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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
May 24 2017 14:25 GMT
#3321


It explains everything
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
AzAlexZ
Profile Joined September 2016
Australia3303 Posts
May 25 2017 15:19 GMT
#3322
On May 24 2017 23:25 The_Red_Viper wrote:
https://twitter.com/CyanEsports/status/867385725951594496

It explains everything

Jesus help me, this guy is adorable in all the right ways, Chisel Toss? More like Kawaii Toss
Faker is the GOAT!
Rolltide
Profile Joined May 2017
United States447 Posts
May 28 2017 14:21 GMT
#3323
I don't understand why practice partners are so important when you can play all day on Korean ladder and play the best opposition on earth.

I watched Zest streaming and when I started watching he was ranked 34th in grand master. In the time I watched he faced 2 Terran players and 2 Zerg players with a higher MMR than his. I did not know their names because it was in Korean but they had to be top of the line pros.

Zest could play 12 hours on Korean ladder and never face an opponent with an MMR below 5500 which would be top tier Masters.

Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55571 Posts
May 28 2017 14:57 GMT
#3324
Sure, KR GM is decent enough to keep up your general level. Where practice partners become key is when you practice for specific players for e.g. GSL.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
May 28 2017 18:48 GMT
#3325
On May 28 2017 23:21 Rolltide wrote:
I don't understand why practice partners are so important when you can play all day on Korean ladder and play the best opposition on earth.

I watched Zest streaming and when I started watching he was ranked 34th in grand master. In the time I watched he faced 2 Terran players and 2 Zerg players with a higher MMR than his. I did not know their names because it was in Korean but they had to be top of the line pros.

Zest could play 12 hours on Korean ladder and never face an opponent with an MMR below 5500 which would be top tier Masters.



The ladder is good for general skill/practice, but practice partners allow you to train against specific builds/races and on specific maps. For example, if you have a match against byuN on Overgrowth next week, you might ask a practice partner to 3rax reaper you every game on that map until you get good at holding it.

Plus it allows you to hide builds a bit better, and practice builds that may not be on ladder etc. Even when byuN won GSL without a team, he said he had to practic with certain protoss beforehand
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-28 18:54:26
May 28 2017 18:54 GMT
#3326
Also, custom games allow you to discuss with your opponents afterwards to do some analysis on the games. Ladder, you play and then you move on to next one.
xtorn
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
4060 Posts
May 29 2017 09:42 GMT
#3327
he is streaming
https://www.twitch.tv/sc2_zest
Life - forever the Legend in my heart
Rolltide
Profile Joined May 2017
United States447 Posts
May 29 2017 12:12 GMT
#3328
I'm going to make a observation after watching Zest stream several times. Of course he may have different habits off camera and he might be one of those guys who will pound 35 games in 5 hours without even a pee or drink break.

Zest is not working hard! Not on his streams. I see a lot of sitting, drinking, talking being on the phone. When I watched for a while he played several games then took a short break. Played several more and then did nothing for 15 minutes up until I came over to post this.

Of course 700 people are still watching, but he does not strike me as a really angry motivated guy ready to have a great 2nd half of the year. He should be because GSL season 2 and not being able to take a map in group is got to be the lowest he has ever been.

Rotterdam works harder during his streams and he is not even a pro player.
Lil_nooblet
Profile Joined March 2016
United States459 Posts
May 29 2017 13:55 GMT
#3329
On May 29 2017 21:12 Rolltide wrote:
I'm going to make a observation after watching Zest stream several times. Of course he may have different habits off camera and he might be one of those guys who will pound 35 games in 5 hours without even a pee or drink break.

Zest is not working hard! Not on his streams. I see a lot of sitting, drinking, talking being on the phone. When I watched for a while he played several games then took a short break. Played several more and then did nothing for 15 minutes up until I came over to post this.

Of course 700 people are still watching, but he does not strike me as a really angry motivated guy ready to have a great 2nd half of the year. He should be because GSL season 2 and not being able to take a map in group is got to be the lowest he has ever been.

Rotterdam works harder during his streams and he is not even a pro player.


idk to me it seems like he is practicing pretty hard on stream this last week. He's playing a lot of games. Also taking breaks isn't a bad thing. The game can be stressful as fuck and he probably just wants to take a couple minutes to read chat and talk to his fans between game. It doesn't mean he isn't motivated.
Rolltide
Profile Joined May 2017
United States447 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-31 08:10:20
May 29 2017 16:04 GMT
#3330
Well whatever he is doing it's working today. His ladder ranking went from 24 to 8 just on today's games. That is the Zest we all know and love!

The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
May 29 2017 16:06 GMT
#3331
Yeah lots of games today on stream
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
bestiszest
Profile Joined March 2015
France103 Posts
May 30 2017 10:38 GMT
#3332
He even went top 10 on yesterday Stream
Kt Rolster Zest and TY myboys freaking teamkills :'(
bestiszest
Profile Joined March 2015
France103 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-30 14:34:34
May 30 2017 14:34 GMT
#3333
If some of you are up Zest is playing a small cup (wardiii on twitch) apparently he rekt byun recently and is currently battling against herO; pretty epic PvP
Kt Rolster Zest and TY myboys freaking teamkills :'(
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
May 30 2017 14:36 GMT
#3334
Yeah he looks decent/good, i hope this trend continues
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
May 30 2017 15:43 GMT
#3335
Zest beat herO 3:2 and looks good. Who knows he rises again.
Lil_nooblet
Profile Joined March 2016
United States459 Posts
May 30 2017 16:47 GMT
#3336
This is the best he has looked in months (which really isn't saying much but still). Glad he didn't give up and quit practicing.
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-30 19:14:58
May 30 2017 19:14 GMT
#3337
When I checked his stream he was ranked 8th, he's improving a lot. Although it was probably impossible to get worse from his state the past couple months.

Hopefully with the new IEM if he can qualify he may still have a chance for WCS. Big maybe tho, he'd have to win a cup minimum
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
Rolltide
Profile Joined May 2017
United States447 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-31 08:00:37
May 31 2017 08:00 GMT
#3338
Zest went from 24th to 8th in just 2 hours. He was smoking! Then he played a Zerg player with a higher MMR than his(Ranked above 8th) who was a beast and lost 2 of 3.

I think the Zerg was Dark.

The way he's playing now he has a chance against anybody.

AshC
Profile Joined August 2016
United States328 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-05-31 08:08:21
May 31 2017 08:06 GMT
#3339
Well, he reached rock bottom. It is about time to bounce back up. I hope he will qualify for some big events coming up and see him playing some offline matches. If he manages to do well in those events, it means he is on his way back to glory again. Zest tends to do well at IEM so let see what happens.
Rolltide
Profile Joined May 2017
United States447 Posts
May 31 2017 16:17 GMT
#3340
Stats in streaming s I write this. Cool.

Stats is only 30th ranked in GM ladder. So perhaps for the last 40% of the year Zest is poised to make his move as the world's best Protoss.

Perhaps an SoS 2015 type run is in order. SoS got hot, barely qualified for blizzcon and won it all.

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