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HomeStory Cup XVI Announced - Page 6

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shid0x
Profile Joined July 2012
Korea (South)5014 Posts
November 02 2017 13:13 GMT
#101
I've stopped watching sc2 for years but i guess this is my yearly rendez-vous.
RIP MKP
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
November 02 2017 16:13 GMT
#102
On November 02 2017 20:48 DBooN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 02 2017 06:59 Ej_ wrote:
I prefer to think that The 12 Collectors are a mason-like sect running esports from behind a curtain. Some of the members may or may not be David Kim, Lim Yo Hwan and Michał Blicharz.

And they're called the collectors because they collect the souls of Starcraft fans.


They collect things that each of them can have one of. So far they each have an angry man and a monkey.
"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
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the_last_terran1
Profile Joined September 2017
48 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-02 21:26:40
November 02 2017 20:01 GMT
#103
On November 02 2017 06:39 opisska wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 02 2017 06:38 CosmoK wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:26 the_last_terran1 wrote:
Probably the last HSC, 12 collectors is killing softly the game...


What do you mean? Who are the twelve collectors and what are they collecting?


Took me a while as way, he is just bitching about the 12-worker start and presenting it as if it were a clearly bad thing for the future fo the game. Some people tend to talk like that.


i m bitching cause i have no time to study the subject,

you probably have no time too - Anyway, Blizzard has forced 12 collectors to accelerate the game and i think if you compare 2015's Blizzcon games and 2017's Blizzcon games, you will probably not discover a real difference. Of coourse, i cant prove what i m saying cause i have no statistics and no time to spend on it - But i m pretty sure it will open a discussion.

All you ll probably find is a shorter middle game (before the first aggressive play except gimmicky strategy as for example, the double archon / prism (...) ) and probably, approximatively the same duration for the beginning of the game.

Now the next question is : Is this change a good change ? or in my mind, why do you keep a supposed good change if it doesn t impact the game as his result are not enought visible/usefull....

You could also use mathematics with the first quartile of population (median, third quartile) to define how much time is spend on each segment. The first quartile shoould be probably smaller with 12 collectors.
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
November 03 2017 11:30 GMT
#104
Can we stop talking about collectors and start GETTING HYPED for HSC XVI?
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
D-light
Profile Joined April 2012
Finland7364 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-03 15:12:37
November 03 2017 15:12 GMT
#105
On November 03 2017 20:30 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
Can we stop talking about collectors and start GETTING HYPED for HSC XVI?

I can't get capslock and bold hyped until I hear Serral there with his hype player introductions.
why even
hexhaven
Profile Joined July 2014
Finland964 Posts
November 03 2017 15:33 GMT
#106
On November 04 2017 00:12 D-light wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2017 20:30 Crocolisk Dundee wrote:
Can we stop talking about collectors and start GETTING HYPED for HSC XVI?

I can't get capslock and bold hyped until I hear Serral there with his hype player introductions.


Seconded.
WriterI shoot events. | http://www.jussi.co/esports
DSK
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
England1110 Posts
November 03 2017 16:27 GMT
#107
On November 02 2017 20:48 DBooN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 02 2017 06:59 Ej_ wrote:
I prefer to think that The 12 Collectors are a mason-like sect running esports from behind a curtain. Some of the members may or may not be David Kim, Lim Yo Hwan and Michał Blicharz.

And they're called the collectors because they collect the souls of Starcraft fans.


I can never play and see Mass Effect 2 the same way again. I'm going to imagine Carmac and Dayvie dressed up in collector suits with BoxeR playing the role of Harbinger. His talk of "taking direct control" makes perfect sense now...

OT: Nice to see MMA at HSC! I might just tune in this year.
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frazzle
Profile Joined June 2012
United States468 Posts
November 03 2017 17:01 GMT
#108
On November 03 2017 05:01 the_last_terran1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 02 2017 06:39 opisska wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:38 CosmoK wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:26 the_last_terran1 wrote:
Probably the last HSC, 12 collectors is killing softly the game...


What do you mean? Who are the twelve collectors and what are they collecting?


Took me a while as way, he is just bitching about the 12-worker start and presenting it as if it were a clearly bad thing for the future fo the game. Some people tend to talk like that.


i m bitching cause i have no time to study the subject,

you probably have no time too - Anyway, Blizzard has forced 12 collectors to accelerate the game and i think if you compare 2015's Blizzcon games and 2017's Blizzcon games, you will probably not discover a real difference. Of coourse, i cant prove what i m saying cause i have no statistics and no time to spend on it - But i m pretty sure it will open a discussion.

All you ll probably find is a shorter middle game (before the first aggressive play except gimmicky strategy as for example, the double archon / prism (...) ) and probably, approximatively the same duration for the beginning of the game.

Now the next question is : Is this change a good change ? or in my mind, why do you keep a supposed good change if it doesn t impact the game as his result are not enought visible/usefull....

You could also use mathematics with the first quartile of population (median, third quartile) to define how much time is spend on each segment. The first quartile shoould be probably smaller with 12 collectors.

