EPTWhen sc2 was announced he didn't really care for it, hes more like a person u would see playing diablo 2 and that's about it. but never the less when he seen me playing sc2 on ladder he nearly shat his pants. He couldn't believe how fast my fingers were flying on the keyboard compared to typing. And he said to me of all those years of seeing u play this game i never thought it could turn u into a cyborg rofl. now he takes the time to sit down behind me and listen to me brag when i pwn as terran, yes i do scream in joy when my drops work rofl!!!
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FlyingToilet
United States840 Posts
When sc2 was announced he didn't really care for it, hes more like a person u would see playing diablo 2 and that's about it. but never the less when he seen me playing sc2 on ladder he nearly shat his pants. He couldn't believe how fast my fingers were flying on the keyboard compared to typing. And he said to me of all those years of seeing u play this game i never thought it could turn u into a cyborg rofl. now he takes the time to sit down behind me and listen to me brag when i pwn as terran, yes i do scream in joy when my drops work rofl!!! | ||
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dmasterding
United States205 Posts
On January 01 2012 04:20 FlyingToilet wrote: i remember in 98' maybe almost 2000 my dad brought home a big box one day, it looked like a damn cool game at the time. It turned out to be the battle chest for brood war, my father never really played it but he always seen me playing it, When sc2 was announced he didn't really care for it, hes more like a person u would see playing diablo 2 and that's about it. but never the less when he seen me playing sc2 on ladder he nearly shat his pants. He couldn't believe how fast my fingers were flying on the keyboard compared to typing. And he said to me of all those years of seeing u play this game i never thought it could turn u into a cyborg rofl. now he takes the time to sit down behind me and listen to me brag when i pwn as terran, yes i do scream in joy when my drops work rofl!!! on the counter side, my dad saw my hands flying really fast over the keyboard and now has the firm assumption that sc2 is only about how fast your hands can move. ive been trying to convince him otherwise but he doesnt really listen because he thinks sc2 is really silly. ive kind of given up trying to introduce him x_x | ||
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tdt
United States3179 Posts
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Shron
United States162 Posts
On January 01 2012 04:33 dmasterding wrote: on the counter side, my dad saw my hands flying really fast over the keyboard and now has the firm assumption that sc2 is only about how fast your hands can move. ive been trying to convince him otherwise but he doesnt really listen because he thinks sc2 is really silly. ive kind of given up trying to introduce him x_x Same... it's really sad that they can't appreciate it past what they see us doing. My dad says I'm in a "zombie-mode," when in actuality it's because I'm focusing hard enough on something that my mental facilities can't take the time to respond to him quickly. If you try to distract someone playing a game of chess, it's rude -- but starcraft? Perfectly fine, in his eyes. | ||
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ShatterZer0
United States1843 Posts
On December 31 2011 04:30 sVnteen wrote: or we're gonna be like "kid i'll beat you mouse only at this shit" and then your kid is gonna be like "DAD your so outdated, we dont play with mice anymore , we control everything with our brain lol - its just like chess but without the physical work"  Back to the Future 2, the arcade scene... "You have to use your HANDS?" | ||
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TheLOLas
United States646 Posts
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Oboeman
Canada3980 Posts
You are making an attack on his king, but also you have to defend against his possible attacks. You can't see exactly what he is doing, so you have to piece together what he is capable of based on the moves that he makes in vision range of your pieces. and it has lasers and aliens. How's that? I know the whole starcraft vs chess thing is a huge can of worms, but I honestly can't think of anything else that even comes close. | ||
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Gnosis
Scotland912 Posts
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Heyoka
Katowice25012 Posts
On December 30 2011 20:44 Iselian wrote: From there, I'll break it into ground units, flying units, and bonuses versus unit types. After that, I have no idea. Again, all Terran-based for now; I figure it's the easiest to relate to and understand, off the bat. I think this is going way too far. I don't think you need to explain more than go over how resources are collected to fund armies to fight each other. The more important aspect of this video imo is showing why people follow it, that there is a scene and personalities that function in similar roles to more traditional competitive activities (sports/chess/MMA/however you look at it). | ||
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WilDMousE
Chile1335 Posts
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friedchicken
United States143 Posts
On December 31 2011 07:51 Kmatt wrote: "Starcraft is a porno between chess and poker, directed by Michael Bay." This is epic. | ||
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VirgilSC2
United States6151 Posts
It was always really annoying to me how when I was growing up it was totally acceptable for my useless waste of a life sister to watch TV 7-8 hours a day, but for me to play Xbox/Computer games was "a huge waste of time" and whatnot. Eventually, after my family got together and had an "intervention" about how what I was doing wasn't challenging my mental faculties as much as other activities, I sat them down one by one and let them try to play the games I played (Brood War and Halo 2 at the time) They shut up after that. It's really hard for previous generations to understand video games, with good reason. However, I find that the case a lot of time isn't that they can't understand, they don't want to understand. Too many people live with the mindset that if you like videogames at all you have to be some basement dwelling unhygienic child with no social skills. Not trying to rain on your parade here, I think what you're trying to do is great, but I think in the long run it won't be very effective. Explaining the game to someone isn't going to help them get over the social stigma that video games have in the eyes of a large portion of previous generations. | ||
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Mistakes
United States1102 Posts
When introducing a game to a parent through talking or through a video like your own, I would suggest focusing a little less on the game itself (since they aren't playing it necessarily) and focus a little more on the scene, and the events. =) EDIT: The most recent thing I told them about was the retirement of XellOs and the documentary that National Geographic did on him. As well as his APM of 370 (described as, "that's doing 6.2 things per second" sort of a, How many things do you do or do you know of that people do 6.2 things a second for a period of time???~!1@?12!? Lol.) EDIT #2: For awhile they were giving me some crap for sitting in my room saying "I have to practice" and ignoring them when they walked in. However, when I first made a little money from an online tournament and told them about it, they started helping me practice and trying not to bother me. I think my parents see money as a validity for a sport or activity. If you can make money with it, do it sort of thing. xDD | ||
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Mallidon
Scotland557 Posts
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Remfire
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darkscream
Canada2310 Posts
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FindMuck
63 Posts
3 aspects of the game: Economy Army Tech in a rock paper sizzors kind of version, army>economy> tech>army (early army kills hardcore droning, but hardcore droning kills 1 base teching, but protoss deathball(tech)> over any army Then you can say that zerg generally focuses on econmy, protoss on tech, terran on army Of course, this is all general, but its a good way to start explaning i guess? | ||
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MicroNoob
3 Posts
On December 30 2011 21:02 MethodSC wrote: My dad was a really well known mmo player back in the day so he understands the gaming scene very well. No explaining needed Same here my dad was a really good Brood War player so he knows all about it and also plays a little SC2 too so no explaining. | ||
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Liveon
Netherlands1083 Posts
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GunPaladin
United States1205 Posts
greatest comparisons ever! | ||
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