I'm not keen on seeing anymore SKT1 shuttle play. Neither Bisu or BeSt knows how to unload multiple shuttles properly. Even if they did know, recall is much superior to shuttles. More than 1-2 Shuttles past mid game are just wasted psi.

Zariel

Australia1299 Posts

April 17 2023 10:59 GMT

#29

Mind is playing well today. He protected his tank count which allowed him to expand and trade super effectively.

Partly Best to blame himself as he didnt tech to arbiters for stasis and relying on shuttle play which didnt reduce the tank count

Zariel

Australia1299 Posts

April 17 2023 11:03 GMT

#30

Standard play for game 2. Cross spawns

Best with 1 gate goon expand

Mind with FD

Minely

60 Posts

April 17 2023 11:08 GMT

#31

*notes "7 probes is the magic number" ~Nyoken; ~7 minutes into Vermeer game

oxKnu

1258 Posts

April 17 2023 11:12 GMT

#32

Mind is playing the opponent perfectly.

Knows that vulture defense is Best' weakness and exploits exactly that.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50846 Posts

April 17 2023 11:19 GMT

#33

Poll: Recommend Mind vs BeSt Game 2?

Yes (6)

50%

If you have time (4)

33%

No (2)

17%

12 total votes

Your vote: Recommend Mind vs BeSt Game 2?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): If you have time

Magic Powers

Austria4478 Posts

April 17 2023 11:19 GMT

#34

Mind playing like he owns this ASL.

Malongo

Chile3472 Posts

April 17 2023 11:20 GMT

#35

Come on Best get your shit together, you are better than this.

Galacsia

Chile163 Posts

April 17 2023 11:22 GMT

#36

Something must have gone wrong with Best's practice. He normally makes a lot of Goons and Templars while today it's been mainly Zealots. Maybe he got adivce from Bisu lol

Zariel

Australia1299 Posts

April 17 2023 11:22 GMT

#37

Sheesh, when enemy has more tanks than you have zealots... does not bode well for a protoss.

Once again, Best failed to find ways to reduce a T's tank count which ultimately leads to T being able to a-move across the map.

Also, he tried shuttle play (lesser degree than last game) which did not work out.

TMNT

3147 Posts

April 17 2023 11:24 GMT

#38

On April 17 2023 20:12 oxKnu wrote:
Mind is playing the opponent perfectly.

Knows that vulture defense is Best' weakness and exploits exactly that.

Was that so? Dragoons were always in position to defend. I don't think Best could do much better than that. The Vultures effectively suicided themselves to get value.

The two early and mid game (failed) pushes from Best was the main reason he lost.

oxKnu

1258 Posts

April 17 2023 11:25 GMT

#39

I think a 4-0 is incoming. Mind is just hard countering this shuttle-templar style and Best is failing to adapt.

In this Vermeer game there was a point where Best didn't even know that the whole map was filled with mines. At that point the game was lost anyway.

oxKnu

1258 Posts

April 17 2023 11:27 GMT

#40

On April 17 2023 20:24 TMNT wrote:

Show nested quote +

He had 2 goons to defend 6+ vultures + drop.

Now, he had failed to scout anything in that game so he wouldn't know this, which was the main problem.
The game was lost by the time he got to attack.