Though this is said mostly in jest, I do hope that Larva manages to qualify and make it to the upper stages of the next ASL. He deserves recognition for how well he's been playing. I remember back even during the Sonic era, he was helping out Sonic with preparation (from what I could tell and such). Despite his antics, he's pretty passionate about the game and has some of the better mutalisk micro among zergs too.

Magic Powers

Austria4478 Posts

June 21 2017 20:29 GMT

#270

I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've never seen a single BW player who's playstyle seemed this besieging to me. Larva is like a dragon breathing down the knight's neck. He uses every chance he gets to put more pressure, yet he's also disciplined and flees at the right time, and his ability to defend multiple bases is uncanny. Not just that Larva has already been giving top pros a run for their money, he's actually still climbing the ranks, still improving his winrate, still plugging holes in his game, it's almost unbelievable.

One thing that I find that he can still improve is his ZvT anti-eraser defense. I think he needs to upgrade burrow sooner because I see him losing games to that tactic. If he fixes that and other such things I'm pretty sure he'll soon be an even match for Last - or he could even surpass him.

Bakuryu

Germany1065 Posts

June 21 2017 21:34 GMT

#271

On June 21 2017 06:18 L_Master wrote:

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Haha why, you're a zerg after all! Is it just not a composition you like seeing zergs using against mines? :D

because the instant you see the mines unborrow, you know you will lose your lurker/defiler. Your reflex to save your units with micro will not help. Even panic burrow or swarm/plague will not save your precious unit. you can only shout NOOOO! in disbelief and watch for 1,5 seconds how the ruthless spidermine hunts down its prey.

On April 27 2017 23:56 Bakuryu wrote:
"It is going to happen, and no matter what you wish. No matter where you go, No matter how you squirrel. There is nothing you can do... to stop it!"
Exhaustion, Frustration, Despair.
i just love to see Zerg suffer.

outscar

2832 Posts

June 21 2017 21:43 GMT

#272

On June 22 2017 01:48 Netto. wrote:
Larva has just all-killed team consisting of Flash, JD and Bisu.

Holy fck! Someone send him balloons !

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

June 21 2017 21:45 GMT

#273

On June 22 2017 06:43 outscar wrote:

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Holy fck! Someone send him balloons !

sounds like we have a volunteer! He beat JD on Alternative, 2011 map that barely saw much play and then Flash on Outsider I believe. Not sure about Bisu, missed it.

L_Master

United States8017 Posts

June 21 2017 21:49 GMT

#274

On June 22 2017 06:34 Bakuryu wrote:

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Haha savage! But I know for sure this feeling you are talking about, you try but indeed it does nothing!

L_Master

United States8017 Posts

June 21 2017 21:50 GMT

#275

On June 22 2017 05:29 Magic Powers wrote:
I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've never seen a single BW player who's playstyle seemed this besieging to me. Larva is like a dragon breathing down the knight's neck. He uses every chance he gets to put more pressure, yet he's also disciplined and flees at the right time, and his ability to defend multiple bases is uncanny. Not just that Larva has already been giving top pros a run for their money, he's actually still climbing the ranks, still improving his winrate, still plugging holes in his game, it's almost unbelievable.

One thing that I find that he can still improve is his ZvT anti-eraser defense. I think he needs to upgrade burrow sooner because I see him losing games to that tactic. If he fixes that and other such things I'm pretty sure he'll soon be an even match for Last - or he could even surpass him.

You mean Flash?

Magic Powers

Austria4478 Posts

June 21 2017 22:39 GMT

#276

I think Last is currently better at TvZ than Flash.

xccam

Great Britain1150 Posts

June 21 2017 22:43 GMT

#277

On June 22 2017 07:39 Magic Powers wrote:
I think Last is currently better at TvZ than Flash.

I'd agree with that. Watching Larva play he seems more comfortable vs FlaSh

Eleonora

29 Posts

June 22 2017 22:03 GMT

#278

On June 19 2017 19:28 Netto. wrote:
He just received 30000 ballons from one guy and reset the timer to 100 hours again. It will be over 5 days of nonstop streaming.

Larva getting 30k Ballons :

Going back at this day, games weren't posted i think :

On June 13 2017 23:11 Netto. wrote:
Incredible performance by Larva today. Beating Flash in two straight 30+ minute games. When he is on fire he looks invincible, no matter what Flash throws at him.

(starts 1h32)

(up until 1h38)

Starts with 2 - 0 for FlaSh, in two short games, then :

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Larva wins 2 very long macro games, followed by a quick third win with heavy muta micro.
Then there's a game (second video, one hour mark) where he manages to reboot a FlaSh firebat early agression, before leaving because he has connection problems seemingly (not sure if he was ahead, could've been 4 - 2).
Games n°7 is again a quick Muta win for Larva and n°8 is this one :
On June 14 2017 00:10 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
8 drophsips trying to land.Larva:not gonna happen.

So in the end, 5 - 3 for Larva that could (should ?) have been 6 - 2. He got 2 x 5000 ballons following this serie btw (1:40:50)

Enjoy !

L_Master

United States8017 Posts

June 22 2017 22:30 GMT

#279

On June 22 2017 07:39 Magic Powers wrote:
I think Last is currently better at TvZ than Flash.

I will say FlaSh has significantly better results in ASL and other tournaments, consistently is higher in the month Afreeca Top 5 rankings in each MU, etc. Unless there is something I'm missing, the statistics clearly indicate FlaSh is better.

That said, I'm more than happy to hear from a subjective standpoint what Last is doing to make his TvZ feels stronger than FlaSh's.

Magic Powers

Austria4478 Posts

June 23 2017 00:54 GMT

#280

It's just a feeling I get from watching them play in recent weeks. Just my personal opinion, nothing objective. And I'm only talking about TvZ, in the other matchups I think Flash is better.