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option4
Profile Joined November 2002
United States104 Posts
November 19 2002 01:38 GMT
#1
this is a thought i had to ask myself recently and it sort of made me come to the realization that starcraft is probably one of the best online games ever made.

as most of you know of my notorious ammount of choking in wcg this past year, i decided to quit broodwar after wcg and didnt play it for about 3 weeks straight. i decided to quit because right b4 wcg i was playing like almost 4 hours a day and it was taking all the fun out of it. after my failure at wcg i decided to quit permanantly and try to devote time to the things i used to enjoy b4 i started playing brood war too much. the reason i asked this question to all of you, is because with no major competitions available for foriegners for another year (for the most part) why keep playing a game and dedicating time to it to improve in skill, if nothing serious happens for another year or so?

for me i have started playing a little bit now and again and have really started enjoying the game for what it is, and have found that the less i actually devote to playing it the more i tend to enjoy it. But what about all of you who still play this game seriously? what drives you to spend as much time as you do with this game? furthermore, what about players of extremely strong skill levels already? (naz etc..) what is in it for them? why do they still play?
always smile ^_^
Assasin
Profile Joined October 2002
Germany3 Posts
November 19 2002 02:58 GMT
#2
Well, I think the most of the players are playing still for the fun. For sure some of that wanna get better and stuff...
The reason I'm playing it is: FUN/BUDDYS/and the hole fucking stuff arround it(community sites, tournaments, etc).
Its damn interesting - and I wonder everytime that this(hole) Online Community help that the Game is staying alive!

In fact there is some kind of obsession, I know we all love StarCraft!
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ToKoreaWithLove
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Norway10161 Posts
November 19 2002 03:42 GMT
#3
Im playing a few games now and then for old time's sake, and to hook up with old online friends. Thats all it is now.

There will never be a western sc pro gaming scene anyway, so either you go for it all in korea or you play it for fun.
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iD.Twisted
Profile Joined September 2002
Netherlands3102 Posts
November 19 2002 05:41 GMT
#4
I haven't been playing seriously for the past year now, just playing for fun. I'm not trying to improve my skills anymore, or find good opponents to play, I just play some games now and then for the fun of it.
All you have to decide, is what to do with the time that is given to you
Liquid`Ret
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Netherlands4511 Posts
November 19 2002 06:07 GMT
#5
year? lol i don't think so, 1 year ago is when me and you started finding games for you on WEST..
as ns.l)_darky etc..1 year ago i came on BW and joined I)- lol :D
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iD.Twisted
Profile Joined September 2002
Netherlands3102 Posts
November 19 2002 07:48 GMT
#6
Then, it was a few months later. Anyway, I think I only played around 6 games on that darky account.
All you have to decide, is what to do with the time that is given to you
uT)CyrAx
Profile Joined October 2002
United States282 Posts
November 19 2002 08:07 GMT
#7
this is so true

play less, enjoy more
-.,- ~cyraxle
Liquid`Ret
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Netherlands4511 Posts
November 19 2002 08:13 GMT
#8
yeah but .. i think u started to play for fun bout the time WAr3 came out and when u went on vacation in the summer..which was like in june , before that every1 basically played wgtour on a pretty serious level..or west then war3 came and stuff..and on the run to the dutch wcg qualification u started to play less serious..I think!
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Bill307
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Canada9103 Posts
November 19 2002 14:01 GMT
#9
I play SC not only because it's a fun game, but also because it's a great game for competing against other people . Plus, I enjoy the challenge of trying to improve my skill level and beat players who are stronger than I am. I don't know what it'd be like to practice it intensely, but I wouldn't be surprised if it took much of the fun out of SC .
Liquid`Crystal
Profile Joined September 2002
Canada398 Posts
November 19 2002 19:31 GMT
#10
i play to improve and have fun, the only reasons that matter.
andy rocks
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