I have never laughed that much during a series before, I honestly thought he was trolling when he Void Ray-harrased down the Lair and recalled out. A true Rick Roll'ed moment.

I have no doubt in my mind that he will play different (and better) against Soulkey. Will it be enough? Not sure, but he will step it up.

VIKINGZOMBIE

Australia31 Posts

May 14 2013 14:35 GMT

#64

Sign me up, this guy is an innovator and basically succeeds at the styles I've been trying to play for the past 2 years. He essentially plays non gimmicky standard macro play with timings that he hides and often win him games because people dont expect anything like it... thats why people may refer to him as gimmicky. But unless he can reactively think he can win he hardly seems to allin, omg its beautiful. I'd go so far as to say his play could be standard in an alternate universe, the only reason it isnt is because pros popularised easier stuff first (which makes his play slightly slightly less refined due to lack of collaborative effect, but way more suprise factor to make up for that).

I think he will win a gsl if not this one then a future one because at the moment he has some sloppy areas of his play much more frequently then say, innovation, but this can be ironed out with practice and then his incredible strategy can carry him to victory!

I hope he sees this thread and starts releasing replays /streaming, anyone know where I can find anything like that?

GreenMash

Norway1746 Posts

May 15 2013 12:48 GMT

#65

On May 14 2013 23:35 VIKINGZOMBIE wrote:
Sign me up, this guy is an innovator and basically succeeds at the styles I've been trying to play for the past 2 years. He essentially plays non gimmicky standard macro play with timings that he hides and often win him games because people dont expect anything like it... thats why people may refer to him as gimmicky. But unless he can reactively think he can win he hardly seems to allin, omg its beautiful. I'd go so far as to say his play could be standard in an alternate universe, the only reason it isnt is because pros popularised easier stuff first (which makes his play slightly slightly less refined due to lack of collaborative effect, but way more suprise factor to make up for that).

I think he will win a gsl if not this one then a future one because at the moment he has some sloppy areas of his play much more frequently then say, innovation, but this can be ironed out with practice and then his incredible strategy can carry him to victory!

I hope he sees this thread and starts releasing replays /streaming, anyone know where I can find anything like that?

I highly doubt he will ever stream or start releasing his replays. Kespa players dont normally do that. It would be cool if he posted on tl though ^^

Jmanthedragonguy

Canada1202 Posts

May 15 2013 13:23 GMT

#66

interview http://www.esfiworld.com/sos-makes-it-to-code-s-semis-after-beating-kangho/

theMagus

578 Posts

May 15 2013 13:31 GMT

#67

On May 15 2013 22:23 Jmanthedragonguy wrote:
interview http://www.esfiworld.com/sos-makes-it-to-code-s-semis-after-beating-kangho/

yikes, nerves got to him. that's why his play was subpar.

VIKINGZOMBIE

Australia31 Posts

May 16 2013 07:49 GMT

#68

On May 15 2013 21:48 GreenMash wrote:

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I highly doubt he will ever stream or start releasing his replays. Kespa players dont normally do that. It would be cool if he posted on tl though ^^

yeah I know a man can dream right ^^ I think he has the potential to be a fan favorite though just because of his wonky style, so catering to his fans could only help that

Nyvis

France284 Posts

May 17 2013 00:34 GMT

#69

On May 16 2013 16:49 VIKINGZOMBIE wrote:

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yeah I know a man can dream right ^^ I think he has the potential to be a fan favorite though just because of his wonky style, so catering to his fans could only help that

The thing is he's not the one in control of this decision. Kespa/his team can allow him to release replays, but I'm sure their rules forbid him to do so by himself. And Kespa haven't been know for catering to the foreigner fans.

StarscreamG1

Portugal1653 Posts

May 18 2013 02:11 GMT

#70

EpicDemente

Chile202 Posts

May 18 2013 02:59 GMT

#71

craziest Protoss sign me in

GreenMash

Norway1746 Posts

May 21 2013 12:59 GMT

#72

theMagus

578 Posts

May 21 2013 13:24 GMT

#73

i honestly think there was a whole lot of psychological factors going on between sos and soulkey in their match. them being on the same team and probably good friends, being intimately familiar with each other's playstyles, having deep respect for each other and the pressure of being in a ro4 series are some i can think of. kinda like two best friends wanting to win the same thing but neither wanting the other to lose. shit like this can really screw up a person's game, not just in sc2 but in a lot of competitive situations. it's very different when your opponent is somebody you don't really know or care about. you can just focus on winning. of course, this is just a theory of mine

Sunfish

Austria162 Posts

May 21 2013 13:45 GMT

#74

I don't think we can put too much stock into last night's match. Teamkills are a funny beast, and almost all of those games could have gone either way. What a cash money baller.

By the way, sign me up. I've been on the sOs train since he saved my original FPL team but I never bothered to post here.