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GreenMash
Norway1746 Posts
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
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Cricketer12
United States13990 Posts
On February 02 2016 22:05 The_Templar wrote: What? He won a non-100k tournament? That's damn good by him. He won hot6 and msi you know | ||
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rotta
5598 Posts
Too bad this one isn't considered Premier just because of no WCS points. It's still great to see him bringing it in LotV. $O$ = GOAT | ||
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A_needle_jog
Korea (South)699 Posts
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The_Templar
your Country52797 Posts
Hot6 was marineking though, that doesn't count. | ||
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On February 03 2016 10:20 The_Templar wrote: Hot6 was marineking though, that doesn't count. get out of here with your belittling shit | ||
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PockyStix
Canada39 Posts
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RKC
2848 Posts
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
I really like the casting - they made a great entertainment of it :-) "Guess what, sOs is just going to be sOs ..." "But no, another gold base - Oh my god!!! ..." "What? Tod!!! - Well, it's not even like dollar sign o dollar sign, it's dollar sign gold break dollar sign - I like how he refuses to take normal bases, he's actually skipped his natural in favor of the middle gold - Of course he doesn't mine normal minerals .." "It's like not fair, I am watching this game and it just feels not fair ..." :-))))) | ||
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iMrising
United States1099 Posts
sign me up :D | ||
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RvB
Netherlands6261 Posts
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egrimm
Poland1199 Posts
gj sOs keep it up! | ||
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Cricketer12
United States13990 Posts
On February 03 2016 10:20 The_Templar wrote: Hot6 was marineking though, that doesn't count. Says the guy who lost the entire liquibets season cause he was convinced MKP would win. | ||
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swissman777
1106 Posts
On February 03 2016 16:52 Diabolique wrote: I must admit, I watched the game 3 of the yesterday's final already like 8 times :-) I really like the casting - they made a great entertainment of it :-) "Guess what, sOs is just going to be sOs ..." "But no, another gold base - Oh my god!!! ..." "What? Tod!!! - Well, it's not even like dollar sign o dollar sign, it's dollar sign gold break dollar sign - I like how he refuses to take normal bases, he's actually skipped his natural in favor of the middle gold - Of course he doesn't mine normal minerals .." "It's like not fair, I am watching this game and it just feels not fair ..." :-))))) sOs gives us entertainment and gets the money. Sounds fair. On a more serious note, I feel that it's the players like sOs that diversifies one's strategy to each opponent's build that demonstrates the game's strategic deepness and therefore its full potential. For the sake of the game, I hope that when sOs retires, someone would take sOs' place and continue the legacy. | ||
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
On February 03 2016 14:46 RKC wrote: He does builds and plays no one else can pull off or dares to pull off. His impressive Bo7 finals record shows that's he no fluke. He makes calculated gambles which usually pay off. His diversity in 'cheese' plays (economic or one-base all-in) shows that's he no one-trick pony. Only one with a deep understanding of the game can pull out so many tricks from his bag. And he's a joy to watch. Like a poker player with big balls. Like a skilful footballer with a quick feet. He never fails to entertain, whether he's winning or losing. On February 03 2016 15:51 RKC wrote: He's by far the most successful and entertaining player for me. Other players like Maru, Life and Parting may have some sexy micro play, but their games can be rather predictable and one-dimensional after a while (like watching Marvel movies). Rogue has a bags of tricks too, but his plays still have a gimmicky feel and not good enough to beat top players at the highest level. Classic comes a distant second - he can be cheesy as hell, but also capable to macro up and play solid. (And for BW right now, Bisu is the most entertaining.) On February 03 2016 16:16 RKC wrote: That he manages to outsmart opponents at weekend tourneys (as opposed to straight-up outplay them using raw skill like Life, Taeja, Rain, etc.) probably also shows he's a natural creative genius (as opposed to having more time to be prepared by coaching and teammates). It's a puzzle why he can't replicate his form in GSL and SSL. Maybe the preparation format negates his edge (opponents can prepare against him). Maybe Bo3 games don't favour his high-risk style (in a long series, he banks on winning more games than he drops). Maybe his true edge is handling sustained pressure in marathon tourneys better than any other player. On February 03 2016 16:29 Diabolique wrote: I think, it has something to do with the internal motivation. I "lived" with him all the sad time in the middle of 2015. Not only he was losing games with mediocre opponents, he was also not playing well. Like he was not inspired. Not interested. And all the games, he won in the middle of 2015, he did not win by his great creative play, but by relying on his good micro and macro and waiting for the mistakes of the opponents and using them. But he was not "leading" the games. He was just reacting. It was very sad compared with his yesterday's performance, when he was always setting the pace of the game. Then he found the inspiration at MSI and yesterday at IEM. And after that, he started playing well. I am so sorry that he will probably miss BlizzCon. That is so sad. I do not think that the current inspiration lasts for another 6 months to the next GSL and SSL. At least, we will see his genius at Proleague each week as the IEM victory should drive him for a few weeks / months more. | ||
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Cricketer12
United States13990 Posts
On February 04 2016 17:06 Diabolique wrote: I am copying here a part of our discussion from IEM Taipei thread, as I believe, it was a good discussion and it belongs here: Another thing to point out is that a lot of these could be said about Mvp, especially during his G4L run... sOs has the stuch seal of approval | ||
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Diabolique
Czech Republic5118 Posts
So who wants to enjoy his play, he will be playing on Saturday, eventually Sunday with other great players in this: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Kings_of_the_Craft I really look forward to it! | ||
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Roadog
Canada1670 Posts
On February 05 2016 14:02 Diabolique wrote: Important thing - with the stupid changes with the Welfare system, when we will not see sOs outside of Proleague for 6 months plus, I first now realized, there are independent online tournaments, where you can see all the good players including sOs. So who wants to enjoy his play, he will be playing on Saturday, eventually Sunday with other great players in this: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Kings_of_the_Craft I really look forward to it! It's a shame $O$ can't get any of those sweet, sweet $100,000 (or $200,000 now?!) BlizzCon points for another 6 months, but at least there are those independent tournaments. It's a shame they don't have the Premier designation; but I guess those are reserved for the tournaments that "see the 32 best StarCraft II players in the world compete", like IEM Katowice. | ||
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