How will StarCraft II affect the professionals?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:38 pm

How will the upcoming release of StarCraft II affect the professional StarCraft gaming scene in South Korea?

Discuss.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:17 pm

Suicide, I think?

Audience: "oooooooohhhhhhh"

I guess the question, for me, is whether or not anyone at Blizzard paid attention to how much the South Koreans were losing their shit regarding the original Starcraft. Did they take the time to figure out why that nation of people loved their game so much? Did they know? Did they care? It's perfectly legitimate if they don't care. I guess.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:17 am

How are the S.Koreans professionals at Starcraft? I mean, does it pay?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:33 am

AArdvark wrote:How are the S.Koreans professionals at Starcraft? I mean, does it pay?

Yes.

Here are two professionals making a living!

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AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:00 pm

Fucking KIDDING me?

Starcraft gameshow! Now I'm puking out my ears!

THE
GET HOWIE MANDEL
TO HOST
AND IT'S A SMASH
AARDVARK

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:09 pm

It's not a gameshow, it's their "national sport". It's like the NFL is here.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:11 pm

No wonder I always got my ass handed to me when I played online...

THE
YOU DEAD JOE
AARDVARK

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:24 pm

I'd tell you which players were the best but they all look exactly the same.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:31 pm

Well, if you can't differentiate them that way, then how about by last name?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:02 pm

Anyhows, I am guessing that the real answer to the question is: nothing.

My guess is that they will keep playing SC1 professionally long after SC2 comes out.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:04 pm

Don't they all just go by gamertags now?

I can't watch how fast they build shit. It's like split second choreography. My kid could do that but not as fast. I had to keep the full color chart in front of me and refer to that.

THE
UMMMM..
ANOTHER SCV, I THINK
AARDVARK