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Lareit

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**** starcraft.

It's 2010. Three unique races isn't a novelty anymore.

Mindless resource grind and expansion isn't fun. People are just up blizzards *** too far to realize that.
 
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Lareit

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Roxy said:
Your new setup?
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Yeah, my old one was a 52inch 1080p hd tv that served as my monitor for my Dual 9800 gtx super computer and all 3 consoles.

My new setup is a 60 inch 1080p hd tv that serves as my monitor for my dual Radeaon 5870 sapphires super duper computer and all 3 consoles.


It's pretty sweet.

My old hd tv was quite lucrative as it was one of the rare few that did not lag. I havn't a clue if this one does(for smash that is) however.
 
Purple

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Lareit said:
Yeah, my old one was a 52inch 1080p hd tv that served as my monitor for my Dual 9800 gtx super computer and all 3 consoles.

My new setup is a 60 inch 1080p hd tv that serves as my monitor for my dual Radeaon 5870 sapphires super duper computer and all 3 consoles.


It's pretty sweet.

My old hd tv was quite lucrative as it was one of the rare few that did not lag. I havn't a clue if this one does(for smash that is) however.
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See guys? This is the talk of a person who has money.

Or a job.

Or a view of doing something with his life. etc. etc.
 
Caleb Wolfbrand

Caleb Wolfbrand

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Too bad he doesn't know what a good game is. Playing Brawl and hating on one of the best competitive games ever made - lol. I guess we'll just have to "agree to disagree" champ cause I know we're both way too stubborn to attempt some kind of debate.
 
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Lareit

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TRC said:
Too bad he doesn't know what a good game is. Playing Brawl and hating on one of the best competitive games ever made - lol. I guess we'll just have to "agree to disagree" champ cause I know we're both way too stubborn to attempt some kind of debate.
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I play brawl because it's fun. Not because it's competitive. Infact the "competitive" scene is what drove me away. People take their **** too seriously. I'm all about improving one's game but not at the cost of decency, respect, and honor. Ask snap how many times I yelled at him when he lost his cool during a match.


As for Starcraft being competitive, sure it's competitive. An entire nation of Korean's can't be wrong can't they? Except an entire nation of Americans think American Idol is still top ****. Wow so much for a national majority knowing what quality is.

Starcraft WAS exceptional. Starcraft still is a very fun and balanced game. Starcraft 2 however is a graphical and gameplay mechanic design outdated game. RTS's have been moving away from the traditional resource grind for years now. The reason being, it's not fun, competative or exciting for the game to be based around little units mining ****. Starcraft 2 decides to throw 10 years of progress away for gimmicks like the Colossus's ability to climb terrain. Except terrain advantages have been in recent RTS's again for years now. I'm not going to praise Starcraft 2 as anything but Starcraft 1 with a facelift and a 60 dollar price tag.


I'm also not stubborn. You prove me wrong I yeild. As taboo as actually admitting you're wrong on the internet is I have no problem doing it. I just pick my battles wisely.
 
Caleb Wolfbrand

Caleb Wolfbrand

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Or you just don't understand a scene or don't like it (competitive?) and expect your opinion to flat out be the right one. You talk like you're telling us the truth about the world when actually it is just what you believe, and instead of just posting and saying, "well I'm not down with the new Starcraft, I'll just stick to 1" you try to explain how it sucks and how I'm "up Blizzard's ***" lol which by the way, the only games I've ever had from Blizzard were Warcraft II and Starcraft 1 + Brood War, if that is "up their ***" then I don't want to know what you think of WoW and Diablo addicts.

You thinking Starcraft 2 is just Starcraft 1 remade is a sign to me. You don't get it, so there is no point talking about it, cause I sure as hell am not intelligent enough to explain it. You know what I work on just about every day? a "facelift remake" of Melee, with my own characters I made up in case I get a chance to actually make the game and Nintendo can't sue. I seriously want, another Melee. It's fine to mock me for this, sure it's stupid, but it's my ****ing passion so I write movelists. over 90 completed as we speak. Why? because I love my stories which the characters are derived from, and I love Melee, and Brawl is totally different.

and I seriously want another Starcraft, because the old units have gotten pretty stale to me. So now I have Banelings and Brood Lords and War Prisms and Immortals and Banshees and Vikings and yaddayaddayadda it's ****ing GREAT to me, and to many others. Feel free to insult us as you please.
 
