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jotmang
Profile Joined October 2013
Korea (South)16 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-09 16:21:15
November 09 2013 16:19 GMT
#901
I and many koreans gave up on SC2 a looooooooong time ago. There's a reason why koreans call it the jotmang game.

I only come to TL once in a while to see if the 4 magic words has been posted.

"DK has been FIRED!!!"

You can cry and whine and debate about balance and design and what have you until the cows come home, but until those 4 words are uttered, there's no hope for this game.

User was warned for this post
jotmang game is jotmang
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-09 16:25:14
November 09 2013 16:22 GMT
#902
On November 09 2013 10:21 Wombat_NI wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2013 10:04 CutTheEnemy wrote:
We're gonna have to rely on day9's game now to save the rts genre

Why do people post stuff about the guy who has never exactly been vocal about fixing SC2's flaws from a position of actual influence?


I've just realised what you mentioned about Day9.... and I can't help but to be disappointed. Up until today I've really looked up on Day9 for what he's done and acheived.

Someone from a position of actual influence with Day9 should talk to him so he can be a hero in my books again
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TaShadan
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany1977 Posts
November 09 2013 16:33 GMT
#903
On November 10 2013 01:22 JieXian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2013 10:21 Wombat_NI wrote:
On November 09 2013 10:04 CutTheEnemy wrote:
We're gonna have to rely on day9's game now to save the rts genre

Why do people post stuff about the guy who has never exactly been vocal about fixing SC2's flaws from a position of actual influence?


I've just realised what you mentioned about Day9.... and I can't help but to be disappointed. Up until today I've really looked up on Day9 for what he's done and acheived.

Someone from a position of actual influence with Day9 should talk to him so he can be a hero in my books again


Why? I think its great that Day9 works on a rts game. SC2 will most likely never change.
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Falling
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada11363 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-09 16:48:36
November 09 2013 16:48 GMT
#904
Well. That is a very frustrating response from David Kim and demonstrably and entirely untrue. It took me a long time to understand how the chinese triangle worked with mutalisk micro and to this day I still can't execute it properly. However. That didn't stop me from being awed the first time I saw pro's pick off scourge after scourge rather than seeing scourge immediately explode into the mutalisks.

Knowing the mechanics of how the micro operates is entirely unnecessary to enjoy this sort of micro because it inherently visual. That's all it is. There is no hidden micro- the unit moves back and forth, no tricky spells, behind the scene buffs, etc. Just moving in and out, moving at top speed and picking off targets.

All you need to know how the unit normally operates when just clicked into battle with normal good positioning and spread and then you see moving shot micro. And you are like, what the heck? How did they even do that. I know those units normally operate and this is sooooo crazy. That's exciting. That's cool. And that's just as much for casuals as for pros.

We also have casters who can explain how the micro works. And it is exactly the sort of micro that makes a casual want to go out and try it out.
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Grumbels
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Netherlands7031 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-09 18:13:24
November 09 2013 18:12 GMT
#905
So does anyone think that David Kim actually watched the video and took it serious enough to explore Lalush's theories with the editor and such? And does anyone think that David Kim could explain the exact functionality of at least a majority of the brood war micro tricks?

I have no idea, literally. David Kim is such a difficult person to read, I can never tell if he actually means what he's saying and how much he knows about the game, or what he even does for his job. I mean, could anyone in the SC2 community tell if he had only been spending 10 hours a week on the multiplayer?
Well, now I tell you, I never seen good come o' goodness yet. Him as strikes first is my fancy; dead men don't bite; them's my views--amen, so be it.
Thieving Magpie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States6752 Posts
November 09 2013 19:45 GMT
#906
On November 10 2013 03:12 Grumbels wrote:
So does anyone think that David Kim actually watched the video and took it serious enough to explore Lalush's theories with the editor and such? And does anyone think that David Kim could explain the exact functionality of at least a majority of the brood war micro tricks?

I have no idea, literally. David Kim is such a difficult person to read, I can never tell if he actually means what he's saying and how much he knows about the game, or what he even does for his job. I mean, could anyone in the SC2 community tell if he had only been spending 10 hours a week on the multiplayer?


I think it's much more difficult to get product managers out of the pure statistics driven analysis they are prone to and things like how "fun" something looks is not as important to them as what systems are currently present in other successful games right now (not successful games ten years ago)

And so I think David Kim was unable to get it through to them with their responses being akin to "our survey suggests otherwise."
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Elldar
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden287 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-09 20:36:27
November 09 2013 20:36 GMT
#907
On November 10 2013 00:25 TaShadan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2013 23:21 Elldar wrote:
On November 09 2013 23:12 TaShadan wrote:
On November 09 2013 22:56 Taguchi wrote:
On November 09 2013 22:07 TheBloodyDwarf wrote:
Well, for me that looked horrible. Unit turns faster than light lol?


yes, an aircraft stopping midair, gazing at its target for a while, then shooting looks very normal and natural for the casual viewer, or hell, anyone at all /facepalm

not to mention, in the hots cinematic playing during blizzcon the tank had a fucking tracking turret

so sad


Never seen an F-16 doing that in battle? Its kinda commen in reality. Real tanks dont need to turn the turret aswell. They can turn the whole tank super fast!

