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Starcraft 2 discussion: MLG starts today! All info and links found in OP.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I'm kinda annoyed kulas was playable tbh.

    Such an abusable map, even though this was Idras own fault for not countering the strat he saw a bunch of times.

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Muriden wrote: »

    Whenever a P or Z bitches about T being over powered it's always stfu the T player obviously had better control and was a better player. In this game. Nazgul had CLEAR better micro and won and now P is stupid bs omg op.

    Literally no one has said P is OP or BS. I said that those games were bullshit.

    Though that Xel'Naga thing should be fixed, there's no way that was intended.


    The bullshitty thing was that it was clearly his only play. He makes blink stalkers, controls them with godly precision, probably because that's like, 99% of what he does, and hopes his opponent makes roaches instead of Hydras. The same all-in every match? Not a fan.

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  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    3clipse wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    I think its funny how you guys get upset that Nazghul used the same strat in all three same games against a player that is like, famous for doing the same macro heavy style of play every single game. :P

    It's annoying because Nazghul's strat is an all-in. He didn't expand in any of the games. If he can't win with his blink stalker push, he basically automatically loses the game.

    IdrA's strat, on the other hand, is a generic super heavy macro style that allows for lots of adaptation.

    Doing heavy pressure all ins against a player that is known to sacrifice early defense for amazing macro is just smart to me.

    You don't play intentionally to your opponents strengths.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    that is a pretty sizable crowd dang

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  • McSnugglesMcSnuggles Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I want to compete in MLG just for the unlimited supply of Dr. Pepper.

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  • zerg rushzerg rush Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    3clipse wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    I think its funny how you guys get upset that Nazghul used the same strat in all three same games against a player that is like, famous for doing the same macro heavy style of play every single game. :P

    It's annoying because Nazghul's strat is an all-in. He didn't expand in any of the games. If he can't win with his blink stalker push, he basically automatically loses the game.

    IdrA's strat, on the other hand, is a generic super heavy macro style that allows for lots of adaptation.

    ...except to all ins apparently.

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  • TheCrumblyCrackerTheCrumblyCracker Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Whats the ETA on the next game?

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  • ElementalorElementalor Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Yeah, only T is ever OP. Even though Z crushes T now, Z is still weak for some reason.

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  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    The sides are well balanced enough that honestly I think for the most part winning is determined by peoples individual skill.

    And at the level that all of us are playing at its obviously player ability deciding the matches.

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  • McSnugglesMcSnuggles Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Practicing just for Idra?

    If I were Idra, I'd feel honored.

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  • NylonathetepNylonathetep Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I think Idra should have back away once he saw that Nazgul's block off his base... and try to knock back door keep him at one base while expanding and just macro like crazy.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Nazgul must have planned being able to pick kulas though.

    And HuK will get rolled, his PvZ is by far his worst matchup, and ret is a beast.

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  • DoomninjaDoomninja Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I can't find the brackets. WaRE R THAY?!

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Haha, Team Liquid practiced builds specifically designed to beat IdrA.

    That's actually kind of flattering.

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  • WhatWhat Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    He won 1st place in the last MLG. He's the one to beat.

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  • SerpicoSerpico Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    By the way, what Idra REALLY fucked up was his attack. As long as there was a wall Nazgul couldn't attack since he'd have to put blink on CD to do so. He should have whittled all the buildings down to low hp, then contain while getting lair and then hydras instead of allowing Nazgul to move out and use his great micro. Then he could kill both gates after keeping them low and retreat with a huge advantage.'

    Instead he broke through before even starting lair, terrible decision.

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  • MuridenMuriden Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Nice to see PvZ games. Seems like this match up has been very rare.

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  • fadingathedgesfadingathedges Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I had a dream that Day9 gave me a haircut.


    He was very professional.

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  • GraviijaGraviija Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    You know what that match could have used? Blink stalkers.

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Man HuK was doing so well until his army got split and destroyed.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Hah, so onesided.

    I was cautiously optimistic about HuK in korea, but it's rather clear he won't make a spash for a long time now. Might be able to get into GSL sometime next year if he sticks at it, will see though.

    Uh, HuK wasn't ahead ever, apart from possibly when he put up the proxypylon. Then ret got a twice as large army, and HuK helped him that by being an idiot and giving away his stalkers.

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  • kedinikkedinik Captain of Industry Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I love Starcraft 2.

    It's so cool to watch someone make all the right decisions at 200 APM.

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  • MuridenMuriden Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Frozenzen wrote: »
    Hah, so onesided.

    I was cautiously optimistic about HuK in korea, but it's rather clear he won't make a spash for a long time now. Might be able to get into GSL sometime next year if he sticks at it, will see though.

    He's still really young so if he keeps with it I can see him doing very very well. I remember back in the beta he was favored for a super strong one base style and I remember thinking it would hinder him the further the game progressed.

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  • TL DRTL DR Not at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Octoshape is pretty invasive.

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  • ElementalorElementalor Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    There's no one else that threatens Team Liquid aside from Idra. Well, except when they play against each other.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I wish they'd keep showing TvZ, it really is the most enjoyable matchup to see.

    Protoss getting completely rolled isn't helping either, not very enjoyable games when it appears there aren't any good ones (according to y'all terran/zerg heroes).

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    It's so depressing to watch good players lose to all-ins that have no future if they don't succeed.

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  • Feels Good ManFeels Good Man Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    HuK 2-0d.


    worth the price of admission alone 8-)

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  • kedinikkedinik Captain of Industry Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Ret's on fire, god damn.

    3clipse, I'd call that a calculated gamble more than a garbage all-in. He read HuK well and just barely out-micro'd him.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    tlo v marowdurs man coming up

    edit: glad to see ret is still a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeast

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Haypro looked totally depressed there, did he get knocked out or something?

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  • SLyMSLyM Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Liquid`Nazgul said he knew about that kulas blink trick since beta

    Fucking well-kept secret there.

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  • NylonathetepNylonathetep Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Yah TLO vs Kiwi.. go TLO!

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  • MuridenMuriden Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    God, I want to go get food but they keep casting games I want to watch sooo badly. DO YOU WANT ME TO STARVE TO DEATH MLG? DO YOU!

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Kiwi should take out TLO, he is one of the few protoss that you can actually count on not being terrible ~50% of the time.

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I'm always disappointed when I see TLO in real life or watch him physically when he plays.



    I am always disappointed when he's not dancing around in a ridiculous outfit like some combination of Willy Wonka, the Mad Hatter, and the Joker.

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  • His CorkinessHis Corkiness Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    The Protoss race as a whole doesn't really know what the hell to do in PvZ anymore, which is why you see Protosses alternate between all-ins and getting rolled. Roach 4 range really messed with everyone's heads.

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  • EggPuppetEggPuppet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    The sides are well balanced enough that honestly I think for the most part winning is determined by peoples individual skill.

    And at the level that all of us are playing at its obviously player ability deciding the matches.

    it's not necessarily the case that higher skill corresponds to more or less balance. Blizzard's win statistics per league suggest otherwise. Imagine that X is hard to do, but it's a powerful technique. Low-skilled players will experience a game balance where the race with X seems less powerful than it does to high-skilled players. In the absence of other variables, at least one of those groups will have unbalanced games.

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    PvZ seems more broken than PvT, at least against T you guys have an endgame option. Against Z it's like, Colossus or die! then the mutas show up.

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  • JarsJars Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    blink stalkers? hello? it's not just all in stalkers either since you can always pull a go kill his whole fucking base cause mutas ain't shit against offensive stalkers.

    I don't know why p complains about mutaling considering how shitty it is against basic gateway units.

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