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gulati
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2241 Posts
August 22 2010 22:04 GMT
#301
Been playing BW for a decade, and don't see myself ever stopping. I bought SC2 but I will not be a purchaser of the 2nd and 3rd expansions for the trilogy. What I have seen in SC2 does not make me happy. In fact it makes me sad. It is not the minutia of detail that Brood War had; it is a completely different game in my eyes, and I don't need a new game, when I have the most perfect game; Brood War :-)

In reference to the original topic; if you want your dosage of Brood War, look to South Korea for it they do not get won-over by graphics, and they will be playing Brood War for years to come. Flash and Jaedong are proof that Brood War has something that no other game can ever deliver.
C r u m b l i n g
shawster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada2485 Posts
August 22 2010 22:21 GMT
#302
i don't mind other people playing sc2 and that sc isn't unique anymore

i'll kick their ass and show off :D
Zato-1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile4253 Posts
August 23 2010 02:28 GMT
#303
On August 23 2010 06:29 cz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2010 06:23 Zato-1 wrote:
Brood Wars is an excellent game, but when I'm playing an RTS, I'd rather spend more time playing the game (making units, harassing, vying for position, expanding, etc) and less time wrestling with the UI (sending each of my new workers to mine, selecting each of my 12 gateways and telling it to build a unit, etc. over and over again). I'll probably still fire up BW from time to time, but I'm playing SC2 more, and I can't see that changing.


Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

I still don't know which game has the best future from the point of view of a spectator, but as far as playing the games? Starcraft 2 is not an easier game (by its very definition, it can't be; in player vs. player combat, difficulty depends on the skill of your opponent), but it's certainly more user-friendly, which I appreciate greatly.
Go here http://vina.biobiochile.cl/ and input the Konami Code (up up down down left right left right B A)
Garaman
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States556 Posts
August 23 2010 02:49 GMT
#304
i still play bw.
i dont have sc2, no interest
pm to kyungrim if you want to plaay
Garaman
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States556 Posts
August 23 2010 02:51 GMT
#305
On August 23 2010 11:28 Zato-1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2010 06:29 cz wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:23 Zato-1 wrote:
Brood Wars is an excellent game, but when I'm playing an RTS, I'd rather spend more time playing the game (making units, harassing, vying for position, expanding, etc) and less time wrestling with the UI (sending each of my new workers to mine, selecting each of my 12 gateways and telling it to build a unit, etc. over and over again). I'll probably still fire up BW from time to time, but I'm playing SC2 more, and I can't see that changing.


Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

I still don't know which game has the best future from the point of view of a spectator, but as far as playing the games? Starcraft 2 is not an easier game (by its very definition, it can't be; in player vs. player combat, difficulty depends on the skill of your opponent), but it's certainly more user-friendly, which I appreciate greatly.


sure sc2 is easier.
just got MM push early for the massive dmg or insta gg.
i know the game isnt balanced yet, but right now? be terran and your golden

User was warned for this post
biarecare
Profile Joined July 2010
United States76 Posts
August 23 2010 09:00 GMT
#306
I only play it for the campaign due to the lore, or play a few custom 1v1's.

Not going to go hardcore on it, since SC2 has some serious balance issues.
Zato-1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile4253 Posts
August 23 2010 14:11 GMT
#307
On August 23 2010 11:51 Garaman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2010 11:28 Zato-1 wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:29 cz wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:23 Zato-1 wrote:
Brood Wars is an excellent game, but when I'm playing an RTS, I'd rather spend more time playing the game (making units, harassing, vying for position, expanding, etc) and less time wrestling with the UI (sending each of my new workers to mine, selecting each of my 12 gateways and telling it to build a unit, etc. over and over again). I'll probably still fire up BW from time to time, but I'm playing SC2 more, and I can't see that changing.


Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

I still don't know which game has the best future from the point of view of a spectator, but as far as playing the games? Starcraft 2 is not an easier game (by its very definition, it can't be; in player vs. player combat, difficulty depends on the skill of your opponent), but it's certainly more user-friendly, which I appreciate greatly.


sure sc2 is easier.
just got MM push early for the massive dmg or insta gg.
i know the game isnt balanced yet, but right now? be terran and your golden

[begin uninformed stereotype]I hear you can also win easy in BW, just pick Protoss and 1a2a3a.
[/end uninformed stereotype]
Go here http://vina.biobiochile.cl/ and input the Konami Code (up up down down left right left right B A)
Emon_
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
3925 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-23 14:17:11
August 23 2010 14:16 GMT
#308
This whole IEM SC2 business makes the BW part of TL feel like a ghost town. Tumbleweed and all. Maybe its because of the off season in Korea
"I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully" -GWB ||
TwoToneTerran
Profile Joined March 2009
United States8841 Posts
August 23 2010 14:22 GMT
#309
On August 23 2010 23:11 Zato-1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2010 11:51 Garaman wrote:
On August 23 2010 11:28 Zato-1 wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:29 cz wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:23 Zato-1 wrote:
Brood Wars is an excellent game, but when I'm playing an RTS, I'd rather spend more time playing the game (making units, harassing, vying for position, expanding, etc) and less time wrestling with the UI (sending each of my new workers to mine, selecting each of my 12 gateways and telling it to build a unit, etc. over and over again). I'll probably still fire up BW from time to time, but I'm playing SC2 more, and I can't see that changing.


Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

I still don't know which game has the best future from the point of view of a spectator, but as far as playing the games? Starcraft 2 is not an easier game (by its very definition, it can't be; in player vs. player combat, difficulty depends on the skill of your opponent), but it's certainly more user-friendly, which I appreciate greatly.


sure sc2 is easier.
just got MM push early for the massive dmg or insta gg.
i know the game isnt balanced yet, but right now? be terran and your golden

[begin uninformed stereotype]I hear you can also win easy in BW, just pick Protoss and 1a2a3a.
[/end uninformed stereotype]


If one game is more imbalanced in certain matchups then the other then it is by definition easier. If Terran had a build order, for some reason, that was unbeatable then it would be an easier game in multiplayer.

That's stretching the idea to its logical extreme but you get what I'm saying.
Remember Violet.
Jakalo
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Latvia2350 Posts
August 23 2010 14:50 GMT
#310
On August 23 2010 23:16 Emon_ wrote:
This whole IEM SC2 business makes the BW part of TL feel like a ghost town. Tumbleweed and all. Maybe its because of the off season in Korea


Off season? On the contrary its culmination of the BW season!

btw I just recently noticed that team logos are shown only in BW section ^^
Nostalgia is not as good as it used to be.
Zato-1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile4253 Posts
August 23 2010 14:50 GMT
#311
On August 23 2010 23:22 TwoToneTerran wrote:
If one game is more imbalanced in certain matchups then the other then it is by definition easier. If Terran had a build order, for some reason, that was unbeatable then it would be an easier game in multiplayer.

That's stretching the idea to its logical extreme but you get what I'm saying.

Yeah, my problem is with all the assumptions laced into that argument. If Zerg fits my playstyle the best, should I just switch to Terran in SC2 because they're better, even if my actual skill level with Terran is lower? If the answer is yes, then you'll just end up with a TvT mirrorfest, where balance is forcibly attained. Imbalanced matchups go both ways- one side is favored, while the counterpart needs a positive skill differential to compensate the innate racial imbalance.

By this token, you could argue that SC2 is easier than BW if you're a Terran player, but SC2 is harder than BW if you're a Zerg player- hardly conclusive that SC2 is an easier game overall.

Another reason SC2 seems easier is because the overall skill level on Battle.net 2.0 is way lower than what you'd get in iCCup. If you've played a good deal of Brood Wars, you're almost guaranteed a spot in the Diamond league; If you're a regular gamer but don't play RTS games that much, you can still probably make Platinum. But as long as you're playing opponents of similar skill level, SC2 should be just as competitive and 'difficult' to win in as BW.
Go here http://vina.biobiochile.cl/ and input the Konami Code (up up down down left right left right B A)
Jakalo
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Latvia2350 Posts
August 23 2010 14:52 GMT
#312
On August 23 2010 23:22 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2010 23:11 Zato-1 wrote:
On August 23 2010 11:51 Garaman wrote:
On August 23 2010 11:28 Zato-1 wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:29 cz wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:23 Zato-1 wrote:
Brood Wars is an excellent game, but when I'm playing an RTS, I'd rather spend more time playing the game (making units, harassing, vying for position, expanding, etc) and less time wrestling with the UI (sending each of my new workers to mine, selecting each of my 12 gateways and telling it to build a unit, etc. over and over again). I'll probably still fire up BW from time to time, but I'm playing SC2 more, and I can't see that changing.


Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

I still don't know which game has the best future from the point of view of a spectator, but as far as playing the games? Starcraft 2 is not an easier game (by its very definition, it can't be; in player vs. player combat, difficulty depends on the skill of your opponent), but it's certainly more user-friendly, which I appreciate greatly.


sure sc2 is easier.
just got MM push early for the massive dmg or insta gg.
i know the game isnt balanced yet, but right now? be terran and your golden

[begin uninformed stereotype]I hear you can also win easy in BW, just pick Protoss and 1a2a3a.
[/end uninformed stereotype]


If one game is more imbalanced in certain matchups then the other then it is by definition easier. If Terran had a build order, for some reason, that was unbeatable then it would be an easier game in multiplayer.

That's stretching the idea to its logical extreme but you get what I'm saying.


+ speaking in relative terms it is easier given influx of newbies in great masses.
Nostalgia is not as good as it used to be.
911insidejob
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States39 Posts
August 23 2010 15:20 GMT
#313
yeah BW is dying i think. The problem is that it was an imba game, terran was the weakest race with the lowest win percentage. now in sc2 the game is actually balanced so why continue to play an imba game as BW is?

