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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
Pretty awesome video put together by IMG recapping MLG Anaheim With 1,000 players, 20,000 spectators, and $120k at stake, MLG Anaheim was the biggest Event yet. Get an in-depth look at everything that went down. http://tv.majorleaguegaming.com/videos/73691-what-happened-in-anaheim | ||
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MLGrben
United States129 Posts
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norlock
Netherlands918 Posts
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Tschis
Brazil1511 Posts
I get excited waiting for them to be made... Top 10, top 3, best moments, recaps... Can't wait for Raleigh! | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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LeFroMaGe
United States628 Posts
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Flameling
United States413 Posts
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On August 10 2011 04:11 Doodsmack wrote: This has multiple sc2 clips from columbus. Sweet video though. The Columbus portion was part of the video introduction. | ||
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silentblob
Great Britain40 Posts
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Koshi
Belgium38799 Posts
I should really buy one of those games just to understand it. Shooting people and trying to get a flag to your base. Meh. It looks so random. You can die as much as you want, mostly it is just a clusterfuck of deaths and then somebody, accidently(?), picks up the flag and jump-trows it home. I would love to understand it and see why people are cheering. Any chance I can learn that without actually playing the game? | ||
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godemperor
Belgium2043 Posts
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Ladnil
United States93 Posts
On August 10 2011 05:22 Koshi wrote: I don't understand shooters. I try to watch it and enjoy it but I guess if you don't play the game it is impossible to enjoy it. I should really buy one of those games just to understand it. Shooting people and trying to get a flag to your base. Meh. It looks so random. You can die as much as you want, mostly it is just a clusterfuck of deaths and then somebody, accidently(?), picks up the flag and jump-trows it home. I would love to understand it and see why people are cheering. Any chance I can learn that without actually playing the game? It's quite difficult without playing, unfortunately. A big portion of the impressiveness of what happens is in the players' skill with the guns, and you need to have played the games to understand how impressive those quick snipes are and such. Plus, with the only spectator option being streaming the players' first person views, it's hard to get a feel for what kind of teamwork is happening. They need to come out with a team shooter that has spectator modes where you can get a top-down view of where everybody is all lit up and easily visible, when and where weapons are going to come up, better stats viewing for spectators, that sort of thing. For the cheering, a lot of that comes from big multikills or snipes. The kind of plays that an average joe like me looks at and just thinks about how damn lucky I would have to be to land that shot, and these guys do it every game almost. On August 10 2011 05:24 godemperor wrote: Pretty awesome recap, what I learned from this video, SC2 is awesome, COD is camping feast, Halo surprising fun to watch. Halo's main difference between CoD is that gunfights actually go back and forth while CoD is often a hide and seek I saw you first so I killed you game. Makes it more interesting imo. | ||
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tuho12345
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JoshRT
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Even in that latest SirScoots interview, he always wanted CS 1.6 to reach the same level of success SC2 has. HALO and COD don't quite reach up to the competitiveness of CS 1.6. At least 1.6 has ESEA lol | ||
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GowraK
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gladsheim
Australia676 Posts
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
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No_Roo
United States905 Posts
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
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`MemoRY
United States80 Posts
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Freeheals
United States488 Posts
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mark05
Canada807 Posts
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MLG_Lee
279 Posts
On August 10 2011 11:16 mark05 wrote: It's kind of sad that Cod/Halo grandprizes are 100 000$ US, while it is only 5000$ US for Sc2 Eh? Prizes for the National Championship StarCraft 2 Event are as follows: 1st Place $50,000 2nd Place $25,000 3rd Place $15,000 4th Place $10,500 5th Place $7,500 6th Place $5,250 7th Place $3,750 8th Place $3000 http://pro.majorleaguegaming.com/competitions/23#event_66_prizes Regular season events are $5,000 for first place, which is exactly the same, on a PER PLAYER basis as the team games. Starcraft 2 has the largest per player prize pool on the MLG Pro Circuit. | ||
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tsuxiit
1305 Posts
But best of 5 or greater finals next time, please! | ||
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Zirith
Canada403 Posts
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R4iD
Canada142 Posts
