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fire_brand
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada1123 Posts
September 12 2012 15:22 GMT
#61
Winners League format is fun to watch, every once and a while, just like it was in BW. But watching it every night is exceedingly tiring. Especially considering the often lopsided talent pool in teams and in the scene. I'm not saying I don't enjoy watching Taeja mow through several teams worth of players, but watching that night after night, or sitting through one of these amateur division matches where one player absolutely crushes some inferior team makes for some pretty awful viewing.

The drama and tactics of Proleague format is completely lost or just foreign to most people in the SC2 scene. Watching a player who's been preparing for weeks to snipe the other team's ace is something beautiful to behold. Seeing the coach's predictions weighing up against each other and how they're trying to get in each other's mind is really exciting. Even if a team doesn't have more talent than another team, with careful picks and planning they can still take down behemoths. All kill formats often seem hopeless when a team's ace goes down.
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BongChambers
Profile Joined September 2012
Canada591 Posts
September 12 2012 17:45 GMT
#62
Has absolutely nothing to do with the format..

This is simply the result when you have Koreans playing in a, or at least run by, a "foreigner"

What do you think would happen if Stephano played at 3am in a KR torunament eh? Wouldn't be in the best shape either.
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BadBinky
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Finland649 Posts
September 12 2012 17:54 GMT
#63
People with jobs and whatnot please please don't start a huge wave of complaints about the 9 games format. If you feel exhausted take a night off Starcraft.
It's more important to be tough than to have any fun.
CWPiRatE
Profile Joined April 2012
United States33 Posts
September 12 2012 18:15 GMT
#64
QQ?

User was warned for this post
It's better to burn out than to fade away.
Randomrichie
Profile Joined April 2012
Scotland5 Posts
September 12 2012 18:37 GMT
#65
Stephano won NASL yet had to play multiple games at stupid times in the early morning due to time differences :| I distinctly remember him waking up at like 3am simply to play a match then go back to bed. Sure it sucks but it obviously didn't affect him as much as is being made out here. The kids got skills.
11:11
101998
Profile Joined December 2010
United States318 Posts
September 12 2012 18:58 GMT
#66
On September 12 2012 12:05 Kennigit wrote:


An interesting side note to this is that at the IPL TAC 3 final, taeja didn't eat breakfast and refused to have anything besides water (and some coke) during the first set where he destroyed IM. He had a sandwich and coke between the two sets, but i think that was pretty much it.

At MLGs i yell at HerO when i see him drinking Dr. Pepper and ask him to eat a banana instead (he ignores me ;_;).





This is a much more interesting topic to me than timezones (in regard to a player being at “100%”). I am constantly dumbfounded at why pro players/teams don’t take physical/mental preparation more seriously. In every pro sport the diet of the player is closely monitored to make sure their body is running at peak efficiency. I have read interviews talking about how F1 drivers will do weekly blood/urine draws to make sure their bodies are absorbing nutrients correctly and that their brain is in the best possible state for a race. Then with all the studies flying around showing how much diet/exercise directly effects mental state/awareness/focus I am amazed that teams are not dictating a clean diet to their players. Feels like full amateur mode in an environment where everyone is claiming to be a professional.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-12 19:26:53
September 12 2012 19:23 GMT
#67
On September 12 2012 12:05 Kennigit wrote:
Since some fans believe that addressing this after a match is making excuses, i'll take it to my blog. I write this as a nerd with a big mouth - i have nothing to do with player scheduling, line up decisions, league management etc.

<hr>

So without taking too much away from the fact that Stephano won, i'll address a lot of the comments about Taeja and Hero's performance/making mistakes. These two games were played between 2:30 and 3:30am korean time - hero had just played his code s matches (at around 5pm) then came home to wait for this. Scheduling matches internationally fucking sucks - its pretty common that you can be in worse or better condition that your opponent just based on scheduling (it was about 9pm EU, 3pm US when stephano/taeja played, and probably 230pm US/130am KR when Sheth played). Iirc we had basically hit the limit for delaying this set, so delaying the games wasn't really an option.

