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Why can't you people get the fact that it's just not FUN for everyone. You need at least one year of playing to understand the game in-depth and get a clue of what the timings are, etc. Some people just don't want to go that far with a computer game.
You keep dissing the dota/cs/dow/etc players, but don't realize that most of them are ~15 year old, so they were 4 when starcraft came out. What kind of "respect" for the game do you expect from them?
And why does it surprise everyone when they say those things, most of them are pretty obvious (graphics are rather bad and most games would get boring after years of playing them). So just let it go, and come to terms with the fact that not everyone enjoys the same things that you people do.
Personally, SC stopped being fun for me to play when ICCup took over and everyone started doing the same builds that they see on MSL/OSL/PL/etc. It may be more challenging, but it's way less fun for me to play. All-out macro games are boring. I still watch the pro scene, because it does spew some fun games, but as for playing it, ICCup just seems sooooooo boring to me right now.
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you cant ever explain starcraft to people..... well you can explain it to them but not explain the joy and sensations that come with it.
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A lot of the people at my high school have played or still play SC. All the Koreans definitely have played lol.
(My school is like 90% Asian...)
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On May 31 2009 20:38 CubEdIn wrote:
Why can't you people get the fact that it's just not FUN for everyone. You need at least one year of playing to understand the game in-depth and get a clue of what the timings are, etc. Some people just don't want to go that far with a computer game.
You keep dissing the dota/cs/dow/etc players, but don't realize that most of them are ~15 year old, so they were 4 when starcraft came out. What kind of "respect" for the game do you expect from them?
And why does it surprise everyone when they say those things, most of them are pretty obvious (graphics are rather bad and most games would get boring after years of playing them). So just let it go, and come to terms with the fact that not everyone enjoys the same things that you people do.
Personally, SC stopped being fun for me to play when ICCup took over and everyone started doing the same builds that they see on MSL/OSL/PL/etc. It may be more challenging, but it's way less fun for me to play. All-out macro games are boring. I still watch the pro scene, because it does spew some fun games, but as for playing it, ICCup just seems sooooooo boring to me right now.
True, but to me it's like learning an instrument. In the beginning you know know anything. But after a few years ..... :D
To me, i dont feel surprised nor do i think they are stupid, im mainly disappointed that my friends dont have the same interests, or want to learn it. Kinda similar to music instruments, too imo.
Wow Day9, it looks like you are really influential outside of SC :O
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3 Lions
United States3705 Posts
girls always say something like...
(sees my 10 barracks)
"why do all the buildings look the same?"
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
"Starcraft? Oh, that Korean game?"
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you're doing it too fast, calm down or you can't think strategically.
are all those movements really necessary?
sc? i would own you so hard lol... *gets raped in return*
but it's so old...
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All of my friends used to play it at one point or another, even my dad and sister played so I only get the occasional "lol" from them whenever I pick it up again and play for a bit.
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all my friends don't understand the intensity a sc game can give so when i'm watching a VOD or a live game they just keep asking "why are you watching this?"
it's just so entertaining for me >.<
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This thread makes me sad >>. When I tell someone I still play sc its either a) wow you still play that old game or b) cool I used to play that game a lot
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+ Show Spoiler [incident 1] +*conversation between me and a guy from a leadership program after we just became friends*
Friend: so I hear you're a gamer too?
Me: yup that's right.
Friend: so what kind of games are you into?
Me: well you probably don't know it (not many here do) but I play Starcraft.
Friend: OH! Do you Zerg rush a lot?
Me: what? you know the game?
Friend: ofcourse, I play WoW!
Me: ...
+ Show Spoiler [incident 2] +*conversation between me and a friend (a girl this time)*
Friend: what do you do in your free time?
Me: Play some video games, watch movies, etc etc
Friend: What games?
Me: Starcraft mainly.
Friend: OMG! I LOVE THAT GAME!!!
Me: You play it? o.O
Friend: YES! Isn't it that game where you fly in a space ship and shoot the stuff in the air?
