On October 18 2009 15:44 jalstar wrote:
The second part of the article was really good, the first part just read like it was meant to stir up controversy.

A mod pointing out that there have been massive amounts of shit posts over this subject?

Not too controversial, it's true.

Alur

Denmark3900 Posts

October 18 2009 06:45 GMT

#24

Plexa sticking it to the masses - i love it.

jalstar

United States8198 Posts

October 18 2009 06:45 GMT

#25

It was a borderline troll.

vRoOk

United States1024 Posts

October 18 2009 06:45 GMT

#26

i liked the new mbc uniform?

BloodDrunK

Bangladesh2767 Posts

October 18 2009 06:47 GMT

#27

awesome article.loved it.

p53

297 Posts

October 18 2009 06:48 GMT

#28

I don't think the new MBC uniforms are awful...it's just that the old uniforms were so fuckin baller and the current ones are so mundane =.=.

And GOGOGO (Z)

Calm!! Even though I think (Z)

Jaedong might overall be the stronger player, I find (Z)

Calm's play much more interesting to watch for some reason.

Ideas

United States8155 Posts

October 18 2009 06:50 GMT

#29

I like this. more please

the PUNisher

Romania21 Posts

October 18 2009 06:50 GMT

#30

guys read, it clearly says:

"Sigh, we wish. But two nerds can dream, right?"

They won't ban you just for writing bonjwa.

Alur

Denmark3900 Posts

October 18 2009 06:56 GMT

#31

By the way Plexa, i thought you hated Anytime with a passion. Yet you compliment BackHo for his Anytime style of play.

Plexa

Aotearoa39261 Posts

October 18 2009 07:00 GMT

#32

On October 18 2009 15:56 Alur wrote:
By the way Plexa, i thought you hated Anytime with a passion. Yet you compliment BackHo for his Anytime style of play.

Even the most cold hearted anti-fan must concede that that is incredibly sexy play

cascades

Singapore6122 Posts

October 18 2009 07:00 GMT

#33

In fact, we feel that this is an opportune moment as any to introduce our new Ban on Bonjwa rule. By decree of the Men in Red, any mention of the newly outlawed word Bonjwa (variants included) will result in a 1 week, non revocable banishment from these shores. Repeat offenders will get a fully paid permanent vacation to Disneyland.

I honestly wouldn't mind this. =)

ghostWriter

United States3302 Posts

October 18 2009 07:06 GMT

#34

On October 18 2009 15:50 the PUNisher wrote:
guys read, it clearly says:

"Sigh, we wish. But two nerds can dream, right?"

They won't ban you just for writing bonjwa.

Admins can do whatever they want.
But the spirit of the law is to keep the stupid Bisu/Jaedong is Bonjwa arguments from ruining threads and to stop those dumb threads from being posted every time one of them wins a game. It's like the new Godwin's law for Starcraft =/

Harem

United States11393 Posts

October 18 2009 07:11 GMT

#35

It seems so weird watching Backho undergo a transition from someone who was pure mechanics without thought for strategy to someone whose hands can't seem to keep up with what is churning through his head.

DoctorHelvetica

United States15034 Posts

October 18 2009 07:11 GMT

#36

Speaking of quality control, is there to be a purge for '10?

agen

Barbados111 Posts

October 18 2009 07:12 GMT

#37

Wow, I was actually unable to read this. Is there any reason to be disdainful toward people you deem to be less knowledgeable than you about starcraft? Do they in any way harm the scene? Having stars who draw mass appeal is healthy for professional sports. Believing that your sports idol is superhuman isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's exciting. All that said, I didn't actually read the whole article, and therefore this post is pretty indefensible, but still; why write an article for which the intended audience will likely be in part the type of person who you are criticizing? I'm not that intent on having an unbiased view about which players are superior to others, and when I describe the starcraft scene to friends I intentionally exaggerate the dominance of the current players in order to create an aura of accomplishment and prestige associated with starcraft. I'm a casual fan of starcraft and I really couldn't care less whether or not you are an authority on the subject.

Skeggaba

Korea (South)1556 Posts

October 18 2009 07:12 GMT

#38

WOWZI, epic write-up! And this is going to be weekly? Damn, cant thank you guys enough - i love these kinds of articles that doesnt just write a bunch of statistics but really go in-depth.
Looking forward to the next issue!

agen

Barbados111 Posts

October 18 2009 07:18 GMT

#39

Oh, I thought I should add that having the "appropriate" degree of respect for old players is really just a way of proving that you've followed the scene from the beginning. Of course recently converted starcraft fans won't have a sense of the importance that players like boxer made to the esport. It's fun to read about the history of starcraft professional gaming and just how integral the fore-bearers were to its success. There may be no need to draw comparisons between jaedong and yellow, but the "disrespect" this pays to Yellow seems less rational a motivation for complaining about it than simply wanting to prove that you were there since the beginning - an absurdly arbitrary reason for feeling self-important.

HonestTea