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Starcraft 2: New Thread

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  • nealcmnealcm Alvarian AlvarianRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    i can't wait for that game

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  • LilnoobsLilnoobs Alpha Queue Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Except that what you can do and the amount you can do is based on a limited resource, meaning you strategically out-think your opponent.

    I had no idea this game exists and it's a pretty rad concept. It's like this very odd mix of RTS and turn based strategy that is a total mind fuck.

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  • Feels Good ManFeels Good Man Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    johns gonna grudge match some bitches

    silver league style

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    these are the best gsl games...

    I've watched jinro and idra, won't spoil anything but some amazing tvz... although
    moon kinda sucked I thought

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  • stimtokolosstimtokolos Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Variable wrote: »
    these are the best gsl games...

    I've watched jinro and idra, won't spoil anything but some amazing tvz... although
    moon kinda sucked I thought
    Like they said he is still playing in some Warcraft 3 tournies so I'm sure he will get at least a bit better when he is entirely devoted. I wonder if FOX is going to have him keep going on Warcraft 3 for a while more or push him over to try get a bit more of a foothold in SC2.

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  • TheBogTheBog Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Anybody feel like almost every map has some disadvantage for the zerg? Jungle basin 3rd is super hard to hold and zerg needs it. LT cliff drops are a huge pain in the ass. Steppes and delta have very short rush distances. I don't think any maps straight up favor zerg. Maybe caverns? But that's only because it lacks cliffs at natural and has a fair rush distance. It's not so much an advantage as it is a fair map. Same with metal (unless it's close positions). Not being able to veto maps in GSL3 is making zerg drop like flies.

    Or maybe zerg just needs to evolve their gameplay. But how? Zerg can't one base. They pretty much always need to be 1 base ahead of the enemy.

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  • EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    scrap station is pro zerg.

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  • TheBogTheBog Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Whoops. Forgot about scrap.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I would say blistering is good for zerg until late game

    meta is good for zerg 2/3 of the time

    scrap is good but can be played well by terran... it's got advantage for both I'd say

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  • TrusTrus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    While there are maps that are good for Zerg I think it would be a stretch to say that any map "favours" Zerg

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Scrap absolutely favors Zerg. PvZ is damn near impossible on that map.

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  • TopiaTopia Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Variable wrote: »
    these are the best gsl games...

    I've watched jinro and idra, won't spoil anything but some amazing tvz... although
    moon kinda sucked I thought

    I wish people would have done this for the BoxeR game fuck.

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  • GuekGuek Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    3clipse wrote: »
    Scrap absolutely favors Zerg. PvZ is damn near impossible on that map.

    yup. i've won pvzs on scrap before but usually only by 4gating :( if I let them get to mutas, I essentially can't expand a third time and eventually get whittled down

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  • TrusTrus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    3clipse wrote: »
    Scrap absolutely favors Zerg. PvZ is damn near impossible on that map.

    I don't see how, Protoss are the race best equipped to make rush distance irrelephant with warpgates

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  • DragDrag Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
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    :?:

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  • SkyGheNeSkyGheNe Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    TheBog wrote: »

    Or maybe zerg just needs to evolve their gameplay. But how? Zerg can't one base. They pretty much always need to be 1 base ahead of the enemy.

    This logic gets zerg players killed because they think they need to have one base to be economically ahead, when really all they need is the production off of that base.

    Zerg keep up fine economically 1:1, it's their production that they need to worry about.

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  • TrusTrus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Drag wrote: »
    irrelephant.jpeg
    :?:

    :mrgreen:

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  • Feels Good ManFeels Good Man Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
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  • GuekGuek Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trus wrote: »
    3clipse wrote: »
    Scrap absolutely favors Zerg. PvZ is damn near impossible on that map.

    I don't see how, Protoss are the race best equipped to make rush distance irrelephant with warpgates

    i think its mainly due to a lack of mobility plus weak AA. The problem I have is that if I want to dominate the air, I'll have to go early-ish stargate but that probably means I wont be able to hold of a early roach push. If I forgo the stargate and try to defend against mutas with stalkers, my army is split up and susceptible to a heavy ground attack. If I use cannons to defend my mineral line, that'll be around 1k minerals over two bases not spent on units I'd need to hold back roaches.

    i think scrap works so well in zerg's favor and against toss's weaknesses because of zerg's ability to comfortably swap out units due to the large travel distance and the rigidity of toss's tech tree. that's why i've had the most luck with 4gating since 4gates take them out before they can really take advantage of the map. It's just really easy for zerg to comfortably expand without pressure on that map against toss.

