Paperboy  Posts: 49 Joined: 15 Aug 2006     | |
Red Guard  Posts: 2672 Joined: 16 Dec 2007    | Hey Allen, are you visiting Seoul on occasion? If so I'd love to chat your ear off about Paranoia over soju and kalbi! |
Contributor  Posts: 33 Joined: 18 Jul 2006  | I haven't made it to Korea yet, Wilson, but it's definitely on my list. Maybe when I go, I'll start an Escapist forum topic to set up lunches. |
Red Guard Posts: 2672 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 |
Awesome, I look forward to the visit. Also, to anyone who enjoyed this article; Allen's site has a great deal of information on writing and games, as well as a link to all of the articles here on our beloved Escapist. I especially this piece. Very insightful. |
Paperboy  Posts: 28 Joined: 20 May 2008    | I would love to have their broadbandconnection :) Here in Belgium it's €30 a month for 20GB download. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 58 Joined: 6 Nov 2007     | I think the US (and judging by cable TV elsewhere, certainly here in the UK) has already become "Poker Nation". |
BANNED  Posts: 1891 Joined: 26 Mar 2008    | Its amazing how far the UK is behind the rest of the world, Canada put fiber optic cables aross the country 20 years ago. BT is really dragging the UK down. I've read and seen many amazing things from S Korea, i plan to also visit in the future. User was banned for: Poll: Round 4 - North: (1) Turbine vs (2) Valve. (Permanent) |
Red Guard Posts: 2672 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 | I currently pay about 35 USD for 82mb upload here in Seoul. I sometimes joke to my friends that I would have repatriated to the US a long time ago if the internet wasn't so awesome here. If any of you do make it out this way to Korea look me up. It's always great to meet a fellow Escapist, drink grain alcohol, and play games at an internet cafe' (PC Bang) till the wee hours of the morning. |
Anonymous Source Posts: 4 Joined: 27 Aug 2008 | I live in Incheon, near Seoul. I get broadband and T.V./Movies on demand for 40 USD. This is a cool place to live |
Anonymous Source Posts: 6 Joined: 22 Aug 2008   | Man, i wish i lived there. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1100 Joined: 25 Feb 2008    | Here's a tip: NO FUCKING RE RUNS ON THE INTERNET. If you wanted people to read it again, put a link to it in the thing that it's relevant to and don't cram it into the "new articles" area. |
Muckraker  Posts: 276 Joined: 9 Jun 2008  | I remember Game Informer did an article like this a while back, but a lot longer and more in depth. Still though. My god :O I wish to travel to this Utopia and live amongst its people. And it shall be good. |
Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 29 Aug 2008 | haha iloveoov is not the current #1 SC player, in fact, he retired many months ago. The current #1 rank player is Lee Young Ho (aka Flash). Kinda makes me wonder where he got his info from... |
Paperboy Posts: 23 Joined: 24 Jul 2008   | I would LOVE America to be like this. But no way would it ever happen. Whenever I feel outcasted from society for playing Video Games...I can always take solace in knowing that I would be accepted in the other side of the world. |
Contributor Posts: 33 Joined: 18 Jul 2006 | Oktoberfest: This article is a reprint from Issue #3 of The Escapist, originally published in 2006. The top-rated players mentioned in the article were those of the original pub date. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 193 Joined: 30 Apr 2008   | I think I have found the nation I wish to live my adult life in. |
Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 29 Aug 2008 |
right, I had overlooked that, oops |
BANNED  Posts: 819 Joined: 22 Dec 2008    | i should do that, maybe i could get a girlfriend that enjoys games (unlike my old one...) |
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Gamer Nation
"Envision an alternate reality we might call 'Gamer America.'
"In Gamer America, every home and office has 20MB/s broadband that's cheaper than milk. The coolest kids in Gamer America high school go out for the StarCraft team. And there's a Gamer America network TV channel (not cable, network) broadcasting online game tournaments round the clock. No, wait, there are two channels.
"Sounds like an EverQuest fever dream? A console fan's Robitussin high? Okay, Gamer America doesn't exist - in America. But it lives for real - right now! today! - in the Republic of Korea."
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