User was temp banned for this post.
Few are the men who see with their own eyes and feel with their own heart.
zenMaster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada761 Posts
August 23 2010 15:25 GMT
#314
On August 24 2010 00:20 911insidejob wrote:
yeah BW is dying i think. The problem is that it was an imba game, terran was the weakest race with the lowest win percentage. now in sc2 the game is actually balanced so why continue to play an imba game as BW is?

Troll. Tanks are imba.
dangots0ul
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States919 Posts
August 23 2010 15:32 GMT
#315
i agree, sc2 was so glorious when it was announced.... and now its like it killed sc1.

=/

Since sc2, TL has not been what it use to be.
i type teamliquid into the url subconsciously... all...the...time...
blahman3344
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2015 Posts
August 23 2010 15:33 GMT
#316
On August 24 2010 00:20 911insidejob wrote:
yeah BW is dying i think. The problem is that it was an imba game, terran was the weakest race with the lowest win percentage. now in sc2 the game is actually balanced so why continue to play an imba game as BW is?


your user name makes that statement that much less believable.

But yeah on topic:
I think broodwar is gonna last until the end of the 2010-2011 proleague season before we start seeing more dramatic drops in BW players, because once the pro scene for BW is finished, I doubt that people will stay with BW for too long. =\
I like haikus and / I can not lie. You other / brothers can't deny
daz
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Canada643 Posts
August 23 2010 16:32 GMT
#317
On August 23 2010 11:28 Zato-1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2010 06:29 cz wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:23 Zato-1 wrote:
Brood Wars is an excellent game, but when I'm playing an RTS, I'd rather spend more time playing the game (making units, harassing, vying for position, expanding, etc) and less time wrestling with the UI (sending each of my new workers to mine, selecting each of my 12 gateways and telling it to build a unit, etc. over and over again). I'll probably still fire up BW from time to time, but I'm playing SC2 more, and I can't see that changing.


Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

I still don't know which game has the best future from the point of view of a spectator, but as far as playing the games? Starcraft 2 is not an easier game (by its very definition, it can't be; in player vs. player combat, difficulty depends on the skill of your opponent), but it's certainly more user-friendly, which I appreciate greatly.


Sc2 right now is way easier for new and shitty players then sc1. In sc2 you can compete with decent players after having played only a couple weeks, where in bw it would take like 6 months to a year.
Some eat to remember, some smash to forget. 2009msl.com
.risingdragoon
Profile Joined January 2008
United States3021 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-23 16:40:31
August 23 2010 16:38 GMT
#318
On August 23 2010 23:11 Zato-1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2010 11:51 Garaman wrote:
On August 23 2010 11:28 Zato-1 wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:29 cz wrote:
On August 23 2010 06:23 Zato-1 wrote:
Brood Wars is an excellent game, but when I'm playing an RTS, I'd rather spend more time playing the game (making units, harassing, vying for position, expanding, etc) and less time wrestling with the UI (sending each of my new workers to mine, selecting each of my 12 gateways and telling it to build a unit, etc. over and over again). I'll probably still fire up BW from time to time, but I'm playing SC2 more, and I can't see that changing.


Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

I still don't know which game has the best future from the point of view of a spectator, but as far as playing the games? Starcraft 2 is not an easier game (by its very definition, it can't be; in player vs. player combat, difficulty depends on the skill of your opponent), but it's certainly more user-friendly, which I appreciate greatly.


sure sc2 is easier.
just got MM push early for the massive dmg or insta gg.
i know the game isnt balanced yet, but right now? be terran and your golden

[begin uninformed stereotype]I hear you can also win easy in BW, just pick Protoss and 1a2a3a.
[/end uninformed stereotype]


that is uninformed, cus the protoss 1a2a3a thing has nothing to do with winning

I don't think korea will switch until sc2 is much better than what it is right now. BW is a massively better game for watching given that it's the better game, has the better players and the better fights.
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kidcrash
Profile Joined September 2009
United States623 Posts
August 23 2010 17:07 GMT
#319
I'll always play BW and follow the BW scene; to me Broodwar is a timeless game. I think the difference is broodwar is balanced much more elegantly, whereas SC2's balance seems forced. Broodwar is a better game from a spectators position. Things die way too fast in SC2 and battles end too quickly. I think it has to do with the damage bonus system. Everything in SC2 is scaled upwards in terms of damage. In Broodwar the bonus system was scaled down with different damage types. This allowed for a more gradually paced game as opposed to sc2 where the outcome is decided in one decisive battle (usually).
sAAvior
Profile Joined July 2007
Poland248 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-23 17:10:47
August 23 2010 17:09 GMT
#320
The whole situation is shame. I love watching BW the only game which really made it in tv with great players and great games.
I am not usre if it's possible for sc2 to become even comparable game. It has design flaws from viewer point of view even if it's one day becomes more fun to play it probably won't make it bigtime in tv like BW. Base of people interested in watching BW will shrink though as every new player/potential fan of esports will go to sc2 and don't bother learning "old game".
I think Blizzard screw esports up. I hope one day open source game suitable for esports will be made. Only this guarantee no company ruins esports and community with theirs ambitions.
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