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PROTOSS FIGHTING ! ! ! | ||
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prosatan
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On March 28 2023 17:23 BLinD-RawR wrote: Group Of Death! +1 ! | ||
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RowdierBob
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Best is a bit of a choker so I’d prob give him the lowest odds. I reckon light goes #1 and it’ll come down to SK vs Snow. | ||
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Malongo
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I can't believe it but Light seems to be the least likely to advance lmao. Best and Snow are just freaking machines at PvT I don't see him winning against both. SK is in the exact opposite side, it is unlikely to lose to both Protoss in Bo3. Then there is the PvP randomfest arena. Voted for both P to advance but may as well get both eliminated. Damn Royal. | ||
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But holy shit it’s 2023 and Protosses are still walking into battles with their HTs at the front of their armies. | ||
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On March 28 2023 19:14 Zografa wrote: Snow just d.g.a.f. Pretty stylish actually | ||
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prosatan
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On March 28 2023 19:39 RowdierBob wrote: Impressive macro from Best. But holy shit it’s 2023 and Protosses are still walking into battles with their HTs at the front of their armies. yes.. he lost at least 2 storms one ht with 135 - dead without any storm - and one with 200 , barely manage to lay a single storm. | ||
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Peeano
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Sry but crocs are never stylish lmao. Snow just wants to feel comfortable as if he were playing at home. | ||
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Poll: Recommend BeSt vs Soulkey? Yes (13) If you have time (2) No (0) 15 total votes Your vote: Recommend BeSt vs Soulkey? | ||
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On March 28 2023 20:08 Peeano wrote: I think it'd better to not update live matches on the event. It avoids spoilering results and it easily looks messy if you do imo. You can scroll the (this) LR thread to see the results and what not. make the polls at least, can't attend, hope the games are good. | ||
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On March 28 2023 20:29 BLinD-RawR wrote: lmao remember when light vs best was considered an autowin for best? To think it actually took Light to switch to Protoss to improve, dedication man. | ||
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On March 28 2023 20:10 BLinD-RawR wrote: make the polls at least, can't attend, hope the games are good. I wasn't at my PC to do fancy shits yet. | ||
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On March 28 2023 20:24 Zografa wrote: 45 minute game incoming on 76 :D don't give me hope.. | ||
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prosatan
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Peeano
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He cannot let Light take both mid bases though. | ||
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Light played so well o_O | ||
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Poll: Recommend Winners' Match Game 2? Yes (24) No (1) If you have time (0) 25 total votes Your vote: Recommend Winners' Match Game 2? | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
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GG! | ||
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thanks, I guess! haha :D | ||
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On March 28 2023 21:14 Galacsia wrote: I haven't seen many games in this map, but are Corsairs any good? I feel like sair observer would dominate the air. Pretty damn good indeed, from what I've seen. Yes. | ||
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TMNT
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Kudos to Light for not banning it and allowing the audience to enjoy some peak entertainment (at the cost of both players' wrist). You can see how hard that map is to play that even the best players in the world just can't multitask well. | ||
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Peeano
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On March 28 2023 21:14 Galacsia wrote: I haven't seen many games in this map, but are Corsairs any good? I feel like sair observer would dominate the air. You need a lot for them to effectively shut down dropships before they can unload and they can only be at one place at a time. Also observer moves slow even with speed, so cloak wraith can still be a threat. High templar in shuttle can deal with wraith so much more efficiently. | ||
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Peeano
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On March 28 2023 21:16 prosatan wrote: It is 1-1 ??? Yup | ||
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On March 28 2023 21:17 TMNT wrote: You can see how hard that map is to play that even the best players in the world just can't multitask well. The best players in the world are merely men after all  | ||
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Zografa