Robin (our player manager), disagrees with me that the timing affected either Taeja or Hero's performance (that they are on odd sleeping patterns), but i think there has to be some value to the idea that if your physical and mental condition isn't at it's peak, you aren't going to play as well as you can.


An interesting side note to this is that at the IPL TAC 3 final, taeja didn't eat breakfast and refused to have anything besides water (and some coke) during the first set where he destroyed IM. He had a sandwich and coke between the two sets, but i think that was pretty much it.

At MLGs i yell at HerO when i see him drinking Dr. Pepper and ask him to eat a banana instead (he ignores me ;_;).


JYP and Puma both had to play under the same conditions so it's possible that we could have lost earlier (5-2/5-3) if it was in their favor (Sheth played from US). Teams play with the idea that whatever time you agree on is the time, and you just deal with the unfortunate consequences of having your players spread all around the world. It's kind of like in the MMA world where you never really come into a fight without some bumps, bruises,dehydration - i think a lot of fans just assume everyone is always at 100%.

Because of the IPTL winner-stays format, you cant just schedule certain matches for better timing. There's not an optimal solution for timings right now. Ideally your players are in the best possible mental condition when they play hard matches due to the cerebral nature of SC2...it's just not as feasible as we'd like.

Until we have all players in central locations or some better solution you just have to factor in more variance in performance/decision making for all your favorite players.

It leads me to question if a winner-stays format is really the best for players in the long run considering they are all spread around. EGMC is a 4xBo3 with a Bo3 Ace match which is a different dynamic for predicting and sniping, but also allows for scheduling that is a bit more forgiving (robin can probably give better details on this).

I'm interested to know if you think an all-kill format where more play variance exists is more "fun" or "interesting" to watch than a 4xBo3 that players can prep/schedule for.


You guys need to get a handle on your players. They don't like listening but you are trying to do what's best for them and they'll appreciate it more in the long run.

Robin says the players were fine. Taeja most certainly didn't look that way against Stephano, lol.

The game prior was a bit of a squash as well, so you cannot really get a good read.

Anyway, I never did like all these bush leagues and I would like to see a central tour/league as well that way everyone is on the same sleep schedule opposed to delaying and trying to micro manage your players sleep patterns through online tournament to online tournament.

I personally think the All-Kill format has been over done and I've never been a big fan of the GSTL format amongst the rest either.

I prefer season play carried throughout a world circuit. So every pro player and team could compete at each destination.

That would only happen if all the major organizers actually start working together to create one circuit where each plays host to a number of cities and get the broadcast rights.

On September 13 2012 03:58 101998 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2012 12:05 Kennigit wrote:


An interesting side note to this is that at the IPL TAC 3 final, taeja didn't eat breakfast and refused to have anything besides water (and some coke) during the first set where he destroyed IM. He had a sandwich and coke between the two sets, but i think that was pretty much it.

At MLGs i yell at HerO when i see him drinking Dr. Pepper and ask him to eat a banana instead (he ignores me ;_;).





This is a much more interesting topic to me than timezones (in regard to a player being at “100%”). I am constantly dumbfounded at why pro players/teams don’t take physical/mental preparation more seriously. In every pro sport the diet of the player is closely monitored to make sure their body is running at peak efficiency. I have read interviews talking about how F1 drivers will do weekly blood/urine draws to make sure their bodies are absorbing nutrients correctly and that their brain is in the best possible state for a race. Then with all the studies flying around showing how much diet/exercise directly effects mental state/awareness/focus I am amazed that teams are not dictating a clean diet to their players. Feels like full amateur mode in an environment where everyone is claiming to be a professional.


It's called better coaching & managing. It's as if everyone needs to be treated as an MC where he has his personal assistants. You need to teach them and inform them of how to take better care of their health so they're always alert and getting the job done.

Like a Hawk.

On September 13 2012 03:37 Randomrichie wrote:
Stephano won NASL yet had to play multiple games at stupid times in the early morning due to time differences :| I distinctly remember him waking up at like 3am simply to play a match then go back to bed. Sure it sucks but it obviously didn't affect him as much as is being made out here. The kids got skills.


