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Big G
Profile Joined April 2011
Italy835 Posts
November 19 2011 04:00 GMT
#21
Best article on Starcraft I've ever read.
FlamingTurd
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1059 Posts
November 19 2011 04:04 GMT
#22
OMG what can we say about that article?!? That was insanely awesome! Loved the whole thing.
Nerf MMMT!!! Liquid`Ret Hwaiting!!!
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3128 Posts
November 19 2011 04:16 GMT
#23
A very nice read, and quite insightful, I thought. The moment when a thing stops being a thing that you do in your spare time, and starts being something you're able to connect to other people with and enjoy, share, and discuss with others, is the moment when it really becomes real. I thought you captured that quite well.

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DeadCell
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada256 Posts
November 19 2011 04:25 GMT
#24
I particularly enjoyed :

" See, unlike most video games released in the 21st century, StarCraft has a learning curve that's not just a vertical cliff… it's a tidal wave that threatens to destroy you. Much like someone attempting to play a sport without first learning the rules, my pitiable forays into online play showed little understanding of the game’s strategy, and even less of the underlying gameplay."

Really good read altogether :D
If it comes down to you or them, send flowers.
Zeroes
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1102 Posts
November 19 2011 04:52 GMT
#25
I organized the NYC Barcraft and I didn't know he was there.
Check out my SC Lan pics Here: http://picasaweb.google.com/bunk.habit
Pulselol
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada1628 Posts
November 19 2011 06:24 GMT
#26
Shame that the comments on the article page is full of nothing but mindless, distasteful, and all around generally terrible attempts at trolling.
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
November 19 2011 06:32 GMT
#27
On November 19 2011 08:38 futurepaul wrote:
Thank you guys! I'm surprised nobody's pointed out any glaring factual errors yet. Means a ton that this doesn't sound like total BS to you all, because I hate when a "mainstream" pub tries to explain a video game I like and just ends up sounding like a condescending jerk about it. I'm on here a lot, never posted before though. Guess I'll have to start!

Lol hell yeah you will post! i will make you!
Great job man, you are an inspiration
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ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12680 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-19 06:40:02
November 19 2011 06:34 GMT
#28
I have no idea why the site crash on me if I open it on google chrome and it lags when I open it in FF. ><
Nethertheless I read the whole thing and it was pretty good :D

(oh, seems it works in chrome if i go to homepage then load the article)
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Chaggi
Profile Joined August 2010
Korea (South)1936 Posts
November 19 2011 12:22 GMT
#29
The Verge is p awesome
Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6105 Posts
November 19 2011 12:43 GMT
#30
This Verge site is awesome.

As a daily reader of engadget, this site looks better.
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BillyHardcore
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark104 Posts
November 19 2011 13:01 GMT
#31
Might've missed it in that long article, but where's the TL plug??
SC + SC2 wouldn't be the same with this community spread in the wind..
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ELA
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark4608 Posts
November 19 2011 13:07 GMT
#32
Thanks for this article man, it was a pleasure to read.. I hope you'll do more Starcraft in the future

First time i've heard about Verge, bookmarked
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Sanguinarius
Profile Joined January 2010
United States3427 Posts
November 19 2011 13:07 GMT
#33
That was an awesome read. Thanks for posting it.
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Selkie
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States530 Posts
November 19 2011 13:11 GMT
#34
Link crashed my browser (Google Chrome)
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12024 Posts
November 19 2011 13:19 GMT
#35
Ok. As a huge fan of eve online I have to confess that till now I didn’t even know what SC is.
I read the whole thing, watched some YT videos and there you go… Downloading my copy as I write this.

Thank you!


This comment is why this article owns :D
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Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
November 19 2011 13:50 GMT
#36
Great read! What a wonderful ambassador of eSports.
Thank God and gunrun.
Deleted User 135096
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3624 Posts
November 19 2011 14:44 GMT
#37
There's so much good stuff in this article, but I really wish people would stop perpetuating the high APM exclusivity to young people only myth. In regards to this paragraph:

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APM brings to mind the "mechanics" of a top-level athlete, those skills and actions drilled so deeply into a player over years that they become unconscious. It sets the pros apart from the wannabes, and the young from the old. While StarCraft’s chess-like strategy could be accessible to anyone at any age, the high-level APM is only physically possible for the low-latency young (high school age to mid-twenties). Even if old age doesn't get you, carpal tunnel will. StarCraft II has reduced some of the click burden, but it's still not exactly Windows Solitaire.
The whole idea that high-level APM being physically possible by only young people is complete bullshit. I'll keep saying it until this stops, but any musician knows this to be true. I know plenty of 40+ year olds who have higher APM than many (and likely most) pro players, and I really wish the perpetuation of this idea would stop. There's just way to much documented evidence in the professional music world and elsewhere to put to rest this notion, yet this romanticized viewpoint of the wunderkind still happens...god it's annoying. Sorry, /rant

Again, really good article overall though.
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GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
November 19 2011 17:00 GMT
#38
On November 19 2011 08:38 futurepaul wrote:
Thank you guys! I'm surprised nobody's pointed out any glaring factual errors yet. Means a ton that this doesn't sound like total BS to you all, because I hate when a "mainstream" pub tries to explain a video game I like and just ends up sounding like a condescending jerk about it. I'm on here a lot, never posted before though. Guess I'll have to start!


Dude, you deserve the praise!
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
o29
Profile Joined November 2010
United States220 Posts
November 19 2011 18:58 GMT
#39
On November 19 2011 08:38 futurepaul wrote:
Thank you guys! I'm surprised nobody's pointed out any glaring factual errors yet. Means a ton that this doesn't sound like total BS to you all, because I hate when a "mainstream" pub tries to explain a video game I like and just ends up sounding like a condescending jerk about it. I'm on here a lot, never posted before though. Guess I'll have to start!


Hey Paul! Been a fan since Engadget. Great article. I shared it with a few friends to hopefully help get some more exposure.

And maybe if you stick around awhile you can call yourself a silver player next season!
Modernist
Profile Joined March 2011
United States89 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-08 00:58:49
November 19 2011 19:42 GMT
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