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okum
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
France5778 Posts
January 01 2010 17:32 GMT
#161
For those who claim that TvZ imbalanced: the combined TvZ win rate for this season's OSL, MSL and Proleague games so far is 52.8% if you count Flash's games and 46.3% if you don't. Essentially, Flash is single-handedly responsible for the balance of this matchup right now.

If anything, TvZ is very slightly zerg favored at the moment and any terran nerfing would make the matchup impossible for everyone except Flash. The big question is whether other terrans can rise to Flash's level? Given how a number of zergs almost caught up with Jaedong in 2009, I wouldn't call it impossible. But they better get on it soon.
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Lebesgue
Profile Joined October 2008
4542 Posts
January 01 2010 18:43 GMT
#162
Always the top player who's dominating makes the game imbalanced. You just need to play better than Flash in every aspect of the game. Not just use gimmick nuild. You need to have innovative build, great decision making, game sense, control, macro and win the mind games with Flash. The only problem is that Flashis currently playing at such level that it is really hard to outplay/outsmart him...
Avidkeystamper
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States8552 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-01 18:48:02
January 01 2010 18:47 GMT
#163
On January 02 2010 02:32 okum wrote:
For those who claim that TvZ imbalanced: the combined TvZ win rate for this season's OSL, MSL and Proleague games so far is 52.8% if you count Flash's games and 46.3% if you don't. Essentially, Flash is single-handedly responsible for the balance of this matchup right now.

If anything, TvZ is very slightly zerg favored at the moment and any terran nerfing would make the matchup impossible for everyone except Flash. The big question is whether other terrans can rise to Flash's level? Given how a number of zergs almost caught up with Jaedong in 2009, I wouldn't call it impossible. But they better get on it soon.

Well, what's the stats after you take off the best ZvT player as well?
Jaedong
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
January 02 2010 00:25 GMT
#164
PvT try to get into late game and eat the map, trade bases if you have to and recall your ass off.
ZvT I;m not so sure but id say really good muta harass would mess with him as i saw when he played ... wow, I forgot who he played i think it was on tornado?
TvT i have no idea, dont follow that matchup really
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
SynC[gm]
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States3127 Posts
January 02 2010 00:39 GMT
#165
Was there the same thread like this when Jaedong was owning everyone, including FlaSh? I don't think so, so what is the point of this thread...?
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Lebesgue
Profile Joined October 2008
4542 Posts
January 02 2010 00:52 GMT
#166
On January 02 2010 09:39 SynC[gm] wrote:
Was there the same thread like this when Jaedong was owning everyone, including FlaSh? I don't think so, so what is the point of this thread...?


Jaedong wasn't owning as bad as Flash is. Flash is sth like 35 out of 40 and is close to break 2400 elo.

But yeah... The time will come eventually and someone will beat Flash... I just hope it won't be Jaedong (at least not this season) as Jaedong fans would go into crazy fanboy mode and will pick again at Flash for eliminating Jaedong from OSL.
torm3ntin
Profile Joined October 2009
Brazil2534 Posts
January 02 2010 00:58 GMT
#167
Flash does not sleep. He waits.
If you can see Flash, he can see you. If you can’t see Flash you may be only seconds away from death.
Grubby and Ret fan, but a TERRAN player :D
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
January 02 2010 01:26 GMT
#168
I'd say bring back the good old fashion 1 Hatch Lurker against Flash before he get Scans up, place Lurkers at his Barracks so it kills units as it spawns.
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celeste
Profile Joined January 2010
England45 Posts
January 02 2010 01:42 GMT
#169
As long as Flash is intoxicated enough to let you walk up to his Barracks with Lurkers I'm inclined to agree :p

That game on Match Point that Day9 casted showed 2 Hatch Muta raping him pretty hard but I'm guessing it was just a one-off.

Flash is scary
Mykill
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada3402 Posts
January 02 2010 01:44 GMT
#170
Time kills everybody
just wait it out!
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ryuu_
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States1266 Posts
January 02 2010 01:46 GMT
#171
Flash is just on fire, obviously people will catch on sooner or later but right now? Only by PvT, and Flash's TvP is still better than most Terrans even at a suboptimal level.
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Lovin
Profile Joined May 2009
Denmark812 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-02 01:49:50
January 02 2010 01:46 GMT
#172
Edit: Woops! Oh well, now I've posted might aswell spill out something...