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On March 28 2023 21:17 TMNT wrote: And that was just a standard game on 76, ladies and gentlemen. Kudos to Light for not banning it and allowing the audience to enjoy some peak entertainment (at the cost of both players' wrist). You can see how hard that map is to play that even the best players in the world just can't multitask well. If you follow their apm it really declines every minute after the 15th. So damaging to wrist health and yet so entertaining. | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
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On March 28 2023 21:17 TMNT wrote: And that was just a standard game on 76, ladies and gentlemen. Kudos to Light for not banning it and allowing the audience to enjoy some peak entertainment (at the cost of both players' wrist). You can see how hard that map is to play that even the best players in the world just can't multitask well. yep.. we really need a "Only 76" bo3 16 player single elimination tournament with bo5 finals, haha | ||
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PhilGood2DaY
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Best Im sorry I doubted you ;; | ||
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PhilGood2DaY
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that felt.. a bit weird =/ GGs | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
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very happy right now ^^ GGs!  | ||
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On March 28 2023 21:25 MaGic~PhiL wrote: damn I voted for Light and Snow.. Best Im sorry I doubted you ;; Light and Snow advancing was never going to happen, but it's a safe 50/50 bet ^^ | ||
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TMNT
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Can't choke when you are not the favorite. | ||
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oxKnu
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But still Best executed to perfection. I think if you put any protoss in single player to compare and no one macros as well as this guy. | ||
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Poll: Recommend Losers' Match Game 1? Yes (4) No (4) If you have time (3) 11 total votes Your vote: Recommend Losers' Match Game 1? | ||
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Those 3 bridges are so killer as well and the small alley high ground above Snow's 3rd. | ||
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Poll: Recommend Losers' Match Game 2? If you have time (5) Yes (4) No (3) 12 total votes Your vote: Recommend Losers' Match Game 2? | ||
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TMNT
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Best can upset Soulkey and Light in a BO1/3 series, but now that Royal Rush Snow Mini and Soma are all out (still can't believe it), no one can beat either of them in a BO5/7. | ||
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Poll: Recommend Final Match Game 1? If you have time (7) Yes (3) No (2) 12 total votes Your vote: Recommend Final Match Game 1? | ||
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Many thanks Peeano for LR-ing!!!!! | ||
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On March 28 2023 23:20 prosatan wrote: LB : light and snow! I feel so smart.... You used your instinct rather than your brain. | ||
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Galacsia
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Well, Mind and Bisu will balance the ro8 out, mark my words! | ||
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fuck sake.. -.- | ||
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On March 28 2023 23:28 TMNT wrote: Wow I just realize that JD might actually win this season. All the big Terrans are knocked out and a lot of Zergs left and the Protosses are doable for him. Exactly. It will be so good for JD's rep if he does this. Best winning it all would be a much funnier story however. | ||
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prosatan
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On March 28 2023 23:22 Peeano wrote: You used your instinct rather than your brain. Correct | ||
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M2
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On March 28 2023 23:53 TornadoSteve wrote: Best is looking good against zerg, but he certainly will need to keep bringing his A-game on stage for the upcoming RO8, as he will most likely face a zerg (Zero or even more scarier, Action) Everyone is going to face Zerg in the RO8 honestly, even the Zergs xDD | ||
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On March 28 2023 23:32 M3t4PhYzX wrote: 5Z 2T 1P in the ro8 most probably.. fuck sake.. -.- Dont be sad, it could be 5Z, 1T and 2P :-)) | ||
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M3t4PhYzX
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that's slightly better, yes.. although still a shitty distribution.. because I don't like ZvZ 4Z 2T 2P would be the best case scenario, but I don't see that happening, unfortunately.. | ||
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superjoppe
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Just crossing my fingers we don't have a ZvZ finals. I have nothing against Zerg, but ZvZ matches are way too short. And too much coin flipping. | ||
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On March 28 2023 23:19 BLinD-RawR wrote: JyJ is going to be the only terran in the Ro8 I guess. Don't count ssak and mind out! ssak's currently a wildcard of a player and Mind's been showing strong performances online. | ||
