Rooting for races is fun in and of itself!

Plus, certain races in certain positions SHOULD have it easier.. unless of course we have an utterly stale game.

Ignorant prodigy

United States385 Posts

April 17 2012 17:42 GMT

#244

you wanna see hate try playing random

XaCez

Sweden6991 Posts

April 17 2012 17:42 GMT

#245

Like most games with some sort of competitive level, it will most likely never go away.

Pulimuli

Sweden2766 Posts

April 17 2012 17:44 GMT

#246

On April 18 2012 02:03 Sajiki wrote:
ok unlike probably 75% of the ppl posting their opinion in this thread i have actually read more than the OP. Funny enough besides funny "no"-oneliners things like this strike me the most:

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dunno whether to cry or to laugh actually. i know how i am when i am angry and i have flamed many many (protoss) players for nearly no reason but i keep it away from a public discussion forum like TL. Everytime i am not playing or have recently played the game i think about star2 rationally and i just like it the way it is. I like players chosing a race and i like playing against different races (because that obviously greatly seperates us from sth like chess). And though it is saddening i know myself well enough to be certain about the fact that the "discussed" phenomenon will not go away ever.

edit: and right while i wrote this my poor eyes read this:

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speechless.

That is more of a joke though, i hate zerg because my TvZ is bad and i die to infestors

xrapture

United States1644 Posts

April 17 2012 17:44 GMT

#247

I hope not. Zerg, toss, and terran having an inherent disliking for each other kinda goes with the stoyline.

VashTS

United States1675 Posts

April 17 2012 17:52 GMT

#248

I think that it brings an interesting aspect to the community, tbh.

Noobity

United States871 Posts

April 17 2012 17:54 GMT

#249

I don't see the race hate as a bad thing (making sure it's well known that I mean sc2 races, and not those in reality). When I was a wow player, I was all about the Horde pride. Meeting Alliance players and discussing the game with them was half the fun of playing the game at all. I don't honestly believe all alliance players are pansy-ass weaklings, but it's fun to joke around that they are.

Similarly, Protoss players don't really turtle to deathball to a-move victory, but sometimes it's fun to think that you've got it harder than they do and to be proud of the race that you play. Those that take it too seriously should probably cut back, but I've never had anyone threaten to beat me because I played Tauren or currently play Zerg. I think it just adds a bit to the interraction.

Venomsflame

United States613 Posts

April 17 2012 18:04 GMT

#250

On April 18 2012 02:42 Ignorant prodigy wrote:
you wanna see hate try playing random

Amen.

AJCpar

United States32 Posts

April 17 2012 18:17 GMT

#251

Although it would be nice to play Starcraft without people raging at you after every game, I don't think that hatred between the races will ever go away. As humans we LIKE having something to hate, as to some extent, it bring people together. I've noticed that many people, myself included, always enjoying having something to rant about. Thus, as a whole, there will always be hatred between the races because people like to hate too much, and also people always hate the race they're losing to.

ishyishy

United States826 Posts

April 17 2012 18:20 GMT

#252

I've learned that this is only a video game, and that hating any part of this game is pointless, because I could just uninstall if I hated it.

So instead, I have decided to hate people that make a big deal out of anything involving this game (like the people that complain about the interface when it's completely fine, and the people that continue to play the game when they keep making threads about how they are so stressed out and afrade of playing, and for some reason they think anyone is going to give them sympathy on these forums or care at all when no one does).

QQKachoo

United States192 Posts

April 17 2012 18:27 GMT

#253

I don't think it will ever go away but I like that it is in the game. Gives me a sense of unity with the race I play. Also fuck terran XD

Tictock

United States6052 Posts

April 17 2012 19:17 GMT

#254

I do not believe people will stop hating on races, that's the whole point of having races that operate very differently with their own flavor. People will identify with a race, or after having played a lot of random pick a race, and then play a lot of games with that race. Naturally they will find they are better at one match-up than another, or will find one strategy they have a really hard time against. After game upon game of struggling with these things you naturally tend to develop a certain dread and hatred for it. There's really nothing wrong with it, it's just part of the learning process.

The problems you state, which you blame on race hate, I think are more-so due to people being short sighted and/or over emotional. However, in my experience having gone to several lans and barcrafts, is that most people understand that that rage is more directed towards the game itself than to players and that all but the most short-sighted player will blame someone (or instantly hate someone) because of the race they picked. I play vs a friend of mine who plays Zerg at masters lv (I'm a diamond Toss), and PvZ feels like my worst match-up. I can tell you that every time I play him for more than a couple games in a row I start raging at him a little and bitch about whatever zerg strat has been bothering me lately (usually Mutas >.<). Sometimes I keep my cool and other times I tell my friend I hate him and hope he dies, but we both understand that this has nothing to do with our actual friendship (we are quite close) and even though I rage like that at times we are both willing to play more a different day to get more practice.

So, really I don't see this as an issue until people take it too seriously and make it an issue. Talk to that guy at the lan who raged at your race, why would you let that affect any chance to meet someone new? More than likely he'll laugh at his own rage and you guys can talk about what happened, what you think could have gone better. It's only the situation that the person is taking their own rage seriously that is an issue, and personally I don't think anyone who takes their own rage at a specific race seriously enough to de-friend you in RL of in-game is worth making friends with really.

nucLeaRTV

Romania822 Posts

April 17 2012 19:19 GMT

#255

JÄVLA TERRAN

Cyclone999

Canada331 Posts

April 17 2012 19:20 GMT

#256

Where's the poll? I wanna see which race is hated the most :D

I hate Protoss btw.
Seeing as everybody else is balance whining...

Oxymoron of the day:
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Protoss micro

CosmicHippo

United States547 Posts

April 17 2012 19:27 GMT

#257

what kind of question is this

FeyFey

Germany10114 Posts

April 17 2012 19:28 GMT

#258

The hate started with the first game having 2 different races. crossbowmen so overpowered with their +1 on range. As long as people search for excuses why they lost, there will be hate. Or if they can't accept that the game works the way it works.

Fealthas

607 Posts

April 17 2012 19:30 GMT

#259

Well, Protoss are hopeless amovers and so are zerg. What can you say?

Cortza

South Africa328 Posts

April 17 2012 19:38 GMT

#260

It's also got to do with how much you have to vary your playstyle and micro just to compete on level terms with a certain race. Thats what makes me hate on other races. They require such big adjustments for your broad playstyle, and then very very niggley changes in order to not lose like a retard.