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http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=93275

So yeah i started a new season, hoping for another PL title and maaaaaybe a good result or even a win in the SL.
(remember i didn't have one single player in ro32 in all 5 seasons so far^^)

It went incrdibly well.
My PL record was 14-1 in the first 15 CWs.
Reach won fucking every game. (fun fact: the CW is lost is the only CW where i didn't use Reach).
Apart from Reach, GoRush was doing quite well either going like 11-2.
Now big news:
Reach AND GoRush both made it to the ro32 of the SL :D:D:D

After this point i suddenly started losing in PL :/
Going like 60:40 in my remaining CWs.
YellOw was my 3rd best player with 10-10 and then Xellos was my 4th with 7-10 stats in the end T_T
My 2nd best player GoRush dropped a bit too being 15-5 in the end.
The manly Mudang Protoss had a very nice 23-1 after the last CW losing his only game to GGPlay :/

I sadly finished #2 in the end behind STX Soul(I lost to them in the 2nd last CW)

While my PL performance was rather poor in the second half, Reach and GoRush continued to do well in SL, although GoRush almost won 2-1 or 3-2 every game....so close.

They ended up both being in the semifinals in different games:

Reach vs FBH: ez rape....3-0

GoRush vs GGPlay: 1-0,1-1,1-2,2-2,3-2

was so close again. rofl gorush^^

So yeah i was so happy after that because i had TWO players in the SL final, although i had NOT A SINGLE player in the ro32 all 5 seasons before that haha.

Then i had to play the PL semifinal vs KHAN, who was a hard opponent, taking into consideration that Reach had 92% condition and GoRush 88% :/
It was a VERY VERY close CW which i managed to win 4-3 after behind behing 1-3 :O (Reach won last 2 games like in the season 5 final in my last report :D:D:D:D)

Time for the SL final....i was sure Reach will win because he was like 28-1 to this point and GoRush was like 18-8.

This happened:

REACH IS THE SL CHAMPION !!!

Ok, last task: the PL final vs STX with my two top players very tired T_T

Yay:

Anytime and Oversky, who where both like 1-5 won their games and also Xellow won, who was 7-11 i think.
Tho YellOw who was 11-10 and Gorush who was 19-11 lost T_T
Weird games lol.
But with the manly Reach, who of course won his game so easy in the spot i managed to secure a 4-2 win in this final.

YAY PL CHampion for the 2nd time !!!

Ok so i sum this up:

Season 1-4: best PL place #6(others <#9), no player in ro32
Season 5: PL WIN!!!!, still no player in ro32.
Season 6: PL WIN AGAIN!!!! Reach wins SL and GoRush gets 2nd place: TWO SL titles in one season :D:D

Yeah im happy that i made such a big progress and i'll continue to lead Reach and friends to many more titles.

Thanks for reading

klizzer

517 Posts

May 16 2009 00:39 GMT

Nice blog, I kinda enjoy this game as much as you :D I think players with good stats along the diagonal like Reach and Oversky are really consistent and have great potential for growth even when slumping.

The way you recovered from massive slumping was quite impressive ^^ I had a moment like that in one of the previous versions with SKT, then TheZerg started to rape out of nowhere, 4 SL titles in a row :D

I wrote up my path with ACE in 3 seasons here in response to your previous blog, and I kinda don't wanna have a separate blog about it, so here it is. Warning! Super long!
+ Show Spoiler [super long gibberish talk] +

Season 1

I was 3rd (lost 2nd place in the last match), won against MBC in first playoff match, and got pwned by KTF in the semi playoff match, YellOw got to Ro16 I think. (KTF is evil wtf) Got that through a lot of sniping, which turned out with notable surprises like Sunny going 5-1 and Casy 9-4 (on Byzantium!), but also some disappointments like GoRush going 3-8 and XellOs 3-7, which made them suck.

+ Show Spoiler [pic] +

Because I use a variety of players, I end the season with 600$+ in bank.

