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Tester fails to advance in GSL2 qualifiers - Page 9

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Ndugu
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1078 Posts
October 11 2010 19:53 GMT
#161
Maybe GSL2 will showcase some of the amazing builds Terran have been using to just roflstomp Protoss.
Jugan
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1566 Posts
October 11 2010 20:09 GMT
#162
On October 12 2010 02:24 ToxNub wrote:
I lost to a gold player the other day in a bo3... I know how tester must feel ;p


It would be quite ironic if the player Tester lost to was a gold player as well.
Even a Savior couldn't fix all problems. www.twitch.tv/xJugan
TBO
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany1350 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-11 20:34:31
October 11 2010 20:21 GMT
#163
On October 11 2010 23:54 SaDGoWu wrote:
I bet tester lost to a Marine/Banshee/Raven timing push. The only known way to beat it is the very risky Stargate into fast phoenix's first and hope the terran is bad enough to let his banshees die without marine support.

But this is only the begining because phoenix are worthless vs Marine and im 70% sure that PDD cancels out Phoenix fire as well you need something to deal with the Marines because gatway doesn't work, especially if PDD is canceling all your stalker shots and marines have combat shield + stim. Colossus or Psi storm is required, but if the terran gets a Raven and his marine upgrades and attacks your base before you have a tier 3 solution to mass marine your screwed basically. Also your kind of forced into robo bay just because of the threat that he may or may not research cloak for his banshees which sucks.

Really Really sucks ass for Toss everywhere that TesteR didn't make it, would have liked to see a solution to problems that i could use... but i guess not ;(


The actual counter to it is building cannons.
us.insurgency
Profile Joined March 2010
United States330 Posts
October 11 2010 20:47 GMT
#164
Well that ruins my day.
optical630
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom768 Posts
October 11 2010 20:55 GMT
#165
if i was zerg, id be practicing the hell outta the raven auto turret build. seems to be really effective atm


only way i can think to beat it is to use air, if u fly over the ravens if he uses hunter seeker missole he'll blow himself up
CriticalLine
Profile Joined November 2005
United States13 Posts
October 11 2010 21:50 GMT
#166
Since the first three GSL Open tournaments are meant to seed the 2011 GSL, it would be patently unfair if they seeded GSL 2 based on GSL 1 results, since that would make it significantly easier for the seeded players to earn more points in GSL 2, etc.
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
October 11 2010 22:20 GMT
#167
On October 12 2010 03:42 KizZBG wrote:
So Tester got cheesed out of the tournament? GSL won't be as fun without him


how can someone who works for the site say this

LOL
why so 진지해?
NoiSeN
Profile Joined August 2010
United States20 Posts
October 11 2010 22:29 GMT
#168
Ki Su* not Gi^^
parkin
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
1080 Posts
October 11 2010 22:30 GMT
#169
I think FlinthZenith is a pretty cool guy, eh goes banshess against protoss and doesnt afraid to take calculated risks.
mostly harmless
dRaW
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada5744 Posts
October 11 2010 22:34 GMT
#170
Yeah, I agree with seeds completely it makes much more sense. I am sad to see tester go, but this is part of qualifiers (I feel maybe he could have had some mental block in his interviews he seemed overwhelmed by Hopetorture so maybe he thinks PvT is a really hard m/u)
I don't need luck, luck is for noobs, good luck to you though
Silentness
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2821 Posts
October 11 2010 22:35 GMT
#171
GSL2 qualifiers is no joke. A lot of hungry Starcraft players out there trying to get some of that prize money.

My friend from work didn't qualify for GSL2 as well. He was a protoss player and lost to some Korean Terran kid in the first round.
GL HF... YOLO..lololollol.
Wargizmo
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia1237 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-11 23:43:23
October 11 2010 22:44 GMT
#172
As had been said, GSL 1, 2 and 3 are designed to give every player the same opportunity to earn their seeding for the tournament proper which starts in 2011. Seeding players for arbitrary reasons (e.g. they were good in Sc1, they did well during the beta) defeats the purpose of this entire process.

But don't worry Tester fans, his quarterfinal appearance in GSL1 should be enough to get him at least an A-Class rating so he'll certainly get a pass into the tournaments next year.
Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is best. - Frank Zappa
Nightfall.589
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada766 Posts
October 11 2010 23:45 GMT
#173
On October 11 2010 16:58 devolore wrote:
I think it's interesting how many are immediately jumping to blame the GSL format or assume that the opponent cheesed. Tester's a high-quality player, no doubt, but it is too much to entertain the possibility that maybe Kim Byung Jun is just better?