When FlaSh falls in the water he does not get wet. The water gets FlaShed
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AraqirG
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States266 Posts
January 02 2010 02:42 GMT
#173
I keep hearing people mention flash's protoss is pretty sick. Are there any replays or vods?


On January 02 2010 03:47 Avidkeystamper wrote:
Well, what's the stats after you take off the best ZvT player as well?



I'd be interested in knowing this as well.
StorkHwaiting
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3465 Posts
January 02 2010 02:46 GMT
#174
On January 02 2010 11:42 AraqirG wrote:
I keep hearing people mention flash's protoss is pretty sick. Are there any replays or vods?


Show nested quote +
On January 02 2010 03:47 Avidkeystamper wrote:
Well, what's the stats after you take off the best ZvT player as well?



I'd be interested in knowing this as well.


Well the funny thing is I can't even call to mind who the best ZvT is right now. Effort? JD? It's not even close to as dominant as Flash I don't think.
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8100 Posts
January 02 2010 02:53 GMT
#175
On January 02 2010 11:46 StorkHwaiting wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 02 2010 11:42 AraqirG wrote:
I keep hearing people mention flash's protoss is pretty sick. Are there any replays or vods?


On January 02 2010 03:47 Avidkeystamper wrote:
Well, what's the stats after you take off the best ZvT player as well?



I'd be interested in knowing this as well.


Well the funny thing is I can't even call to mind who the best ZvT is right now. Effort? JD? It's not even close to as dominant as Flash I don't think.


according to TLPD the order is:
JD
effort
Yarnc
Calm
ZerO

but yarnc is playing like complete garbage right now and just hasnt played a lot in a while to bring his ELO down.

I would probably agree with those rankings for the most part, although effort is not nearly as good vs mech as the others, and ZerO/Calm both played extremely impressively vs Flash. I would like to see how effort would do vs flash right now (as playing vs flash is without a doubt the best way to judge how someone is vs Terran). I think Calm is only the 4th best in a single game but probably the 2nd best in a series.

in a single game I would say:
JD
effort
zero
calm

series:
jd
calm
zero
effort
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Black Gun
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Germany4482 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-02 02:58:43
January 02 2010 02:56 GMT
#176
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well, he just crushed jd, zero and calm. with the exception of maybe effort, flash has just recently destroyed all the top zergs. i got the impression that jds zvt isnt in top shape atm, so maybe if he improves it a bit he could be a threat to flash in a possible msl finals, but other than that, i dont think any zerg could beat flash in a bo3/bo5 right now.


ok, so zerg is not the answer. in tvt he is unbeatable anyway, so the only option left is to play protoss. but maybe flashs current "suboptimal performance" against toss is simply the result of facing almost no tosses? who says his tvp is inherently deficient? i can very well imagine its as strong as his tvz if he invests enough practice time into it. he just didnt have to do so thus far, as he was almost exclusively tearing through terrans and zergs.

i think Best in the msl might be the best chance left to beat flash this season + Show Spoiler +
despite being one game down!
, but in general i think the best bet would be stork and bisu. both eliminated though, so imho not much is standing between flash and a double starleague win this season.
"What am I supposed to do against this?" - "Lose!" :-]
jalstar
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States8198 Posts
January 02 2010 02:58 GMT
#177
If you're a Zerg, beat him in the early game. When July ended oov's TvZ dominance he always won before oov took a 3rd. Once Flash's macro starts up it's unstoppable.
Mobius
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1268 Posts
January 02 2010 02:59 GMT
#178
He's Ma Jae Yoon.
+ Show Spoiler +
There is no stopping him ):
Entusman #51
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8100 Posts
January 02 2010 03:01 GMT
#179
honestly i think flash looks so unbeatable right now because when a terran is playing so far above everyone else it just looks far more unbeatable than if a protoss(bisu) or zerg(JD) were doing the same. I think that inheriently it's harder for a zerg to beat a better terran player than the other way around.

a few months ago when flash 1st started his streak I didnt think much of it because he didnt really have to play any of the top zergs and they were all in individual games. after last night though he's totally proven to me that he just truly is at another level right now. it's back to where he was 20 months ago where he just completely crushed everyone he played with his macro, except now thanks to fantasy's "late game mass tank" strat he's even more unstoppable.
Free Palestine
HeartOfTofu
Profile Joined December 2009
United States308 Posts
January 02 2010 03:13 GMT
#180
Make him play with a trackball instead of a mouse...
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