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Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
January 10 2016 00:52 GMT
#41
it's a battle of wits and mechanical skill. it's rewarding in that competitive sense and winning a game gives a feeling that u dont get in any other game. It's because it is a game that requires a lot of thinking and strategy, not just fast fingers are good reflexes.
junkdrop
Profile Joined September 2015
26 Posts
January 10 2016 01:05 GMT
#42
im still playing it bcuz it is the best 1v1 game ever made and bcuz it really requires a lot of skills rather than mobas or fps which require skill but waaay less than sc2
pEcul!Ar
Profile Joined December 2015
52 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-10 01:54:32
January 10 2016 01:30 GMT
#43
On January 10 2016 10:05 junkdrop wrote:
im still playing it bcuz it is the best 1v1 game ever made and bcuz it really requires a lot of skills rather than mobas or fps which require skill but waaay less than sc2

The fact you try to compare fps games with rts makes your comment quite silly. Ever played quake? Duel that is, controlling the weapons you can pick up, the different armors (red armor, yellow armor and the armor shards, health bubbles and the megahealth) + the time it takes for every item to respawn.. Sorry, but it's obvious you didn't really think this through.

Sc2 is relatively easy, or at least it should be, for someone who puts in the effort. Sc2 compared to brood war, well.. Sc2 is like the noobie friendly brood war version, so if you care so much about the skill you need and you like rts games, challenge yourself and play brood war.

See what I did there? Made a comment just as silly as yours. It's rather annoying to see people comparing 2 different genres of games and unconsciously making it obvious they lack the knowledge to say such a thing.

I've played brood war, I've played q1/qw, q2, q3, q4, ql,.. One by one they were more challenging than brood war for me personally. Those fps games combine timing, control, you need the aim, you need the movement, the capability to adapt, more so than with starcraft.. If you based your opinion on the comparison between sc2 and let's say the latest call of duty game, of course, but i wouldn't use cod in my argument to put down the required skill level for fps games, it brings down the weight of your argument.

The majority of starcraft is routine, the build order, the timings.. Nothing is routine with quake for example. If your opponent forces you away from red armor, you are forced to go about it a different way, you don't know which health items, armor items nor which weapons and ammo he's prevented you from taking, unless you see or hear him do it, you're in the dark. You also have to calculate how much health and armor your opponent has before engaging into a fight + which weapons he has, based on that you can approach him the right way and from the right angle..

My apologies for the aggressive approach, but the lack of knowledge on your part regarding fps games was quite infuriating.
You look at people and you see puzzles. I see games. You? You're a game I'll win everytime.
InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-10 01:48:45
January 10 2016 01:44 GMT
#44
I'm not really sure. I don't enjoy LotV at all, I think the direction of the game is being catered to spectators, and it's a chore to play.

That said, I've never been ranked higher, and it's the only thing I'm good at so [image loading]
Cereal
BamBam
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
745 Posts
January 10 2016 02:16 GMT
#45
In all honestly? Its the game im the best with and understand the most. Thats the only reason I stick with it. Made GM for the third time at the beginning of lotv and I still see myself as one of the worst players of sc2, so I continue to try and improve. Really if anything its a competitive nature of mine because there are a few in the sc community I REFUSE to be worse than so I work really hard to prevent that.
"two is way better than twice as one" - artosis
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6243 Posts
January 10 2016 02:45 GMT
#46
The thrill. I actually do not like booting up a game at all. When I've found a match and start playing though there isn't a game which can match the thrill I get from playing Starcraft.
Chaggi
Profile Joined August 2010
Korea (South)1936 Posts
January 10 2016 02:50 GMT
#47
There is nothing more thrilling and exciting than playing SC. You put so much time and effort into each match but also the game as a whole and so much rides on a single game.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12489 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-10 04:18:52
January 10 2016 02:51 GMT
#48
none of the other games are nearly as addictive, it's responsive and fun, very little game breaking bugs and relies on a lot of educated guessing and thinking and multi tasking
you don't feel limited other than the meta and your build.

