• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 12:33
CEST 18:33
KST 01:33
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Serral wins Maestros of the Game 226ByuL, and the Limitations of Standard Play3Team Liquid Map Contest #22: Results and Winners7Code S Season 2 (2026): RO4 and Finals Preview12TL.net Map Contest #22 - Voting & Ladder Map Selection7
Community News
MC vs IdrA, Boxer vs Nal_rA to be Legacy Matches @ BlizzCon405.0.16 Hotfix (June 30) - Balance + Bug Fixes39Weekly Cups (June 22-28): Zergs thrive in new patch5[TLMC] Summer 2026 Ladder Map Rotation05.0.16 patch for SC2 goes live (8 worker start)102
StarCraft 2
General
5.0.16 Hotfix (June 30) - Balance + Bug Fixes MC vs IdrA, Boxer vs Nal_rA to be Legacy Matches @ BlizzCon Is the larve respawn broken? 5.0.16 patch for SC2 goes live (8 worker start) Weekly Cups (June 29-July 5): Solar Doubles
Tourneys
HomeStory Cup 29 GSL CK #5 Race War RSL Revival: Season 6 - Qualifiers and Main Event Vespene Cup #1 — $300+ USD, July 10 Douyu Cup 2026: $20,000 Legends Event (June 26-28)
Strategy
[G] Having the right mentality to improve
Custom Maps
New Map Maker - Looking for Advice - Love or Hate Work In Progress Melee Maps [D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3
External Content
Mutation # 533 Die Together The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 532 Nuclear Family Mutation # 531 Experimental Artillery
Brood War
General
Snow On New ASL S22 Map, Zerg Nerf First season(s) of tastosis gomtv gsl vods? BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ ASL22 General Discussion ASL 22 Proposed Map Pool
Tourneys
CSLAN 4 is Coming! Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2 The Casual Games of the Week Thread [Megathread] Daily Proleagues
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Creating a full chart of Zerg builds Relatively freeroll strategies Why doesn't anyone use restoration?
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Dawn of War IV Summer Games Done Quick 2026! ZeroSpace at Steam NextFest - Last free demo
Dota 2
Looking for a Dota Mentor Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
NeO.D_StephenKing vs This Guy From 1 Million Dance TL Mafia Community Thread TL Mafia Power Rank Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread YouTube Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread The Games Industry And ATVI
Fan Clubs
The HerO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread Movie Discussion! Series you have seen recently... [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [TV/BOOK] *SPOILERS* Game of Thrones Discussion
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion McBoner: A hockey love story TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 Cricket [SPORT]
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
How to clean a TTe Thermaltake keyboard? Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Major Shifts in the Gaming I…
TrAiDoS
An Exploration of th…
waywardstrategy
I'm an arrogant trash talke…
FlaShFTW
Gauntlet SC2: A Retrospectiv…
Ctone23
ramps on octagon
StaticNine
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 7218 users

[OSL] Korean Air OSL 2 Grand Final - Page 189

Forum Index > Brood War Tournaments
Post a Reply
Prev 1 187 188 189 190 191 194 Next
Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6120 Posts
September 12 2010 02:19 GMT
#3761
gg Broodwar

Terran imba killed it.
#1 Terran hater
crazeh
Profile Joined August 2010
91 Posts
September 12 2010 02:26 GMT
#3762
I really hope its not the end of BW...Jaedong can come back from this. Mentally though he needs a rest. Just look at his face expressions from recent games compared to 2008 and early 2009. He has no confidence anymore it looks like and he plays like that too...messing up his micro and his drops when he never used to make mistakes in crucial situations. His micro and control used to get BETTER when it was a crucial moment.
infinity2k9
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom2397 Posts
September 12 2010 02:28 GMT
#3763
He can win his way through Fantasy through pure confidence and Fantasy's bad mnm control and mistakes, but here he can't.
Lebesgue
Profile Joined October 2008
4542 Posts
September 12 2010 02:31 GMT
#3764
On September 12 2010 11:19 Highways wrote:
gg Broodwar

Terran imba killed it.


