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Hey guys! I made this thread to let people give suggestions on/share experiences on how to best introduce people close to you to starcraft. I guess I'll start it of 
In my experience the only way to get someone who has no prior gaming experience to enjoy watching and/or playing video games is to get them to play with you. This has proven itself quite effective for me in the past however there are two major issues that tend to get in my way.
1: the person targeted for nerdification simply doesn’t want to neither watch nor play the game that you're trying to promote. If the person you're trying to introduce to this new wonderful world is completely opposed to even giving it a shot there's really not that much you can do now is there?
2: Provided that the person targeted for your masterful plan to win him/her over to the nerdy side is open to new things and willing to try playing the game I've noticed that most people tend to give up on fully understanding the game because of its complexity (this ofc isn't true with every game)
I've recently entered a new serious relationship and it would mean the world to me if I was able to get my newly beloved to enjoy starcraft enough to come with me on a large tournament sometime this summer. My biggest concern is that starcraft in all of its glory is an extremely hard game to learn or even understand. When i first showed -targeted person- a starcraft game she asked me about what the scouting workers were doing, I went on to tell -targeted person- about how scouting worked and why it was important. -Targeted person- then responded with "oh ok, i thought they were killing each other".
I'd love it if you guys would share some of your experiences with introducing people to starcraft. Also if someone has a youtube video with real pros where the caster/casters are really informative I'd be very happy if you'd share it with us
Thank you all for reading and responding! much love/Shift
Edit: I've noticed alot of comments about forcing people into liking your hobbies. That is NOT what this thread is about, it's about getting people close to you to understand and appreciate starcraft, nobody's going to force anybody to play or watch anything they don't want to.
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My GF, who has a mean nerd streak (battlestar galactica, Star Trek: TNG), absolutely refuses to have anything to do with SC2. Any ideas on breaking this?
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This has been beat to shit on so many shows and threads. Should probably search : / And also blog it.
If someone doesn't want to, they won't. Starcraft isn't for everyone similar to how football (American)/basketball aren't
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Pretty much just doing it in a place where others can see you. My roommates had no interest in Starcraft until I had to move my computer into the living room because of internet issues. It's hard to walk past and not at least have a glance at what I am doing when there is a huge battle or I am doing stuff really quickly on the keyboard/mouse. Whether they are actually interested or not I will never know, but they have stopped to bug me or ask me about it. Or to simply call me a nerd.
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If there's one man who can turn anyone into a starcraft fan then it's Day[9].
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The best way to learn how the game works is just by playing it, it's as simple as that. If whoever you're trying to show it to doesn't want to play, it's utterly hopeless. Once they've played a few games and can at least sort of wrap their head around what it feels like, watching a replay or VOD is much more accessible.
The strategy aspect is harder, but there's thousands of people that don't play and don't know anything about strategy besides what they hear from the caster and still enjoy watching, you don't actually have to understand the nuances of some fancy timing attack or whatever to get excited by it.
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Playing is great so they can gain an appreciation of the game, as well as the high skill levels that the pros have.
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Agreed with the Day[9] comment. Be passionate about it and try to show em why you enjoy it so much =]
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My wife doesn't like Starcraft. Doesn't like strategy games. Doesn't enjoy watching e-sports, and frankly thinks the entire thing is silly.
But she realizes it's important to me, and so she's more willing to watch a really cool clip. When I call to her "JAEDONG JUST WON HIS GAME." I consistently get responded to with "WOOOOO!".
My point is that the trick to getting someone interested in something that they simply have no interest in, is by making it clear that it's very important to you and a part of your life. Maybe they don't get it, and really don't like it. But they should at least be supportive.
She won't play. But every now and then she'll watch a Day9 daily with me (she thinks Sean is funny; so do I). On a rare occasion I can get her to watch an important match. She doesn't understand what she's watching, and I end up spending most of the time explaining stuff, but she's at least willing to put up with it because it's obviously important to me, and we like spending time together. I also go with her to craft fairs hahah.
Worked for me .
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On January 08 2012 09:28 slackador wrote:
My GF, who has a mean nerd streak (battlestar galactica, Star Trek: TNG), absolutely refuses to have anything to do with SC2. Any ideas on breaking this?
Does she a reason not to try it? maybe you should just bring her to a big event some time since she has alot of prior gaming experience?