He most certainly does. EG doesn't really need to worry about him so much which is a good thing.
imJealous
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1382 Posts
September 12 2012 19:35 GMT
#68
I really like the all kill format in a live setting like GSL or the IPLTAC finals with liquid vs IM, but I could get used to something like 4xbo1 or 6xbo1 with ace match for online team leagues.

I don't like the daily 4xbo3 that EGMC uses though because it just seems to drag on all night. Its a format that might be exciting in a live event as well though, because I usually plan to set aside time to watch starcraft for a live event rather than daily events where I might just want to tune in for an hour or so while eating dinner or something.
... In life very little goes right. "Right" meaning the way one expected and the way one wanted it. One has no right to want or expect anything.
turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-12 19:46:40
September 12 2012 19:44 GMT
#69
i dont see why anyone is making a poop about taeja losing because he was floating 1k minerals and didnt build a bunker ;p the biggest and probably only weakness in taejas play is that when hes attacking he tends to fall behind on macro, especially when hes harrasing with his banshees and helions. he may of been tired of made a bigger mistake than normal but this is what taeja does every game :D i still love his play and when he perfects his balance of macro and micro he will probably be the best in the world but i wasnt suprised he lost to an all in counter attack.

i definitely prefer the all kill format though, it makes it feel more like a team than a series of blindly picked 1v1s.
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
September 12 2012 20:35 GMT
#70
I always thought winners format was just a little bit of spice that is nice to have every now and then. I prefer the 4 bo1 series, with maps announced head of time. Call me old school, but matches that last over 2 hours is just to much, so hard to follow 10 leagues at once
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
palanq
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States761 Posts
September 12 2012 23:59 GMT
#71

I'm interested to know if you think an all-kill format where more play variance exists is more "fun" or "interesting" to watch than a 4xBo3 that players can prep/schedule for.


Nope. As people mentioned there's a bit of "story" you can hype up in such a format, sure, but it doesn't compare to the large and obvious difference in the quality of the games you see when players have prep time.
time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
September 13 2012 00:05 GMT
#72
On September 13 2012 04:44 turdburgler wrote:
i dont see why anyone is making a poop about taeja losing because he was floating 1k minerals and didnt build a bunker ;p the biggest and probably only weakness in taejas play is that when hes attacking he tends to fall behind on macro, especially when hes harrasing with his banshees and helions. he may of been tired of made a bigger mistake than normal but this is what taeja does every game :D i still love his play and when he perfects his balance of macro and micro he will probably be the best in the world but i wasnt suprised he lost to an all in counter attack.

i definitely prefer the all kill format though, it makes it feel more like a team than a series of blindly picked 1v1s.


Well he certainly looked like total shit that game and those 1v1 aren't really blind as the teams know the maps and it's actually interesting to see what kinds of decisions the managers make along with the teams.

Sniping can be a lot of fun.

When we see the All-Kill format all the frigging time it gets tiring and there is way too many mini leagues.


It's a total disservice when the fans only get to see so many matches and in many cases the teams rarely meet so how are you supposed to develop rivalaries that way?

I'd rather get rid of all the mini leagues and combine them together to make one big league where the organizers like IPL/MLG/GOM act as the broadcasters like OGN and MBC before it. We can do it on location of the majors and each season is annual.
Bumblebee
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3237 Posts
September 13 2012 01:06 GMT
#73
On September 13 2012 04:23 StarStruck wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2012 12:05 Kennigit wrote:
Since some fans believe that addressing this after a match is making excuses, i'll take it to my blog. I write this as a nerd with a big mouth - i have nothing to do with player scheduling, line up decisions, league management etc.

<hr>

So without taking too much away from the fact that Stephano won, i'll address a lot of the comments about Taeja and Hero's performance/making mistakes. These two games were played between 2:30 and 3:30am korean time - hero had just played his code s matches (at around 5pm) then came home to wait for this. Scheduling matches internationally fucking sucks - its pretty common that you can be in worse or better condition that your opponent just based on scheduling (it was about 9pm EU, 3pm US when stephano/taeja played, and probably 230pm US/130am KR when Sheth played). Iirc we had basically hit the limit for delaying this set, so delaying the games wasn't really an option.

