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xXFireandIceXx
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada4296 Posts
September 04 2011 02:09 GMT
#141
Brood War will forever be enshrined in history. That game brought out the best of so many heroes we know and love today
EquilasH
Profile Joined April 2009
Denmark2142 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 02:15:43
September 04 2011 02:14 GMT
#142
I fell in love with Brood War when my brother was staying up all night playing the game and I was peaking into his room every chance I got. He was a master.
Then I forgot about Brood War, only to find my brother's old Starcraft+Starcraft Brood War discs lay there on MY shelf a couple of years later, so I installed it on our newly bought Compaq PC. And this time I discovered something new. I discovered Battle.Net, and on Battle.Net I discovered Fastest. I quickly began massing fastest games with my cousins for a few months or so.
But then once again I forgot about Brood War and I entered my first Diablo 2 phase. Been through a couple of those since then.
Then in late 2008 I rediscovered Brood War and I found out about low-money maps, so I joined SC2Armory.com a bit later and from there I found out about the awesome Brood War community, both on TeamLiquid and SC2Armory. I soon learned that Brood War was a very unique game in that the excitement you get from playing or watching Brood War can not be reproduced in any other game or sport.
From here I learned everything that was Brood War - OSL, MSL, PL, WL, TSL, iCCup and most of all, the community.
I do not know a game that has as good a community as Brood War. On my journey with Brood War I got to know so many new people. Specifically in the SC2Armory hamachi channel and the TeamLiquid iCCup channel <3
In addition to that, TeamLiquid now serves as my go-to source for news or entertainment in general. I love you TeamLiquid!
However, I'm ashamed to admit that I do not watch nor play much Brood War anymore and I need to catch up on that for sure (at least the watching part).
But Brood War, you will always hold a special place in my heart.
wat
MageKirby
Profile Joined July 2009
United States535 Posts
September 04 2011 03:02 GMT
#143
I love broodwar, because of the community. I couldnt play a game for over a decade alone. Its everyone. From progamers to any other character in TL, you guys make me keep coming back to play this one game.
XXGeneration
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States625 Posts
September 04 2011 03:35 GMT
#144
Everything about Brood War just seems picture perfect to me. The game, the scene, the players, the community, the resources... I could go on and on. I feel like much of who I am now is embodied in some way by BW. Oftentimes when I'm feeling a bit discouraged, I think, "Those progamers threw everything out the window; their opportunities, their social lives, just to have a chance at their dreams."

Brood War means more than nearly everything in the world to me; like many of you that grew up playing BW, I grew up watching BW. I am quite young for a Brood War fan (if I do say so myself), so to me it feels like BW is an integral part of my life. I remember when my parents confiscated my laptop, I would go on the Wii and waste away the afternoon hours afterschool watching the newest Proleague matches on an Internet channel.

A major reason why I love BW is because it is a way for me to connect with my brother, who is 8 years older than me. One of my earliest memories is of me watching my brother sneak onto the computer to play Starcraft. Whenever he comes home from med school, it is something that I can reliably talk to; whether it be showing him epic plays or sick timings, I start feeling the magic of when I was 4 or 5 years old with him.

The day when Brood War dies is when my inner child dies.
"I was so surprised when I first played StarCraft 2. I couldn't believe that such an easy game exists... I guess the best way to attract people these days is to make things easy and simple." -Midas
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
September 26 2011 09:29 GMT
#145
Honestly chef If you asked me from the bottom of my heart since my young eyes set on my CRT and saw that I can interact with units on my screen and them having the ability to make nuclears,tanks and marines blew me away and my experience in computer gaming . Since than I was hook towards these game although than the counter strike scene was much more bigger in here in malaysia and that game took precedence over my love for bw for a while .

I think it's just natural to like a game at this caliber , clear crispy quality of units that is spectator friendly , there's no way you can't tell whats happening on the screen,heck even the creator of bw made the game just to be crazy and fun "not like trend set by today developers which commonly set out to make games with the theme of "ESPORT MATERIAL and yet it's so simple and yet so amazing ".