Ah, your comments are always music to my ears
crazeh
Profile Joined August 2010
91 Posts
September 12 2010 02:34 GMT
#3765
On September 12 2010 11:28 infinity2k9 wrote:
He can win his way through Fantasy through pure confidence and Fantasy's bad mnm control and mistakes, but here he can't.

maybe...but JD's TvZ looked better in 2007 then it does now.
Draffut
Profile Joined July 2009
United States128 Posts
September 12 2010 02:40 GMT
#3766
On September 12 2010 11:04 infinity2k9 wrote:
Flash is 'bonjwa' cause he can choose the build he wants and ride it to victory, gg congrats... of course hes the best terran player ever but im just not happy with it. Zerg deserves a chance. Even a clever burrow move gets shut down with zero loss, wtf? Terran on 2base is literally unbreakable somehow, i know Flash is excellent at defence but cmon.. if done well you CANNOT break the defence at all. its actually impossible.

Even after building an impossible to break 4 bunkers at nat, you can simply move to main and defend with no problem.. the units are too cost effective.


Zerg usually have somewhat of a chance.

Let me know when Toss aren't being molested in every match.
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-12 02:54:48
September 12 2010 02:49 GMT
#3767
On September 12 2010 11:04 infinity2k9 wrote:
Flash is 'bonjwa' cause he can choose the build he wants and ride it to victory, gg congrats... of course hes the best terran player ever but im just not happy with it. Zerg deserves a chance. Even a clever burrow move gets shut down with zero loss, wtf? Terran on 2base is literally unbreakable somehow, i know Flash is excellent at defence but cmon.. if done well you CANNOT break the defence at all. its actually impossible.

Even after building an impossible to break 4 bunkers at nat, you can simply move to main and defend with no problem.. the units are too cost effective.

JD unburrowed those lings about a second before the mutas joined in, so by the time the mutas got there the lings were already mostly dead, he didn't time that attack properly (and the additional unburrowed lings were late as well). And zerg had a chance, remember swarm season? its protoss that haven't dominated much aside from the dragons in 08-09. Seriously, in all your recent posts all you seem to do is QQ about how JD is the greatest ever but terran is just too imba, nevermind the fact that Flash aside, JD was 70% vT this past year. So all the terrans suck ass against JD, but when Flash wins its "omfgwtfbbqhax terran imba!".. yeah sc2 forums are that-a-way.

On September 12 2010 11:25 infinity2k9 wrote:
He went 4pool because of the maps.. and by the time his first drop came swarm was nowhere near out in the 4th game. It was impossible to pull off somehow even though Flash did a failed 5rax, i just hate it. The fact a player like Light can be good at TvZ but suck at everything else completely is a good indication of what this matchup is like at true high level. One way a mistake is gg the other its a setback. Unless Zerg completely guesses a total build order win then they are behind...

So clearly the reason why Skyhigh is good at TvT but sucks at everything else is a good indication of what that matchup is like at true high level.. oh wait. And the 5-rax didn't really fail, because while he didn't kill of the nat, he took out almost all of JD's drones, so he ended up breaking even (at least), just like how the 4 pool didn't really fail, even though JD didn't win the game with it, but he did take out almost all the SCVs.

Yeah guy, you're kind of running on empty here.
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
Neo27
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States154 Posts
September 12 2010 02:49 GMT
#3768
It was a treat to see non-standard FvZ. I was pleased.
+ Show Spoiler +
Even though I cried about the result
"I was born too damn early! Where were these games when I was a kid?" - Angry Video Game Nerd
CROrens
Profile Joined May 2007
Croatia1005 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-12 02:56:34
September 12 2010 02:56 GMT
#3769
GREAT finals... best series so far... finally no turtling standard bullshit boring games, although im sad JD lost it was still epic to watch (i mean comon - 4 pool vs proxy rax in the finals!!)
There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of high explosives. - Anonymous ......||......Hyuk fan! \o/
infinity2k9
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom2397 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-12 02:59:21
September 12 2010 02:57 GMT
#3770
On September 12 2010 11:49 moopie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2010 11:04 infinity2k9 wrote:
Flash is 'bonjwa' cause he can choose the build he wants and ride it to victory, gg congrats... of course hes the best terran player ever but im just not happy with it. Zerg deserves a chance. Even a clever burrow move gets shut down with zero loss, wtf? Terran on 2base is literally unbreakable somehow, i know Flash is excellent at defence but cmon.. if done well you CANNOT break the defence at all. its actually impossible.

Even after building an impossible to break 4 bunkers at nat, you can simply move to main and defend with no problem.. the units are too cost effective.