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SK surprised me that he got out from group of death especially after how Light dominated him on g1. I swear SK is the scariest player to play bo5/7 so this time he is winner contender. On March 28 2023 23:28 TMNT wrote: Wow I just realize that JD might actually win this season. All the big Terrans are knocked out and a lot of Zergs left and the Protosses are doable for him. Just watch how he gets sniped by ZvZ... Btw how ro8 bracket works, I hope they will rig it to give JD deeper run. JD vs. JyJ is what I'm hoping for. | ||
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On March 29 2023 04:16 Djabanete wrote: THE BEST MAN WON Oh YEAH! Go BeSt. Beastly performance. GGs! | ||
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TMNT
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On March 29 2023 05:50 outscar wrote: Just watch how he gets sniped by ZvZ... Btw how ro8 bracket works, I hope they will rig it to give JD deeper run. JD vs. JyJ is what I'm hoping for. They are both top of their groups so won't meet. Possible opponents for JD are Queen, Soulkey and Hero/Bisu. There is a possibility that JD will entirely JvZ his way to championship lol. | ||
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RowdierBob
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Really like the addition of 76 into the map pool. Creates unique games. Tough day for Light. He looked like the best player in the group in some games, and others just like another Terran. Would like to know his thoughts on why he went away from his Valkyrie build in game 3 vs SK. Hopefully we get Bisu and Mind/Ssak advancing tonight. | ||
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On March 29 2023 07:48 Artas1984 wrote: WTF is going on here? The StarCastTV premiere is happening RIGHT NOW, the players are just starting match1 and there is 9 pages of talk already? LMAO... That's the VOD premiering. The live cast was 11+ hours ago. | ||
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CeJo1
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On March 29 2023 07:22 RowdierBob wrote: I'm glad we at least got a protoss through to the ro8. Really like the addition of 76 into the map pool. Creates unique games. Tough day for Light. He looked like the best player in the group in some games, and others just like another Terran. Would like to know his thoughts on why he went away from his Valkyrie build in game 3 vs SK. Hopefully we get Bisu and Mind/Ssak advancing tonight. Well, in game 2 he went for valkyrie and lost that game | ||
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On March 29 2023 05:50 outscar wrote: Why in the world SnOw made like 4 archons on 1st game vs. SK - those could've been 8 HT with storms vs. hydras. SK surprised me that he got out from group of death especially after how Light dominated him on g1. I swear SK is the scariest player to play bo5/7 so this time he is winner contender. Just watch how he gets sniped by ZvZ... Btw how ro8 bracket works, I hope they will rig it to give JD deeper run. JD vs. JyJ is what I'm hoping for. lol what? last 3 months of sponmatches JD has the best score in ZvZ and the worst in ZvT, its the opposite you have to hope for. JyJ might be ok for him because JyJ lacks offline experience in deep tournaments but still he is terran Just see the zergs in top10 for this year all positive vs terran, only JD is negative and vice versa - JD has the best ZvZ score out of them by a large margin(also has the most games) Also JyJ is with good stats vs Z(9th position in this ladder). ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/YQkTJNG.jpeg) On March 29 2023 06:58 TMNT wrote: They are both top of their groups so won't meet. Possible opponents for JD are Queen, Soulkey and Hero/Bisu. There is a possibility that JD will entirely JvZ his way to championship lol. If JD avoids terrans he has legit chance of winning this whole thing(imo). So is it 1st vs 2nd for sure? Or there will be another draw with all qualified and position does not matter? | ||
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Vasoline73
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Light did have his chances to advance but 76 made it that much harder. I like innovative maps but they should be battle tested before being placed in a top tier tournament. I would say they are fun but we all know which way certain matchups will go… where is the fun in that? When T has to open 2 port wraith in TvP it shows you where the map is at Edit: for what it’s worth, of course I’m a salty T fan here. Forgive me | ||
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Magic Powers
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On March 29 2023 17:05 Vasoline73 wrote: I am happy SK advanced but it sucks to see Light get robbed by a map like 76. When you’ve watched Broodwar long enough you realize “innovative” maps like 76 and Battle Royal (etc) are (essentially) garbage… I used to be excited about maps like this because I wanted to see players “overcome” and “innovate”… but it never works out like that. Light did have his chances to advance but 76 made it that much harder. I like innovative maps but they should be battle tested before being placed in a top tier tournament. I would say they are fun but we all know which way certain matchups will go… where is the fun in that? When T has to open 2 port wraith in TvP it shows you where the map is at Edit: for what it’s worth, of course I’m a salty T fan here. Forgive me I don't see Light being robbed. I think he didn't play as well as he could. He had good winning chances and went for an ill-advised drop that cost him the game on 76. | ||
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I had low hopes for toss in this group, but very pleasantly surprised with Best. I really thought he was going to lose to Soulkey. Great day for the games though, good back and forth in most of them. Hope I wake up tomorrow to some equally good games! | ||