Robin (our player manager), disagrees with me that the timing affected either Taeja or Hero's performance (that they are on odd sleeping patterns), but i think there has to be some value to the idea that if your physical and mental condition isn't at it's peak, you aren't going to play as well as you can.


An interesting side note to this is that at the IPL TAC 3 final, taeja didn't eat breakfast and refused to have anything besides water (and some coke) during the first set where he destroyed IM. He had a sandwich and coke between the two sets, but i think that was pretty much it.

At MLGs i yell at HerO when i see him drinking Dr. Pepper and ask him to eat a banana instead (he ignores me ;_;).


JYP and Puma both had to play under the same conditions so it's possible that we could have lost earlier (5-2/5-3) if it was in their favor (Sheth played from US). Teams play with the idea that whatever time you agree on is the time, and you just deal with the unfortunate consequences of having your players spread all around the world. It's kind of like in the MMA world where you never really come into a fight without some bumps, bruises,dehydration - i think a lot of fans just assume everyone is always at 100%.

Because of the IPTL winner-stays format, you cant just schedule certain matches for better timing. There's not an optimal solution for timings right now. Ideally your players are in the best possible mental condition when they play hard matches due to the cerebral nature of SC2...it's just not as feasible as we'd like.

Until we have all players in central locations or some better solution you just have to factor in more variance in performance/decision making for all your favorite players.

It leads me to question if a winner-stays format is really the best for players in the long run considering they are all spread around. EGMC is a 4xBo3 with a Bo3 Ace match which is a different dynamic for predicting and sniping, but also allows for scheduling that is a bit more forgiving (robin can probably give better details on this).

I'm interested to know if you think an all-kill format where more play variance exists is more "fun" or "interesting" to watch than a 4xBo3 that players can prep/schedule for.


You guys need to get a handle on your players. They don't like listening but you are trying to do what's best for them and they'll appreciate it more in the long run.

Robin says the players were fine. Taeja most certainly didn't look that way against Stephano, lol.

The game prior was a bit of a squash as well, so you cannot really get a good read.

Anyway, I never did like all these bush leagues and I would like to see a central tour/league as well that way everyone is on the same sleep schedule opposed to delaying and trying to micro manage your players sleep patterns through online tournament to online tournament.

I personally think the All-Kill format has been over done and I've never been a big fan of the GSTL format amongst the rest either.

I prefer season play carried throughout a world circuit. So every pro player and team could compete at each destination.

That would only happen if all the major organizers actually start working together to create one circuit where each plays host to a number of cities and get the broadcast rights.

Show nested quote +
On September 13 2012 03:58 101998 wrote:
On September 12 2012 12:05 Kennigit wrote:


An interesting side note to this is that at the IPL TAC 3 final, taeja didn't eat breakfast and refused to have anything besides water (and some coke) during the first set where he destroyed IM. He had a sandwich and coke between the two sets, but i think that was pretty much it.

At MLGs i yell at HerO when i see him drinking Dr. Pepper and ask him to eat a banana instead (he ignores me ;_;).





This is a much more interesting topic to me than timezones (in regard to a player being at “100%”). I am constantly dumbfounded at why pro players/teams don’t take physical/mental preparation more seriously. In every pro sport the diet of the player is closely monitored to make sure their body is running at peak efficiency. I have read interviews talking about how F1 drivers will do weekly blood/urine draws to make sure their bodies are absorbing nutrients correctly and that their brain is in the best possible state for a race. Then with all the studies flying around showing how much diet/exercise directly effects mental state/awareness/focus I am amazed that teams are not dictating a clean diet to their players. Feels like full amateur mode in an environment where everyone is claiming to be a professional.


It's called better coaching & managing. It's as if everyone needs to be treated as an MC where he has his personal assistants. You need to teach them and inform them of how to take better care of their health so they're always alert and getting the job done.

Like a Hawk.