On August 10 2011 05:41 Ladnil wrote: They need to come out with a team shooter that has spectator modes where you can get a top-down view of where everybody is all lit up and easily visible, when and where weapons are going to come up, better stats viewing for spectators its called counter strike 1.6 and it came out almost as long ago as SC BW and i pretty much agree with everyone else CoD is a boring camp fest, halo is decent to watch but SC2 still best imo (maybe mlg should put street fighter 4 or MvC3 or some other fighter game into their lineup it could be interesting to watch) | ||
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rcg
Australia47 Posts
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zaii
Guam2611 Posts
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JerKy
Korea (South)3013 Posts
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Remfire
492 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:36 Primadog wrote: Here's another one from Laxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26gZkeWi-kY that was sooo epic, nerd chills beyond belief | ||
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Quesadilla
United States1814 Posts
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Ansinjunger
United States2451 Posts
This video was very nice though. I didn't know MMA wept after beating Boxer o.O I keep <3'ing both of those guys more. The other games are hard for me to follow (mostly as I haven't played), but the video does them justice. It's ironic that another person, in addition to team Instinct, concluded a perfect run through a huge tournament that same weekend--Nestea. | ||
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billyX333
United States1360 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:36 Primadog wrote: Here's another one from Laxx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26gZkeWi-kY With the way this video ends, I think this would be absolutely perfect for a pre MLG Raleign hype video for MVP. MVP needs help getting hype IMO because he doesn't generate it by himself with any trash talk or drama so casual viewers have a harder time getting hyped for MVP. Its sad because hes without a doubt the best and most accomplished terran in sc2 yet (it seemed like) everyone was going crazy for DRG and MMA instead | ||
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PHILtheTANK
United States1834 Posts
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DrPhilOfdOOm
Sweden353 Posts
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montysaurus
United States27 Posts
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Alltomata
United States66 Posts
That's nothing compared to what Starcraft players put in. | ||
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Timestreamer
Israel157 Posts
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HaXXspetten
Sweden15718 Posts
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Highways
Australia6103 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. That's Instinct, the bonwja of halo, dont think they have lost a match this year yet. Anyways awesome highlights video. | ||
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Sworn
Canada920 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. So did I, I spend like 3-4 hours a day on SC2 usually so it surprised me. | ||
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VENDIZ
1575 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. Me too, being dedicated in games such as 1.6 & CS:S and so forth requires up to 7-8 hours (for CS) and even more for SC2.. | ||
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inn5013orecl
United States227 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. Haha same. Wonder when Koreans would dominate if they entered the world of competitive FPS in as big a scale as SC:BW and SC2 given their practice methods. + Show Spoiler + Notice the use of when rather than how | ||
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Benjef
United Kingdom6921 Posts
YOU BETTER KEEP MAKING THESE ^_____^. Btw are there any for past events or is this the first? Does black ops not use extended series O.O? It doesn't seem like they do from the video :S | ||
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Ryukku
Singapore545 Posts
On August 10 2011 21:50 inn5013orecl wrote: Haha same. Wonder when Koreans would dominate if they entered the world of competitive FPS in as big a scale as SC:BW and SC2 given their practice methods. + Show Spoiler + Notice the use of when rather than how just curious, if ure good at a FPS game, will that help in SC2 and vice versa? or do u need different skillsets. I know one of the gross differences is team games require teamwork and in SC2 the builds and meta game affects the outcome alot. just a small question for people who have tried dominating at both a FPS and a RTS. | ||
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
On August 10 2011 22:55 Ryukku wrote: just curious, if ure good at a FPS game, will that help in SC2 and vice versa? or do u need different skillsets. I know one of the gross differences is team games require teamwork and in SC2 the builds and meta game affects the outcome alot. just a small question for people who have tried dominating at both a FPS and a RTS. The most important thing probably is the mindset, if you played any game 8hours a day competitively it defintately makes it easier picking up another one and stuff like mouse accuracy and stuff will definately help both ways around... But apart from that I don't think you can make a real call on stuff like this... I think MoMaN is the only FPS player I know of who managed to be somewhat successful in SC2 | ||
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Novalisk
Israel1818 Posts
