Man TT1 you brought back so many memories! I'm 32 myself and have been playing since vanilla sc launch. I remember hanging out in channel clan -x17 all day long! I was HaVoC~LiZaRD and DaZeD~HaVoC. I remember playing against people like {88}Testie and {88}incontrol even back when we were just goofing around and learning the game. I do miss those times! I remember seeing X'ds~Grrr..... and Zelius always at the top of ladder. And wishing so bad I was a member of X'ds~. Those were the good old days and I really miss them....

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Wow check it out, that SS was from 2001! Back when B.net ladder was still viable.

arew

Lithuania1861 Posts

May 22 2012 20:51 GMT

#263

Oh god... I miss those days so much =(

Archas

United States6531 Posts

May 22 2012 21:02 GMT

#264

I was unsure of how to rate this blog until I saw the infamous Rekrul pic.

Pretty easy 5/5 after that.

Nesseman

Sweden70 Posts

May 22 2012 21:44 GMT

#265

I remember some of the things. Thanks for bringing them up again. Good times

jax1492

United States1632 Posts

May 22 2012 21:54 GMT

#266

i miss elky, he was awesome

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

May 22 2012 22:23 GMT

#267

ban everyone who doesnt remember everything TT1 posted

plasmidghost

Belgium16168 Posts

May 22 2012 22:46 GMT

#268

Very interesting read, thank you !

Kittan

Poland3999 Posts

May 22 2012 22:58 GMT

#269

For some reason I thought that this was an old blog because I recall reading something similar before. Thanks, TT1, 5/5!

A surprising amount of stuff sounded familiar, probably thanks to old rekrul blogs. Unsurprisingly, since I didn't play bw then, only around half or less of the players are IDs I've heard of at all. Not enough publicity for the gosus of old

Was Blackman practicing against a custom-made AI a myth or was it true?

Aphasie

Norway474 Posts

May 22 2012 23:31 GMT

#270

Hmmm, i looked for a more complimenting picture of sVEN. (I remember a pic - from The Gathering i think - where he looked like such a baws & player. He has fresh style in that pic) but i ended up finding an interview with him instead.

His top 5 foreigner picks:
<[GG8]sVEN@aBs> Slayer
<[GG8]sVEN@aBs> ntt, when he doesnt do stupid shit just to be arrogant
<[GG8]sVEN@aBs> grrr... i guess, smuft, dunno bout the last
<[GG8]sVEN@aBs> lots of even players there too

And also on why korea became so focused at BW. Along with the regular answers he dropped this knowledgebomb:
<[GG8]sVEN@aBs> back in the beginning, quake 2 was benned, so gamers mostly plays rts, and SC is SC is imo the best rts game.

Personally i never knew that.
Full interview
Unfortunately i couldnt find any more.

crazie-penguin

United States1253 Posts

May 22 2012 23:34 GMT

#271

On May 23 2012 07:58 Kittan wrote:

Was Blackman practicing against a custom-made AI a myth or was it true?

It was a myth, lolololol practicing against Boxer AI and Nada AI and whatnot xD

Xiphos

Canada7507 Posts

May 23 2012 00:22 GMT

#272

Oh yeah, feeling like a total boss recognizing all the events/stories written in this blog.

United States6173 Posts

May 23 2012 01:41 GMT

#273

I miss Mondragon.

Khatred

Romania2 Posts

May 23 2012 02:03 GMT

#274

You were INLameKing in PGL season 4?
Hi, I was Metalicos/ReallyPissedOff , soso knocked me out

oBlade

Korea (South)5081 Posts

May 23 2012 02:13 GMT

#275

Elky with it.

FallDownMarigold

United States3710 Posts

May 23 2012 02:24 GMT

#276

Lol Testie looks like Jonah from Summer Heights High

RowdierBob

Australia12794 Posts

May 23 2012 04:19 GMT

#277

The best times during BW was Clanbase for me and the WGT Nation Wars (when everyone was really active).

I'll never forget the first two WCGs I went too as well in 03 and 04. It was great to play your friends online but even better to meet and play with them IRL.

And for the Aussies who are old enough to remember, playing games on the Aus-1 server was great too.

RowdierBob

Australia12794 Posts

May 23 2012 04:21 GMT

#278

Oh, and the always dysfunctional Team USA. The selection dramas for them were always hilarious (I think ilnp to this day would say 1 hatch lurkers is the best way to play ZvT).