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[Lister]

Oh man, watching how the UI slides to the sides before a match... my nostalgia bone got goosebumps.

 

[Syf]

Can't wait to dive into the campaign again. Everything looks so crisp.

 

[ISee]

Buy for the campaign? Maybe
Buy for multiplayer? No way! Game is pure stress and even harder than SC2.

 

[Mbolibombo]

Oh man, Boy lost that one by himself ouff

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

SCRemastered releases today in Korean PC bangs. We will get the chance to play it in few weeks.

So that was all the updates for. No Wonder i can see the modern options but are locked out

 

[Mbolibombo]

Oh man, Boy lost that one by himself ouff

oops

 

[Alastor3]

Guillaume <3 Quebec represent!

 

[Zzoram]

So much nostalgia... I love it!

The time of day for this isn't as bad for watching as it usually is for SK tournaments either.

I started watching Broodwar just before Flash won his first tournament. I stopped watching and following the scene about a year before SC2 LotV came out so I'm not sure how healthy SC2 is these days. I'm assuming that it's dying and Blizzard is trying to revive it with Starcraft Remastered. Is that correct? Is there a plan for a new league yet and will this replace SC2?

 

[mysteriousmage09]

the apm difference, holy shit!

 

[Mbolibombo]

Damn those valkyries.. so rough against mutas

 

[FriskyrumX]

The 2 valkyries of legend, jesus. Literally coming out at the right time both times.

 

[FriskyrumX]

Get it Yellow, do it for the Zerg swarm.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

that was a good game.

 

[Mbolibombo]

Nice game!

 

[Zzoram]

Lots of real sloppy play but a bit better than the first matchup. Not sure how much practice these guys got before this event. Then again, these earlier matches are of early pros, who were sloppier overall.

Busu, Flash and Jaedong will be a pleasure to watch.

 

[Duxxy3]

So going by the crowd... interest in the remaster seems pretty high.

Personally I loved watching this. I never really got into watching SC2. I didn't like how the game was developed in general.

 

[Usobuko]

Hong Jin-ho !

 

[Zzoram]

So going by the crowd... interest in the remaster seems pretty high.

Personally I loved watching this. I never really got into watching SC2. I didn't like how the game was developed in general.

Broodwar is just a better spectator sport. Not being able to see the research progress builds more excitement the first time units engage because you don't know if they finished the critical upgrade in time, or even which upgrade they are getting first. That plus the random scarab chasing running workers makes you hold your breath because it could kill anywhere from 0 to 10.

SC2 gives observers so much information that you can better predict the outcome of the game so there are fewer holding your breath moments of excitement. This is a great example of more is less.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

classic terran music is so damn good!

 

[Mbolibombo]

Lots of real sloppy play but a bit better than the first matchup. Not sure how much practice these guys got before this event. Then again, these earlier matches are of early pros, who were sloppier overall.

Busu, Flash and Jaedong will be a pleasure to watch.

Quality was a lot better than the first matchup, you're really selling them short if you think it was only a bit better.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

yay boxer!

 

[DogDude]

Grrrr is still alive? How'd he play?

 

[Zzoram]

its always so great when a dramatic event occurs and they zoom into the players face to show his reaction.

 

[Skab]

Did I miss all of this?

Are there any more remastered matches coming up?

 

[Principate]

We actually played SC1 just a few weeks ago at work (and it was the first time in a decade+ for me) and I discovered that this game is in fact utterly impossible to play, at least from a modern perspective. So yeah, they are making lots of mistakes, but they are still pretty good

Remove your gamer cred right here bro. At high levels sure but base level to low intermediate it's fairly easy. Hot key your your command groups keep on top of your timings and spend a bit extra babying the AI and it's alright. Actions per minute mater a ton because you have to keep your eye on pretty much everything to be efficient but it's hardly some super archaic thing even coming back from SC".

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Did I miss all of this?

Are there any more remastered matches coming up?

should be another 3-6 matches left. I assume it's 2 each so should be 6.

 

[Crowbear]

Did I miss all of this?

Are there any more remastered matches coming up?

There's still another 2 game set and then the 3 player round robin coming up.

 

[Zzoram]

Did I miss all of this?

Are there any more remastered matches coming up?

Nada vs Reach is about to start. The main event is after that, Bisu, Jaedong and Flash round robin.

 

[Skab]

awesome, thanks guys

 

[Zzoram]

Nada is like 200APM faster than the previous 4 players haha

Nada is chilling at 475 APM right now. Boxer was averaging like 280.

 

[FriskyrumX]

Pump the APM into my veins.

 

[Zzoram]

Sick game. Reach kinda messed up though, why did he bumrush that fortified position without zealot legs?

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

man, over just like that

 

[Zzoram]

Nadia's play looked so smooth and modern.

 

[Mbolibombo]

Nada is like 200APM faster than the previous 4 players haha

Nada is chilling at 475 APM right now. Boxer was averaging like 280.

Nada was always the APM beast... crazy

 

[mysteriousmage09]

nada apm not even his final form

 

[Zzoram]

Nada lost this with the initial drop ship not finding the hidden expansion and doing no damage.

 

[FoxSpirit]

That was some high risk play. Completely backfired.

 

[DieH@rd]

Nada got stomped.

 

[sleverfunk]

Starcraft in 2017
What a time to be alive.

 

[Zzoram]

Is the round robin also 2 games each? Or just 1 so they all play 2 games total?

 

[Durante]

Remove your gamer cred right here bro. At high levels sure but base level to low intermediate it's fairly easy. Hot key your your command groups keep on top of your timings and spend a bit extra babying the AI and it's alright. Actions per minute mater a ton because you have to keep your eye on pretty much everything to be efficient but it's hardly some super archaic thing even coming back from SC".

I'm sorry, but it's not "spend a bit extra babying the AI", it's basically "control each unit individually every few steps or get completely fucked by abysmal pathfinding". I'll happy "remove my gamer cred" if that's what calling this what it is entails.

 

[Zackat]

WE CANNOT UNDONE

 

[FriskyrumX]

Wooooooooooooooh much excite for what I can't play for 2 weeks. ;-;

 

[FoxSpirit]

I'm sorry, but it's not "spend a bit extra babying the AI", it's basically "control each unit individually every few steps or get completely fucked by abysmal pathfinding". I'll happy "remove my gamer cred" if that's what calling this what it is entails.

I'd so love getting in back but yeah, original SC has pathfinding from hell.
But changing it would defeat the spirit of this remaster I guess :-/

 

[Yoshichan]

alive

 

[Zzoram]

The bad pathfinding isn't entirely random. It's somewhat predictable, and that allows for exciting and creative micromanagement opportunities. It also punishes people who don't practice on maps to learn what map features trigger path finding issues. You can also use those map features against your enemy by positioning your units so that the enemy is impaired by them.

Also, the same obstacles affect everyone so you aren't any more disadvantaged than your opponent.

 

[DieH@rd]

OK, the main event starts, top 3 players [who are all mega-trained because they are still active and slaying in tournaments].

 

[FriskyrumX]

Rip Jaedong

 

[Yoshichan]

fucking intense