EPTWill "Hating a certain Race" ever go away? - Page 3
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ThirdDegree
United States329 Posts
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unknownGamer
288 Posts
On April 17 2012 13:21 AegiS_ wrote: did they? what if they had not played any brood war (like myself) and picked protoss (i picked zerg initially, but say I did pick protoss) while knowing absolutely nothing about starcraft other than 1 commentary I saw on youtube? i didn't even play the campaign. had never seen a brood war vod. and most people stick with the race they initially chose. and that initial decision is most of the time, not based on balance as you don't know what balance is when you're just starting out. I have trouble thinking of a pro-gamer that consistently switches races when theirs becomes weak.. why? cause if you are constantly switching races you will end up sucking compared to the ones who stuck with their initial choice 100%. thus, the mentality of "They chose the easy race on purpose" needs to go, IMO. Ever check the B.net forums? After terrans got nerfed to hit a near 50% win rate (which is statistically balance), so many of them switch to another race after their "pressure" builds got nerfed. Not saying everyone, but there are people who will do anything to get win rates and get to a highlevel just to boost their own ego. Pretty pathetic tbh. | ||
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EienShinwa
United States655 Posts
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Stanlot
United States5742 Posts
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Lite Kirby
United States74 Posts
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PiGStarcraft
Australia980 Posts
It's just humans wanting somewhere to direct their hatred at to distract from their own failings, and the failings of the teams and players they root for. | ||
Heyoka
Katowice25012 Posts
Also it has existed since the dawn of time* *Brood War's release | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On April 17 2012 13:41 Misoza wrote: It's called tribalism. A memory of our more primitive beginnings, it is ingrained in human nature. The effects of it can be seen everywhere, from sports to politics. It will never go away, however the more mature and self-aware a player is, the more they can control it. It really isn't. It's people avoiding having to admit their own flaws and using imbalance as an excuse. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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jeffvip
211 Posts
On April 17 2012 13:29 R3DT1D3 wrote: I hate protoss as a race because it's terribly designed, boring to play as, and boring to watch. Couple that with the overabundance of Protoss players in the foreign scene compared to Terrans or Zerg and I just can't stand Protoss. I loved all the races in BW and I don't have the same level of malice directed at any other RTS faction but Protoss just annoys me in as many ways as it can. I don't take it out on players though (unless they complain) and enough of the really casual players that chose their race based on easiness and cheese strategies are mostly gone playing other games. +1 Exactly what I want to say. I love playing & watching Protoss in BW but Protoss of SC2 is just too ugly for me. I reckon Blizzard need to do something here. | ||
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Jinsho
United Kingdom3101 Posts
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TheWorldToCome
United States452 Posts
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
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Witten
United States2094 Posts
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AuzStarCraft
United States4 Posts
I doubt we will ever see an alteration in this mindset, as it is so embedded in our greater culture. I guess my response is to lead by example, by which I try to remain well mannered at all times, and wish the other play good luck, good game, ect. with the hopes that my manners will, in a way, rub off.. | ||
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blinken
Canada368 Posts
The thought of never playing PvP again would increase the amount I ladder 10 fold. | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
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danbel1005
United States1319 Posts
If it was otherwise, game would be boring. | ||
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ThePlayer33
Australia2378 Posts
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SlackerSC
Australia41 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Anyways I don't think it's ever going to go away. If you spend a lot of time playing a single race you're only ever getting one view point on your matches.. If you were to always play random, there is probably far less of a deep seated hatred for other races. For example, as a protoss I tend to focus on moments where I've lost games and thought "This is bullshit all he did was stim and a-move up my ramp", or "Jesus all he has to do is make 200 supply of roaches and a-move them", rather than focusing on the times when I've decimated bioballs with storm or a-moved 5 collosus into a roach ball.. If you think another race is OP and 'the easy race for noobs' you should probably spend a few weeks playing that race.. You'll find it's not always greener on the other side.. | ||
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