JD unburrowed those lings about a second before the mutas joined in, so by the time the mutas got there the lings were already mostly dead, he didn't time that attack properly. And zerg had a chance, remember swarm season? its protoss that haven't dominated much aside from the dragons in 08-09. Seriously, in all your recent posts all you seem to do is QQ about how JD is the greatest ever but terran is just too imba, nevermind the fact that Flash aside, JD was 70% vT this past year. So all the terrans suck ass against JD, but when Flash wins its "omfgwtfbbqhax terran imba!".. yeah sc2 forums are that-a-way.

Show nested quote +
On September 12 2010 11:25 infinity2k9 wrote:
He went 4pool because of the maps.. and by the time his first drop came swarm was nowhere near out in the 4th game. It was impossible to pull off somehow even though Flash did a failed 5rax, i just hate it. The fact a player like Light can be good at TvZ but suck at everything else completely is a good indication of what this matchup is like at true high level. One way a mistake is gg the other its a setback. Unless Zerg completely guesses a total build order win then they are behind...

So clearly the reason why Skyhigh is good at TvT but sucks at everything else is a good indication of what that matchup is like at true high level.. oh wait. And the 5-rax didn't really fail, because while he didn't kill of the nat, he took out almost all of JD's drones, so he ended up breaking even (at least), just like how the 4 pool didn't really fail, even though JD didn't win the game with it, but he did take out almost all the SCVs.

Yeah guy, you're kind of running on empty here.


TvZ in 'swarm season' was 50% overall still. And just the fact he unburrowed a second too early caused him the loss, while Flash ran a whole control group of rines into stacked lurkers, how is that fair? I believe Protoss has a tough time too indeed and ZvP is also a ridiculous matchup at high-levels.. and these days when played well even TvP is favoured one way. I'm not a zerg sympathizer and if anything JD should have lost vs Stork..

Like i said before, TvZ is 54% overall. At such a high level this imbalance is going to show itself more. There's a whole history of terrans such as Casy and FBH who prove it already, i know no one likes to admit it but its seriously favoured one way.
moopie
Profile Joined July 2009
12605 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-12 03:22:55
September 12 2010 03:04 GMT
#3771
On September 12 2010 11:57 infinity2k9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2010 11:49 moopie wrote:
On September 12 2010 11:04 infinity2k9 wrote:
Flash is 'bonjwa' cause he can choose the build he wants and ride it to victory, gg congrats... of course hes the best terran player ever but im just not happy with it. Zerg deserves a chance. Even a clever burrow move gets shut down with zero loss, wtf? Terran on 2base is literally unbreakable somehow, i know Flash is excellent at defence but cmon.. if done well you CANNOT break the defence at all. its actually impossible.

Even after building an impossible to break 4 bunkers at nat, you can simply move to main and defend with no problem.. the units are too cost effective.

JD unburrowed those lings about a second before the mutas joined in, so by the time the mutas got there the lings were already mostly dead, he didn't time that attack properly. And zerg had a chance, remember swarm season? its protoss that haven't dominated much aside from the dragons in 08-09. Seriously, in all your recent posts all you seem to do is QQ about how JD is the greatest ever but terran is just too imba, nevermind the fact that Flash aside, JD was 70% vT this past year. So all the terrans suck ass against JD, but when Flash wins its "omfgwtfbbqhax terran imba!".. yeah sc2 forums are that-a-way.

On September 12 2010 11:25 infinity2k9 wrote:
He went 4pool because of the maps.. and by the time his first drop came swarm was nowhere near out in the 4th game. It was impossible to pull off somehow even though Flash did a failed 5rax, i just hate it. The fact a player like Light can be good at TvZ but suck at everything else completely is a good indication of what this matchup is like at true high level. One way a mistake is gg the other its a setback. Unless Zerg completely guesses a total build order win then they are behind...

So clearly the reason why Skyhigh is good at TvT but sucks at everything else is a good indication of what that matchup is like at true high level.. oh wait. And the 5-rax didn't really fail, because while he didn't kill of the nat, he took out almost all of JD's drones, so he ended up breaking even (at least), just like how the 4 pool didn't really fail, even though JD didn't win the game with it, but he did take out almost all the SCVs.

Yeah guy, you're kind of running on empty here.


TvZ in 'swarm season' was 50% overall still. And just the fact he unburrowed a second too early caused him the loss, while Flash ran a whole control group of rines into stacked lurkers, how is that fair? I believe Protoss has a tough time too indeed and ZvP is also a ridiculous matchup at high-levels.. and these days when played well even TvP is favoured one way. I'm not a zerg sympathizer and if anything JD should have lost vs Stork..

