Pylo the Pylon - A sad tale inspired by Husky - Page 14

On September 15 2010 20:03 kojinshugi wrote:


I'm 30 and my guess is you're barely pushing 20 because that tends to be the demographic where you think you're highly sophisticated and serious and above all those people 4 years your junior.

Humor is subjective. I nearly fell off my chair when he went "PYLO! NOOOO!". And then there are people who think Larry the Cable Guy is funny.



200,000 people disagree with you. The majority of TL.net's 5581 active members probably do as well.

Pylo is a general Starcraft 2 topic. It's an inside joke in our community.

If you want the community to consist solely of Serious Competitive Gamers then you need to get yourself a DeLorean and turn the dial to 2005 or so, when 90% of us had forgotten all about a 7 year old DOS based RTS running at 640x480.

That TL.net, unless the management collectively decides to bury their heads in the sand and circle the wagons, is gone. The new TL.net is about both BW and SC2, and the community surrounding them. Well-loved jokes from a massively popular SC2 progaming commentator are part of this community.

TL;DR - going into a thread where other people are talking about something they subjectively enjoy and pissing all over it because you subjectively don't enjoy it makes you look like a complete moron.

On September 14 2010 05:50 Ketara wrote:
Wow that guy lives in a closet and yet has no clothes.

On September 16 2010 02:05 nttea wrote:
You know pylo isn't the only pylon to get razed by the drug-crazed marauders. We must mourn additional pylons!

On September 16 2010 21:07 Morfildur wrote:


Well, i like them all. I watch Day9 when getting home from work, follow up with 1-2 Replays from PsyStarcraft, HD or Crota. Then i play a few games and before going to bed i watch the Videos of Husky, HD and TotalBiscuit that i haven't seen yet to calm down from the exhausting ladder games (Btw., TotalBiscuit definatly needs to cast more replays or add some more videos of "I suck at starcraft" *subtle hint*).

Why does it always have to be one or the other? Do you only watch documentaries on TV or do you sometimes watch the Simpsons and whatever comedy stuff you get on TV these days?

Well, just my 2 platinum cents.

R.I.P. Pylo

On September 17 2010 02:01 Arm4n wrote:


I can't enjoy starcraft commentaries when the commentators consistently miss shit that is going on in the game I mean i'm watching the VOD and staring at the mini map like gee i wonder whats going on over there while this guy rants about me going to his new forum he created. then you have the times where they completely don't understand what the hell is going on which is probably a good 10-15% of the time.

"well hes made an ultralisk cavern but no ultralisks yet"

ohh gems like these. prolly cuz hes maxed, prostar.

also, mentioning any starcraft commentator in the same sentence as the simpsons is blasphemous.

On September 16 2010 21:04 Arm4n wrote:



you're absolutely right and in another 3-4 years you and people like you won't be apart of this community. so what you think about the people that have been here forever and been apart of starcraft for 12+ years like me and a lot of the other people here means absolutely nothing to us. you're a new jack with an opinion and those are a dime a dozen on TL.net.

On September 17 2010 02:20 SuperGnu wrote:


The community is not TL only. ofc you can sitt here and circlejerk and think you are leetpro and everyone else is terrible but all you do is painting your self in to a corner.

I have been playing since SC was released in 98, i did not sign up here untill this year. And i am not holding a firm grip to old traditions and spew crap on new stuff.
in 3-4years you will sitt here with the rest of the 1-2k ppl that need an explenation to why you should not be supplieblocked and why it is bad.

Blizz want SC2 to be an e-sport and i dont think they want it to be that only in Korea. But ppl like you will do everything you can to stop time and freeze it so things will never change from the old ways.

On September 17 2010 03:05 Arm4n wrote:


i think your grasp of what is going on in this thread is about as good as your grasp on the english language. this community has been around forever and seen a lot of people come and go(check the ban list). i welcome more people into starcraft2 and i hope esports becomes absolutely huge. i promise you that happening won't hinge on the people who play this game for a couple of months and move on.

the guy i responded to was berating someone elses opinion for absolutely no reason and it happened to be an opinion i agree with.

also, as far as husky i'm not hating on him. its just not my cup of tea and this is a forum where people express there opinions. if you want to be apart of a forum where everyone agrees with everything that you say otherwise they don't post in the thread then you're delusional at best.

On September 17 2010 04:59 Comrade wrote:
Why is husky going for comedy more than actual knowledge of the game? All I hear from him is "uhh this is scrapstation and what's interesting about this map is the short air distance and long rush distance" yeah we know...we all know that. thank god for day[9]

Edit: Not implying that the scrapstation comment would be comedy, it's just lack of game knowledge which creates this void that he fills with comedy.

On September 17 2010 04:50 Faveokatro wrote:
I'm not some pro hotshot, but this thread is ridiculous. In order for something to develop into a sport you HAVE to include more casual viewers and gamers.

Let's use football as an example. How many fans can even explain the technique and purpose of a cut block? How many can even say what a wheel route is? Very few. But does it matter? They add eyes, they add bodies to the mass. Who buys the majority of tickets, jerseys, NFL Redzone? You can't have a sport supported solely by people who have an in-depth understanding of it. Look at chess. The only people who can follow games are those who play, so it will never, ever grow.

I would be a 1k+ Diamond Toss player if I haven't been incredibly busy the past few weeks. Yeah, it's not anywhere near pro level. But you know what, I don't comment on balance threads, I don't comment on builds. But I support the community simply by adding a viewer, a reader. Every viewer means a larger fan base, and every fan means more money. You want more people to watch your pro games? More people buying HD streams? Better sponsored tournaments? You need us, as much as we need you to provide us with stellar quality of games. The fact that you think we're going to disappear in a few years is stupid, there will be some decay but always more joining. And color casters help drive more people in.

Husky and HD got a LOT of people interested in SCII. Just from people I know, it's at least 20-25. I wouldn't be surprised if they contributed as much as 10% of the US sales or more. You might think that's a preposterous number, but there were a lot of people I knew who were on the fence of buying it until I sent them one of their casts. Not just 2-3, mind you. No, they're not the most informative casts. Day[9] adds much more depth of analysis, but if you just want to sit back and take a break from work to enjoy a game Husky/HD are much more fun. People don't want football announcers to break down receiver hand technique or exactly why a certain head fake worked. They want to hear emotion.

On September 16 2010 21:04 Arm4n wrote:
you're absolutely right and in another 3-4 years you and people like you won't be apart of this community.