• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 19:12
CET 01:12
KST 09:12
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
RSL Revival - 2025 Season Finals Preview8RSL Season 3 - Playoffs Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups C & D Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups A & B Preview2TL.net Map Contest #21: Winners12
Community News
SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-1813Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises1Weekly Cups (Dec 15-21): Classic wins big, MaxPax & Clem take weeklies3ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career !11Weekly Cups (Dec 8-14): MaxPax, Clem, Cure win4
StarCraft 2
General
SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-18 Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises Starcraft 2 Zerg Coach ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career !
Tourneys
OSC Season 13 World Championship $5,000+ WardiTV 2025 Championship $100 Prize Pool - Winter Warp Gate Masters Showdow Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament Winter Warp Gate Amateur Showdown #1
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 506 Warp Zone Mutation # 505 Rise From Ashes Mutation # 504 Retribution Mutation # 503 Fowl Play
Brood War
General
I would like to say something about StarCraft (UMS) SWITCHEROO *New* /Destination Edit/ BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ What monitor do you use for playing Remastered? BW General Discussion
Tourneys
SLON Grand Finals – Season 2 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL21] LB SemiFinals - Saturday 21:00 CET [BSL21] WB & LB Finals - Sunday 21:00 CET
Strategy
Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Game Theory for Starcraft Current Meta
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Awesome Games Done Quick 2026! Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Mechabellum Beyond All Reason
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Survivor II: The Amazon Sengoku Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
Canadian Politics Mega-thread US Politics Mega-thread The Games Industry And ATVI Russo-Ukrainian War Thread 12 Days of Starcraft
Fan Clubs
White-Ra Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List TL+ Announced Where to ask questions and add stream?
Blogs
National Diversity: A Challe…
TrAiDoS
I decided to write a webnov…
DjKniteX
James Bond movies ranking - pa…
Topin
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 962 users

Worldwide Federation of Gaming - Page 7

Forum Index > General Forum
Post a Reply
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 9 Next All
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
July 14 2009 03:59 GMT
#121
Yu-Gi-Oh is some serious shit compared to SC, I mean actual monsters fighting and breathing fire and shit.
"Dark Pleasure" | | I survived the Locust war of May 3, 2014
Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
July 14 2009 04:04 GMT
#122
My original post was "yugioh is mostly luck dependent and how much you are willing to shell out into buying the cards. "

Which was back up by my other post where i said it is luck dependent because there is almost no variety in deck building so most decks are the same, therefore a lot of it depends on luck whether you draw the card you needed or your opponent does. My second point regarding the money is pretty self explanatory because newer cards are better.

Of course there is some skill involved in Yu-Gi-Oh I am not taking that away from it, but as a professional esport that is a joke.
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
July 14 2009 04:12 GMT
#123
Replace 'how much money you are willing to shell out into buying the cards' with 'how much apm you have' and you will see why your argument is just something someone unacquainted with a game would say as a detractor.

And yes, you said you have played yugioh, but you played yugioh on the same level as somebody who played the single player missions has 'played starcraft', your opinion on the professional level of the game carries no weight.
Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
July 14 2009 04:28 GMT
#124
You don't have to be a "professional" yugioh player to understand the amount of luck involved, and that is why its different from starcraft. In starcraft everything is in your own control where when you lose there is nothing to blame but yourself. This is why it is hard to accept it as a professional esport because of that luck/variance which may determine the outcome of a game. Also please don't use build orders in starcraft as the "luck" factor involved in starcraft or poker for that matter, because they are both bad arguments.
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
July 14 2009 04:35 GMT
#125
You can't say don't use the argument that counters yours because 'it is a bad argument.' It isn't a bad argument.

Luck is a built in factor in all 3 games you mentioned, period.

I will agree that there is probably a smaller random luck factor in starcraft than there is in Yugioh, but that doesn't mean Yugioh is throwing dice.

The whole point is that due to randomization each game is different, and you have to use what you draw to find a way to defeat your opponent. Yes, every once in a while a game will be played where one deck just outdraws the other, but that is why tournaments generally aren't Bo1.
Clasic
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts
July 14 2009 04:39 GMT
#126
On July 14 2009 13:12 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Replace 'how much money you are willing to shell out into buying the cards' with 'how much apm you have' and you will see why your argument is just something someone unacquainted with a game would say as a detractor.

And yes, you said you have played yugioh, but you played yugioh on the same level as somebody who played the single player missions has 'played starcraft', your opinion on the professional level of the game carries no weight.


