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TMNT
Profile Joined January 2021
3112 Posts
May 09 2022 20:43 GMT
#8361
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?
TrimlabKeto1
Profile Joined May 2022
1 Post
Last Edited: 2022-05-10 04:15:28
May 10 2022 04:15 GMT
#8362
Bot edit.

User was banned for this post.
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4228 Posts
May 10 2022 05:43 GMT
#8363
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.
odi profanum vulgus et arceo
rogerlewis767
Profile Joined May 2022
1 Post
May 10 2022 06:13 GMT
#8364
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TMNT
Profile Joined January 2021
3112 Posts
May 10 2022 22:05 GMT
#8365
On May 10 2022 14:43 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.

There's no chance lol. They're all there for money and entertainment. Most of the students are girls anyway and all of them will just drop the game once this college thing cools down. Pro level BW will just die when all the top players right now get old enough.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26223 Posts
May 10 2022 22:15 GMT
#8366
What’s the standard like in this whole college thing anyway?

It sounds cool as some varied side content but if what people are saying in this thread is correct it’s the main attraction at the moment?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8778 Posts
May 11 2022 00:29 GMT
#8367
the standard varies wildly as the students are grouped into tiers. its basically a tournament consisting of full amateur teams with players of corresponding ranks (similar to ladder ranks) vs each other. you can have the "professors" vs each other too but theyre not the bulk of the content
M3t4PhYzX
Profile Joined March 2019
Poland4228 Posts
May 11 2022 11:43 GMT
#8368
On May 11 2022 07:05 TMNT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2022 14:43 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.

There's no chance lol. They're all there for money and entertainment. Most of the students are girls anyway and all of them will just drop the game once this college thing cools down. Pro level BW will just die when all the top players right now get old enough.

well.. that's bleak af..
odi profanum vulgus et arceo
redknights
Profile Joined December 2021
206 Posts
May 11 2022 14:11 GMT
#8369
On May 11 2022 07:05 TMNT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2022 14:43 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.

There's no chance lol. They're all there for money and entertainment. Most of the students are girls anyway and all of them will just drop the game once this college thing cools down. Pro level BW will just die when all the top players right now get old enough.

Not sure BW will die necessarily but it is telling that the top players now are almost all programers in their late 20s early 30s who were around during BW glory years

Look at the age distribution among the top pros:

1989 - Bisu, Best,
1990 - Light, Hero, Jaedong, Queen
1991 - Rush, Soulkey
1992 - Flash, Action, Rain, Sharp
1993 - JyJ, Snow
1994 - Mini
1995 - Royal, Soma

(Effort and Larva excluded as they don't participate in ASL anymore)

While the 1989-1990 group is proving you can still be a top tier player in your 30s (and even win championships), look how the talent pool just plummets starting 1993 and is nonexistent starting 1996

Soma is literally the only amateur to pro BW success story in existence

I can't really think of anyone right now (amateur or pro) who is young and seems ready to join the top tier like Royal and Soma have done. Also factor in that Royal and Soma still have to fulfill their military obligations.

Protoss in particular are screwed once Best and Bisu get too old - you basically have Mini and Snow left. Rain has complained that playing in ASL hurts his hands so I don't think it's surprising if he never plays in ASL again. I just don't really see YSC (1993) or Ruin (1995) being all that good tbh

Even the SC2 pros who are dabbling in BW aren't young either: Dear (1994) Parting (1994) sOs (1993)

So the big question... are we going to see top-tier BW talent born after 1996? Seems bleak rn for sure, let's enjoy it while it lasts....
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8778 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-11 17:09:08
May 11 2022 17:08 GMT
#8370
soma isnt even a true amateur. he never played official matches but he was a practice partner at stx soul for a time, so dunno why people think hes some legendary 0-100 fairytale case.
its obvious that pro bw will fade. its straight up impossible for anyone not from that era to play to that standard
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3690 Posts
May 11 2022 20:13 GMT
#8371
When Blizzard/Kespa switched to SC2 right after the savior scandal, that was the worst thing that could ever happen to a game. BW survived that, it'll surive w/e else is to come. Idk how people can still doubt this game after almost 25 years. It is eternal.
Academy content is good. Anything educational is always appreciated.
ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1148 Posts
May 12 2022 08:21 GMT
#8372
to ensure bw longevity you guys can teach your kids how to play so that he/she can eventually beat 50 year old flash one day
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8778 Posts
May 12 2022 08:41 GMT
#8373
im 99% sure 50 yr old flash would still win
[sc1f]eonzerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Belgium6794 Posts
May 12 2022 12:06 GMT
#8374
On May 11 2022 23:11 redknights wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2022 07:05 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 14:43 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.

