OSC finals - Jaedong vs Rock - july 23rd 2007 - Page 13

On July 24 2007 08:19 pseudocidal wrote:
ok, I just became a member so I could post on the boards--only to find that I can't. I know this probably isn't on topic at all, but is the ANY way to get the replays of iris and GGplay at Daum OSL yet? I con't figure VODs out, so if you want to point me in that direction please also tell me how they work. I suck at Starcraft after 8-9 years of playing on and off; I only learned what APM meant two weeks ago (since then I've gone up 10-12 APM/game); and yes, I'm really, really newb. I just want to watch replays from pro gamers. I need to study, and thanks to the patch, there are only like 5 working replays for my race (zerg) in the replay section
Please help me.

Thanks,
-G

On July 23 2007 09:03 L!MP wrote:
um, before everyone decides to give mad props to rock, i suggest you actually watch the games. they are abismal. both players really played quite pathetically, and it wasn't a coincidence. it was seriously like watching a public game on bnet. the BOs were uninspired, the decision making was poor, and the micro was embarassing. every single game involved cheese and an obvious avoidance of lategame. players who have distinct matchup weaknesses like these never win anything big (with the exception of casy who got very very lucky with his OSL draw once upon a time).

the thing is, both of these players are deadly against terrans and could potentially take out any given terran on the circuit, which is a shame if you think about it - they will never win a title, but they might take out a potential winner. there are more zergs than protoss' so it probably would have been better if jaedong won. the chances of dodging protoss' are far better than dodging zergs, after all. therock will just get smashed by the first competent zerg he comes across.

On July 23 2007 09:03 L!MP wrote:
um, before everyone decides to give mad props to rock, i suggest you actually watch the games. they are abismal. both players really played quite pathetically, and it wasn't a coincidence. it was seriously like watching a public game on bnet. the BOs were uninspired, the decision making was poor, and the micro was embarassing. every single game involved cheese and an obvious avoidance of lategame. players who have distinct matchup weaknesses like these never win anything big (with the exception of casy who got very very lucky with his OSL draw once upon a time).

the thing is, both of these players are deadly against terrans and could potentially take out any given terran on the circuit, which is a shame if you think about it - they will never win a title, but they might take out a potential winner. there are more zergs than protoss' so it probably would have been better if jaedong won. the chances of dodging protoss' are far better than dodging zergs, after all. therock will just get smashed by the first competent zerg he comes across.