Pwned by a walrus
No no no no its not mine!
Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
July 14 2009 04:42 GMT
#127
I guess our conflict is due to the luck threshold involved, which is a subjective matter. Personally for me there is too much of that in Yu-Gi-Oh and it is different from your view.
DamageControL
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States4222 Posts
July 14 2009 05:07 GMT
#128
We'll see about this.

Multigaming networks can work, imo, but the specialization still needs to exist, as it is with tv stations like ESPN. Yeah, people who are sports fans in general can get coverage of everything, but people who are only fans of one thing can get their fix too. That way you can get as much draw as possible.

I'm not sure how it works abroad but in America I think that's the way to do it.
Liquid | SKT
chiflutz
Profile Joined June 2006
Romania1025 Posts
July 14 2009 05:42 GMT
#129
So basically he's spent the money on patenting stupid trademarks and catchphrases, using the names of professional gamers that a large chunk of the world doesn't care much about and building a fancy, largely empty website. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

I'd have used that budget to sign agreements with most big name companies out there that have had games in arguably major tournaments over the past years, building a functional, glitter-free website with lots of streaming bandwidth, and of course prizes for initial competitions.

Yeah, I'm pretty skeptical.
kt violet Korea (South). July 27 2012 15:54. Posts 23
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27156 Posts
July 14 2009 05:51 GMT
#130
I hate anything that does not bring money and glory to TL, so I'm not a fan.
ModeratorGodfather
snaeku
Profile Joined July 2009
China5 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-14 08:55:48
July 14 2009 08:54 GMT
#131
On July 14 2009 13:12 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Replace 'how much money you are willing to shell out into buying the cards' with 'how much apm you have' and you will see why your argument is just something someone unacquainted with a game would say as a detractor.

I don't really understand how this is a valid point at all. As far as I can see, what you are saying is like...one factor to being good at starcraft is having a high APM.....and one factor to being good at Yu-gi-oh is having alot of money youre willing to spend on newer cards?? that doesn't make sense to me.

From what I can tell from shivaz description, people can pay to give themselves a further advantage above other people without money. It isn't like buying an expansion pack at all with newer and better units...because you would only be able to play other people with BW.
"Bullets - my only weakness! How did you know?"
Stratos.FEAR
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada706 Posts
July 14 2009 09:27 GMT
#132
Shivaz makes a good point on yu gi oh. back when i played competitively i had a decent deck which i spent hundreds of dollars on and hours finding the cards i wanted to trade for. now when i looked back at the scene a couple of months ago i came to realize my deck became utter shit compared to those cards and the only way to ever play on level with others would be to shell out more cash.

compare this to broodwar. sure after a couple of years rust builds. but all you need is practice and to revise new strategies that came over the time. no amount of practice or new strategies could ever improve my chance of being able to compete in yugioh unless i was willing to spend more money on the newer better cards
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-14 16:32:42
July 14 2009 16:32 GMT
#133
Their pro team consists of yu-gi-oh, marvel vs capcom, and random other shitty games. WTF?
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43361 Posts
July 14 2009 16:37 GMT
#134
Can't you just photocopy expensive cards and play with them. It's still the same game with the same skills involved, a victory with fake cards is as legitimate as a victory with real cards. You still went through the same strategy planning as you would have if you had the official expensive cards.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-14 16:39:56
July 14 2009 16:38 GMT
#135
On July 15 2009 01:37 Kwark wrote:
Can't you just photocopy expensive cards and play with them. It's still the same game with the same skills involved, a victory with fake cards is as legitimate as a victory with real cards. You still went through the same strategy planning as you would have if you had the official expensive cards.


no, getting the cards is part of the "skill"

although I would love that if they allowed it, so you can actually play the game.
Lovin
Profile Joined May 2009
Denmark812 Posts
July 14 2009 17:34 GMT
#136
On July 14 2009 06:16 Magic84 wrote:
I only care about starcraft (1, i don't give a damn about sc2 which will suck in comparison) and cs 1.6. It will be so awesome if these game swill be in the solid league. I would also love to see fighting games, Tekken 6br and SF3ts to be exact.

These games are the best esports games.

If they fuck up with disciplines - wow, halo, source, etc, it's useless to even try, it'll fail.

If it's all a big joke, too bad then.



