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How do Korean Starcraft Pros Approach the Game? - Page 3

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ThePlayer33
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia2378 Posts
May 27 2012 12:35 GMT
#41
On May 27 2012 21:02 naastyOne wrote:
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On May 27 2012 10:02 ThePlayer33 wrote:
they work hard and try win. foreigners are all lazy on the other hand. unless youre a genius(stephano)

its cultural. you simply work harder in an office in south korea and asia than that of US or europe.

Now, explain why Korea sdoesn`t dominate anything else, save for esports.


ofc they dominate, look at kpop
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Black17
Profile Joined October 2011
France435 Posts
May 27 2012 15:19 GMT
#42
On May 27 2012 21:35 ThePlayer33 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2012 21:02 naastyOne wrote:
On May 27 2012 10:02 ThePlayer33 wrote:
they work hard and try win. foreigners are all lazy on the other hand. unless youre a genius(stephano)

its cultural. you simply work harder in an office in south korea and asia than that of US or europe.

Now, explain why Korea sdoesn`t dominate anything else, save for esports.


ofc they dominate, look at kpop


nice 1 :D
Hypemeup
Profile Joined February 2011
Sweden2783 Posts
May 27 2012 18:24 GMT
#43
On May 27 2012 21:35 ThePlayer33 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2012 21:02 naastyOne wrote:
On May 27 2012 10:02 ThePlayer33 wrote:
they work hard and try win. foreigners are all lazy on the other hand. unless youre a genius(stephano)

its cultural. you simply work harder in an office in south korea and asia than that of US or europe.

Now, explain why Korea sdoesn`t dominate anything else, save for esports.


ofc they dominate, look at kpop


They managed to invent another form of cancer, how dominating.

:c
Garth
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States353 Posts
May 27 2012 18:25 GMT
#44
They play
Natespank
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada449 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-27 18:40:20
May 27 2012 18:37 GMT
#45
Thank you for having posted the QXC article, it was a good read.

I especially recommend the blog qxc links to within the post.
Namkung
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada151 Posts
May 27 2012 18:44 GMT
#46
On May 27 2012 21:35 ThePlayer33 wrote:
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On May 27 2012 21:02 naastyOne wrote:
On May 27 2012 10:02 ThePlayer33 wrote:
they work hard and try win. foreigners are all lazy on the other hand. unless youre a genius(stephano)

its cultural. you simply work harder in an office in south korea and asia than that of US or europe.

Now, explain why Korea sdoesn`t dominate anything else, save for esports.


ofc they dominate, look at kpop


Um I'm sorry but Korea is a pretty advanced country and a very impressive one given where they were just few decades ago. They are one of the exceptions that managed to develop at an astonishing rate.
Really need not look further than SAMSUNG / LG. Are you telling me they are not dominating monitors / tv / phone market? They are second to none when it comes to their technology with screens.
Also their car companies. Kia or Hyundai is no Honda or Toyota but they are getting a lot better and actually are considered pretty good today. How many countries actually can make cars? Not that many.
People may also not know but South Korea is a leader in making ships (cargo ships to be specific) as well.
svefnleysi
Profile Joined March 2011
Iceland623 Posts
May 27 2012 18:44 GMT
#47
The main difference between the top Koreans and most foreigners, I imagine, is that they "approach the game" with a problem-solving mindset instead of a defeatist-imbalance-whine mindset.
Tabbris
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Bangladesh2839 Posts
May 27 2012 18:48 GMT
#48
On May 27 2012 21:35 ThePlayer33 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2012 21:02 naastyOne wrote:
On May 27 2012 10:02 ThePlayer33 wrote:
they work hard and try win. foreigners are all lazy on the other hand. unless youre a genius(stephano)

its cultural. you simply work harder in an office in south korea and asia than that of US or europe.

Now, explain why Korea sdoesn`t dominate anything else, save for esports.


ofc they dominate, look at kpop

Go!
Eufouria
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom4425 Posts
May 27 2012 18:49 GMT
#49
On May 27 2012 12:55 Holytornados wrote:
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On May 27 2012 10:02 ThePlayer33 wrote:
they work hard and try win. foreigners are all lazy on the other hand. unless youre a genius(stephano)

its cultural. you simply work harder in an office in south korea and asia than that of US or europe.


This post makes me facepalm.

You're attaching a huge stigma to an entire group of people based on video game results, when in reality there are as many hard working American/foreigners as there are Koreans. Look at it from a perspective outside of video games before you try to attribute it to culture.

Koreans work some of the longest hours of any group of people. The practice of working mass mass hours is completely ingrained in their culture.

Schoolchildren go to school, and then most go to private evening classes and then they do homework.

In the adult workplace there is a lot of peer pressure to work long hours too. Of course there are lazy Koreans and hardworking Americans, but the average American works less hard than the average Korean.

Anyway this question gets asked all the time, there are loads of threads about the exact same thing.
Schnullerbacke13
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1199 Posts
May 28 2012 08:48 GMT
#50
I think its all about the right mixture of coffee, cigarettes and beer. Oh and ofc preferably ladder all night long and sleep half the day.
21 is half the truth
Frex
Profile Joined March 2012
Finland888 Posts
May 28 2012 09:26 GMT
#51
I think one point could be that Koreans in general approach gaming with more acceptance than people in America / EU. I feel that a lot times in my own culture (North Europe) serious gaming is not something that people are just not willing to accept as a acceptable life style.

This is just my own theory.
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