EPTAnybody still into broodwar? - Page 14
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6639 Posts
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dr.shrinker
Norway369 Posts
On August 13 2010 01:03 attackfighter wrote: Also imo brood war is much more interesting to watch, as the battles take place over larger areas, are easier to discern, and require more skill. Korean matches are even better still, since the players actually are 'professionals' (ie they do it as a profession and it shows), foreign 'pros' to me are just good players, [b]not anywhere near the level of Korean StarCraft. [b] And that is probably why a lot/some switched. It's a new scene, and they got the opportunity to become the best. They won't earn anything (on a regular basis) in broodwar, SC2 might give them them that opportunity. | ||
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attackfighter
Canada308 Posts
On August 13 2010 01:21 dr.shrinker wrote: And that is probably why a lot/some switched. It's a new scene, and they got the opportunity to become the best. They won't earn anything (on a regular basis) in broodwar, SC2 might give them them that opportunity. I guess but gaming is a pretty inneficient way of making money (considering the practice/payout ratio) plus there're better games to make money off of (FPS's in general are easier to get good at and offer decent prize pools). Imo it's just a dumb choice to play games solely for the cash, better off investing the time in a sport. | ||
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Biff The Understudy
France7925 Posts
On August 13 2010 01:46 attackfighter wrote: I guess but gaming is a pretty inneficient way of making money (considering the practice/payout ratio) plus there're better games to make money off of (FPS's in general are easier to get good at and offer decent prize pools). Imo it's just a dumb choice to play games solely for the cash, better off investing the time in a sport. Sport is as hazardous as video game to make money. Better play as an amateur and stop this fixation of "being the best". Asian are much more down to earth for this kind of matter I realize. Earning money at SC2 has no reason to be easier than earning money at BW, despite the Korean scene. If SC2 ever become an esport, it will be flooded with uber talented kids 100% dedicated with ungodly skill. | ||
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zenMaster
Canada761 Posts
On August 13 2010 01:21 dr.shrinker wrote: And that is probably why a lot/some switched. It's a new scene, and they got the opportunity to become the best. They won't earn anything (on a regular basis) in broodwar, SC2 might give them them that opportunity. No one will earn anything on a regular basis off games, except progamers in Korea that lives off salary not just prize money. Lol | ||
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Pinkcarebear
Netherlands46 Posts
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AyJay
1515 Posts
On August 13 2010 01:46 attackfighter wrote: I guess but gaming is a pretty inneficient way of making money (considering the practice/payout ratio) plus there're better games to make money off of (FPS's in general are easier to get good at and offer decent prize pools). Imo it's just a dumb choice to play games solely for the cash, better off investing the time in a sport. Dude, you just said that you prefer Korean pros over foreigners and now your telling it's dumb for foreigners to go for pro career? I'm confused Edit: and wdf you mean investing time in sports? Lmao only the best of the best get to earn money from sports and only those who start taking sport serious since age 14-16. | ||
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attackfighter
Canada308 Posts
On August 13 2010 03:10 AyJay wrote: Dude, you just said that you prefer Korean pros over foreigners and now your telling it's dumb for foreigners to go for pro career? I'm confused Edit: and wdf you mean investing time in sports? Lmao only the best of the best get to earn money from sports and only those who start taking sport serious since age 14-16. Foreigners don't have a chance of breaking into the Korean scene, language and cultural barriers are too great. As for sports vs. e-sports: the chances of you making it big in either are probably comparable, however making it big in sports is much more rewarding (more money, respect, girls, health) so for someone enamoured with being a 'pro' it would make more sense to try their hands at tennis or something. | ||
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Kim_Hyun_Han
706 Posts
Battle.net or Iccup but i'm rusty as hell D level atm i barely play due maybe 3 times per month haha i want to return to it , but my friends are all into star2 , those pigs | ||
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Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
