[OSL] EVER OSL Semi-Final A: Flash vs Calm - Page 120

On January 02 2010 03:31 Shikyo wrote:
In game 3, Flash was becoming near mined out. Also, tanks are useful in huge clumps, but in small amounts they are incredibly easy and simple to pick off by ultraling. Flash really needed most of them at his expansions, or just a handful of Ultraling could have picked both of them off. Also, the tanks really were good because of the positioning, but in the open middle it would have been far easier to pick them off.

This is why, in my opinion, Calm just needed to turtle on 5 bases, possibly try to get the 6th, and wait for Flash to mine out. Eventually Flash would have to push with everything he has, but then Calm should be able to flank Flash's army a lot better in the open middle than at the expansions' chokes. His last few suicide attacks were absolutely terrible.

Another thing is that Calm had the early Greater Spire, and Flash had about 30 Siege Tanks. I don't understand why Calm couldn't have made a few Guardians. Flash couldn't be mobile with that kind of an army, so Calm wouldn't have to worry about the immobility.

I believe that Calm had a good chance to win it by waiting for Flash to mine out and also eventually securing his 6th base, but he suicided his army stupidly multiple times and hence lost.

On January 02 2010 03:31 Shikyo wrote:
In game 3, Flash was becoming near mined out. Also, tanks are useful in huge clumps, but in small amounts they are incredibly easy and simple to pick off by ultraling. Flash really needed most of them at his expansions, or just a handful of Ultraling could have picked both of them off. Also, the tanks really were good because of the positioning, but in the open middle it would have been far easier to pick them off.

This is why, in my opinion, Calm just needed to turtle on 5 bases, possibly try to get the 6th, and wait for Flash to mine out. Eventually Flash would have to push with everything he has, but then Calm should be able to flank Flash's army a lot better in the open middle than at the expansions' chokes. His last few suicide attacks were absolutely terrible.

Another thing is that Calm had the early Greater Spire, and Flash had about 30 Siege Tanks. I don't understand why Calm couldn't have made a few Guardians. Flash couldn't be mobile with that kind of an army, so Calm wouldn't have to worry about the immobility.

I believe that Calm had a good chance to win it by waiting for Flash to mine out and also eventually securing his 6th base, but he suicided his army stupidly multiple times and hence lost.

On January 02 2010 03:13 n.DieJokes wrote:
Good series, but was I the only one who thought calm's muta micro was pretty lackluster. Just watched all four games consecutively and he was constantly running his muta's into flash's ball accidentally and he wasn't firing. In set one he was trying to bust down the turrets without microing at all and he didn't finish them off. He was just bleeding mutas in every set swooping take out marines, taking lots of damage, and pulling out without actually firing and generally waiting far to long as his timing window closes to take out relatively small groups of MnM. Obv set two was showcased great micro but his micro in the other sets just wasn't very good

On January 02 2010 03:40 Lebesgue wrote:
Fuck yeah Flash!

Just watched all the games and I have o say it was amazing series. Especially game 3 was epic.

Regarding Calm's muta control, it wasn't poor. Flash just has incredible MnM control. He focused on that aspect of his game during his preparation to the series. Calm muta control was actually pretty pretty good overall.

On January 02 2010 03:31 Shikyo wrote:
In game 3, Flash was becoming near mined out. Also, tanks are useful in huge clumps, but in small amounts they are incredibly easy and simple to pick off by ultraling. Flash really needed most of them at his expansions, or just a handful of Ultraling could have picked both of them off. Also, the tanks really were good because of the positioning, but in the open middle it would have been far easier to pick them off.

This is why, in my opinion, Calm just needed to turtle on 5 bases, possibly try to get the 6th, and wait for Flash to mine out. Eventually Flash would have to push with everything he has, but then Calm should be able to flank Flash's army a lot better in the open middle than at the expansions' chokes. His last few suicide attacks were absolutely terrible.

Another thing is that Calm had the early Greater Spire, and Flash had about 30 Siege Tanks. I don't understand why Calm couldn't have made a few Guardians. Flash couldn't be mobile with that kind of an army, so Calm wouldn't have to worry about the immobility.

I believe that Calm had a good chance to win it by waiting for Flash to mine out and also eventually securing his 6th base, but he suicided his army stupidly multiple times and hence lost.

On January 02 2010 03:31 Shikyo wrote:
In game 3, Flash was becoming near mined out. Also, tanks are useful in huge clumps, but in small amounts they are incredibly easy and simple to pick off by ultraling. Flash really needed most of them at his expansions, or just a handful of Ultraling could have picked both of them off. Also, the tanks really were good because of the positioning, but in the open middle it would have been far easier to pick them off.

This is why, in my opinion, Calm just needed to turtle on 5 bases, possibly try to get the 6th, and wait for Flash to mine out. Eventually Flash would have to push with everything he has, but then Calm should be able to flank Flash's army a lot better in the open middle than at the expansions' chokes. His last few suicide attacks were absolutely terrible.

Another thing is that Calm had the early Greater Spire, and Flash had about 30 Siege Tanks. I don't understand why Calm couldn't have made a few Guardians. Flash couldn't be mobile with that kind of an army, so Calm wouldn't have to worry about the immobility.

I believe that Calm had a good chance to win it by waiting for Flash to mine out and also eventually securing his 6th base, but he suicided his army stupidly multiple times and hence lost.

On January 02 2010 03:31 Shikyo wrote:
In game 3, Flash was becoming near mined out. Also, tanks are useful in huge clumps, but in small amounts they are incredibly easy and simple to pick off by ultraling. Flash really needed most of them at his expansions, or just a handful of Ultraling could have picked both of them off. Also, the tanks really were good because of the positioning, but in the open middle it would have been far easier to pick them off.

This is why, in my opinion, Calm just needed to turtle on 5 bases, possibly try to get the 6th, and wait for Flash to mine out. Eventually Flash would have to push with everything he has, but then Calm should be able to flank Flash's army a lot better in the open middle than at the expansions' chokes. His last few suicide attacks were absolutely terrible.

Another thing is that Calm had the early Greater Spire, and Flash had about 30 Siege Tanks. I don't understand why Calm couldn't have made a few Guardians. Flash couldn't be mobile with that kind of an army, so Calm wouldn't have to worry about the immobility.

I believe that Calm had a good chance to win it by waiting for Flash to mine out and also eventually securing his 6th base, but he suicided his army stupidly multiple times and hence lost.

On January 02 2010 03:40 Lebesgue wrote:
Fuck yeah Flash!

Just watched all the games and I have o say it was amazing series. Especially game 3 was epic.

Regarding Calm's muta control, it wasn't poor. Flash just has incredible MnM control. He focused on that aspect of his game during his preparation to the series. Calm muta control was actually pretty pretty good overall.