EPTBut Ra is art!
Behold mortals the power of Ra - Page 3
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IcedEarth
United States3661 Posts
But Ra is art! | ||
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Splinter
United States188 Posts
The annoucners are what makes this so entertaining ^^ | ||
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Mr.Royle
Portugal324 Posts
Wut about username ? do i have to make an acc ? Edit : i had the old pm . | ||
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z7-TranCe
Canada3183 Posts
gotta love the announcers though,that one guy didn't know what to say,so what does he do? "AAAAAAAAAAHHH" i love it =] | ||
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AgonyRush
United States2540 Posts
Its entertaining, but i expected more then that  | ||
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GoGoGo[3x]
United States42 Posts
That was awesome amd hilarious. My brother and I watched it like 3x that one part. | ||
mensrea
Canada5062 Posts
On August 23 2004 14:21 AgonyRush wrote: Well, im dissaponted. I thought there was something really amazing, but this i could predict from the very beginning. Its entertaining, but i expected more then that *not a flame* Well, that's probably because you were expecting something to happen. I watched the VOD with no expectations. Ra's initial build, while a bit surprising, wasn't anything to get too excited over (thus, no strong reaction from either the live audience or the MBC commentators). But, it's what he did to get around GoodFriend's counter that shocked everyone. The game of SC is mature enough that very few (if any) strat will surprise anyone - if considered in retrospect. But, that's why you have to watch these things LIVE to get a genuine appreciation for what Ra did. Ra's counter to GF's counter didn't look practiced at all. It looked like something he improvised when he realized his initial build was a bust. Of course, in retrospect, it wasn't a difficult transition to make. In retrospect, it was maybe one of only three or four valid options left open to him at that point in the match. But, that's why competitions (not just SC/BW, but any kind of sporting competition) are never played "retrospectively" - they are played and won on the "field of battle" in the here and now. The people watching the game live (or, in my case, not live, but with the same sense of spontaneity) were rightly shocked when Ra made the final move. They (including the MBC commentators) were shocked for a reason. Comments that "oh, it was no big deal" or worse "oh, I could have done that" completely miss the point. Think about the context. Many of the so-called greatest moments in sport do not appear very "great" at all viewed through old TV footages from decades ago and considered in isolation. I mean, in isolation, was MJ's The Shot REALLY unique? How many times have we seen various NBA journeymen come up with a 25 footer at the last second to win the game in the NBA? A few dozen times a season, perhaps? The magnitude of the moment (and the reason why people over the years have decided to immortalize that shot) cannot be properly distilled unless you take into account the context (only seconds left, the season on the line, MJ being heavily defended, people expecting him to take the shot - and MJ actually making it), as well as the "feel" of the moment. Same goes for all the excellent BW strats that surprise and entertain in live competitions. Viewed through a cynical, retrospective eye, Ra's strat was no big deal. But, really, as the cliche goes, you had to be there. It was quite awesome to watch him pull it off. It certainly caught the MBC commentators and everyone in the audience off guard. And it shocked the heck out of me. | ||
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dronebabo
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mensrea
Canada5062 Posts
On August 23 2004 15:19 dronebabo wrote: that was awesome :D how would you go about countering that? Type "GG."  | ||
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3k.alk0r
United States72 Posts
:D Ahaha! Was it just me or did terran play very conservatively? | ||
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juSblazin
United States691 Posts
On August 23 2004 15:26 3k.alk0r wrote: :D Ahaha! Was it just me or did terran play very conservatively? yeh even tho ra is god, it seemed like goodfriend wasnt doing much interms of units. still very gg | ||
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Gosuless
Canada5 Posts
lets try this again ppl need to let me know if they can download the torrent and if im seeding it right but here we go remember this is a work in progress me and emlary and saro will hopefully work on making it better http://www.replaydatabase.com/Vods/ | ||
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FuDDx
United States5018 Posts
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pfff
Belgium1352 Posts
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juSblazin
United States691 Posts
On August 23 2004 16:11 pfff wrote: i wonder who cleans up all the sperm when the commentators come at cool moves like that ROFLMAO | ||
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ky[Z]
China1730 Posts
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Commander{+}
United States2878 Posts
[EDIT: sorry, friend. Had to edit out the spoiler. But, yeah, my thoughts exactly. - mensrea] | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22261 Posts
On August 23 2004 16:11 pfff wrote: i wonder who cleans up all the sperm when the commentators come at cool moves like that That's why they really keep Tossgirl around. | ||
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BlueShift
United States334 Posts
To me, his pvt game has gone to shit recently. First instead of going toe to toe with Oov in OGN groups, he does some wierd ass off cannon move that doesn't work at all. Then he loses to Ddang trying the same thing, then he loses to Doggi! I mean come on, Doggi? He played his two games vs friend really well, especially game one where he just played a solid pvt game. When he first one MBC people were saying how he's untested because he didn't go up against any zergs, he had a really solid pvt. Now everyone's saying that he's the best pvz in the world but his pvt is lacking. I dunno i'm just a fan of pure solid play against T, nothing tricky, just goon ob opening and just out play him. If anyone can do it, Ra can but it just seems like he pussies out against Ts who have a rep of bieng tough. It's just sad when a player of his caliber fails to qualify for at LEAST the challange leage because of a player like Doggi. | ||
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dronebabo
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