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TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
August 10 2014 13:24 GMT
#41
On August 10 2014 21:27 TokyoGirl wrote:
yea it sucks. i blame it on the infestor nerf and spore crawler buff

I blame mutalisk regeneration
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
August 10 2014 13:27 GMT
#42
On August 10 2014 22:23 lichter wrote:
as lord of best games i give ZvZ a 3/5

That's higher than I expected
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Faefae
Profile Joined June 2014
2203 Posts
August 10 2014 13:28 GMT
#43
On August 10 2014 22:27 Lorning wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2014 22:23 lichter wrote:
as lord of best games i give ZvZ a 3/5

That's higher than I expected

Yeah, what would you give to the other mirrors mu ?
ForGG. 29/11/2014
( bush
Profile Joined April 2011
321 Posts
August 10 2014 13:28 GMT
#44
On August 10 2014 22:14 mabla wrote:
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On August 10 2014 22:03 TargA wrote:
ur just too bad to realise whats going on.


Luckily this game doesn't depend on viewers below GM to stay relevant.


#rekt

You can't say people don't realise what's going on just because you follow a build order to mass up your roaches, dumbfuck.

User was warned for this post
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Jett.Jack.Alvir
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Canada2250 Posts
August 10 2014 13:29 GMT
#45
On August 10 2014 22:19 Shuffleblade wrote:
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On August 10 2014 22:02 KelsierSC wrote:
I can't believe people are surprised or aggravated that the beginning of a game or strategy for each matchup is the same. Like the game has been out for a while and top players have put a huge number of hours into the game they have figured out the standard "best" way to play. Yes there are variations you can do but the Standard will be the most played out because it is the best strategy at the time until a refutation comes along.

Even in the most varied matchup I doubt there are more than 3-4 distinct strategies to aim for and all others are just subtle variations of these distinct strategies.

While true to some extent it is baffling how strong the roach meta has becomes and how it won't go away.

You are half right and half wrong, these kinds of "meta" finding out the ultimate way of doing something and doing it over and over, It will lead to everyone doing that, if everyone does it than you can pretty much figure out what your opponent is going to do and blind counter it. This is how the meta change, people learn how to counter the most popular strategy and then people will stop doing it because it doesn't work anymore.

This is what happened when Z started doing 3 hatch before pool vs P greedy openings back in the day, thus out greeding them blindly.

For a meta to stay as long and tenaciously like this one is rare and in my opinion shows something is wrong with the game. If you can't counter his strat (without going for the same strat) when knowing exactly what he's going to do then its something seriously wrong.

I agree the roach meta has been rather tenacious, but I honestly don't think its as prevalent as the OP makes it out to be.
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
August 10 2014 13:29 GMT
#46
On August 10 2014 22:28 Faefae wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2014 22:27 Lorning wrote:
On August 10 2014 22:23 lichter wrote:
as lord of best games i give ZvZ a 3/5

That's higher than I expected

Yeah, what would you give to the other mirrors mu ?

PvP 2/5
ZvZ 1.5/5
TvT 4.5/5
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ReMinD_
Profile Joined May 2013
Croatia846 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-10 13:32:50
August 10 2014 13:31 GMT
#47
PvT is imo the most boring match-up to watch. Every game is the same: Terran builds Reaper, scouts, sees nothing different from previous game, fakes a marine push, gets pushed back by Photon Overcharge. Then we watch both players twiddle their fingers while they build 200/200. First guy to hit massive Storm / EMP wins. And it's been like this entire HotS. Only time I enjoyed watching TvP was at beginning of year when Polt smacked down a bunch of Protosses at some tournament.
Parting: Well, even I can make better maps than these.
TokyoGirl
Profile Joined July 2014
Japan116 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-10 13:33:26
August 10 2014 13:32 GMT
#48
On August 10 2014 22:24 Dingodile wrote:
more frustrating than roach vs roach is/are the super random shots from wm at TvZ. Very unpredictable if you play ling+bling against wm. wm is ok against all other zerg units. micro against wm doesnt help anything if wm are sitting on intelligent places.
(1) What happens if cooldown is gone and there are already 2 (split) lings within that area? which ling is going to die?
(2) What happens if wm detect first ling but killed by other units before wm begins to attack (due to 1,5sec delay), 1,5 sec later there are 10000 lings+blings in that area, where will be the rocket hitting?
(3) If terran is microing his wm, zerg will never know/notice that. Zerg only know if it had already hitted but this is too way late.
Don't response with "1,5sec delay tells it", How do you know it was as (2) or (3) from Zerg perspective?

You have to see it from Zerg and Terran perspective, not as a casual bystander. (1) and (2) are fucking frustrating for both players because of the random shots.


