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On March 25 2012 20:25 Linwelin wrote:


Starcraft 2 "purists" are as annoying as brood war ones

On March 25 2012 21:31 howLiN wrote:

There's nothing about SC2 that makes it spawn purists the way BW does.

On March 25 2012 21:44 ShadeR wrote:

You should check out the LoL is number 1 in korea thread. It's hilarious.

On March 25 2012 21:35 Linwelin wrote:


lolol old game switch to new century shiny graphics lolol

On March 25 2012 21:16 HyperionDreamer wrote:

The issue with sc2 people even attempting to compare the games is as follows: The absolute vast majority of sc2 people have never actually played bw, and the absolute vast majority of bw people have played sc2. I don't think proponents of sc2 actually understand how fundamentally stupid it is to attempt to make objective judgements on something that you don't know anything about. Compare it to this: I've never played racquetball or squash, but I've played badminton and tennis extensively. Now I go around telling everyone I know that "badminton is actually a better game than both racquetball and squash, because it's so much nicer to watch and easier to play, even though i've never played squash" I'd be the laughingstock of the entire place, and justly.

I 100% guarantee you that amongst people who have played both games (I'm not talking about downloading bw and playing 2 games vs the ai like most sc2 people did to attempt to add credibility, I'm talking about actual players who've played a lot in an attempt to improve and understand the game) the consensus is that bw is a far better and more satisfying game. It's not even a debate amongst these people, which is why threads like these are so frustrating.

In addition, there's so much pressure on the bw community to "switch and join this century lolololol," where there's absolutely no pressure in the reverse direction. I have no idea why everyone thinks that bw needs to die in order for sc2 to succeed, if sc2 can prove itself as a viable and long lasting esport, then cool let it exist. Speaking as someone who vastly prefers watching brood war to sc2, even though I still watch both, there's a huge double standard in that respect. BW players and fans would be completely satisfied to just have their game continue to exist and thrive in korea, and I'm incredibly sad to see this movement on kespa's part to include sc2 in proleague. Let both people have their fun for crying out loud, and don't force sc2 on people who don't want it!

I can't think of any other way to speak about this inherent double standard when the two scenes of sc2 and bw collide.

On March 25 2012 22:36 howLiN wrote:

That's not a purist. You know what "purist" means?

On March 25 2012 21:40 thezanursic wrote:
I would watch a SC 2 proleague.
I would watch a BW proleague (and I am).
I'm not watching a mix.

If you're happy watching both leagues separately why aren't you happy watching both combined?

On March 25 2012 23:10 StarStruck wrote:
Having two games affect the results of a tournament eschews the net results. They would be better off having showmatches or do a full switch.

On March 25 2012 23:17 Lysenko wrote:


Um, what?

I never interpreted anything posted in this thread to suggest that BW and SC2 would be part of the same tournament. The original OP sounded like it was saying that there might be two parallel OGN tournaments, one for each. As for mashing them together into one tournament, I don't even know how you'd do that.