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The unbalanced state of competitive BW

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Orxord
Profile Joined August 2024
1 Post
August 26 2024 07:15 GMT
#1
It is pretty obvious how unbalanced BW, or at the very least the maps used, are at Pro level play. In every series of tournaments you have Terrans dominating and Protoss underperforming. This holds true to most tournaments, as one can verify by looking at the Wiki, such as ASL, Sanpao StarLeague, Copa Latinoamericana, KCM Race Survival, etc. What further demonstrate this are how certain Terran players like Flash, Mihu and TerrOr have significant more tournament victories than any player from the two other races in their respective regions, sometimes to ridiculous degree, as is the case of Mihu.

So the question is, why bother playing Brood wars competitively when ultimately your chances of victory at the pro-level depends on your race instead of abilities, strategy and training?
tankgirl
Profile Blog Joined May 2016
Canada407 Posts
August 26 2024 07:58 GMT
#2
anyone can dream
https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/627255-progamer-settings
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sunwintv
Profile Joined August 2024
1 Post
August 26 2024 08:03 GMT
#3
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Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2718 Posts
August 26 2024 08:05 GMT
#4
On August 26 2024 16:15 Orxord wrote:
It is pretty obvious how unbalanced BW, or at the very least the maps used, are at Pro level play. In every series of tournaments you have Terrans dominating and Protoss underperforming. This holds true to most tournaments, as one can verify by looking at the Wiki, such as ASL, Sanpao StarLeague, Copa Latinoamericana, KCM Race Survival, etc. What further demonstrate this are how certain Terran players like Flash, Mihu and TerrOr have significant more tournament victories than any player from the two other races in their respective regions, sometimes to ridiculous degree, as is the case of Mihu.

So the question is, why bother playing Brood wars competitively when ultimately your chances of victory at the pro-level depends on your race instead of abilities, strategy and training?
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SCRVN
Profile Joined June 2024
67 Posts
August 26 2024 08:24 GMT
#5
No one plays the game and all games in the life, if they know 100% that they will lose

StarCraft is balance but players are not

You will understand me soon, in about 2 hours at SSL season 1
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Zergxhx
Profile Joined November 2020
China146 Posts
August 26 2024 08:27 GMT
#6
Oh, great, another genius...
prosatan
Profile Joined September 2009
Romania8021 Posts
August 26 2024 09:03 GMT
#7
On August 26 2024 17:24 SCRVN wrote:
No one plays the game and all games in the life, if they know 100% that they will lose

StarCraft is balance but players are not

You will understand me soon, in about 2 hours at SSL season 1

Phewwww!!!! Almost forgot we have SSL today!!! Thank you
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Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7888 Posts
August 26 2024 09:33 GMT
#8
Where do you guys watch ssl?
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
tankgirl
Profile Blog Joined May 2016
Canada407 Posts
August 26 2024 09:59 GMT
#9
On August 26 2024 18:33 Biff The Understudy wrote:
Where do you guys watch ssl?



https://www.sooplive.com/sctvenglish
https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/627255-progamer-settings
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LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1430 Posts
August 26 2024 10:00 GMT
#10
On August 26 2024 18:33 Biff The Understudy wrote:
Where do you guys watch ssl?


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kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2037 Posts
August 26 2024 10:45 GMT
#11
I was thinking how to beat the flash argument but surely I cannot beat the Terror argument.
https://www.twitch.tv/kogetbw
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25980 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-08-26 12:08:43
August 26 2024 12:07 GMT
#12
It's pretty obvious how unfounded this post, or at least the claims made, is at the TL level. In every series of posts you have humans dominating while chimpanzees are underperforming. This holds true to most forums, as one can verify by looking at the Wiki, such as AmIWell, San Diego zoos, Copium Latinoamericana, HvC Race Survival, etc. What further demonstrate this are how certain humans, like Orxord, IdrA and Moltke have significant more forum victories than any players from the other two ape races in their respective regions, sometimes to a ridiculous degree, as is the case of Orxord.

So the question is, why bother posting when ultimately your chances of victory at the Team Liquid level depends on your race instead of abilities, strategy, and training?
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