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On October 25 2011 02:58 Galaxy613 wrote:Apparently the specs for Broodwar just went up.. or is KT Rolster getting ready a new team to play SC2? http://twitter.com/#!/OrangeMilkis/status/128527409325686784*Edit* Rehosted the article's image: ![[image loading]](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/Galaxy613/1319189924_1.jpg) From the article: (Crappy Google Translate) Show nested quote +The body of a computer purchased from KT i5 CPU 8 GB of RAM, graphics card is the GTX560 is the latest generation of high-end. In addition, 17-inch CRT monitors were replaced with 24-inch LCD monitor... Show nested quote +Gangdogyeong coach, "the computer for more than 10,005 years, is using almost six years old, I was to be replaced. As long as it is to buy good I think we had set as its own high-end. Not decent players after the practice has been replaced with state-of-the-art computer environment gaeseondwae greatly pleased, "he said. I can understand the need to upgrade a 6 year old computer, but getting a freaking GTX560 in each? 8GB of RAM? There is something to be said for having a fast computer for your use, but if this isn't for getting ready for SC2 or some other 3D game, then I think it's overly extravagant for Brood War pros, unless they REALLY wanted to play Deus Ex:HR in their free time. 
The new computers are needed , because the old ones can't handle the return of Flash 3.0 thats all .
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This is kinda cool.
Probably just preparations to make a SC2 division though. I really don't see them entire team switching. Also Brood War on widescreen is weird.
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BW in 16 : 9 looks really weird. o___o
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On October 25 2011 04:01 unit wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2011 03:57 VirgilSC2 wrote:On October 25 2011 03:55 unit wrote:On October 25 2011 03:46 Longshank wrote:
It does seem odd to buy a bunch of wide screen monitors for BW, especially when a SC2 PL has been hinted. no it doesnt, it makes perfect sense to me, its because a sc2 PL has been hinted, they are preparing to create a sc2 team, and possibly some of the B-teamers would be switching over, i could see this logically from most of the korean sc:bw proteams to create a sc2 division if sc2PL is a go, and remember, they would know first That's what he's saying. He said it doesn't make any sense to buy Widescreen Monitors for Brood War. ah, i can see that, but still just because you are buying new monitors doesnt mean that you are junking the old ones, they might still have some of those old crts around
I think the point he's trying to make is that it would be silly to buy Widescreens for their new computer if they're sticking to only playing Brood War, it would make much more sense to buy new computers, and keep their CRT monitors if it was just a routine "hardware upgrade"
This is just more evidence that SC2 is slowly taking hold in Korea.
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On October 25 2011 03:58 pbjsandwich wrote:
how do they even stretch it like that?
Depending on your monitor/graphics card, it might be the default way it deals with smaller resolutions... and it really sucks playing a game that's not it's actual aspect ratio. Why any Brood War team would get wide screen LCD's (there are plenty of 4:3 aspect ratio LCD screens) AND get some powerful graphics cards, as a player I would be begging to get my CRT back, or at least a 4:3 monitor.
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if the upgraded computers OGN uses become the standard computers used for BW play, then it would be smart to upgrade to similar PC hardware to try to mimic the same feel as playing in the booths as closely as possible
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I think there are 2 reasons to do this
1, ogn might be switching to lcd for better presentation which means they have to switch in order to make sure all the settings are the same and such.
2, advertising. They have KT products in the computer, which would make the article a great advertisement for their products.
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On October 25 2011 04:03 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2011 04:01 unit wrote:On October 25 2011 03:57 VirgilSC2 wrote:On October 25 2011 03:55 unit wrote:On October 25 2011 03:46 Longshank wrote:
It does seem odd to buy a bunch of wide screen monitors for BW, especially when a SC2 PL has been hinted. no it doesnt, it makes perfect sense to me, its because a sc2 PL has been hinted, they are preparing to create a sc2 team, and possibly some of the B-teamers would be switching over, i could see this logically from most of the korean sc:bw proteams to create a sc2 division if sc2PL is a go, and remember, they would know first That's what he's saying. He said it doesn't make any sense to buy Widescreen Monitors for Brood War. ah, i can see that, but still just because you are buying new monitors doesnt mean that you are junking the old ones, they might still have some of those old crts around I think the point he's trying to make is that it would be silly to buy Widescreens for their new computer if they're sticking to only playing Brood War, it would make much more sense to buy new computers, and keep their CRT monitors if it was just a routine "hardware upgrade" This is just more evidence that SC2 is slowly taking hold in Korea.
