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Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 08:28:37
July 04 2011 08:27 GMT
#21
On July 04 2011 17:18 kalany wrote:
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On July 04 2011 17:16 Tenhou wrote:
Others: Because it's more fun.


I don't get it though. How is it more fun? Visually, it hurts my eyes just watching BW now.


If you're one of those "good graphics = good game" kids that swallow every new EA release, it will be hard to understand why we still play this game. Ignore this if that wasn't what you meant. actually this is what you mean, lol

For me, the game is more challenging, the units have more personality, and I enjoy watching pros pull off maneuvers that I know I could never do. Also I personally hate how the SC2 units look, all 3D-ishly cartoony and smooth :|
J1.au
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Australia3596 Posts
July 04 2011 08:27 GMT
#22
On July 04 2011 17:25 kalany wrote:
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On July 04 2011 17:19 Kiante wrote:
The game is more fun. Also there is noone in the foreign community playing BW professionally anymore. only in korea, and they dont need saving, they're doing fine



Dude....don't try to have this debate with me man. You can't say that SCBW isn't going to dissipate as soon as contracts expire and key star players (Flash, Jaedong, Bisu) enlist in the military. Didn't Hite and some other team get absorbed already?

I don't know man....it's not looking good for you guys.

It's clear you don't know what you're talking about. Also that last line feels pretty trollish.
Black[CAT]
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Malaysia2589 Posts
July 04 2011 08:27 GMT
#23
On July 04 2011 17:25 kalany wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2011 17:19 Kiante wrote:
The game is more fun. Also there is noone in the foreign community playing BW professionally anymore. only in korea, and they dont need saving, they're doing fine



Dude....don't try to have this debate with me man. You can't say that SCBW isn't going to dissipate as soon as contracts expire and key star players (Flash, Jaedong, Bisu) enlist in the military. Didn't Hite and some other team get absorbed already?

I don't know man....it's not looking good for you guys.


You dont really know the scene do you? I have Korean friends, and from what I observed, it is not just the TBLS that is the reason for pro-BW to still exist.
You mean ESPORTS isnt a synonym for SC2? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -Proud owner of a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry Blue Switches- BW or SC2? Why not both?
kalany
Profile Joined June 2011
United States149 Posts
July 04 2011 08:29 GMT
#24
Haha, nah. I actually play SCII in lowest settings because it does get distracting. But as a watcher of pro matches, I like the graphics to be souped up. You can blame that on the 27" Samsung HDTV I purchased before I went to college which probably gives away my age too.

At this point, I feel like a Christian trying to convert a Jew
"There is no spoon."
setzer
Profile Joined March 2010
United States3284 Posts
July 04 2011 08:29 GMT
#25
Troll OP. Please close this, his only intention is to argue with people and make his points about how stupid people are to follow/play BW and not SC2.
edc
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States666 Posts
July 04 2011 08:30 GMT
#26
I play BW occasionally simply to take a break from laddering. It's also quite fun, especially with the old graphics.
“There are two kinds of people in this world, those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.” - Clint Eastwood
Spica
Profile Joined December 2010
United States5582 Posts
July 04 2011 08:31 GMT
#27
I feel that nothing good will come out of this thread... -__-
How to pronounce the name: "SPY-ka" | Proud to share the same birthday with Shin (神) Dong Won and the almighty BoxeR | 리쌍도 나무에서 떨어진다. | To YellOw: "2位じゃダメなんですか?" ㅋㅋㅋ | Rest in peace, Violet. 08/23/12
FractalsOnFire
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1756 Posts
July 04 2011 08:31 GMT
#28
Yeah judging by his replies and the OP itself, seems so much like a troll...
puppykiller
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States3137 Posts
July 04 2011 08:31 GMT
#29
Nigga u high or some shit?
Why would I play sctoo when I can play BW?
Rhaegar99
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Australia1190 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 08:33:51
July 04 2011 08:31 GMT
#30
Coming from a spectator of both BW and SC2.

BW has more action IMO. The only real action match in SC2 is probably TvT, where both sides have plenty of opportunity to pressure, turtle, have a defenders advantage, harass, and be able to do multipronged attacks effectively. You rarely see this in any of the other match ups in SC2.
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
July 04 2011 08:32 GMT
#31
Simply because it's a fun game to play and when I play any other Blizzard games, I think, "Why play this when I can just play BW?"
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
Lumire
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States607 Posts
July 04 2011 08:32 GMT
#32
This poll is an insult to everyone who still plays BW, i cant understand what was going through your mind when you posted this.
The reason we play it is because we like it better, why else...
|| o.o
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 08:33:18
July 04 2011 08:32 GMT
#33
because it's the better game in terms of strategic depth, graphics, sound and fun level.

