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Comment: Re:SC2 MP (Score 1) 293

by Fearan (#35905344) Attached to: Taking the Fun Out of <em>StarCraft II</em>

People who use the I suck too much therefore it's not fun completely miss the point. I'm not a chess pro, but still enjoy playing at my level. Losing sucks, but at least you learn something in the process.

FYI you are completely wrong about BOs deciding who wins or not, that might be applicable Diamond+, but below that, just solid macro mechanics and general use of your army will get you very, very far.

Please don't spout something about a game you obviously don't understand.

Comment: Re:Sport...pfft. (Score 1) 293

by Fearan (#35905316) Attached to: Taking the Fun Out of <em>StarCraft II</em>

If we changed the word "sport" to "professional hobby" would that make you feel better? But even the non-physical activity description is valid

sport
[spawrt, spohrt] Show IPA
–noun
1.
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2.
a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors.
3.
diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.

Yesterday IGN had their for Pro League matches, I recommend you watch set 3 to know what eSports is about. People who don't do this professionally cannot reach that level of play, and that's why it's a sport.
http://www.ign.com/ipl/videos

Comment: Re:Blizzard Jumped the Shark (Score 2, Interesting) 385

by Fearan (#33959154) Attached to: Blizzard Suing Creators of <em>StarCraft II</em> Hacks

You're not.

Hackers in bnet totally ruin it. Now, they should have been more careful at separating SP hackers from MP hackers, especially since they never mentioned they would ban for SP hacks.

What I don't get are people who complain about not being able to smurf or make new accounts... this ruined the WC3 ladder, Blizz learned a lesson and fixed the issue. Don't like it? Go play another game, but it makes the serious gamers enjoy it more.

Comment: Re:I never used to send SMS (Score 3, Insightful) 468

by Fearan (#33634192) Attached to: Texting On the Rise In the US

You're missing the important aspect of ..sometimes I don't want to or can't speak with someone. In this case, txt is much easier. My friends don't have BBs or iPhones, so they can't instantly check their emails. However, everyone is a txt msg away. They don't worry about disturbing me in a meeting or class, and I don't have to waste time checking voicemail (which takes a LONG time). Unless you're writing a novel about txt msg use, for most things you would say by phone, a txt is usually easier & quicker. When it's not, at least you can txt "call me back about X".

Comment: Re:Hunters.. (Score 1) 1010

by Fearan (#31275036) Attached to: iPad Will Beat Netbooks With "Magic"

Not really... if you want to use a car analogy it'd be more akin to:

We just need cars that don't need to be worked on by their owners, and mostly maintain themselves, as opposed to just keeping them from getting behind the wheel.

If someone doesn't know how to change their oil or the brakes, there's a shop for that. Same thing with computers, which is why the Geek Squad is so damn prevalent.

My mom is not tech savvy, she just wants to open up a computer, type in a recipe name or send out an email. She doesn't give a damn about being able to do the latest thing. She uses her iPod Touch as her main computing device, and can't wait to get an iPad...

Less work for me, she's happy, and she just plays App games instead of flash.

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