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rexdart007
02/04/09

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I'm not sure what a credit-hour costs at Berkeley, but I'd guess we're talking about a $1000 Starcraft strategy course here. To think that somebody is spending that money to learn about Starcraft when they could spend the same money to take a class with John Searle, the greatest living philosopher, who happens to teach at Berkeley, is preposterous.
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Quilt
02/04/09

@rexdart007: Or they could do both?
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Shiryu
02/04/09

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Why dont we have any of this stuff in Portugal!?
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Omnimon
02/04/09

@Shiryu: Is this a question you ask yourself often? :)
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Atheist Jew
02/04/09

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Ridiculous.
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Komrade Kayce
02/04/09

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Maaaaaannnnn best class ever. If only more schools would offer shit like this for general credits.
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ThisCharmingMan
01/28/09

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I wonder if they're going to outlaw mind control in the tournament. Everyone knows thats a bullshit Protoss advantage. I would probably fail that class because I'm terrible at micro management.
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Omatic
01/28/09

@ThisCharmingMan:

I doubt it - Mind Control is easily defeated by Terrans using the Sci Vessel's EMP ability (which will leave the Dark Archons with only 25hp, and no energy). Trying to mind control Zerg units is usually a futile gesture, since they're individually weak, and there is no reason to bring drones into battle, so they aren't at risk of being mind controlled unless you leave your base open for a drop.

The game is balanced enough to the point where there's really no need to restrict anything (as long as they're using the latest patch).
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ThisCharmingMan
01/28/09

@Omatic: I agree, but camping a few dark archons in your base and taking control of carriers or battlecruisers attacking your fortifications is still kind of a dirty advantage in my opinion. If you hide 12 in your base, you will suddenly have a fleet of your opponents most powerful units. The fact that you can mind control an SCV and build a terran base alongside your protoss forces is also rather cheap. I hope they take away mind control in SC2.
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ninjafetus
01/28/09

@ThisCharmingMan: You seem to only understand multiplayer Starcraft at a beginner level. DAs are not imbalanced at all.
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ThisCharmingMan
01/28/09

@ninjafetus: Well, I am a beginner. I suck. But I still love the game.
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Aeralindor
01/28/09

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As someone who has taken these DECal courses (Democratic Education in Cal) before, it's not a "real" class. It's run by students and while you do get credit, it's general education credit (usually 1-2 units) and it's basically used as filler. I'll admit that two of the most interesting classes I took while I was a student at Cal (Fencing and History of Punk Rock) were DECals, they aren't taught by professors or even graduate students, and I wouldn't consider it an "offical" class.

That all being said, those taking the class should have a great time for those 1-2 units they're getting :)
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Gray665
01/28/09

@Aeralindor: Thanks for clearing that up cause I was about to post a rant about spending money to go to college and taking a class like this but what you described is actually really cool and I'd imagine its a nice break from the 'real' classes.
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Aeralindor
01/28/09

@Gray665: No problem. I just didn't want people going off the deep end out this. It is a nice way to take a break from "real" classes and still get some credit. And the other plus is that they often start later in the semester so if you've had to drop a class for some reason, you can still pick one of these up to make sure you're still at the right number of units in a semester.
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Xelmon
01/28/09

@Aeralindor: Ahha... Interesting.
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