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How long have you been following competitive StarCraft II?

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TL.net Bot
Profile Joined June 2004
TL.net131 Posts
July 30 2020 15:57 GMT
#1
FrkFrJss
Profile Joined April 2015
Canada1205 Posts
July 30 2020 18:51 GMT
#2
It was definitely later in 2010 that I started following, but I especially remember Husky casting at MLG and HuK winning against MC. I didn't know it at the time, but HuK was one of the few players to win a championship (prior to the fall of Kespa) against a strong Korean lineup.
"Keep Moving Forward" - Walt Disney
ZAWGURN
Profile Joined July 2018
96 Posts
July 31 2020 02:33 GMT
#3
5 years, the first ever match of starcraft II I watched was Polt vs Hydra at the 2015 WCS season 1 finals, i was hooked instantly, and i won't look back
CJ herO #1 fan.
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2102 Posts
July 31 2020 05:30 GMT
#4
It's honestly wild to think that it's been a whole decade of Starcraft 2, and two whole decades of Broodwar now.

Despite all that's changed in my life over those 20 years, Starcraft has always been a constant!
selver
Profile Joined July 2020
2 Posts
July 31 2020 05:34 GMT
#5
Watched at the beginning until around HotS, then stopped and came back 3-4 years ago.
Ciaus_Dronu
Profile Joined June 2017
South Africa1848 Posts
July 31 2020 07:27 GMT
#6
Since late 2012.
It's been the longest running consistent interest in my life :O
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-07-31 08:11:26
July 31 2020 08:00 GMT
#7
Started watching SC2 videos in 2017, mostly old Husky Videos and Lowkos replay casts on YT. First live game I watched was early 2018 IEM Katowice.
MaxPax
BlueStar
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Bulgaria1166 Posts
July 31 2020 08:39 GMT
#8
Started 2010, stoped in 2017 when the 12 workers were introduced and the early game got removed
Leader of the Bulgarian National SCBW/SC2 team and team pSi.SCBW/SC2
VioletOrAfk
Profile Joined July 2020
1 Post
Last Edited: 2020-07-31 16:38:40
July 31 2020 16:38 GMT
#9
First tournament i ever watched was the GSL 2010 Code S Season 2 finals and i was instantly hooked and i've only took a break from following the scene for 2017/2018
Shkudde
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands709 Posts
July 31 2020 18:42 GMT
#10
Dreamhack Winter 2010 final between Mana and Naama is the first competitive game I remember watching, and I kept watching ever since.
$O$ | herO[jOin] | Zest hwaiting!
yxme
Profile Joined May 2019
15 Posts
August 01 2020 03:39 GMT
#11
Started watching late 2010, stopped for a few years in 2013, came back in I think 2015.
DevilDriver
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany77 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-01 18:35:59
August 01 2020 18:34 GMT
#12
I've been watchin since the beta. TLO has been my favourite progamer back then and he played one of the first professional games that I watched. Back then I have almost exclusively watched German broadcasters, such as BodomReaper, Khaldor and later Mori. I was actually pretty late on the Korean Starcraft scene, I could only watch these 240p vids via Gom Player. I was actually more occupied playing Raynor Party than ladder
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
August 03 2020 04:55 GMT
#13
I really followed nonstop in early 2012, but had seen other stuff sporadically in 2010 and 2011
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lechatnoir
Profile Joined November 2016
386 Posts
August 03 2020 08:51 GMT
#14
I stumbled across TBs first SanDisk invitational by accident. I had been playing the game for a while but no idea or interest in esport. That changed. Must have been 2015.
fplfpl
Profile Joined June 2020
2 Posts
August 03 2020 20:40 GMT
#15
From beta to Lotv excluding HotS years.
autozakratza
Profile Joined August 2020
2 Posts
August 03 2020 22:50 GMT
#16
Started in the Broodwar time. But the fever never got lost. Than Wings, Heart and now Legacy. SC2 is a wonderful game!
Congrats!
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2214 Posts
August 05 2020 11:38 GMT
#17
2013 Dreamhack where Leenock won was my first tournament
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muppet70
Profile Joined January 2017
Sweden72 Posts
August 07 2020 08:46 GMT
#18
Chose 10 but its 9.5, began watching youtube casts (HDstarcraft and husky) between open season 2 and 3, so got scarred by open season 3 terran bunker/worker pulls.
bullet1520
Profile Joined March 2012
United States1 Post
August 08 2020 02:36 GMT
#19
Been in and out since WoL launch. I liked SC back in the BW days, but I never followed the competitive scene much, since I had other priorities and obligations, but when SC2 came out, that wasn't the case, so I got into watching a lot. Never had people interested in playing often, which demotivated me to play much more than campaign and VS AI games. I just watched competitive stuff every so often, kept up with reading news. But once LotV came out and matured by a couple years, I found people to play and chat about SC2 with so I'm back with more consistency.
Never quit. Never back down.
MasterOfAttack
Profile Joined August 2019
1 Post
August 08 2020 08:17 GMT
#20
i play sc2 since 2015 but i started playing ladder and watching pro tournaments 2 years ago
Do you dare face the *REAL* Master Of Attack?
Spinozah
Profile Joined August 2020
2 Posts
August 08 2020 14:39 GMT
#21
Been in and out since BW to be honest. There is just nothing like this game, not even a sport. I am a huge fan of hockey and because of society it's kinda hard to follow a game that nobody else play or follow but yeah Starcraft will always be in my heart
“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.”
johnnywup
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3858 Posts
August 09 2020 23:34 GMT
#22
this poll really shows the strength and weakness of the game
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4403 Posts
August 15 2020 18:20 GMT
#23
On August 10 2020 08:34 johnnywup wrote:
this poll really shows the strength and weakness of the game