Like i said before, TvZ is 54% overall. At such a high level this imbalance is going to show itself more. There's a whole history of terrans such as Casy and FBH who prove it already, i know no one likes to admit it but its seriously favoured one way.


Count the units going into that, Flash had 22 marines (with stim), 1 firebat and 5 medics in that attack (possibly a couple more marines in the back, was hard to get them all on the screen at once), since he went for a 4-rax aggressive opening. JD had 12 burrowed lings, 5-6 additional unburrowed ones and around 7-8 mutas. JD tried to play it more econ and get a midgame advantage (like taking that early 3rd), which is perfectly fine, but it doesn't work against an aggressive opening like that. I guess JD either expected a 2 rax opening from flash -> less marines, or that Flash would run forward so JD could unburrow afterwards and demolish his main. Doesn't always work like it, though it would have been a good strategy had it played out like that. It just came down to flash being aggressive, and JD building up for a latergame.
JD was heavily outnumbered in that attack, and unburrowing 12 lings from under 20+ marines (w/ stim) a second before the rest of the units arrive doesn't help. That's like accidentally walking 6 goons into the range of 12 tanks for a second before realizing it and trying to back out, doesn't work well.

I mean, if Flash goes 14cc (blind or after scout), people complain about his midgame advantage. If flash turtles off 2 base and mechs, people complain. If flash goes aggressive, people complain.

You say that TvZ is very imba, which I would agree that it does favor terrans somewhat (though maps have a lot to do with it). But again, JvT is hugely JD favored (70% vs any other non-flash terran), no other terran can put up a fight against him. Do people cry Z imba? no. JD and Flash are just on a whole different level, they find ways around the race/map favoring with their builds and executions. You can't have it both ways.

And 1-hit wonder specialists (i.e snipers) exist for every matchup, not just TvZ. It has to do with a lot of things, like their playstyle, strategies, practice partners, etc.
I'm going to sleep, let me get some of that carpet.
Lebesgue
Profile Joined October 2008
4542 Posts
September 12 2010 03:11 GMT
#3772
People always complain. That's the one universal truth.

The burrow might have worked earlier when Flash didn't have that many marines and a fb. But Flash must have sensed sth and he never moved out as he often does. So by the time he moved out he had huge army with an extra fb which really helps. And as moopie explained, Jaedong didn't timed attack well.

But Jaedong was still in game at time though at a quite disadvantageous position. He needed to secure 3rd in time. He didn't...
infinity2k9
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom2397 Posts
September 12 2010 03:29 GMT
#3773
On September 12 2010 12:04 moopie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2010 11:57 infinity2k9 wrote:
On September 12 2010 11:49 moopie wrote:
On September 12 2010 11:04 infinity2k9 wrote:
Flash is 'bonjwa' cause he can choose the build he wants and ride it to victory, gg congrats... of course hes the best terran player ever but im just not happy with it. Zerg deserves a chance. Even a clever burrow move gets shut down with zero loss, wtf? Terran on 2base is literally unbreakable somehow, i know Flash is excellent at defence but cmon.. if done well you CANNOT break the defence at all. its actually impossible.

Even after building an impossible to break 4 bunkers at nat, you can simply move to main and defend with no problem.. the units are too cost effective.

JD unburrowed those lings about a second before the mutas joined in, so by the time the mutas got there the lings were already mostly dead, he didn't time that attack properly. And zerg had a chance, remember swarm season? its protoss that haven't dominated much aside from the dragons in 08-09. Seriously, in all your recent posts all you seem to do is QQ about how JD is the greatest ever but terran is just too imba, nevermind the fact that Flash aside, JD was 70% vT this past year. So all the terrans suck ass against JD, but when Flash wins its "omfgwtfbbqhax terran imba!".. yeah sc2 forums are that-a-way.

On September 12 2010 11:25 infinity2k9 wrote:
He went 4pool because of the maps.. and by the time his first drop came swarm was nowhere near out in the 4th game. It was impossible to pull off somehow even though Flash did a failed 5rax, i just hate it. The fact a player like Light can be good at TvZ but suck at everything else completely is a good indication of what this matchup is like at true high level. One way a mistake is gg the other its a setback. Unless Zerg completely guesses a total build order win then they are behind...

