BW Teams playing Starcraft 2

On October 29 2011 00:44 Chill wrote:
This thread is a mess. I'm locking it for 30 minutes so everyone can read this:

SC2 Players: Consider that there are people who still love the BW community and feel like their game and community are preemptively being killed. Everybody who played BW and SC2 at a high level know that, in their current form, BW is a more difficult and more balanced game. It's an exciting time for SC2, but be respectful to the BW community.

BW Players: Consider that there's a large community of new players that are just excited. They aren't necessarily being disrespectful, they are just excited for the possibilities coming to the game they love. Don't assume they are knowledgable about your community and your love and are purposefully and spitefully attacking it.

Thanks. Be back in 30.

"It's a situation where we can't not prepare for SC2 so we are continuously practicing. As there is a good system in place where everyone watches each others matches and shares information their skill is increasing rapidly. They are still far beneath the players who had started playing since SC2's release, but an official from a SC2 team we had practiced with recently told us that 'It's unbelievable how these players could get to this skill level in just 2 weeks'".

"If it was a game with a completely different genre it wouldn't be the case, but our team's progamers are conditioned for RTS games. Things like creating builds, coming up with solutions for certain situations and other knowledge doesn't just disappear, so players who were good at BW will also be good at SC2."

"After making them practice, the named players have been able to show similar skill in SC2. Compared to BW, SC2 also has a shorter play time so players have actually been able to practice even more than they did previously".

"The more I play the faster I adapt. At the very least it doesn't feel any harder than BW".

"We are practicing while watching GSL matches. If we start for real I think we'll be able to become top players soon".

"Most players seemed to naturally get to the master league. The real problem will probably be after that but as they gain experience they will progress exponentially".

"In our team's case we haven't started practicing SC2 yet. If the proleague opens and we need to play SC2, the gap between the teams who had already begun practicing will inevitably become larger".

"Even on our side, the fact that we don't know whether SC2 will be included in the proleague either is one of the biggest issues. The well known players in pro teams have a good mindset and a lot of know-how so I'm sure if they put in the effort they will do well".

"We're happy about there being more SC2 players, but we hope that talks between KeSPA and Gretech turn out well and that it results in a league where we can compete together. With the possibility of growing eSports being extremely high, we need to go in a direction where everyone can benefit. We will observe the situation that follows earnestly".