On August 18 2014 02:07 Falling wrote: I submit that the Stove still works in the modern era, and against a better player. Just so long as they don't know about the build (so I suppose bumping this thread is counter productive.)
On the docket: Evidence A
Mind you it IS modified based on a Nightmarjaroo's replay. But I liked it because it relies on your opponent scouting you and seeing everything is normal, rather than blocking and being super suspicious early game. It delays tech a little, but gives me a small strike force.
And of course Confidence is key.
(Sorry Qikz, this is a brag post of sorts, but if it is any consolation, I did it because I didn't want to face your drop play.)
its all good. I remember watching that rep and talking to qikz on how to deal with it. That build as chef says only works on players who don't know what is going on. Despa won't fall for that again!!
On August 18 2014 13:41 puppykiller wrote: Are you really gonna brag about beating someone who just got passed D+ for the first time in a PvT with that bo?
why shouldn't he? It's all in good fun and shows that the stove still has a place even if its more of a surprise build. Also, Qikz is C- now though I dunno how he would rate his TvP.
On August 18 2014 13:41 puppykiller wrote: Are you really gonna brag about beating someone who just got passed D+ for the first time in a PvT with that bo?
When I've never gotten past 1700 on iccup, sure. But C- you mean for Qikz.
On August 18 2014 13:41 puppykiller wrote: Are you really gonna brag about beating someone who just got passed D+ for the first time in a PvT with that bo?
When I've never gotten past 1700 on iccup, sure. But C- you mean for Qikz.
But jokes, man. Qikz and I are cool (I think).
I dunno, if I was Qikz, I would be pretty pissed about losing to the stove He's probably scheming as we speak!
On August 18 2014 13:41 puppykiller wrote: Are you really gonna brag about beating someone who just got passed D+ for the first time in a PvT with that bo?
When I've never gotten past 1700 on iccup, sure. But C- you mean for Qikz.
I couldn't type C- because I had spilled water on my keyboard yesterday and the "c" key wasn't working.
But still like really? Usually people don't like it when you show reps of winning with strats like this. This is the sort of strat you use to shit on someone else. I think that it is pretty BM to post it.
Fair enough, but I didn't see it as a bm build. I was matched up against Qikz, and I knew he usually does drop play. With my practice partners, I was absolutely failing to defend drop play on Aztec, but I remembered this build which is completely wonky and I wanted to throw him off his game with something weird. Dictate the flow of play if you will. (And if I was going to lose, I wanted to lose, failing at the Stove rather than just fizzling out as most of my poor defence vs drop plays were going. Go out in the blaze of glory.)
And it happened to work, and so I thought I'd post a successful game between two relatively even opponents. (I feel like you are approaching this as though I'm some B+ player stomping D newbies or something.) The 'bragging' part was a joke, but if Qikz truly feels I'm bm'ing him, he's free to open double rax proxy in my base or whatever and post that. I guess it could be interpreted as bm, but that was never the intention in selecting it as a strat in the first place.
EPT
He's probably scheming as we speak!