Show nested quote +
On September 13 2012 03:37 Randomrichie wrote:
Stephano won NASL yet had to play multiple games at stupid times in the early morning due to time differences :| I distinctly remember him waking up at like 3am simply to play a match then go back to bed. Sure it sucks but it obviously didn't affect him as much as is being made out here. The kids got skills.


He most certainly does. EG doesn't really need to worry about him so much which is a good thing.

We can all improve. Running team's as a professional sport is still very young and we're all learning, but I really think you need to slow down. You think a lot of things that aren't true and a lot of things have more than what meets your eye.

On top of that TaeJa didn't play well - there can be many reasons to this, but one thing is for sure is that there's absolutely no reason to make excuses for why he didn't play well. He played greedy, didn't see the bust coming and generally just got out-played by Stephano who is a great player.
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Doubting
Profile Joined August 2012
Canada981 Posts
September 13 2012 01:25 GMT
#74
am I the only one who starts watching EG MCSL and then gets bored and tabs off?

I don't know if it is the casters, the format, the players or a combination but I never do the same when I am watching IPLTAC.
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SentrySteve
Profile Joined March 2010
United States71 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-13 02:21:49
September 13 2012 02:19 GMT
#75
All kill format is amazing and it's really the only type of team league I enjoy. I'm a big liquid fan, but honestly, this blog post is disgusting. It's up to liquid to manage their own team and saying 'yeah two of our players made silly mistakes, it's because they were tired and not playing their best' is just some pathetic excuse/cop out. Liquid intentionally fielded those players knowing the state they were in; don't make blog posts after the fact.

In short; All-Kill format is amazing for the viewers and it's up to the team to manage their own players.

/ah, nevermind. The actual team feels the same way we all do:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=367694&currentpage=58#1143
Myrddraal
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia937 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-13 03:02:47
September 13 2012 02:52 GMT
#76
On September 12 2012 12:30 Lyter wrote:
AK format bores me because it is often so straightforward, especially when losing team picks the next map (srsly that is the dumbest rule ever) as that just makes the entire match a snipe fest that doesn't actually require any thought on the coaches part and he could draw a flowchart before the match for players to follow and go out and get hammered at a bar instead


Completely disagree with this assessment. If this were the case every AK format team match should be a 4-3 or 5-4 with each team alternating between their player winning then getting sniped. What makes AK format so great is seeing how it actually plays out. When a player gets a streak or an All Kill it means that all those players were trying their best to snipe that player but they played so well that they still won anyway, giving the loser the pick of the map makes this even more so, I have absolutely no idea how you could possibly argue for winners pick.


I honestly can't see how is this in any way more straight forward than the Proleague style.
Edit: After reading some more posts I think most people are just biased towards whichever format they got into first (myself included).
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StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
September 13 2012 02:52 GMT
#77
On September 13 2012 10:06 Bumblebee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2012 04:23 StarStruck wrote:
On September 12 2012 12:05 Kennigit wrote:
Since some fans believe that addressing this after a match is making excuses, i'll take it to my blog. I write this as a nerd with a big mouth - i have nothing to do with player scheduling, line up decisions, league management etc.

<hr>

So without taking too much away from the fact that Stephano won, i'll address a lot of the comments about Taeja and Hero's performance/making mistakes. These two games were played between 2:30 and 3:30am korean time - hero had just played his code s matches (at around 5pm) then came home to wait for this. Scheduling matches internationally fucking sucks - its pretty common that you can be in worse or better condition that your opponent just based on scheduling (it was about 9pm EU, 3pm US when stephano/taeja played, and probably 230pm US/130am KR when Sheth played). Iirc we had basically hit the limit for delaying this set, so delaying the games wasn't really an option.

Robin (our player manager), disagrees with me that the timing affected either Taeja or Hero's performance (that they are on odd sleeping patterns), but i think there has to be some value to the idea that if your physical and mental condition isn't at it's peak, you aren't going to play as well as you can.


An interesting side note to this is that at the IPL TAC 3 final, taeja didn't eat breakfast and refused to have anything besides water (and some coke) during the first set where he destroyed IM. He had a sandwich and coke between the two sets, but i think that was pretty much it.

