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Taurent
Canada401 Posts
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NonYold
United States2814 Posts
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SolaR-
United States2685 Posts
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SojT
United States789 Posts
i don't think replays are killing the game rather forcing people to be more creative and in that case it encourages people to play and develope better strats/stuff. So, imho i think that replays/vods/etc help bw to thrive. | ||
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iamke55
United States2806 Posts
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HiaTuS.
Australia235 Posts
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EchoOfRain
United States516 Posts
On February 16 2005 09:34 Taurent wrote: Anyone else thinking replays and guides are killing the game ? I explain : now you don't even have to think or be any smart to be good at this game. Just watch replays, FPVOD, guides, play some and you can become good... So few people now try hard finding strategies and counters, and when they do find a something good, they do it and the replay will spread everywhere and everybody will do it. Well, to good players that kind of stuff is basics. Starcraft is all about adjustments and how you react to your opponet. This can't cant be taught from replays. You make it sound like you can watch replays and somehow know how to win. It doesnt matter how many Nada replays you watch, you won't be able to play like him without real game expierence. I still see many replays, especially pvz of gosus and while i learn something from them i know that i wouldnt be able to do that. Its best to play with your own style and learn how to win games within your limitations. Newbies who watch replays over and over again and try to copy them often learn even slower than those who never watch replays and just play many games. So no I disagree with you. What it does do is lower the learning curve a great deal. Back when i first started it was very difficult to get better. Now learning the basics is very easy but it isn't any easier to become really good. There's a difference between seeing something, and understanding what you see. | ||
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EchoOfRain
United States516 Posts
On February 16 2005 09:51 iamke55 wrote: It's impossible to copy because only people at Nada's level are lazy enough not to cannon their mineral line. what a stupid comment..-- | ||
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KorvspaD
Sweden468 Posts
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ras
Germany385 Posts
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jtan
Sweden5891 Posts
+ that replays keeps the game alive too + that you can keep memories of ur games But I don't like guides... | ||
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LazySCV
United States2942 Posts
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wishterran
United States1045 Posts
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Eatme
Switzerland3919 Posts
SC/BW is still fun and replays did not change that to the negative, at least not for me. | ||
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Raidern
Brazil3811 Posts
 also, being smart you'll a lot more than a stupid guy everyday theres something new coming up in BW you know | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22251 Posts
On February 16 2005 10:33 LaZyScV wrote: Agreed. You don't learn why, how, and when to do certain things from replays. You really only learn how to do the builds, which you don't know how to switch the person you're playing is doing something different than the guy in replay, etc.. Yep... There is a whole class of people I typically refer to as "repwatchers"... they seem good, they use good BOs, and do lots of standard upper level tricks and what not... but then you get down to it, throw them a curve ball, and they're FUCKED, because all they know is what they've seen from reps. They don't actually understand the game at all, they just know how it's usually played by watching reps. Now you can mistake repwatchers for good players every now and then when they may use a build that just happens to beat yours, but most of them will follow the same builds every game (regardless of positions or what they scout), and it's easy to throw them off by doing something out of the ordinary and unexpected, and they litterally are just lost at what to do next. Just because someone watches a lot of reps/VODs, doesn't mean they'll be a good player, or even really know what they're doing, because they won't understand WHY they're doing anything. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
 Like some people like watching football or basketball games. Yes, I agree with a lot of what you guys have said in this thread. Reps will only help you learn bo's and other not as important things, but won't teach you to actually play better. You won't know how to do something if your opponent doesn't play like the people who you watch in the replays. | ||
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SchOOl_VicTIm
Greece2394 Posts
I only wish pro's (even retired ones, who don't have the excuse of not having the time to deal with "trivial stuff") would care more about sharing their knowledge, it would only be to the game's and the community benefit.. =/ | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22251 Posts
On February 16 2005 16:07 SchOOl_VicTIm wrote: I only wish pro's (even retired ones, who don't have the excuse of not having the time to deal with "trivial stuff") would care more about sharing their knowledge, it would only be to the game's and the community benefit.. =/ Eh, I think there would be only so much they could tell anyhow. So so so much of this game is based on experience. | ||
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Hautamaki
Canada1311 Posts
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Empyrean
16962 Posts
I wish you were a Zerg player ;( I think tsu killed himself. That's a bad thing because he helped me a lot when I just started out. If I started with a Zerg guide written by both of you I'd be so much better. Then again, maybe not. But it's still a nice thought. | ||
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SchOOl_VicTIm
Greece2394 Posts
On February 16 2005 17:21 Empyrean wrote: I think tsu killed himself. seriously?? :O wtf? | ||
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