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SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
January 20 2010 12:02 GMT
#21
On January 20 2010 20:59 Pholon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2010 20:40 MYM.Testie wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm
He came around
And he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry

Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Or seem to care
What your heart is for
I don't know him anymore

There's nothin' where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothings right
I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune tellers right
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins
And now, I don't care
I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can't touch
I'm torn

There's nothin' he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right
I'm torn


Pholon's you're-a-douche-o-meter
+ - - - - - - - - | - +

It's a serious topic for him, one'd think you could take something as serious as TSL seriousl-oh wait NEVERMIND, Hi Testie!


I thought my post was completely harmless. I see why your douche-o-meter is named after you.
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
enzym
Profile Joined January 2010
Germany1034 Posts
January 20 2010 12:03 GMT
#22
if you go with t, your time in korea will have been for nothing. if you go with t and lose you will ask yourself why you didnt stick with z and blame yourself. if you go with t, you let the desire for money dictate your life. if you go with t you prove nothing other than that you have given up. thinking about going with tvz is doubting yourself, its the opposite of confidence and creates a win-win situation for castro, showing him that regardless of what your choice will be he is going to face you in a matchup that you didnt prepare the best you could, game-wise and mentally.

dont give yourself up just because not everything went as it could have with estro. after considering everything, play what you are most comfortable with, not only during the game but after it. you are still ret, but who this ret is is determined by every decision you make. who are you, ret?

good luck.
"I fart a lot, often on my gf in bed, then we roll around laughing for 5 mins choking in gas." — exog // "…be'master, the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all?" — S. T. Coleridge
ptz
Profile Joined January 2005
Romania251 Posts
January 20 2010 12:06 GMT
#23
be a man , go zvz !!!
CTStalker
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Canada9720 Posts
January 20 2010 12:08 GMT
#24
"be a man"
"stick with it"

lmfao

how about "win the fucking TSL" ?

tvz
By the way, my name is Funk. I am not of your world
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-20 12:13:37
January 20 2010 12:10 GMT
#25
TvZ is way cooler than ZvZ.
if you go with t, you let the desire for money dictate your life

Assuming this is true, then he should definitely go with T as winning is the goal and winning = money

There' also the whole issue of ZvZ being a suicide inducing matchup and TvZ being the most fun you can have in SC.

I have NO idea if Ret's TvZ or ZvZ is better tho, so obv I can't offer any kind of serious advice. I would, however, imagine that Ret didn't switch to ZvZ because he decided he loves that matchup, but more because he was forced to if he wanted to play in Korea.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
enzym
Profile Joined January 2010
Germany1034 Posts
January 20 2010 12:11 GMT
#26
On January 20 2010 20:59 Pholon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2010 20:40 MYM.Testie wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm
He came around
And he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry

Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Or seem to care
What your heart is for
I don't know him anymore

There's nothin' where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothings right
I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune tellers right
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins
And now, I don't care
I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can't touch
I'm torn

There's nothin' he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right
I'm torn


Pholon's you're-a-douche-o-meter
+ - - - - - - - - | - +

It's a serious topic for him, one'd think you could take something as serious as TSL seriousl-oh wait NEVERMIND, Hi Testie!
and testie made a serious post. a good post on top of that. its no insult, its not off-topic, its spot on. your post on the other hand contained:
insult

and thats it, effectively reducing it to spam. if i were a mod youd been at least warned for that. try to use arguments to back your opposing opinion up next time. or dont act to high and mighty because of it.
"I fart a lot, often on my gf in bed, then we roll around laughing for 5 mins choking in gas." — exog // "…be'master, the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all?" — S. T. Coleridge
DoX.)
Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
January 20 2010 12:17 GMT
#27
I get all wiggly and jiggly when I think of rets tvz back in the day

Realistically though, switch back to TvZ only if you're gonna have enough time to get yo skills back to to top form
Marradron
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Netherlands1586 Posts
January 20 2010 12:17 GMT
#28
On January 20 2010 21:02 MYM.Testie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2010 20:59 Pholon wrote:
On January 20 2010 20:40 MYM.Testie wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm
He came around
And he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry

Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Or seem to care
What your heart is for
I don't know him anymore

There's nothin' where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothings right
I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune tellers right
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins
And now, I don't care
I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can't touch
I'm torn

There's nothin' he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right
I'm torn


Pholon's you're-a-douche-o-meter
+ - - - - - - - - | - +

It's a serious topic for him, one'd think you could take something as serious as TSL seriousl-oh wait NEVERMIND, Hi Testie!