13 years of developing strategy, with still new strategies and builds popping out once in a while. that goes to say something.

i honestly prefer sc:bw graphics over the sc2 3D clusterfuck that it is. it's not easily distinguishable and everything blends in way too perfectly into the background.

sound in bw is crisp. just compare a peak battle period's sound over SC2's. every attack, every unit death, every spell cast is crisp in bw. makes you feel more real and into the game.

and lastly, it's just more fun and challenging.

judging from your posts, OP, you're just out here to troll the BW community. haters gonna hate.


On July 04 2011 17:29 kalany wrote:
At this point, I feel like a Christian trying to convert a Jew


yes you should, now someone close this blasphemy of a thread
POGGERS
kalany
Profile Joined June 2011
United States149 Posts
July 04 2011 08:32 GMT
#34
On July 04 2011 17:29 setzer wrote:
Troll OP. Please close this, his only intention is to argue with people and make his points about how stupid people are to follow/play BW and not SC2.



What the heck?

Okay, the reason I ask this is because I have a solution to protect the livelihoods of pro BW players. I think I'll reveal it now because you guys are accusing me of things.


I think KESPA should contract a really good mapmaker and get him to recreate SCBW on SCII engine. Hence, the game improves graphically but the gameplay remains the same.
"There is no spoon."
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 08:34:11
July 04 2011 08:33 GMT
#35
On July 04 2011 17:32 kalany wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2011 17:29 setzer wrote:
Troll OP. Please close this, his only intention is to argue with people and make his points about how stupid people are to follow/play BW and not SC2.



What the heck?

Okay, the reason I ask this is because I have a solution to protect the livelihoods of pro BW players. I think I'll reveal it now because you guys are accusing me of things.


I think KESPA should contract a really good mapmaker and get him to recreate SCBW on SCII engine. Hence, the game improves graphically but the gameplay remains the same.

lol you gotta be joking

in what way does "the livelihoods of pro BW players" need to be protected? what do you know about the BW pro scene anyway?
POGGERS
setzer
Profile Joined March 2010
United States3284 Posts
July 04 2011 08:34 GMT
#36
On July 04 2011 17:32 kalany wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2011 17:29 setzer wrote:
Troll OP. Please close this, his only intention is to argue with people and make his points about how stupid people are to follow/play BW and not SC2.



What the heck?

Okay, the reason I ask this is because I have a solution to protect the livelihoods of pro BW players. I think I'll reveal it now because you guys are accusing me of things.


I think KESPA should contract a really good mapmaker and get him to recreate SCBW on SCII engine. Hence, the game improves graphically but the gameplay remains the same.


Translation: BW pros should move over to SC2 because that is the more popular game.
zanzib
Profile Joined December 2009
China152 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 08:35:26
July 04 2011 08:34 GMT
#37
I play BW still because it can run on all of my computers. But more honestly I don't feel like moving onto a new game, especially since I have not to a serious degree have mastery in playing BW.

In a way it is pride, and in another way I do not feel like moving on. I still have a lot of attachments to a lot of the players in the scene. However I sometimes enjoy watching SC2 even if I do not play it.

Occasionally I will watch when old school gamers like Boxer, Nada, or July but also players like Naniwa, MC, MKP, TLO, and a bunch of other creative and enterprising players (and sometimes controversial guys like Idra just for the drama factor).
Sometimes backwards is forwards.
Black[CAT]
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Malaysia2589 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 08:36:16
July 04 2011 08:34 GMT
#38
On July 04 2011 17:32 kalany wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2011 17:29 setzer wrote:
Troll OP. Please close this, his only intention is to argue with people and make his points about how stupid people are to follow/play BW and not SC2.



What the heck?

Okay, the reason I ask this is because I have a solution to protect the livelihoods of pro BW players. I think I'll reveal it now because you guys are accusing me of things.


I think KESPA should contract a really good mapmaker and get him to recreate SCBW on SCII engine. Hence, the game improves graphically but the gameplay remains the same.



/Facepalm

Hard to believe you are my age....
You mean ESPORTS isnt a synonym for SC2? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -Proud owner of a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry Blue Switches- BW or SC2? Why not both?
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21244 Posts
July 04 2011 08:35 GMT
#39
On July 04 2011 17:32 kalany wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2011 17:29 setzer wrote:
Troll OP. Please close this, his only intention is to argue with people and make his points about how stupid people are to follow/play BW and not SC2.



What the heck?

Okay, the reason I ask this is because I have a solution to protect the livelihoods of pro BW players. I think I'll reveal it now because you guys are accusing me of things.


I think KESPA should contract a really good mapmaker and get him to recreate SCBW on SCII engine. Hence, the game improves graphically but the gameplay remains the same.


LOOOOOOOOOOOL
TranslatorBaa!
Spica
Profile Joined December 2010
United States5582 Posts
July 04 2011 08:35 GMT
#40
Where's a mod when you need one D:
How to pronounce the name: "SPY-ka" | Proud to share the same birthday with Shin (神) Dong Won and the almighty BoxeR | 리쌍도 나무에서 떨어진다. | To YellOw: "2位じゃダメなんですか?" ㅋㅋㅋ | Rest in peace, Violet. 08/23/12
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