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Tom Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1114 Posts
July 29 2009 15:39 GMT
#41
On July 29 2009 21:20 haduken wrote:Until then he is still a trash talking newbie that got lucky to play for a korean team.


While I am not a IdrA fan, I would certainly not consider him a "newbie". The fact still remains that he is the most solid foreign progamer currently on the scene, which makes him superior to a lot of the other foreign progamers (hence why he has won the majority of events).

However, his greatest asset (his solid standard play) is also his biggest detriment, which prevents him from doing well in Korean leagues or against creative players such as F91. Unless he adapts to playing less standard, I think he will continue to face problems.
You and your "5 years of competitive RTS experience" can take a hike. - FrozenArbiter
andiCR
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2273 Posts
July 29 2009 15:58 GMT
#42
On July 30 2009 00:39 Tom Phoenix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2009 21:20 haduken wrote:Until then he is still a trash talking newbie that got lucky to play for a korean team.


While I am not a IdrA fan, I would certainly not consider him a "newbie". The fact still remains that he is the most solid foreign progamer currently on the scene, which makes him superior to a lot of the other foreign progamers (hence why he has won the majority of events).

However, his greatest asset (his solid standard play) is also his biggest detriment, which prevents him from doing well in Korean leagues or against creative players such as F91. Unless he adapts to playing less standard, I think he will continue to face problems.

Yet his play versus Fenix on Outsider was not what I like to call standard. Maybe for the map, its a win recipee to play that style, but in no way is it standard.
Nightmare1795 wrote: I played a guy in bronze who said he was Japanese. That was the only game I ever dropped a nuke, which was purely coincidental.
citi.zen
Profile Joined April 2009
2509 Posts
July 29 2009 18:12 GMT
#43
You have to crawl before you can walk, and running will take quite a bit longer.

In stracraft, you have to learn the standard builds and timings very well, vastly improve your mechanics, and then put that together with creative strategies.

Idra is vastly improved from a year ago. The only question is: where will he plateau? He doesn't seem to be anywhere near that point, but who knows.
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
July 29 2009 18:22 GMT
#44
Gonna stick with ret.

IdrA's a bit too cocky for my liking. No foreign bonjwa for him. Foreign Bonjwa is what happens when NaDa goes to Disneyworld.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
vx70GTOJudgexv
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3161 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-29 18:31:58
July 29 2009 18:31 GMT
#45
On July 30 2009 00:39 Tom Phoenix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2009 21:20 haduken wrote:Until then he is still a trash talking newbie that got lucky to play for a korean team.


While I am not a IdrA fan, I would certainly not consider him a "newbie". The fact still remains that he is the most solid foreign progamer currently on the scene, which makes him superior to a lot of the other foreign progamers (hence why he has won the majority of events).

However, his greatest asset (his solid standard play) is also his biggest detriment, which prevents him from doing well in Korean leagues or against creative players such as F91. Unless he adapts to playing less standard, I think he will continue to face problems.


This is a quote from an interview with IdrA:


Q: Leading up to the finals, how much did you practice? Did any of your teammates at CJ know about it and help you to prepare?
A: I've found that practicing for matches against foreigners actually makes me do worse, I practiced for wcg usa and f91 and had builds and timings and whatnot prepared, and that just messed me up because they dont work vs the foreigners, who play far differently than the Koreans. Whereas I went into ESWC cold and was able to just play freely and rely on my mechanics and intuition. So I didn't practice at all for it, but that's not a slight to the tournament or to Yayba, it's just easier to play vs a non-standard opponent if you don't go in with a set game plan.


I'd give IdrA amazing odds against any player outside of Korea in a Bo5 at this point in time. I think I finally see why Artosis talks so highly of him all the time now.
(-_-) BW for ever. #1 Iris fan.
Zidane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1686 Posts
July 29 2009 19:19 GMT
#46
I'd settle for "The Disgrace."
3clipse
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada2555 Posts
July 29 2009 20:41 GMT
#47
Faggy Little Bear is catchy.
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