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BreaK
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada890 Posts
March 27 2012 01:22 GMT
#41
On March 27 2012 10:19 chobopeon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 27 2012 10:17 BreaK wrote:
This looks amaaaazing, can't wait to listen!

Any chance of putting up an audio rip of this as a podcast I can subscribe to on iTunes?


id like to do that, ill get moving on it. i just have to figure out the best way to set up an rss feed.


Awesome, thanks. This is such a great project and I can't wait to listen in the future. I'm so busy all the time so the whole podcast thing works for me (and I'm sure lots of other people) as a way to easily keep track of new releases and to listen on the go.

Again, great idea, thanks so much for doing this to begin with.
formerly ClouD.BreaK ~ gogo KTF! & Liquid!
viOLetFanClub
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Korea (South)390 Posts
March 27 2012 01:22 GMT
#42
No mention of how solid CoD2 was back in the day of of the CGS era, or the uprising of the swedes in FPS games other than CS rivals to the Koreans from WeMade?

What about Stevy's legacy in CoD that had a BoxeR-esque effect for FPS games?

:S
chobopeon
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States7342 Posts
March 27 2012 01:25 GMT
#43
On March 27 2012 10:22 k1mjee wrote:
No mention of how solid CoD2 was back in the day of of the CGS era, or the uprising of the swedes in FPS games other than CS rivals to the Koreans from WeMade?

What about Stevy's legacy in CoD that had a BoxeR-esque effect for FPS games?

:S


this chapter only goes up to the 1980s my friend. this will come
:O
NerfrA
Profile Joined March 2012
Thailand46 Posts
March 27 2012 01:27 GMT
#44
WoW..... This is Amazing Saga.
The way to change the world, is change you life better.
Abort Retry Fail
Profile Joined December 2011
2636 Posts
March 27 2012 01:27 GMT
#45
Spotlight please!

Thanks for this epic article!
BSOD
NoctemSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States771 Posts
March 27 2012 01:41 GMT
#46
This is beautiful and eloquently spoken.
You sir have my respect. I'll be subscribing here in a minute.
10/10
This definitely deserve more recognition.
http://www.twitch.tv/noctemsc <--Most epic fun times
Gator
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States3432 Posts
March 27 2012 01:52 GMT
#47
chobo this is amazing keep up the good work!
TSM
DoctorHot
Profile Joined September 2011
United States42 Posts
March 27 2012 01:55 GMT
#48
This is absolutely fantastic, I look forward to it.

For anybody looking for more on Esports history, read the book "Game Boys," which follows Jason Lake's Counter-Strike 1.6 team Complexity in their search for stardom. I read it and loved it a lot!
SuperCarl
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden36 Posts
March 27 2012 02:04 GMT
#49
Another epic project by chobopeon. Freelancing it up!
NoctemSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States771 Posts
March 27 2012 02:14 GMT
#50
On March 27 2012 10:55 DoctorHot wrote:
This is absolutely fantastic, I look forward to it.

For anybody looking for more on Esports history, read the book "Game Boys," which follows Jason Lake's Counter-Strike 1.6 team Complexity in their search for stardom. I read it and loved it a lot!

I own Game Boys. It''s an amazing book. Jason Lake is truly under appreciated nowadays.
http://www.twitch.tv/noctemsc <--Most epic fun times
Praetorial
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States4241 Posts
March 27 2012 02:18 GMT
#51
Amazingly comprehensive read. Thank you.
FOR GREAT JUSTICE! Bans for the ban gods!
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
March 27 2012 03:04 GMT
#52
Awesome job, very well written and enjoyed listening as well , can't wait for the continuation of this :D!!!
VOD finder guy for sc2ratings.com/ ! aka: ogndrahcir, a9azn2 | Go ZerO, Stork, Sea, and KawaiiRice :D | nesc2league.com/forum/index.php | youtube.com/watch?v=oaGtjWL5mZo
viOLetFanClub
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Korea (South)390 Posts
March 27 2012 03:09 GMT
#53
On March 27 2012 10:25 chobopeon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 27 2012 10:22 k1mjee wrote:
No mention of how solid CoD2 was back in the day of of the CGS era, or the uprising of the swedes in FPS games other than CS rivals to the Koreans from WeMade?

What about Stevy's legacy in CoD that had a BoxeR-esque effect for FPS games?

:S


this chapter only goes up to the 1980s my friend. this will come


Wow, never seen someone so keen on things like this.

10/10 amazing read dude. <3
SigmaoctanusIV
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States3313 Posts
March 27 2012 03:45 GMT
#54
A lot of hard work and investigation went into this really good job Chobo lovin it can't wait for more... Also how has this not been spotlighted yet ?!?!?
I am Godzilla You are Japan
borny
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
China481 Posts
March 27 2012 04:11 GMT
#55
When I grew up in Sweden, people would use "heaton" as a positive adjective. Boys around ages 13-16 would say stuff like "oh my god, that is fucking heaton!!". That is how big he was. If you made a search over all the world's counterstrike servers, you would find hundreds of players at the same time with the nickname "Heaton". He was a god amongst kids.
Naniwa . July . Morrow . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Go STARTALE!
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
March 27 2012 04:12 GMT
#56
I read the whole manuscript through the end during a layover in Chicago on my way to school lol. This piece is really engaging in my opinion. When one of my professors asked what was the book you finished most recently and how was it, I proudly mentioned this, so I can't wait for everyone else to see the rest of it, its really good stuff
Follow me: www.twitter.com/zlasher
borny
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
China481 Posts
March 27 2012 04:14 GMT
#57
On March 27 2012 10:22 k1mjee wrote:
No mention of how solid CoD2 was back in the day of of the CGS era, or the uprising of the swedes in FPS games other than CS rivals to the Koreans from WeMade?

What about Stevy's legacy in CoD that had a BoxeR-esque effect for FPS games?

:S

CoD was never the major FPS game. Quake, CS and even Painkiller were all larger.

"Stevy's legacy in CoD that had a BoxeR-esque effect for FPS games" That is such an overstatement.
Naniwa . July . Morrow . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Go STARTALE!
ELA
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark4608 Posts
March 27 2012 04:57 GMT
#58
Amazing read chobopeon, as always - Miss your articles, this was really nice! Thank you for posting
The first link of chain forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.
TheRickster
Profile Joined June 2011
United States10 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-27 05:15:54
March 27 2012 05:14 GMT
#59
Where did the videos go?

refreshed and they are back. continue on.
simmeh
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada2511 Posts
March 27 2012 05:21 GMT
#60
On March 27 2012 13:14 borny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 27 2012 10:22 k1mjee wrote:
No mention of how solid CoD2 was back in the day of of the CGS era, or the uprising of the swedes in FPS games other than CS rivals to the Koreans from WeMade?

What about Stevy's legacy in CoD that had a BoxeR-esque effect for FPS games?

:S

CoD was never the major FPS game. Quake, CS and even Painkiller were all larger.

"Stevy's legacy in CoD that had a BoxeR-esque effect for FPS games" That is such an overstatement.


i was always into counter strike.. but man i remember painkiller haha.
vo0 was a beast, guy won so many big events in a row. although it was cool that fatality took 1st place at the most important one (cpl world tour finals), 1st place was $150,000! O_O

byah!
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