EPTTo be honest they would probably take away my internet if I ever did. I'm in college now though.
Describing SC2... to your parents - Page 10
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igc_BLaZeR
Poland9 Posts
To be honest they would probably take away my internet if I ever did. I'm in college now though. | ||
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Balgrog
United States1221 Posts
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Divine_
Sweden115 Posts
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Fleshcut
Germany592 Posts
Here a list of stuff that she doesn't believe me/she didn't understand: -Naniwa gets paid for gaming -He probably earns more than she does -He gets free flights all around the world just to compete in tournaments -You can actually live from gaming -People win SHITTONS of money in tournaments -3.000 people were watching his stream -About 10.000-20.000 people watch Idras stream most of the time -Finals ob big tournaments go up to ~100.000 viewers -You don't have to play this game (lol she seriously thought I HAVE TO PLAY IT because I bought it. Because it obviously takes away my free will and human rights xD ) -The stream is live -Naniwa is currently in Korea -South Korea is the kingdom of competitive SC2 gaming -She also thought it's a shooter (even though she saw the game... wtf...) -The webcam is live and that's him -People can sit in front of a screen for 4-8 hours (even though she does the exact same in her job) | ||
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chocopan
Japan986 Posts
On December 30 2011 20:50 Chargelot wrote: Dude, just imagine, someday we're gonna be the parents. And we'll be getting our asses explained off by our children... Who are really into SC3. The future sounds awesome. I love this post, almost made me cry. | ||
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Spicy_Curry
United States10573 Posts
Every 10 seconds you need to make a worker to make you money and that is multiplied by the amount of bases you have. About every 20 seconds you need to make attacking units Every 30 seconds you have to macromanage using racial abilities that increase your production or efficiency Every second your opponent is trying to end your existence WPEROWEORWIERP: You use money to make workers Workers are used to make buildings make you money or scout. Workers make you more money which you use to make units and expansions Some races choose between making money or making attacking units. Throughout the game you try to figure out what your opponent is doing with the least amount of information possible. With that information you try to either counter their unit composition or abuse their defenses. Different races are good at different aspects of the game. the three races are Protoss (aliens) Zerg (Insects) and Terran (hillbillies) Protoss have the most cost effective units but they build slowly and cost tons of money. Zerg have the least cost efficient units but just like insects they aim to overwhelm your defenses. Terrans are the most aggressive race. They are able to trade cost efficiently early to mid game which allows them to secure a economical advantage. Different races have different advantages and disadvantages but if played correctly there are ways to compensate for your races deficiency. | ||
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average650
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Barbiero
Brazil5259 Posts
"So, that guy over there has tanks, and the alien guy can't attack him because tanks will kill his stuff. See those little guys? They are the soldiers, and they shoot FAAAAST, so the alien guy needs to connect the little green blob stuff on them, otherwise he won't be able to kill them. For the human guy, it's very hard to move on the purple stuff because the alien guy becomes waaay faster there, so he gotta do it slowly. Oh look, he is dropping on his base, which means he transports a little part of his army to attack the guys base directly. Those are mutalisks, they are like flying bat-bird-crow-thingie, and they are fast as hell. They catch the transports so the guy cant drop them. They also can hurt the guy's base like if he was dropping, and become stronger the more there are. That robot there is the THOR, and he shots missles that hits more than one bird at once, so the alien guy must be careful to not let his bat-bird to clump up. He is attacking there because he can't let the alien guy get more bases, so he can't get money. Oh and the alien is now killing the human's expansion. ...me? Of course I'm cheering for the alien, humans suck!" That's me explaining ZvT, yeah. It's awesome. | ||
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CluEleSs_UK
United Kingdom583 Posts
3 "pillars" - resources (money), technology(liken it to spears -> laser guns), army balancing the 3 at certain timings to counter the opponents planned timings. | ||
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VirgilSC2
United States6151 Posts
That's exactly the wrong way to explain SC2 to anybody. | ||
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RainSunShowers
Norway152 Posts
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keioh
France1099 Posts
Well, I don't exactly speak to my parents with this vocabulary but you get the point. | ||
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Yurial
United States2 Posts
Investing into your economy yields long term exponential financial growth, while investing into your army increases defensive capabilities. Investing in technology is usually good once you've created a stable foundation of army/economy. the tricky part of SC2 is that if you invest in economy while your opponent is investing in army, there is a window where he can defeat you since you have not invested your money in an appropriate way to counter his investment - economy X2< economy X1/ army X1. This dynamic makes information very valuable - knowing what your opponent is doing is a fundamental aspect of the game, since certain investments beat other investments. Sc2 is, I'd say, the most realistic metaphor for war I have encountered in the world, since the Real Time element is very much a part of war in the real world. | ||
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RevOrchid
Canada68 Posts
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shaftofpleasure
Korea (North)1375 Posts
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downmaster
Canada116 Posts
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kafkaesque
Germany2006 Posts
"Imagine you're playing chess. Every move you make can make or break the game for you. Now imagine, you have to do two moves a second. Also imagine, the chessboard is not 8*8 spaces, but 100*100 spaces. Also imagine, there aren't 6 but 60 different pieces, each very unique in it's movement and abilities. Also imagine, you can only see the part of the board you occupy. Sounds pretty badass? You have no clue yet." | ||
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InChaoS
Sweden40 Posts
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nath
United States1788 Posts
1. its war chess 2. requires 200 actions per minute (not true but hey) 3. people make lots of money at it and lots of people fail trying to (second part is important to mention) | ||
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Demicore
France503 Posts
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