EPTAnd I looked through the dozen ways this could be some cognate of April Fool's day.
After it passed the filters, looks like a fun idea!
Liquid Civilization Announcement Discussion - Page 4
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
And I looked through the dozen ways this could be some cognate of April Fool's day. After it passed the filters, looks like a fun idea! | ||
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ExO_
United States2316 Posts
Did you play NQ civ 5? I'm curious how you were chosen to lead this team, when I've never heard of you in the NQ civ 5 scene at all. | ||
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Leporello
United States2845 Posts
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ExO_
United States2316 Posts
Liquid certainly hasn't done its research, and this makes me question whether or not this is real or a joke. | ||
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Canada2250 Posts
This is all very interesting though. I feel like the first time I heard Koreans played BW professionally. However, I have to say this doesn't seem super exciting. Granted I only played Civ 1-3, so I'm not involved in that scene at all. And to answer ExO's question, they are here to compete. Just because you are from a community of comp Civ players, doesn't mean that your community is the only one to exist. I don't know any comp Civ communities, but perhaps there is more than just NQ? | ||
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ExO_
United States2316 Posts
On October 22 2016 12:32 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote: No clue who mrgametheory is. Didn't know Civ5 had a comp scene. NQ? Yeah don't know that either. This is all very interesting though. I feel like the first time I heard Koreans played BW professionally. However, I have to say this doesn't seem super exciting. Granted I only played Civ 1-3, so I'm not involved in that scene at all. And to answer ExO's question, they are here to compete. Just because you are from a community of comp Civ players, doesn't mean that your community is the only one to exist. I don't know any comp Civ communities, but perhaps there is more than just NQ? There might be. But I doubt anybody who has looked into playing civ 5 multiplayer competitively has managed to avoid hearing about NQ in some way. It's the only way to get stable games since public lobbies the host or another player will just leave when they are bored/irritated/etc... Not only that but every single big Civ 5 streamer is a member of NQ and has been for a long time. | ||
DivinO
United States4796 Posts
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Canada2250 Posts
On October 22 2016 12:34 ExO_ wrote: There might be. But I doubt anybody who has looked into playing civ 5 multiplayer competitively has managed to avoid hearing about NQ in some way. It's the only way to get stable games since public lobbies the host or another player will just leave when they are bored/irritated/etc... Not only that but every single big Civ 5 streamer is a member of NQ and has been for a long time. Well I'm incredibly new to this scene, so I will take your word for it. Anyways, from what you say, it sounds like TL are the new kids on the block. I will tune in to see what goes down. Maybe the first tournament can be set up between TL and someone from NQ? It would sound like a great way to kick shit off. edit: WTF I just re-read that announcement, and I didn't know TL had a Clash Royale team.... oh boy what constitutes esports must be a vague definition at best. | ||
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ShambhalaWar
United States930 Posts
 This just in... Romancing The Three Kingdoms (TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT!) | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Canada2250 Posts
I am a complete outsider to the game, so I watched a few different streams, and I have no clue what anyone is doing in that game. Also, it seems incredibly boring to watch. I am not a fan of Michael Bay's movies, but they provide a level of entertainment I can expect (violence, gratuitous sexy scenes, homosexual jokes, racial stereotypes, etc.) I don't think an esport should be like a Michael Bay movie, but for crying out loud I have more fun watching decrepit ancients in wheelchairs play a game of bridge. Now of course these are randoms streaming their shit on the internet, so I can't expect it to be informative or exciting, but these tournaments better have something of value, because right now any Civ 6 stream is boring as fuck. | ||
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
also want to buy liquid boes | ||
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Canada2250 Posts
On October 22 2016 12:57 Jaaaaasper wrote: I assume that this means that 2k is going to try to make competitive civ a thing, which is interesting. I'm also curious how someone who people who people who play competitive has never heard of is called the top civ 5 player. also want to buy liquid boes Yeah it is interesting that TL would pick up a guy that seems to be a complete nobody to the competitive Civ scene. They did provide a cv of Mrgametheory in that announcement, but at least someone from within the community must have heard of him. Mind you, being a pro Clash Royale player isn't something you should polish and pin to your chest. Regardless, I will tune in just to see what its all about. | ||
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
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ExO_
United States2316 Posts
Civ 5 multiplayer had a small but active community. Babayetu_/Filthyrobot/Anzleon (Arvius) are the 3 biggest civ 5 streamers. Now everyone for now is trying out civ 6 and it's a lot of fun. The idea that liquid is looking to make competitive civ 5 a bigger and more mainstream thing really excites me. And if mrgametheory is any good at the game I look forward to a challenge. | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
On October 22 2016 12:34 ExO_ wrote: There might be. But I doubt anybody who has looked into playing civ 5 multiplayer competitively has managed to avoid hearing about NQ in some way. It's the only way to get stable games since public lobbies the host or another player will just leave when they are bored/irritated/etc... Not only that but every single big Civ 5 streamer is a member of NQ and has been for a long time. Not that I know much about this at all... but my impression was that MGT is a Ken or KDJ like figure from Smash; used to be one of the very best but hasn't been active in some time. http://www.civplayers.com/index.php?section=standings&league=3 | ||
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Yora
United States35 Posts
I don't know just how popular or viable it would be, personally my guess would be for it to fall some place in the middle or a little below average in terms of viewership and interest, but still sustainable and noticed. | ||
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Sbrubbles
Brazil5776 Posts
On October 22 2016 12:55 Jett.Jack.Alvir wrote: Ok so I wanted to see what the hype was all about, and there is no way I can watch Civ 6 tournament. I am a complete outsider to the game, so I watched a few different streams, and I have no clue what anyone is doing in that game. Also, it seems incredibly boring to watch. I am not a fan of Michael Bay's movies, but they provide a level of entertainment I can expect (violence, gratuitous sexy scenes, homosexual jokes, racial stereotypes, etc.) I don't think an esport should be like a Michael Bay movie, but for crying out loud I have more fun watching decrepit ancients in wheelchairs play a game of bridge. Now of course these are randoms streaming their shit on the internet, so I can't expect it to be informative or exciting, but these tournaments better have something of value, because right now any Civ 6 stream is boring as fuck. I can only imagine it would be like watching a chess tournament, in the sense that sitting through hours of play is something very few people can withstand, but reading a write-up afterwards can be entertaining to most. | ||
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ExO_
United States2316 Posts
On October 22 2016 13:40 Plexa wrote: Not that I know much about this at all... but my impression was that MGT is a Ken or KDJ like figure from Smash; used to be one of the very best but hasn't been active in some time. http://www.civplayers.com/index.php?section=standings&league=3 If this is the case, I'm certainly not aware of it. He definitely wasn't active in Gods&Kings or Brave New World or NQ Mod era. The Civplayers website stopped being used for a multitude of reasons; the main reasons being that false match reports were quite high and not being fixed by the admins, and the way winning/losing was calculated heavily favored playing to not lose moreso than playing to win. It's hard to make an effective rankings system for an FFA game after all. I'm a relative newcomer to Civ 5 competitive, having only played now for 3 years. I can tell you the MGT certainly doesn't have the kind of clout that Ken or KDJ did in smash. Maybe for some of the older civ games, but not for Civ 5. Though I'd be interested to hear what some of the older Civ players like Yoruus might know about him. | ||
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