On September 01 2013 06:54 Dodgin wrote: Something I just thought of, how are the Kespa vs eSF fan wars going to work if IM and Prime join Kespa and former STX players join eSF? Identity crisis!
Been playing SC since the day SC1 was released. You know what? Before any of this e-sports/pro stuff, the game was still fun. Maybe more so.
I was a quakeworld player when e-sports was invented by quakeworld people. I used to duel Reload daily before he want to Europe to take on Lakerman and Kane and Sectopod and Timber. Then CS came, Quakeworld died, it was sad, but it happens. People still play it to this day. If the game is fun and you love it, play it. In the end who gives a shit about a pro scene. It's fun to follow, it probably helps improve the standard overall, but really, if it all disappears i'll still be playing.
On September 01 2013 06:54 Dodgin wrote: Something I just thought of, how are the Kespa vs eSF fan wars going to work if IM and Prime join Kespa and former STX players join eSF? Identity crisis!
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On September 01 2013 06:58 Schism wrote: Been playing SC since the day SC1 was released. You know what? Before any of this e-sports/pro stuff, the game was still fun. Maybe more so.
I was a quakeworld player when e-sports was invented by quakeworld people. I used to duel Reload daily before he want to Europe to take on Lakerman and Kane and Sectopod and Timber. Then CS came, Quakeworld died, it was sad, but it happens. People still play it to this day. If the game is fun and you love it, play it. In the end who gives a shit about a pro scene. It's fun to follow, it probably helps improve the standard overall, but really, if it all disappears i'll still be playing.
Rationality in a rumor cataclysm thread is coming from someone named "Schism". That is hilarious. SC2 fans have officially won the world's biggest doomsday crier championships. Congratulations. I might have to literally make some popcorn if I stay in this thread, partly for the lulz and partly for the awesome music.
On September 01 2013 06:58 Schism wrote: Been playing SC since the day SC1 was released. You know what? Before any of this e-sports/pro stuff, the game was still fun. Maybe more so.
I was a quakeworld player when e-sports was invented by quakeworld people. I used to duel Reload daily before he want to Europe to take on Lakerman and Kane and Sectopod and Timber. Then CS came, Quakeworld died, it was sad, but it happens. People still play it to this day. If the game is fun and you love it, play it. In the end who gives a shit about a pro scene. It's fun to follow, it probably helps improve the standard overall, but really, if it all disappears i'll still be playing.
I totally agree with you, if the sc2 pro scene declines a bit yes it will be a bit sad but I still like to play the game and there are also hundred of great vod's to watch.
On September 01 2013 06:54 Dodgin wrote: Something I just thought of, how are the Kespa vs eSF fan wars going to work if IM and Prime join Kespa and former STX players join eSF? Identity crisis!
Everyone suddenly becomes a master philosopher.
Seeing as how everyone is already an amateur philosopher on TL, I do not see it being all that much of a stretch!
I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
In 2009 I used to follow WC3 and I would be content watching the top rated replays. I didn't have commentary, ultra high level matches, there was no large community that I could be a part of, but it was still enjoyable for me. So that's why before the release of the beta I felt that I didn't care about e-sports and it didn't matter to me. I don't feel that way anymore, since there are some perks to the idea of it being an e-sports, but I think that if I truly loved SC2 the way I did WC3 I wouldn't be phased by these recent developments. The community could decline, maybe the tournament scene would die out, but there would always be some competition as long as there were people that loved the game.
I think one of the reasons that SC2 caught on so much in 2010 is that many people were new to the idea of e-sports and they were primarily excited to be following the process of a developing scene. (and the promise of the game/Starcraft's iconic status and the belief in its limitless potential, which fueled this) One of the reasons there is so much gloom nowadays is because I think a lot of people aren't part of the community out of love for the game anymore (even if they did start out this way), but out of enjoyment of the e-sports scene.
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
The Korean scene does seem to be a bit over-saturated (especially with LoL being so popular), but still. Hopefully most of these rumors wont end up being true, or at least not the bad ones. A few of those actually seem like they could end up being good.
On September 01 2013 07:28 Grumbels wrote: In 2009 I used to follow WC3 and I would be content watching the top rated replays. I didn't have commentary, ultra high level matches, there was no large community that I could be a part of, but it was still enjoyable for me. So that's why before the release of the beta I felt that I didn't care about e-sports and it didn't matter to me. I don't feel that way anymore, since there are some perks to the idea of it being an e-sports, but I think that if I truly loved SC2 the way I did WC3 I wouldn't be phased by these recent developments. The community could decline, maybe the tournament scene would die out, but there would always be some competition as long as there were people that loved the game.
I think one of the reasons that SC2 caught on so much in 2010 is that many people were new to the idea of e-sports and they were primarily excited to be following the process of a developing scene. (and the promise of the game/Starcraft's iconic status and the belief in its limitless potential, which fueled this) One of the reasons there is so much gloom nowadays is because I think a lot of people aren't part of the community out of love for the game anymore (even if they did start out this way), but out of enjoyment of the e-sports scene.
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
On September 01 2013 07:17 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
Wow... It's funny how everyone is so pessimistic after hearing some rumors. Even when I write this I'm loling hard. The freaking rumors man . When there is no tournaments people have to do something, right ?
On September 01 2013 07:28 Grumbels wrote: In 2009 I used to follow WC3 and I would be content watching the top rated replays. I didn't have commentary, ultra high level matches, there was no large community that I could be a part of, but it was still enjoyable for me. So that's why before the release of the beta I felt that I didn't care about e-sports and it didn't matter to me. I don't feel that way anymore, since there are some perks to the idea of it being an e-sports, but I think that if I truly loved SC2 the way I did WC3 I wouldn't be phased by these recent developments. The community could decline, maybe the tournament scene would die out, but there would always be some competition as long as there were people that loved the game.
I think one of the reasons that SC2 caught on so much in 2010 is that many people were new to the idea of e-sports and they were primarily excited to be following the process of a developing scene. (and the promise of the game/Starcraft's iconic status and the belief in its limitless potential, which fueled this) One of the reasons there is so much gloom nowadays is because I think a lot of people aren't part of the community out of love for the game anymore (even if they did start out this way), but out of enjoyment of the e-sports scene.
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.
On September 01 2013 07:17 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
On September 01 2013 07:13 Grumbels wrote: I'm really disappointed in the choice of soundtracks though. For such an occasion you need melancholic musical numbers from classic hollywood movies. Not generic game sound tracks.