On February 01 2014 10:19 Antisocialmunky wrote: It is amusing to think that Flash's god-like dominance might have just coincided with a mass slump of Protoss players caused by Zerg domination.
Although many of you are disappointed that the Group H cast was postponed, I am ecstatic. Had it been on a Saturday for Americans, I wouldn't have been able to watch it, thus making me sad, and none of us should want me to be sad.
On February 01 2014 13:42 SynC[gm] wrote: Although many of you are disappointed that the Group H cast was postponed, I am ecstatic. Had it been on a Saturday for Americans, I wouldn't have been able to watch it, thus making me sad, and none of us should want me to be sad.
On February 01 2014 15:25 Mirabel_ wrote: If you didn't resent the Bo1 advancement rounds before the group of death, you'll surely resent them when it's over.
On February 01 2014 15:56 Brad` wrote: Nah, I wish he'd do everything bo1 with 2 groups in a day so that we could to series play faster. Groups are taking waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long.
While I don't think everything should be Bo1, the change to the format has definitely made the broadcasts more bearable (we've seen a decrease of 2 hours since the change, which is very nice). But the stakes are soooooo high with the last three matches being Bo1, anything is possible (which is what makes it so damn scary).
On February 01 2014 10:19 Antisocialmunky wrote: It is amusing to think that Flash's god-like dominance might have just coincided with a mass slump of Protoss players caused by Zerg domination.
Flash's most dominant year was 2010, and the "two years before Bisu's last game" selected for the stats starts on September 28, 2012, so only 25% of 2010 is included.
I could also go into how much easier it is to maintain higher winrates when you never make it deep into individual leagues, but won't since that'd be a low blow ... oops, guess I just did =P
On February 01 2014 13:42 SynC[gm] wrote: Although many of you are disappointed that the Group H cast was postponed, I am ecstatic. Had it been on a Saturday for Americans, I wouldn't have been able to watch it, thus making me sad, and none of us should want me to be sad.
Wouldn't call that a postponement since it's been announced this way since the start. They wouldn't let Bisu play on Saturday cuz that means extra fans arriving + they need the week to install extra security measures.
On February 01 2014 15:56 Brad` wrote: Nah, I wish he'd do everything bo1 with 2 groups in a day so that we could to series play faster. Groups are taking waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long.
While I don't think everything should be Bo1, the change to the format has definitely made the broadcasts more bearable (we've seen a decrease of 2 hours since the change, which is very nice). But the stakes are soooooo high with the last three matches being Bo1, anything is possible (which is what makes it so damn scary).
tbh I think it's just way too high but I'm not sure what can be done to fix that.
On February 01 2014 16:28 Brad` wrote: Who has been eliminated that you feel would/could have advanced with a bo3 final? I feel like the better players have been winning anyway.
I was going to say Killer then realized he lost a BO3 to mong lol. + Show Spoiler +
I think lazy might've won against Jangbi had it been a BO3, same with shuttle against mini since all it takes is one mistake and you're out of the tourney at that point. Having said that, glad that Jangbi advanced. Losing 2-0 to larvae was rage-worthy though.
On February 01 2014 15:56 Brad` wrote: Nah, I wish he'd do everything bo1 with 2 groups in a day so that we could to series play faster. Groups are taking waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long.
While I don't think everything should be Bo1, the change to the format has definitely made the broadcasts more bearable (we've seen a decrease of 2 hours since the change, which is very nice). But the stakes are soooooo high with the last three matches being Bo1, anything is possible (which is what makes it so damn scary).
Well, this decrease also depends on the games themselves and the amount of technical issues and stuff. New format just made it so there's one or two games less. That hardly accounts for two hours decrease.
On February 01 2014 23:06 zlosynus wrote: When is this group scheduled? Looks interesting, sadly probably the most interesting winner's match-up is Bo1 which is bad.
Thursday, Feb 06 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00), a day after the YellOw, Nal_rA, Reach, and Goodfriend showmatches.
On February 01 2014 23:06 zlosynus wrote: When is this group scheduled? Looks interesting, sadly probably the most interesting winner's match-up is Bo1 which is bad.
Tuesday, Feb 05 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00), a day after the YellOw, Nal_rA, Reach, and Goodfriend showmatches.