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SC2: Can you stop the King? Also, a special pair of Zerg games for RotD!

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  • Walrus von ZeppelinWalrus von Zeppelin Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Hey joe have you done the macro challenges blizz has in the challenge section? Maybe it could help

    I always suggest people do this but they never do :(

    aiming to get gold on that is a great way to learn how you need to be thinking about macro

    Would be nice if they had a version for each race and not just Terran

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Has grubby accomplished anything in SC2? It seems that he's getting invited to everything purely based on his WC3 fame

    if he hasn't, it kind of goes against what they said the NASL invitations were based on

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  • Walrus von ZeppelinWalrus von Zeppelin Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    OH SNAPPPPPP Nada v TLO today? That is going to be awesome

    Hopefully Idra gives us some impressive bm to remember

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  • 815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    motherfucker

    minecraft almost made me late for the TSL games

    damn you, minecraft

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Has grubby accomplished anything in SC2? It seems that he's getting invited to everything purely based on his WC3 fame

    if he hasn't, it kind of goes against what they said the NASL invitations were based on

    he had a decent, although dissapointing for what he's known for, showing in assembly

    cant think of anything off the top of my head

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  • Joe KJoe K Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Joe K wrote: »
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    Watching Joes stream, man you need to move faster with everything. Spend too much time idle or doing on small thing like placing a building or creep.

    Yeah you should have saved infestors for fungal growth, and banelings to roll in on the ramp.

    Joe floating so many mins :(
    If the protoss has an army like that mass ling would wreck it pretty easy.

    I don't want to give advice really, but it looks like joe just needs to work on macro mostly, and working on doing that efficiently, like you were being attacking at your natural but you were looking at your third, making a queen and setting rally points and stuff for like 10 seconds. All you should have done was pumped out mass units.

    i'm having major trouble hitting my injects today... hopefully it'll self correct as the day goes on.

    but yeh, the major floating has been a problem in every game today.

    Supply blocking seems to be a big problem too

    I used to struggle with that and ended up just building two overlords every time I made some units once I get to Lair. You end up with way more overlords than you need, but that allows you to throw them away scouting much more easily.

    it happens when i'm on two bases, two queens. every round need at least 2 OLs, and like 3 or 4 if your building anything that isnt a ling or drone.

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  • TopiaTopia Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Has incontrol accomplished anything in SC2? It seems that he's getting invited to everything purely based on his being a douchebag fame

    Seriously inControl is probably going to get ran over. Maybe he'll prove me wrong but in terms of pro-gaming I feel like calling him mediocre is too much.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    well incontrol will be playing at mlg soon right? before nasl starts. so we'll get an updated idea of what he's capable of among many others

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  • Fizban140Fizban140 Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    I think incontrol is a little under rated, he plays very well just hasn't had any big wins recently.

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  • TopiaTopia Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Variable wrote: »
    well incontrol will be playing at mlg soon right? before nasl starts. so we'll get an updated idea of what he's capable of among many others

    Perhaps. Money motivates people a lot so it's quite possible his skill will be improved, but the same goes for every other player.



    I wonder, did the TSL lag cries make the NASL rethink their Korean applicants? Or were they truly forming the North American Star League.

    Topia on
  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    as much as i like cruncher at times

    i feel like idra's going to destroy him

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I will be happy in different ways no matter who wins

    since the players cancel each other out, or rather idra cancels himself out because I like him and also can't stand him, I will cheer for zerg over protoss

    idra fighting

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  • Dance CommanderDance Commander Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So.. if all these games are in 1.3, what's up with the observer interface?

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So.. if all these games are in 1.3, what's up with the observer interface?

    yesterday's games were in 1.3

    day and djwheat said nothing about today's games, and as you can see by the observer interface, this game was played prepatch!

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    they said they were played pre patch

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    idra is a beast

    also nice scouting, though it cost 2 overlords. worth it to see the robo right

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  • Dance CommanderDance Commander Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Man, the patch timing could not have been worse, huh? =P

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  • Walrus von ZeppelinWalrus von Zeppelin Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    They said this game was prepatch at least. Perhaps not the other sets.

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  • Fizban140Fizban140 Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    Idra is completely outplaying cruncher.

