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On January 15 2014 20:43 partouf wrote:Show nested quote +On January 15 2014 15:30 RaZorwire wrote:On January 12 2014 22:05 dogabutila wrote:Guys, I quit playing and watching sc2 a while back. Probably at the end of 2012, beginning of 2013. Before HOTS came out. Jaedong was failing, Zerg seemed weak. All hope seemed lost. HOTS seemed like it wouldn't bring balance to the force. There were witchhunts back to back and DJwheat, and INcontrol (and grack and destiny to a lesser extent) went full retard I just left and didn't really come back. Fast forward a year and a half and i'm bored as fuck at 6am in the morning derping on youtube. The best of starcraft II 2013 is somehow a recommended video even though I haven't watched ANYTHING at all related in a year (unless you count day9 xcom as related). My friend had been talking to me about playing sc2 again since he had started up and none of our other friends were remotely good. So I click the video. Fluff intro. Jaedong, So close. Like I've heard he hasn't quite broken yet. Jaedong wins a game? Nice. Holy fuck. Bomber vs Scarlett clips have the muta vs ling dance. Banelings. Oh my god. I have to watch the game. This game. This game has singlehandedly made me buy HOTS. I don't know how long I'll play. But I'm back for now. And I'm a fan. Thanks scarlett! Glad to see you come back to Starcraft! But... Zerg weak at the end of 2012? What were you smoking back then, I wonder? Zerg seemed weak in certain situations and matchups in WoL before the Queen upgrade change, I think from then on Zerg players got more confident in holding off early pressures and do proper macro into BL and Infestors... That's how I remember it anyway, but I could be completely wrong in my timelines.
The Queen buff was in May 2012, though. After that, Zerg was the dominant race in most tournaments until the release of HotS.
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On January 18 2014 09:46 Squat wrote:
It's always a coinflip against cheesy ladder protosses when you don't know their style. She should be able to beat him like a rented mule if it turns into any kind of macro game, but there's always a risk.
Oh, well, could be a lot worse. She could have gotten Jim or someone like that. I'm just happy she didn't have to play Bomber yet, that is supposed to be the final of the challenger league.
Challenger league is only a single bo5 now :<
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On January 18 2014 14:22 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2014 09:46 Squat wrote:
It's always a coinflip against cheesy ladder protosses when you don't know their style. She should be able to beat him like a rented mule if it turns into any kind of macro game, but there's always a risk.
Oh, well, could be a lot worse. She could have gotten Jim or someone like that. I'm just happy she didn't have to play Bomber yet, that is supposed to be the final of the challenger league. Challenger league is only a single bo5 now :<
Could be a lot worse. Imagine if you had gotten Check, Bomber, or Violet. I feel bad for Top, Jim, and Sen.
Cowman got through qualifiers playing only easy opponents, and even then he didn't *really* qualify since Sonic beat him in the RO8. He's good, but I don't think he's at the level of Hitman. I just watched Hitman play the SYF Invitational, and the guy is amazingly good at early-mid game control, and his decision-making is impeccable. I'd be surprised if Cowman is that good.
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On January 18 2014 14:22 Acer.Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2014 09:46 Squat wrote:
It's always a coinflip against cheesy ladder protosses when you don't know their style. She should be able to beat him like a rented mule if it turns into any kind of macro game, but there's always a risk.
Oh, well, could be a lot worse. She could have gotten Jim or someone like that. I'm just happy she didn't have to play Bomber yet, that is supposed to be the final of the challenger league. Challenger league is only a single bo5 now :<
Oh didn't know that tbh. Welp, in that case, I'd say we are all confident in your ability to tip the cow. Just promise you'll play Bomber at some point!
Edit: so MLG online groups are finalized, she's up against Major; illusion and incontrol. Definitely a winnable group, and it's terran heavy which is cool.
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On January 18 2014 18:54 Squat wrote:
Edit: so MLG online groups are finalized, she's up against Major; illusion and incontrol. Definitely a winnable group, and it's terran heavy which is cool.
