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[Trans]Learn to watch ZvZ by Shark Part1. - Page 3

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thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
February 16 2011 02:14 GMT
#41
Great article. Thanks a lot for the translation.
Tennet
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1458 Posts
February 16 2011 02:28 GMT
#42
Great read, and <3 shark (considering my quote is from him). After watching hyungjoon becomes a progamer i've been a big fan of him. Thanks for the translation!
"The harder it gets, the more you need to focus on the basics." - Seo Gyung Jong
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5536 Posts
February 16 2011 02:32 GMT
#43
Very interesting. Thanks for the translation and Thanks to shark for writing this up.
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Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
February 16 2011 02:33 GMT
#44
A ton of people could learn from this. Thanks Shark!
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Zim23
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1681 Posts
February 16 2011 02:56 GMT
#45
Awesome, I love this.
Do an arranged marriage if she's not completely minging, and don't worry about dancing, get a go-kart, cheers.
buwitre
Profile Joined January 2011
Philippines22 Posts
February 16 2011 03:06 GMT
#46
Thanks so much for this. The translations IMO are a big part of what makes TL such a great resource.
chongu
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Malaysia2599 Posts
February 16 2011 03:15 GMT
#47
Hmmmmm, never bothered much about second overlords :D i always tot overlords meeting would just imply base locations.... never thought abt anything beyond that. cheerio dude : )
SC2 is to BW, what coke is to wine.
Black[CAT]
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Malaysia2589 Posts
February 16 2011 03:29 GMT
#48
Amazing knowledge given out by Shark, stuff's that usually progamers only know. Made me realize that ZvZ is very deep as well.
You mean ESPORTS isnt a synonym for SC2? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -Proud owner of a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry Blue Switches- BW or SC2? Why not both?
HaruHaru
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States988 Posts
February 16 2011 03:39 GMT
#49
ooo interesting can't wait for the other 2 articles
Long live BroodWar!
RYZmooN
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada575 Posts
February 16 2011 04:08 GMT
#50
On February 16 2011 05:02 KazKamasa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2011 04:52 Essbee wrote:
Nice read but I'm probably one of the few who already like ZvZ. I like how this match up is micro-heavy but this adds more excitement as I read about the 3rd resource


Same here =)


not only i love (and pwn) at ZvZ, i LOVE ZvZ matches! i dont care if the game end in a ling fight or muta/plague late game fight but its just sooo king fun to watch!
so count me too!!
How do u doto?
crazeman
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
664 Posts
February 16 2011 04:23 GMT
#51
wow shark from hyunjoon becomes a progamer? I didn't know he became a commentator O_o
Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-16 05:18:25
February 16 2011 04:27 GMT
#52
This is really cool, thanks a ton for translation. My first thought was to spotlight but Mani always beats me.

looking forward to part 2!
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
February 16 2011 04:46 GMT
#53
I always knew the larva management was considered a 3rd resource, but I never considered overlord timing. Nice tip to pick up. Thanks for translation
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Ack1027
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States7873 Posts
February 16 2011 04:49 GMT
#54
Awesome idea by shark. It's one of those ideas that once you hear about it you wonder why nobody tried it before.

Having Nal_rA or Kingdom talk about PvP would be very interesting.
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
February 16 2011 05:07 GMT
#55
Thanks for translating this. I like ZvZ (and I like TvT too lol), but TL really needed someone with credibility to get them pumped for the finals. Lots of people disregard these matchups just because of common opinion, when that opinion is really rooted from like 8 years ago and doesn't have much to do with how the game is played now.

LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
February 16 2011 05:17 GMT
#56
Wow this is definitely amazing. Although I have always liked ZvZ I can appreciate it a lot more with all this information that I never knew. He's right haha I'll be glaring at my screen harder the next time I watch a ZvZ and this will definitely make it even more fun to watch ^_^

Thank you so much for translating this! It is very much appreciated. Actually now that I know this, my ZvZ can be improved with this information.
"So I turned the lights off at night and practiced by myself"
Superiorwolf
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States5509 Posts
February 16 2011 05:20 GMT
#57
Thanks for the translation! ZvZ was always a matchup I actually enjoyed playing a lot and was my best (although my favorite matchup was probably ZvP, and favorite to watch ZvT). I loved the tiny tiny intricacies that really could make or break a game!
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IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
February 16 2011 05:32 GMT
#58
You scout with drones on big maps usually. On some maps you can determine position with the first overlord (3 player maps) or by being lucky with your first OL. On some other maps, like say, colosseum, which are pretty big you can't stay that much time guessing what he's doing (since it has no "ramp" and it's harder to defend and it's "easy" to get an expo.

So you can't really let your opponent take an expo without you taking one, but you can't also take an expo and have the risk of being overran with 9p speedlings. So if you got unlucky with OL scout, you need to drone scout. Or just blind 9 pool and force him not to expo (which could turn bad if he holds )
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Zona
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
40426 Posts
February 16 2011 07:43 GMT
#59
Thanks for the translation. I especially like this kind of stuff.
"If you try responding to those absurd posts every day, you become more damaged. So I pay no attention to them at all." Jung Myung Hoon (aka Fantasy), as translated by Kimoleon
Grape
Profile Joined April 2010
145 Posts
February 16 2011 09:22 GMT
#60
Quite an interesting read. ZvZ is deep, deep! Thanks a bunch for the translation. Looking forward for the second part.
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