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    TSL needs to fix the low quality stream :(

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  • Dance CommanderDance Commander Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Gotta love Idra.
    "Total walkover, he's just gonna fourgate me every game."
    "Oops, he killed me. Better ragequit."

    Not gonna deny Idra was outplaying Cruncher though, that shit must be frustrating as hell. Looked like Cruncher was 1-aing his army the whole game.

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  • Fizban140Fizban140 Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    Wow Idra just threw that game away...stayed in tier 2 to the late game.

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    bahahhah

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  • GraviijaGraviija Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    Idra is completely outplaying cruncher.
    But then not.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    cruncher you my boy

    edit: for making a deathball against idra

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  • Walrus von ZeppelinWalrus von Zeppelin Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    If idra loses this series I will be seriously disappointed in him.

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  • 815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    Wow Idra just threw that game away...stayed in tier 2 to the late game.

    Nothing T3 would have made any difference there.

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  • Enigma435Enigma435 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I don't know why Day9 is talking about the lack of a greater spire in that game. Broodlords would have done absolutely nothing to help him in that situation. It also always amazes me when commentators are like "OMG corruptors get pwned by void rays!"

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  • StreltsyStreltsy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    lol, protoss.

    I hate PvZs, worst match-up to watch IMO. I don't play Z, I don't feel solidarity with them the same way I do with T, but watching P win vs Z is like watching a body-builder pummel a small and emaciated child.

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  • SceptreSceptre Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    That's basically how I feel when I watch TvZ

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  • TopiaTopia Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Yea what exactly does Zerg do to that? Infestors now would help, but would they be enough?

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  • EuphemonEuphemon itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no sugata woRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Enigma435 wrote: »
    I don't know why Day9 is talking about the lack of a greater spire in that game. Broodlords would have done absolutely nothing to help him in that situation. It also always amazes me when commentators are like "OMG corruptors get pwned by void rays!"

    Yeah. BL against mass voids? Sounds like a plan!

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I think he should have target fired the collosi with his corruptors then remaxed on hydras

    but i don't really know

    still, bahhhaha

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Topia wrote: »
    Yea what exactly does Zerg do to that? Infestors now would help, but would they be enough?

    i feel like its a sort of thing where you shouldnt let protoss make the perfect unit comp

    but i dont know how it can be prevented

    muta harass? fuck if i know

    im probably talking nonsense

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    baller glhf

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  • 815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Topia wrote: »
    Yea what exactly does Zerg do to that? Infestors now would help, but would they be enough?
    Mass mass mass Muta can work but it's super risky, or suicide on the P's third over and over and hope your macro wins through.

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  • MaratastikMaratastik Just call me Mara, please! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Topia wrote: »
    Variable wrote: »
    well incontrol will be playing at mlg soon right? before nasl starts. so we'll get an updated idea of what he's capable of among many others

    Perhaps. Money motivates people a lot so it's quite possible his skill will be improved, but the same goes for every other player.



    I wonder, did the TSL lag cries make the NASL rethink their Korean applicants? Or were they truly forming the North American Star League.

    My guess, if they are going to invite Koreans, they are saving them for last. They have 9 left to announce? So 5 more NA/EU players tomorrow, and then 4 Koreans the day after. If they are inviting more than 4, then we might see a few announced tomorrow.

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  • EvangirEvangir Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    He had 4k minerals. Maybe mass up some spine/spore crawlers, and then go heavy Corrupter/Hydra? Or get up to 5 bases with gas and go mass Mutalisk. The Protoss' scouting was terrible, so he could've gotten away with a switch like that.

    That composition is brutal, but what was he expecting by playing directly into it? At least try something a little different.

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  • tuxkamentuxkamen really took this picture. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I know it's gauche, but what he should be doing against this is just busting the wall, just like in the first game. Cruncher's build didn't have any spare gas for enough sentries to zone roaches away.

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  • FrozenzenFrozenzen Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Drops maybe? That did look imba as hell though.

    With his econ maybe idra should have maxed on corruptor/brolord to kill the colossi/void rays, then just spammed lings and murdered the stalkers. Feels like having a ground army is almost a waste of time with that many colossi around :P.

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