There's no chance lol. They're all there for money and entertainment. Most of the students are girls anyway and all of them will just drop the game once this college thing cools down. Pro level BW will just die when all the top players right now get old enough.

Not sure BW will die necessarily but it is telling that the top players now are almost all programers in their late 20s early 30s who were around during BW glory years

Look at the age distribution among the top pros:

1989 - Bisu, Best,
1990 - Light, Hero, Jaedong, Queen
1991 - Rush, Soulkey
1992 - Flash, Action, Rain, Sharp
1993 - JyJ, Snow
1994 - Mini
1995 - Royal, Soma

(Effort and Larva excluded as they don't participate in ASL anymore)

While the 1989-1990 group is proving you can still be a top tier player in your 30s (and even win championships), look how the talent pool just plummets starting 1993 and is nonexistent starting 1996

Soma is literally the only amateur to pro BW success story in existence

I can't really think of anyone right now (amateur or pro) who is young and seems ready to join the top tier like Royal and Soma have done. Also factor in that Royal and Soma still have to fulfill their military obligations.

Protoss in particular are screwed once Best and Bisu get too old - you basically have Mini and Snow left. Rain has complained that playing in ASL hurts his hands so I don't think it's surprising if he never plays in ASL again. I just don't really see YSC (1993) or Ruin (1995) being all that good tbh

Even the SC2 pros who are dabbling in BW aren't young either: Dear (1994) Parting (1994) sOs (1993)

So the big question... are we going to see top-tier BW talent born after 1996? Seems bleak rn for sure, let's enjoy it while it lasts....

If you consider Ruin all he does is play fastest maps.I would say he is pretty good.I have seen the guy using the 3 races in a single game.Crazy to watch honestly.He actually makes a living from that and he has a big community.So it makes sense he doesnt really put effort in 1v1.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26223 Posts
May 12 2022 12:06 GMT
#8375
I love the mental image of all these BW guys ending up in a retirement home and just grinding out games against each other
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
t2azor
Profile Joined April 2017
32 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-12 14:41:46
May 12 2022 14:28 GMT
#8376
My experience today logging in.....

I joined a 1v1 FS melee game on USWEST and when the game started my scv worker instantly built and my opponent snap quit and then right after i was logged out of bnet and couldn't log back on... WTF is goin on these days


how is it possible that the triggers were rigged in a melee setting game ( zero build time for scv worker....) OH YEA my opponent raced terran too..... i randomed terran.....

https://www.mediafire.com/file/0z8dnm0ge6cej78/CHeating_D-day1.rep/file


EDIT
nvm it was UMS setting i think
TMNT
Profile Joined January 2021
3112 Posts
May 12 2022 16:28 GMT
#8377
On May 12 2022 21:06 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2022 23:11 redknights wrote:
On May 11 2022 07:05 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 14:43 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.

There's no chance lol. They're all there for money and entertainment. Most of the students are girls anyway and all of them will just drop the game once this college thing cools down. Pro level BW will just die when all the top players right now get old enough.

Not sure BW will die necessarily but it is telling that the top players now are almost all programers in their late 20s early 30s who were around during BW glory years

Look at the age distribution among the top pros:

1989 - Bisu, Best,
1990 - Light, Hero, Jaedong, Queen
1991 - Rush, Soulkey
1992 - Flash, Action, Rain, Sharp
1993 - JyJ, Snow
1994 - Mini
1995 - Royal, Soma

(Effort and Larva excluded as they don't participate in ASL anymore)

While the 1989-1990 group is proving you can still be a top tier player in your 30s (and even win championships), look how the talent pool just plummets starting 1993 and is nonexistent starting 1996

Soma is literally the only amateur to pro BW success story in existence

I can't really think of anyone right now (amateur or pro) who is young and seems ready to join the top tier like Royal and Soma have done. Also factor in that Royal and Soma still have to fulfill their military obligations.

Protoss in particular are screwed once Best and Bisu get too old - you basically have Mini and Snow left. Rain has complained that playing in ASL hurts his hands so I don't think it's surprising if he never plays in ASL again. I just don't really see YSC (1993) or Ruin (1995) being all that good tbh

Even the SC2 pros who are dabbling in BW aren't young either: Dear (1994) Parting (1994) sOs (1993)

So the big question... are we going to see top-tier BW talent born after 1996? Seems bleak rn for sure, let's enjoy it while it lasts....

