KawaiiRice vs BBongBBong

The sc2 usage of the word foreigner has always annoyed me. I don't see how I am foreign to a game devoloped in my country by my peers. It seems like the word has a somewhat negative conotation, and implies that non-koreans are actually less gifted at video games, while in reality, they just don't care as much lolol. Idk if anybody else has been irritated by this, but the way he defined "foreigner" in game 2 annoyed me.



@AdunToridas Typical uneducated spur of the moment statement. NO one denies where StarCraft game originated and by whom. But introduction to E-Sport in professional level was done in South Korea nearly 13 years ago. It has been kept in closed market for that long as well. To make a professional career playing a game was unheard of, let alone opportunity to make lot of money. E-sport in South Korea attracted many "Foreigners" to their closed market with huge prizes and incentives from corporate sponsors. Any non-Koreans entering the competitions were accurately labled as "Foreigners" from another country. Hence, the term "Foreigner" was stuck and are still used by many casters who were Broodwar veterans during that period of time.

I do agree the term is annoyance at times since StarCraft 2 is truly a International sport now. But there is no negative connotation to the term. The only one who's making it negative is your generalization with "video games" rather then sticking to specific of StarCraft 2, typical troll with no substance.

Koreans have a head start but give it a time and the "gap" should narrorw rather quickly. Who knows, there could be a 12 years old nerd with half a inch spectacles somewhere in the western world gearing up to dominate E-sport as we know it.



@spark6878: Agree completely with your sentiment. However to elucidate further it is worth noting that the term foreigner is not exclusive to Starcraft 2 or video games at all, and in the Korean language/culture every person who is not a Korean is labeled 'foreigner' be it in the realm of business/games/whatever. The term does carry a (mildly) negative connotation due largely to the somewhat extreme nationalism so omnipresent within the country, but certainly not confined to Starcraft playing prowess or lack thereof. Using the term foreigner is not a slight on non-Koreans skills, just gives a good glimpse of how Korean culture views the rest of the world. (Sadly a pretty 'us-vs-them' attitude)



In game one the mutas were attacking for like 2 min ingame time and you didnt see it ? LOL be more
aware of the minimap!!! And zerglings are good against thors if they get a surround.



i wish this casters computer was better. that little lag bothers me. #firstworldproblems

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