EPT"Top" Old gamers moving onto SC2 - Page 19
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LG)Sabbath
Argentina3022 Posts
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Gatsbi
United States1134 Posts
On September 10 2010 09:03 LG)Sabbath wrote: we need a video of hitler finding out about this and raging, like so bad... would be epic YES, someone do it please | ||
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CynanMachae
Canada1459 Posts
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Zona
40426 Posts
Nada obviously has some experience with SC2 as well, and given that his team is treating him as probably their 4th Terran (and never played him during the playoffs), he probably has some incentive to switch too. (But I still say Nada > Mind at the very least, if not > Midas too.) Boxer is an unusual situation. His star power means that if he does make the move I do think BW's relative competitive position will be diminished. But SKT T1 is likely to be willing to continue to pay his salary so unlike the other two the choice for him is not as clear cut, since a switch to SC2 does have its downsides. Still, I think if Gretech goes through with the lawsuit they've been threatening the outcome of that will overshadow any star player movement. | ||
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Devolved
United States2753 Posts
On September 10 2010 08:17 overt wrote: If it's July/NaDa/Boxer going over, I really can't see any of them except for NaDa doing really successfully. I could be wrong, and part of me hopes I am but I don't really see July/Boxer being able to win the GSL and make a big splash like they did in Brood War. However, if Yellow is going over rather than Boxer, I think he'll end up being the best of the three of 'em. I bet Boxer's having a party in his pants right about now. A new game with undeveloped strategies that doesn't require 300 APM to compete in and is easier to multi-task/macro than SC:BW....sounds like Boxer's wet dream. SC2 plays to all of Boxer's strengths and none of his weaknesses. If Boxer goes out for the GSL, he is going to amaze everyone with pjaw-dropping micro plays of strategies nobody's ever dreamed of. Boxer pretty much invented and perfected every Terran micro strategy imaginable, and only faded from the scene because other players had faster fingers and better mechanics such as multi-tasking and overall macro. Nobody can out-think or out-micro Boxer, and he will prove it once again in SC2. | ||
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saltywet
Hong Kong1316 Posts
On September 10 2010 09:53 Devolved wrote: I bet Boxer's having a party in his pants right about now. A new game with undeveloped strategies that doesn't require 300 APM to compete in and is easier to multi-task/macro than SC:BW....sounds like Boxer's wet dream. SC2 plays to all of Boxer's strengths and none of his weaknesses. If Boxer goes out for the GSL, he is going to amaze everyone with pjaw-dropping micro plays of strategies nobody's ever dreamed of. Boxer pretty much invented and perfected every Terran micro strategy imaginable, and only faded from the scene because other players had faster fingers and better mechanics such as multi-tasking and overall macro. Nobody can out-think or out-micro Boxer, and he will prove it once again in SC2. SC2 only got as famous as it did because of SC1 getting so much publicity after being developed for 12 years. within a year i predict SC2 to not become anymore popular than warcraft 3 | ||
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RifleCow
Canada637 Posts
On September 10 2010 09:57 saltywet wrote: SC2 only got as famous as it did because of SC1 getting so much publicity after being developed for 12 years. within a year i predict SC2 to not become anymore popular than warcraft 3 WC3 was set to become quite popular in korea until there was a huge scandal and the public shunned the game. If sc2 avoids this then it will become what WC3 was never able to. | ||
Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
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TitleRug
United States651 Posts
In response to SC2 popularity only because of BW On September 10 2010 10:13 Klogon wrote: Uhhh SC2 is popular because its made from Blizzard, who has a record of quality PC games. Most people who buy it could care less about how the SC1 scene is doing. | ||
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TitleRug
United States651 Posts
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SupremeJD
United States42 Posts
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
It's time for the old progamers to dominate, since they don't need as much hand speed in SC2 anymore :D I thought Kespa was trying to get all the teams to boycott SC2, though. | ||
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Gatsbi
United States1134 Posts
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metaldragon
United States251 Posts
On September 10 2010 10:57 Z3kk wrote: :O It's time for the old progamers to dominate, since they don't need as much hand speed in SC2 anymore :D I thought Kespa was trying to get all the teams to boycott SC2, though. This is another reason that they are leaving their teams so that they can playand not worry about any BS rules kespa might put on them. I know Nada has to be pissed about what kespa pulled with his showmatch With TLO. | ||
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Elevators
United States56 Posts
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0mgVitaminE
United States1278 Posts
No 1 hatch lurker this time I guess. | ||
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Kyouya
Mexico318 Posts
On September 10 2010 10:13 Klogon wrote: Uhhh SC2 is popular because its made from Blizzard, who has a record of quality PC games. Most people who buy it could care less about how the SC1 scene is doing. Pretty much this. I have a lot of friends who are playing SC2 just because it is a Blizzard game, a few of them played BW or WC3 sometime, and none actually knows who is July or Nada (Boxer is a legend), so im the only nerd who knows what is the OSL/MSL/Flash/Jaedong/etc and what is going on. | ||
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Skyze
Canada2324 Posts
On September 10 2010 09:57 saltywet wrote: SC2 only got as famous as it did because of SC1 getting so much publicity after being developed for 12 years. within a year i predict SC2 to not become anymore popular than warcraft 3 WC3 was basically killed because blizzard stopped supporting it completely, focusing 100% on SC2 (which went over schedule by afew years).. If WC3 had map-makers like the korean BW community has, and minor balance changes from blizzard, it would still be a widely popular game. Maybe not as big as BW is in korea, but it would still be going strong. People are still playing the same maps from like 2004 on WC3, its a shame and that leads to no new strats/metagame changes.. Imagine if BW was still being played on Lost Temple everygame, thats how I feel WC3 ended up. | ||
Milkis
5003 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=151746 | ||
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IndecisivePenguin
United States771 Posts
^^ so excited! | ||
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