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On April 18 2017 04:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
does anyone remember when the entire KTF team smurfed on wgtour and people were trying to figure out who they were based on replays
that was one of the funnest threads, Nada was like 33-3 with very few games going over 20 minutes, Yellow was like 99-7 or something insane
i remember some similar discussions back when koreans played ICCup, smurfed and most likely acc shared. But not from WGT times, no. ^^
Must have been fun tho.
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Norway28894 Posts
On April 18 2017 04:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
does anyone remember when the entire KTF team smurfed on wgtour and people were trying to figure out who they were based on replays
that was one of the funnest threads, Nada was like 33-3 with very few games going over 20 minutes, Yellow was like 99-7 or something insane
I remember that. There was a real KTF team smurfing, but there was a fake toona SG team also. And I actually think about equally many people thought Froz smurfing as Nada was the real Nada - Froz was 30-0 or whatever with 300+ apm every game, and the rest of us (I was Salmosa!) had 30-1 - ish records as well.
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On April 16 2017 20:56 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Oh! That's another cool memory. RomAD, the official BWChart hotkey savant who knew like every single korean progamer that played on ICCUP because they'd send him his replays and he'd tell them who the smurfs they played against were...
seriously Romad is a legend. I still have no idea how he did that
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On April 18 2017 05:24 blabber wrote:Show nested quote +On April 16 2017 20:56 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Oh! That's another cool memory. RomAD, the official BWChart hotkey savant who knew like every single korean progamer that played on ICCUP because they'd send him his replays and he'd tell them who the smurfs they played against were...
seriously Romad is a legend. I still have no idea how he did that
it's pretty easy, i proved an SC2 NA smurf was Mvp and no one believed me, then he used the account a few months later in a tournament
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It's so endearing to see just how excited everyone got when The Korean Players showed up on our servers to say hello.
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On April 18 2017 05:31 jalstar wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2017 05:24 blabber wrote:On April 16 2017 20:56 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Oh! That's another cool memory. RomAD, the official BWChart hotkey savant who knew like every single korean progamer that played on ICCUP because they'd send him his replays and he'd tell them who the smurfs they played against were...
seriously Romad is a legend. I still have no idea how he did that it's pretty easy, i proved an SC2 NA smurf was Mvp and no one believed me, then he used the account a few months later in a tournament
Not trying to put down what you did but Romad knew almost every pro's hotkey signatures it seemed. You could post a replay on the "iCCup who is who" topic of you vs. some high level Korean, and he'd be able to just glance at the BWChart of the replay and tell you who you played assuming it was a progamer. It was crazy how good he was at it
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Norway28894 Posts
Yeah romad's hotkey signature recognition bordered on savant-level. Now, having replays of one player using two different nicknames and comparing them and seeing that hey, these are the same players, that's pretty easy. It's not easy to seemingly have 500 of those signatures memorized.
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On April 18 2017 05:50 GoShox wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2017 05:31 jalstar wrote:On April 18 2017 05:24 blabber wrote:On April 16 2017 20:56 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Oh! That's another cool memory. RomAD, the official BWChart hotkey savant who knew like every single korean progamer that played on ICCUP because they'd send him his replays and he'd tell them who the smurfs they played against were...
seriously Romad is a legend. I still have no idea how he did that it's pretty easy, i proved an SC2 NA smurf was Mvp and no one believed me, then he used the account a few months later in a tournament Not trying to put down what you did but Romad knew almost every pro's hotkey signatures it seemed. You could post a replay on the "iCCup who is who" topic of you vs. some high level Korean, and he'd be able to just glance at the BWChart of the replay and tell you who you played assuming it was a progamer. It was crazy how good he was at it
Yeah I didn't have anything memorized, just compared it to existing reps. Romad could apparently look at it and know.
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Wasn't NaDa SkyInTheSea and wasn't he hacking? :D
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Norway28894 Posts
Nada was skyinthesea. I do actually vaguely recollect something about some of the smurfing koreans being caught hacking but I'm not certain enough to confirm nada was one of them.
He also lost against Liquid`Venice during that wgtour run, which I genuinely believe is the only time progamer Nada ever lost against a player with less than a third of his apm.
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I'm really excited for a resurgence of BW. I was just getting into my stride in BW (only D+) when SC2 beta hit and I swapped. SC2 always felt flawed though, and I'd blamed Deathballs for it. What Day9 goes over in this clip expands on that, and does a good job explaining why SC2 feels as hollow as it does to me.
BW always felt like it let you play a lot more how you wanted to, letting your skills show through, whichever area of the game they're in.
Not having played for years, and with a tonne of SC2 bad habits, I'm expecting to get absolutely thrashed for a while, but I'm looking forward to it.
