the bnet attack series (only a few have eng subs) are also a good way to learn some basics/see commentated, friendly/casual fpvods. It's less intense but just as impressive, with some humour/personalities mixed in.You can also see games from tasteless's days at gomtv for the averatec-intel classics tournaments (3 seasons).
also if you like yellow's sc2 "code a" series check out nal_ra's oldboy series. ep 1:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=226236 ^ savior thread... i don't think it needs any additional words but it just feels like bw has endless potential... later made even more evident by jaedong who with ridiculous mechanics set the bar even higher....
On October 29 2011 05:54 imjorman wrote: After watching all of these, I'm starting to understand why you guys care. I don't understand the game, but it looks different - and a good different. And holy bejesus is jaedong awesome. Flash videos are really cool; pretty much any video you guys hav been linked are like wtfwtfwtf awesome :D
One thing if you're having difficulty understanding, you might want to check out the old GOMTV classic series. Season 1, 2, and 3. They're still on GOM's website for free GOMtv Classic and have Tasteless (and later lil'Susie and Super Daniel Man) casting which makes things easier. I know people get down on Tasteless now for not being analytical enough, but in his BW days he was definitely both funny and analytical and pretty good at explaining things.
The other nice thing is you can see them in order and kind of get a feel for how the entire season progressed or else just watch the most viewed ones which are generally the final matches.
One thing that really helps in your appreciation for the game is when you go out and try the strategies and tactics the pro's are doing and then you find out just how hard it is to do what they do.
On October 29 2011 07:26 samaNo4 wrote: What is the name of the Proleague main comentator? He appeared in Hyung Joon becomes a progamer and he is the fucking boss.
There are different commentators for ogn/mbc but I think you are looking for lee seung won?
and whenever i think of flash, my favorite player <3, this game at around from the 23-24 minute mark, the scene where the two MnM armies converge, there is rarely a moment in bw progaming where i see a scene as menacing as this
a little long, but this is the greatest game i've ever seen. Games like this are why I love brood war
highlights if you don't want to watch the whole thing
defense at 10:00 harass and counter at 18:30 Battle at 26:00 with simultaneous storm drop Battle at 28:20 & incredible defense of 6:00 base soon afterwards plus the iconic image of jaedong dripping sweat after the game
Holy crap. Thanks for linking that game, I can't believe I'd never seen it before. It was absolutely fucking amazing.
On October 29 2011 02:52 mtvacuum wrote: why Korean commentary is superior:
there is no way an english caster can make that more exciting
on this i beg to differ in case no one else mentioned this have you heard of Klazart? hes the best english caster ive ever heard from broodwar.(not including tasteless and super dan) klazart is who i first started watching sc vods. he who got me into watching sc bw.
i can simply say this and be 100% right. every current progamer wishes sc2 was just a pure revamp of sc1 graphics. by that i mean nothing has changed, and only the graphics got updated to attrack new crowds. maybe keep some of the new mechanics, MBS, automine, but all in all. if the game had just been updated graphically i think everyone would be more satisfied, especially nony.
As I'm watching this, a switch flipped in my head. It's kinda like learning a new language and you hear how all the words relate back to English and then you understand where the English language comes from.
Similarly, as I'm watching these, I understand where SC2 comes from and why a lot of things that "are cool" are cool.
On October 29 2011 12:29 imjorman wrote: As I'm watching this, a switch flipped in my head. It's kinda like learning a new language and you hear how all the words relate back to English and then you understand where the English language comes from.
Similarly, as I'm watching these, I understand where SC2 comes from and why a lot of things that "are cool" are cool.
I'm watching my history here :D
please note that BW does still exist in the present and that the next season of Proleague will still be majorly BW.
On October 29 2011 12:29 imjorman wrote: As I'm watching this, a switch flipped in my head. It's kinda like learning a new language and you hear how all the words relate back to English and then you understand where the English language comes from.
Similarly, as I'm watching these, I understand where SC2 comes from and why a lot of things that "are cool" are cool.
I'm watching my history here :D
please note that BW does still exist in the present and that the next season of Proleague will still be majorly BW.
I wasn't claiming it was dead, sorry I understand that my language reflects that, but I'm well aware that this is something that is still alive and well.
Will the Proleague by on the "on air" side bar of TL? If so, I really want to watch it, or if not, where can I find it/read info about it? (English preferably)