+ Show Spoiler +
Oh wait... NOT

In SC2 the tank can't rotate its turret, and I can't see how a F-16 can stop dead in a single spot rotate to aim and shoot. All aerodynamic would tell you that it would drop in altitude within seconds. Being realistic is not the fun-factor unless you play a simulator game.


Oh really? Did you check the spoiler? :p


That spoiler TT
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-10 02:36:54
November 10 2013 02:36 GMT
#908
On November 10 2013 01:33 TaShadan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 10 2013 01:22 JieXian wrote:
On November 09 2013 10:21 Wombat_NI wrote:
On November 09 2013 10:04 CutTheEnemy wrote:
We're gonna have to rely on day9's game now to save the rts genre

Why do people post stuff about the guy who has never exactly been vocal about fixing SC2's flaws from a position of actual influence?


I've just realised what you mentioned about Day9.... and I can't help but to be disappointed. Up until today I've really looked up on Day9 for what he's done and acheived.

Someone from a position of actual influence with Day9 should talk to him so he can be a hero in my books again


Why? I think its great that Day9 works on a rts game. SC2 will most likely never change.


Well working on another rts game is like giving up hope on SC2 or ignoring it. It's kinda like running away from your country instead of leading a revolution. (Yes I know I'm exaggerating here). He is in the perfect positon to explain to "casual viewers that can't understand that type of micro".

On November 10 2013 01:48 Falling wrote:
Well. That is a very frustrating response from David Kim and demonstrably and entirely untrue. It took me a long time to understand how the chinese triangle worked with mutalisk micro and to this day I still can't execute it properly. However. That didn't stop me from being awed the first time I saw pro's pick off scourge after scourge rather than seeing scourge immediately explode into the mutalisks.

Knowing the mechanics of how the micro operates is entirely unnecessary to enjoy this sort of micro because it inherently visual. That's all it is. There is no hidden micro- the unit moves back and forth, no tricky spells, behind the scene buffs, etc. Just moving in and out, moving at top speed and picking off targets.

All you need to know how the unit normally operates when just clicked into battle with normal good positioning and spread and then you see moving shot micro. And you are like, what the heck? How did they even do that. I know those units normally operate and this is sooooo crazy. That's exciting. That's cool. And that's just as much for casuals as for pros.

We also have casters who can explain how the micro works. And it is exactly the sort of micro that makes a casual want to go out and try it out.


I find it very difficult to believe that someone that played on a WCG USA level doesn't feel the shortcomings of the game. I feel uncomfortable accusing him of this since I don't know him but it seems like he's taken the "politician route" of try to appeal to the majority for his benefit (which I would have absolutely nothing against were these problems absent in SC2 because I think he deserves all the popularity he gets). Of course I'm not expecting him to go to the extreme and hate on or start cursing SC2 because it would be stupid thing to do to his SC2 fans but something would be nice.

I apologise if I've missed out on things that he might have done.

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NKexquisite
Profile Joined January 2009
United States911 Posts
November 10 2013 03:49 GMT
#909
This video just makes me sad. I almost wish I hadn't watched it.
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Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
November 10 2013 04:21 GMT
#910
Basically, SC2 will never change and remain the way it is. That's it, I'm done with the game, fuck me I've spent the last 3 years thinking that SC2 will eventually turn the ship around and have been optimistically awaiting for LotV for them to bust them out. I don't want to say those words but the only reason why SC2 is around is because of Blizzard's funding. BW is a self-sustaining organism. Blizzard, why so stubborn? Why not learn anything? Its because they teamed up with Activision. Lazy but profitable is their motto. Quit thinking that casuals are retarded kids insulting each other via CoD. We are better than that. As a whole community, we have a lot of smart individuals, you can't fool us.
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purakushi
Profile Joined August 2012
United States3300 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-10 04:52:26
November 10 2013 04:52 GMT
#911
On November 10 2013 01:19 jotmang wrote:
I and many koreans gave up on SC2 a looooooooong time ago. There's a reason why koreans call it the jotmang game.
User was warned for this post


What does jotmang translate to? o.o
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hansonslee
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States2027 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-10 04:59:52
November 10 2013 04:59 GMT
#912
Does people like cloaken and DK know why people were amazed with MarineKing? It's because of his marine control! If there was more micro with the units, then all kinds of people can appreciate it!

The reason why people watch games is not because of how well they "understand it". It is because people are mystified by how "unreal" the games can be.

Adding micro can definitely add more flavor to the game. I think Blizzard is more worried about upsetting the balance than making the game more interesting.

I just wish Blizzard would stop thinking that they know the game more than we do...
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flashimba
Profile Joined May 2011
225 Posts
November 10 2013 05:24 GMT
#913
After 46 pages, the thing to take away is: if you want Brood War, then watch Brood War.

