EPTOn May 18 2011 12:02 icystorage wrote:
pick a favoriteplayer and root for their team team and root for their players!
pick a favorite
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moopie
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icystorage
Jollibee19346 Posts
On May 18 2011 12:24 moopie wrote: i initially rooted for leta before rooting OGN :3 | ||
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Louuster
Canada2869 Posts
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red4ce
United States7313 Posts
My favorites The Ultimate Weapon (Flash) Heir Apparent (Jaedong and Savior) Revolutionary Magic (Bisu) End of the Line (KT Rolster proleague team) On Waxen Wings (about the term 'bonjwa'. Out of date since Flash became one but still a great read nonetheless) On the Shoulders of Giants (TL writers with links to some of their best works) Since you're from an SC2 background you'll probably like this article by day9. Terran Revolutionist (Fantasy's TvZ Mech 'revolution') | ||
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BlackMesa
Kenya338 Posts
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hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
On May 18 2011 12:33 icystorage wrote: i initially rooted for leta before rooting OGN :3 ' If you don't know anyone, you might accidentally start rooting for someone like odin. You don't need to root for TBLS, but it's no fun if you root for a player that rides the pine far more than he plays. All of the teams, good or bad, will at least be out there to root for. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19346 Posts
On May 18 2011 13:21 hacklebeast wrote: ' If you don't know anyone, you might accidentally start rooting for someone like odin. You don't need to root for TBLS, but it's no fun if you root for a player that rides the pine far more than he plays. All of the teams, good or bad, will at least be out there to root for. I actually first read Dr.Helvetica's great write-up about Leta and still remember how he came back from behind against Guemchi in Tau Cross and became his fan <3 my point is that rooting first for a player then his team really worked for me (just like me rooting for brandon roy then the blazers) | ||
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eton7410
Canada261 Posts
You can come to my stream right now and watch KT vs Khan right now http://www.livestream.com/flashisop | ||
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TheFrankOne
United States667 Posts
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qrs
United States3637 Posts
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
Firstly though, make sure you understand all the BW units and most of the fundamentals of each matchup. Know the basics, you should give us how much information you know about BW, for example that TvP is mainly tank-vulture against zealot-dragoon. Day9tv.blip.tv has a lot of casted BW games and analysis (before #100ish). | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
I think you can only appreciate BW to the fullest only if you played it at least once. You are not going to appreciate all the things that the pros are pulling off with such aplomb until you tried it yourself. That's why it's so popular in korea. Virtually everyone under 30 yrs of age (males AND females) have played BW at least once and know the basics and can appreciate it. | ||
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Arterial
Australia1039 Posts
I finished the campaign of vanilla SC and BW, and LANd with mates regularly 3 years ago. | ||
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Caladbolg
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Antoine
United States7481 Posts
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Caladbolg
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On May 18 2011 15:22 Antoine wrote: i really urge you to not pick a team or player based on what you read about them, then base your rooting off that. i strongly believe the best fan experience comes from watching, then choosing after a short time. While I agree with this, reading up on the legends who are now either retired, slumping, or still active (such as Midas/Iris) or even barely playing (Anytime/Reach/Yellow) can make you a big fan of them and root for them when they do play. I missed Iris' prime, in particular, but because of all the great things I've read about him and the fact that I watched several awesome games with him in it (series vs GGplay, Savior, and Bisu), he's one of the people I root for against 90% of the current young talent in the scene. | ||
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Arterial
Australia1039 Posts
Just wanted to update everyone on how I've been going. I was reading through the "Whats with the Hostility?" thread and yeesh there's quite a lot of hating going on in there. I came to the BW forums with my head down and with a humble mindset and a lot of what the BW people are saying are right.. It makes me go =.= whenever I see a SC2 player say "BW is dead." Anyways, nowadays I watch a lot of BW games off nevake on youtube and my favourite player to watch is Savior with Jaedong being 2nd =) | ||
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blubbdavid
Switzerland2412 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/Sayle It's the Ribbon classic tournament going on: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=234923 | ||
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micromegas
Denmark171 Posts
On May 18 2011 10:38 sheaRZerg wrote: Oh also...seeing as you are familiar with SC2 you have probably heard of the infamous Day[9]... Once upon a time he did his dailies about professional brood war games, and I have always been a fan of his analysis...The games are somewhat dated by now, so I guess its up to you. link Scroll down to find the older, pre-SC2 ones. I very much miss his broodwar commentary. Just to follow up on that - I thought his analysis of Nada vs Bisu was useful (a game from 2009 if I remember correctly) even though it's dated. He talks a lot about basic unit placement and composition, long-term map control, macro choices and so forth, and seeing as TvP might be the match-up that's undergone the least change (someone please take me up on that if you'd like), it's still a useful VOD in many respects. And I think he had a much 'calmer' approach to games back then - which might or might not have something to do with he BW-SC2 transition, but regardless, more of a serene tone I'd say. | ||
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yeti
United States258 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=197538 The top 5 reasons I prefer BW to SC2 can be found in these games. | ||
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