Me: no...
Friend: oh ok
Me: ...
+ Show Spoiler [incident 3] +*a conversation with a guy while I was browsing TL in class*
Him: what are you looking at?
Me: TeamLiquid.
Him: what's that?
Me: It's a Starcraft forum (I've told him in the past about Starcraft)
Him: and who is that? [points at a picture of Flash twitching during a game]
Me: This is Flash, the best player right now. (he was at the time)
Him: He looks like you (I'm part Asian).
Me: ? [Raise one eyebrow in disbelief]
Him: you see?
Me: ...
+ Show Spoiler [incident 4] +*while me and a Starcraft friend were watching a VOD of Bisu vs Savior in class, a classmate (a girl) was passing by*
Girl: What are you watching?
Friend: Starcraft.
Girl: [looks at video while camera takes a shot of Bisu's face] He's cute.
Me and Friend: [silently watching VOD]
Girl: really he is [walks off]
Me and Friend: ...
+ Show Spoiler [incident 5] +*friend shows a VOD to a girl friend (not girlfriend)*
Girl: Ewww...
Friend: [Laughs]
Me: what did you show her?
Girl: he showed me a video of a guy thrusting his crotch in the air after winning a game.
Me: ...
Note: all true stories
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yeah I hate when someone is really causal and just enjoys bashing computers and wants to talk strategy
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
On May 31 2009 21:41 o3.power91 wrote:+ Show Spoiler [incident 5] +*friend shows a VOD to a girl friend (not girlfriend)*
Girl: Ewww...
Friend: [Laughs]
Me: what did you show her?
Girl: he showed me a video of a guy thrusting his crotch in the air after winning a game.
Me: ...
+ Show Spoiler +
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*last year i get back from memorial break on vacation and sit with my friends*
friend: hey you gonna ask that girl out now that you're back?
me: nah. not feeling it anymore. i mean, i still love her, but i'm just gonna concentrate on practicing my starcraft gameplay.
friend: you're trading a girl for a VIDEO GAME?
me: i'm trading a girl who i see at most between classes to a game that i play 13 hours a day on the weekends.
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Setting: 60 man Bay in Fort Gordon, GA
1.)
Me: *Playing Starcraft*
Person: *comes up behind me*
Person: Is that red alert?
Me: ............................................................................................
Me: No.
Person: Walks away.
2.)
Person: What game is that?
Me: Starcraft
Person: Oh I You know SC2 is coming out?
Me: Yeah...
Person: Why are you moving ur hands like that?
Me: ...(i'd rather not explain) Because i'm warming my hands up.
There is only like 1 person who understands SC in my bay rest just look at it and walk away.
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During my last year in school we played iccup in our schools computer room. Then these good looking chicks in my class (These are the type that you normally would think that they barley could open word. Yeah I'm filled with predjuices) Anyways, they sit down to use the computer next to mine.
So they're like "haha wait a minute, isnt that starcraft? Me and my brother used to play that alot!" So I give them the iccup.zip file and they start playing with us. That was kinda fun
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the usual reaction I get from SC is either "hurr durr graphics sux." (usually from underage wowfags) or "oh yeah that's a great game I used to play that"
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
My Mum is so totally supportive of it - eventhough it's one of the main reasons we have to live thousands of miles apart and only see each other once a year if possible. She has her own favourite players, teams and events. She's also visited several events herself during her two holidays here ^^
Most of my friends are esports people themselves and my non-esports friends appreciate the photos at least even if they can get confused by my ranting often.
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"So lemme get this straight, Koreans actually practice 12 hours a day? WTF THATS STUPID LOL!"
"They make more money than you"
"Oh shit..."
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I usually get the odd remark from those supreme commander, dawn of war 2 players. you know, those casual RTS gamers that cant do more than 2 things at once? They usually just say starcraft sucks without any legitimate information to back it up because all they can think of is "you can't zoom in really far, you can only select 12 units at a time, etc."
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EPT
