EPTOr can we even say «video game» at that point?
WCS Grand Finals Post-Game Thread - Page 6
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Trizztein
Canada45 Posts
Or can we even say «video game» at that point? | ||
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Elentos
55456 Posts
On November 09 2015 05:54 Trizztein wrote: 3 of my friends (including someone I randomly met on twitch watching archon mode tournament and whom is now a great friend of mine) came over at my place to watch the semis and finals on my 55 inch TV screen in hi-res. The four of us rising from our chairs and shouting with excitement when Life sniped that warp-prism on that sixth map is a souvenir that will stay engraved in my hearth for the rest of my life. I never thought as a kid (I am now 26) that watching a game of a genre I've been in love with for such a long time could end-up forging such a happy reunion of people sharing a passion for a video game. Or can we even say «video game» at that point? Yes, it's still a video game. But it's fine to treat it like any other sport or movie. | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
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tar
Germany991 Posts
On November 09 2015 04:33 Zealously wrote: It's been this way for some time, and it isn't accidental wait...what?! Why on earth would you do that? | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On November 09 2015 06:04 tar wrote: wait...what?! Why on earth would you do that? I didnt know about it, but every professional sports website doesn't have it. I guess you could say it was to become more professional. | ||
Destructicon
4713 Posts
On November 09 2015 05:54 Trizztein wrote: 3 of my friends (including someone I randomly met on twitch watching archon mode tournament and whom is now a great friend of mine) came over at my place to watch the semis and finals on my 55 inch TV screen in hi-res. The four of us rising from our chairs and shouting with excitement when Life sniped that warp-prism on that sixth map is a souvenir that will stay engraved in my hearth for the rest of my life. I never thought as a kid (I am now 26) that watching a game of a genre I've been in love with for such a long time could end-up forging such a happy reunion of people sharing a passion for a video game. Or can we even say «video game» at that point? Oh I know exactly what you mean, I've had more beautiful heartwarming moments of passion and joy watching SC2 then in many other activities. | ||
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flipstar
226 Posts
On November 09 2015 02:17 Taro134 wrote: It all started with Zest gave sOs a chance to go to MSI for the sake of KT's proleague. He then won MSI, got enough points to blizzcon, came back, beat Zest twice, reverse all-kill KT to send them home, went to blizzcon, took away the champion from Life. This is sOs. You gave him champions, he fucks your whole team. I want to print this post and put it on my wall. Beatiful. sOs transcends protoss. I'm z, generally been and is a huge nestea / Life fan, but before this tournament I was like "Fuck, my heart says sOs". Dreamfinals for me, and a perfect ending to HOTS. My heart was racing "Will the last fucking game end with a 1 base bling all in??????" and sOs proceeds to clutch the hell out of the game. | ||
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tar
Germany991 Posts
On November 09 2015 06:06 stuchiu wrote: I didnt know about it, but every professional sports website doesn't have it. I guess you could say it was to become more professional. Well, I wholeheartedly have to disagree with this decision. TL isn't just another sports website. To me, it is the one and only major community page for sc2. I come here for streams, forums, blogs and, amongst those other things, for news. However, I have very limited time to spend on sc2 because of my job and Rl obligations. I can't watch many tournaments and when, once in a while, I find time to do so, it almost never is live in (also, keep in mind that TL has its audience spread over several time zones). Not being spoiler free anymore, TL is really making things hard for me and it definitely has ruined this wcs experience for me. Of course, that's just my situation and opinion, yet maybe there are others who feel that way too. | ||
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Trizztein
Canada45 Posts
On November 09 2015 05:56 stuchiu wrote: video games can be as moving as any other medium or competition In my family and community, I find it hard sometimes to convey the fact that it's actually possible to get hyped and really excited for people pressing buttons and clicking on a mouse at a computer. I see this is changing with time though and I am filled with hope when I look at an event at blizzcon and the wonders it can produce (like that final of SoS vs Life)  For the video game label topic, I like to call it a «strategy game played on PC» when I present the game to people who don't know about it (with a smile though), so that the common bias against video games doesn't show up immediately. | ||
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lolfail9001
Russian Federation40186 Posts
On November 09 2015 03:32 Elentos wrote: I think they're more salty he reverse all-killed them (I'm repeating myself but Life over TY or Stats would have been better). If they'd let Zest go to MSI and lost, they would have missed the playoffs. That would have been much worse. I meant metaphorical bats. Getting all-killed is one of those, since we all know sOs is hot streak playa. | ||
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Hider
Denmark9336 Posts