The units do whatever you want them to do almost 100% of the time and it is a battle of doing the best thing and doing more
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
NiGoL
Profile Joined September 2008
1868 Posts
January 10 2016 03:13 GMT
#49
I don't play sc2 anymore since its way too easy imo compared to Broodwar. I do play some Broodwar nowadays but it's quite rare. And why people comeback to Starcraft is because you never really quit starcraft. It has to leave you.
http://www.twitter.com/NiGoLBW playing league on a competitive level
Ryndika
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1489 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-10 04:05:08
January 10 2016 04:03 GMT
#50
For competition. Casual dota-style games could match it if you had 4 other people with same attitude and hunger which excludes immediately over 95% of playerbase for sure. Other games also have very dead amateur competitive scene compared to starcraft.

This is why Starcraft won't ever die.
as useful as teasalt
PuraDinn
Profile Joined October 2015
Canada15 Posts
January 10 2016 04:19 GMT
#51
1. I hate games where I have to rely on teammates
2. I love being competitive
3. I love the feeling of improvement
4. I don't have time to play 40+ minute LOL/DOTA/CS games

... also I love hating myself
Set a course, take it slow, make it happen :)
itsMAHVELbaybee
Profile Joined October 2008
292 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-10 04:46:42
January 10 2016 04:46 GMT
#52
Mechanically, its fun to play. Game starts up much faster so its not that huge of a time sink. Game is balanced like a one legged man in a log rolling contest which might really kill it for me if things don't shape up in the next month or so and Overwatch reopens with more beta invites.
I am boss. -Minami-ke
Seeker *
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37034 Posts
January 10 2016 05:14 GMT
#53
I loved HotS. LotV pisses me off. WoL was okay. I'm hoping one day I'll love LotV as much as I loved HotS.
ModeratorPeople ask me, "Seeker, what are you seeking?" My answer? "Sleep, damn it! Always sleep!"
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deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
January 10 2016 09:04 GMT
#54
On January 10 2016 14:14 Seeker wrote:
I loved HotS. LotV pisses me off. WoL was okay. I'm hoping one day I'll love LotV as much as I loved HotS.

So much this

Anyway, I am waiting for some balancing and better maps, so I am not playing now.
I imagine France should be able to take this unless Lilbow is busy practicing for Starcraft III. | KadaverBB is my fairy ban mother.
Garmer
Profile Joined October 2010
1286 Posts
January 10 2016 09:11 GMT
#55
i'm not playing starcraft now because it's a bit too stressfull when you're 30, but i'm planning to play again in the future BW and sc2 a bit, because starcraft is simply the best RTS out there and i love RTS
lessQQmorePEWPEW
Profile Joined November 2011
Jamaica921 Posts
January 10 2016 09:23 GMT
#56
play sc2 while waiting for friends to join up on dota lobby. filler game
Why drink and drive when you can smoke and fly - Bob Marley
FanaticCZ
Profile Joined December 2011
Czech Republic287 Posts
January 10 2016 09:24 GMT
#57
It has always been my favorite RTS. And i never get bored of playing team games with my friends. And if im not playing Im watching GSL or SSL. Its a passion.
INnoVation is the GOAT!
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3401 Posts
January 10 2016 09:50 GMT
#58
I do not like lotv so i only play 2v2 w friends once in a while. I still play bw once a week, vs cpu or on iccup because it s fun and it s the game i grew up with.
Also, watching vant starleague keeps me motivated to play
Perhaps if I had more freetime i d play more lotv and get to like it, but sadly that isnt the case
Horang2 fan
HellHound
Profile Joined September 2014
Bulgaria5962 Posts
January 10 2016 11:11 GMT
#59
Fun.
Classic GosoO |sOs| Everyone has to give in, let Life win | Zest Is The Best | Roach Cultist | I recognize the might and wisdom of my Otherworldly overlord | Air vs Air 200/200 SC2 is best SC2 | PRIME has been robbed | Fuck prime go ST | ROACH ROACH ROACH
danbel1005
Profile Joined February 2008
United States1319 Posts
January 10 2016 11:16 GMT
#60
I'm addicted to it
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