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Peanutsc
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States277 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-18 20:53:25
March 18 2009 20:22 GMT
#1
I'm really happy about the fact that this article made it into the Harvard daily newspaper. I mean, I know it's no StarCraft class like Berkeley, but I definitely think it's time that more people realize the size and scope of the competitive/professional gaming phenomenon and how it can factor into daily life, especially in the West. I guess people could argue that it's still only a small part of the population that's into this stuff, or that only a small percentage of the population is composed of hardcore gamers, but I think having gaming leagues at the collegiate level bridges that gap nicely. A lot of people seem to have the impression that PC games are for crazy obsessed WoW-playing nerds and that on the other hand Wii and xbox gaming is just kind of a normal casual thing, but I don't think it is - it's all part of a trend in recreational entertainment. I hope stuff like the CSL and the UC Starleague get more press in college and mainstream media, because I think that's the best entry point for competitive gaming into the consciousness of people who think that playing on a sports team makes you normal but playing video games makes you a total nerd.

So if you're a college student and feel strongly about competitive and pro gaming, write an editorial and send it in! Let's get people excited!

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=527221
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Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
March 18 2009 20:24 GMT
#2
this is not a good OP. Fix please.
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
March 18 2009 21:42 GMT
#3
Cool. I don't think there are enough people who play SC at UCR to do such a thing...even when we get together to practice, we call 'em nerd nights...lol.

Yeah.
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hsidori
Profile Joined March 2006
United States116 Posts
March 18 2009 21:50 GMT
#4
this article kind of glosses over what CSL is, focusing instead on Korean eSports. not what i was expecting -_-

nonetheless, it's a good way to get the name out there
Centric
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1989 Posts
March 18 2009 22:03 GMT
#5
Very nice.
Super serious.
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
March 18 2009 22:12 GMT
#6
No mention of Voice of Esports LLC? Disappointing.
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vAltyR
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States581 Posts
March 18 2009 22:36 GMT
#7
On March 19 2009 06:50 hsidori wrote:
this article kind of glosses over what CSL is, focusing instead on Korean eSports. not what i was expecting -_-

nonetheless, it's a good way to get the name out there


I agree, but it's a good start. They did call for write-ups of the starcraft matches when Harvard plays; hopefully this is the start of more attention to esports.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25980 Posts
March 18 2009 23:33 GMT
#8
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.
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azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
March 18 2009 23:47 GMT
#9
league -- n. a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves

it's all like... organized and stuff =x
anotak
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1537 Posts
March 18 2009 23:50 GMT
#10
On March 19 2009 08:33 Chill wrote:
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.

it's a league they're playing roundrobin matches every week
G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2898 Posts
March 19 2009 00:26 GMT
#11
very nice peanut

harvard better fucking recognize!
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-19 00:28:15
March 19 2009 00:27 GMT
#12
On March 19 2009 08:33 Chill wrote:
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.


Some friends of mine have played in it, and it seems pretty organized...matches are at a regular time each week, reps are saved...not sure whether there's a playoff structure in the works, but the regular season is definitely extremely well-done in my experience.

Certainly more than schools playing "randomly for fun".
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404.Nintu
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1723 Posts
March 19 2009 00:58 GMT
#13
Lets see how many Harvard students we can lure away from studies and into the loving embrace of mother starcraft.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25980 Posts
March 19 2009 01:15 GMT
#14
On March 19 2009 09:27 JWD wrote:
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On March 19 2009 08:33 Chill wrote:
I still don't understand the CSL. As far as I can tell it's just some schools playing each other radndomly for fun, which is awesome, but isn't really a league. I hope Hazel can fill in the details.


Some friends of mine have played in it, and it seems pretty organized...matches are at a regular time each week, reps are saved...not sure whether there's a playoff structure in the works, but the regular season is definitely extremely well-done in my experience.

Certainly more than schools playing "randomly for fun".

Oh wow okay my mistake. I had only heard of a few matches so obviously I didn't do my research.
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FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
March 19 2009 01:19 GMT
#15
The CSL is retarded in the sense the games take place on Saturday nights generally. I've missed two weeks because I've gone out on Saturday nights, and last week I played my first game (won hehe), was first out of the 5 games, and left immediately after around 7:00 PM to go out.

I know it's hard because I'm on west coast thus east coast was 3 hours later, but still, I'm out at 10:00 PM on a sat night as well... sundays are so much better imo.
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
March 19 2009 01:35 GMT
#16
On March 19 2009 10:19 FabledIntegral wrote:
The CSL is retarded in the sense the games take place on Saturday nights generally. I've missed two weeks because I've gone out on Saturday nights, and last week I played my first game (won hehe), was first out of the 5 games, and left immediately after around 7:00 PM to go out.

I know it's hard because I'm on west coast thus east coast was 3 hours later, but still, I'm out at 10:00 PM on a sat night as well... sundays are so much better imo.


Sunday's are UCPL, so we could have done that. Sunday night is when everyone does homework as far as I can tell -_-;;

CSL has playoffs btw, they're next week I think.
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nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
March 19 2009 02:16 GMT
#17
I suppose it's on saturday because they assumed the people who would play in the league wouldn't even be going out anyway lol.
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Elric
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1327 Posts
March 19 2009 02:27 GMT
#18
Wow.. I'm amazed how organised the CSL seems to be. The coverage (even if its only uni newspapers) is awesome. Good job CSL team~
liger13
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1060 Posts
March 19 2009 02:31 GMT
#19
haha... i really hope this grows

who knows...

it could get bigger than football or basketball
here's hoping
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
March 19 2009 02:49 GMT
#20
On March 19 2009 11:31 liger13 wrote:
haha... i really hope this grows

who knows...

it could get bigger than football or basketball
here's hoping

lol SC should so become an NCAA sport
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AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7454 Posts
March 19 2009 03:04 GMT
#21
I was very impressed by the organization and attitude of the CSL.

It seems like a fun way to get out there and play other american gamers.

I hope when I start jr college soon I can still get my school in =).
Qwertify
Profile Joined September 2008
United States2531 Posts
March 19 2009 03:08 GMT
#22
On March 19 2009 07:12 Carnac wrote:
No mention of Voice of Esports LLC? Disappointing.

CJ Entusman #24
hasuprotoss
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States4612 Posts
March 19 2009 03:15 GMT
#23
On March 19 2009 10:19 FabledIntegral wrote:
The CSL is retarded in the sense the games take place on Saturday nights generally. I've missed two weeks because I've gone out on Saturday nights, and last week I played my first game (won hehe), was first out of the 5 games, and left immediately after around 7:00 PM to go out.

I know it's hard because I'm on west coast thus east coast was 3 hours later, but still, I'm out at 10:00 PM on a sat night as well... sundays are so much better imo.


Most teams do in fact paly on Sundays. And there have been various West Coast vs. East Coast matches that have not been horribly affected. We (Georgia Tech) just played Cal Tech over the weekend and there were no problems in the 3 hour difference in timezone.

On March 19 2009 11:16 nataziel wrote:
I suppose it's on saturday because they assumed the people who would play in the league wouldn't even be going out anyway lol.


What a horrible and asinine post. And I'm guessing since you post on this forum you wouldn't go out Saturday nights as well?
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
March 20 2009 03:26 GMT
#24
On March 19 2009 11:49 blabber wrote:
lol SC should so become an NCAA sport

It would certainly solve some organizational issues with events.
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