Yeah! Why take time to do the research when saying it is so much faster!
the_last_terran1
Profile Joined September 2017
48 Posts
November 03 2017 18:27 GMT
#109
On November 04 2017 02:01 frazzle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2017 05:01 the_last_terran1 wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:39 opisska wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:38 CosmoK wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:26 the_last_terran1 wrote:
Probably the last HSC, 12 collectors is killing softly the game...


What do you mean? Who are the twelve collectors and what are they collecting?


Took me a while as way, he is just bitching about the 12-worker start and presenting it as if it were a clearly bad thing for the future fo the game. Some people tend to talk like that.


i m bitching cause i have no time to study the subject,

you probably have no time too - Anyway, Blizzard has forced 12 collectors to accelerate the game and i think if you compare 2015's Blizzcon games and 2017's Blizzcon games, you will probably not discover a real difference.

(...)

You could also use mathematics with the first quartile of population (median, third quartile) to define how much time is spend on each segment. The first quartile shoould be probably smaller with 12 collectors.

Yeah! Why take time to do the research when saying it is so much faster!


The first 5~6 min in most of the match up are peacefull with 12 collectors... I remember Hots with some much action..
You seems to forget it wasn t so long ago
CynicalDeath
Profile Joined January 2012
Italy3696 Posts
November 04 2017 18:08 GMT
#110
...last couple of players and everything is ready to go! hypeee!

ModeratorSC2 LP Admin - My Life for Aiur - Let the Metal flow - @Cynical_Death
ByuuN
Profile Joined November 2016
Poland678 Posts
November 04 2017 18:23 GMT
#111
No ByuN
D-light
Profile Joined April 2012
Finland7364 Posts
November 04 2017 18:25 GMT
#112
No Serral or his hype player introductions.
why even
TaKeTV
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany1200 Posts
November 04 2017 18:36 GMT
#113
On November 05 2017 03:25 D-light wrote:
No Serral or his hype player introductions.


He cannot attend.
Commentator
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
November 04 2017 18:44 GMT
#114
Wow, an absolutely beloved treasure of the scene and legendary talent is going to make return!

Oh and MMA is neat too
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
November 04 2017 18:46 GMT
#115
On November 03 2017 05:01 the_last_terran1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 02 2017 06:39 opisska wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:38 CosmoK wrote:
On November 02 2017 06:26 the_last_terran1 wrote:
Probably the last HSC, 12 collectors is killing softly the game...


What do you mean? Who are the twelve collectors and what are they collecting?


Took me a while as way, he is just bitching about the 12-worker start and presenting it as if it were a clearly bad thing for the future fo the game. Some people tend to talk like that.


i m bitching cause i have no time to study the subject,

you probably have no time too - Anyway, Blizzard has forced 12 collectors to accelerate the game and i think if you compare 2015's Blizzcon games and 2017's Blizzcon games, you will probably not discover a real difference. Of coourse, i cant prove what i m saying cause i have no statistics and no time to spend on it - But i m pretty sure it will open a discussion.

All you ll probably find is a shorter middle game (before the first aggressive play except gimmicky strategy as for example, the double archon / prism (...) ) and probably, approximatively the same duration for the beginning of the game.

Now the next question is : Is this change a good change ? or in my mind, why do you keep a supposed good change if it doesn t impact the game as his result are not enought visible/usefull....

You could also use mathematics with the first quartile of population (median, third quartile) to define how much time is spend on each segment. The first quartile shoould be probably smaller with 12 collectors.


Well as someone that actually plays the game I have found the 12 worker start to be much much better
D-light
Profile Joined April 2012
Finland7364 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-04 19:53:37
November 04 2017 19:51 GMT
#116
On November 05 2017 03:36 TaKeTV wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 05 2017 03:25 D-light wrote:
No Serral or his hype player introductions.


He cannot attend.

Yeah whenever one of the better EU players cant attend HSC or whatever I assume that.
why even
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
November 05 2017 19:51 GMT
#117
I will probably attend in person this year. Any tips for a newbie like me who has never been at HSC?
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
killerm12
Profile Joined November 2014
Slovakia601 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-05 20:08:06
November 05 2017 20:07 GMT
#118
iNcontrol will not be @HSC

Byun | Neeb | Ryung | Solar | ShoWTimE | uThermal | Nerchio | TY | soO | MMA | Crank
blunderfulguy
Profile Blog Joined April 2016
United States1415 Posts
November 05 2017 20:51 GMT
#119
So who has the next most experience doing flawless Redeye impressions? Maybe Rotti... Demuslim? ...Zanster? TLO?? Shoot I think we're outta luck this year. D:
Blunder Man doing everything thing a blunder can.
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28532 Posts
November 05 2017 21:03 GMT
#120
On November 06 2017 05:07 killerm12 wrote:
iNcontrol will not be @HSC

https://twitter.com/iNcontroLTV/status/927230994163175424

Well that sucks, Geoff is a main attraction for HSC..

I understand he can't turn the olympics thing down so no fault to him but damn :/
I Protoss winner, could it be?
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