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[IA] Terran loses in GSL Finals AGAIN

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Hoju
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States449 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-29 07:45:30
January 29 2011 07:44 GMT
#1
SPOILER WARNING: This post contains spoilers that a Terran loses in the GSL finals


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Terran loses in GSL Finals Again


For the fourth straight time, a Terran has lost in the GSL Finals. MarineKing lost in a brutal 0-4 series. It was a very close series that saw many tough games and battles, but the Terran player was unable to defeat his opponent. Following yet another disappointment for Terrans in the final, the question on everyone's mind is, can Terran stop losing in the finals?

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MarineKing hoped to finally win a GSL for his Terran race, but could not overcome his opponent's race

One reason might be that Terran has consistently been overrepresented in the later stages of GSL, so statistically they have had a very good chance of losing in the finals. Think of it like Tasteless trying to match the introductions every game, occasionally he'll get close only to get the next one wrong.

The Terran ineptitude can also be attributed to the awful Terran players that have gotten far in the GSL. ST_RainBOw, LiquidJinro, oGsEnsnare, MarineKingPrime.WE are all just terrible, terrible players. In addition, some of the truly great Terrans that have gotten far in the GSL, such as NEXLiveForever, TSL_Rain, and PoltPrime.WE, have encountered some bad luck in their GSL appearances.

Within the SC2 community, the persistent Terran failure has ignited all sorts of discussion on how underpowered Terran is. Many are calling for marines to be buffed, since they are pretty clearly the weakest unit in the game. Most seem to think that MULE energy needs to be decreased so Terran players can use all their SCVs to attack without having to worry about ruining their economy. Still others just want a button for Terrans to push that let's them win immediately.

In somewhat related news, some other player won the GSL. He used his race masterfully to beat the Terran. The SC2 world still awaits the first Terran to not lose in the GSL finals.




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MisterD
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1338 Posts
January 29 2011 07:47 GMT
#2
oh i love IA xD keep it coming, hilarious
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darklordjac
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada2231 Posts
January 29 2011 07:49 GMT
#3
Yes with another terran losing even after being in all the finals I call for a buff!
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
January 29 2011 07:49 GMT
#4
nice
I enjoy these.
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nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
January 29 2011 07:50 GMT
#5
10/10 I almost raged
u gotta sk8
Spazer
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada8033 Posts
January 29 2011 07:51 GMT
#6
Hahaha, pretty clever article this time around. Keep writing these - they're great!
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Meldrath
Profile Joined June 2010
United States620 Posts
January 29 2011 07:52 GMT
#7
Interesting satire,
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
January 29 2011 07:53 GMT
#8
Such a great commentary on the state of the forums.
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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36390 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-29 08:06:49
January 29 2011 08:06 GMT
#9
haha

very funny :D
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
January 29 2011 08:10 GMT
#10
Terran gets the Blademaster in the next expansion. Problem solved.
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Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
January 29 2011 08:13 GMT
#11
On January 29 2011 17:10 eviltomahawk wrote:
Terran gets the Blademaster in the next expansion. Problem solved.


Haha, imagine how wtf that would be if a blademaster appeared out of nowhere in your mineral line.
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Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4839 Posts
January 29 2011 08:17 GMT
#12
On January 29 2011 17:13 Mikilatov wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2011 17:10 eviltomahawk wrote:
Terran gets the Blademaster in the next expansion. Problem solved.


Haha, imagine how wtf that would be if a blademaster appeared out of nowhere in your mineral line.

With the Starcraft 2 map editor, we have that power. Put the races of Warcraft III together with the races of Starcraft for a brutal fight to the death.

No more destructible fucking rocks - instead, neutral creeps will guard your back expansions.
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Holgerius
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden16951 Posts
January 29 2011 08:23 GMT
#13
Good one, well written.
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CooDu
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia899 Posts
January 29 2011 08:25 GMT
#14
YOU HAD ME FOR A SECOND THERE! Nice write up dude :D
Just a simple guy, going wherever this journey takes me.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
January 29 2011 08:27 GMT
#15
Could not agree more. T so under powered.
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
January 29 2011 08:30 GMT
#16
On January 29 2011 17:17 Severedevil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2011 17:13 Mikilatov wrote:
On January 29 2011 17:10 eviltomahawk wrote:
Terran gets the Blademaster in the next expansion. Problem solved.


Haha, imagine how wtf that would be if a blademaster appeared out of nowhere in your mineral line.

With the Starcraft 2 map editor, we have that power. Put the races of Warcraft III together with the races of Starcraft for a brutal fight to the death.

No more destructible fucking rocks - instead, neutral creeps will guard your back expansions.

Neutral creeps guarding my backdoor rocks? Perhaps this is how we should make Blistering Sands a balanced map haha!
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butter
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States785 Posts
January 29 2011 08:31 GMT
#17
On January 29 2011 17:17 Severedevil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2011 17:13 Mikilatov wrote:
On January 29 2011 17:10 eviltomahawk wrote:
Terran gets the Blademaster in the next expansion. Problem solved.


Haha, imagine how wtf that would be if a blademaster appeared out of nowhere in your mineral line.

With the Starcraft 2 map editor, we have that power. Put the races of Warcraft III together with the races of Starcraft for a brutal fight to the death.