I quite like the sound of this group. This should be a good week for Scarlett 
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exciting news! can't wait for the matches
It's Hot Bid from Team Liquid. He intentionally tries to make the interviews awkward it's his thing, but he does do a good job.
oops sorry didn't know that. i watched it again and he is funny. But he is nowhere near at Khaldor's level, I mean Khaldor really is an artist, he is like the only interviewer that made Scarlett comfortable with being interviewed.
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On January 18 2014 08:29 Shellshock wrote:Scarlett is playing against  Cowman in Challenger on Tuesday. Don't really know anything about this guy. He only has 15 total games on Aligulac. http://aligulac.com/players/5454-cowman/
Objectively speaking this is the best opponent anyone can hope for in this season's matchups
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On January 19 2014 23:18 coL.hendralisk wrote:Objectively speaking this is the best opponent anyone can hope for in this season's matchups
I don't know about that. We've seen a really unknown protoss player beat Scarlett (Hitman) simply because he was unknown.
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On January 20 2014 01:18 Thalandros wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2014 23:18 coL.hendralisk wrote:On January 18 2014 08:29 Shellshock wrote:Scarlett is playing against Cowman in Challenger on Tuesday. Don't really know anything about this guy. He only has 15 total games on Aligulac. http://aligulac.com/players/5454-cowman/ Objectively speaking this is the best opponent anyone can hope for in this season's matchups I don't know about that. We've seen a really unknown protoss player beat Scarlett (Hitman) simply because he was unknown.
It was also right off a nightmare tournament in ASUS where everything went wrong and the players had to wait for hours and play at awful times, and then a flight home. Conditions do matter, you cannot possibly do your best if you're exhausted.
Hitman beat Bomber a bunch of times on ladder too, he's lethal in the early/mid game.
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On January 20 2014 01:18 Thalandros wrote:Show nested quote +On January 19 2014 23:18 coL.hendralisk wrote:On January 18 2014 08:29 Shellshock wrote:Scarlett is playing against Cowman in Challenger on Tuesday. Don't really know anything about this guy. He only has 15 total games on Aligulac. http://aligulac.com/players/5454-cowman/ Objectively speaking this is the best opponent anyone can hope for in this season's matchups I don't know about that. We've seen a really unknown protoss player beat Scarlett (Hitman) simply because he was unknown.
Anyone who laddered on NA knew who Hitman was though (and how lethal his greedy openers into 2base timing playstyle is), it's not the same comparison to make here trust me
Also what squat said
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Just found out about the ESL Euro series and apparantly she did 2-0 Happy on the 10th december (last year!!). Anyone know if there is any vods available for this? If it was casted?
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SCARLETT IS BACK!!!!!! EES Clan war with MyI. Vods will be up for anyone who misses it.
http://twitch.tv/basetradetv
:D
Also, her WCS group is tomorrow!!
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On January 21 2014 04:13 Incand wrote:
Just found out about the ESL Euro series and apparantly she did 2-0 Happy on the 10th december (last year!!). Anyone know if there is any vods available for this? If it was casted?
http://www.twitch.tv/empiretvstarcraft/b/486415362?t=22m05s (Russian)
don't know if it was casted in English xd
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Even though i don't speak russian I appreciate you took the time to find the vod I probably watch that if I can't find an english cast.
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thanks for the link!
dat russian though
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edit - Scarlett was clearly superior, much bettter tactics, decision making, map control, in game 1 I think she could've taken him out a few times but she played it safe; game 2 she simply dominated, Happy understood and responded to the mutas but he was too passive and allowed Scarlett to take control of the map, it was a matter of time.
I found it somewhat annoying how Happy leaves the matches a bit too soon.
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I've been watching a lot of foreigners play lately and it's awesome to see how many zergs have adopted Scarlett's mass-muta, stay on lair forever, burrowed banelings style. She's revolutionized the metagame!
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glhf in wcs america challenger league <3
edit: and gg too.
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Did anyone see the games? they were over before I got home
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GG Scarlett, nice seeing you play again!
Looking forward to friday
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On January 22 2014 13:15 Shellshock wrote:
Did anyone see the games? they were over before I got home
They weren't even close. Cowman didn't stand a chance.
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