There is nothing more to read. It will all be David Kim bashing.
GhoSt[shield]
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2131 Posts
November 10 2013 05:29 GMT
#914
On November 10 2013 13:52 purakushi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 10 2013 01:19 jotmang wrote:
I and many koreans gave up on SC2 a looooooooong time ago. There's a reason why koreans call it the jotmang game.
User was warned for this post


What does jotmang translate to? o.o


I looked up some Korean swear words after seeing that the word "jotmang"
Seems the phonetic "Jot" or "Joht" means dick in Korean. no idea what "Mang" means. Hope that helps a bit.

Yahoo Asnwers Korea Cuss Words
purakushi
Profile Joined August 2012
United States3300 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-10 06:03:52
November 10 2013 05:56 GMT
#915
On November 10 2013 14:29 GhoSt[shield] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 10 2013 13:52 purakushi wrote:
On November 10 2013 01:19 jotmang wrote:
I and many koreans gave up on SC2 a looooooooong time ago. There's a reason why koreans call it the jotmang game.
User was warned for this post


What does jotmang translate to? o.o


I looked up some Korean swear words after seeing that the word "jotmang"
Seems the phonetic "Jot" or "Joht" means dick in Korean. no idea what "Mang" means. Hope that helps a bit.

Yahoo Asnwers Korea Cuss Words


Thanks for the response. Using your answer, I found
http://mirror.enha.kr/wiki/좆망
Google Translate gives a very rough description. From what I gather, it means "dick-doomed" or just "epic fail".

lol
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MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2063 Posts
November 10 2013 07:00 GMT
#916
Imho, I think DK and Cloaken's responses are pretty obvious and expected. Not only if they could have full reign to change things and wanted to, they would have to assemble a team to work on it or do it on the side with blizzards approval, which they probably would have trouble justifying for cost/resource/time when they could be working on the next project(s).

And then there is a whole host of other factors that probably go into things like this, alpha maybe beta testing internally.

I mean I really really doubt the reasons given were sincere. They were just given in order to seem neutral as possible as they can't/won't do anything because it will cost too much and it's too late.
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Elldar
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden287 Posts
November 10 2013 10:02 GMT
#917
On November 10 2013 14:24 flashimba wrote:
After 46 pages, the thing to take away is: if you want Brood War, then watch Brood War.

There is nothing more to read. It will all be David Kim bashing.


If it is anything you should take away after 46 pages is that blizzard could change certain numbers in their code which improve the gameplay and that dk does not understand this.
Quixotic_tv
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Germany130 Posts
November 10 2013 10:40 GMT
#918
On November 10 2013 19:02 Elldar wrote:
If it is anything you should take away after 46 pages is that blizzard could change certain numbers in their code which improve the gameplay and that dk does not understand this.


Classic. "I know what has to be changed to make SC2's popularity shoot through the roof.", lol

This so-called well written OP really says that that Blizzard has to throw their game completely over. It is not at all likely that those "proposals" can be implemented with the editor blizzard uses.

Sorry, dear people, but since reading all of this whining, written by crackpots, wannabe game designers, pathological nostalgics, and shit storm addicts, I lost all respect to people who say that even one thing has to be changed in SC2.

To Day9: He says he likes Frisbee over Baseball. Yeah. Um. The Major League Frisbee is so popular, more than MLB. Second, a guy that says he does not like the game should not be invited to the biggest SC2 event of the year.

The problem is not an amount of wrongly set "certain numbers in their code". What is wrong with SC2 is a small, but very loud part of the community, people who in truth have NO intent to make anything better, but only to show off how much smarter they are than David Kim. Oh yes, David Kim, he is not to envy.

The sad part is that the rare cases of constructive criticism completely get lost besides those threads.


Lastly:

BREAKING NEWS!!! BW IS STILL PLAYABLE.

Go install it and play it, but please shut up about SC2. NO ONE wants to know your opinion, except yourself.

I hope TL will undertake the next step and either ban all SC2 whiners or make a special forum for them, moving all threads about how "bad" and "flawed" SC2 is there. I would call it the cesspool.
Life always finds a way.
Sapphire.lux
Profile Joined July 2010
Romania2620 Posts
November 10 2013 10:44 GMT
#919
On November 10 2013 19:40 papalion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 10 2013 19:02 Elldar wrote:
If it is anything you should take away after 46 pages is that blizzard could change certain numbers in their code which improve the gameplay and that dk does not understand this.


Lastly:

BREAKING NEWS!!! BW IS STILL PLAYABLE.


The newer ATI drivers make BW unplayable actually

Unless ati or Blizzard do something about it, converting SC2 into BW is really the only solution left.
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Zodijackyl
Profile Joined October 2013
United States15 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-10 10:56:21
November 10 2013 10:55 GMT
#920
On November 10 2013 19:44 Sapphire.lux wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 10 2013 19:40 papalion wrote:
On November 10 2013 19:02 Elldar wrote:
If it is anything you should take away after 46 pages is that blizzard could change certain numbers in their code which improve the gameplay and that dk does not understand this.


Lastly:

BREAKING NEWS!!! BW IS STILL PLAYABLE.


The newer ATI drivers make BW unplayable actually

Unless ati or Blizzard do something about it, converting SC2 into BW is really the only solution left.


Owned. No but really. BW was amazing and fun because of what was highlighted in depth of micro.
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