You see thats what excite viewers. viewerss like to see those WM that kills 50 units with one shot (imba or not imba), it creates a lot of suspense and excitement. But when you watch ZvZ its usually ling/bane and it ends in roach wars with one player winning with better decision making. you don't really need to watch the rest of the game to know how its going to end. Again this is from a spectators point of view.
Faefae
Profile Joined June 2014
2203 Posts
August 10 2014 13:33 GMT
#49
On August 10 2014 22:29 Lorning wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2014 22:28 Faefae wrote:
On August 10 2014 22:27 Lorning wrote:
On August 10 2014 22:23 lichter wrote:
as lord of best games i give ZvZ a 3/5

That's higher than I expected

Yeah, what would you give to the other mirrors mu ?

PvP 2/5
ZvZ 1.5/5
TvT 4.5/5

Seems legit ! Personnally i'd rate PvP a bit higher these days. 2.5? 3? Something like that
ForGG. 29/11/2014
FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
August 10 2014 13:33 GMT
#50
You would have hated BW ZvZ then
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
August 10 2014 13:35 GMT
#51
It's the reason I don't like to ladder, I loved it when it was muta/ling though.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
August 10 2014 13:37 GMT
#52
On August 10 2014 22:29 Lorning wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2014 22:28 Faefae wrote:
On August 10 2014 22:27 Lorning wrote:
On August 10 2014 22:23 lichter wrote:
as lord of best games i give ZvZ a 3/5

That's higher than I expected

Yeah, what would you give to the other mirrors mu ?

PvP 2/5
ZvZ 1.5/5
TvT 4.5/5


as lr bonjwa you are in charge of hype and those grades arent very hype
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[BSP]Kain
Profile Joined May 2014
119 Posts
August 10 2014 13:44 GMT
#53
Only TvT is really fun from mirrors, but I actually like ZvZ more than PvP.

Muta meta was so fun back in the days, although a bit too strong. :<
Holdenintherye
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada1441 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-10 13:49:41
August 10 2014 13:48 GMT
#54
I, for one, enjoy watching giant roach battles.

edit: it's much better than ZvZ early HotS when the player with 1 more muta would automatically win.
Salient
Profile Joined August 2011
United States876 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-10 13:50:51
August 10 2014 13:49 GMT
#55
Solution:

(A) Creep has a color tint to indicate which player made it, and
(B) Only the player who made creep gets a speed bonus while moving over it


With those simple changes, you would have a greater defender's advantage, more strategic creep, and a better looking game. As it is now, all the ugly little roaches kind of blend in together on the ugly creep, and it's difficult for spectators to enjoy watching or even know where one blob of roaches ends and another begins. Grey creep, grey roaches, green acid . . . meh.
PiGStarcraft
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia999 Posts
August 10 2014 13:50 GMT
#56
ZvZ is a very mechanical matchup, I guarantee you'll enjoy it a lot more if you work on your ling-bane micro and use a lot of ling-bane aggression with macro behind it. There's a huge amount of complexity in the matchup, but you need mechanics to pull it off, that's just the way it is. You can bitch about it or you can spend some time learning how to play it :D
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SuperHofmann
Profile Joined September 2013
Italy1741 Posts
August 10 2014 13:51 GMT
#57
How people's mind work:

- Terran Player: TvT > ZvZ and PvP
- Protoss Player: PvP > ZvZ and TvT
- Zerg Player: ZvZ > TvT and PvP

ez

Vasacast always in my <3
Fusa
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada148 Posts
August 10 2014 13:53 GMT
#58
lets be honest, if you hate the game so much because of 1 MU you have to much hate, try to LOVE some of the 5 MU's
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4139 Posts
August 10 2014 13:53 GMT
#59
On August 10 2014 22:51 SuperHofmann wrote:
How people's mind work:

- Terran Player: TvT > ZvZ and PvP
- Protoss Player: PvP > ZvZ and TvT
- Zerg Player: ZvZ > TvT and PvP

ez


90% wrong from Zerg and Protoss Player.
Grubby | ToD | Moon | Lyn | Sky
Faefae
Profile Joined June 2014
2203 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-10 13:55:57
August 10 2014 13:55 GMT
#60
On August 10 2014 22:51 SuperHofmann wrote:
How people's mind work:

- Terran Player: TvT > ZvZ and PvP
- Protoss Player: PvP > ZvZ and TvT
- Zerg Player: ZvZ > TvT and PvP

ez


No, I don't think that is true, when there were polls on TL, TvT was the best rated mirror
And there is ~32% of terran player in sc2
ForGG. 29/11/2014
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