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reincremate
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In all seriousness though, despite the lopsided racial distribution, this is a really exciting and competitive ro8 bracket. | ||
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Absolutely ecstatic Snow is out. Horrendous play. TMNT, where you at? Also, Best is out the next round, very unimpressive play. At least my homeboy SK advanced, guess I'll be rooting for him as far as Z is concerned. | ||
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Quite sad that Light is out. It's sad how times have changed. I used to dislike Light because he was the 100 % standard, never deviate guy and also was pretty much only (insanely) good at TvZ. Now he is sick in all three match ups, brings in new strategies, mixes it up, plays smart on the fly. Great player which should have advanced but it also showed how tough this group actually was. On March 31 2023 23:53 Nirli wrote: Absolutely devastated that Light is out, but he has only himself to blame for playing 76. Literally cost him his spot in RO8. I disagree. I think he had that match. The moment he decided to drop bottom right instead of bringing the carriers down in the middle he lost the match. Very unfortunate decision, though tbf understandable because he didn't have full vision and if he could have gotten bottom right he would have also won. | ||
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On March 31 2023 23:53 Nirli wrote: Absolutely ecstatic Snow is out. Horrendous play. TMNT, where you at? Wow I thought many people educating you in the other topic was enough to shut you up, and I didn't even bother to call you out when Mini was out of Ro24 losing to Ssak. Yet here's you calling me out because Snow is out of Ro16 in the most ridiculous group in recent memory. What's your point anyway? He's out of Ro16 so he's not a top player??? Are you that thick? | ||
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Artas1984
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On April 01 2023 05:39 TMNT wrote: He's out (Snow) of Ro16 so he's not a top player??? Are you that thick? I agree with TMNT here. Looking at the recent results, Snow got a 67 % win rate in his past 407 online matches while the next top guy Mini gets "only" 56 %? You have got to be shitting me! Snow reached his highest performance peak of all time, did surpass everyone BY FAR, so it is insane that Snow is out even more than Mini, Soma, Royal, Rush and Light and Bisu. | ||
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Nirli
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On April 01 2023 05:39 TMNT wrote: Wow I thought many people educating you in the other topic was enough to shut you up, and I didn't even bother to call you out when Mini was out of Ro24 losing to Ssak. Yet here's you calling me out because Snow is out of Ro16 in the most ridiculous group in recent memory. What's your point anyway? He's out of Ro16 so he's not a top player??? Are you that thick? I still feel uneducated and will feel so until Snow wins something. Or do you mean getting schooled like Snow just got schooled? Did you watch the games? And don't tell me "but did you see X player"? My issue is with Snow and will be with Snow. | ||
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TMNT
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On April 01 2023 13:44 Nirli wrote: I still feel uneducated and will feel so until Snow wins something. Or do you mean getting schooled like Snow just got schooled? Did you watch the games? And don't tell me "but did you see X player"? My issue is with Snow and will be with Snow. Here's a thought: You're free to express your happiness/sadness about a player's performance. Everyone does. No one cares. But if you call me out you better have a point now. You don't. But you kinda made a big point about Snow being a mid-tier player but at the same time also claimed Mini and Bisu are top-tier. I, along with others, already pointed out to you, with FACTS, that in the modern era, Snow's performance is at least on par with Mini and Bisu, whether it was past ASLs, this ASL, or online. He's on fucking 75% in Major Proleague in March. Seventy-five percent! And that 75% came from only playing with tier 1 players. Not even counted the stats padding stuff like beating Barracks 9-0 in UBE. | ||
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There's no doubt Snow has improved a ton before this ASL and he's now among the top protoss players. Even in PvZ really only Bisu can hold a candle to him, and otherwise he's also a beast. This current Snow is very different from the one we're used to seeing. | ||
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No wonder why Royal put him in this group lmao. | ||
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TMNT
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It almost feels like Protoss becomes a different race depending on the match-up. And I haven't started on PvP. It's probably one of the reasons why they are the least succesful race at pro level. | ||
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Miragee
8465 Posts