At MLGs i yell at HerO when i see him drinking Dr. Pepper and ask him to eat a banana instead (he ignores me ;_;).


JYP and Puma both had to play under the same conditions so it's possible that we could have lost earlier (5-2/5-3) if it was in their favor (Sheth played from US). Teams play with the idea that whatever time you agree on is the time, and you just deal with the unfortunate consequences of having your players spread all around the world. It's kind of like in the MMA world where you never really come into a fight without some bumps, bruises,dehydration - i think a lot of fans just assume everyone is always at 100%.

Because of the IPTL winner-stays format, you cant just schedule certain matches for better timing. There's not an optimal solution for timings right now. Ideally your players are in the best possible mental condition when they play hard matches due to the cerebral nature of SC2...it's just not as feasible as we'd like.

Until we have all players in central locations or some better solution you just have to factor in more variance in performance/decision making for all your favorite players.

It leads me to question if a winner-stays format is really the best for players in the long run considering they are all spread around. EGMC is a 4xBo3 with a Bo3 Ace match which is a different dynamic for predicting and sniping, but also allows for scheduling that is a bit more forgiving (robin can probably give better details on this).

I'm interested to know if you think an all-kill format where more play variance exists is more "fun" or "interesting" to watch than a 4xBo3 that players can prep/schedule for.


You guys need to get a handle on your players. They don't like listening but you are trying to do what's best for them and they'll appreciate it more in the long run.

Robin says the players were fine. Taeja most certainly didn't look that way against Stephano, lol.

The game prior was a bit of a squash as well, so you cannot really get a good read.

Anyway, I never did like all these bush leagues and I would like to see a central tour/league as well that way everyone is on the same sleep schedule opposed to delaying and trying to micro manage your players sleep patterns through online tournament to online tournament.

I personally think the All-Kill format has been over done and I've never been a big fan of the GSTL format amongst the rest either.

I prefer season play carried throughout a world circuit. So every pro player and team could compete at each destination.

That would only happen if all the major organizers actually start working together to create one circuit where each plays host to a number of cities and get the broadcast rights.

On September 13 2012 03:58 101998 wrote:
On September 12 2012 12:05 Kennigit wrote:


An interesting side note to this is that at the IPL TAC 3 final, taeja didn't eat breakfast and refused to have anything besides water (and some coke) during the first set where he destroyed IM. He had a sandwich and coke between the two sets, but i think that was pretty much it.

At MLGs i yell at HerO when i see him drinking Dr. Pepper and ask him to eat a banana instead (he ignores me ;_;).





This is a much more interesting topic to me than timezones (in regard to a player being at “100%”). I am constantly dumbfounded at why pro players/teams don’t take physical/mental preparation more seriously. In every pro sport the diet of the player is closely monitored to make sure their body is running at peak efficiency. I have read interviews talking about how F1 drivers will do weekly blood/urine draws to make sure their bodies are absorbing nutrients correctly and that their brain is in the best possible state for a race. Then with all the studies flying around showing how much diet/exercise directly effects mental state/awareness/focus I am amazed that teams are not dictating a clean diet to their players. Feels like full amateur mode in an environment where everyone is claiming to be a professional.


It's called better coaching & managing. It's as if everyone needs to be treated as an MC where he has his personal assistants. You need to teach them and inform them of how to take better care of their health so they're always alert and getting the job done.

Like a Hawk.

On September 13 2012 03:37 Randomrichie wrote:
Stephano won NASL yet had to play multiple games at stupid times in the early morning due to time differences :| I distinctly remember him waking up at like 3am simply to play a match then go back to bed. Sure it sucks but it obviously didn't affect him as much as is being made out here. The kids got skills.


He most certainly does. EG doesn't really need to worry about him so much which is a good thing.

We can all improve. Running team's as a professional sport is still very young and we're all learning, but I really think you need to slow down. You think a lot of things that aren't true and a lot of things have more than what meets your eye.

On top of that TaeJa didn't play well - there can be many reasons to this, but one thing is for sure is that there's absolutely no reason to make excuses for why he didn't play well. He played greedy, didn't see the bust coming and generally just got out-played by Stephano who is a great player.