mememememememememmeeee | ||
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oo_xerox
United States852 Posts
Cuba still has a solid BW scene, nobody here is into SC2 (I have no idea why) and the tournaments keep getting bigger and bigger. So i only play BW. I played the sc2 campaign on brutal and it was over in 2 days. THe downfall of BW is helping and hurting our scene in a lot of ways, but so far there is an steady increase in funds/fans/players etc. | ||
2Pacalypse-
Croatia9527 Posts
On August 14 2010 06:56 oo_xerox wrote: HAHAH, ive said this a lot of times and is shameless self promotion but whatever Cuba still has a solid BW scene, nobody here is into SC2 (I have no idea why) and the tournaments keep getting bigger and bigger. So i only play BW. I played the sc2 campaign on brutal and it was over in 2 days. THe downfall of BW is helping and hurting our scene in a lot of ways, but so far there is an steady increase in funds/fans/players etc. You guys shouldn't get TOO big or you're gonna have Blizzard on your backs! haha | ||
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vek
Australia936 Posts
On August 13 2010 01:03 attackfighter wrote: In brood war it was fun to jump back and forth from iCCup to Helms Deep/CatnMouse/etc. on Bnet - it was a nice back and forth between ultra intense games to very casual layed back ones. I know exactly what you mean. I love being able to have an intense 20 min TvP then just be completely worn out, play some silly UMS/Fast Money/BGH for a while and then get back into the more serious games once I'm pumped for another great match. I've already stopped playing SC2 because I just don't enjoy it one bit... I think a big part of it is not getting dumped back to a chat channel so you can chill out and not seeing those options for UMS in the same game list. So many times in Brood War I've tried powering games but when moving on to the next game I spot a TD instead and play that. It just can't happen like that in SC2... I find it so lonely and boring... I've been playing Final Fantasy and Space Channel 5 instead D: | ||
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junkacc
99 Posts
SC2 will never succeed as an esport. | ||
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4373 Posts
On August 15 2010 01:28 junkacc wrote: I saw a game on youtube between some high ranked players (tester vs some other korean guy) where tester used his factory like an engineering bay, floating it as soon as he built it to scout his opponent. Tester just got his MMM ball and won... fucking boring shit game and it's suppose to represent the epitome of skill? SC2 will never succeed as an esport. lol and in vanilla starcraft muta/ling raped plain old marines theres no expansion yet and no post beta balance patches so i fail to see your point SC2 will be massive. | ||
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Scaramanga
Australia8091 Posts
On August 13 2010 01:21 dr.shrinker wrote: And that is probably why a lot/some switched. It's a new scene, [b]and they got the opportunity to become the best. They won't earn anything (on a regular basis) in broodwar, SC2 might give them them that opportunity. If anyone switches over from playing casual bw to casual sc2 with their main reason being they can become a top player is sadly mistaken, terrible reason to switch games | ||
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junkacc
99 Posts
On August 15 2010 11:19 iPlaY.NettleS wrote: lol and in vanilla starcraft muta/ling raped plain old marines theres no expansion yet and no post beta balance patches so i fail to see your point SC2 will be massive. I guess that excuse will be valid for the next 3 years... "just wait for the next expansion!!!" Meanwhile Activision will be laughing all the way to the bank counting all the money from the wide eyed schmuks who have such blind faith. Excuse me while I go win another game with MMM BALL. | ||
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zenMaster
Canada761 Posts
On August 15 2010 11:19 iPlaY.NettleS wrote: lol and in vanilla starcraft muta/ling raped plain old marines theres no expansion yet and no post beta balance patches so i fail to see your point SC2 will be massive. Massive MnMnM ball into massive borefest. | ||
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dr.shrinker
Norway369 Posts
On August 13 2010 02:34 zenMaster wrote: No one will earn anything on a regular basis off games, except progamers in Korea that lives off salary not just prize money. Lol You do know the best gamers (CS/CSS/WC3 etc) earns salary from their organisation? This will probably happen in SC2 aswell. On top of that comes prizemoney, payed trips to LANs and so on. | ||
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LastActionHero
Germany29 Posts
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