EPTCourage Tournament (including Poles) - Page 10
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Tossim1
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
im curious to see how suncow is going to shape up :O? and all this talk about multiple races being prohibited in korea.. i didnt think this was the case as ive seen progamers play outside their main race in proleague.. ok it was 2v2 but still =/ | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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IdrA
United States11541 Posts
his manager or somethin said he's tvzing in wcg, but pvzing in korea. most likely because it is easier to lose pvz to stupid shit and he just wants to be safe. | ||
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Elsi
United Kingdom8173 Posts
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bine
United States2352 Posts
On July 05 2006 01:13 Plexa wrote: When will courage be played? im curious to see how suncow is going to shape up :O? and all this talk about multiple races being prohibited in korea.. i didnt think this was the case as ive seen progamers play outside their main race in proleague.. ok it was 2v2 but still =/ from what I can tell, courage is on the 9th. From what I can tell, depending on the league you either must be one race, or specify your matchup preferences ahead of time. Personally, I find that a huuuuuuuuuge disappointment. I think the introduction of random players could really mess things up in a good way, and create a lot of new dynamics and strategies. | ||
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ROOTheognis
United States4482 Posts
but maybe so | ||
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bine
United States2352 Posts
keep in mind: i'm not an expert, and i'm not claiming this stuff is all true or whatever. It just seems like the case from my perspective. maybe im getting too off topic as well, but its really interesting to me. | ||
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IdrA
United States11541 Posts
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bine
United States2352 Posts
On July 05 2006 08:56 HungZerg wrote: so it would bring about games determined more by luck and would also reduce the overall level of games because people would not be able to practice properly and play to their best. good idea. I think that's a bit simplistic. Granted, there would be a greater level of "luck" involved (getting a good MU vs. getting a bad MU), but I don't think it would reduce the level of games. People would be able to practice, but the idea of "properly" would have to change a bit; practicing vs. a random player would still be practice, just different practice, and in my opinion, the level of play would go up in some ways. maybe its just from my perspective as a less-serious player and more of a spectator, but I like when unpredictable or new situations occur. Right now, even though there is some room for creativity, much of the game seems to be so dissected and understood that it becomes sort of a rock-paper-scissors of build orders too much of the time. Even though players might not be able to play at "as high a level" in terms of knowing exactly what will happen each game, they might end up playing at a higher level in terms of creativity and excitement, because more decisions would have to be made that are out of the ordinary, more adaptation, etc. For me, the exciting part about BW is not that someone can sit in a practice room for 70 hours a week and become skilled at clicking fast and remembering situations, its that some players have such a high level of understanding that they can occasionally accomplish brilliant moves, etc. I think random could (potentially) help that. That's my reasoning. it may be based on incomplete information or something, and again I'm not pretending to be really skilled, just analysis based on following progaming a bit. Also, its definitely all about personal preference. I like to be suprised, but i can imagine as a great player it would be more fun to see the subtle details going on between players that have prepared for the specific matchup with 1000 games etc. | ||
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GloryOfArt
56 Posts
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G5
United States2922 Posts
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Eagleheart
Sweden776 Posts
On July 05 2006 07:48 YoiChiBow wrote: i doubt anyone could really play all their matchups up to prolevel to be a good random player but maybe so agreed. | ||
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
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Mortality
United States4790 Posts
It's much harder to play at the very top level in every MU. It's much easier to focus on your strongest race. That's not to say it's bad to be random. Especially at lower levels, it helps build your intuition for the game. But sooner or later you need to focus more heavily. | ||
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Elsi
United Kingdom8173 Posts
Strange shit! | ||
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JoMal
Trinidad/Tobago1177 Posts
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Elsi
United Kingdom8173 Posts
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33723 Posts
On July 06 2006 07:25 Mortality wrote: ggon still plays...he's progamer. It's much harder to play at the very top level in every MU. It's much easier to focus on your strongest race. That's not to say it's bad to be random. Especially at lower levels, it helps build your intuition for the game. But sooner or later you need to focus more heavily. I think ggon is all protoss now, hm. | ||
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