http://www.teamliquid.net/blog/namehimDrK en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:24 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=413548 motbob I made a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF00yqMNbbI The black box is there because I don't know how to disable unit portraits without turning off health bars. Anyone know how to do this? Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:24 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=413548 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=406938 motbob I've never thought much about feminism, but I thought of something today that made me look at it in a way I hadn't before. To look at the world in a feminist perspective is not necessarily to find something to criticize. At its root, a feminist view is to observe the way things are and perceive some way in which patriarchy has made them that way. Criticism probably follows, but not always. M... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:45:00 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=406938 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=404503 motbob Game score should always be used as a tiebreaker before head-to-head. Already I can feel the angry posts being written. Let me explain why I think what I think. In this group, ForGG and Babyknight were tied in match score at 3-2. Because of that tie, a tiebreaker had to be used. There were two pieces of information that the tournament organizers could have drawn on to make their deci... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:38:30 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=404503 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=400902 motbob Mouz is a Dota 2 team going through some turmoil right now, as their captain and best player, Kuroky, just accepted an offer to join the most prestigious Western Dota team, Na`Vi. This is the statement of Mouz's position 5 player, Alex. I thought it was worth reading. http://dotasource.de/dota-szene/allgemeine-szene-news/30967-na-vi-kuroky-funn1k-ersetzen-lightofheaven-ars-art/index28.html#p... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:14:37 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=400902 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=399543 motbob Here's a short (well, I planned on it being short) blog about tiebreakers and their use in eSports tournaments. Tiebreaking rules are a necessary evil. Tournaments, especially tournaments played over a weekend, don't have time to play extra matches to break ties in group standings. In a tournament system with no scheduling or logistical constraints, extra games would be played in the event o... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:00:24 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=399543 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=386834 motbob Huk tweeted a photo of the Proleague stage a few minutes ago, and it made me think about the importance of tonight's match. When the TL/EG announcement was made, most of the hype was about the formidable new team composition. Stephano, Taeja, HerO, Jaedong. Two teams that had never been in GSTL (beyond the one season Liquid-oGs partnership) were suddenly the collective favorites to win the S... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:35:22 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=386834 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=385816 motbob At this last WCG, the English commentators were sometimes forced to cast games that they didn't play or watch very much. I made a highlight video illustrating one of those times. Enjoy watching DoA making the best of a bad situation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMoMz4V-P9U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beAaM8vGvtQ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:24:14 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=385816 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=365927 motbob Note: This blog is quite late. I had the idea to write this right after the "KeSPA will send players to GSL" announcement was made, but because of work and The International 2, I never got around to it. I haven't heard anything about the KeSPA vs GOM conflict since KeSPA seemingly caved last week. For those who have forgotten what happened, KeSPA originally stated that they would not... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:59:12 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=365927 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=353256 motbob Ever since the You Are The Golf King MSL in 2004, the two most prestigious SC:BW tournaments in Korea have run Bo5 formats for their finals, instead of the Bo7 popular among SC2 tourney organizers, most notably GSL. In fact, the Bo5 has been the default finals setup for pretty much every Brood War tournament organizer. As mentioned, the MSL tinkered around with a Bo7 but quickly switched back. ... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:27:35 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=353256 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=349121 motbob Paul ErdÅ‘s was a prolific writer of academic papers, and he collaborated with over 500 fellow mathematicians over the course of his life. Eventually, the concept of the "ErdÅ‘s number" arose. Paul ErdÅ‘s has an ErdÅ‘s number of zero. Anyone who collaborated with ErdÅ‘s has an ErdÅ‘s number of 1. Anyone who collaborated with someone who collaborated with ErdÅ‘s has an ErdÅ‘s numb... Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:18:36 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=349121 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=346505 motbob Max Payne 3 Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar Vancouver Platforms: Xbox/PS3/PC/SNES This review probably makes more sense if you’ve read other reviews of the game. When did this game series start taking itself so damn seriously? Are the bigwigs at Rockstar aware that the very name of the game they’re releasing is ridiculous on its face? "Max Payne." That nameâ... Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:01:11 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=346505 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=343864 motbob I can't remember the last time I was this happy. In 2008, the greatest thing about watching professional Brood War was the feeling that you got when pro players seemed to make something happen in the game via sheer force of will. Players like Flash, Jaedong, and Bisu seemed to go beyond what was possible with their respective races, making things happen that simply shouldn't have happened. ... Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:06:59 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=343864 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=282964 motbob I was cleaning out my PM inbox and came across this series of PMs that were exchanged during the HDH Invitational back during beta. To: HDstarcraft, 4/26/10 From: Husky, 4/26/10 The sponsor was Heosat's iRip. In the next HDH cast, Husky gave a shoutout to thelittleappfactory.com and the traffic crashed the site almost immediately. Did I play a part in TLAF eventually sponsoring ... Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:55:35 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=282964 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=280361 motbob For the sport we love, the switch of Kespa to SC2 is the most significant event since the launch of GSL. With the entry of Kespa, SC2 receives immediate legitimacy as a spectator sport in the eyes of Korean corporations, and, probably, Korean viewers. It also implies a massive infusion of corporate cash into the Korean scene, which can mean nothing but good things for the game there. Kespa's... Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:22:31 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=280361 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=274093 motbob IPL isn't like any ESPORTS event that I've been to before. Whereas MLG Columbus was a place to meet cool people and watch awesome games on the side (and do little else), IPL was much more glamorous, and more broad in its focus. When walking around Bally's or the main stage, my jaw was on the floor for the most part. The production value of both the main event and all of the sideshows (sponsor d... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:08:35 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=274093 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=237547 motbob Ever since you heard about this magical world of professional Starcraft, your life's been a pile of shit. Admit it. Your GPA plummeted, your social life's been basically non-existent except for a few close friends. Hell, at least when you were a Halo 2 junkie you had buddies right beside you when you played split-screen. You got your B.A., at least. Congrats. Now you have no chance of getting i... Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:10:09 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=237547 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=231335 motbob After my first try at going to a SC2 live event at CES, I wanted more. More e-friends to meet, better games, a more awesome atmosphere. So, naturally, I committed to go to MLG Columbus. Wednesday: This happens. Cool guy or coolest guy? I am so lucky. Thursday: I drive up from Tennessee and meet p4ndemik (a TL staff member who helps run TLPD) in the suburbs of Cincinnati. We have a fun dri... Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:04:55 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=231335 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=218122 motbob It is with great sadness that I say farewell to my 120GB Western Digital hard drive after 7.5 years of service. With the amount of punishment I put on that hard drive (lots of downloading, installing, and deleting), it's a miracle that it lasted so long. I downloaded Portal 2 because I'm a college student with no money. At 88%, the download stopped, with an error: "Failed Cyclic Redunda... Sun, 01 May 2011 14:39:39 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=218122 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=214086 motbob As some of you may know, there exists a sport called "chess boxing" that combines the rough and physical sport of chess with the intellectual activity of boxing. Competitors alternate between the two, and the match ends with either a knockdown or a checkmate. (You can watch a video about the sport here.) Today in IRC, after a poorly worded statement by an ESL representative, tofuca... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:50:22 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=214086 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=211230 motbob A young man hunches over his computer, focused intently on a game of Starcraft 2. Surrounding him are his teammates, all staring at the screen with identical concentration. The player at the computer is Antaran, a Terran playing for the University of Cincinnati stagecraft team. The game is the deciding match against the University of Pittsburgh; the match is currently at 3-3. The winner goes to... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:16:28 +0900 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=211230