[ASL8] Ro24 Group B

On July 02 2019 19:01 oxKnu wrote:
Larva vs nOOB is a really nice matchup IMO. It's Bo1 so that sucks but it's interesting because I estimate nOOB as being on a close level to the top foreigner protoss (Bonyth) - probably better but close enough for me. nOOB has played in plenty of foreigner leagues showing that he is really good but not elite.I want to see how large the discrepancy is between him and Larva. Assuming this will be a macro game (which Larva should push for no matter what).

On July 02 2019 20:08 nojok wrote:
Are the numbers of viewers of afreeca shown on TL accurate? It seems awfully low for it to be able to pay for the venue and all the staff.

Kadenzie is saying interesting things but she needs to speak louder and put some emotions, it should get better when she's more comfortable I guess.

On July 02 2019 21:34 neutralrobot wrote:
I missed the beginning of the cast. Did they say where Tasteless is? Super cool to have Cadenzie on, but when they said he wouldn't be there for the first GSL group either, I got a little concerned.

On July 02 2019 22:46 Xain0n wrote:


Well, Noob fell apart against Larva while Soma did so against Flash, there's a difference; I believed in him, but Rush and Larva brought the Liquibet home today.

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.

On July 03 2019 12:39 RWLabs wrote:

Also @KamMoye is it necessary to talk down Rapid?

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.

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.

On July 04 2019 04:45 RWLabs wrote:
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.

On July 05 2019 05:03 GTR wrote:


it's been constantly proven over time that it just doesn't work as well in english as it does in korean.
producers try to make it work, and it simply doesn't.

On July 05 2019 22:22 Alpha-NP- wrote:
How good is she in comparison to players like Bonyth or Eonzerg?

On July 05 2019 05:03 GTR wrote:


it's been constantly proven over time that it just doesn't work as well in english as it does in korean.
producers try to make it work, and it simply doesn't.

On July 05 2019 23:49 Lorch wrote:


"constantly"
I can remember like 3 times in the last 10 years that it was actually tried, and that is across BW and SC2 (outside of fun events like Homestory Cup or the Remastered Launch Party). I personaly always enjoyed 3 way casts whenever they were tried, it would obviously take some getting used to. I think it might as well be worth trying it for a full season of something. I don't think the occasional series that it was tried on was enough of an indicator. Why not try it for an entire ASL or KSL season so we get a definitive answer on whether it can work?

On July 05 2019 22:22 Alpha-NP- wrote:
How good is she in comparison to the old iccup rankings and compared to players like Bonyth or Eonzerg?

On July 05 2019 20:00 Szinkler wrote:
I didn't want to say anything about Cadenzie's casting here but this last comment made me. Not because of what JoinTheRain wrote (okay, partly), but it was not the first comment "praising her"/"for her" and I absolutely disagree with that and think have to say the other side's piece. And I know a lot of people personally who has the same opinion as me.
I know it's subjective, but she has a very "bad" voice and she doesn't articulate words. Whatever she says just irritates me/us. (I wouldn't write these if I was the only one with this opinion because I can be an exception, but I am not)
She has a great knowledge of the game, much better than Tastless' that is a plus, but basically that is the only one. I would rather listen to Artosis or Rapid alone than to have her. I have nothing against her (I really respect her for what she achieved in SC!), but she is just not suited for casting. And I am fairly certain you can't correct the "faults" I mentioned in a short period of time because it's those kind of errors... speech "errors" ( i don't know the word). At this age it would take years to correct this. I'm not saying it's impossible.

((What you mention that she is pretty young, no experience, first time in front of camera etc, doesn't matter because it has nothing to do with her speech error, she has the same on stream and for sure in real life as well))

I wanted to say my piece because I am not alone with this opinion. I don't want to hurt her of anything but these are the facts. I have lot of "errors", faults as well, everyone does. If she tries the almost impossible road to correct hers, kudos to her and maybe in a couple of years it's going to be different.

I am not going to reply to anyone regarding this here. (If you wish we can talk on discord.)


To say something about Day 2: pretty bad games, overall quality of games were really low in my opinion. The TvT was decent, but the other games... Larva vs Rush, so many mistakes.