Just looking at unit being micro and reinforcement units being sent on the way to follow through with any rush is enough for me to get glued to lcd screen for hours .Plus knowing the players and team just adds to the magic of broodwar for me and everytime the word AHHHHHH Plague,REBBEEERRRRRRR, PACTORY, gets in my ear the whole world could be at war and I wouldn't give a damn as starcraft bw comes first over anything .

Probably my view as a fan maybe fanatic but these game has transceded to me beyond being just a game , It has the capability of landing yourself prestige,wife,money and tell me any other gamers who are able to reach that high point of life other than starcraft players ?.I think starcraft has conquer my imagination and I even dream of destroying stork,bisu,flash," insert name here " in a msl .

Bw will always to me be a game that I love till I die ,no peer pressure or anything Is going to put off the flame for these game in me , It's going to keep on burning .
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
LeibSaiLeib
Profile Joined October 2010
173 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-26 14:31:57
September 26 2011 14:30 GMT
#146
bw wont last with this attitude, bw forums are saying goodbye allready, dont do that its disgusting i dont wanna read bw forums anymore.

And yes BW (jangbiii) is only thing i try to watch even if it costs me a important lecture.

EDIT: i still remember time of holy war and how boxer beat young flash etc (klazart lol). In that time forums were filled with life and discussion about bw players and events, not about how good bw is and how bw is better then anything, how bw is better then sc2.
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
September 26 2011 15:17 GMT
#147
On September 26 2011 23:30 LeibSaiLeib wrote:
bw wont last with this attitude, bw forums are saying goodbye allready, dont do that its disgusting i dont wanna read bw forums anymore.

And yes BW (jangbiii) is only thing i try to watch even if it costs me a important lecture.

EDIT: i still remember time of holy war and how boxer beat young flash etc (klazart lol). In that time forums were filled with life and discussion about bw players and events, not about how good bw is and how bw is better then anything, how bw is better then sc2.


Just to highlight the point of your post.
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
Chux
Profile Joined June 2009
Peru255 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-26 15:53:38
September 26 2011 15:51 GMT
#148
The Chills, guys! The Chills!
I never tought I would feel like that way while watching a game! I used to think that this feeling was reserved for those amazing music concerts where musicians showed me all their dedication, work, skill, passion and love in their performances.
But later i understood my chills: Progamers just are showing me the same things, not through a musical instrument, but through this amazing game.
MSL 2052-2053, here we go!
Zer atai
Profile Joined September 2011
United States691 Posts
September 26 2011 16:07 GMT
#149
"YellOw's Silver Crown" I will never forget
Want to sport eSports? Disable adblock. P.S. En Taro Adun!!
JediGamer
Profile Joined August 2010
United States656 Posts
September 26 2011 16:26 GMT
#150
Don't forget the .... music duh!
http://www.z33k.com/starcraft2/coach/sc2coaching Tastosis Approved Coaching
SaLaYa
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States363 Posts
September 26 2011 17:30 GMT
#151
I wish I got into Brood War even earlier than I did!

Good things never last long enough! <3 BW.
Cornell 2014 // eYe_am_SaSsY
57 Corvette
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada5941 Posts
September 26 2011 17:36 GMT
#152
Reavers

Without them, BW would be incomplete.
Survival is winning, everything else is bullshit.
OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-28 12:28:25
September 26 2011 18:06 GMT
#153
I watch BW for the emphatic GG after an epic game. So much tension and drama builds up in the game, and it all erupts at the end with a GG. The crowd explodes into cheers and squeals of nerdgasms. The commentators explode into GG like it's the last words they'll ever roar out of their lungs. I echo the GG like I was in that very booth, playing - marching my valiant Protoss warriors into battle, throwing down thunderous storms, and landing massive scarab bombs - the GG have been served justice, and then I need new pants and then I truly know inside, this is why I love BW.

