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Piski
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Finland3461 Posts
November 21 2010 11:32 GMT
#21
On November 21 2010 20:26 Gotmog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2010 20:23 Sewi wrote:
So Blizzard has to make a decison.

Nerf Terran -> Boxer wants to switch
Nerf Toss (Or dont make them stronger) -> Genius wants to switch

But btw, Any more infos on this? Did he say something about specific units or matchups?
Everyone knows that atm it is impossible for any Toss to win GSL so I wonder if there was some more specific talk?!

AND
Nerf Zerg ->Fruitdealer, Idra and dimaga want to switch (and TLO chose T i guess)


Don't nerf anything -> Buff toss
Tropics
Profile Joined August 2007
United Kingdom1132 Posts
November 21 2010 11:32 GMT
#22
pretty funny considering a month or two ago he said protoss was the strongest race

pretty sure that was post roach range buff too
adrenaLinG
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada676 Posts
November 21 2010 11:33 GMT
#23
"I'm considering changing my race. Please recommend the race which seems to be more suitable for me"

I recommend NEXGenius play Zerg since he's whining

Seriously though P's anti-air is crap, and stalkers are just not cost-efficient compared to roaches, and gateway units get rocked by any stimmed bio
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
lol12tree
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada88 Posts
November 21 2010 11:33 GMT
#24
On November 21 2010 20:30 Panoptic wrote:
I don't know about you guys but I'm getting kind of tired of big-name players constantly threatening to switch. It seems...just...a bit pathetic. I know a lot of players make their living from this game, so balance is more important to them than anyone. It's just that it fuels the masses into going: "see! my race is UP QQ" etc etc. It harms the community and adds unnecessary fuel to the fire. And whilst toss might very well be UP, I can't help but be cynical about their motives for making these announcements.

If you're planning on switching, why not just keep quiet about it?

huh? its not like they are running around saying, MY RACE IS UP, IMA CHANGE !!!!

No. Its Genius that wants to change and asking fans which would they rather him change to. HE HAS ALREADY MADE UP HIS MIND TO CHANGE HIS RACE.

That is very different than Genius asking "should I change race?"
Tone_
Profile Joined May 2009
United Kingdom554 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-21 11:34:28
November 21 2010 11:33 GMT
#25
On November 21 2010 20:25 Kyuki wrote:
This is so sad.. Can top players STOP CRYING IN THE OPEN. :<

We all rage and have our moments, but I mean it's pretty damn obvious Protoss is in a spot where Zerg was before the reaper/bunker and roach range upgrade. Toss is unforgiving (4-gate aside which is very uncommon at the very highest level because it's not that hard to stop) and can be abused quite hard by the other races, but there will appear better and more refined builds and that will even out the playing field eventually. Maybe there will also be a tiny buff who knows..

Anyway, I just fucking hate when they cry like this..



Yeah who'd expect a professional sc2 player to talk in the open about a major change in his career, directly to the community. Why does this annoy you? He' just simply put why and what he's doing.

I personally just fucking hate when people cry on forums at players who've done nothing but talk a little to the community.

Shame to see Genius go T but there is a problem atm and he's got his own game to think about.
Hasta La Victoria Siempre | 톤
gnutz
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany666 Posts
November 21 2010 11:37 GMT
#26
It's only what i thought: Terran Timing Pushes. As Protoss you need to react, but if you cannot see what your enemy is doing, but need another tech path to hold something like banshee/raven push, you can only win if you are lucky.

And the considering of race switch comes quite late imo, korean protosses cried since gsl 2
dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
November 21 2010 11:37 GMT
#27
i recommend him to go ahead and change to whatever he feels like if he thinks it will help him do better. he is a professional anyway. And considering he says he only plays 20 games or so a day even during GSL period, i'm sure he can pick up other races fast.

race loyalty in starcraft is such a weird phenomenom anyway lol.i find it very amusing when people bring that up.

sad for protoss though =(
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-21 11:40:08
November 21 2010 11:37 GMT
#28
See this guy, saying that protoss was the strongest race in GSL 2 then after being defeated time after time he switches race... what a champ..
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
lol12tree
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada88 Posts
November 21 2010 11:39 GMT
#29
Could someone translate some of the korean responses?
ParasitJonte
Profile Joined September 2004
Sweden1768 Posts
November 21 2010 11:39 GMT
#30
On November 21 2010 20:25 Kyuki wrote:
This is so sad.. Can top players STOP CRYING IN THE OPEN. :<

We all rage and have our moments, but I mean it's pretty damn obvious Protoss is in a spot where Zerg was before the reaper/bunker and roach range upgrade. Toss is unforgiving (4-gate aside which is very uncommon at the very highest level because it's not that hard to stop) and can be abused quite hard by the other races, but there will appear better and more refined builds and that will even out the playing field eventually. Maybe there will also be a tiny buff who knows..

Anyway, I just fucking hate when they cry like this..


Well... This is his life. No, really, I mean this is his life. His career. It's what he does. He wants to make money from it. And that post obviously contained no whining. It was a really short post.

