lilsusie Profile Blog Joined August 2007 3826 Posts Last Edited: 2012-09-23 14:42:01 #1



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If you guys know me or have talked to me at an event before, you would know that I am an avid BW enthusiast, possibly elitist, if you will. I remember playing this game against my floor mates in 1999 via dial-up at my university dorms and watching games on TV in 2004. I remember watching BW live when they still had the studio at COEX mall and attending several Proleague/OSL/MSL Finals while being among thousands (sometimes tens of thousands!) of screaming fans.





I'm pretty sure I had more, must have misplaced them. Sadface.





Last night, I watched the last casted Broodwar Proleague Final EVER.







Thanks to Slog, I got some great seats.





The crowd was meager, at best.







But still, dedicated fans came out to the 3rd floor convention hall at COEX to watch their teams and favorite players on stages. The fanclubs with their mascots and cheerleaders and drums were present, still furiously waving their thundersticks and chanting names. It was a BO3 for Broodwar, followed by a BO3 in SC2. I planned to only watch the first half and then cry myself home (Ok, maybe not literally but you know what I mean).







Oh, the coveted trophy!



Oh, speaking of



But I digress. The two teams lined up,



Samsung KHAN vs CJ Entus





exchanged some friendly banter, then went to their respective sides as the games began. A wave of nostalgia came over me as I once again heard the familiar sounds of the starting screen and the beeping of the countdown. 3. 2. 1.







Shine vs Snow in the 2nd game, with the casters/commentators from MBC Game below the screen.





Unfortunately, CJ won both of their games, robbing me of a third casted BW game. I was all ready to leave when all of a sudden I was told that Stork was going to be playing SC2 for the next match. Stork was the first player I ever officially translated for, back in 2007 at a WCG. Because of that, he holds a special place in my heart, so I felt that I needed to stay and watch him play. Soon, Roro came up on the stage for the second game and then for the third line up, it was Jangbi vs Effort.







My Broodwar boys playing SC2?? Something strange and bittersweet about this.



I felt confused and conflicted. In hopes to get me to open up some more to SC2, Doa sat next to me the whole time, giving me play by plays and explaining SC2 units in terms of BW units. "See, this is basically like a corsair opening..."



Then it was all over.



All in all, I know that I will never love SC2 as much as I loved BW. But it's a new era and I understand that. BW had it's run and now it's time for another game to rise. It's the game that will make eSports even greater and it's just the beginning.



Still, Broodwar will always live on in my memories, pictures and VODs....



Long live Broodwar.



DISCLAIMER: There are spoilers from Proleague on 22 Sept---------If you guys know me or have talked to me at an event before, you would know that I am an avid BW enthusiast, possibly elitist, if you will. I remember playing this game against my floor mates in 1999 via dial-up at my university dorms and watching games on TV in 2004. I remember watching BW live when they still had the studio at COEX mall and attending several Proleague/OSL/MSL Finals while being among thousands (sometimes tens of thousands!) of screaming fans.The crowd was meager, at best.But still, dedicated fans came out to the 3rd floor convention hall at COEX to watch their teams and favorite players on stages. The fanclubs with their mascots and cheerleaders and drums were present, still furiously waving their thundersticks and chanting names. It was a BO3 for Broodwar, followed by a BO3 in SC2. I planned to only watch the first half and then cry myself home (Ok, maybe not literally but you know what I mean).Oh, speaking of Mascots... But I digress. The two teams lined up,exchanged some friendly banter, then went to their respective sides as the games began. A wave of nostalgia came over me as I once again heard the familiar sounds of the starting screen and the beeping of the countdown. 3. 2. 1.Unfortunately, CJ won both of their games, robbing me of a third casted BW game. I was all ready to leave when all of a sudden I was told that Stork was going to be playing SC2 for the next match. Stork was the first player I ever officially translated for, back in 2007 at a WCG. Because of that, he holds a special place in my heart, so I felt that I needed to stay and watch him play. Soon, Roro came up on the stage for the second game and then for the third line up, it was Jangbi vs Effort.I felt confused and conflicted. In hopes to get me to open up some more to SC2, Doa sat next to me the whole time, giving me play by plays and explaining SC2 units in terms of BW units. "See, this is basically like a corsair opening..."Then it was all over.All in all, I know that I will never love SC2 as much as I loved BW. But it's a new era and I understand that. BW had it's run and now it's time for another game to rise. It's the game that will make eSports even greater and it's just the beginning.Still, Broodwar will always live on in my memories, pictures and VODs....Long live Broodwar. Follow me on Twitter for pictures of cute gamers and food! https://twitter.com/lilsusie