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Just as a hardcore-casual sc player coming from bw and then to sc2, I am pretty excited about Day9's return. Coming back to bw is beautiful thing. I missed the wonky pathing, the demanding mechanics, the small army positional skirmishes, and the actual transitions from early, to mid, to late game. All of the unique micro tricks and the godly macro and macro army control of the top Koreans. Its extremely nostalgic and I am very excited and can't wait to play SC Remastered.
I remember the transition from bw to sc2 and Day9 was a huge part of that history including countless others. Much respect to him and all the other content creators that have dedicated their lives and lively-hoods to the best game on Earth. Its what keeps it exciting and fun to watch as well as to play. I am sure day9 can definitely grab a bunch of new players from other games such as dota2 and other games he plays to the scr scene. Its not a bad thing.
The divided comments early in this thread is just a testament to how powerful this game is and how passionate people can get over an old school rts. I will for one watch all of the hardcore bw/sc2 streamers and players if and when they make a transition to scr but at the same time I will continue to watch sc2 streamers that I enjoy watching from a personality perspective.
I am most excited about Bisu and friends grabbing a hold of a copy of scr and doing what they do best.
Here's to another 20 years.
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Broodwar is that Jazz teacher from Whiplash
While Sc2 is the kind and supportive (but empty) Father
Both are fine and terrible in their own ways.
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On April 18 2017 08:36 Broodwar4lyf wrote:
Broodwar is that Jazz teacher from Whiplash
While Sc2 is the kind and supportive (but empty) Father
Both are fine and terrible in their own ways.
I don't know if I'd really invite comparisons between BW and a physically and psychologically abusive maniac, but okay. People being afraid of BW is one of it's biggest flaws right now
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United States12252 Posts
On April 16 2017 02:58 Hot_Bid wrote:Show nested quote +On April 15 2017 15:33 ninazerg wrote:
I like how he's like "StarCraft is the best game ever!", "I've been playing it since 5th grade!", "I can't wait for Brood War to come out!"
...dude, you left for SC2. he "left" for SC2? games aren't a monogamous relationship, you can play and watch multiple and have ebbs and flows of which ones you play more. Day9 especially can't "stay faithful" (lmao) to Brood War because you simply can't make a living doing it outside Korea. You expect him to beg for food or something because of a misguided notion to never touch another game again? imagine how stupid this mentality would be when applied to literally any other interest or hobby. “I have not watched any True Blood because I am a loyal Game of Thrones fan,” said one StarCraft player. “Though maybe I can watch both shows and not Mad Men because I’m an HBO fan and not an AMC fan. Or maybe I can watch all of them and not The Avengers Age of Ultron because I’m a TV fan. Wait maybe I can watch all of that and not read books because I’m a digital media fan. Or maybe I can do all of that but not listen to music because I am a fan of things I see with my eyes. I have decided to watch all shows with the sound off because I am very loyal to my sense of sight.”
Says the Dota 2 sellout.
I mean the Smash sellout.
I mean the Mafia sellout.
I mean...
Good points. FACTS!
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Braavos36402 Posts
On April 18 2017 09:27 Excalibur_Z wrote:Show nested quote +On April 16 2017 02:58 Hot_Bid wrote:On April 15 2017 15:33 ninazerg wrote:
I like how he's like "StarCraft is the best game ever!", "I've been playing it since 5th grade!", "I can't wait for Brood War to come out!"
...dude, you left for SC2. he "left" for SC2? games aren't a monogamous relationship, you can play and watch multiple and have ebbs and flows of which ones you play more. Day9 especially can't "stay faithful" (lmao) to Brood War because you simply can't make a living doing it outside Korea. You expect him to beg for food or something because of a misguided notion to never touch another game again? imagine how stupid this mentality would be when applied to literally any other interest or hobby. “I have not watched any True Blood because I am a loyal Game of Thrones fan,” said one StarCraft player. “Though maybe I can watch both shows and not Mad Men because I’m an HBO fan and not an AMC fan. Or maybe I can watch all of them and not The Avengers Age of Ultron because I’m a TV fan. Wait maybe I can watch all of that and not read books because I’m a digital media fan. Or maybe I can do all of that but not listen to music because I am a fan of things I see with my eyes. I have decided to watch all shows with the sound off because I am very loyal to my sense of sight.” Says the Dota 2 sellout. I mean the Smash sellout. I mean the Mafia sellout. I mean... Good points. FACTS!
im coming back for the cash grab XD
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ALLEYCAT BLUES51449 Posts
wow scummy as hell
##Vote: Hot_Bid
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Wait the Dota 2 Hot Bid and Starcraft 2 Hot Bid are the same?
Always thought the Dota 2 Hot Bid was shorter.
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