GG
[TLMS] REBOOT
0neder
Profile Joined July 2009
United States3733 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-26 18:39:02
September 26 2011 18:38 GMT
#154
After watching OGN broadcast SC2 for the first time, I have to say part of the reason I love watching BW was the exciting commentators, the presentation, the great observer, and not seeing progress bars so that matches actually have suspense and uncertainty.
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37055 Posts
September 26 2011 18:57 GMT
#155
Honestly.... I fail to see how anyone could dislike BroodWar..... It's like the sexiest thing ever..... And I honestly never wish to see it die
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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Witten
Profile Joined January 2011
United States2094 Posts
September 28 2011 01:43 GMT
#156
I love Broodwar because every time I log on I realize how bad I am at it, and how I'm much much better at Starcraft 2. Then I play a few games of Broodwar and go back to Starcraft 2 and play 5 times better. I love watching high-level brood war because it offers the best games. I wish there were more/better English language streams for pro-league and the like, but I still watch Broodwar when I can.
I love Broodwar because I grew up with it. I love Broodwar because of Sayle.

And I love watching NeoGSoulkey do crazy shit with zerg.
Brood War Forever / NA's premiere Shadow Shaman player / Courier Collector / Bot Game Champion / Highly amateur Mystical Ninja Goemon Speedrunner
FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10253 Posts
September 28 2011 02:01 GMT
#157
Why do we love Brood War? Because of the adrenaline rush you get when you play. The feeling you get when your opponent types in those two letters. "GG". Maybe it's the fact that somehow, Brood War brings us together, a family.
You know it was on a drive to a friend's house when I bought Starcraft Expansion Pack. I remember a friend told me about this game. It look amazing, simply fascinating. Yet, so difficult. I wanted to challenge myself, and a challenge I got. I remember those days, skipping through campaign mode, being a complete noob, all the while thinking to myself, HELL YEAH IM SO PRO! Using cheat codes everywhere, typing in "There is no cow level" to every single one of the campaign levels and thinking I had truly beaten Brood War. I remember those Fastest and BGH games I would always play, never daring to even attempt to go into low-money. But one day I did, I played low-money and boy what a "WTF" face I had the whole game. I couldn't get 10 barracks in the first 3 minutes of the game, get 10 hatcheries in the first 3 minutes of the game... But I wanted to get better, to be so good. So that's when I got hooked to this beautiful game. And the very first pro-game I ever watched, never to forget...



It seems so long ago. I was just 10 years old. But I've always come back to this game, one way or another. TL is my second home, always somewhere where I can take comfort in. Yet, it's also like a parent, strict and enforces these rules upon us. But it seems that I welcomed it. Even though I've been banned before and warned before, I felt good about it. I felt that I was being helped back on my feet. Back to where I used to be. Back to where I belonged.

I still will never understand how I truly got hooked to this game. I even feel a strong irony emitting from this. I lived in California my entire life, until 10 years old. Then everything changed. I met my next door neighbor how had this. And I still remember myself complaining to my parents "I DONT WANT TO MOVE!!! I LOVE CALIFORNIA!!!" Little did I know, I would consider this move the greatest move of my life. Because without it, I wouldn't have known the existence of this game. I wouldn't have known of this great community, Teamliquid. That is why I love this game. That, is why I love Brood War.
Writer#1 KT and FlaSh Fanboy || Woo Jung Ho Never Forget || Teamliquid Political Decision Desk
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Gregsen
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Germany667 Posts
September 28 2011 03:17 GMT
#158
We can't allow this beautiful sport to die. It is part of our life and has been a part of korean culture for a decade. I'm really glad that Kespa is finally taking countermeasures to all the team disbandings.
Boycott Activision whenever, wherever you can.
Relickey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States145 Posts
September 28 2011 03:46 GMT
#159
I started playing broodwar when I was 8 or so, but I justed played UMS and money maps. Even back when I was 8 I never really thought one race was better than the other races, so back then I could see a balanced game. I never knew about competitive gaming until 2007, when I first started watching BroodWar. I was so enthralled by the fact that these people play games for money, and devote their life to it. Before BW I never played a game for more than a year, but here I am still playing it for 4 years. I love broodwar so much, it is the greatest spectator sport I've ever had the pleasure to watch.
Beaches and shores
-Duderino-
Profile Joined July 2011
United States80 Posts
September 28 2011 04:10 GMT
#160
I love broodwar because even though the party has moved over to star 2, bw still has loyal fans.
The Dude abides.
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