I thought my post was completely harmless. I see why your douche-o-meter is named after you.


testie - Pholon 1-0


GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-20 12:18:46
January 20 2010 12:17 GMT
#29
If you just want to win tsl, go ahead and play TvZ. If you want to shoot for the stars, and have a shot at getting through tsl into korea, you'll probably need to learn how to play ZvZ.

edit: I mean, play ZvZ at a high level. Obviously your ZvZ must be pretty good if you're even thinking about playing ZvZ instead of TvZ, as you normally do.
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Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
January 20 2010 12:26 GMT
#30
Terran.
If you're unsure about Zerg see how Terran feels in practice and make your decision, but don't stick with Zerg because you think you should.
KTY
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-20 12:31:10
January 20 2010 12:28 GMT
#31
race picking is fucking chobo

youre a zerg player, use zerg
Substandard
Profile Joined October 2008
Italy270 Posts
January 20 2010 12:38 GMT
#32
While i agree that i'd like to see your TvZ way more than another ZvZ i seriously think you should make that decision yourself since nobody knows on what lvl your TvZ is nowadays.
You'll have regrets either way if you drop out so just go with wathever youre more confident.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
January 20 2010 12:39 GMT
#33
ZvZ is a luckfest


And I'd rather see a shitton of ZvT out of you than a mass of ZvZ
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
wurm
Profile Joined October 2007
Philippines2296 Posts
January 20 2010 12:39 GMT
#34
On January 20 2010 20:59 Pholon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2010 20:40 MYM.Testie wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm
He came around
And he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry

Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Or seem to care
What your heart is for
I don't know him anymore

There's nothin' where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothings right
I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune tellers right
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins
And now, I don't care
I have no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can't touch
I'm torn

There's nothin' he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right
I'm torn


Pholon's you're-a-douche-o-meter
+ - - - - - - - - | - +

It's a serious topic for him, one'd think you could take something as serious as TSL seriousl-oh wait NEVERMIND, Hi Testie!


lol.. why does your meter go from positive.... to positive?

ontopic: I want to see some ret TvZ. gogogo
I know where my towel is.
St3MoR
Profile Joined November 2002
Spain3256 Posts
January 20 2010 12:41 GMT
#35
Zerg, that can't really be a question ret
Prophet in TL of the Makoto0124 ways
enzym
Profile Joined January 2010
Germany1034 Posts
January 20 2010 12:47 GMT
#36
On January 20 2010 21:39 Plexa wrote:
ZvZ is a luckfest
sarcasm much?

its just more demanding than other matchups when it comes to following your opponent closely (how many drones and zerglings he makes, when spire starts) and having good micro to defend the bo you went with or abuse the speed of your units. its very challenging, but this is starcraft and not poker. luck never decides a starcraft game.
"I fart a lot, often on my gf in bed, then we roll around laughing for 5 mins choking in gas." — exog // "…be'master, the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all?" — S. T. Coleridge
deL
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Australia5540 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-20 12:57:04
January 20 2010 12:54 GMT
#37
You have to play Zerg cos I already posted my TSL2 bracket contest entry based on that fact omg

Race-picking is kinda lame like what if CaStrO decided he wants to play TvZ too? Can't he just say that and then you have to default to ZvZ? Not sure on the rules concerning this...

Pholon stop trying to be funny makes me embarrassed to be your friend
Gaming videos for fun ~ http://www.youtube.com/user/WijLopenLos
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
January 20 2010 13:01 GMT
#38
On January 20 2010 21:47 enzym wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2010 21:39 Plexa wrote:
ZvZ is a luckfest
sarcasm much?

its just more demanding than other matchups when it comes to following your opponent closely (how many drones and zerglings he makes, when spire starts) and having good micro to defend the bo you went with or abuse the speed of your units. its very challenging, but this is starcraft and not poker. luck never decides a starcraft game.
You're trying to argue that of all matchups in starcraft that zvz is the one which luck plays the biggest part?
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
January 20 2010 13:05 GMT
#39
On January 20 2010 21:47 enzym wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2010 21:39 Plexa wrote:
ZvZ is a luckfest
sarcasm much?

its just more demanding than other matchups when it comes to following your opponent closely (how many drones and zerglings he makes, when spire starts) and having good micro to defend the bo you went with or abuse the speed of your units. its very challenging, but this is starcraft and not poker. luck never decides a starcraft game.


What about in ZvZ on a four player map where your opponent send ovie in correct direction and you do not?
Chains none
enzym
Profile Joined January 2010
Germany1034 Posts
January 20 2010 13:06 GMT
#40
On January 20 2010 22:01 Plexa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 20 2010 21:47 enzym wrote:
On January 20 2010 21:39 Plexa wrote:
ZvZ is a luckfest
sarcasm much?

its just more demanding than other matchups when it comes to following your opponent closely (how many drones and zerglings he makes, when spire starts) and having good micro to defend the bo you went with or abuse the speed of your units. its very challenging, but this is starcraft and not poker. luck never decides a starcraft game.
You're trying to argue that of all matchups in starcraft that zvz is the one which luck plays the biggest part?


yes.

+ Show Spoiler +
aww. almost got you :/
"I fart a lot, often on my gf in bed, then we roll around laughing for 5 mins choking in gas." — exog // "…be'master, the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all?" — S. T. Coleridge
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