So clearly the reason why Skyhigh is good at TvT but sucks at everything else is a good indication of what that matchup is like at true high level.. oh wait. And the 5-rax didn't really fail, because while he didn't kill of the nat, he took out almost all of JD's drones, so he ended up breaking even (at least), just like how the 4 pool didn't really fail, even though JD didn't win the game with it, but he did take out almost all the SCVs.

Yeah guy, you're kind of running on empty here.


TvZ in 'swarm season' was 50% overall still. And just the fact he unburrowed a second too early caused him the loss, while Flash ran a whole control group of rines into stacked lurkers, how is that fair? I believe Protoss has a tough time too indeed and ZvP is also a ridiculous matchup at high-levels.. and these days when played well even TvP is favoured one way. I'm not a zerg sympathizer and if anything JD should have lost vs Stork..

Like i said before, TvZ is 54% overall. At such a high level this imbalance is going to show itself more. There's a whole history of terrans such as Casy and FBH who prove it already, i know no one likes to admit it but its seriously favoured one way.


Count the units going into that, Flash had 22 marines (with stim), 1 firebat and 5 medics in that attack (possibly a couple more marines in the back, was hard to get them all on the screen at once), since he went for a 4-rax aggressive opening. JD had 12 burrowed lings, 5-6 additional unburrowed ones and around 7-8 mutas. JD tried to play it more econ and get a midgame advantage (like taking that early 3rd), which is perfectly fine, but it doesn't work against an aggressive opening like that. I guess JD either expected a 2 rax opening from flash -> less marines, or that Flash would run forward so JD could unburrow afterwards and demolish his main. Doesn't always work like it, though it would have been a good strategy had it played out like that. It just came down to flash being aggressive, and JD building up for a latergame.
JD was heavily outnumbered in that attack, and unburrowing 12 lings from under 20+ marines (w/ stim) a second before the rest of the units arrive doesn't help. That's like accidentally walking 6 goons into the range of 12 tanks for a second before realizing it and trying to back out, doesn't work well.

I mean, if Flash goes 14cc (blind or after scout), people complain about his midgame advantage. If flash turtles off 2 base and mechs, people complain. If flash goes aggressive, people complain.

You say that TvZ is very imba, which I would agree that it does favor terrans somewhat (though maps have a lot to do with it). But again, JvT is hugely JD favored (70% vs any other non-flash terran), no other terran can put up a fight against him. Do people cry Z imba? no. JD and Flash are just on a whole different level, they find ways around the race/map favoring with their builds and executions. You can't have it both ways.

And 1-hit wonder specialists (i.e snipers) exist for every matchup, not just TvZ. It has to do with a lot of things, like their playstyle, strategies, practice partners, etc.


Yeah, i agree with your analysis, sorry i'm just frustrated that it seems like no matter what choice the Z does they can fall behind unless its 100% perfect execution. I just feel bad seeing JD apologize for his play when really what could he have done...
crazeh
Profile Joined August 2010
91 Posts
September 12 2010 03:59 GMT
#3774
On September 12 2010 12:29 infinity2k9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2010 12:04 moopie wrote:
On September 12 2010 11:57 infinity2k9 wrote:
On September 12 2010 11:49 moopie wrote:
On September 12 2010 11:04 infinity2k9 wrote:
Flash is 'bonjwa' cause he can choose the build he wants and ride it to victory, gg congrats... of course hes the best terran player ever but im just not happy with it. Zerg deserves a chance. Even a clever burrow move gets shut down with zero loss, wtf? Terran on 2base is literally unbreakable somehow, i know Flash is excellent at defence but cmon.. if done well you CANNOT break the defence at all. its actually impossible.

Even after building an impossible to break 4 bunkers at nat, you can simply move to main and defend with no problem.. the units are too cost effective.

JD unburrowed those lings about a second before the mutas joined in, so by the time the mutas got there the lings were already mostly dead, he didn't time that attack properly. And zerg had a chance, remember swarm season? its protoss that haven't dominated much aside from the dragons in 08-09. Seriously, in all your recent posts all you seem to do is QQ about how JD is the greatest ever but terran is just too imba, nevermind the fact that Flash aside, JD was 70% vT this past year. So all the terrans suck ass against JD, but when Flash wins its "omfgwtfbbqhax terran imba!".. yeah sc2 forums are that-a-way.

