Yes but the problem is that he can lose as well. What the guy above is trying to say is that its better to hope for an easier bracket to play the weaker opponents.

Ah i see, i misread

I agree

zedrOne

France471 Posts

November 15 2012 19:19 GMT

#12262

Yes

its better to hope for an easier bracket to play the weaker opponents.

In fact i hope he face rain and beat him, and win the final, in that order, but it will not be easy.

Thurken

961 Posts

November 15 2012 22:15 GMT

#12263

The stupid thing here is to make random groupstages/bracket and no loser's bracket. It's neither fair nor entertaining since we end up with fucked up groups and money contenders have to wish for bracket luck (and have you seen the distribution of the cash prize, is it just absurd: second makes 2.5 time the amount of the third without even facing him and 5 time the amount of the fourth, and first make 12.5 times the amount of the fourth...). With that cash prize distribution, you really have to have a loser's bracket or a good seeding system...

AgentChaos

United Kingdom4569 Posts

November 15 2012 22:20 GMT

#12264

^agree so much. with so much money on the line this random seeding system is just retarded

zedrOne

France471 Posts

November 15 2012 23:15 GMT

#12265

not relevant in a FC, but i agree.

revel8

United Kingdom3022 Posts

November 16 2012 15:14 GMT

#12266

Stephano can beat Rain again if they meet. First he has to get out of his Group before worrying about future opponents.

Nelz

309 Posts

November 16 2012 15:57 GMT

#12267

Stephano could win the whole thing or be out in the group stage, the one or the other won't be a big surprise for me, because HerO is still scary and ZvZ is still volatile.

I surely hope he will go as far as possible.

Nausea

Sweden807 Posts

November 16 2012 19:40 GMT

#12268

It just dawned on me that Stephano looks like Zlatan Ibrahimovic xD

AgentChaos

United Kingdom4569 Posts

November 16 2012 19:48 GMT

#12269

only in the pic on the banner.

RoranRock

France294 Posts

November 16 2012 20:36 GMT

#12270

Stephano HAS to have the first place in group, because that way he avoid Rain in ro16 and then when have a great and epic PvZ finale where Stephano beat Rain and become a true legend of starcraft II, the one we will talk about even when Stacraft 2 will be replace by the next Blizzard STR !

Zasmu

47 Posts

November 16 2012 22:42 GMT

#12271

On November 17 2012 00:57 Nelz wrote:
Stephano could win the whole thing or be out in the group stage, the one or the other won't be a big surprise for me, because HerO is still scary and ZvZ is still volatile.

I surely hope he will go as far as possible.

This, let's hope for the best.

WarrickHunt

United Kingdom393 Posts

November 17 2012 04:25 GMT

#12272

exceptional ZvP, making HerO look amateur-ish in first game

Odeon

France42 Posts

November 17 2012 04:55 GMT

#12273

Do we know when is the next game for Stephano? (PST or local :D)

Angelbelow

United States3728 Posts

November 17 2012 05:25 GMT

#12274

On November 17 2012 13:25 WarrickHunt wrote:
exceptional ZvP, making HerO look amateur-ish in first game

Stephano certainly did just that, not to be mean but I was picturing HerO crying as game 2 was progressing.

nicolas42

France19 Posts

November 17 2012 09:04 GMT

#12275

So with this victory of BabyKnight over Rain, shouldn't it be better fo Stephano to lose against Idra (then win Hero again)?

Neantix

France139 Posts

November 17 2012 09:09 GMT

#12276

I don't think Rain will be a problem at all for Stephano. Sure his 3 base immortal blink all-in is strong but if you look at current Stephano style in ZvP with heavy zergling upgrade and infestor he should be fine.

Talaris

Switzerland764 Posts

November 17 2012 09:15 GMT

#12277

On November 17 2012 18:04 nicolas42 wrote:
So with this victory of BabyKnight over Rain, shouldn't it be better fo Stephano to lose against Idra (then win Hero again)?

I was wondering that, too (especially as it would help Idra/a teammate advance, too) -- not sure if that sort of unsportsmanship-like behaviour would be punished though, if it would be too obvious.

So just win, Stephano ! <3

(and I'm sure he'll be able to beat Rain (like HerO) on a good day anytime anyways)

[DIVINE]

48 Posts

November 17 2012 09:25 GMT

#12278

very intresting situation. but i dont think stephano will loose to protoss here

Acertos

France852 Posts

November 17 2012 10:01 GMT

#12279

I feel bad for saying this but it's the best way he can advance further in this tournament. He sacrificed a lot of small groups of hydras and it seemed fishy to me...

Zasmu

47 Posts

November 17 2012 10:02 GMT

#12280

wel, better not lose to HerO now.