not a good thing to happen the summer before Junior year though. Goddamn SAT
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Eatme
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
Switzerland3919 Posts
July 11 2009 09:38 GMT
#15
The game evolves. Try to compete in cycling with a 10yo bike and without any recent training and I'll assure you'll be dropped by the bunch right away.
I have the best fucking lawyers in the country including the man they call the Malmis.
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32282 Posts
July 11 2009 10:39 GMT
#16
State the nature of your medical emergency!

Welcome back man : ]
Moderator<:3-/-<
DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
July 11 2009 19:54 GMT
#17
On July 11 2009 18:38 Eatme wrote:
The game evolves. Try to compete in cycling with a 10yo bike and without any recent training and I'll assure you'll be dropped by the bunch right away.


As if I wouldn't immediately win the Tour de France on any bicycle after any hiatus. I laugh at your naive meandering.
RIP Aaliyah
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11567 Posts
July 11 2009 20:17 GMT
#18
WOOT HELVETICA YOU'RE BACK AHMG!!!!

yeah Terran has changed quite a bit though
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
July 12 2009 00:06 GMT
#19
What has changed about terran?

TvP is still 1-fact FE into heavy taank/vult mech right?

I've seen some TvT's and it isn't too different.

What about TvZ?
RIP Aaliyah
TwoStep
Profile Joined January 2009
United States294 Posts
July 12 2009 02:51 GMT
#20
TvZs. The horror. *shudders*
Arf
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