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On August 10 2011 16:24 Alltomata wrote: LOL "We must get on, almost every night of the week. And play for 3-4 hours." That's nothing compared to what Starcraft players put in. 3-4 hours AS A TEAM. The Halo players practice all day in custom games, but getting 4 players together for team practice is difficult considering they're usually college kids living in disparate parts of the country. In any case, anyone that can compete at that level deserves respect, regardless of the title. | ||
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ZaaaaaM
Netherlands1828 Posts
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Clues
United States186 Posts
On August 10 2011 23:41 MLG_Adam wrote: 3-4 hours AS A TEAM. The Halo players practice all day in custom games, but getting 4 players together for team practice is difficult considering they're usually college kids living in disparate parts of the country. In any case, anyone that can compete at that level deserves respect, regardless of the title. It is interesting the large variance in work required to become the best. You can't argue with Instinct's results. The question is will their dominance spark other teams to up the ante and start practicing more? Really it just speaks to the poorness of competition than it does Instinct's lack of dedication. If everyone practiced 3-4 hours a day then those at the top would have to practice more, feeding a cycle and maybe we'd see the numbers we see in SC2 and such. But really I don't think the money is there. Outside of MLG I don't think Halo Reach has tons of $100 tournaments per week and the option to fly to an Assembly or a Dreamhack or an IEM or a GSL or a GSTL or.... I think SC2 and Halo: Reach are on different plateaus of work to put in and money to get out. | ||
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MLG_Adam
United States994 Posts
On August 10 2011 23:51 Clues wrote: It is interesting the large variance in work required to become the best. You can't argue with Instinct's results. The question is will their dominance spark other teams to up the ante and start practicing more? Really it just speaks to the poorness of competition than it does Instinct's lack of dedication. If everyone practiced 3-4 hours a day then those at the top would have to practice more, feeding a cycle and maybe we'd see the numbers we see in SC2 and such. But really I don't think the money is there. Outside of MLG I don't think Halo Reach has tons of $100 tournaments per week and the option to fly to an Assembly or a Dreamhack or an IEM or a GSL or a GSTL or.... I think SC2 and Halo: Reach are on different plateaus of work to put in and money to get out. You're misunderstanding me. They practice their craft all day. But as a team, they play 3-4 hours together going over strats, etc. It is not to say they only practice 3-4 hours, just 3-4 hours in one team session together. | ||
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Jampackedeon
United States2053 Posts
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TheRealNanMan
United States1471 Posts
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qqK
Germany282 Posts
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LittLeD
Sweden7973 Posts
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
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Cashmere
Australia66 Posts
Will this be available on the iinet freezone for Australian viewers? | ||
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Jeramus
United States37 Posts
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Alexl
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On August 10 2011 21:50 inn5013orecl wrote: Haha same. Wonder when Koreans would dominate if they entered the world of competitive FPS in as big a scale as SC:BW and SC2 given their practice methods. + Show Spoiler + Notice the use of when rather than how Actually, I don't recall any dominating/top3 team or player on either quake or cs 1.6. Only ex estro/wemadefox and before them lunatic-hai could compete but they never won anything international I believe (maybe estars once?). I don't think fps games reward 12 hours of training a day as much, 6-8 hours and better adaptation seems to be better. | ||
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dcemuser
United States3248 Posts
Thanks so much MLG. I bought Gold after seeing Anaheim and haven't regretted one second of it. You guys rock. Edit: rofl "I don't think it is possible to be effective with this weapon on this map" *headshot* *double kill* *triple kill* | ||
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Kralic
Canada2628 Posts
Saddens me that people constantly rip on other games in these forums because they don't meet the "standards" of BW or SC2(I know it is a BW and SC2 website). It helps make a lot of StarCraft fans seem like assholes to outsiders and puts us all under the same stereotype. FPS games are different practice, the teamwork comes first and the skill compliments it. SC2 is more about the build orders, reading the opponent and getting your timings correct. Hopefully they have one of these after Raleigh! | ||
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JoeAWESOME
Sweden1080 Posts
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Al Bundy
7257 Posts
That's exactly what I needed; MLG produces so many games that's it's hard to keep all of them in mind.Also I enjoyed the part about Halo, I've been a fan of the franchise since the beginning and I'm a casual console gamer, so that's fine by me. ps: We need bigger prize pools | ||
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Elasticity
3420 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. I was like whtf at that moment :D | ||
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delo
United States333 Posts