It might be new to you guys, but treating them like actual athletes is all about mindset. Professional athletes receive all sorts of seminars and workshops to deal with media, watch their nutritition levels, etc.

I'd like to know what exactly you find untrue BB?

Ofc he didn't play well and we're only talking about a few variables. You cannot control everything, but for the things you can control it's our duty to do our best to make sure each player is prepared mentally and physically.

If that means taking a power nap right after coming back from the GOM studio then so be it.

I'm not making excuses. That's not like me. There are none. You own up to everything you do and there's nothing to take away from Stephano. We know how good he is. Everyone wishes the game was a bit more entertaining though. ;/
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Canada8031 Posts
September 13 2012 03:11 GMT
#78
On September 12 2012 16:58 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
We travel a lot, we play jetlagged, short on sleep, in the middle of the night, we win and we lose. Throughout the years we have had hundreds of matches with disadvantageous conditions. I really believe that as long as the conditions are predictable you accept them by joining the league, and shouldn't make an issue out of it when you lose.

Being tired is so common for players it should not be brought up when losing. Every team could pretty much be talking about jetlag, being tired, and scheduling issues after every match they lose. We shouldn't want that kind of scene. I have always found it extremely important that we keep those excuses from the fans who try to enjoy the matches. Kennigit's statements don't reflect how the team feels. I apologize to EG and the fans for what was said.

Why shouldn't this be brought up? It's a legitimate problem with the way things currently work in the scene. Even ignoring the effect on their playing ability, being constantly jetlagged and tired is bad for the players' health. If this issue can be addressed and improved, it should be.
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Australia937 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-13 03:17:00
September 13 2012 03:16 GMT
#79
On September 12 2012 13:51 Falling wrote:
I really am not a fan of the all-kill format. I like the head games of when coaches are trying to decide who to send out against who. It seems to me, the different roles in a team come much more into play. Specialist players to knock out x player or race, Ace player to bring the team home, etc.

Rather than we'll just send out our most dominant player and you try and find someone to beat him. It just doesn't seem that interesting to me.


This seems like a very biased and narrow minded explanation of both formats. Here's how I would probably write it:

I really am not a fan of the proleague format. I like the head games of when coaches are trying to decide who to send out against who. It seems to me, the different roles in a team come much more into play. Specialist players to snipe x player or race, Ace player to bring the team home, etc.

Rather than we'll just send out our most dominant player as the ace and you try and find someone to beat him. It just doesn't seem that interesting to me.
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Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada11363 Posts
September 13 2012 03:57 GMT
#80
On September 13 2012 12:16 Myrddraal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2012 13:51 Falling wrote:
I really am not a fan of the all-kill format. I like the head games of when coaches are trying to decide who to send out against who. It seems to me, the different roles in a team come much more into play. Specialist players to knock out x player or race, Ace player to bring the team home, etc.

Rather than we'll just send out our most dominant player and you try and find someone to beat him. It just doesn't seem that interesting to me.


This seems like a very biased and narrow minded explanation of both formats. Here's how I would probably write it:

I really am not a fan of the proleague format. I like the head games of when coaches are trying to decide who to send out against who. It seems to me, the different roles in a team come much more into play. Specialist players to snipe x player or race, Ace player to bring the team home, etc.

Rather than we'll just send out our most dominant player as the ace and you try and find someone to beat him. It just doesn't seem that interesting to me.

I'm don't understand your post. Obviously I'm biased because I prefer another format. People that like all-kill are biased towards that. What matters is the explanation. But simply switching one word doesn't make the rest of what I said suddenly apply to your argument. All-kill is potentially very front-end loaded. Send out the big gun and have him rip through the entire team. You can't have that when it's 4 1v1's. I think there's a lot more head games when you can't rely on your big gun to do all the heavy lifting. (But they're still very important for winning that Ace match. I think the proleague format lends itself to more race specific snipers or players and therefore more head games on who to send next. Rather than, well Taeja (for instance) is tearing it up... who's next up to bat?
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