EPTDid I mention that Brood War is better than SC II? - Page 4
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paper
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BladeRunner
United States407 Posts
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Xinliben
United States931 Posts
Unless it is Thelittleone playing. | ||
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minus_human
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knyttym
United States5797 Posts
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jtbem
Canada1404 Posts
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flamewheel
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
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Dingo_egret
Brazil97 Posts
wait what In all honesty, that game was pretty awesome, I loved it, I love BW, but I really don't see how that match is a basis for claiming it is superior to SC2. About the only thing done here that you could not do in SC2 (excluding map stuff but that's simply because SC2 maps haven't had community contribution yet) is the lockdown (which was incredibly sweet, by the way). I'm going to get flamed a lot for this but I feel like people are just getting childish, it seems like they want Sc2 (a game that has had no expansions and some 3 months to develop) seem worse than BW (an expansion that has had 12 years of people playing it hardcore and for a lot of money) and will use whatever justification they can to make that valid. Now I'm not checking back on this thread just because I don't wanna get into silly discussions, but that's my opinion. | ||
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suejak
Japan545 Posts
On May 10 2010 11:57 Xinliben wrote: Day just casted this. Man that game was awesome, wish I saw it live. I like playing SC2 more, but undeniably BW is a much more entertaining spectator sport. So many interesting things can happen, either just fantastic micro or completely radical builds that are just odd like this game. SC2 has already fallen into a rut of being fairly predictable (big groups of units a move into each other pretty much sums up the "late game") Unless it is Thelittleone playing. You don't seem to understand the way these games work. TLO is good because he does original shit and everybody else is boring. Korean pros are good because they do original shit and everybody else is boring. It's just the nature of these things, man. It's the evolution of a game. | ||
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iLoveKT
Philippines3615 Posts
There is nothing in SC2 (maybe except for that one time TLO used colossus like reavers) that makes me change my underwear. Maybe in a couple of years but for now BW is much better. I mean cmon, Im d- in BW and fcking almost platinum in SC2. | ||
Chill
Calgary25996 Posts
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sung_moon
United States10110 Posts
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suejak
Japan545 Posts
On May 10 2010 12:11 iLoveKT wrote: Damn strait BW>>>SC2. There is nothing in SC2 (maybe except for that one time TLO used colossus like reavers) that makes me change my underwear. Maybe in a couple of years but for now BW is much better. I mean cmon, Im d- in BW and fcking almost platinum in SC2. ...in a regional beta that's been out for a couple of months and has what is currently a funky laddering system? :-/ lol, "almost platinum". I'm not sure you get how this works. | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
Free on the other hand did not seem amused | ||
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iLoveKT
Philippines3615 Posts
On May 10 2010 12:17 suejak wrote: ...in a regional beta that's been out for a couple of months and has what is currently a funky laddering system? :-/ lol, "almost platinum". I'm not sure you get how this works. the point is I find SC2 relatively easy compared to BW. And thats not a good thing, for me at least. | ||
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QueueQueue
Canada1000 Posts
On May 10 2010 10:46 ymirheim wrote: More likely is that all the arrogance and dismissiveness of sc2 potential is going to alienate people who did not play broodwar from ever getting interested. Considering almost every broodwar promotion thread these days starts with "omg gusy, look how much better broodwar is than sc2 lol" (Not every bw fan does this but there is a serious amount of elitism going around) Fortunately I am one of those enjoying both games so I won't fit into that category but just saying, if people on this forum are interested in getting people who are new to the series with sc2 to take an interest in bw, then they are doing just about every possible thing wrong. I agree with this. I love BW, I love watching BW pro matches, however I do love SC2 as well. It's sad to see some TL veterans and BW activists alienating such a great community, and are doing so in such an immature way. They come across as petty and arrogant. It's just so childish, and really does nothing for Brood War but make its followers look like morons. Please stop. Embrace the idea that the Starcraft community will be growing. It's good for its overall awareness and presence in the gaming world. SC2 bringing new people into the community inevitably will bring more into watching the SC1 pro scene which is also great. On a note about the Hiya vs Free game... It was unorthodox, showed map abuse, and that's about it. The game itself wasn't even that great. Don't get me wrong, the lock down was great, but that single action didn't make the rest of the game all that entertaining. Overrated. Edit: On May 10 2010 12:14 Chill wrote: Guess I'm the only one not impressed with that game. Terran shenanigans dying to conventional macro. The lockdown was sick though. You're not the only one! | ||
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dtnmang
Vietnam752 Posts
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Bwenjarin Raffrack
United States322 Posts
On May 10 2010 12:14 Chill wrote: Guess I'm the only one not impressed with that game. Terran shenanigans dying to conventional macro. The lockdown was sick though. You're a long-time commentator and player. It would make sense that you'd be somewhat unimpressed from the analytical point of view that may have become ingrained. Maybe all you can see is base count and macro, or maybe it's just not even your taste at all. But the people who hyped it up thought that it was impressive entertainment from the point of view of a lay spectator. Shenanigans are entertaining. Screaming Korean commentators and fangirls are entertaining. Mind-controlled manner command centers are entertaining. Nukes are entertaining. Seeing HiyA smile is entertaining, in a nauseating, horror movie kind of way. And yes, last second lockdowns are entertaining. If you want technically impressive, maybe you'd be underwhelmed by this game in particular, but if you want to be entertained as a spectator, it was a fun and unique ride that brought back momentary flashes of Boxer. Was it the "best" game of the year? Maybe it depends on your point of view. | ||
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Sephy90
United States1785 Posts
On May 10 2010 10:30 suejak wrote: lol, how can you even pretend to believe that's true? I have a thing for old-school pixelation, but this game looks almost indistinguishable from Warcraft 2 these days. It's so simple.  don't need to pretend, IT'S FUCKING TRUE, sc;bw graphics = sex with kerrigan, sc2 graphics = bob the builder built sc2 | ||
alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
twas an awesome gameee | ||
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