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On January 20 2017 15:35 Jealous wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2017 06:53 The_Red_Viper wrote:I really wonder what this mysterious project is about, i have absolutely no idea. I also think that getting the storylines out there was the main problem for sc2's unique situation that one country which doesn't speak english at all pretty much dominated so hard. "Faceless korean" was/is a language problem, foreign players oftentimes aren't that extroverted either But yeah it's too late now probably :/ Great to hear that shoutcraft is doing well though, something very enjoyable and great for the scene. Thanks for the interview! The "faceless Korean" phenomenon is mostly due to jingoism. For some reason, foreign fans didn't have much of a problem with KeSPA players during Brood War in the ~5-6 years where there was at most IdrA, ret, and NonY in Korea. Suddenly in SC2, it becomes a problem and both Blizzard and nationalist fans want to push local 2nd rate professionals into the limelight, then when that player gets whooped by a seasoned Korean the storyline backfires and "faceless Korean" just whooped your nation's hero. "Faceless Korean" deserves more credit, but he won't get it because he took out BelgiumTerran#3.
Agreed, no one cared in BW.
I have to wonder if it's to do with SC2's younger audience?
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I hope the announcer will have a quote about the gigantic size of TB's donger. It is so cool to see a prominent figure of the industry rattle Blizzard's cage in this way.
Keep fighting the good fight TB!
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On January 20 2017 22:55 207aicila wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2017 15:35 Jealous wrote:On January 20 2017 06:53 The_Red_Viper wrote:I really wonder what this mysterious project is about, i have absolutely no idea. I also think that getting the storylines out there was the main problem for sc2's unique situation that one country which doesn't speak english at all pretty much dominated so hard. "Faceless korean" was/is a language problem, foreign players oftentimes aren't that extroverted either But yeah it's too late now probably :/ Great to hear that shoutcraft is doing well though, something very enjoyable and great for the scene. Thanks for the interview! The "faceless Korean" phenomenon is mostly due to jingoism. For some reason, foreign fans didn't have much of a problem with KeSPA players during Brood War in the ~5-6 years where there was at most IdrA, ret, and NonY in Korea. Suddenly in SC2, it becomes a problem and both Blizzard and nationalist fans want to push local 2nd rate professionals into the limelight, then when that player gets whooped by a seasoned Korean the storyline backfires and "faceless Korean" just whooped your nation's hero. "Faceless Korean" deserves more credit, but he won't get it because he took out BelgiumTerran#3. Agreed, no one cared in BW. I have to wonder if it's to do with SC2's younger audience? Noone cared in BW because it was korean focused to begin with. Sc2 tried to make it global and succeeded with that. It's only natural that a less hardcore audience then is more inclined to care for content it can understand. Nothing racist about this at all. The sc2 scene failed to build the players though. I mean Polt is one of the biggest fan favorites despite being a non foreigner, it's simply his attempt to be more accessible for foreign fans which worked out. You cannot care for a story if you aren't able to understand it (language barrier / not enough focus to tell it). But this criticism isn't even only about korean players tbh, foreign ones also weren't good at creating hype all that much. There were exceptions (EG was pretty dope, Stephano, Idra, HuK etc) but other than that there wasn't a lot of focus on trying to build star players either. People care for that kind of stuff though, at some point the game quality doesn't matter at all, it's all about following players/teams
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great interview, thanks!
and ofc thanks total biscuit! you deserve every bit of praise you get and more, I'm so hyped for next saturday! and it seems crank is pulling a lot of the weight, so a big thank you to him and all the other porple involved!
oh man i want that announcer pack, but i'm seldom playing SC2 anymore so i would not even be able to listen to it QQ..
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Really good interview. I'm very curious what the mystery project will be, but TB seems to know how to put together a great event. He's a living legend, hopefully he'll be making SC2 content for years to come.
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Thanks for the content.
side note. Does anyone else have eye discomfort after readying light foreground text with dark background color?
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On January 20 2017 15:35 Jealous wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2017 06:53 The_Red_Viper wrote:I really wonder what this mysterious project is about, i have absolutely no idea. I also think that getting the storylines out there was the main problem for sc2's unique situation that one country which doesn't speak english at all pretty much dominated so hard. "Faceless korean" was/is a language problem, foreign players oftentimes aren't that extroverted either But yeah it's too late now probably :/ Great to hear that shoutcraft is doing well though, something very enjoyable and great for the scene. Thanks for the interview! The "faceless Korean" phenomenon is mostly due to jingoism. For some reason, foreign fans didn't have much of a problem with KeSPA players during Brood War in the ~5-6 years where there was at most IdrA, ret, and NonY in Korea. Suddenly in SC2, it becomes a problem and both Blizzard and nationalist fans want to push local 2nd rate professionals into the limelight, then when that player gets whooped by a seasoned Korean the storyline backfires and "faceless Korean" just whooped your nation's hero. "Faceless Korean" deserves more credit, but he won't get it because he took out BelgiumTerran#3. i see the personality in the Korean players via their play tactics. these story tellers can create any tale that comes into their little brains.. a winner is a winner.. and a loser is a loser. and the game is the final arbiter not some blabbing commentator. when i view i'm there to watch great RTS games.. the rest is fluff.
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The support this gentleman is giving the scene is nothing short of amazing.
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Amazing interview. It's really inspiring, the support and passion TB and his team have been contributing to SC2. Thank you so much!
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On January 20 2017 15:00 BronzeKnee wrote: Interesting interview. I know now why TB has spent time defending Blizzard's questionable decisions.
Great point, what TB does is find the crappiest game company with the stupidest employees and the most horrible internal processes and then he supports the games they make with countless hours of content. This way TB can waste his life supporting and being immersed in total garbage.
ok man, whatever.
TB thinks Blizzard and SC2 are great and he puts his time and resources behind it. His actions speak louder than your words. I pretty much subscribe to TB's views on Blizzard and SC2. Again though, his actions speak louder than my words.
All I can do is buy Blizzard's games.
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TB this interview has inspired me to go buy your announcer pack! My first one You are the bomb
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On January 21 2017 16:16 TentativePanda wrote:TB this interview has inspired me to go buy your announcer pack! My first one You are the bomb
coming from this, i think ill be a bit disappointed xD TB commentary on supply depot
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Love you TB. You're my hero!
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Awesome to see the support, keep it up TB!
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Thank you so much. Shoutcraft is one of the few events for me to always watch the vods if is missed the show.
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Can't wait! This is great stuff.
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Really really cool interview!! :D
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The comment about "talking about sc2 as much as you can" made me realize that i barely comment on anything, and i've been an sc2 content consumer for years.
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On January 24 2017 00:38 Oalfredo77 wrote: The comment about "talking about sc2 as much as you can" made me realize that i barely comment on anything, and i've been an sc2 content consumer for years.
Same, but most of the time I frequent TL where it's already being talked about so that doesn't really help further the cause.
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