The IdrA Fan Club - Page 2106

On May 02 2012 03:02 Knallhexe wrote:
Hey guys, I got a little question about Idra, maybe rather about Starcraft2 in general:

After seeing the showmatch between Idra and Huk I wondered, since it was often stated that Idra's worst match-up was ZvP: How can you be bad at a specific match-up for a long time?

Taking Idra as example, we all know that he has everything to be a top player. It would be a different thing with Destiny. While he probably is a decent player, that can achieve smaller victories at tournaments, Idra should or at least was always at least one of the favorites to win the whole event. He should be on the same level as the other top players from his overall mechanics/skill/ so on.
Why is does he tend to lose games versus Protoss? Is it just lack of experience, that lets him make bad decisions or what? Can't he intensively train with certain partners? Huk as a fellow EG member could help him improve? Any thoughts?

Even though I don't play Starcraft on a regular basis anymore, I'm still a little bit attached to its scene and a fan of Idra, that's why I have no idea but interest

On May 02 2012 02:59 Aocowns wrote:

Did he say 15k= commentary?

On May 02 2012 03:10 Crake_ wrote:
Addition to my thoughts on engagements:

Idra's problem with engagements is that he hasn't learned to love them, because he sees them as an inconvenience rather than an opportunity for beauty. Learning any craft involves a process of pushing yourself to discover and appreciate nuances in an extremely magnified way: the difference between genius and mediocrity occurs at a very fine level of precision.

Judging from pro player performances, it seems to me that the art of army engagement in Starcraft 2 is something that very few people understand. In a year or two, the esports world probably will have a whole new vocabulary for describing engagements. It strikes me as an entirely new subset of knowledge, which Idra finds frustrating: a competent classical musician exposed to funk rhythms at first might be utterly unable to play them, not understand why he or she can't play them, and consequently think they are arbitrary and dumb. But after some exposure, that might change--the classical musician will come to adapt his or her understanding of rhythm to the demands of funk rhythm, and in doing so will discover new concepts (such as polyrhythm).

One can imagine that a competent classical musician whose orchestra is disbanded and who, consequently, has to play in a funk group, initially not being very good at it, and blaming that on the fact that funk is not as "good" a genre (or as rewarding of skill) as classical. The classical musician might be horribly frustrated by the fact that all of the things he can do are things not demanded by the music, while all of the things he's not so good at are the things he has to do. That frustration will continue until his skill levels equalize.

Idra's love for the game will come back as he adapts to the new demands of Star2.

On May 02 2012 03:39 blade55555 wrote:
Wow 12 hour stream session that should be interesting to watch wonder what made him want to stream for 12 hours ^^

On May 02 2012 03:53 Lefaa wrote:


Probably he wants to please his fans after those show matches. (Or EG forces him to do that)

On May 02 2012 03:58 Aocowns wrote:
Awww... Poor Namchir

On May 02 2012 03:52 Micket wrote:

Personally, any engagement that requires a high amount of micro and precision, Idra is amazing at. His ling bling zvz control is one of the best, his muta control in all matchups is a sight to behold. Idra is one of the few who splits vs storm and fungal.

Personally, I think he could use a bit more target fire, but his eye is on the minimap the whole time so i can understand.