i think everyone is underestimating effort, including flash. these maps are great for the hyperaggressive zerg style and somewhat poor for terran. plus effort has flash's number as far as history is concerned

Jaedong is bonjwa and may be the greatest zerg but the simple fact is that Flash is not afraid of him and has him figured out. Jaedong could play the perfect game but it will be a meh to Flash, who will be waiting for one error to take advantage of and win. Against Flash, Jaedong makes these mistaked often due to history and his eagerness to win against his one true nemesis. Flash has a lot of dirty tricks to unsettle Jaedong to never actually play his game.

This is the difference between Jaedong and Effort. While both are hyperagressive and somewhat reckless, Effort is not afraid of Flash and doesn't do stupid suicide shit for the sake of winning at all cost and then failing horribly. Flash in fact has never been confident against Effort. Effort's style is difficult for him to figure out, and, unlike Jaedong, is a stronger late game macro player that can actually overwhelm Flash.

Effort wins by a close 3-1!

Twinkle Toes

United States3605 Posts

October 23 2018 11:52 GMT

#184

On October 23 2018 20:44 Dante08 wrote:
Dam Effort vs Flash and Tastosis not casting

WHAT THE FUCK????

User was warned for this post

TornadoSteve

1117 Posts

October 23 2018 12:03 GMT

#185

I was impressed by Effort.
But i do think that if Flash lose a map to him,
it will be unexpected. :/

Dante08

Singapore4179 Posts

October 23 2018 12:04 GMT

#186

Yeah it's clashing with Blizzcon. Really the ASL staff should have taken that into account and just delayed the finals by 1 week. What a shame.

Yanokabo

268 Posts

October 23 2018 12:14 GMT

#187

Flash is the worst player ever omg no skill at all.../sarcasm. Maybe tasteless and Artosis not casting will make the players change style in a beneficial way. Efforts shown he’s as much as anyone can be a antidote to flashs poisonous fingers. A good finals awaits us all. I predict another flash 3-0. We’ll see.

NoS-Craig

Australia3151 Posts

October 23 2018 12:22 GMT

#188

I got EffOrt 3-2 for the finals. I think Neo transistor will be the problem map for Flash against EffOrt that gives our Zerg finalist the 3-2.

Jackal03

Brazil7469 Posts

October 23 2018 13:00 GMT

#189

Hope effort can pull another 3-2 win against flash, but the god is in an excelent shape, he doesn't make mistakes!

FuRong

New Zealand3089 Posts

October 23 2018 13:23 GMT

#190

I am hoping for a Flash victory as always but Effort is really scary, he plays exactly the kind of style that Flash tends to lose to.

neutralrobot

Australia1025 Posts

October 23 2018 13:30 GMT

#191

They shouldn't broadcast Flash's games live anymore, it surely must violate some obscenity laws to show a match like this uncensored.

TornadoSteve

1117 Posts

October 23 2018 13:30 GMT

#192

Dazed.

Canada3301 Posts

October 23 2018 14:16 GMT

#193

boring match as always. games needs a balance patch, or, at least, flashes retirement.

finals will be a series of desperate ling hydra busts that wont work. 3-0/3-1 flash in the finals.

Twinkle Toes

United States3605 Posts

October 23 2018 15:03 GMT

#194

On October 23 2018 23:16 Dazed. wrote:
boring match as always. games needs a balance patch, or, at least, flashes retirement.

finals will be a series of desperate ling hydra busts that wont work. 3-0/3-1 flash in the finals.

This kind of mentality is why Effort is at an advantage,

JoinTheRain

Bulgaria409 Posts

October 23 2018 15:13 GMT

#195

On October 23 2018 23:16 Dazed. wrote:
boring match as always. games needs a balance patch, or, at least, flashes retirement.

Excuse me, would you care to elaborate a little on that? How this thorough dedication to practice and unparalleled display of skill that we see from Flash time and time again can be displayed as boring? I myself find it awe inspiring, uplifting and remarkable. And I also think that it would be an almost unsurmountable loss for Broodwar if he retires, as you suggest.