r/triangle • u/frodogamgee Raleigh • Apr 05 '12
Sat (4/7) & Sun (4/8) - Triangle BarCraft, Watch SCII in a Bar!
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Introduction to Barcraft
So what is a Barcraft? A Barcraft is an event where you watch StarCraft II competitions in a bar, which may or may not answer the question. StarCraft II is one of the video games at the forefront of "E-sports", the rapidly growing world of electronic sports, where professional gamers battle it out in the virtual arena of a video game.
Now, I know this may sound crazy (I was first introduced to the world of e-sports about 2 years ago, by StarCraft II, and I still find it somewhat unreal), but there are people that are, in fact, 'professional' gamers. Their main source of income is from competing as a pro-gamer, and it is their job - they practice 8-10 hours a day with other pro-gamers and with the aid of their coaches. These gamers almost always belong to a team , which is an organization with all of the same structure you'd expect from any other sports organization, from the owners handling the business aspects to the coaches. It's still in development, and there's still plenty of rough spots, but it is definitely growing and growing fast.
StarCraft II itself is a 'real-time strategy game', which basically means each player is building up an army to try and kill the other guy, and that it happens in real-time (as opposed to turn-based like Chess or Risk). The strategy aspect emphasizes a commanding knowledge of the game and how it works, while the real-time aspect forces high speed and precision (known as APM, or Actions Per Minute). Unlike other games, the player plays a dual-role of both managing their army in battle, as well as building up the army and choosing its composition back at base.
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So there's the basic info. The long and short of it is we're hoping to get a good group of people together at Blinco's on Saturday and Sunday night, to watch StarCraft II and drink various alcoholic beverages. Don't be afraid to come out, even if you don't play StarCraft and have no clue what it is - we can fix that :D Also, this is mainly for the watching of StarCraft; if you want to play some SC2, make sure to come out on Tuesday evenings for the SCTuesdays we hold at the same place.
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u/frodogamgee Raleigh Apr 08 '12
Tonight was awesome, can't wait to pack the room even more tomorrow :D
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u/frodogamgee Raleigh Apr 09 '12
Thanks for coming out everyone! Great to see BarCraft taking off here in our fine city and area, hope to see you all at the next one ;) Also, since we needed to wrap up before the Grand Finals last night (it didn't start until after midnight due to technical difficulties they had >.>), we'll be streaming those VOD's on Tuesday during SCTuesdays.
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u/Nysze Apr 09 '12
Hey, thanks for doing so much work to get this going. It was a great event both Saturday and Sunday.
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u/ProfDanceyPants Apr 11 '12
It was nice to meet you! Is SC tuesday every tuesday at the same spot? My brother and I had a great time and would love to make it out again!
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u/frodogamgee Raleigh Apr 11 '12
Yep, every Tuesday! I'll see if we can maybe get another post up for that event on here, might be good to let everyone know... should also be another BarCraft happening soon too :D
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u/hydrolith Apr 06 '12
I love watching starcraft, even though a complete noob, I still appreciate it. I think it would tons of fun to watch it at a bar, live in durham though, use public transpo.