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On September 09 2010 05:51 Saechiis wrote:
I don't think it's a bad development, players like Boxer and NaDa would really turn the Korean attention to Starcraft 2. Since the APM requirements are relatively low these players could show some great strategic play and possibly compete with the best again.
It isn't great news for BW, but as with all other games it has an expiration date. I really think SC2 can be a replacement for BW if people are open to it instead of being hardcore against anything new.
There is no reason a legendary game such as BW, as a successful e-sport, should have an "expiration date". No more than any actual sport, at least.
Should BW die, it definitely won't be because a few ex-players, no matter how renowned they are, switch to SC2, but because either 1) the fans stop showing up for actual matches or 2) BW is forcefully pushed out of the way by Gretech or whatever.
Here's to hoping it will be the former.
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On September 09 2010 05:45 newvsoldschool wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2010 05:29 Siffer wrote:
Boxer switching would be HUGE. It would attract so many fans due to his iconic/pioneer position in the SK BW scene. NaDa and July obviously help bring in more fans as well.
I don't really think this means BW proleague will fall off the face of the earth. Kespa will do their best in court to halt Gretech/Blizz lawsuit. It just means that more fans will gravitate towards SC2. Which, in the long run, is a GOOD thing for E-sports. Um... What is Boxer gonna do in SC2, invent cute builds that will become obsolete after time?
He'd bring a legion of fans that have followed The Emperor through for years and years.
This would be huge for SC2 and a blow for BW however without harmony between the two I can't see either flourishing so one may aswell succeed off the others failure.
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don't see why everyone thinks this is the 'death of bw confirmed', all three of these players never play proleague anymore and it was the best decision for them to all move on (to sc2).
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Nada, Boxer... Two of my heroes  I was really hoping for Nada to come back.
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If retards with 30 APM can make it to the top ranks of diamond, I'm sure Boxer and the likes would easily dominate the scene.
But this seriously fucking sucks.
Edit: Happy birthday GTR!
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On September 09 2010 06:08 GTR wrote:
don't see why everyone thinks this is the 'death of bw confirmed', all three of these players never play proleague anymore and it was the best decision for them to all move on (to sc2).
This.
Also, happy bday!<3
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YES, BOXER, DO IT!
REVIVE YOUR CAREER! UNLEASH THE KRAKEN! SAVE E-SPORT!
DO IT!! DO IT!!!!
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This is so much great news.
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On September 09 2010 05:52 Craton wrote:They don't even play BW matches anymore, so hardly.
It's the lack of their star power that could hurt BW, not their actual play time. I do understand their decision -- hell, it's more admirable of them to give it another go than to live off of their past accomplishments for the rest of their BW careers. And the perks won't hurt: they're guaranteed red carpet treatment the instant they officially switch over.
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Sauron Zerg and Tornado Terran on Prime i'm guessing? That is OP. These two guys might be able to accelerate the mechanics of SC2 exponentially. They are still both pretty damn fast. Remember when they clicked on the APM tab in the Nada-TLO showmatch and Nada's was at like 300+ (which is pushing 400 real APM if I'm not mistaken)?
Hey Jinro, start recruiting Boxxah to TLAF-Liquid now!
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Silhouette matching looks good for Nada and July. But Boxers is off, the collar of his shirt and distance from shoulder to neck look way off.
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I really hope this is true, this will strengthen the SC2 pro-scene a lot more than it would hurt BW's.
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It will be interesting to see boxer play in a game where you don't need as much mechanical skill to macro effectively and a strategical environment that's less figured out and more like BW was when he was on top.
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I hope this ends up happening. Very good if it does.
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Oh my God.....July and Nada I can believe, and that'd be frigging amazing.
But Boxer? Holy shit, I can't imagine what an impact it'll have if Boxer himself shows up next GSL. Just thinking about it blows my mind fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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On September 09 2010 05:55 Milkis wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2010 05:41 godzillathrilla wrote:
milkis, I know you love posting BW news, but wrong section? this would get a lot more attention elsewhere if i post it in bw, less sc 2 people will read it. if i post it in sc2, less bw people will read it. i thought it was more important to bring the news to bw since it's more relevant to bw (ie, korean proscene), than sc2.
Half the people in SC2 won't even know who these people are ~_~
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damn, my unrelenting hate for sc2 vs my undieing love for boxer.
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Boxer is awesome and i cant wait to see if he is going to start playing SC2!!!
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Nice. Can't wait to see Boxer using some of his neat micro tricks again. Many more possibilities in SCII than in Broodwar.
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Boxer and Nada better not choose terran. ZERG pleassseeee
Sounds a little too good to be true but I can hope. NaDa = greatest genius ever
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