On September 12 2010 11:25 infinity2k9 wrote:
He went 4pool because of the maps.. and by the time his first drop came swarm was nowhere near out in the 4th game. It was impossible to pull off somehow even though Flash did a failed 5rax, i just hate it. The fact a player like Light can be good at TvZ but suck at everything else completely is a good indication of what this matchup is like at true high level. One way a mistake is gg the other its a setback. Unless Zerg completely guesses a total build order win then they are behind...

So clearly the reason why Skyhigh is good at TvT but sucks at everything else is a good indication of what that matchup is like at true high level.. oh wait. And the 5-rax didn't really fail, because while he didn't kill of the nat, he took out almost all of JD's drones, so he ended up breaking even (at least), just like how the 4 pool didn't really fail, even though JD didn't win the game with it, but he did take out almost all the SCVs.

Yeah guy, you're kind of running on empty here.


TvZ in 'swarm season' was 50% overall still. And just the fact he unburrowed a second too early caused him the loss, while Flash ran a whole control group of rines into stacked lurkers, how is that fair? I believe Protoss has a tough time too indeed and ZvP is also a ridiculous matchup at high-levels.. and these days when played well even TvP is favoured one way. I'm not a zerg sympathizer and if anything JD should have lost vs Stork..

Like i said before, TvZ is 54% overall. At such a high level this imbalance is going to show itself more. There's a whole history of terrans such as Casy and FBH who prove it already, i know no one likes to admit it but its seriously favoured one way.


Count the units going into that, Flash had 22 marines (with stim), 1 firebat and 5 medics in that attack (possibly a couple more marines in the back, was hard to get them all on the screen at once), since he went for a 4-rax aggressive opening. JD had 12 burrowed lings, 5-6 additional unburrowed ones and around 7-8 mutas. JD tried to play it more econ and get a midgame advantage (like taking that early 3rd), which is perfectly fine, but it doesn't work against an aggressive opening like that. I guess JD either expected a 2 rax opening from flash -> less marines, or that Flash would run forward so JD could unburrow afterwards and demolish his main. Doesn't always work like it, though it would have been a good strategy had it played out like that. It just came down to flash being aggressive, and JD building up for a latergame.
JD was heavily outnumbered in that attack, and unburrowing 12 lings from under 20+ marines (w/ stim) a second before the rest of the units arrive doesn't help. That's like accidentally walking 6 goons into the range of 12 tanks for a second before realizing it and trying to back out, doesn't work well.

I mean, if Flash goes 14cc (blind or after scout), people complain about his midgame advantage. If flash turtles off 2 base and mechs, people complain. If flash goes aggressive, people complain.

You say that TvZ is very imba, which I would agree that it does favor terrans somewhat (though maps have a lot to do with it). But again, JvT is hugely JD favored (70% vs any other non-flash terran), no other terran can put up a fight against him. Do people cry Z imba? no. JD and Flash are just on a whole different level, they find ways around the race/map favoring with their builds and executions. You can't have it both ways.

And 1-hit wonder specialists (i.e snipers) exist for every matchup, not just TvZ. It has to do with a lot of things, like their playstyle, strategies, practice partners, etc.


Yeah, i agree with your analysis, sorry i'm just frustrated that it seems like no matter what choice the Z does they can fall behind unless its 100% perfect execution. I just feel bad seeing JD apologize for his play when really what could he have done...


He could have played better...JD in no way played his 'perfect' game and lost because zerg 'can't win'. He miss microed and had bad control on many important attacks.
abcb
Profile Joined November 2007
United States136 Posts
September 12 2010 04:36 GMT
#3775
Just watched the vods, epic Montage!


On September 11 2010 21:24 aeroH wrote:
epic outro..
anyone know what this song is?


It look like they licensed all the songs from Secondhand Serenade's 3rd album.

Reach for the sky
Distance
World Turns
Something More
Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-12 04:40:49
September 12 2010 04:38 GMT
#3776
On September 12 2010 11:19 Highways wrote:
gg Broodwar

Terran imba killed it.


You must be loving SC2 then.
Lebesgue
Profile Joined October 2008
4542 Posts
September 12 2010 04:49 GMT
#3777
On September 12 2010 13:38 Womwomwom wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 12 2010 11:19 Highways wrote:
gg Broodwar

Terran imba killed it.


You must be loving SC2 then.


