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On October 21 2024 20:54 Rainalcar wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2024 20:51 G5 wrote: When I watch PvZ at the highest level, like SSL. It looks so fucking impossible to have any consistency in winning. I just see the top Protoss' take these maaaaaaassive risks over and over because it seems like they have just accepted that is their best chance against top-tier Zergs. Trying to just play straight up is just a fools errand. Mini seems to be the guy whom has found the most success in ASL's vs Z in the last 5+ years and if you really watch his builds, he takes more gambles than anyone. It's wild what this matchup has devolved into at the top of the scene over the past few years. Exactly this. It's impossible to dominate PvZ no matter who you are. They should change the meta.It is obvious sairs don't make enough damage vs hydra.
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snow played long sponsored pvt vs light on saturday night, did he even prepared for this? gave up already?
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On October 21 2024 20:42 Souden wrote:Poor Snow he just can't do well in offline tournaments.. Must have been really nervous, his control was way off. It's not a problem with offline. He lost a couple of 9 game online series vs Soulkey 2-7 or 1-8 a few months ago. And it wasn't pretty either, he was like 0-5 or 0-6 down before Soulkey gave him a few consolation wins.
The problem is further compounded in an offline series though. Each player takes turn to pick maps, so it's like game point or break point in tennis. The moment you loses a break point you know you're in trouble. It leads to absurd decisions in your next games. See Rush's BBS on Terran's favourite map Pantheon against Rain for example. At least Snow tried the weird ass build on Monty Hall where statistically P has a 20-25% chance to win.
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On October 21 2024 20:57 Peeano wrote: First match this season I could make time for to watch live. I'll still be a Snow fan, but next time I'll skip a Snow PvZ series.
Does Sharp even have any good buddies to practice TvZ with? Same for Rain PvZ? Seems like another gold for Soulkey.
His PvZ just isn't anywhere near his other matchups, and not just because it's PvZ.
If Sharp can beat hero, then he's in with a shot vs Soulkey IMO. Although SK will certainly have taken some notes from that series.
Either way we get ZvP/T which is a win in my books.
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ALLEYCAT BLUES49486 Posts
I'm convinced a drunk protoss roundtable mokbang stream is coming where they bitch about zerg.
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On October 21 2024 21:12 BLinD-RawR wrote: I'm convinced a drunk protoss roundtable mokbang stream is coming where they bitch about zerg. Meanwhile Flash just plugged his ps2 keyboard to destroy everyone :D
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Vatican City State72 Posts
People complaining about ZvP imbalance are delusional.
1. First of all, it's only Soulkey "dominating" the matchup. If the matchup were truly imbalance, the other Zergs would be "dominating", too. 2. I lied. Actually, Soulkey is not dominating the matchup. Before today's match, Snow had a 67% win rate (8W/4L) against Soulkey since August 1st. And btw, Snow's win rate against Hero is 69% (9W/4L), 83% (5W/1L) against action, 48% against Jaedong (15W/16L), and 62.5% against Queen (5W/3L). 3. Snow just doesn't perform well offline. This has been known for a long time, why are people ignoring it?
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On October 21 2024 20:54 Rainalcar wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2024 20:51 G5 wrote: When I watch PvZ at the highest level, like SSL. It looks so fucking impossible to have any consistency in winning. I just see the top Protoss' take these maaaaaaassive risks over and over because it seems like they have just accepted that is their best chance against top-tier Zergs. Trying to just play straight up is just a fools errand. Mini seems to be the guy whom has found the most success in ASL's vs Z in the last 5+ years and if you really watch his builds, he takes more gambles than anyone. It's wild what this matchup has devolved into at the top of the scene over the past few years. Exactly this. It's impossible to dominate PvZ no matter who you are. I will just add that P gambles are actually DEFENSIVE - it's just to stay alive and gain some advantage. P virtually has no offensive gambles v Z - how often do you see 2 gate or proxy cannons giving easy wins? 2 gate is almost an auto loss these days, proxy cannon is super situational. On the other hand, Z can move super easily from pressure that easily wins games to a normal mid game sooo often.
And Protoss can do whatever the fk they want vs Terran, who just have to try survive.
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Thought this was going to happen and disappointed it did.
Snow is solid as fuck as a player but he’s kinda bland and predictable too. SK might as well be playing with map hack. He knows what Snow is up to at every point of the game.
Game one was the most frustrating. He got so much info with the zeals and still couldn’t prepare adequately for the hydra bust. Didn’t seem to matter though, SK just a better player than Snow (and frankly everyone else atm).
SK is nearing that rarefied Bonjwa air where he’s so good he makes the game look imbalanced.
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Snow was honestly pretty fortunate to make it this far. I thought he was pretty lucky to get out of the ro16. Speed had him and choked but such is life.
He’s so good at PvT and PvP where he can abuse his godly reaver micro but PvZ is such a weakness for him. Hero would’ve taken him down pretty handily tonight too imo. He just can’t make that leap to championship level.
It’s pretty funny that for all his goofing off in recent ASL seasons that Rain is still prob the best Protoss player all these seasons later since he noped out of BW after light crushed him in asl13.
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with SK's win, the final 3 remaining is exactly the same as KSL season 2 from six(!) years ago
SK also won 4-0 vs his semi-final opponent that tournament
Sharp won 4-3 in the other semi-final after almost getting reverse swept by Rain
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Those 2 posts from RowdierBob. This.
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i didnt even watch this because it was so predictable. at pro level pvz is crazy broken, gateway units need zealot speed on core or something to compete with hydra. spamming cannons is just crippling yourself to survive
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Snow's mindbroken by Soulkey at this point.
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oh my..
well, that was tough to watch..
Soulkey's current form + this matchup meta overall made this series beyond disgusting, damn.
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On October 21 2024 19:54 BLinD-RawR wrote: I want snow to apologize to simplistik and me for the hours of work we put in for him.
xD A for effort.
I have personally never rlly felt the hype for SnOw. Regardless of his obvious strengths with reavers, he always seemed like a fairly predictable player with huge holes in his play.
I don't think any P could have really shown much tonight, other than Mini on a good day.
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Soulkey 3-peat seems so inevitable. Flash-level dominance over pretty much every opponent over the last 2 tournaments.
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On October 22 2024 00:47 Ideas wrote: Soulkey 3-peat seems so inevitable. Flash-level dominance over pretty much every opponent over the last 2 tournaments. Sharp's win last week all but cemented the 3peat.
Imagine the hype of a Finals between Flash and SK next SSL...
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United States9943 Posts
On October 21 2024 21:19 cheesehuehue wrote: People complaining about ZvP imbalance are delusional.
1. First of all, it's only Soulkey "dominating" the matchup. If the matchup were truly imbalance, the other Zergs would be "dominating", too. 2. I lied. Actually, Soulkey is not dominating the matchup. Before today's match, Snow had a 67% win rate (8W/4L) against Soulkey since August 1st. And btw, Snow's win rate against Hero is 69% (9W/4L), 83% (5W/1L) against action, 48% against Jaedong (15W/16L), and 62.5% against Queen (5W/3L). 3. Snow just doesn't perform well offline. This has been known for a long time, why are people ignoring it?
Snow is 1-5 lifetime against Zergs in the bracket stage, typically only managing to beat lower tier Zergs. His PvZ is indeed just not very good, but you can't tell me looking at this performance that the matchup is remotely balanced at the pro level lol.
Snow is fine offline. He's made back to back semifinals. I didn't know making semifinals in the top tournament in the world 2 years in a row, losing in your worst matchup both times against the best player in the world made you a choker. Who's the delusional one right now?
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