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ix
Profile Joined July 2003
United Kingdom184 Posts
September 26 2009 22:18 GMT
#1
There are a few improvements that could be made to make watching replays of an event almost as good as watching it live. It's too easy, without some standards and various behaviours by replay sites, to spoil the outcome so I'd suggest some features that keep viewing games more exciting.

The option to hide replay duration. Knowing the game ends in one minute tells you a lot.

Replays are always saved with player names in alphabetical order. All sites should follow this naming convention. Too often the first name is the winner.

Replays can be joined together into one file for a whole multi-map series that plays continuously and is downloaded once, other wise knowing the number of games to get a win (Bo3, Bo5) and the number of replays you've downloaded will spoil the last game as you know the outcome.

Hopefully you can understand how these changes would improve following a scene by replays which will be a bigger part of SC2 than they are of SC at present.
lipebra
Profile Joined August 2009
Brazil130 Posts
September 26 2009 22:38 GMT
#2
Money/units/units that r being made/ it s just examples of things that i would like to see.
dnastyx
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States2707 Posts
September 26 2009 23:11 GMT
#3
There's a very big difference between watching replays to learn and watching replays for fun.
Rebuke[SkyNet]
Profile Joined September 2009
18 Posts
September 26 2009 23:13 GMT
#4
to be quite honest all you need to watch a replay is;
fog of war
speed
viewpoint
resource count

nothing more. i know im for sure going to be "minimizing" all the extra unnecessary boxes displaying essentially useless information.
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Symmetry
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada294 Posts
September 27 2009 11:23 GMT
#5
Interestingly enough, there are a number of hidden replay commands that can show leaderboards for different things. Most of them are useless, but you can use it to easily see both player's resource counts at the same time.

The commands:

+ Show Spoiler +

   /replay show kills                     -- Shows the number of kills.
/replay show razings -- Shows the number of razings.
/replay show slaughter -- Shows the slaughter leaderboard.
/replay show resources -- Shows the resources.
/replay show minerals -- Shows the minerals.
/replay show gas -- Shows the gas.
/replay show score -- Shows the total score.
/replay show score units -- Shows the units score.
/replay show score buildings -- Shows the buildings score.
/replay show score kills -- Shows the kills score.
/replay show score razings -- Shows the razings score.
/replay show score user -- Shows the custom score.
/replay hide -- Hides the leaderboard.


I don't know how many people know about this, but Heinermann posted them over at SEN and I had no idea.
Oxygen
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
Canada3581 Posts
September 27 2009 11:27 GMT
#6
On September 27 2009 20:23 Symmetry wrote:
Interestingly enough, there are a number of hidden replay commands that can show leaderboards for different things. Most of them are useless, but you can use it to easily see both player's resource counts at the same time.

The commands:

+ Show Spoiler +

   /replay show kills                     -- Shows the number of kills.
/replay show razings -- Shows the number of razings.
/replay show slaughter -- Shows the slaughter leaderboard.
/replay show resources -- Shows the resources.
/replay show minerals -- Shows the minerals.
/replay show gas -- Shows the gas.
/replay show score -- Shows the total score.
/replay show score units -- Shows the units score.
/replay show score buildings -- Shows the buildings score.
/replay show score kills -- Shows the kills score.
/replay show score razings -- Shows the razings score.
/replay show score user -- Shows the custom score.
/replay hide -- Hides the leaderboard.


I don't know how many people know about this, but Heinermann posted them over at SEN and I had no idea.


Wait -- this is in SC:BW ?
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nebffa
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Australia776 Posts
September 27 2009 11:43 GMT
#7
oh my GOD yes it is in SC:BW. thankyou for posting that symmetry!
jfazz
Profile Joined September 2009
Australia672 Posts
September 27 2009 11:51 GMT
#8
OMG...how did I not know about this? Epic.
Victory needs no explanation, defeat allows none
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
September 27 2009 12:06 GMT
#9
WTF, they sure hid those commands well LOL
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Kaniol
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Poland5551 Posts
September 27 2009 12:07 GMT
#10
OMG Symmetry you rule!

Is there any chance this can go to Liquipedia?
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
September 27 2009 14:31 GMT
#11
wow I never knew about those commands either
pripple
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Finland1714 Posts
September 27 2009 15:01 GMT
#12
oh wow, nice info
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Phrogs!
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Japan521 Posts
September 27 2009 15:06 GMT
#13
Omfg hahaha. You learn something new everyday. Thanks~
da_head
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3350 Posts
September 27 2009 15:14 GMT
#14
wow lol. nice commands. how come no one's ever mentioned this before? o.o
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rredtooth
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
5459 Posts
September 27 2009 15:20 GMT
#15
wow. i wonder if professionals knew about this?
thanks for the post. are these all of the commands? or are there more?
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Symmetry
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada294 Posts
September 27 2009 15:25 GMT
#16
As far as I know that's all of them. You can check out the source here.
StalkerSC
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada378 Posts
September 27 2009 15:32 GMT
#17
Wow...I never knew those commands:/
IIf your good at Starcraft, Your good at life. - Artosis
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
September 27 2009 15:45 GMT
#18
you could just watch reps in chaoslauncer....

epic commands post though! sheeeeeexy
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Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States3652 Posts
September 27 2009 15:47 GMT
#19
I want my replays online, with friends....come on now blizzard, YOU CAN DO IT....-_-

Thx for the replay command list
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
September 27 2009 16:04 GMT
#20
You gotta be kidding me. Let's take a poll:

[image loading]

Poll: Did you know about replay commands before Symmetry's post?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No


If you answer yes, you're a bastard for keeping it to yourself.
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