It is. GSL1 had several large upsets in the early rounds - where the winner went on to play really poorly.
Proof by Legislation: An entire body of (sort-of) elected officials is more correct than all of the known laws of physics, math and science as a whole. -Scott McIntyre
Subversion
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
South Africa3627 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-12 00:14:07
October 12 2010 00:12 GMT
#174
On October 11 2010 16:49 JWD wrote:
GSL needs seeds so freaking bad.

Show nested quote +
On October 11 2010 16:49 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Kinda the nature of SC2 atm. Stuff is new so if something relatively new comes around and a P player is playing trendy (tester is uber this way) it can get exposed.

I highly doubt that this is about "the nature of SC2" or exposure of Tester's "trendy play". Probably just cheese or, as the ever-euphemistic Korean eSports media calls it, a "unique timing rush".

Note: "cheese" not used to blast Tester's opponent. A win's a win duders.


Not sure, Tester is like the ultimate anti-cheese.


On October 12 2010 07:29 NoiSeN wrote:
Ki Su* not Gi^^


In Korean there isn't a distinction between these 2 sounds.
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
October 12 2010 00:33 GMT
#175
On October 12 2010 09:12 Subversion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2010 16:49 JWD wrote:
GSL needs seeds so freaking bad.

On October 11 2010 16:49 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Kinda the nature of SC2 atm. Stuff is new so if something relatively new comes around and a P player is playing trendy (tester is uber this way) it can get exposed.

I highly doubt that this is about "the nature of SC2" or exposure of Tester's "trendy play". Probably just cheese or, as the ever-euphemistic Korean eSports media calls it, a "unique timing rush".

Note: "cheese" not used to blast Tester's opponent. A win's a win duders.


Not sure, Tester is like the ultimate anti-cheese.


Show nested quote +
On October 12 2010 07:29 NoiSeN wrote:
Ki Su* not Gi^^


In Korean there isn't a distinction between these 2 sounds.


in the case of tester's name, 기수, 'gi su' is much more accurate than 'ki su'
why so 진지해?
gozima
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada602 Posts
October 12 2010 01:27 GMT
#176
On October 12 2010 09:12 Subversion wrote:

In Korean there isn't a distinction between these 2 sounds.


Actually, there is a phonetic distinction between the consonants in those sounds.

ㄱ = g
ㅋ = k
AmiPolizeiFunk
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany804 Posts
October 12 2010 02:51 GMT
#177
The fact that his own nick is his initials, I think Seo Ki-Soo or Seo Ki-Su is best, as they match with sSKS. But what's the little "s" for?

Shame to see him get knocked out. I wonder if it was the same strat that we saw in the youtube vid (thanks for that btw), 1 medivac, 8 marines, mass ravens for autoturrets, and banshees.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
October 12 2010 03:56 GMT
#178
On October 11 2010 19:47 alkampfer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2010 19:34 hoovehand wrote:
On October 11 2010 19:17 alkampfer wrote:
Cool, the GSL winner, has spoken. TvP is imbalanced atm in terran's favour.

Read his last interview.


according to blizzard, protoss are beating terran at all skill brackets in ladder.



Protoss are winning more in lower leagues only.
And frankly i prefer giving credit to a progamer opinion than blizzard opinion....
Especially after i saw one of their "balance team" employee match history.

He was bronze 1 v 1 gold 2 v 2 diamond 3 v 3

How they can balance a game with so little experience in 1 v 1 ?




What? link please.
antelope591
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada820 Posts
October 12 2010 04:05 GMT
#179
I don't think the game is as random/cheesy as people are claiming just cause Tester was eliminated. When looking at it the vast majority of players who can be considered favorites have qualified so far. The only real shocking results have been Top and Tester being out. 2 players out of 48? isn't exactly enough to say the game is all that random. There'll always be upsets here and there no matter what the format. Saying that things are looking grim for Protoss this tourney...if NexGenius doesn't qualify I wouldn't be surprised to see no toss in the round of 8 =\
Roshinko
Profile Joined April 2010
United States64 Posts
October 12 2010 04:07 GMT
#180
Is it really so impossible that the guy who beat Tester might just be better? Just cause Tester lost doesn't automactially make it cheese or huge imbalances. I don't think I've seen anyone but the people in this thread say it was cheese. Has either player said it was cheese? How about we wait to see how this guy actually does next week?
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