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On January 04 2015 20:50 ShloobeR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 20:31 SC2BF3Love wrote: i know this was going to happen, BW will became what it was before if SC2: LotV doesnt deliver. What a weird situation for Blizzard to find themselves in
it was coming for a long time (their design decisions in WoL and HotS already were bad from the get go)
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Fuck yeah, didn't think we'd get to see the Alien Zerg play once more <3
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Good news! I hope he will stick to it for a while.
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On January 04 2015 20:09 darktreb wrote: I don't think Jangbi was a pantheon level player).
Uhm, 2010 damaged his legacy pretty much, but in my opinion in 2011 he redeemed himself. In 2009 he still was considered one of the best protoss players, unfortunately overshadowed by Stork and Bisu. 2010 foolled me pretty much into bielieving that he's no longer a great player anymore, becouse Fantasy, Stork and Bisu, who also had a moment slump in 2010, shown some flashbacks of brilliance even in their darkest hours, unlike Jangbi. Still with his final showdown I think he can be considered a "pantheon-level player"
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You could make the reasonable case that by the end of the professional Brood War scene (though I personally wouldn't), SoulKey had surpassed Jaedong in terms of pure skill (at least in some aspects of the game). SoulKey displayed some of the finest late game versus mech-play (which is why FanTaSy struggled so much against him), and although Jaedong was far superior in terms of versus-bionic play, SoulKey probably had the better game play during the latter phases of the match-up.
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On January 04 2015 20:50 ShloobeR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 20:31 SC2BF3Love wrote: i know this was going to happen, BW will became what it was before if SC2: LotV doesnt deliver. What a weird situation for Blizzard to find themselves in
it probably will , doesnt look like blizz wants to help sc2 too much :/
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Fantastic news!
Assuming he doesn't suck. :D
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On January 04 2015 20:21 ForTehDarkseid wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 20:14 Probemicro wrote: oh zero has bad zvt compared to soulkey's top tier zvt. why does soulkey not have say 60% win rate then? Because ZerO was ZvP specialist in Woongjin, he played less Terrans in Proleague. Except ZerO played more games against Terran in Proleague than Soulkey did. Most of Soulkey's advantage in ZvT comes from the small-time events.
Soulkey 23-23 ZvT in Proleague proper (excludes event team leagues and JV leagues) Zero 38-35 ZvT in Proleague proper (excludes event team leagues and JV leagues)
Soulkey 5-4 ZvT in OSL/MSL main tournaments Zero 14-11 ZvT in OSL/MSL main tournaments
Soulkey 1-6 vs Flash Zero 4-7 vs Flash
Soulkey 7-1 vs Fantasy Zero 5-9 vs Fantasy
Basically, the difference in their ZvT comes down to their individual differences against a single player: Fantasy. Zero also had the "misfortune" of advancing far in individual leagues, which led him to face more top Terrans in high-stakes series. There's no strong evidence to suggest that Soulkey was significantly better than ZerO at ZvT.
People can also certainly believe that Soulkey was a better player overall than Zero if they want. However, it would certainly have to be based on how good he was against Fantasy. Well, I suppose it's all a matter of personal opinion and some version of the eye test. Soulkey certainly had an identifiable style that certain kinds of people really like. However, in terms of individual league achievements they're not even comparable.
Soulkey 11-12 in OSL/MSL main tournaments Zero 64-47 in OSL/MSL main tournaments (54%/67%/54% v T/P/Z)
Quite striking if you consider the fact that advancing likely means facing stronger players.
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Like 15 queens and a Infested T comand centre in the first game I watch!
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Effort vs Hiya right now!
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i hope jaedong comes back too now that his contract runs out with EG (i think)
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On January 04 2015 22:07 deathgod6 wrote: Effort vs Hiya right now! 400+ APM for an entire game... His hands are still fast.
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On January 04 2015 21:19 Hadronsbecrazy wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 20:50 ShloobeR wrote:On January 04 2015 20:31 SC2BF3Love wrote: i know this was going to happen, BW will became what it was before if SC2: LotV doesnt deliver. What a weird situation for Blizzard to find themselves in it probably will , doesnt look like blizz wants to help sc2 too much :/
And you are suprised nobody from Blizzard even working activly on SC2 anymore ! Ofc it will happen
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bring back that effOrt apm
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Oh! I'm very happy. because i have watched Im-hong-gyu Afreeca TV(Korea Personal Internet Broadcasting), But I Want the stronger zerg gamer (exactly CJ Entus zerg gamer - Cj zerg gamers is the best). through the Afreeca TV, In next SSL and kongdu SL, I want his title
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One after another..
Who's gonna be next?
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On January 04 2015 18:28 kjwcj wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 18:15 L_Master wrote:On January 04 2015 16:51 kjwcj wrote: If he turns out to be as bad as ZerO my heart will break. Other than a (major) glitch in SSL, ZerO has been a fucking monster the last few months. regardless of his sponleague/41sl form, it's hard to call what happened in SSL a glitch when he has a sub-50% winrate in 2/3 match-ups.
That's why I said last few months though. ZerO had been struggling for a long time, so his WR has been pretty low. Only time will tell though if SSL was a glitch or if these last few months were just a bit of a hot streak.
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On January 04 2015 21:44 lemmata wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 20:21 ForTehDarkseid wrote:On January 04 2015 20:14 Probemicro wrote: oh zero has bad zvt compared to soulkey's top tier zvt. why does soulkey not have say 60% win rate then? Because ZerO was ZvP specialist in Woongjin, he played less Terrans in Proleague. Except ZerO played more games against Terran in Proleague than Soulkey did. Most of Soulkey's advantage in ZvT comes from the small-time events. Soulkey 23-23 ZvT in Proleague proper (excludes event team leagues and JV leagues) Zero 38-35 ZvT in Proleague proper (excludes event team leagues and JV leagues) Soulkey 5-4 ZvT in OSL/MSL main tournaments Zero 14-11 ZvT in OSL/MSL main tournaments Soulkey 1-6 vs Flash Zero 4-7 vs Flash Soulkey 7-1 vs Fantasy Zero 5-9 vs Fantasy Basically, the difference in their ZvT comes down to their individual differences against a single player: Fantasy. Zero also had the "misfortune" of advancing far in individual leagues, which led him to face more top Terrans in high-stakes series. There's no strong evidence to suggest that Soulkey was significantly better than ZerO at ZvT. People can also certainly believe that Soulkey was a better player overall than Zero if they want. However, it would certainly have to be based on how good he was against Fantasy. Well, I suppose it's all a matter of personal opinion and some version of the eye test. Soulkey certainly had an identifiable style that certain kinds of people really like. However, in terms of individual league achievements they're not even comparable. Soulkey 11-12 in OSL/MSL main tournaments Zero 64-47 in OSL/MSL main tournaments (54%/67%/54% v T/P/Z) Quite striking if you consider the fact that advancing likely means facing stronger players.
Ehm.... SK's matchlist vs T from pro BW is absurd. It's like 75% of the top tier guys: Flash, Light, Fantasy, Bogus, hiyA, leta, etc. Winning 53% of that is damn good.
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that ZerO was a better individual league player than SK, but a strong argument can be made for SK having ZvT just as good as ZerO in regular games, not at least a portion of is the fact that SK was THE large pioneer in developing ZvLategame mech, and was almost universally agreed to be the strongest zerg against the lategame mech transition.
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Effort!! I m so happy!! Welcome back to BW!
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