Highways is my favourite poster by far. Whenever Flash (or usually if any other Terran) wins he will post one day later his comment about T imba. The thread is simply not complete without it.
Fanatic-Templar
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada5819 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-12 05:01:02
September 12 2010 04:55 GMT
#3778
On September 12 2010 11:04 infinity2k9 wrote:
Flash is 'bonjwa' cause he can choose the build he wants and ride it to victory, gg congrats... of course hes the best terran player ever but im just not happy with it. Zerg deserves a chance. Even a clever burrow move gets shut down with zero loss, wtf? Terran on 2base is literally unbreakable somehow, i know Flash is excellent at defence but cmon.. if done well you CANNOT break the defence at all. its actually impossible.

Even after building an impossible to break 4 bunkers at nat, you can simply move to main and defend with no problem.. the units are too cost effective.


Zerg deserves a chance? Is it really that tragic that after showing in every starleague finals since 2008 except EVER '09, including 2 ZvZ finals, Zerg only managed to obtain the gold six times?

As a thought exercise, think of Yellow[Arnc]'s showing in the Bacchus '09 finals. Imagine if that was the best that race had managed to accomplish in two years. That nets you Protoss, with Movie's fluke appearance in EVER '09.

EDIT: I guess that's unfair. You still have hope, so good on you. Keep cheering for your Zerg heroes! Don't let yourself get depressed by naive fools like me, the fact that I sometimes feel that cheering for Protoss is like cheering for RoKAF ACE, filled with dreams of past glories and getting ecstatic over the slightest win because my expectations have sunken so low. You know, Bisu and Best had a real mean streak going in the Proleague Playoffs. They didn't win in the end, but silver is still pretty good, right?

Right?

I bear this sig to commemorate the loss of the team icon that commemorated Oversky's 2008-2009 Proleague Round 1 performance.
Kage
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
India788 Posts
September 12 2010 05:27 GMT
#3779
Bleh im not a terran or Flash fan and this result was really disappointing, I voted for Jaedong. Sad he didn't make it. Perhaps if the maps weren't in Terran favour it would have been more equal? Congrats to flash for being the last bonjwa, I hope JD and gang destroy him in SC2. You know that's coming.
b0lt
Profile Joined March 2009
United States790 Posts
September 12 2010 05:28 GMT
#3780
Has anyone uploaded a video of the intro ceremony? I missed most of Flash speaking chinese poorly
Prev 1 187 188 189 190 191 194 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 7h 28m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
RushiSC 234
StarCraft: Brood War
Shuttle 2319
Jaedong 1250
EffOrt 766
Hyuk 443
Larva 336
Mini 326
Soulkey 325
Snow 226
firebathero 174
ZerO 154
[ Show more ]
Rush 144
ggaemo 124
Sharp 108
Pusan 81
hero 76
Dewaltoss 57
Free 40
sorry 34
soO 34
910 29
Shine 25
Bale 21
scan(afreeca) 19
yabsab 18
Terrorterran 15
Hm[arnc] 14
Noble 13
Rock 12
Dota 2
Gorgc7702
qojqva1354
Counter-Strike
fl0m975
ceh9312
byalli307
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King75
Other Games
singsing2248
FrodaN1270
Hui .205
RotterdaM142
C9.Mang033
ZerO(Twitch)18
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick29534
BasetradeTV171
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 17 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• StrangeGG 84
• mYiSmile125
• Reevou 8
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• sooper7s
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• Michael_bg 10
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV348
League of Legends
• Nemesis4964
• TFBlade780
Upcoming Events
PiGosaur Cup
7h 28m
The PondCast
17h 28m
Replay Cast
1d 16h
CrankTV Team League
1d 18h
OSC
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
CrankTV Team League
2 days
OSC
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
[ Show More ]
RSL Revival
3 days
Serral vs Bunny
ByuN vs GgMaChine
CranKy Ducklings
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Snow vs Jaedong
YSC vs hero
RSL Revival
4 days
Solar vs Rogue
Maru vs NightMare
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
GSL
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
WardiTV Weekly
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL Season 21: Qualifier 2
HSC XXIX
Eternal Conflict S2 E1

Ongoing

IPSL Spring 2026
Acropolis #4
YSL S3
CSL 2026 Summer (S21)
SCTL 2026 Spring
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S3: W2
ASL Season 22: Wild Card Qualifier
CSLAN 4
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Revival: Season 6
CranK Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League
Light Tournament 2026
Eternal Conflict S2 Finale
Eternal Conflict S2 E3
Eternal Conflict S2 E2
Heroes Pulsing #3
Logitech G Connect 2026
StarSeries Fall 2026
FISSURE Playground #5
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.