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asl-ninja
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
78 Posts
December 16 2009 03:51 GMT
#201
ye fast expo imba 27-0 :d
Entusman #41 asl-ninja!
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
December 16 2009 04:03 GMT
#202
On December 16 2009 12:51 asl-ninja wrote:
ye fast expo imba 27-0 :d


for the nth time, it's 27-3

-_-
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Halfpastnoob
Profile Joined June 2009
United States191 Posts
December 16 2009 04:08 GMT
#203
Awesome article!
tl;dr
horang3
Profile Joined November 2009
United States261 Posts
December 16 2009 04:16 GMT
#204
Very interesting article. It's weird that he was known as the "macro monster" but according to this, his macro wasn't all that impressive. I suppose saying " economics master" would be more accurate, it's just too bad that it's not as catchy.
Do great work
Rainbow
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States249 Posts
December 16 2009 04:21 GMT
#205
I totally expected the Greatest Gorilla.

Other than that, amazing write up. I can't explain how fantastic it is in words, other than the ones I'm writing as of now.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17731 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-16 04:33:03
December 16 2009 04:28 GMT
#206
On December 16 2009 13:16 horang3 wrote:
Very interesting article. It's weird that he was known as the "macro monster" but according to this, his macro wasn't all that impressive. I suppose saying " economics master" would be more accurate, it's just too bad that it's not as catchy.

i think its more a sematic* (is that the word) issue. Most people think macro is just having your rax/fact/ccs not idle/keeping your mins low and not missing your supply depots but macro is much much more with expo timings and knowing when to add additional production buildings stuff like that. While the former is something oov wasnt the best at actually in some fpvods he was even subpar in that aspect the latter he had no equal too. Flash is probably the closest.

I remember while watching oov vs rage on colosseum he first introduced his new tvp build. He got a huge lead from a vult raid but later on in the game it really showed how his mechanics have faltered because he got pretty sloppy at the end.

Just read this again and just noticed again what oov was. Actually wondered what if oov played chess or poker hehe.
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
CapO
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1615 Posts
December 16 2009 04:32 GMT
#207
On December 16 2009 10:07 dukethegold wrote:
Oh man, this is great. Oov is like the least acknowledged amongst the four Bonjwas. Boxer is a legend amongst legends. Nada is the most successful of all time. Savior is the most recent - hence the greatest of TL following. Oov seems to be the underdog. I knew nothing about his career except that he turned Starcraft into the modern (and some may say boring) macrofest.

This article is very enlightening.


the least acknowledged? eh? i am not sure about others, but in my opinion, iloveoov was the most "feared and dominant" bonjwa in the history of all starcraft.

seriously, this guy was a monster, man. boxer revolutionized the beginning of starcraft, nada has been constantly dominant throughout, savior was a bonjwa for awhile, but still, iloveoov,,, was nuts man... it was just hella unbelievable watching his games... like whenever you watch his games, iloveoov and his opponent seem to be playing at an equal level, but after a bit into the game, you just see iloveoov's army in huge numbers just run over his opponent's army.. it was just amazing to see how he could produce so many units.. a cheater he is.. really.
SNSD fan
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17731 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-16 04:35:16
December 16 2009 04:34 GMT
#208
he meant it as in least acknowledged on tl i think which is true.
"Nana is a goddess. Or at very least, Nana is my goddess." - KazeHydra
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
December 16 2009 05:06 GMT
#209
Wasn't oov sick at some point in the past year? Whatever happened to that, was it serious or something minor? Anyone know?
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
DoX.)
Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
December 16 2009 05:22 GMT
#210
amen to this awesome article

Economic aggression is soooo sexy
Avidkeystamper
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States8556 Posts
December 16 2009 05:43 GMT
#211
On December 16 2009 14:06 GreEny K wrote:
Wasn't oov sick at some point in the past year? Whatever happened to that, was it serious or something minor? Anyone know?

I think he practiced so much for the Heritage League, he burnt out (fainted).
Jaedong
InfeSteD
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States4658 Posts
December 16 2009 05:54 GMT
#212
Ilove Iloveoov....

hes my fav progamer of all time... his imba games were amazing to watch and how he crushed any army with his humongous ARMY :O
w/e
chongu
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Malaysia2593 Posts
December 16 2009 06:42 GMT
#213
wwhaaatttt? Oov was married?? thats pretty amazing!!1 and nice bump : )
SC2 is to BW, what coke is to wine.
RebirthOfLeGenD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
USA5860 Posts
December 16 2009 06:55 GMT
#214
On December 16 2009 15:42 chongu wrote:
wwhaaatttt? Oov was married?? thats pretty amazing!!1 and nice bump : )

What is with the past tense? Did I miss something?
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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
December 16 2009 07:08 GMT
#215
Oov is married.
Avidkeystamper
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States8556 Posts
December 16 2009 07:11 GMT
#216
He meant the act of marrying, not the marital status.
Jaedong
ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
December 16 2009 07:13 GMT
#217
I was expecting the title to be "iloveoov: The Greatest Gorilla"
I'm on GOLD CHAIN
AmstAff
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Germany949 Posts
December 16 2009 07:57 GMT
#218
thx for bumping this up. was really nice to read.!
after 2 years i reached it = marine icon
AttackZerg
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States7465 Posts
December 16 2009 08:00 GMT
#219
Ver did total justice with this peice. I'm sure I posted that earlier in this thread . True master peice!
CakeOrI)eath
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States327 Posts
January 09 2010 03:59 GMT
#220
bump for amazing read.
I read the similar article for savior a month back and of course I've seen 50-thousand Boxer highlight reels but I've been wondering for a while why iloveoov was so good. Between this post and Plexa's amazing writeup referenced by the OP. All questions answered. ty Ver!!!
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