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On November 09 2015 08:37 Hider wrote: Pretty boring series, and overall Blizzcon was pretty uninteresting. No idea why people thought it was great... or I guess I do. The casters were great at hyping up the games so (dumb) people get deceived into thinking the actual games were anything beyond mediocre. Calling people dumb for not sharing your opinion is absurd | ||
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Trizztein
Canada45 Posts
On November 09 2015 08:37 Hider wrote: Pretty boring series, and overall Blizzcon was pretty uninteresting. No idea why people thought it was great... or I guess I do. The casters were great at hyping up the games so (dumb) people get deceived into thinking the actual games were anything beyond mediocre. Actually, me and my friends watching the final from my living room were more busy commentating/analyzing the games ourselves than actually listening to what Tastosis had to say (active listening I guess you could call it); we were very well scholared plat to master level players and we greatly enjoyed and were thrilled by the final games. | ||
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flipstar
226 Posts
There's surely plenty of good reasons for not having the spoiler part, likely more pros than cons over having it, from a TL or "content driven website" perspective. If I had "hide spoiler" on for example, I wouldn't read about tournaments I did in fact miss or not care about but that I would've read the news article about. This would be lost traffic on TL's part, and I would've lost a possibly interesting news article I would otherwise miss. However TL, I've wondered how come you can't write an ambigious header like "WCS 2015 Champion crowned!" with a pixelated pic and trophy. Websites use shitty clickbait strategies all the time, so this must be something statistics support. I hate the "click to find out" strategy, but in this case it makes 100% sense as it's a win-win thing? You convey the message with a carrot being the answer, people who doesn't want to get spoiled doesn't. Is the value of selling that sOs won higher than the value of clickbait? | ||
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Spinoza
667 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
On November 09 2015 01:17 dazed25 wrote: inb4 he bopped a foreigner, chokovation, faceless chintoss, and lost in final. but yes i feel the same. he beat the strongest player in the tournament and almost two top tier protoss at a time when zerg is really weak. just like last year chokovation haha | ||
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Togekiss
Canada154 Posts
It absolutely boggles my mind how much such a talented player gets hated on by a substantial portion of this community after he wins his third $100k HotS tourney. The guy was an absolute beast in PL basically carrying his team (as JAGW's Protoss ace) near the end of the year. sOs, I hope you keep doing and playing the way you do as this game transitions into a new chapter. Not only is your execution at the top of the heap, but your understanding of the game and all it's little nuances allow you to create master plans that often times are several steps ahead of the opponent. Bravo sOs, bravo! | ||
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cheekymonkey
France1387 Posts
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cheekymonkey
France1387 Posts
On November 09 2015 08:47 flipstar wrote: While I see where you're coming from (Reading norwegian newspapers before I've had a chance to watch UFC that went live in the middle of the night) it's pretty simple to avoid on tl. www.teamliquid.net/forum and you're covered in regards to forums&blogs&streams&events. Unless you're living under a rock and don't pay attention to events/news you know pretty much all the major tournaments that you will definitely watch and when to avoid news section. There's surely plenty of good reasons for not having the spoiler part, likely more pros than cons over having it, from a TL or "content driven website" perspective. If I had "hide spoiler" on for example, I wouldn't read about tournaments I did in fact miss or not care about but that I would've read the news article about. This would be lost traffic on TL's part, and I would've lost a possibly interesting news article I would otherwise miss. However TL, I've wondered how come you can't write an ambigious header like "WCS 2015 Champion crowned!" with a pixelated pic and trophy. Websites use shitty clickbait strategies all the time, so this must be something statistics support. I hate the "click to find out" strategy, but in this case it makes 100% sense as it's a win-win thing? You convey the message with a carrot being the answer, people who doesn't want to get spoiled doesn't. Is the value of selling that sOs won higher than the value of clickbait? I deleted TL from my bookmarks toolbar until I had watched through the blizzcon vods. I too appreciated the no-spoilers feature. | ||
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GiveMeCake
148 Posts
On November 09 2015 05:54 Trizztein wrote: 3 of my friends (including someone I randomly met on twitch watching archon mode tournament and whom is now a great friend of mine) came over at my place to watch the semis and finals on my 55 inch TV screen in hi-res. The four of us rising from our chairs and shouting with excitement when Life sniped that warp-prism on that sixth map is a souvenir that will stay engraved in my hearth for the rest of my life. I never thought as a kid (I am now 26) that watching a game of a genre I've been in love with for such a long time could end-up forging such a happy reunion of people sharing a passion for a video game. Or can we even say «video game» at that point? Where do you live, I want friends who watch Starcraft  | ||
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