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  • Metal Gear Solid 2 DemoMetal Gear Solid 2 Demo Registered User regular
    edited December 2010

    I've been slingshotted back into the 90s

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Can someone spoil yesterday's GSL results for me?

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  • TrusTrus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    TheStig wrote: »
    Can someone spoil yesterday's GSL results for me?
    Jinro wins, Idra loses, none of the other matches matter

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  • Feels Good ManFeels Good Man Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    choyafOu won over checkprime, poltprime beat slayersboxer

    TRUS YOU ASS

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    dang
    I hate all of those results except jinro winning

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    TheStig wrote: »
    dang
    I hate all of those results except jinro winning

    yup

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  • SaarutoSaaruto Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    They really need to update some of the avatars that they use on Liquibet...

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  • HeartlashHeartlash Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I'm pretty surprised after Check's first game that
    he ended up losing the series. He looked pretty stellar. Still, good to see Protoss sticking around.

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  • RiledoRiledo Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Is anyone else getting nauseated any time ppl do the double rax scv-not-all-in? Getting sick of seeing that... I hate that they get rewarded for it. Its exciting when boxer does it in bw, and fun when fauxer does it ONCE, but now I just shudder when they do it. Just seems so lame.

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I just received a "<3" from iN.Control regarding my videos.

    Are we going steady now?

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  • TrusTrus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I got the event added to the TL calendar, and I got the following message

    "kinda borderline, but I'll add since you got good casters."

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trus wrote: »
    I got the event added to the TL calendar, and I got the following message

    "kinda borderline, but I'll add since you got good casters."

    Hahaha

    "Well,this is a charity event and you guys are trying to help sick children....but we normally only accept tournaments with cash money prizes....ah well you got Geoff on board,so that's cool!"

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  • tuxkamentuxkamen really took this picture. Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trus wrote: »
    I got the event added to the TL calendar, and I got the following message

    "kinda borderline, but I'll add since you got good casters."

    That's really nice of them to go so far out of their way.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Hah, time to pat yourself on the back then!

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  • FuriousJodoFuriousJodo Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trus wrote: »
    I got the event added to the TL calendar, and I got the following message

    "kinda borderline, but I'll add since you got good casters."

    lol

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  • Joe KJoe K Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Frozenzen wrote: »
    Hah, time to pat yourself on the back then!

    klykas hands are tied to his keyboard cranking out promo videos.

    and we'll try to refrain from injuring ourselves with a pat on the back until after the event. still not there.

    has anyone tested the Team Melee maps? We still havent selected one for the first game.

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  • Joe KJoe K Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    tuxkamen wrote: »
    Trus wrote: »
    I got the event added to the TL calendar, and I got the following message

    "kinda borderline, but I'll add since you got good casters."

    That's really nice of them to go so far out of their way.

    Not to look any gift horses in the mouth, but we can't even get a link on the front page of THIS SITE. Not yet at least.

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  • DarkMechaDarkMecha The Outer SpaceRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Trus wrote: »
    I got the event added to the TL calendar, and I got the following message

    "kinda borderline, but I'll add since you got good casters."


    lol, its like pretentious and almost insulting sounding, yet helpful. Describes TL in general actually.

    Though I can sorta understand the borderline comment, given this isn't an event taking place in a physical location or something. I guess.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Riledo wrote: »
    Is anyone else getting nauseated any time ppl do the double rax scv-not-all-in? Getting sick of seeing that... I hate that they get rewarded for it. Its exciting when boxer does it in bw, and fun when fauxer does it ONCE, but now I just shudder when they do it. Just seems so lame.

    I don't understand, not-all-in?

    I'm not sure exactly what you're talking about

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  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    It's not all-in because MULES I reckon.

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  • LilnoobsLilnoobs Alpha Queue Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Klyka wrote: »
    Trus wrote: »
    I got the event added to the TL calendar, and I got the following message

    "kinda borderline, but I'll add since you got good casters."

    Hahaha

    "Well,this is a charity event and you guys are trying to help sick children....but we normally only accept tournaments with cash money prizes....ah well you got Geoff on board,so that's cool!"

    So does this mean in the future, the event should be a grudge match for cash money prize, but the winner will "willingly" donate the money to a charity? Seems a bit silly for that, but if that's what it takes to get the workaround. I mean, didn't they do the 48 hour marathon for Child's play donation awhile back on one of those channels (GLHF?)?

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