the ruler is a reference to how flash measures his keyboard and shit in the beginning of the game lol while his opponent hopelessly macros his first 5 scvs and spams :o

although i like that "ruler of pocari sweat, flash" explanation better lol

Flash's impeccable micro and macro in the early mid, combined with great game sense / idea of when and where to attack is what seperates him from other players imo. It gives him a strong lead into the mid-late game, at which point his macro just becomes overwhelming and he still maintains above average control of his units. if it was just micro and macro, players like nada would still be dominating; however, nada's decision making has deteriorated, whereas flash attacks and defends his bases at just the right moment and place. I vaguely recall him saying something about his game sense being what seperated him from the rest of the progamers (in a winner's league interview?) whereas his physical was more or less "average".

De4ngus

United States6533 Posts

May 14 2010 03:00 GMT

#45

BETTER TEAMMATES

Seriously, now he doesn't have to spend all of his practice time and mental strength trying to carry his team like he used to. I remember during winners league last season he dropped out of both individuals because he was too busy trying to reverse all-kill.

Shikyo

Finland33997 Posts

May 14 2010 03:00 GMT

#46

IMO maps have a lot to do with it. Almost every new map has been a terran heaven, and things don't seem to be changing in any way.

endy

Switzerland8970 Posts

May 14 2010 03:06 GMT

#47

Im sure it's not thanks to Pocari Sweat.
Since you said Flash was doing so well thanks to Pocari Sweat few months ago, I've been drinking 2 liters of Pocari Sweat per day, and I'm still C-. I expected to reach at least B+ rank. Thanks for wasting my money in Pocari Sweat

GrayArea

United States872 Posts

May 14 2010 03:14 GMT

#48

His mind seems to move really fast. He seems to think a few steps ahead of most of the players. He has developed the "game sense" that allows him to react a bit faster, to make correct decisions, to predict certain moves, and that puts him ahead. His confidence fuels this. Every victory strengthens his game sense more and until psychologically he begins to doubt himself, to doubt his sense, he remains a bit faster than the others. And that is how he can do so well.

Coupled with the factor that his opponents have now become a little more intimidated by him, which makes them doubt themselves a little more. Map favoring plays a role as well.

bjwithbraces

United States549 Posts

May 14 2010 03:16 GMT

#49

flash and JD too nuts them playing anyone else is just boring

ilj.psa

Peru3081 Posts

May 14 2010 03:23 GMT

#50

On May 14 2010 12:06 endy wrote:
Im sure it's not thanks to Pocari Sweat.
Since you said Flash was doing so well thanks to Pocari Sweat few months ago, I've been drinking 2 liters of Pocari Sweat per day, and I'm still C-. I expected to reach at least B+ rank. Thanks for wasting my money in Pocari Sweat

its funny that i read your post and then your sig ^_^

well in all seriousness, i think its mainly hiss macro, he always seems to hace more units tu back any failed attack. ALWAYS has more.

Wings

United States999 Posts

May 14 2010 03:26 GMT

#51

Flash was THE child prodigy, so when he grew up a bit, it's natural that he became so dominating...
As to WHY he was the child prodigy, who knows?

Maybe he's just genetically capable of being able to keep track of many things at once; multitasking is not a learned skill, but more of an innate one (which is supposedly why women are better at multitasking than men... too bad more of them don't play SC lol).

Maybe he was actually that mysterious hybrid creature that the bonus level of SCBW showed, a combination of Terran/Protoss/Zerg... and he was so epic he broke out of the game and started owning his genetic parents on Multiplayer. This would fully explain why he knows so much about Starcraft.

Or maybe (and I think this is the most likely) God wanted to play SCBW too, cuz its such a bitching game, and he needed a human vessel.

shieldbreak

United States406 Posts

May 14 2010 03:36 GMT

#52

Flash is just a monster. No way to argue that. That dude rips up everything in his path. I gotta say that I wish Jaedong would get better soon and take him on head to head (because no one cares about protoss =P)

Rostam

United States2552 Posts

May 14 2010 03:39 GMT

#53

On May 14 2010 12:00 Shikyo wrote:
IMO maps have a lot to do with it. Almost every new map has been a terran heaven, and things don't seem to be changing in any way.

Proleague:

TvZ: 81-74 (52.3%)
PvT: 64-55 (53.8%)

OSL:

TvZ: 25-20 (55.6%)
PvT: 13-12 (52%)
Semifinals: 2 P, 1 Z, 1 T

MSL:

TvZ: 11-7 (61.1%)
PvT: 9-13 (40.9%)
Semifinals: 2 Z, 1 P, 1 T

Your statement is based on what exactly? Let me guess, you think the only reason Terrans aren't dominating is because every Terran besides Flash is mysteriously slumping and unable to exploit the amazing imbalance of these "terran heavens" properly, am I right?

alfybet

United States57 Posts

May 14 2010 03:39 GMT

#54

I don't know why you are surprised to see a dominant player. See Tiger Woods, Lebron, Jordan, etc. Every once in a while a freak comes along in every sport. In fact, other sports have been 'figured out' to an even greater degree, but totally dominant players still come.

Also note that Flash has only been TOTALLY dominant for the past 6 months or so. The respective greats in other sports have a much longer reign.

TwoToneTerran

United States8841 Posts

May 14 2010 03:40 GMT

#55

On May 14 2010 10:29 saltywet wrote:

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i think stork at his prime can probably take 2-3 games off flash, but jangbi at his prime can probably roll flash 3-0, 3-1

Jangbi in his prime was a terrible choker who got crushed by Luxury. Jangbi in his prime would get dismantled by current Flash.

Jangbi, at his absolute best, struggled in a Bo5 with Nada (who, to be fair, played far better than anyone expected), on fairly good maps. I don't know what Jangbi you're talking about.

Stork's 1-2 with Flash in Bo5s so I'd give him an alright shot if he was in shape.

dtnmang

Vietnam752 Posts

May 14 2010 03:45 GMT

#56

Because he can best his opponents both mechanically and psychologically.
Never underestimate psychological warfare, especially Flash's

ella_guru

Canada1741 Posts

May 14 2010 03:46 GMT

#57

On May 14 2010 12:39 alfybet wrote:
I don't know why you are surprised to see a dominant player. See Tiger Woods, Lebron, Jordan, etc. Every once in a while a freak comes along in every sport. In fact, other sports have been 'figured out' to an even greater degree, but totally dominant players still come.

Also note that Flash has only been TOTALLY dominant for the past 6 months or so. The respective greats in other sports have a much longer reign.

This isnt sports.

this is

ESPORTS

Sephy90

United States1785 Posts

May 14 2010 03:47 GMT

#58

On May 14 2010 09:29 ella_guru wrote:
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what does the ruler actually do to help? i've seen in nal_ra's old boy episodes where he used the ruler on his keyboard.

dhe95

United States1213 Posts

May 14 2010 03:50 GMT

#59

On May 14 2010 12:47 Sephy69 wrote:

what does the ruler actually do to help? i've seen in nal_ra's old boy episodes where he used the ruler on his keyboard.

Flash uses a ruler to measure the exact position of his keyboard so it's perfect and in the same place every single time.

J1.au

Australia3596 Posts

May 14 2010 03:58 GMT

#60

It's all about the decision making baby.