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[Interview] IdrA after MLG DC

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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36402 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-26 03:17:02
October 26 2010 03:14 GMT
#1
Official interview with IdrA from MLG after his win at Pro Circuit Washington DC. IdrA talks about Korea, being back in the US, his opponents, the patch, and of course HuK's mothership rush.

...

MLG: Select noted that that he didn't have a lot of good TvZ practice heading into D.C. Should we look forward to some practice games between you two in the future?

Idra: He mentioned that he's considering coming to Korea for a GSL sometime in the future. If that happens I'd be happy to practice with him. His TvP series showed just how strong he can be when he has a solid strategy ironed out. Unfortunately, for now I can't play with him due to cross-server connection problems.

...

MLG: One more question for you. HuK had a show-stopping moment in the Losers Bracket Finals when he went for a Mothership rush. Does Huk's bravado earn a thumbs up or thumbs down from you?

Idra: It was absolutely idiotic. This is first and foremost a competition. No one can say with a straight face that he felt that Mothership rush was his best chance to win the game. Fan service is great, without the fans we wouldn't exist, but the fans are there to watch SC2, not WWE. It cheapens the tournament to do something like that.

...


Read the full interview here.
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ReighT
Profile Joined July 2010
46 Posts
October 26 2010 03:19 GMT
#2
Gosh, IdrA is such a serious player. While I think that if everyone 4 gated and 6 pooled in a tournament, it wouldn't be fun, but every once in a while I think it actually kind of makes the tourny a bit more interesting. But props to IdrA anyways, he's a good player.
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
October 26 2010 03:29 GMT
#3
I actually agree with IdrA 100%, HuK honestly threw away the tournament trying the mothership build.
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F00LY
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States125 Posts
October 26 2010 03:35 GMT
#4
Except for the fact that, had HuK not misclicked, he very well may have won that game.
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blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
October 26 2010 03:35 GMT
#5
Good interview his answer on balance was spot on as right now it will seem z> t as bad terrans disappear so honest ^^.

Wish he could have gone to dallace + semi finals for GSL though.
When I think of something else, something will go here
0neder
Profile Joined July 2009
United States3733 Posts
October 26 2010 04:02 GMT
#6
Everyone knows Huk felt he had no chance vs Select's TvP so he did that to throw the game/please the fans. Doesn't matter if he denies, it we know it's true.
Phant
Profile Joined August 2010
United States737 Posts
October 26 2010 04:03 GMT
#7
I would love to see Huk defeat Idra with a mothership rush and then ask his opinion of it.
KonohaFlash
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada1590 Posts
October 26 2010 04:07 GMT
#8
On October 26 2010 12:35 F00LY wrote:
Except for the fact that, had HuK not misclicked, he very well may have won that game.


No he wouldn't.
HollowLord
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3862 Posts
October 26 2010 04:11 GMT
#9
I love IdrA, moreso than I love HuK, but I do slightly disagree with what he said about the Mothership Rush. I think it's pretty safe to say that HuK didn't have much of a chance vs SeleCT, and that he had ZERO chance against IdrA. So I actually liked that he decided to just be wacky in the end and give it a shot.
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FrostedMiniWeet
Profile Joined July 2009
United States636 Posts
October 26 2010 04:20 GMT
#10
On October 26 2010 12:35 F00LY wrote:
Except for the fact that, had HuK not misclicked, he very well may have won that game.


Uh, no. That game was surely not lost due to a misclick.
LiGhtoftheSwaRm
Profile Joined September 2010
United States39 Posts
October 26 2010 04:36 GMT
#11
On October 26 2010 13:11 HollowLord wrote:
I think it's pretty safe to say that HuK didn't have much of a chance vs SeleCT, and that he had ZERO chance against IdrA. So I actually liked that he decided to just be wacky in the end and give it a shot.


I believe that's the point IdrA was trying to make here. IdrA believed HuK was ridiculous to concede in such a way; whether it was for the fans or not. I personally agree w/ him..
Vz0
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada378 Posts
October 26 2010 04:37 GMT
#12
On October 26 2010 13:07 KonohaFlash wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2010 12:35 F00LY wrote:
Except for the fact that, had HuK not misclicked, he very well may have won that game.


No he wouldn't.

yes he would've. hes huk
tarian
Profile Joined August 2010
United States67 Posts
October 26 2010 04:38 GMT
#13
On October 26 2010 12:35 F00LY wrote:
Except for the fact that, had HuK not misclicked, he very well may have won that game.

I agree that it was possible for him to win that game without the minor mistakes he made.
-KarmA
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States353 Posts
October 26 2010 04:42 GMT
#14
On October 26 2010 13:11 HollowLord wrote:
I love IdrA, moreso than I love HuK, but I do slightly disagree with what he said about the Mothership Rush. I think it's pretty safe to say that HuK didn't have much of a chance vs SeleCT, and that he had ZERO chance against IdrA. So I actually liked that he decided to just be wacky in the end and give it a shot.


Thats right. If youre gonna go out might as well go out big right?
gogogadgetflow
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2583 Posts
October 26 2010 04:52 GMT
#15
On October 26 2010 13:42 MOARpylons wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2010 13:11 HollowLord wrote:
I love IdrA, moreso than I love HuK, but I do slightly disagree with what he said about the Mothership Rush. I think it's pretty safe to say that HuK didn't have much of a chance vs SeleCT, and that he had ZERO chance against IdrA. So I actually liked that he decided to just be wacky in the end and give it a shot.


Thats right. If youre gonna go out might as well go out big right?


If he can't admit to this himself (which he can't, if you listen to State of the Game), then it's a pretty worthless sentiment.
Lumin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States217 Posts
October 26 2010 05:08 GMT
#16
Huk had zero chance against Select. Select was the far superior player, giving up and going Mothership...*shrugs* Seems like an easy cop-out for me.
xAPOCALYPSEx
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
1418 Posts
October 26 2010 05:18 GMT
#17
Nice, Grack's been going to the gym. Next thing we know, IdrA will be like Incontrol and be a beast in both starcraft and real life
tarian
Profile Joined August 2010
United States67 Posts
October 26 2010 05:22 GMT
#18
MLG: So, the Mothership is viable against bio, although obviously not the safest choice.

HuK: Well, yeah, it’s not like I haven’t ever Mothership rushed before, and had I not lost my natural and actually used it intelligently I could’ve won. I’ve done it before against good Terrans. It’s definitely possible to do. I don’t think when Boxer was Nuke rushing people it was the "smartest" or "safest" build, but he did it anyway and won. I’ve just got to work on that second part [laughs]. Maybe not Mothership rushing every time, but I definitely want to be able to threaten my enemy with every unit/strategy.

HuK did not give up at all.


Source: http://www.mlgpro.com/content/page/316371/Mothership-Down-MLG-Interviews-HuK-after-His-Showstopping-Performance-in-D-C
AntiGrav1ty
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany2310 Posts
October 26 2010 05:36 GMT
#19
On October 26 2010 13:36 LiGhtoftheSwaRm wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 26 2010 13:11 HollowLord wrote:
I think it's pretty safe to say that HuK didn't have much of a chance vs SeleCT, and that he had ZERO chance against IdrA. So I actually liked that he decided to just be wacky in the end and give it a shot.


I believe that's the point IdrA was trying to make here. IdrA believed HuK was ridiculous to concede in such a way; whether it was for the fans or not. I personally agree w/ him..


Totally agree with that.
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Ordained
Profile Joined June 2010
United States779 Posts
October 26 2010 05:39 GMT
#20
Hahaha the part about the mothership rush is classic.
"You are not trying to win, you are trying to be awesome" -Day[9]
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