Very good article but I disagree on SC2 part

Blizzard is not the same company it was 10 years ago, they aim to please casuals and attract a lot of players now so SC2 will be much easier to master and less challenging

SC2 will never match Brood War as far as level of play required to be on top in my opinion, but it will make them more money which is sadly what this is all about

Skeggaba

Korea (South)1556 Posts

February 22 2010 12:02 GMT

#43

This makes me really sad...
Anyways - great article!

Krolinkos

Australia74 Posts

February 22 2010 12:40 GMT

#44

Wonderful writeup. It's a good analysis of the overall shift in SC skill level over time, coupled with references to other sports and the imminent SC2 release. If only everyone in those awful "which of SC and SC2 will prevail?" threads could write like this, I might have kept reading past the first couple posts.

Again, well done.

DivinO

United States4796 Posts

February 22 2010 13:30 GMT

#45

Amazing write, Alethios.

Great TLFE.

GaliKo

Canada207 Posts

February 22 2010 15:23 GMT

#46

Beautiful final edit, wonderfully writen.

saritenite

Singapore1680 Posts

February 22 2010 15:23 GMT

#47

GOOSEBUMPS

>: The only way to save BroodWar is tradition, and it's not been around long enough for that to seep in.

JFKWT

Singapore1442 Posts

February 22 2010 15:49 GMT

#48

1 liner: I thought the thread was written by waxangel =P

s.a.y

Croatia3840 Posts

February 22 2010 16:55 GMT

#49

very cool, love the comparing.

i felt the same way when comparing blooms taxonomy with iccup level ranks

RaGe

Belgium9945 Posts

February 22 2010 17:43 GMT

#50

very nice article

DatTheMighty

Vietnam122 Posts

February 22 2010 18:32 GMT

#51

great article. everything backed by facts and reference to proof ur point. except the end. i didn;t like the end. remove it imo.

WWJDD

India342 Posts

February 22 2010 19:17 GMT

#52

Why is this in Final Edit again? How can this post possibly be awesomer??

And if you want to compare someone in cricket to Flash, look no further than Virender Sehwag. The man scores triple centuries easier than Don Bradman did in his prime. And seemingly nothing can be done to stop him going on a streak.

Lovin

Denmark812 Posts

February 22 2010 19:41 GMT

#53

Brilliant.. But I find myself stricken by a sense of sadness, reading this.

GreEny K

Germany7312 Posts

February 22 2010 19:56 GMT

#54

I used to have that keyboard that rA is holding ^^

De4ngus

United States6533 Posts

February 22 2010 20:06 GMT

#55

Nice article, but idk anything about cricket, lol.

Mr.Silent[a51]

United States3 Posts

February 22 2010 20:58 GMT

#56

Beautiful article man....

madcow305

United States152 Posts

February 22 2010 21:28 GMT

#57

Very eloquently written. My only complaint is that you probably should have used a sport with a greater world-wide following, so that readers could understand your analogies and metaphors better. I myself have no idea what playing Cricket entails. You mentioned Soccer/Football a few times; maybe that should have been your major sports focus.

aidnai

United States1159 Posts

February 22 2010 22:44 GMT

#58

Great article! The way you wrap it all up is especially poignant! But I wonder, how do athletes like Tiger Woods or Kobe Bryant fit into your starting assumption that "bonjwa's" are becoming harder and harder to find?

da_head

Canada3350 Posts

February 22 2010 23:20 GMT

#59

epic last sentence