If you consider Ruin all he does is play fastest maps.I would say he is pretty good.I have seen the guy using the 3 races in a single game.Crazy to watch honestly.He actually makes a living from that and he has a big community.So it makes sense he doesnt really put effort in 1v1.

The player you're describing is Brain aka Sea.KH. Not Ruin. But yeah he's such a talent, from playing fastest to beating Light and Soulkey the last time he played ASL. Too bad he didn't stick with 1v1 after that. If he carried on he'd probably be in the top 5 Protoss right now. But he's not that young either (born in 1993).
[sc1f]eonzerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Belgium6794 Posts
May 12 2022 17:49 GMT
#8378
On May 13 2022 01:28 TMNT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 12 2022 21:06 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
On May 11 2022 23:11 redknights wrote:
On May 11 2022 07:05 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 14:43 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.

There's no chance lol. They're all there for money and entertainment. Most of the students are girls anyway and all of them will just drop the game once this college thing cools down. Pro level BW will just die when all the top players right now get old enough.

Not sure BW will die necessarily but it is telling that the top players now are almost all programers in their late 20s early 30s who were around during BW glory years

Look at the age distribution among the top pros:

1989 - Bisu, Best,
1990 - Light, Hero, Jaedong, Queen
1991 - Rush, Soulkey
1992 - Flash, Action, Rain, Sharp
1993 - JyJ, Snow
1994 - Mini
1995 - Royal, Soma

(Effort and Larva excluded as they don't participate in ASL anymore)

While the 1989-1990 group is proving you can still be a top tier player in your 30s (and even win championships), look how the talent pool just plummets starting 1993 and is nonexistent starting 1996

Soma is literally the only amateur to pro BW success story in existence

I can't really think of anyone right now (amateur or pro) who is young and seems ready to join the top tier like Royal and Soma have done. Also factor in that Royal and Soma still have to fulfill their military obligations.

Protoss in particular are screwed once Best and Bisu get too old - you basically have Mini and Snow left. Rain has complained that playing in ASL hurts his hands so I don't think it's surprising if he never plays in ASL again. I just don't really see YSC (1993) or Ruin (1995) being all that good tbh

Even the SC2 pros who are dabbling in BW aren't young either: Dear (1994) Parting (1994) sOs (1993)

So the big question... are we going to see top-tier BW talent born after 1996? Seems bleak rn for sure, let's enjoy it while it lasts....

If you consider Ruin all he does is play fastest maps.I would say he is pretty good.I have seen the guy using the 3 races in a single game.Crazy to watch honestly.He actually makes a living from that and he has a big community.So it makes sense he doesnt really put effort in 1v1.

The player you're describing is Brain aka Sea.KH. Not Ruin. But yeah he's such a talent, from playing fastest to beating Light and Soulkey the last time he played ASL. Too bad he didn't stick with 1v1 after that. If he carried on he'd probably be in the top 5 Protoss right now. But he's not that young either (born in 1993).

You are right. I dunno why i thought Ruin was the fastest player O_o
Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2105 Posts
May 13 2022 11:37 GMT
#8379
the starcraft orchestra is back

WriterDefeating a sandwich only makes it tastier. @imjustziggy
TornadoSteve
Profile Joined March 2018
1101 Posts
May 15 2022 09:50 GMT
#8380
On May 11 2022 07:05 TMNT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2022 14:43 M3t4PhYzX wrote:
On May 10 2022 05:43 TMNT wrote:
On May 10 2022 04:09 Lorch wrote:
Anyone know if ASTL is happening any time soon?

Not gonna happen any time soon I'm afraid. The college tournament is pulling insane amount of view that even an ASL final can only dream of. In that case, who wants to organize ASTL anyway?

well.. that sucks.. I mean.. maybe theres a chance that it will be a new blood transfer into BW in the future, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.

There's no chance lol. They're all there for money and entertainment. Most of the students are girls anyway and all of them will just drop the game once this college thing cools down. Pro level BW will just die when all the top players right now get old enough.


Pro level BW will not die, but will certainly fall down quite a bit when top players of the current era will retires. Early 2000, when Kasparov retired, chess was not a super popular game. All it took was one little guy to get it back on the map. Lets hope for a MG bonjwa to emerge right in time :D
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