At that moment, I knew a ton of folks here would assume that that was /total/ practice and not just the time they spent playing together as a team. See below. On August 10 2011 23:41 MLG_Adam wrote: 3-4 hours AS A TEAM. The Halo players practice all day in custom games, but getting 4 players together for team practice is difficult considering they're usually college kids living in disparate parts of the country. | ||
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L3gendary
Canada1470 Posts
On August 11 2011 04:49 Kralic wrote: Awesome video. Saddens me that people constantly rip on other games in these forums because they don't meet the "standards" of BW or SC2(I know it is a BW and SC2 website). It helps make a lot of StarCraft fans seem like assholes to outsiders and puts us all under the same stereotype. FPS games are different practice, the teamwork comes first and the skill compliments it. SC2 is more about the build orders, reading the opponent and getting your timings correct. Hopefully they have one of these after Raleigh! I think there are fps games tht most starcraft players respect, like cs and quake. halo/cod not so much. and ive competed in cod4 so im not trying to be a dick here its just the truth. competitive fps games have been going downhill for a long time now. | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
Curious if anybody else saw this or was I mistaken. | ||
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xXFireandIceXx
Canada4296 Posts
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Onlinejaguar
Australia2823 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. MLG is like the only big tournament for Halo wheareas SC2 seems to have something big every week. My guess is Halo players need to have jobs aswell to support themselves so 3-4 hours per day may be all they can afford? | ||
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Fangzhou
United States199 Posts
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ScienceGun
United States10 Posts
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zaii
Guam2611 Posts
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Mastertouch
United States136 Posts
On August 11 2011 10:09 Onlinejaguar wrote: MLG is like the only big tournament for Halo wheareas SC2 seems to have something big every week. My guess is Halo players need to have jobs aswell to support themselves so 3-4 hours per day may be all they can afford? halo players play a lot. but they fuck around a lot too. like adam said, the instinct team had 3-4 hours of practice everyday. thats pretty good for a team imo. | ||
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Devolved
United States2753 Posts
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Pochtli
Finland690 Posts
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HeIios
Sweden2523 Posts
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Highways
Australia6103 Posts
On August 11 2011 13:46 Devolved wrote: 50 minutes is a bit long for a recap video. Of course that's just my opinion. I spent hours watching the event. I don't really feel like watching another hour of it. It's the thought that counts, and I appreciate the time it took y'all to put it together, and I'm sure others will enjoy it, but I would prefer something around the 10-15 minute mark. 50 minutes is perfect. Maybe you are thinking of a highlights video. | ||
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leecH
Germany385 Posts
also this reminds me to the documentaries which are made. can´t wait. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
Looking forward to when they're out of the oven. | ||
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Alexj
Ukraine440 Posts
On August 11 2011 01:01 qqK wrote: Haha, I am not the only one who noticed :DSo why are Artosis and Tasteless mentionend as casters in the credits? | ||
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Smapz
Norway405 Posts
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delo
United States333 Posts
On August 11 2011 22:04 Smapz wrote: Awesome video! I gotta say though, it looks like the fps games are played on a low level. However, it's probably harder then it looks with console controllers I guess. There's much much more to Halo than how hard/easy it is to out-shoot opponents using a controller. Individual skill, to the extent that it can be expressed via the limitations of a console, takes a backseat to a team's collective skill in things like influencing/controlling teammate/opponent spawns, baiting/feints, setups/map control, opening strats, coordinated pushes/setup breaking, power weapon/item control, etc. None of those elements really came through in the video. When you're at an event and can see all 8 screens at once, though, it can be pretty amazing. | ||
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qqK
Germany282 Posts
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Ornithorynquez
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thethingexe
Australia28 Posts
Though all games are really going down in terms of difficulty, sc2 is easier than scbw, halo is easier than quake and cod is easier than cs, or maybe streamlined is a more accepted word. + Show Spoiler + At least they are going for headshots in halo... cod on the other hand... | ||
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YMCApylons
Taiwan359 Posts
It's just...click for elitist BW opinion. + Show Spoiler + It's just...no offence, but I'm going to offend you...if you were going to dedicate your life to mastering one game, would you choose chess or Hungry Hungry Hippos? "OMG! Double-kill! He ate two white balls with an amazingly timed tap on his hippo trigger." "What a perfect nudge to send the last white ball into the mouth of his teammate's hippo! Great teamwork!" That's what it looks like to me. I'm sure it's hard to master, but practicing to railgun the four-pixel square that is the top of the head of your opponent...vs. the utter psychological dominance that is Flash... | ||