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Lareit

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TRC said:
Or you just don't understand a scene or don't like it (competitive?) and expect your opinion to flat out be the right one. You talk like you're telling us the truth about the world when actually it is just what you believe, and instead of just posting and saying, "well I'm not down with the new Starcraft, I'll just stick to 1" you try to explain how it sucks and how I'm "up Blizzard's ***" lol which by the way, the only games I've ever had from Blizzard were Warcraft II and Starcraft 1 + Brood War, if that is "up their ***" then I don't want to know what you think of WoW and Diablo addicts.

You thinking Starcraft 2 is just Starcraft 1 remade is a sign to me. You don't get it, so there is no point talking about it, cause I sure as hell am not intelligent enough to explain it. You know what I work on just about every day? a "facelift remake" of Melee, with my own characters I made up in case I get a chance to actually make the game and Nintendo can't sue. I seriously want, another Melee. It's fine to mock me for this, sure it's stupid, but it's my ****ing passion so I write movelists. over 90 completed as we speak. Why? because I love my stories which the characters are derived from, and I love Melee, and Brawl is totally different.

and I seriously want another Starcraft, because the old units have gotten pretty stale to me. So now I have Banelings and Brood Lords and War Prisms and Immortals and Banshees and Vikings and yaddayaddayadda it's ****ing GREAT to me, and to many others. Feel free to insult us as you please.
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I understand the scene fine. I'm simply disappointed that in the vast majority of independant competitive gaming circles there isn't a higher order of self regulation to encourage fun and competition. Instead the only focus seems around winning. Instead of looking at how to best take the tools given us and develop it into as equal a playing field to encourage diversity and geuine competition everyone seems hell bent on turning it into a lopsided foray of cheap, boring gayfest.

Also, try actually disputing one of my responses next time. All you did to counter my SC2 stance was say how you're passionate about completely unrelated topics, that sc2 has new units(So did BroodWar, didn't make SC1 a unique experiance) and that you're tired of SC1.

My problem isn't more of the same. Often I prefer sequels to be just that. My problem is the reintroduction of 10 year old outdated RTS mechanics and the fact the vast majority of the gaming public seems oblivious to it as they exclaim already how it's the best rts ever.
 
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Vague

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Lareit said:
I understand the scene fine. I'm simply disappointed that in the vast majority of independant competitive gaming circles there isn't a higher order of self regulation to encourage fun and competition. Instead the only focus seems around winning. Instead of looking at how to best take the tools given us and develop it into as equal a playing field to encourage diversity and geuine competition everyone seems hell bent on turning it into a lopsided foray of cheap, boring gayfest.
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It's just human nature. For most people winning = fun, losing is simply a counterbalance to winning that serves to make the wins more enjoyable when they happen or causes people to rage, and to that end they will take the shortest and easiest route. Few people want to put any effort (read: work) into they games they play be it fighting, rts, or otherwise. Fewer still care about practicing and learning new things to improve their game just for the sake of learning to be a good player. I'm not saying I disagree with your assessment Lareit, quite the opposite, I largely agree. It's just that I spent a lot of time using the same sort of argument on forums and found that some people agree either in whole or in part, and everyone else just thinks you're an elitist snob so you really just end up beating your head against a wall. I don't mean to offend, I am just trying to offer some advice from my own experiences.
 
Steelia

Steelia

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**** I KNEW it was too quiet down here. Oh well.
Is this still getting updated?
 
Charlie G

Charlie G

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TRC said:
melee is a good game
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melee is both brilliant and terrible
no game is so frustrating, yet no game is so rewarding
it's like the old girlfriend you know will screw you over time and again yet you still keep coming back to
melee is cruel
it's a man's game
 
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