Its always easier to look back and criticize.

I remember back then, the most workers I would have in one base would be 1 per mineral, probably less. Defense was heavy and popular. I didnt even know about micro until I saw the first Pimpest Plays and BoxeR's amazing moves.

Yeah, it was different back then.

Asta

Germany3491 Posts

January 29 2008 23:38 GMT

#25

Tbh, every time I watch an old game like that I wonder if I couldn't play better than that today. I really think players weren't that good back then. Of course, at that time, nobody was better and I was amazed by their plays. But also if I watch FPVods from that time, where I know I was amazed at how quick they were, I get the feeling that my mechanics are better than theirs was. And todays players are on a whole different level.

And strategy-wise: well, as has been said, 1-hatch play was pretty common back than. Btw, just yesterday I thought that it should be possible to use those old strategies against the newer players who never experienced that phase where the newer strats were being developed. So I tried the good old 1-Hatch Lurker vs Terran, bringing an Overlord to shoot up his ramp (which every oldschool Terran knows you aren't gonna hold without a bunker up your ramp) and it worked like a charm. =)

Jonoman92

United States9110 Posts

January 29 2008 23:45 GMT

#26

Being that far away 9 pool seems like insta-lose, especially when there's an easily wallable ramp.

That said, seeing a game from way back then was pretty cool.

BlackStar

Netherlands3029 Posts

January 30 2008 00:02 GMT

#27

They should bring back the Star Trek-esque suits.

InfeSteD

United States4658 Posts

January 30 2008 00:37 GMT

#28

On January 30 2008 07:24 noobienoob wrote:

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the crowd looked like a bunch of boring nerds watching a presentation held in a university classroom hehe

CDRdude

United States5625 Posts

January 30 2008 01:24 GMT

#29

On January 30 2008 08:38 Asta wrote:
Tbh, every time I watch an old game like that I wonder if I couldn't play better than that today. I really think players weren't that good back then. Of course, at that time, nobody was better and I was amazed by their plays. But also if I watch FPVods from that time, where I know I was amazed at how quick they were, I get the feeling that my mechanics are better than theirs was. And todays players are on a whole different level.

And strategy-wise: well, as has been said, 1-hatch play was pretty common back than. Btw, just yesterday I thought that it should be possible to use those old strategies against the newer players who never experienced that phase where the newer strats were being developed. So I tried the good old 1-Hatch Lurker vs Terran, bringing an Overlord to shoot up his ramp (which every oldschool Terran knows you aren't gonna hold without a bunker up your ramp) and it worked like a charm. =)

Do you happen to have any links to old FPVOD's? Sounds fun to watch.

Manifesto7

Osaka27174 Posts

January 30 2008 01:32 GMT

#30

this is a nice blog, but a shitty topic.

FieryBalrog

United States1381 Posts

January 30 2008 02:34 GMT

#31

On January 30 2008 10:24 CDRdude wrote:

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Do you happen to have any links to old FPVOD's? Sounds fun to watch.

Here's one:

Garimto vs Ssamjang. Its actually a very entertaining game if you're into this sort of thing, its wild and woolly and unrefined and quite different.
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The heavy proxy sunken contain, the 7 DT drop that rapes every single building in the Zerg main, the super cautious expoing, storms killing lurks in one hit, using shuttles to ferry his entire army past the sunks to go rape the zerg expo, its all very alien to the modern game :p