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KarneEspada
United States72 Posts
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CeriseCherries
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pyaar
United States423 Posts
good video though | ||
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ExSaint
Canada70 Posts
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TheDougler
Canada8304 Posts
Man tho, it seems like Halo is starting to step up it's fandom after Columbus. Actually, best line in that whole thing is from halo to be honest. "We're 36 and one in tournament play... come at us." Pretty baller just saying. | ||
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Bobster
Germany3075 Posts
Good stuff with the SC2 segments, though. Very professionally done, definitely TV production quality. On August 10 2011 10:36 Primadog wrote: "Barcraft" is the longest word that can be typed entirely with your left hand. What about "Barcrafts"? "Barcrafter"? "Barcrafters"? "Barcraftered"? ?!? | ||
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Lorch
Germany3683 Posts
Anyways the video was pretty baller, I love that they keep doing these for the events, it's pretty tough to keep track over 4 streams at once, given that starcraft has soooooo many commentated games these days it's pretty much impossible to catch all the starcraft action and follow the other 2 games, so these videos are a nice and easy way to see what was going on over at halo/cod (even though cod has to be one of the worst games to watch). | ||
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Madera
Sweden2672 Posts
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FlyingPetals
United States5 Posts
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Azurues
Malaysia5612 Posts
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klops
United States674 Posts
and i hate cod mlg must be doing something right! | ||
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Xyl
United States25 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. On August 10 2011 16:24 Alltomata wrote: This has probably been addressed. However...LOL "We must get on, almost every night of the week. And play for 3-4 hours." That's nothing compared to what Starcraft players put in. Unlike SC2 professionals, most Halo pros don't play the game full time. They have classes, a job, or both. If you look at the age ranges, most Halo players are still in high school, while SC2 players are in college, or early 20s. Another important thing to realize is that in professional Halo games (hyper-competitive custom/matchmaking), there is a point of diminishing returns. You cannot put in 8-12 hours a day without noticing a dive in your reflexes and decision making at the 6-hour mark. And unlike SC, there are a lot more opportunities for big plays in every game, which can make a frustrating situation increasingly more so as time passes. This is in stark contrast to regular multiplayer games, or playing with non-pros, where your team can roll through a day having fun and not getting chills from too much adrenaline. On topic: I enjoy watching professional Halo play (have since 2005) and Starcraft games (started playing SC in 1999). Unfortunately, watching Black Ops games involves watching excessively ADHD players, and therefore not as enjoyable as the way I play COD 4. | ||
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pecore
Germany62 Posts
It is kind of amazing to see what these Halo players can pull off in that game, but I always wonder how much better they could be if they would use "proper" equipment for a FPS. When I remember and see what the guys in Quake and CS do with their mouse and keyboard.. I cannot help but think that playing a FPS with a gamepad is wrong. | ||
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hugman
Sweden4644 Posts
On August 10 2011 10:59 `MemoRY wrote: I loled when the Halo: Reach guy talked about being so dedicated by playing 3-4 hours per day. Me2 So much for taking console shooters seriously :X | ||
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StarStruck
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Repetition, repetition, repetition. The summaries could be cut down by a ton if you explain each point once while the action is happening over the casters voices instead of summarizing what you are about to see, show the highlight footage and summarize the same point again otherwise it becomes redundant. Same thing can be applied to SC2 revisited at the 38 minute mark. There could have been a lot more polish on this and I mean a lot more. Still a good video, but I would repackage it a little differently. | ||
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delo
United States333 Posts
On August 21 2011 04:50 hugman wrote: Me2 So much for taking console shooters seriously :X *sigh* Apparently have to quote this again: On August 10 2011 23:41 MLG_Adam wrote: 3-4 hours AS A TEAM. The Halo players practice all day in custom games, but getting 4 players together for team practice is difficult considering they're usually college kids living in disparate parts of the country. In any case, anyone that can compete at that level deserves respect, regardless of the title. | ||
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Micket
United Kingdom2163 Posts