I wonder if it's the game overall or if it's just TL. I thought the games active population has increased since it went FTP.
Flossy
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States870 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-17 00:55:24
August 17 2020 00:54 GMT
#24
Started following in early-mid 2011. I haven't actively followed since like 2014, but I still always enjoy coming back every now and then to see the state of the scene. This site has been my homepage since forever so I can still get updates even if I'm not actively looking for them.
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XenOsky
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Chile2268 Posts
August 20 2020 09:04 GMT
#25
I dont understand the options.
StarCraft & Audax Italiano.
Usman
Profile Joined August 2020
2 Posts
August 21 2020 15:44 GMT
#26
bullet1520 Profile PM Joined March 2012 United States1 Post
August 08 2020 07:36 PKT #19
Been in and out since WoL launch. I liked SC back in the BW days, but I never followed the competitive scene much, since I had other priorities and obligations, but when SC2 came out, that wasn't the case, so I got into watching a lot. Never had people interested in playing often, which demotivated me to play much more than campaign and VS AI games. I just watched competitive stuff every so often, kept up with reading news. But once LotV came out and matured by a couple years, I found people to play and chat about SC2 with so I'm back with more consistency.
Usman
Profile Joined August 2020
2 Posts
August 21 2020 15:45 GMT
#27
Spinozah Profile PM Joined August 2020 2 Posts
August 08 2020 19:39 PKT #21
Been in and out since BW to be honest. There is just nothing like this game, not even a sport. I am a huge fan of hockey and because of society it's kinda hard to follow a game that nobody else play or follow but yeah Starcraft will always be in my heart
ilax30
Profile Joined November 2019
720 Posts
August 25 2020 21:06 GMT
#28
On July 31 2020 17:39 BlueStar wrote:
Started 2010, stoped in 2017 when the 12 workers were introduced and the early game got removed


Stopping at the peak, a man of culture
forsooth
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3648 Posts
August 26 2020 02:58 GMT
#29
Started at launch in 2010, stopped at some point during HotS. The ever-increasing emphasis on speeding up the game turned me off.
Kuks
Profile Joined March 2018
43 Posts
August 29 2020 11:20 GMT
#30
I mean no disrespect but can the option "I dont" be added to the poll? Some of us only come here to support and stay updated with Brood War. There is likely a minority that use this site for non-Starcraft purposes.
rudhirah
Profile Joined August 2020
3 Posts
August 29 2020 17:00 GMT
#31
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112StaminaX
Profile Joined June 2020
37 Posts
August 31 2020 12:38 GMT
#32
this place has been my home page for god knows how long but recently got super annoyed with the commentary of all starcraft games. i cant seem to live with the sentences or words shared/stolen from each other, said in the same manner the 'other guy' would say them and the incessant use of the word 'Right' over 5-10 times per game. An example of this would be the way pig does that artosis oooooohhh, god its cringe as fuck. as long as all of the games have a foreign broadcast (thank you crank! take, and a few others) ill still be watching.
School47
Profile Joined December 2013
Russian Federation7 Posts
September 05 2020 18:44 GMT
#33
Follow SC from 1999 baby. BROOD WAR, and then SC2
Buster Nut
Profile Joined January 2021
United Kingdom4 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-01-21 18:10:05
January 21 2021 18:01 GMT
#34
I started playing and watching in early 2012. Husky videos and Youtube tutorials at the start until I realised the games Husky was casting were from Tournaments and wanted to put faces to the names of the players.

I didn't really know when tournaments were on, was flicking through Twitch TV and managed to catch the final of 2012 DreamHack EIZO Open: Stockholm where Thorzain won. It looked cool, but my mate talked through the whole final match and victory celebration. I remember Thorzain ecstatic and his interview with iNcontroL (love you Geoff) at that point I was determined to watch another big tourney all the way through.

Which was 2012 MLG Spring Championship, where DongRaeGu beat Alicia in the finals. I was hooked and saw every Tournament I could after that, I was especially a fan of Dreamhacks, Homestory and IEM. I suffered through Boordlord infester and Swarm hosts but still kept tuning in. In 2017 I slowed down a little but still kept up with the odd tourney or best games VODs at least, and try and catch as much as I can now.

One other thing, I'm thankful for all of the great casters over the years and the excellent crop we have currently.
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