On April 06 2023 04:59 TMNT wrote: Now looking at this kind of results, it begs the question that why Snow can't be that good in PvZ (he's been eliminated by Zergs 7 seasons in a row now). And likewise, why Bisu can't be that good in PvT. It almost feels like Protoss becomes a different race depending on the match-up. And I haven't started on PvP. It's probably one of the reasons why they are the least succesful race at pro level. I have also pondered about this for a long while. Every protoss who seems to be good at PvZ is kind of mediocre in PvT compared to most protoss players which are good at PvT. The difference I noticed with players like Bisu and Mini is that they are relentless with their aggression, starting early on and are also very good at small scale battles. This helps to keep the zerg down. However, this doesn't translate well into PvT where you can achieve way less with just a few units in the early to midgame stages, without a big commitment (e.g. reaver). You also need great control of big armies against terran. Neither Mini nor Bisu have particularly good control with these massive armies against terran. I always see bugging goons in the front and zealots stuck in the back. I also feel like engagements in PvT need to be more strategic whereas in PvZ they need to be decisive. It often feels like Bisu especially doesn't know where and when to attack a terran. Players like Best on the other hand know that but even if they attack into something that looks impossible to break, they now how to execute the attack. It sure takes very different mindsets for the two match ups. | ||
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Yamulo
United States2096 Posts
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Simplistik
1931 Posts
As for the games, Snow tried a particular opening against Light, it didn't work and then he couldn't recover. That kinda stuff happens all the time. Can't play safe every game, especially not against top opposition. Against herO, Snow did look outmatched. But herO is one of the best ZvP'ers in the game and this is Snow's weakest match-up, so it was always going to be tough. I don't think Snow was chanceless going into that match, but he was the underdog. I just hope that Protoss do a bit better generally next season... | ||
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Nirli
Bulgaria356 Posts
On April 01 2023 16:28 TMNT wrote: Here's a thought: You're free to express your happiness/sadness about a player's performance. Everyone does. No one cares. But if you call me out you better have a point now. You don't. But you kinda made a big point about Snow being a mid-tier player but at the same time also claimed Mini and Bisu are top-tier. I, along with others, already pointed out to you, with FACTS, that in the modern era, Snow's performance is at least on par with Mini and Bisu, whether it was past ASLs, this ASL, or online. He's on fucking 75% in Major Proleague in March. Seventy-five percent! And that 75% came from only playing with tier 1 players. Not even counted the stats padding stuff like beating Barracks 9-0 in UBE. And I shall forever curse myself for giving you that ammo (or straw). Until he wins ASL, basically the most prestigious BW tournament right now, I will never consider him top tier. He can beat whomever 100x times in whatever league, does it matter when you can't cut it for the most important thing? You and I will never reach a consensus, but I do find it interesting to rile things up a bit for our favorite dusty game. | ||
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QOGQOG
827 Posts
On April 06 2023 23:51 Nirli wrote: And I shall forever curse myself for giving you that ammo (or straw). Until he wins ASL, basically the most prestigious BW tournament right now, I will never consider him top tier. He can beat whomever 100x times in whatever league, does it matter when you can't cut it for the most important thing? You and I will never reach a consensus, but I do find it interesting to rile things up a bit for our favorite dusty game. I'm less confused about why you don't consider him top tier, even if your reasons are dumb, and more confused about why you can't go ten seconds without announcing it. | ||
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Magic Powers
Austria3709 Posts
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Shinrei
United States236 Posts
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QOGQOG
827 Posts
On April 08 2023 18:25 Magic Powers wrote: A lot of the time these days Snow looks close to untouchable even against some top players. The main question is if his nerves are made for tournaments, and if his greed will persist. My hot take: good chance he'll make people who say protoss is the worst race eat their words. It's baffling because while ASL has been going on, he won the Sanpao StarLeague Spring Cup Season 4 and KCM Race Survival 2023 Season 1 Finals. | ||
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TMNT
2500 Posts
On April 09 2023 00:21 QOGQOG wrote: It's baffling because while ASL has been going on, he won the Sanpao StarLeague Spring Cup Season 4 and KCM Race Survival 2023 Season 1 Finals. It's not too surprised. If anyone follows Proleague, they can see that any player in the top 10 can beat any other on a given day. If you're of Ro8 quality, you most likely can beat a Ro16 player in a BO3. But if two Ro8 players play each other, the result can go either way in a BO3. Only when the series goes long enough (BO5/7/9), the "better" player (the gap between them is really small) can ultimately dominate. For example, Snow was also down 0-2 in the semi of Sanpao Cup against Royal, but it's a BO7 so he came back. | ||
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Magic Powers
Austria3709 Posts
Some of that could be a fluke, but it's beginning to enter statistically unlikely territory. If he keeps this up for just one more month, the hype train will be rolling full steam ahead. | ||
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