No more destructible fucking rocks - instead, neutral creeps will guard your back expansions.

what will neutral creeps do except make zerglings go faster O_o
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xccam
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Great Britain1150 Posts
January 29 2011 08:42 GMT
#18
uhhhh, butter creeps in WC3 are units which arent on a team and will fight both players...
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
January 29 2011 08:42 GMT
#19
On January 29 2011 17:31 butter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2011 17:17 Severedevil wrote:
On January 29 2011 17:13 Mikilatov wrote:
On January 29 2011 17:10 eviltomahawk wrote:
Terran gets the Blademaster in the next expansion. Problem solved.


Haha, imagine how wtf that would be if a blademaster appeared out of nowhere in your mineral line.

With the Starcraft 2 map editor, we have that power. Put the races of Warcraft III together with the races of Starcraft for a brutal fight to the death.

No more destructible fucking rocks - instead, neutral creeps will guard your back expansions.

what will neutral creeps do except make zerglings go faster O_o

WC3 creep =/= SC2 creep.

In WC3, creep is the term for groups of hostile critters scattered around the map who often guard neutral buildings and items. So, I'm pretty much implying that my backdoor rocks should be guarded by Murlocs.

Unless you're just being sarcastic, in which case I feel like a nub for having a crappy sarcasm detection.
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Reason.SC2
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1047 Posts
January 29 2011 08:44 GMT
#20
Love it hahaha
Crystal368
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden161 Posts
January 29 2011 08:52 GMT
#21
On January 29 2011 17:42 eviltomahawk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 29 2011 17:31 butter wrote:
On January 29 2011 17:17 Severedevil wrote:
On January 29 2011 17:13 Mikilatov wrote:
On January 29 2011 17:10 eviltomahawk wrote:
Terran gets the Blademaster in the next expansion. Problem solved.


Haha, imagine how wtf that would be if a blademaster appeared out of nowhere in your mineral line.

With the Starcraft 2 map editor, we have that power. Put the races of Warcraft III together with the races of Starcraft for a brutal fight to the death.

No more destructible fucking rocks - instead, neutral creeps will guard your back expansions.

what will neutral creeps do except make zerglings go faster O_o

WC3 creep =/= SC2 creep.

In WC3, creep is the term for groups of hostile critters scattered around the map who often guard neutral buildings and items. So, I'm pretty much implying that my backdoor rocks should be guarded by Murlocs.

Unless you're just being sarcastic, in which case I feel like a nub for having a crappy sarcasm detection.

haha yeah the sc2 creep in wc3 is called blight, confusing ^^
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kaleidoscope
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Singapore2887 Posts
January 29 2011 09:13 GMT
#22
i always love all the IA articles, really funny..
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dogabutila
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States1437 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-29 09:19:37
January 29 2011 09:19 GMT
#23
On January 29 2011 16:44 Hoju wrote:
The SC2 world still awaits the first Terran to not lose in the GSL finals.


I'll put money down on the first one. Anybody wanna bet against me? I'll put up $5,000 1:1.
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Rawr
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Sweden624 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-13 14:53:37
January 29 2011 09:51 GMT
#24
I love the infested archon <3
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Meapak_Ziphh
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States6786 Posts
January 29 2011 10:48 GMT
#25
I lol'd. Good as always
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rabidch
Profile Joined January 2010
United States20289 Posts
January 29 2011 11:01 GMT
#26
terran will always be on the short end of the stick, when will it be over?
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jlim
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Spain943 Posts
January 29 2011 11:23 GMT
#27
As a Terran player I love this
Yizuo
Profile Joined December 2004
Germany1537 Posts
January 29 2011 11:47 GMT
#28
Well done Hoju
Zona
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
40426 Posts
January 29 2011 12:16 GMT
#29
I'm impressed that you consistently find something new to spin in an amusing manner.
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Hirnfrost
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany938 Posts
January 29 2011 13:26 GMT
#30
god I love IA
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LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
January 29 2011 13:50 GMT
#31
I love that we have an onion news-station for SC2. Awesome ; )
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vinn
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia112 Posts
January 29 2011 14:56 GMT
#32
hahahaha
oh hoju :D
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Sweden1022 Posts
January 29 2011 15:12 GMT
#33
Hilarious. Keep it up.
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grats
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States184 Posts
January 29 2011 15:29 GMT
#34
lol I was like fuuuuuuu >.< not again!!!
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
January 29 2011 17:09 GMT
#35
Hahaha You're getting organized.
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Coramoor
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada455 Posts
January 29 2011 17:17 GMT
#36
Hilariously written article, very well done, keep it up cause these are the type of things that make communities so great, you're basically the onion of tl.net
Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
January 29 2011 17:30 GMT
#37
On January 29 2011 16:44 Hoju wrote:
One reason might be that Terran has consistently been overrepresented in the later stages of GSL, so statistically they have had a very good chance of losing in the finals.


Lmao, best part IMO.
Impervious
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada4216 Posts
January 29 2011 18:00 GMT
#38
On January 29 2011 17:27 Jonoman92 wrote:
Could not agree more. T so under powered.

I know, I just switched to Z.....
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L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-29 21:22:37
January 29 2011 21:22 GMT
#39
Sick article. Definitely impressed with your ability to keep finding relevant things to satirize and the article execution is usually pretty spot on also.

Keep up the good work!


PS: Love the title
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