O well. At least you kept trying even when it seemed like you had no chance at all of winning, and you were very well mannered, obviously making a good impression on many people. Props for those achievements.

I will still be watching, though it seems I'm in the minority. I find the real-life challenges fun to watch, even if the actual gaming parts are pretty lackluster in their presentation, and there are still people to cheer for.

Dromar

United States2145 Posts

April 02 2009 01:28 GMT

#2222

On April 01 2009 11:58 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Wow, not even close.

Last episode I'm watching.

Yeah, I've been thinking about it, and there seems to be a flaw in how the show is run.

At the end of every episode, there's an elimination round between two contestants, and one of the two is automatically gonna be someone who is terrible at the game.

How's it ever gonna be even remotely close that way? And who wants to watch people suck at video games? I mean, I'm sure some of the people are really good at many of the games, but at least one of the people in the elimination round is going to be basically the very worst person at the game out of everyone remaining. Seems like a big problem to me.

dangots0ul

United States919 Posts

April 02 2009 01:32 GMT

#2223

Stupid WCG.. should have rigged it so Geoff would win... now WCG just lost like 98% of its watcher base. Myself, included.

BlackJack

United States10574 Posts

April 02 2009 01:32 GMT

#2224

So not only does the chick not go through with throwing the heat she also says she wants to go to the elimination round which basically means "I want to be the one to knock Geoff out." I don't get why you say that is admirable, Inc

Also, how is it noble to put the worst place finisher up against the best place finisher? Since when is newb bashing noble? He didn't put his own neck on the line. DDR isn't like a racing game or fighting game where there is a chance of messing up and losing. Swoozie would probably win that over 99% of the time. Wow, big risk, let's all make I <3 swoozie shirts.

Also, I think that dancing judge is gay for not choosing (Chealsea?) in the 3rd round. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

I'm rooting for Jamal now. He's probably annoying as hell to deal with irl, but he's entertaining to watch. I don't see why anyone would root for that twat Dante

dangots0ul

United States919 Posts

April 02 2009 01:37 GMT

#2225

btw i want those socks.

Peanuts.

United States378 Posts

April 02 2009 02:03 GMT

#2226

fuck this show, IM OUT

[-Bluewolf-]

United States609 Posts

April 02 2009 02:09 GMT

#2227

I'll still be watching the show along with my girlfriend. It really isn't that bad - if it was horrible, it wouldn't have created such a reaction with Inc losing and Ciji's choice to play seriously.

As has been said by a few others - this show isn't bad for getting gaming recognition. Unlike CGS (aka CrapGS), it doesn't pretend to be a serious gaming competition. It really doesn't. They don't even bother to show the whole match for the elimination challenge, knowing that their viewer won't care much about it. I just don't understand the hate towards it - the show (on hulu, at least) even always has a commercial for gamers to join the real WCG main event. It is a gateway entry point, something a casual gamer can relate to that might eventually hook them on the more pro-scene.

The gaming community needs something to hook the casuals, and I much prefer this approach (a "fake pro-gaming reality TV show" that encourages people to play in real events) than the CGS approach (that tried to make the laughable TV events into what pro-gaming was about). Hence, not watching it out of spite really makes no sense, as its apparent goal seems to be to increase participation in the real pro-gaming scene rather than replace it?

Koldblooded

United States661 Posts

April 02 2009 02:11 GMT

#2228

They shouldn't have showed spoilers in the ads, it really sucks how we knew inc was gonna lose before it even started.

violett

Germany143 Posts

April 02 2009 02:19 GMT

#2229

talismania

United States2364 Posts

April 02 2009 02:24 GMT

#2230

wtf... they had shitty pads for you guys. Seriously? Soft pads? I can understand for training maybe, but not for the isolation challenge and the elimination challenge. And did they let you even change the scroll rate? Because I think most good DDR players would have a lot of trouble with 1x flat, which is what it looked like.

LuckyFool

United States9015 Posts

April 02 2009 02:34 GMT

#2231

God that sucked. DDR can kiss my ass.

I was screaming for Swoozie to choose like Amy or somebody else that was close to geoffs skill in the isolation chamber to at least make things interesting. I couldn't even watch the elimination this time. As soon as I saw Swoozie pick himself I knew it was over. gah.

ShadowDrgn

United States2497 Posts

April 02 2009 02:57 GMT

#2232

DDR was judged on score? I don't know what the console versions are like, but the arcade scoring system is a total joke. All tournaments use the number of perfects/greats (minus worse steps) to determine the winner, though that might have taken some time to calculate given how bad they both were (and the audience would have had no idea who won for like 2 minutes after).

Robert's definitely right though, you can't be any good at DDR in 2 days of practice. Having to play on those terrible mats probably sucked too - they could have at least splurged for $100 metal ones.

CursOr

United States6335 Posts

April 02 2009 03:37 GMT

#2233

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A DDR GAME JUST TO TRY AND SEE HOW HARD THIS REALLY IS. >.<

im with you all the way man. <3

Physician

United States4146 Posts

April 02 2009 04:00 GMT

#2234

On April 02 2009 12:37 cUrsOr wrote:
MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A DDR GAME JUST TO TRY AND SEE HOW HARD THIS REALLY IS. >.<

im with you all the way man. <3

lol, tv magic, it really does pays to advertise : )

Superiorwolf

United States5509 Posts

April 02 2009 04:09 GMT

#2235

I'm surprised that Swoozie even put himself in even when he wasn't even good at all based on what I saw, the song looked like it would be a lower tier standard song. Good fight iNc, it was great to see you play~! You made a great representative of gamers and SC :D

EvilTeletubby

Baltimore, USA22256 Posts

April 02 2009 04:38 GMT

#2236

Hey guys, drop the insults/slurs against Ciji and Amy. They both post here, and Inc has no animosity towards either, so why should you? We don't know the full story due to the editting - give them some slack or I will start issuing bans.

FragKrag

United States11552 Posts

April 02 2009 05:05 GMT

#2237

iNc, it's ok. DDR is a gay game anyways!

Props to swoozie for winning. I've been a swoozie fan ever since I saw his interview o_o

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

April 02 2009 05:12 GMT

#2238

thanks guys <3

anTi_

United States499 Posts

April 02 2009 05:14 GMT

#2239

On April 02 2009 10:32 dangots0ul wrote:
Stupid WCG.. should have rigged it so Geoff would win... now WCG just lost like 98% of its watcher base. Myself, included.

Don't be delusional.

chobopeon

United States7342 Posts

April 02 2009 05:16 GMT

#2240

On April 02 2009 13:38 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Hey guys, drop the insults/slurs against Ciji and Amy. They both post here, and Inc has no animosity towards either, so why should you? We don't know the full story due to the editting - give them some slack or I will start issuing bans.

It's reality TV. I think we, the viewers, know the full story, ETT! Duh! What, do you think this shit is edited in a way to promote drama and conflict over truth and competition? NO WAY, MAN. NO WAY.