Wow.. Thanks man, I really appreciate you trolling so hard about things that I am quite sure you do not know shit about since you "only care about starcraft". Get your things straight and stop acting like an ass, SCII isn't even in BETA and hardly near release date.. Cut it some slack god damn it.
AKA SuddenSalad
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43361 Posts
July 14 2009 17:42 GMT
#137
On July 15 2009 01:38 Shivaz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 15 2009 01:37 Kwark wrote:
Can't you just photocopy expensive cards and play with them. It's still the same game with the same skills involved, a victory with fake cards is as legitimate as a victory with real cards. You still went through the same strategy planning as you would have if you had the official expensive cards.


no, getting the cards is part of the "skill"

although I would love that if they allowed it, so you can actually play the game.

They are aware of ebay, right?
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Shivaz
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1783 Posts
July 14 2009 17:44 GMT
#138
ya and the rare cards are ridiculously expensive
Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
July 14 2009 18:53 GMT
#139
On July 14 2009 13:12 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Replace 'how much money you are willing to shell out into buying the cards' with 'how much apm you have' and you will see why your argument is just something someone unacquainted with a game would say as a detractor.

And yes, you said you have played yugioh, but you played yugioh on the same level as somebody who played the single player missions has 'played starcraft', your opinion on the professional level of the game carries no weight.


That is complete bullshit. Your APM is directly proportional to your mechanical skill in the game, while the amount of money that you shell out to get better has nothing to do with skill. What it means is someone who's rich and mediocre can still beat someone who could be fantastic and knows every tactic and strat behind the game but doesn't have the money to back it up. Furthermore, if you can't see why a card game can't be taken as a SERIOUS competitive sport (due to the fact that drawing cards is innately random and goes against the competitive spirit, unless you stack your deck), then you're fucking blind.
A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
July 14 2009 19:44 GMT
#140
On July 15 2009 03:53 Stratos_speAr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2009 13:12 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Replace 'how much money you are willing to shell out into buying the cards' with 'how much apm you have' and you will see why your argument is just something someone unacquainted with a game would say as a detractor.

And yes, you said you have played yugioh, but you played yugioh on the same level as somebody who played the single player missions has 'played starcraft', your opinion on the professional level of the game carries no weight.


That is complete bullshit. Your APM is directly proportional to your mechanical skill in the game, while the amount of money that you shell out to get better has nothing to do with skill. What it means is someone who's rich and mediocre can still beat someone who could be fantastic and knows every tactic and strat behind the game but doesn't have the money to back it up. Furthermore, if you can't see why a card game can't be taken as a SERIOUS competitive sport (due to the fact that drawing cards is innately random and goes against the competitive spirit, unless you stack your deck), then you're fucking blind.


The more tournaments you win the more money you get, with more money you can buy better cards therefore More money = more skill, oh btw regarding the "card game cannot be considered a competitive sport" statement, Elky will prolly visit you later tonight...
"Dark Pleasure" | | I survived the Locust war of May 3, 2014
Prev 1 5 6 7 8 9 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 1d 12h
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
PiGStarcraft513
Nathanias 104
MindelVK 33
EmSc Tv 18
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 19711
Hyun 65
NaDa 19
Rock 8
Dota 2
monkeys_forever352
NeuroSwarm0
League of Legends
JimRising 646
Counter-Strike
summit1g6841
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King69
Other Games
tarik_tv5896
Sick165
febbydoto5
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick379
StarCraft 2
EmSc Tv 18
EmSc2Tv 18
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 22 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• davetesta47
• naamasc230
• Adnapsc2 13
• HeavenSC 2
• Kozan
• sooper7s
• Migwel
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• intothetv
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• Azhi_Dahaki39
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota22793
League of Legends
• Doublelift3740
Other Games
• imaqtpie2522
• Scarra1591
• WagamamaTV481
• Shiphtur261
• tFFMrPink 20
Upcoming Events
OSC
1d 12h
Korean StarCraft League
2 days
OSC
2 days
IPSL
2 days
Dewalt vs Bonyth
OSC
2 days
OSC
3 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Patches Events
4 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

C-Race Season 1
WardiTV 2025
META Madness #9

Ongoing

IPSL Winter 2025-26
BSL Season 21
Slon Tour Season 2
CSL 2025 WINTER (S19)
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
Thunderpick World Champ.
CS Asia Championships 2025

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S1: W2
Escore Tournament S1: W3
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
HSC XXVIII
Thunderfire SC2 All-star 2025
Big Gabe Cup #3
OSC Championship Season 13
Nations Cup 2026
Underdog Cup #3
NA Kuram Kup
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.