.78 Chance's New Writeups

Good Luck, Have Fun (idea)

2005-09-01T06:01:10Z

A standard pre-game greeting, used most predominantly in RTS' (personal experience lending heavy credence to Starcraft and Warcraft III, both by Blizzard, as examples). Grouped together with a veritable ocean of other gamer jargon, "GL HF" is a typical internet hybrid of efficiency and intent, shortened into single letters for rapid presentation.

Most frequently offered at the beginning of the game, it is both a wellwishing and a reminder:: "GL HF" = "Good luck, have fun!"

Though the usage of this 4-character clip-phrase is often proportionate to the frequency of use by the current gosu dominating the scene, it's still widely considered in nearly all competing countries, from America to Korea, good sportsmanship to offer this relatively miniscule but highly well-mannered phrase at the beginning of a match. In truth, many players have incorporated it into their pre-game routine as an automated twitch reflex, from the conditioning of…

perfection (idea)

2005-05-18T08:24:02Z

"Perfection is Stagnation".

The only way Perfection could remain accurate and faithful to the largely accepted definition of it, is if the criteria for said theoretical plateau were constantly in a state of Flux.

In which case, if Perfection were to be "added to" and "subtracted from" in perfect synch with the ever-changing prerequisites, it stands to reason that only then would said Stagnation refrain from being a fitting descriptor.

Which, in turn, would coin another favorite of phrases ::

"The Only Constant Is Change."

Twitch gaming (thing)

2005-05-14T20:32:52Z

Twitch gaming is a form of entertainment which uses the reflexive, instantaneous-response portion of the brain. So named because of the short-rapid jerking motions most hardcore gamers exhibit, nearly all games falling into this category are video games; however, there are a unique select few which defy this criteria, such as Snap.

Twitch games, though fairly narrow in description, have an alarmingly dedicated following. Genre's can range anywhere from Side-scrolling Blasters, to First Person Shooters to Rhythm and Music games. Popular and unique titles include Unreal Tournament, Counter Strike, FreQuency, and Silpheed, as well as many more. There are also a number of games which couple twitch reactions with strategy elements, the most popular arguably being Warcraft 3.

What makes Twitch games stand apart from the other games is the constant immersion required in order to achieve success; movement is quick, and the feedback…