EPTTheory on why SC2 is killing SC1's foreigner scene - Page 3
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Irrelevant
United States2364 Posts
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0neder
United States3733 Posts
Lol, quintuple digits in one tourney. Not too shabby. | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
Agree also but the pro-scene will probably only get relatively big in the US but even so it'll be bedroom gamers still, getting to any sponsored house type situation is many many years away for even being feasible unless Blizzard make a there own TV channel(which would be the only way they could break into mainstream audiences as advertisements and probably programmes would come to them bringing audiences. | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States12240 Posts
On March 02 2010 00:36 Senx wrote: No you're right, a big part of the wc3 and the sc community will flock to this game. Even talking to complete casual gamers that barely play video games are pumped for SC2. Same thing on certain mmorpg forums, they're actually getting the game. So yeah.. SC2 will be quite the "mainstream" game. While the SC/wc3 community will make out the more hardcore crowd, all the other gamers will create a larger casual crowd. The modding community will make sure the game becomes even more popular with the mods such as a new dota SC2 version. e-sport oriented video game with huge player base = success. Just my predictions. An important disclaimer here would be that casual players are not necessarily looking for multiplayer, and especially competitive multiplayer. In fact, I'd say that 90% of the people I talk to who don't still play BW are looking forward to the campaign, map editor, and custom maps much more than a robust new Battle.net AMM and fierce competition. I agree with you that SC2 will be an extremely "mainstream" game, but I think much of the ladder will be composed of ICCup players, and that this will be emphasized much more 6 months after release. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On March 02 2010 00:23 Xeln4g4 wrote: I was wondering the same ... you are one of the few talking about it in excitement when comparing it to SC1 ... Actually, lots of people who are actually in the beta are excited about it. Have you listened to Day[9] on his stream? Lots of the complaints in this forum are coming from people who aren't in beta and just watch streams lol. | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On March 02 2010 00:23 Xeln4g4 wrote: I was wondering the same ... you are one of the few talking about it in excitement when comparing it to SC1 ... I think SC2 is awesome too, not as balanced as SC1 right now obv cuz It's beta, but It's really fun, not the feeling I had when WC3 came out at all, It's much much better | ||
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Irrelevant
United States2364 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:29 Fayth wrote: wtf are there really foreigners who plan to be professional SC2 players? Why not just aim for the top without playing professionally? "My dad once told me, if your good at something, don't do it for free" - The Joker | ||
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theqat
United States2856 Posts
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:37 Irrelevant wrote: "My dad once told me, if your good at something, don't do it for free" - The Joker Dude it's just sooo time consuming with so little potential, It's not like being a musician, It's a game that's eventually going to die, and you make money from what, competitions only? Or you have to move in another country?(lol) I dunno, I might be biased, I just think most talented, dedicated and highly competitive gamers should try out poker for a living while they play like SC2 competitively but not try to make a living out of it | ||
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:41 Fayth wrote: Dude it's just sooo time consuming with so little potential, It's not like being a musician, It's a game that's eventually going to die, and you make money from what, competitions only? Or you have to move in another country?(lol) I dunno, I might be biased, I just think most talented, dedicated and highly competitive gamers should try out poker for a living while they play like SC2 competitively but not try to make a living out of it Since when is being a musician something with any amazing potential? Oh you could being a pop star or some shit? Just cos a game isn't gonna get you the ladies doesn't mean its pointless to play. You play cos its fun and you would rather be playing a challenging game then sitting in-front of the telly vegetating or selling your soul in a pub or club making a fool of yourself. | ||
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SubtleArt
2710 Posts
On March 01 2010 23:58 IdrA wrote: i lost all my skill when i started playing protoss so i cant really go back even if i wanted to  O__________________O. Idra.....why...you're a Terran at heart D:. I would rofl it if turned out TvP became easy for Terran now and they got to 12 CC with any protoss 2 gate opening failing | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:49 Adeeler wrote: Since when is being a musician something with any amazing potential? Oh you could being a pop star or some shit? Just cos a game isn't gonna get you the ladies doesn't mean its pointless to play. You play cos its fun and you would rather be playing a challenging game then sitting in-front of the telly vegetating or selling your soul in a pub or club making a fool of yourself. I talked about being a musician cuz it also has very little potential, and you need to make it to the top to make any decent money, but music is never going to die, as opposed to SC2 | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:49 SubtleArt wrote: O__________________O. Idra.....why...you're a Terran at heart D:. I would rofl it if turned out TvP became easy for Terran now and they got to 12 CC with any protoss 2 gate opening failing sadly so far it's easier for P than T lol | ||
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:41 Fayth wrote: Dude it's just sooo time consuming with so little potential, It's not like being a musician You are saying they complete opposite; as if playing a game has no reward/worth but music always will. | ||
Liquid`Ret
Netherlands4511 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:41 Fayth wrote: Dude it's just sooo time consuming with so little potential, It's not like being a musician, It's a game that's eventually going to die, and you make money from what, competitions only? Or you have to move in another country?(lol) I dunno, I might be biased, I just think most talented, dedicated and highly competitive gamers should try out poker for a living while they play like SC2 competitively but not try to make a living out of it Not everyone has to live your life. Your need to post your opinion constantly on how 'stupid' these people are that play games for a living reeks of insecurity. What you gonna do when everyone figures out poker? Stop the crusade. | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On March 02 2010 01:58 Adeeler wrote: You are saying they complete opposite; as if playing a game has no reward/worth but music always will. Just wondering what the so-said professional SC2 player will do once SC2 dies, go back to school? I mean come on.... What about life? How are you going to feed your kids? lol Unless you plan on staying a lone geek ur whole life thinking only playing games really makes you happy, then go for it | ||
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
On March 02 2010 02:02 Fayth wrote: Just wondering what the so-said professional SC2 player will do once SC2 dies, go back to school? I mean come on.... What about life? How are you going to feed your kids? lol Unless you plan on staying a lone geek ur whole life thinking only playing games really makes you happy, then go for it When SC2 dies(10years or so?) ppl will migrate to SC3 or WC4 or w/e RTS takes the crown at that time. Its 2010 send the wife to work and be a house-husband \o/. | ||
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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
On March 02 2010 02:02 Fayth wrote: Just wondering what the so-said professional SC2 player will do once SC2 dies, go back to school? I mean come on.... What about life? How are you going to feed your kids? lol Unless you plan on staying a lone geek ur whole life thinking only playing games really makes you happy, then go for it So you suggest gambling instead of playing video games? | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
On March 01 2010 23:31 Amber[LighT] wrote: To be honest once you play SC2 you really can't go back to SC1. You start getting used to this new game and how it works and it's nothing like SC1. The game has so many new opportunities and everyone is trying to exploit the best strategies. Why bother playing SC when SC2 is nearly here? I did try to play SC a week ago and it's like looking at an inferior game. Besides SC2 is so much fun to play! Precisely my opinion. There will also be more non-korean sponsors and paid teams for SC2, most likely. | ||
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