EPTGlad to see Rush advance with solid games; not so sure about Larva in spite of some of the more poignant observations about his play (re: Jaeyun's post above). Am I mistaken in thinking that Soma and nOOB are the first two amateurs in ASL to win a game (both elimination matches, at that)? That would be noteworthy in itself and quite an achievement for both of them.
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Burled_Sapele
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Glad to see Rush advance with solid games; not so sure about Larva in spite of some of the more poignant observations about his play (re: Jaeyun's post above). Am I mistaken in thinking that Soma and nOOB are the first two amateurs in ASL to win a game (both elimination matches, at that)? That would be noteworthy in itself and quite an achievement for both of them. | ||
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Akio
Finland1838 Posts
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machinus
United States292 Posts
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LaStScan
Korea (South)1290 Posts
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LaStScan
Korea (South)1290 Posts
On July 03 2019 05:19 Burled_Sapele wrote: Enjoyable games (and casting) today; the games on Multiverse showed that there is quite the potential for unorthodox things to take place. Glad to see Rush advance with solid games; not so sure about Larva in spite of some of the more poignant observations about his play (re: Jaeyun's post above). Am I mistaken in thinking that Soma and nOOB are the first two amateurs in ASL to win a game (both elimination matches, at that)? That would be noteworthy in itself and quite an achievement for both of them. nOOB is expro from WeMadeFOX | ||
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Turbovolver
Australia2454 Posts
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KamMoye
United States721 Posts
This works just fine in ZvP, where you can indirectly dictate gameflow. Not so in TvZ, where T has point on game flow and risk-reward begins to skew towards offensive disruption. Top Terran pros know Larva is too one-dimensional to threaten them. Ditto the best PvZers. In other words, Larva is one big execution test. He plays with just enough refinement to serve as a gatekeeper but lacks the nuance to serve as a serious tournament threat. +1 to Cadenzie/Artosis feedback. The patience with which you both casted was excellent. Cadenzie is still too quiet but she is a focused quiet, which helps the audience become immersed. Far far better than Rapid, that's for sure! | ||
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RWLabs
Korea (South)273 Posts
Also @KamMoye is it necessary to talk down Rapid? | ||
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sysen
27 Posts
But i guess if she keep improving, she can be a very great caster in the future. | ||
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ggsimida
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Motivate
2860 Posts
Cadenzie has really good game knowledge. She just mumbles way too much and at first I thought it was someone who spoke English as a second language. Probably a confidence thing that will improve with time. I certainly feel she contributes more game discussion than Tasteless, who just makes jokes with Artosis and constantly complains about every race besides Protoss. | ||
TaardadAiel
Bulgaria750 Posts
And Rush is definitely impressive online, plus he has had some pretty neat results lately. Winning the CMSL was no small feat, considering the competition. Action is a fairly decent ZvTer, Mini reached two consecutive offline finals and Soma has one of the best online ZvT records, particularly the best (I think) against Flash. This is not to say he's the favourite to win the tournament, but he's in good form. | ||
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KamMoye
United States721 Posts
On July 03 2019 12:39 RWLabs wrote: Also @KamMoye is it necessary to talk down Rapid? Necessary? About as necessary as for you to respond to it. Do I stand by it? Absolutely. Feelings hurt? You'll get over it. | ||
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Miragee
8716 Posts
Also +1 on the Cadenzie/Artosis comments, really enjoyed the cast! | ||
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Chronopolis
Canada1484 Posts
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RWLabs
Korea (South)273 Posts
On July 03 2019 16:43 KamMoye wrote: Necessary? About as necessary as for you to respond to it. Do I stand by it? Absolutely. Feelings hurt? You'll get over it. My feelings aren't hurt. I just dislike the Brood War culture of crapping on people enthusiastic about the game because their skills aren't quite there yet. | ||
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PVJ
Hungary5221 Posts
Would have hoped for more from Mong after his KCM performances. Will there be no ASL in the autumn / winter? Or is it just that his military is not exactly at end of year but maybe Sept / Oct or something? | ||
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Dante08
Singapore4203 Posts
On July 03 2019 03:25 Ideas wrote: The cast was great, Cadenzie is definitely improving. I love Tasteless but it'd be cool if she was subbed in a little more often during Zerg-heavy days or something haha. Between today's games and the End of the World series Larva's ZvP is looking really good. But his ZvT just doesn't seem very flexible. I've said it before but I think that he's a far weaker player on non-standard maps where he can't do the standard "take an empty main base for the 3rd, guard it with 2 lurkers, expand down the ramp for the 4th". It's annoying as hell to take a 4th on Sylphid in ZvT, and Larva didn't really seem to have a great plan for getting one or doing much with his super fast 3rd base. Yeah Larva seems to play better on standard maps where he can use his experience and mechanics to gain an edge but falls apart abit on less standard ones. I remember him playing amazingly during the mech switch period because he knew what the Terrans were going to do and just macro-ed like a boss. Hopefully he can put in more practice on ZvT, I would love to see him go deep in a tournament. | ||
Liquid`Zephyr
United States996 Posts
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Dante08
Singapore4203 Posts
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