StarCraft Post Mortem, or: "Worm Is A Jackass"

by **pinback** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:07 pm

I'm willing to put the past behind us and say that I understand Worm was frustrated and displeased with the whole StarCraft idea. Let's move on. Worm will no longer be in consideration if we decide to play StarCraft.

However, this thread will continue to be about StarCraft MP, so I have two questions:

1. Who is up for NEXT WEDNESDAY'S MATCH?

2. Worm, will you participate when StarCraft 2 comes out? Unfortunately, the SC2 site I usually hang out at seems to be down, so I don't know exactly when it's coming out, but will you give it another go when the time comes?

by **Worm** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:33 pm

Look, I realize I'm totally insane and flailing. Though, there's only one way to break the circle, and that's to fucking break it.

by **The Last Man Standing** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:57 pm

Well guys, I take very very big hurtings from Worm saying that Starcraft was boring! I loved that game when it came out (dunno, the late nineties?), and I still suck on it =P, if Battlenet doesn't cost me money, I can inject the 'Craft in to my compy and challenge some mans or womans to play against me =P I still suck, so I take great pride in winning at least once in a hundred years =P I also have Warcraft 2 (the best goddamn Warcraft game ever! in fact, Nokturnal Mornaziabortum musta go some inspirations from the game music), so come along friends... I will start a new thread for a future match if that is oki with the Moderators ^_~

by **Jack Straw** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:37 pm

Worm wrote:God lookit, Jack Straw can't replace me. Don't you want to play video games with JACK STRAW?

I have had my ass handed to me by most of these guys in various games such as Bomberman `94, Duke Nukem 3D and Blood. I think I had a negative frag rating at the end of a blood game due to excessive rocket launcher.
But you know what? I always had a damn good time and still wanted to play after everyone had disconnected their 10BaseT lines. Of course, beer was involved, so I'll give you that.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:54 pm

AArdvark wrote:Know what I hate? I really dislike it when you spend all this time trying very hard to build up, to create this military Sim-City like base and then have someone swoop in like the locusts from hell and leave everything in a pile of burning rubble. I really dislike that. That's why I don't play that game anymore. Plus the fact that the one time I went online and was playing as 'The Taliban Regime' I kept getting back stabbed by my own team players. It left a mark....

We don't back stab in the times that we've all played multiplayer together. Correct: I don't backstab. I am usually paired up with Gerrit and I don't want our fist meeting to be his fist in my face because I decided to cross him in the multiplayer version of Stuart Smith's "Rivers of Light."

by **Worm** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:24 pm

God lookit, Jack Straw can't replace me. Don't you want to play video games with JACK STRAW?

by **pinback** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:18 pm

Defense is very important.

WORM.

by **AArdvark** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:58 pm

Know what I hate? I really dislike it when you spend all this time trying very hard to build up, to create this military Sim-City like base and then have someone swoop in like the locusts from hell and leave everything in a pile of burning rubble. I really dislike that. That's why I don't play that game anymore. Plus the fact that the one time I went online and was playing as 'The Taliban Regime' I kept getting back stabbed by my own team players. It left a mark....

THE
WHERE ARE ALL THESE
F-ERS COMING FROM
AARDVARK

by **Jack Straw** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:57 pm

Best.Of.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:00 pm

Worm wrote:God, haven't you guys just realized you didn't want to do something and gave up? Your various hopes and dreams dashed?

Yes. And then I get mails from people years later saying, "Hey Robb! How's the release of 'Burning Down the House' coming?" I'm delighted that someone else can join me in this schooner of failure.

by **Worm** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:48 pm

;_;

God, haven't you guys just realized you didn't want to do something and gave up? Your various hopes and dreams dashed? I've done it only with Starcraft and have otherwise never compromised myself. Pretty good track record!

by **Reality Check** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:17 pm

Only Pinback would revel in making someone cry on their birthday.

by **pinback** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:15 pm

ChainGangGuy wrote: Oh, and do take heed when Pinback says, "Finish me off!" I learned all to well that that is not the time to pour yourself another beer, respond to bowling invites from J1, or balance your checkbook. Congratulations on a fine comeback and well-deserved victory, BTW.

See, this is why I knew I didn't really win the game, because for about a half an hour, all he needed to do was right click once on my base, and I was toast. I knew that. He knew that.

I knew that he knew that I knew that.

Let's just call it a "tie".

by **ChainGangGuy** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:56 pm

pinback wrote:Let's put that to the test. Hey, CGG, answer these two questions for me, and I'll respond in turn:

1. Are you good at it?
2. Did you have fun?

1. No, far from it. I doubt I'll ever be described as a "fierce, almost dangerous StarCraft competitor".

2. More than you will ever know, Ben.

Although, after your first major push against my base, further building projects became somewhat difficult.

SCV wrote:I can't build it. Somethin's in the way.

No shit you can't build there. Not atop of pile of rotting, smoldering Terran marine and Dragoon corpses.

SCV wrote:SCV good to go, sir.

Oh, and do take heed when Pinback says, "Finish me off!" I learned all to well that that is not the time to pour yourself another beer, respond to bowling invites from J1, or balance your checkbook. Congratulations on a fine comeback and well-deserved victory, BTW.

En Taro Pinner!

by **Worm** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:55 pm

Holy shit, robb. It wouldn't have soured me if I didn't foresee the future of everyone only play Starcraft until pinner flakes out. Honestly, I'm not going to play the fucking game because I don't want to.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:28 pm

Worm wrote:It's just a game I was playing purely out of imposition. There's not a different way to explain it. I'm glad I ruined everything early this time.

When do you "ruin everything"? That's never been the case with you. I wouldn't say that is a characteristic of yours. Look man, I have to eat a piece of paper because of this fuckin' game, and I didn't even get to play with you. What do you care if Parrish knocked you into next week in SC? He runs a Starcraft portal for goodness sake. Even if he had never picked up the game before two weeks ago you still save face because he runs a hub.

I think you should send him a Starcraft-based mail for his hub. I do believe that.

I hope this hasn't soured you on playing some video games with us. And regardless of how the battle turned out, I appreciate you figuring out how to get the game working. I already put you on a higher level than anyone at Battle.net.

by **Worm** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:18 pm

It's just a game I was playing purely out of imposition. There's not a different way to explain it. I'm glad I ruined everything early this time.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:15 pm

Worm wrote:I just had a moment of clarity. "I'm doing something I don't want to, and I'd only be tangentially interested if I was winning, which I'm not." Boom the walls crumbled and the game uninstalled itself.

I made a guy uninstall a game once before by repeated pastings. It was "Jethro Q. Walrustitty" and the game was "Ultimate Mortal Kombat III."

by **The Salt** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:08 pm

hygraed wrote:My advice? Learn to laugh at yourself. Embrace your spectacular failures. I think you might find that you'll have a better time overall.

Thank you, hygraed. I've been needing to hear that for a very, very long time.

Why, I feel like a new salt already!

-The Salt at the Bottom of a Bag of Pretzel Sticks

by **Worm** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:00 pm

hygraed wrote:My advice? Learn to laugh at yourself. Embrace your spectacular failures. I think you might find that you'll have a better time overall.

Fuck that. I'm not going to become self-actualized, especially not to appreciate a motherfucking video game from 10 years ago. Jesus, if I'm ever going to change it's not going to get myself to be a better sport at video games.

I just had a moment of clarity. "I'm doing something I don't want to, and I'd only be tangentially interested if I was winning, which I'm not." Boom the walls crumbled and the game uninstalled itself.

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