Killer and Brave retire - Page 6
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storkfan
493 Posts
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storkfan
493 Posts
On May 18 2012 04:16 SonZHi wrote: They're not stating the actual reason because they're just trying to be polite and do not wish to hamper the future developments of OGN's Proleague for their team members. Starcraft Broodwar progamers did not choose their career solely due to money or fame. If you've been around long enough to know the history of Starcraft progaming, then you'd have remembered how the progamers were all practically dirt poor at some point, relying on ₩230 instant foods as daily meals, and just starting to transition into living in puny teamhouses with cheap computers (which, thankfully, could run SCBW perfectly due to the low requirements: P1 90MHZ, 16MB RAM, 640x480 display) to practice SCBW every day. If they actually wanted money, they'd have chosen a different career path like medicine or engineering. They chose Starcraft progaming because they loved the game, believed they had the exceptional skills to entertain the audiences with, and wished to make a career out of it. Unfortunately, they were forced to switch to the game-which-cannot-be-named, had several months to try it out, and decided that they could not apply their skills and find the enjoyment in a game that's more user-friendly and based on coin-flip ball battles. Blizzard does not have the same developers, designers and composers that they had back in 1998, which is why they cannot mimic similar gameplay mechanics and graphics from SCBW. It's an entirely different game, future retirements from current progamers are inevitable, and the situation can't be helped. Look, at amateur level its for fun. At pro level.. very few people even progamers can enjoy gaming if they have to grind at it for 12 hours a day. At that point, it doesnt matter what the actual gameplay mechanics are like, you just purely gotta force yourself to do it for the wins, glory, money, fans. Those are the only things that can motivate to play, not gameplay. | ||
GenesisX
Canada4267 Posts
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hellbound
United Kingdom2242 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
On May 18 2012 05:05 storkfan wrote: Look, at amateur level its for fun. At pro level.. very few people even progamers can enjoy gaming if they have to grind at it for 12 hours a day. At that point, it doesnt matter what the actual gameplay mechanics are like, you just purely gotta force yourself to do it for the wins, glory, money, fans. Those are the only things that can motivate to play, not gameplay. Hwanni have stated that at the ESTRO days, when he would get up in the morning around 4 o clock am, Action would still be up practicing because the game was so fun. | ||
aRyuujin
United States5049 Posts
killer left i was hoping for him in sc2 | ||
Chef
10810 Posts
![]() including a loss of interest in progaming AKA SC2 ;p | ||
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Harem
United States11390 Posts
On May 18 2012 04:59 Ryo wrote: No you're not dreaming. I just wish Afreeca streams were more accessible to people with foreign IPs. They can dual stream to twitch through Afreeca. (Minho did this but stopped because English too hard) God fucking damn it. | ||
Ryo
8787 Posts
On May 18 2012 05:33 Harem wrote: They can dual stream to twitch through Afreeca. (Minho did this but stopped because English too hard) God fucking damn it. I have problems watching twitch too. ![]() Sad day. Seriously. | ||
Vasoline73
United States7751 Posts
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Jongl0
631 Posts
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Captain Peabody
United States3091 Posts
![]() I feel like this transition is playing hell with a lot of progamers. I've said it once, I'll say it again, but forcing all pro-gamers to practice two games at the same time is not only bad for game quality, it's stressful, painful, and difficult as kark for the players. It's just not fun, not positive, not nice, period. This is really a terribly stressful time to be a progamer, and the blame is pretty much squarely on Kespa. I'd be very surprised if these are the only retirements we see. If you're going to switch to SC2, then switch to SC2 and let the players practice it. Don't make their lives horrible just because you're trying to hedge your karking bets. | ||
amazingoopah
United States1925 Posts
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CFRD119
United States97 Posts
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radadaundandan
Bulgaria3148 Posts
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Apex
United States7226 Posts
The point about potential further retirements scares me too. | ||
Chef
10810 Posts
On May 18 2012 06:33 Apex wrote: Well that sucks. Hope Killer/Brave find success in their post-gaming careers. The point about potential further retirements scares me too. What is there to be so scared about tho? Even if they stay there is no real BW. Whether they go on to play SC2 or watch paint dry, you can probably still follow them. The worst has already happened, now it is just the embers of a ruined town. + Show Spoiler + ok, so maybe if they play sc2 it's easier to follow them since they're still in the limelight... but it won't be the same player you knew or give you the same reasons for following them | ||
Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
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Tru_m4n
162 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
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