On August 03 2010 09:26 dukethegold wrote: I think he should just go back to his friends and brag about it. If he does become a progamer, I hope he will stay happy.
Yeah. He looks so innocent and bright, and I would hate to them quickly fade away under stress and fatigue.
Hello! I'm the 2010 amateur representative Kim Song Woon. I'm a Zerg user, and I've only played Starcraft for a year and a half. I hope to become a progamer currently.
holy shit this kid will be insanely good in a couple of years
Hello! I'm the 2010 amateur representative Kim Song Woon. I'm a Zerg user, and I've only played Starcraft for a year and a half. I hope to become a progamer currently.
holy shit this kid will be insanely good in a couple of years
He took a game off of Effort in a ZvZ..thats insanely good already I think.
On August 03 2010 09:47 Shiragaku wrote: He is sure starting late. I think StarCraft II will kill his dream.
SC2 is a much easier game than BW. BW progamers will take little time figuring out SC2's basics. If my point isn't obvious enough it isn't the end of the road for BW newcomers.
In programming, it's like learning Java then moving to Javascript (aka it's a cakewalk).
On August 03 2010 09:47 Shiragaku wrote: He is sure starting late. I think StarCraft II will kill his dream.
The funny part is that there is pretty much no mention of SC2 anywhere in the Korean progaming scene. This is especially emphasized by SC2's complete flop of a debut in Korea. The SC2 competitive scene is entirely fueled by foreigners who are frustrated at never being able to beat Koreans in BW. I know that the only reason I ever have considered playing SC2 is the thought of being able to be considered "good." Then I remember that BW is a more fun game.
Yeah, aside from the Hwanni interview, there's pretty much no evidence that Korea will switch to SC2 any time soon.
this dude is so cool ! and he could take a game off Effort after only 1 year and a half ! I wish him all the best !
And I'm so glad he didn't say anything like "I am good at bw and love it, but I think I could make more money training hard on SC2, so I am planning to become a SC2 progamer"
if he does decide to become a progamer, he'll probably have a tough road ahead of him, but gl to him. also, iirc from the livestream, didn't they say something about him being an online practice partner w/skt1 (i might be wrong, but i think that's what people were saying in chat)?
Such great potential... I hope Blizzard never destroys the SC1 scene so kids like him don't feel like they've wasted their entire lives on a game that won't have a pro scene. That would be devastating
Probably there's many pros who've improved as fast or faster than him. For example I remember TurN from Khan saying he started playing seriously in 1st high school year and he was doing 2nd year when doing his 1st PL winners interview. And that's someone who hasn't done anything significant since :/