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On January 08 2012 09:33 Shift91 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2012 09:28 slackador wrote:
My GF, who has a mean nerd streak (battlestar galactica, Star Trek: TNG), absolutely refuses to have anything to do with SC2. Any ideas on breaking this? Does she a reason not to try it? maybe you should just bring her to a big event some time since she has alot of prior gaming experience?
My GF is really similar though her nerdiness just like your girlfriend has nothing to do with video games. She respects that I'm passionate about it and that's about it.
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On January 08 2012 09:32 Splynn wrote:My wife doesn't like Starcraft. Doesn't like strategy games. Doesn't enjoy watching e-sports, and frankly thinks the entire thing is silly. But she realizes it's important to me, and so she's more willing to watch a really cool clip. When I call to her "JAEDONG JUST WON HIS GAME." I consistently get responded to with "WOOOOO!". My point is that the trick to getting someone interested in something that they simply have no interest in, is by making it clear that it's very important to you. The person that loves you should understand that, and at least make small attempts from time to time. She won't play. But every now and then she'll watch a Day9 daily with me (she thinks Sean is funny; so do I). On a rare occasion I can get her to watch an important match. She doesn't understand what she's watching, and I end up spending most of the time explaining stuff, but she's at least willing to put up with it because I've made it clear that these things are important. Worked for me .
I absolutely agree with you on the showing it's important to you part. Also I consider starcraft to be more of a sport than an acctual game wich makes it totally fine not to play it. I hope you can get her to really enjoy it too someday even tho it seems you guys are pretty happy as it is^^ congratz to you for that
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1. Show her Day9 Daily 100
2. Proceed to watch her break down in tears when Day9 gets emotional about his career
3. ???
4. Success
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On January 08 2012 09:33 Shift91 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2012 09:28 slackador wrote:
My GF, who has a mean nerd streak (battlestar galactica, Star Trek: TNG), absolutely refuses to have anything to do with SC2. Any ideas on breaking this? Does she a reason not to try it? maybe you should just bring her to a big event some time since she has alot of prior gaming experience?
Next time an event is in Dallas, maybe she'll come with me. I doubt it, though/ She plays her little online puzzle/card games, but doesn't ever play any bigger games.
I've asked her to watch a game cast with me, or watch MLG on the TV with me, but she has absolutely NO interest. Not sure what to do.
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On January 08 2012 09:35 Severus_ wrote:
Show her NaDa pictures.
Show her Bisu pictures
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On January 08 2012 09:29 corpuscle wrote:
The best way to learn how the game works is just by playing it, it's as simple as that. If whoever you're trying to show it to doesn't want to play, it's utterly hopeless. Once they've played a few games and can at least sort of wrap their head around what it feels like, watching a replay or VOD is much more accessible.
The strategy aspect is harder, but there's thousands of people that don't play and don't know anything about strategy besides what they hear from the caster and still enjoy watching, you don't actually have to understand the nuances of some fancy timing attack or whatever to get excited by it.
I agree that playing the games is the best way of learing to understand it HoWever, there's a ton of people of there who started watching games way before they acctually started playing, i know i'm one of them or take slasher for example he's played like two games, in the beta!
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Lol I can proudly say I managed to do this with my gf, but it was a brutal process.
First, it's important to note that she and I dated for 2.5 years before she finally cracked and started accepting my inner nerd. Additionally, also important to note that she has near zero gaming experience in her past.
How'd I do it? A very slow, gradual introduction to the world of video games. Started with Plants vs Zombies, which she got hooked on really fast. Then the new super Mario bros for the wii. Next was Terra Nova lol Whether you like the show or not, it is her first sci fi and she got hooked there to. Then she always asked about streams I watch.
So I explained the streams and what was going on. Eventually this led to her watching me play a game, and then her pwning a comp on easy with my guidance, with as many jokes and laughs as possible. Positive associations are key, this means couple the idea of SC with positivity, laughter, and bonding.
And now, my gf of three years who started with zero gaming experience, is ranked 23 in Bronze in her own SC login. Very proud :')
Also worth noting we paired our online names, which she liked lol
TheNewblar and TheNewblet
That's my story! Good luck man!
TheNewblar
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On January 08 2012 09:39 0ne wrote:Show her Bisu pictures
Bad idea. Shed leave you and try and date Bisu. Stick with Nada. Cute, yet manly.
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