Well that's better... You know that moment where you have been playing on and off for a few days, getting your ass kicked up and down the ladder? The suddenly you play a game and just actually remember how to do it? God i love those moments!
Remember i mentioned getting schooled by a schoolboy a few posts ago? Well i played him and his mates in a winner stays on 1v1 party this evening and... well i got beaten quite a bit but i had one of those games where it all falls into place. Where you stay calm and everything comes naturally. All i wan to do now is play but unfortunately with the end of my degree looming i really cannot afford to spend my evenings glued to the laptop.
This is just one of those reasons why i would so like to see us get a more centralised scene going in the UK. Playing against buddies is so much fun and it's when you are completely at ease with each game that you really start to learn stuff and improve. I dream of a day when i can log onto a UK Starcraft 2 community site and just start sharing my experience, practicing with and talking with other players from my area. Maybe even there would start to be some physical tournaments and LAN parties pop up around the place. Then i could wander along on a Saturday morning and spend a whole day socialising with other British players!!! But it's only a dream and that makes me sad :(
I just realised that the guys i have been talking about will most likely be reading this so i feel the need to say that when i use the term 'schoolkids' i do so in affectionate manner. I mean no offence. It's great that Starcraft and online gaming as a whole provides a place where we are not judged on the same grounds as we are in the rest of life.
In other news:
I bought a book the other day called 'The AnandTech Guide to PC Gaming Hardware'. I am hoping to learn a bit about how to build my own gaming PC. I have always been a mac person, seeing as i am a filmmaker i still swear by them for that but lets face it - they are no good for gaming. So I'm going to set myself a budget of £800 and see what i can make out of it.
The sad truth is that i have no idea how a PC works, or a Mac for that matter. But i will relish the opportunity to learn a new skill :)
Anyway, thanks for reading this. Please do drop me an email at jc.closetgeek@gmail.com or add me on twitter ( @JC_Closet_Geek )
Peace be with you my learned friend.
JC
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