really good interview. weird thing about idra is that i don't like him when he is playing but in interviews i feel sympathy for this guy. I wonder how right he is about zerg being too weak... well, he makes some very good points right there.

Kazeyonoma

United States2912 Posts

January 21 2011 22:15 GMT

#289

hrm... someone needs to convince Jinro to do this same kind of 2 hour block thing for us terran players! awesome interview Artosis and awesome to see idrA's point of view on things, even if it is biased, it's hard not to agree with him on at least some points.

Zalias

Lithuania79 Posts

January 21 2011 22:23 GMT

#290

Ofcourse part of it is crying ( i'm zerg). But he makes quite good point about protoss air. It got buffed now and zerg has no real land usefull anti air unit. Hidras get melted instantly by collosus later on and it's mega slow unit. No, you can't defend pheonixes with queens. You will lose bunch of OL and if protoss adds a voidray and lifts those up it's GG. Spores? Each spore is a fking drone+minerals and its static ( not totally). Maybe its just me, but hidras needs a buff.

wrestlingfool08

United States139 Posts

January 21 2011 22:24 GMT

#291

On January 22 2011 07:10 Angelbelow wrote:
lol artosis "all jokes aside clide is one of the best players in the world"
idra's facial expression: "not amused"

he just said he was a very good terran...way to extremely misquote him haha

excited to see what new maps will bring to the next gsl! also excited for idra's stream

Etheon

United States35 Posts

January 21 2011 22:27 GMT

#292

Given the new maps i think Zerg will do ok. Maybe not wonderful but better than Idra predicts. Thanks Artosis for the interview. Your the best.

crms

United States11933 Posts

January 21 2011 22:33 GMT

#293

On January 22 2011 03:16 travis wrote:
idra is the most pessimistic guy lol

I see him as more of a realist. He goes a bit overboard sometimes but generally he is pretty spot on. This is what I love about IdrA and why I'll be a fan of his, he always tells it like it is.

tensionz

United States130 Posts

January 21 2011 22:36 GMT

#294

Great interview!

eltese

Sweden369 Posts

January 21 2011 22:40 GMT

#295

Really liked the interview. I dont think all he says is misguided bs or whine. Actually I think he really makes good arguments.

Also, when a top player says a certain strategy is imbalanced or just extremely hard to counter, you have to take into consideration that they are facing some of the best players in the world. I really appreciate IdrA because he is not afraid to say his oppinions.

Warlike Prince

371 Posts

January 21 2011 22:44 GMT

#296

it seems like a lot of people here missed the nestea interview where he quoted idra saying something like.

" its more impressive for a zerg to get to the ro16 than a t/p to win "

so stop using nestea as an example, he agrees with idea on the state of zerg apparently

Huragius

Lithuania1506 Posts

January 21 2011 22:45 GMT

#297

On January 22 2011 07:27 Etheon wrote:
Given the new maps i think Zerg will do ok. Maybe not wonderful but better than Idra predicts. Thanks Artosis for the interview. Your the best.

No, it won't. Zerg will have such win ratio on them like TvZ on close Meta or JB. But that is just mine opinion.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

January 21 2011 22:45 GMT

#298

On January 22 2011 07:33 crms wrote:

Show nested quote +

I see him as more of a realist. He goes a bit overboard sometimes but generally he is pretty spot on. This is what I love about IdrA and why I'll be a fan of his, he always tells it like it is.

it's ridiculously pessimistic to leave games(especially in a tournament) when you still have a chance of winning. he even admits in the interview that it's still possible for him to win.

Huragius

Lithuania1506 Posts

January 21 2011 22:48 GMT

#299

On January 22 2011 07:45 travis wrote:

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it's ridiculously pessimistic to leave games(especially in a tournament) when you still have a chance of winning. he even admits in the interview that it's still possible for him to win.

Yep. Just like BleachvsTOP final game. Bleach knew he lost, yet he still played hoping even for a slight chance to come back. While playing, you have a chance to win, even if it is very small. When you leave, well... you lose... there is no way to win after leaving... :/

ratMortar

Canada282 Posts

January 21 2011 22:50 GMT

#300

On January 22 2011 07:45 travis wrote:

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it's ridiculously pessimistic to leave games(especially in a tournament) when you still have a chance of winning. he even admits in the interview that it's still possible for him to win.

IdrA made it very clear that he had no chance of winning his game on Metal.

Thanks Artosis, you always provide great interviews.