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The 8th team's hostel unveiled - Page 4
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
Thanks for the pictures ryo love 'em! | ||
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Rostam
United States2552 Posts
On November 12 2011 01:02 Lavalamp799 wrote: So, are they playing BW full-time still? Is that a serious question? Thanks Ryo! On November 12 2011 01:31 setzer wrote: I think that is more of a problem of having a smaller amount of people to practice with and not the quality of each person. Overall I think we would see a way better Jaedong in ZvP if he was able to practice against Bisu and reach a modest 50%. Winning 50% of his games against the best PvZ player in the history of BW should almost always be more effective practice than against players who cannot come close to pushing Jaedong to his limits. If having good practice partners was that much of an advantage, everyone on KT would be the godliest vT players ever. Not so. ACE has always suffered from not having enough players to practice effectively, I feel this team will have the same problem until they expand their roster (I guess they will do so when they find a sponsor?) | ||
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DyEnasTy
United States3714 Posts
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Ryo
8787 Posts
On November 12 2011 02:44 Rostam wrote: Is that a serious question? Thanks Ryo! If having good practice partners was that much of an advantage, everyone on KT would be the godliest vT players ever. Not so. ACE has always suffered from not having enough players to practice effectively, I feel this team will have the same problem until they expand their roster (I guess they will do so when they find a sponsor?) My guess, and hope, is that they have online practice partners who were former B-teamers from the disbanded teams so that when a sponsor picks them up, these players can join Team 8. | ||
ArvickHero
10387 Posts
On November 12 2011 02:44 Rostam wrote: Is that a serious question? Thanks Ryo! If having good practice partners was that much of an advantage, everyone on KT would be the godliest vT players ever. Not so. ACE has always suffered from not having enough players to practice effectively, I feel this team will have the same problem until they expand their roster (I guess they will do so when they find a sponsor?) spot on. Team 8 will most likely have big hardships through the first round, because their understanding of the new maps will probably be less than the others, and they'll be very suspectible of being sniped by cheese and/or weird strategies. | ||
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Lavalamp799
United States554 Posts
Yes, I never followed the BW scene before.  I was just wondering since I heard of some BW players playing SC2, but wasn't sure what has come of it lately.. | ||
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jyLee
United States350 Posts
On November 12 2011 01:32 Masheyoon wrote: Curious, are these their study books for school, or some elite BW strategy books? There's a wide variety of books but most of them are leadership/inspirational books. I also see an economics book, excel 2007 book, and even a book about obama ^^. | ||
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Rostam
United States2552 Posts
On November 12 2011 03:23 Lavalamp799 wrote: Yes, I never followed the BW scene before. I was just wondering since I heard of some BW players playing SC2, but wasn't sure what has come of it lately.. They're practicing BW 12+ hours a day, I suspect they have no time to play other games for fun even if they wanted to. | ||
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LML
Germany1792 Posts
Might not be the same compared to their old houses, but obv they are very greatful to still be able to play and continue their career. gogo JD! | ||
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Sephy90
United States1785 Posts
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Klonere
Ireland4123 Posts
On November 12 2011 02:11 Black[CAT] wrote: Actually SC2 team houses looks like BW team houses. Oh I know that, its just SC2 team houses are not half as impressive as the big BW facilities and that this one is closer to the SC2 ones  | ||
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Release
United States4397 Posts
Like : "in a few weeks, it will be 8th team vs SKT" | ||
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ninini
Sweden1204 Posts
On November 12 2011 02:19 baubo wrote: I knew they shared rooms. I just expected bigger space overall. You know, like a nice dining area, sofas for resting, maybe table tennis, etc. But 175 sq. meter should allow for a living room barely enough for a stack of computers. 175 sq meter is huge. That's a luxury sized apartment or a large double story house. That picture is a bit misleading. Believe me, they have enough room. The problem is that the practice space is quite small, but since it's an apartment, that was probably the largest room they could find. There's probably 5 bedrooms/study rooms, a large kitchen, 2 bathrooms and another living room on top of that room. | ||
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MuK_x
743 Posts
On November 12 2011 03:56 Release wrote: does this team have a name yet? It's really awkward to keep calling 8th team. Like : "in a few weeks, it will be 8th team vs SKT" team Pal(meaning 8th in Korean) I mean team name is "team 8th or pal" whatever you like to call. | ||
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setzer
United States3284 Posts
On November 12 2011 02:44 Rostam wrote: Is that a serious question? Thanks Ryo! If having good practice partners was that much of an advantage, everyone on KT would be the godliest vT players ever. Not so. ACE has always suffered from not having enough players to practice effectively, I feel this team will have the same problem until they expand their roster (I guess they will do so when they find a sponsor?) Valid point, but how many different things do progamers need to practice for there to be a huge advantage with a much larger team? I could see instances where they won't be able to practice a matchup because another player is tied up, but there are still many practice partners out there to train online. Idra himself said the majority of practice time in BW was to maintain mechanics while he was in the CJ house. I don't see Jaedong benefiting more from playing a b-team zerg over Hydra and against a player like Hydra his micro is always going to be pushed to the limit, making the practice valuable as it forces you to get better. Against a player like BaBy Jaedong is going to develop better multi-tasking skills to defend drops and such; he isn't as likely to hone those skills playing Bee. There is a reason why every foreign organizations are sending many foreigners over to Korea in SC2. The environment and competition are so much better than elsewhere that is does make a huge difference. Pretty much every major successful foreigner has been to Korea to train at one point or another. | ||
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MangoTango
United States3670 Posts
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Grettin
42411 Posts
The team's practice schedule is from 10am to 10pm daily. In addition to that, players voluntarily put in extra practice hours. I will always be amazed about this. Would be impossible task to me. Thanks for the news Ryo! | ||
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Betalump
United States109 Posts
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tnud
Sweden2233 Posts
Good to see them practising again, Team8(?) fighting! | ||
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rslee
Canada226 Posts
On November 12 2011 03:56 Release wrote: does this team have a name yet? It's really awkward to keep calling 8th team. Like : "in a few weeks, it will be 8th team vs SKT" The name at the moment is "pal" which means 2 things in korean. 1. It means 8 because it is the either team. 2. It means "to sell." Because at some point this team will be sold, they thought it was a clever play on words to name it pal. And it is a clever play on words.. | ||
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