Season 2

I decided to stop supporting XellOs, GoRush and Cloud (I secretly cried) since maps were fairly Protoss favored and my Protoss trio was actually decent. I placed 4th in the proleague (again), YellOw lost to by.hero in the starleague semi, but... beware...!

+ Show Spoiler [Season 2 epic win] +

Fortunately, KTF did not qualify for playoffs for some botched reason and I only had to beat some scrub teams...
+ Show Spoiler [Rough Path to the Glory] +

Mind me, Daezang was sniping Mind (WeMade always sends Mind for some reason) and YellOw and Oversky sniped keke, the starleague finalist (wtf). Casy was sniping the other strong terran in the team, Nada (any other player from WeMade would fall to the offensive Casy style on the low econ map that Geometry is) (or so I like to think :D)

I end the season with 900$+ in bank.

Bonus: Season 3

Season 3 was quite easy, since most of my players were capable of beating non-S class players on other teams. I usually sent two different lineups each week, Daezang/Reach/Anytime/Sunny/Casy/Oversky/YellOw

+ Show Spoiler [The strength of teamwork] +

... but that allowed me to barely get 1st place in the last week, since KTF just DOMINATED. (I also couldn't beat KHAN for some reason)

+ Show Spoiler [Season record] +

Reach tore the starleague, along with Sunny qualifying to the quarterfinal. Now, the proleague finals, and the inevitable encounter had come...

+ Show Spoiler [Clash of the Titans] +

I sent out 7 different players, that > KTFlash.

And my bank account goes to 1000$+!

Equipment

My favourite set of items is LCD monitor + Devil pendant, because I find it durable and it gives a notable boost to skill. I also used a lot of sniping thing when I felt the other team had a better lineup (most of the time), even though I risked major slumps with it

Fun fact

In real life, ACE is 4-6 against KTF... I remember one of the matches which was won by MuMyung.

Ok, 5/5

frankbg

Canada335 Posts

May 16 2009 01:13 GMT

which version of MySC do you use?

wswordsmen

United States987 Posts

May 16 2009 03:09 GMT

On May 16 2009 10:13 frankbg wrote:
which version of MySC do you use?

Either 1.22.01 final, or (near)final. go to the "my starcraft translation" thread, if you want the most recent version.

3 Lions

United States3705 Posts

May 17 2009 01:51 GMT

After 3 seasons, 3 PL championships, 2 SL championships (Flash x2), 1 SL runner-up (Never)

At the start of season 3, I had the first, second, and third seed of the SL (Flash/Never/Kal). Never got owned in the first round by Saint (wtf), Flash 0-2 Stork in Ro16, Kal 1-2 Backho. Most messed up SL ever, Saint 3-0 Stork for the final.

w/e I'll win next season lol

RainmanMP

United States1699 Posts

May 17 2009 21:16 GMT

On May 17 2009 10:51 3 Lions wrote:

Rofl. Well after 10 seasons the current seeded players for MyStarLeague are:
Flash, Savior, Devil, SkyHigh, ForGG, Hyun, Sea and BackHo. With Luxury, Bisu, Stork, FBH, Jangbi, Fantasy and Leta stuck in offlines lol.

RainmanMP

United States1699 Posts

May 17 2009 22:12 GMT

Flash just beat Sea again, lost 4-2 to Fox in the semi's. Would have made it to the final but CJ was like 20-2 which is insane. Probably going to trade Tempest since he failed me this season, or Sair since he's the only player left who is worth anything. Traded Tempest for Jangbi and Sair for Boxer, who has actually developed into a good player on SKT.

Flash won a StarLeague again over Midas this time, but he was forced to eliminate Boxer in the Ro4. Somehow CJ managed to 4-2 me in the Finals with only Boxer and Luxury winning and Jangbi/Bisu/ForGG/Jaedong all losing, serves me right for leaving Flash out I guess.