Besides, if you thought you deserved to be top 4 in GSL based on skill but found yourself being knocked out earlier based on what you perceive to be imbalances, I would call you an idiot for not trying to argue your case.
Hello=)
lol12tree
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada88 Posts
November 21 2010 11:39 GMT
#31
On November 21 2010 20:37 Licmyobelisk wrote:
See this guy, saying that protoss was the strongest race in GSL 2 then after being defeated time for me to switch race... what a champ..

source?
ParasitJonte
Profile Joined September 2004
Sweden1768 Posts
November 21 2010 11:40 GMT
#32
On November 21 2010 20:32 Tropics wrote:
pretty funny considering a month or two ago he said protoss was the strongest race

pretty sure that was post roach range buff too


That was when he thought he was going to win GSL. Then intotherainbow killed him...
Hello=)
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
November 21 2010 11:40 GMT
#33
Funny that Terran still gets the blame for imbalance when it has been receiving nothing but nerfs since TvP was considered the most balanced MU. When you look at GSL percentages it's Zergs taking places from Toss, not Terran.
I think esports is pretty nice.
Panoptic
Profile Joined September 2009
United Kingdom515 Posts
November 21 2010 11:41 GMT
#34
On November 21 2010 20:33 lol12tree wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2010 20:30 Panoptic wrote:
I don't know about you guys but I'm getting kind of tired of big-name players constantly threatening to switch. It seems...just...a bit pathetic. I know a lot of players make their living from this game, so balance is more important to them than anyone. It's just that it fuels the masses into going: "see! my race is UP QQ" etc etc. It harms the community and adds unnecessary fuel to the fire. And whilst toss might very well be UP, I can't help but be cynical about their motives for making these announcements.

If you're planning on switching, why not just keep quiet about it?

huh? its not like they are running around saying, MY RACE IS UP, IMA CHANGE !!!!

No. Its Genius that wants to change and asking fans which would they rather him change to. HE HAS ALREADY MADE UP HIS MIND TO CHANGE HIS RACE.

That is very different than Genius asking "should I change race?"


Whilst it's clear that he didn't put it quite like that, I would say the gist of what he said is exactly the same....and I don't have a massive problem with it, I'm merely saying that it ends up justifying a lot of whining on forums like these (which is a bad thing imo), regardless of whether there's a balance issue.

And please...there's no need for caps.
"Crom laughs at your four winds!"
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51433 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-21 11:43:07
November 21 2010 11:41 GMT
#35
they should shut up and keep their whine and comments to themselves. every player who complains and brings comments like this to the public are just plain annoying.

on an anecdote, i don't remember at all more than one bw progamer complaining about their race and threatening to change, the only instance i remember was chojja (to t) back when maps made zvt near impossible (nostalgia, gaema... yeh).
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ParasitJonte
Profile Joined September 2004
Sweden1768 Posts
November 21 2010 11:42 GMT
#36
On November 21 2010 20:40 Saechiis wrote:
Funny that Terran still gets the blame for imbalance when it has been receiving nothing but nerfs since TvP was considered the most balanced MU. When you look at GSL percentages it's Zergs taking places from Toss, not Terran.


But it's terrans that knock out protosses. And they do it because of the incredibly imbalanced early game PvT.
Hello=)
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
November 21 2010 11:43 GMT
#37
On November 21 2010 20:39 lol12tree wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2010 20:37 Licmyobelisk wrote:
See this guy, saying that protoss was the strongest race in GSL 2 then after being defeated time for me to switch race... what a champ..

source?


http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=165876

find it yourself partner.. it's either I'm wrong that he said protoss is the strongest race or he said that ITR is a weak terran I dunno...
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
frucisky
Profile Joined September 2010
Singapore2170 Posts
November 21 2010 11:43 GMT
#38
Toss needs a buff. I think it should mainly involve cutting down timings. Faster warp gate research and faster psi storm should do the trick for PvZ.

TvZ has shifted the pressure on terran to do something or lose. Previously it was about zerg staying alive vs dying within the first few minutes.
<3 DongRaeGu <3
Pervect
Profile Joined June 2007
1280 Posts
November 21 2010 11:44 GMT
#39
On November 21 2010 20:43 frucisky wrote:
...Faster warp gate research...


Yeah, make 4 gates more powerful without really changing anything after the first six minutes of the game. That'll help...
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-21 11:52:18
November 21 2010 11:45 GMT
#40
Getting tired of these people threatening to change race. It's whichever race isn't winning tournaments immediately complains about everything. Very annoying and sad. If you want switch race just fucking switch race and don't bother us with these ridiculous threats.

It's so obvious the only reason they do this is not because they believe in the balance they proclaim but only because they are looking out for themselves and want an easier time winning shit.

The worst thing of it all may just be that people actually logon to TL and use the opinion of these players to support their balance whines, even though it's pretty damn obvious none of these players actually have a clue about balance and just want their own race to be better.

In a way I'm glad it's a Protoss doing it now because now if I yell at him I won't be attacked by angry Zerg and Terran players saying that it isn't my race that is underpowered.
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