yea, i realize that now, thx -tired T_T
i didnt think sc2 would take hold in korea this late, actually after its original flop in korea due to the low skill ceiling at the start and lack of mechanical skill needed at the start i was wondering if it ever would since bw is a more mechanically demanding game, as it seems though in sc2 at least with terran you are rewarded for playing fast and with good multitasking, which is probably why its starting to get a few bites, i wonder when we will see more protosses and zergs at the highest level though T_T blizz needs to fix the design flaws of Z and especially P
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On October 25 2011 04:09 masterbreti wrote:
I think there are 2 reasons to do this
1, ogn might be switching to lcd for better presentation which means they have to switch in order to make sure all the settings are the same and such.
2, advertising. They have KT products in the computer, which would make the article a great advertisement for their products.
That still doesn't answer why they get 16 : 9 instead of 4 : 3, which is better suited for BW.
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On October 25 2011 04:11 Longshank wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2011 04:09 masterbreti wrote:
I think there are 2 reasons to do this
1, ogn might be switching to lcd for better presentation which means they have to switch in order to make sure all the settings are the same and such.
2, advertising. They have KT products in the computer, which would make the article a great advertisement for their products. That still doesn't answer why they get 16 : 9 instead of 4 : 3, which is better suited for BW.
Exactly, as far as I'm aware they don't even broadcast in 16 : 9 they use 4 : 3
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do any of the manufacturers even produce 4:3s anymore?
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On October 25 2011 04:11 Longshank wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2011 04:09 masterbreti wrote:
I think there are 2 reasons to do this
1, ogn might be switching to lcd for better presentation which means they have to switch in order to make sure all the settings are the same and such.
2, advertising. They have KT products in the computer, which would make the article a great advertisement for their products. That still doesn't answer why they get 16 : 9 instead of 4 : 3, which is better suited for BW.
it's literally a screenshot displaying the machines....
i doubt this is any indication of what they use ingame
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On October 25 2011 04:15 repsac wrote:
do any of the manufacturers even produce 4:3s anymore?
i think a few do if its a smaller end walk-in computer store but no if you were to go to a best buy(or comparable walk in "computer" hardware store) Youd find mostly 16 : 9s and 16 : 10s, at best buy at least there is maybe one 4:3 if i remember correctly when i was looking at their stuff in store, but I think you had to have it shipped from a warehouse to the store.
On the net though is a completely different story, you can get em and have them shipped, hell I think new egg even sells em.
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I think this thread still belongs to BW section.
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I think if we put all the little pieces together it's pretty obvious that there is some sort of preparation for the bw teams to switch over to SC2. Most probably Kespa looking at how sc2 exploded internationally and they want a bite too, so they are pushing the teams towards that direction.
I can imagine some Kespa high staff browsing the internetz and finding out that a group of fans got 4k(or was it 2) for MKP to travel to US and going '' Holy mother of Flash, we need to milk that cow ''.
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On October 25 2011 04:15 repsac wrote:
do any of the manufacturers even produce 4:3s anymore?
Perhaps not, but that doesn't mean they'd be hard to get for a team like KT. If they wanted 4 : 3 they would have gotten just that.
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Perhaps they saw the massive crowd at Blizzcon :D
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On October 25 2011 04:17 pbjsandwich wrote:Show nested quote +On October 25 2011 04:11 Longshank wrote:On October 25 2011 04:09 masterbreti wrote:
I think there are 2 reasons to do this
1, ogn might be switching to lcd for better presentation which means they have to switch in order to make sure all the settings are the same and such.
2, advertising. They have KT products in the computer, which would make the article a great advertisement for their products. That still doesn't answer why they get 16 : 9 instead of 4 : 3, which is better suited for BW. it's literally a screenshot displaying the machines.... i doubt this is any indication of what they use ingame
Of course they don't run the game in wide screen but playing in 4 : 3 on a 16 : 9 monitor isn't optimal, and I doubt KT would settle for anything but optimal practice conditions when it comes to hardware selection.
I could be wrong of course.
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Isnt KeSPA considering making an SC2 Proleague?
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Any time you buy a new computer you want it to be somewhat top of the line. I'm sure a company like that wants to have top end computers, even if it is just for BW.
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