On June 06 2011 02:55 Whole wrote: So....IdrA is trending in the U.S. on twitter?
Does that make IdrA like the first guy to make an ESPORTS related word or something a trending topic on twitter?
On June 06 2011 02:48 cascades wrote: Many viewers make the mistake that players can see everything we do. IDRA DOES NOT HAVE OBS VIEW - He does not know MMA killed his own OC - He did not actively scout for a 3rd - He realised that MMA army was > than 2 base economy - He assumed incorrectly that MMA push was not a desperate all-in from that OC cancel, but a calculated decision. - Idra assumed incorrectly that MMA was making a 4th base AND has enough scvs to transfer over - Based on this and MMA's very successful drop, Idra has 0% chance of a comeback assuming his assumptions are correct.
also this could possibly be a good explanation for idra's game one leave.
He does have view of all his mutas killing all MMA's tanks in the middle of the map.
well if he thought MMA's economy was better than what it was, then he would've probably assumed a lot of marines were on the way. He did wrongly GG, but I quoted that just to add a little insight.
of course he couldn't have known that MMA killed his own CC, but at the very end, it looked like maybe IdrA could see the CC building there at the gold -- does he assume that's a 4th base, because MMA's army was the size of 3 base? This is what I assume, and thus making IdrA not aware that MMA's attack is actually an all-in..
but there's also the drop, but to be honest it looked like the spine crawler had killed at least 3 marines there, surely that's not too hard to clean up?
so yea, on equal bases, IdrA's big engagement looks like he's lost a lot, but to be honest there weren't many marines there and so many sieged tanks left to pick off, not to mention the gold CC, while cleaning up the drop with lings.. It really looked like he had at least 10+ mutas still alive when he gg'd. oh well
You know it's possible he was dodging LosirA to avoid a ZvZ with him as well, he might not feel confident enough to ZvZ with him as LosirA is 78% ZvZ while IdrA is 33%.
On June 06 2011 02:59 Diks wrote: Stop flaiming guys.
How could he possibly know that MMA, a very talented SC2 progamer, destroyed his own command center. without scouting it, it's IMPOSSIBLE to suspect. seriously, guys... Idra thought MMA would play at top level. He was right to assume that because that's usually what MMA does.
Nobody is flaming. Everyone is expressing their disappointment in him. They are showing how much they care about him.
On June 06 2011 02:48 cascades wrote: Many viewers make the mistake that players can see everything we do. IDRA DOES NOT HAVE OBS VIEW - He does not know MMA killed his own OC - He did not actively scout for a 3rd - He realised that MMA army was > than 2 base economy - He assumed incorrectly that MMA push was not a desperate all-in from that OC cancel, but a calculated decision. - Idra assumed incorrectly that MMA was making a 4th base AND has enough scvs to transfer over - Based on this and MMA's very successful drop, Idra has 0% chance of a comeback assuming his assumptions are correct.
also this could possibly be a good explanation for idra's game one leave.
Yeah, and this is just the reason why you don't quit prematurely like a thirteen year old who instantly jizzes if he sees a porn pic. IdrA has done this one time too often.
I now expect him to 1. win fucking mlg!!!! 2. Staying in game until his last building is destroyed while microing his last broodlings against battle cruisers!!!
On June 06 2011 03:04 Aoda wrote: You know it's possible he was dodging LosirA to avoid a ZvZ with him as well, he might not feel confident enough to ZvZ with him as LosirA is 78% ZvZ while IdrA is 33%.
exactly. ZvZ = loss for Idra and now he has chances to get into the final
I dont know the format of tournies too well, is Idra knocked out of the tournament? Or is he sent to the losers bracket OR is he just gonna keep on playing through... I'm confused
I kind of have to agree with the idea that it seemed like an awful gg to us because we have the entire map to look at. IdrA has such intense understanding that like in chess he can see several moves ahead. I'm sure he thought "yes I won that battle but at what cost?" and he saw the game turning into a long drawn out loss and didnt want the endurance test.
On June 06 2011 03:05 PandaMonk wrote: I dont know the format of tournies too well, is Idra knocked out of the tournament? Or is he sent to the losers bracket OR is he just gonna keep on playing through... I'm confused
I'm reminded of that scene in Rocky 3 where he gives up during training. and Apollo is all like "WHATS THE MATTER WITH YOU!" "we'll carry on tommrow" "THERE IS NO TOMMROW"
the thread named "IdrA you fucking idiot" has in 30 minutes become the hottest topic on Reddit. And I'm not talking about /r/starcraft, I am talking about /r/all. It's the #1 topic on ALL of reddit lol.
On June 06 2011 03:04 starsucks wrote: 2. Staying in game until his last building is destroyed while microing his last broodlings against battle cruisers!!!
HAHAHA you are awesome, I don't expect him to stay in that long, but at least re-evaluate the entire situation.
Well... Assuming Ret beats Fenix, and MC comes out victorious in his side of the loser's bracket, Idra is up 2-0 in an extended series against both of them
On June 06 2011 03:05 PandaMonk wrote: I dont know the format of tournies too well, is Idra knocked out of the tournament? Or is he sent to the losers bracket OR is he just gonna keep on playing through... I'm confused
hes nt out but got a hard road ahead like 4 more games to win?