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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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iSiN
United States1075 Posts
However very nice write up and a good read. | ||
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Kragx
Denmark236 Posts
On April 15 2010 21:00 wassbix wrote: CS Source had a huge fanbase too. In the end Source scene kinda died while CS 1.6 is still played competitively and leisurely. So I don't think SC:BW being big will mean SC2 will succeed, it might even harm it as players return to it instead of embracing SC2. However as it is now, and i think it's the trend, CS Source is slowly taking over, as the 1.6 players are become more focused on other things (real life/studies etc), and the "new generation" won't start a game that old. At least this goes for the majority in Denmark, and other places i believe. Something similar is probably going to happen for SC/SC2 in the long run. | ||
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k!llua
Australia895 Posts
Source came out at a time when 1.6 was still quite popular and was growing in tournaments around the world, particularly in Asia (WEG, for example). BW has pretty much stagnated, if not died out, outside of Korea. So I think SC2 will be a catalyst for a lot of returning fans and a generation of newer gamers. If Blizzard have coded the game to allow for things like high ground advantage and they can eliminate that STUPID "is being revealed" mechanic then things should be fine. Balance will come in time; BW wasn't perfect upon release. Exciting times, exciting times. | ||
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fishyjoes
Germany644 Posts
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Garnet
Vietnam9011 Posts
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jpak
United States5045 Posts
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
On April 15 2010 22:13 DivinO wrote: So wait...Kal is an older player? and ZerO is considered newer? I'm not being facetious, I'm curious. Kal started making an impact a lot earlier than ZerO did, regardless of who actually became a progamer first... Recall that Jaedong's first MSL win, back in late 2007, was against Kal in the finals. | ||
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Armathai
1023 Posts
It really sums up everything to love about BW and to look forward to in SC2! | ||
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Gargoth
Sweden13 Posts
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C0rrupt
United States57 Posts
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Ideas
United States8055 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21242 Posts
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Rantech
Chile525 Posts
And ppl should go and watch some vods, the game is still "perfect" and "balanced" and its still awesome. The magic is still there. Personally i enjoy watching 2006 -2010 vods, they're still exciting to watch. | ||
2Pacalypse-
Croatia9475 Posts
On April 15 2010 23:37 k!llua wrote: Re. 1.6/Source comparison: Source came out at a time when 1.6 was still quite popular and was growing in tournaments around the world, particularly in Asia (WEG, for example). BW has pretty much stagnated, if not died out, outside of Korea. So I think SC2 will be a catalyst for a lot of returning fans and a generation of newer gamers. If Blizzard have coded the game to allow for things like high ground advantage and they can eliminate that STUPID "is being revealed" mechanic then things should be fine. Balance will come in time; BW wasn't perfect upon release. Exciting times, exciting times. Wasn't Beta released like 2 weeks after TSL 2 ? | ||
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DreaM)XeRO
Korea (South)4667 Posts
no matter if the scene dies i will still be on iccup trying to hit that ever elusive A | ||
Arrian
United States889 Posts
I love to see people putting stuff together like this. loved the firefly quote too | ||
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Mortality
United States4790 Posts
God I feel dated. "Old" should mean Garimto or Giyom or H.O.T-Forever or TheMarine. In my mind, anyone who hasn't seen those guys play live is "new" to the game. :/ | ||
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]343[
United States10328 Posts
On April 16 2010 05:17 Mortality wrote: Eh? Since when are guys like Kal and ForGG old? God I feel dated. "Old" should mean Garimto or Giyom or H.O.T-Forever or TheMarine. In my mind, anyone who hasn't seen those guys play live is "new" to the game. :/ Well they've been progamers for nearly (?) 4 years now, which is pretty "old" for most n00bs like me (started watching in 2008 lawl) This article was pretty inspirational and well-written... kudos. Still, I feel like the reason why some of those things you named (soccer, etc.; you could probably talk about things like chess too) have lived on is because they are ... "irl" things. Of course computer gaming is still young, so who knows? Maybe online entertainment will totally supplant irl entertainment, especially when computers become cheap enough for almost everyone to afford them. By then, we'll just have to hope our systems are backwards-compatible enough to play BW  | ||
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StorrZerg
United States13911 Posts
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