EPTWhy We Love Brood War - Page 4
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
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iNfeRnaL
Germany1908 Posts
This game has so much energy in it; the emotions of the players, not just anger, but sadness, happiness, supreme confidence and agitation, all affect how the player performs. A misclick is devastating in agitation. A poor decision ruins players who are distracted. Everything every player does is so directly linked to him, that the game is an extension of his being. This is where personality in Brood War comes from. You can play this game a million different ways, you can focus on macro, micro, tactics or strategy, and it will always show through to your fans. They will know you and your play style. As fans, you will know your players. Fantasticly written. Very nicely put and as a former "foreign pro" I can tell how much truth is in there... mentality is the part about the game that got underestimated most often but is probably most important once you've reached a certain skill level. | ||
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Hikari
1914 Posts
I love broodwar because I love the Korean commentators. Even though I do not understand a word they say, their passion for the game transcend all barriers. Broodwar also created something which might just be a dream, a fairytale, the world of esports. | ||
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Kashll
United States1117 Posts
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
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Koka-kola
241 Posts
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letian
Germany4221 Posts
I didn't have internet till I went to University, nor did I have any skill to play with real ppl. My favourite was "show me the money" > "black sheep wall" and then I was squealing with happiness and anticipation. I didn't know that this game could be so dense and challenging as much as entertaining. Then in 2008 my friends told me "Hey do you play SC? Its fun, you know" And I said, "well yeah, it was my favorite long ago, but its old, how can it be fun?" Now is 2011 and I'm counting days till OSL Ro4 Day2) | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
And I love it more still for the untouchable skill of the pros. I can pick my favorite pro, my favorite map; I can log on and pick the same race and map the pros played on. I can push myself to the limits, use a killer build, rally a maxed army around the map, queue a shuttle to drop their expansion. Yet, the game I play will be worlds away from the one I just saw streamed from Korea. | ||
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Palmar
Iceland22633 Posts
Since then I played the game casually on and off, I never really dived into following the pro-scene, mostly just glancing whenever there were big finals or some stuff. I followed my friends through counter-strike, into world of warcraft and dota, but Starcraft always remained the game that defined myself, and while I was never anything special, my friends considered me "the guy who's good at starcraft". 10 years later, I still hate the fact that they added a delay to the release of a scarab when you dropped a reaver from a shuttle. But 10 years later I've seen heroes rise and fall in the Starcraft scene in Korea, I've seen quite a few games live and watched countless VOD's. | ||
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pyrogenetix
China5095 Posts
Brood War has really shown to what extent a computer game can be pushed to and I think that is the most interesting thing about it. There's playing sc and then there is PLAYING starcraft by today's standards and trends. Also the different shifts and eras throughout the history of bw, starting with garimto, boxer, nada, reach, yellow, july and then it was xellos, oov, chojja, savior, nalra, stork, FBH, and then now bisu, jaedong, flash, snow, hydra. So many new players came onto the scene and everyone thought they were the most groundbreaking. Then after a while a new guy would come out with something new or just have much sicker apm and the whole metagame would shift and change. It was like watching a decade long war with different commanders and generals using different strategies and tactics to fight. Being a teenager and seeing bigger and better players come out on the scene and fight against the established heavyweights at the time and take over, those were such phenomenal and magical times. The crowd, commentators, highlight videos, pimpest plays, strategy talk, ceremonies, the tears, laughter, reading live reports when streams didn't exist, all the people on teamliquid following this, it was just such a good period of time to be part of the movement. There was also this feeling that we foreign people (non koreans) were sort of the guys in the very back without seat tickets jumping up and down craning our necks to get a view of the stage. Trying to get GOM player to work, translating korean articles, live reports, private streams, leaked replays and vods, gossip etc. Teamliquid didn't have much recognition back then and everything was more or less just running on pure enthusiasm from the fans. Everything was slow and unorganized but somehow throwing a million hammers at a nail finally drove it into the wood. That movement was simply magical. If you missed it then sorry you will never experience it and will never truly understand what brood war means to those of us that lived it. | ||
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BearStorm
United States795 Posts
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chongu
Malaysia2589 Posts
In my 4 years of watching BW, I've grown to know them through their self-expressions in the game and each of them has had their moments of glory. Kwanro had his drones win him a spectacular game against Really, Movie in his out of this world PvZ builds and Upmagic at a time when terrans weren't doing well showed us pure-mech play. Rooting for a player/team through long stretches of slumps, bad news or bitter losses may make you question - whats the point of investing so much time and effort into watching? Well, the answer for me is simple. It's the love of agame and esports at its finest and we're all proud to be part of it. OZ FOR LIFE! | ||
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Black[CAT]
Malaysia2589 Posts
Brood War is mesmerizing to watch. Brood War is mesmerizing to play. Brood War is fun to watch. You can't explain the feeling. It's like an extension of the mind, no exaggeration. Win or lose, it feels awesome. | ||
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soullogik
United States1171 Posts
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popzags
Poland604 Posts
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Shana
Indonesia1814 Posts
Maybe because of the competition, the progamers. the teams, the community, I don't really know. Or maybe because everything about BW is magical and no words can explain it. | ||
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tyr
France1686 Posts
There simply isn't any other game that succeeded the test of time this well, and even though people are saying that BW is dying, I'm gonna go ahead and say that it's not a few bumps that are going to stop BW. It has already seen quite a few bumps, and it's still here today. | ||
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valaki
Hungary2476 Posts
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IceCube
Croatia1403 Posts
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