[ASL19] Ro24 Group C

On March 26 2025 19:32 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Best please.. Stop throwing Templars like that.

On March 26 2025 21:23 TMNT wrote:
Is this kind of a new hydra build? Like 3.5 or 4 Hatch hydra transitioning to macro. Don't think I saw something like this before.

And Muta switch again too lol.

Ah no this time he has lurkers.

See now BTS you can't afford both after an attempted hydra bust.

On March 27 2025 05:06 maybe wrote:
Yeah Xun is great. No offence to SayianSC but Xun+Nyoken would be a great casting combo I think.

On March 27 2025 05:26 maybenexttime wrote:

Try right-clicking the stream and then press "Show all controls". That should allow you to turn the sound on. At least it works for the VODs.

On March 27 2025 07:27 Gorsameth wrote:
It is indeed called the AAV-5 Arclite Siege Tank in background material.

On March 27 2025 07:27 Gorsameth wrote:
It is indeed called the AAV-5 Arclite Siege Tank in background material.

On March 27 2025 03:14 RogerChillingworth wrote:
Pretty lazy by Best not to remake the dark archon in g1. It's like he was half asleep. Get this man his B vitamins.
In the final match he apparently threw some cold water on his face or something because he ripped True's arms off and did a little drum solo, but man, you really can't afford to underestimate anyone in the ro24 these days, especially in a bo1.

Meanwhile, Barracks doing Baraka fatalities on everyone without breaking a sweat. This dude is on a mission from God.

On March 27 2025 20:22 kAra wrote:
any vod link with audio? only thing i could find is this here: https://www.sooplive.com/video/96858

On March 27 2025 20:22 Miragee wrote:


I don't think it's laziness but their mindset/game plan. Nobody has ever remade a Dark Archon in 25 years of pro BW. That kind of habit sits deep, haha.

On March 27 2025 20:50 TMNT wrote:

Sometimes viewers look at the game in hindsight and question the players why you not do this and that, are you stupid etc. But to me there is no way the average B/C rank players can think of something but progamers can't. They think about it but decide it is probably not worth it, but they don't have the benefits of hindsight like us to make the correct call.

In this case, Best's DA got sniped at 12:50. To make 2 DTs and merge into an Archon and wait for 100 mana, it takes 95s, which means his next Archon would have been on the field around 14:30 in the game, and that's assuming he cancelled something in the Gateways to make the DTs immediately. By that time the next battles already happened and a total of 6 HTs were already sniped. Damage was already done. And on top of that the Protoss can't know if Zerg would keep doubling down on Mutas or not, or he would go full Hydraman or Lurkers (normally it is the latter case), so he has to choose between spending gas for an Archon that you can only use 95s later, or having more storms 35s later to deal with Hydra/Lurkers.

On March 27 2025 03:46 TMNT wrote:
Didn't watch SCTV cast live because of the game sound problem but gotta say Xun is a great caster, imho only behind Nyoken in the foreign scene. He's got the game knowledge, probably as deep as anyone in the scene bar Nyoken (once again, sorry Xun but Nyoken is the goat BW caster). And at the same time he's also a great play by play commentator. The way he ups his tempo when there are actions on the map is quite satisfying. And he's also got his own style of talking and making jokes.

On March 29 2025 01:02 TMNT wrote:
So apparently BTS has used that Hydra build in K League 10 times lol. I need to watch more K League.

Watching pros' reaction video from jinjin it makes the thought process even more clear. Nobody, including Zerg players like Soulkey himself, expected BTS to keep Muta switching again and again but he did it anyway and it worked. Best probably thought "no way he makes another 11 Mutas after losing 11" so he didn't remake the DA and move out.

Calm and Horang2 put it best "if you keep beating a dead horse it becomes an art" lmao.