On August 21 2011 03:40 Xyl wrote: This has probably been addressed. However... Unlike SC2 professionals, most Halo pros don't play the game full time. They have classes, a job, or both. If you look at the age ranges, most Halo players are still in high school, while SC2 players are in college, or early 20s. Another important thing to realize is that in professional Halo games (hyper-competitive custom/matchmaking), there is a point of diminishing returns. You cannot put in 8-12 hours a day without noticing a dive in your reflexes and decision making at the 6-hour mark. And unlike SC, there are a lot more opportunities for big plays in every game, which can make a frustrating situation increasingly more so as time passes. This is in stark contrast to regular multiplayer games, or playing with non-pros, where your team can roll through a day having fun and not getting chills from too much adrenaline. On topic: I enjoy watching professional Halo play (have since 2005) and Starcraft games (started playing SC in 1999). Unfortunately, watching Black Ops games involves watching excessively ADHD players, and therefore not as enjoyable as the way I play COD 4. So basically the best unbeaten untouchable halo players in the world don't even play the game for an amount of time which would make them be considered pro gamers. Makes me think how much the other teams practice. | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
Okay, how about you show them how it's done then by forming your own team where you play 12-16 hours a day and win. I'm not here to argue about what you call them. You can call them amateurs for all I care. The same could be said about the old BW Foreigner scene. Only a select few went or tried to go pro under that definition. In fact, I probably couldn't name ten. Let me try: - Retje tried, didn't work out - IdrA never really amounted to anything in Korea however, he stayed and eventually tore through the international scene for quite a while... his mainstay was on the CJ Entus B-Team and I heard he was ranking pretty well internally near the end but not much more - NonY tried, did well in first courage, but couldn't stay due to personal reasons. It worked out well for him though, won a TSL and got married to a standup girl. Not too shabby. - Legionnaire, one of the last legitimate foreigner BW pros - Rekrul, errr Dan really didn't do anything lmao... he's always been well connected though! Props for that. He did well in bet matches though. - Assem, yeah he sort of earned his keep but hell, why would you play for IdrA in a tournament and think you could get away with it is beyond me (no respect for Romad? You silly boy) - Elky, bundle of fun. World class tournament poker player now. I'll leave it at that. - Giyom, our very own countryman and first legend in SC - Lx and PJ the two China men who joined SK briefly, but really didn't compete in PL and didn't really do anything noteworthy in Korea. They did well internationally though. - Then you have guys like Nazgul and Slayer who were there right at the beginning, not much more than that man. Oh shit, I managed to name over ten. t('.'t) ^('.')^ Q('.'t) ^('.')^ o-('.')-o l('.')l As for the rest, like Dimaga, Strelok, White-ra, etc. Doesn't change the fact they were still good, had sponsors, won tournaments and were well respected in our community. It is what it is man. I probably shouldn't have said Dimaga, lol. He did sort of abuse in TSL2. ;/ No reason to compare the two communities. I'm fine with what you call amateur sports because our whole community was based on amateur sport. | ||
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exittlight
Australia271 Posts
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
In all seriousness though, MLG has become on of my favorite things. I hope they can continue to attract high level Koreans; and if so may be able to give GSL a run for it's money. I would love to see some additional games in the future too, not that I don't love SC2 but occasionally watching CS can be fun too. | ||
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Nemireck
Canada1875 Posts
On August 21 2011 05:46 StarStruck wrote: There are a lot of things you could do better in order to cut the recap down. Repetition, repetition, repetition. The summaries could be cut down by a ton if you explain each point once while the action is happening over the casters voices instead of summarizing what you are about to see, show the highlight footage and summarize the same point again otherwise it becomes redundant. Same thing can be applied to SC2 revisited at the 38 minute mark. There could have been a lot more polish on this and I mean a lot more. Still a good video, but I would repackage it a little differently. This is a great suggestion. I found myself questioning the format of the recap before the 10 minute mark, as your narrator would introduce the team's involved, summarize the action, and then re-summarize the action as the gameplay footage rolled. You could save a lot of time by simply introducing the team's back-story, and jumping straight to the gameplay footage as the summary is narrated. It would make for a more streamlined recap, and would be less awkward to watch. The entire video could have been streamlined into a 30 minute session probably, and been more exciting to watch. Regardless, I still enjoyed the 50 minute version, and appreciate the effort put in my MLG to continue stepping up their game to put on a great show for the spectator. | ||
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To shed some light on the console side of things, I am a professional Halo Reach player and I think SC2 is amazing to watch. The skill-set is obviously different from SC2 & Halo, but I can tell you that the professionals do put a lot of time into practice and it is extremely hard to be at the top (like anything). So I feel it is strange for me to say sc2 is played on a low-level because I would get dominated by the top players, but that also goes for Halo as well. Anyways that was my first post here, and GL to everyone going to Raleigh! | ||
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