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On March 25 2009 22:06 Spenguin wrote:


I would also like to know this.

On March 26 2009 04:22 DhakhaR wrote:
Like many people posting here, I am disappointed in the quality of play we have been seeing. Some blame has to be place at the feet of the producers, as the format is pretty terrible:

Eliminations are likely to be the worst player vs and equally bad player or someone much better than them. This results in noob vs noob or just a noob stomp.*

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The Isolation challenges are pretty suspect aswell. The VF5 challenge agaiinst the computers was just silly, and no real test of skill. The PGR laps didnt start with a rolling start as far as i can tell, making the first lap pretty much void.

Additionally, the gamers picked for the show all seem to be focused on one game/genre. Furthermore we have yet to see a competitor playing thier chosen game/genre and stepping it up. I mean no offense to StarSlayer but from the clips shown on the RB2 episode the level of play wasnt that amazing. This may have been down to the editing or whatnot, but a rhythm game expert should not be dropping multiplyers on 'Come out and Play'.

This week i was disappointed that Alyson went home as i was eager to see if she really could shine on Halo 3, as its one of my favorite games and I follow the pro circuit so I would be able to spot if they were actually good. Jamal wasnt great at PGR and considering his speciality is billed as 'fighting games' he wasnt great at VF5 either.
In terms of PGR, I didnt see one perfect corner. Again this may come down to editing and the terrible Elimination format, but i really expected better.

/rant

On March 26 2009 03:06 Salv wrote:
What difficulty was the Virtua Fighter challenge? If it was hard, I can see how some of the contestants didn't make it past the fourth or fifth stage.

On March 26 2009 04:35 Frits wrote:
I really love Jamal, I hope he wins. I think he's the only person I REALLY like on that show. Dante is funny too but only because he keeps hyping himself up in the real life events and then completely blows at them, he's a mini lastshadow, except dante actually does well on the gaming part. I do think it's hilarious how he can't even handle the slightest thing, acting like he has to choose between life and death lol.

Im really glad Alyson is gone by the way, I get so annoyed at her acting cute all the time. Way to set an example by coming on a show that tries to discourage stereotypes with huge fake boobs and acting like a 12 year old girl, ugh.

On March 26 2009 04:34 motbob wrote:

If you want to find out if it's editing or not, just play a few games with one of the people involved. They seem pretty friendly and would probably be willing to play a few rounds of PGR4 or Halo with you.

On March 26 2009 05:16 GGQ wrote:
Once again, it's not a gaming competition, it's just a reality show based on gaming. Repeat after me: NOT a gaming competition. It wasn't designed to produce the highest level of gameplay. It wants to show gamers playing popular games and make it dramatic/exciting. I seriously doubt that anyone producing or participating in the show honestly ever thought that the winner would have a legitimate claim to being the best gamer in the world. If you have a problem with that, just don't watch it. If you want to watch high quality, top level gaming, you know exactly where to find it. If you want to enjoy watching Geoff compete in a bunch of games and real life challenges with a cast of interesting characters for a chance to win a pile of money, watch WCG Ultimate Gamer. No need to require the two to be one and the same.

By the way, to claim that nobody on the show is a good gamer is clearly ignorant. We as Starcraft fans are spoiled by having the most advanced and professional scene to follow in Korea, based on a truly incredible game played by monstrously skilled gamers. Compared to licensed progamers like that, yeah, all the people on the show are casual scrubs. But come on, try to be a little bit open about their accomplishments. You might not respect the games they play, but they do take skill, and the competitors on the show have displayed their skill, dedication, and drive to win in the games they play. They are good gamers. Don't be silly.

On March 26 2009 05:16 GGQ wrote:
Once again, it's not a gaming competition, it's just a reality show based on gaming. Repeat after me: NOT a gaming competition. It wasn't designed to produce the highest level of gameplay. It wants to show gamers playing popular games and make it dramatic/exciting. I seriously doubt that anyone producing or participating in the show honestly ever thought that the winner would have a legitimate claim to being the best gamer in the world. If you have a problem with that, just don't watch it. If you want to watch high quality, top level gaming, you know exactly where to find it. If you want to enjoy watching Geoff compete in a bunch of games and real life challenges with a cast of interesting characters for a chance to win a pile of money, watch WCG Ultimate Gamer. No need to require the two to be one and the same.

By the way, to claim that nobody on the show is a good gamer is clearly ignorant. We as Starcraft fans are spoiled by having the most advanced and professional scene to follow in Korea, based on a truly incredible game played by monstrously skilled gamers. Compared to licensed progamers like that, yeah, all the people on the show are casual scrubs. But come on, try to be a little bit open about their accomplishments. You might not respect the games they play, but they do take skill, and the competitors on the show have displayed their skill, dedication, and drive to win in the games they play. They are good gamers. Don't be silly.

How do you win? Simple: cross the finish line first.

...poor line for Jamal. That should give Alyson a little bit of a headstart, in terms of catching up.

She goes too slow for the turn!--into first gear--it's a good thing for Alyson, Jamal took that turn poorly as well: they are both proving to be very skilled PGR players.

On March 26 2009 05:58 qrs wrote:
OK, after suffering through 3 episodes'-worth of the play-by-play guy's insipid commentary, I can't take it anymore. Somebody has got to start compiling his idiotic lines. Here are a few gems from this last episode, ranging from painfully obvious to oxymoronic to obliviously sarcastic.

She goes too slow for the turn!--into first gear--it's a good thing for Alyson, Jamal took that turn poorly as well: they are both proving to be very skilled PGR players.

On March 26 2009 05:36 DhakhaR wrote:


I think most people are aware that it is not going to produce the highest level of gameplay, but given that it has WCG in the title, aswell as Ultimate Gamer, there should be a modicum of skill displayed, no?

I am not disputing the games, I love Halo 3, I love PGR, I love RB and yes they all take skill. Not as much compared to SC, and no, we arent going to see Flash/Jaedong levels of skill but some of what has been shown can ONLY be described as terrible. I dont want to single anybody out, but Mark recieved top notch coaching for a WCG champ and was shown facing the wrong way and taking ages to turn around in the Isolation challenge. That speaks for itself.

*EDIT* yeah, I'm only really watching for Inc, but still my point remains valid.