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On December 21 2008 19:53 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
and mind, the scholar, wins with amazing play, helped by the fact that kal decided to expand to the 6 main instead of his own natural.
Kal's first reaver didn't do enough damage, and mind took advantage of it on this map, using a 3 fact and the short pathing distance to do enough damage with the first push to put kal far enough behind till the end of the game.
I think when the first drop fails so bad, expanding to your nat on such a close map like requiem is so very difficult for P to stop, pretty much suicidal. The increased distance helps terran not set up in a critical location that will destroy you.
Early game for T is so hard on requiem but their mid game strenght makes up for it.
That drop D was -_-;; really nice.
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On December 21 2008 19:53 Qwertify wrote:Show nested quote +On December 21 2008 19:48 KreaGata wrote:
You DO have to play non-standard on Neo Req. That's the point. I think that is bad for the sport. If you are good at SC maps like this show it a little bit less. For example - it would be like adding hurtles and obstacles in a marathon to make runners run the race non-standard, as if it would show who the better runner is. So maybe it would make it more exciting for the viewer but worse for good players. That is just my take. For me, game consistency > excitement. Maybe that is the difference.
thats why only one map out of the entire map pool is usually non-standard. you would have a right to complain if all 3 or 4 maps forced nonstandard play, but seeing as this isn't the case, you don't.
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Let's see if Mind can win TvP on Medusa!
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On December 21 2008 19:53 Qwertify wrote:Show nested quote +On December 21 2008 19:48 KreaGata wrote:
You DO have to play non-standard on Neo Req. That's the point. I think that is bad for the sport. If you are good at SC maps like this show it a little bit less. For example - it would be like adding hurtles and obstacles in a marathon to make runners run the race non-standard, as if it would show who the better runner is. So maybe it would make it more exciting for the viewer but worse for good players. That is just my take. For me, game consistency > excitement. Maybe that is the difference.
Your marathon analogy fails - it's not like Neo Requiem is a wide open map with no obstacles or 3 gas in the main or something like that. It just brings out the best in decision making, timing attacks, and other skills that a player must ALWAYS have, only they matter a little bit more on Requiem. And it de-emphasizes macro.
A better analogy would be that Requiem is like a decathlon with slightly different weights placed on the different events.
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game 2 started
mind 3 oclock blue
kal 10 oclock yellow
wow im surprised those stats were quite that uneven
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kal 12/13 nex on his min-only high ground
midn playign standard walling off and mining his temple mins
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On December 21 2008 19:56 darktreb wrote:
A better analogy would be that Requiem is like a decathlon with slightly different weights placed on the different events.
Well said.
Standard Medusa TvP fare so far.
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Gutsy from mind, going 1fac expo against a 12 nex.
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mind has 1 on gas hes going for 1 fact cc
mind scouts the nex
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On December 21 2008 19:56 LosingID8 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 21 2008 19:53 Qwertify wrote:On December 21 2008 19:48 KreaGata wrote:
You DO have to play non-standard on Neo Req. That's the point. I think that is bad for the sport. If you are good at SC maps like this show it a little bit less. For example - it would be like adding hurtles and obstacles in a marathon to make runners run the race non-standard, as if it would show who the better runner is. So maybe it would make it more exciting for the viewer but worse for good players. That is just my take. For me, game consistency > excitement. Maybe that is the difference. thats why only one map out of the entire map pool is usually non-standard. you would have a right to complain if all 3 or 4 maps forced nonstandard play, but seeing as this isn't the case, you don't.
Ok that makes sense to me.
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mind expoes in his backyard
kal with 2 gates and goon range
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Russian Federation4333 Posts
Quertify, SC progaming is a SPECTATOR sport.
It's purpose is to ENTERTAIN the audience. If pros play standard all the time then it will become very boring.
No wonder than when everyone started playing a more bland, macro based play in 07, SC viewer ratings dropped in Korea.
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I find this notion of "standard" play stupid.
Whatever is standard is what is best on the map.
Standards change over time.
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Very slick, Mind sneaks an SCV into Kal's base by distracting with that marine.
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rofl mind baits his rine to get kal away and sneaks an scv in2 kals base
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On December 21 2008 20:00 SuperJongMan wrote:
I find this notion of "standard" play stupid.
Whatever is standard is what is best on the map.
Standards change over time.
i consider "standard" supply gas/rax fact. wether they go 2fact 1factcc or 1factport is a different story
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midn with a 3rd cc hes walling his door with rax and eng bay
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mind needs 2 hold out for a little bit....mind on like 1 fact lol
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EPT
