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Don't agree with some of this article's assertions. Anypro is not terrible, he wasted alot of top level players to get to the round of 8 before making some faceplam bad mistakes (pylon blocking natural lol) to get knocked out. Nestea was obviously the more seasoned player with better prep to make it to the finals but saying the quality of games is going down is incorrect. Players are becoming more disciplined, smarter and have better control with each passing season as evident by scfou's incredible games vs. nestea coming from a player who has been slowly improving with each season. I never thought he would have been capable of this level of play.
Totally agree with the mainstay of the article, finals were second rate. Inca did not play well and used a build that didn't work well. I feel he probably had advanced knowledge of how to play against Nada (they are on the same team) and cheesed his way into the finals. Didn't feel like he belonged in the finals.
I think everyone needs to give the GSL and the current pros a break. This game was officially released under a year ago and patch and balance changes constantly alter the game dynamics on a monthly basis. The idea that comparing the GSL finals to BW finals held 3 years ago is remotly fair seems laughable. SC2 continues to develop and I for one applaud the GSL for making the game as successful as it is even if the matchups we get for the finals aren't as exciting as they could be.
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The moment where the series all went wrong for InCa; in game two as his archons ran ahead while his zealot rear-guard was delayed by zerglings , things looked decent, but with only six zealots, a DT, and two archons, it's likely NesTea would have held fairly comfortably had InCa kept his cool and army together.
Don't you mean it's likely Nestea would not have held fairly comfortably?
Also yeah, the thing with Bisu and Savior at the beginning was creative, gave a bit of a "OMG wow", and gave a little bit of a "lulz" feeling.
Good job!
Oh and also, haha I like how you mentioned the "elephant" article was incendiary. (No sarcasm).
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Another g/j on the write up.
Personally watched GSL to the first season with code S then lost interest.
My problem with bashing the GSL is I've got so many bad things to say I can't fit them in the format of the forum.
"DO I LOOK LIKE A NEWB" love it
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Although this had way too much BW-reference for my taste, it was still one of the best writeups ever. Good job Wax!
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excellent and i LOL hard of the pic hahahah thanks for the write up man
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Sorry to say this but when it comes to that last quote, bull fucking shit.
Nestea's win against SC will stand out the same way San's win against Nestea did in the greatest upset in SC2 history, the same way MMA managed to defeat all the legends of SC2's short history in season 2 of the GSL team league, the same way fruit dealer's incredible run in season 1 of the GSL is still fresh in my mind. The seasons may come fast, but the moments of greatness are certainly not forgotten on me, the same way they aren't on many of the other fans.
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I agree with some of the posters here. This condescending tone towards the GSL and SC2 and it's players in general is much the same as the FE "Elephants". It's one thing to have to put out content for the site because it's their job, and it's another thing to put it out so that the writers can just put out snarky remarks and jabs at the game/community/tournaments. Calling the GSL fleeting and unmemorable is bullshit. I'm with Steamboatlol when I say I STILL think about FD's victory when I think of the inventive zerg play in a time when zerg was falling left and right (whenever I hear One Republic on the radio I IMMEDIATELY think of his championship run). The GSTL leaves me with warm feelings when I think of SlayerS first championship run and now their subsequent second one. I will probably never forget Nestea's spinecrawler use against anypro. It's kinda bullshit to me to put out articles like this so filled with bias and still try to respect this site's writers. I feel like a liberal being forced to watch Fox News.
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Horrible and extremely negative write up.
Tried to smile lately?
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Atleast try to be proffessional, we have no interest in listening to you type out your own frustrations and negative opinions, Bring the news and let the readers draw their own conclusions.
GSL is by far the best Tournament in SC2, even if they had a few 1 sided Finals the excitement that GSL brings people on daily basis is extremely good.'
If I knew how to spell english you should fire the guy who did this write up and hire me instead.
User was temp banned for this post.
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rax_NT: Double posts are not allowed.
The write up was appropriate for that type of finals. Nice write-up. I agree on the last quote; winning a gsl doesn't mean a whole lot. Hell, winning any tournament in sc2 doesn't mean a whole lot.
Nestea is awesome though. I see him winning the final season.
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I don't get why frustration with Inca's play should translate into pessimism about the entire tournament. And the bit at the end was incredibly abstruse.
I can imagine MKP winning a championship one day, and asking "where's my vindication?" And there won't be any to be found, because vindication doesn't exist in the GSL as an end, only as a process.
What does it mean for vindication to exist "as a process"? Is there a specific criticism here?
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On May 21 2011 08:02 MoonBear wrote:
The terrible state of GSL games is why I don't watch (and by extension) LR them. It's incredibly disappointing how many players are considered "Code S" and don't deserve that title.
Player Grades are missing for Nestea v SC, and there is some formatting inconsistencies in the other Player Grade sections btw.
I find that they are still very entertaining, but not worth getting up at 4-5 am to watch when there's a ton of content in my TZ now.
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And for all of its success in producing underwhelming finals, it is fortunate that the GSL has at least prevented a complete scrub from winning the whole thing.
Lol at calling him a complete scrub. Did the guy not make it to the GSL Finals? Or am I missing something?
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Any way I could help contribute to get these write-ups out in a more timely fashion?
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On May 22 2011 03:10 moose162 wrote:Show nested quote + And for all of its success in producing underwhelming finals, it is fortunate that the GSL has at least prevented a complete scrub from winning the whole thing. Lol at calling him a complete scrub. Did the guy not make it to the GSL Finals? Or am I missing something?
He did, but that doesn't make him good. You could try watching the non PvP games he played
BTW The Nestea - sC series doesn't have a rating out of 5 stars like all the others do
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I'm curious, who confirmed anypro is terrible?
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On May 22 2011 04:12 Clog wrote:Show nested quote +On May 22 2011 03:10 moose162 wrote: And for all of its success in producing underwhelming finals, it is fortunate that the GSL has at least prevented a complete scrub from winning the whole thing. Lol at calling him a complete scrub. Did the guy not make it to the GSL Finals? Or am I missing something? He did, but that doesn't make him good. You could try watching the non PvP games he played BTW The Nestea - sC series doesn't have a rating out of 5 stars like all the others do
You mean destroying Nada?
He is horrible against Zerg, but his other match ups are Code S material for sure, he deserved to be in the finals as long as he didn't face any Zergs on the road there.
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Very nice write-up, my IM fanboyism especially likes the double 5 stars rating that NesTea undoubtedly deserves for those fantastic games.
I thoroughly enjoyed this GSL, even with the lacklustre finals (this should be the official term since it has been used so much), the road to it was simply amazing. It is especially nice to see yet another finals given to the person who deserved it, not the low-skilled player who got some lucky groups.
Not to be pedantic, but game 2 of the NesTea vs SC game was on Xel'Naga Fortress, not Xel'Naga Caverns.
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Good article, well written. Looking forward to a repeat performance from you rather than Inca.
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On May 21 2011 22:04 Kazeyonoma wrote:
I agree with some of the posters here. This condescending tone towards the GSL and SC2 and it's players in general is much the same as the FE "Elephants". It's one thing to have to put out content for the site because it's their job, and it's another thing to put it out so that the writers can just put out snarky remarks and jabs at the game/community/tournaments. Calling the GSL fleeting and unmemorable is bullshit. I'm with Steamboatlol when I say I STILL think about FD's victory when I think of the inventive zerg play in a time when zerg was falling left and right (whenever I hear One Republic on the radio I IMMEDIATELY think of his championship run). The GSTL leaves me with warm feelings when I think of SlayerS first championship run and now their subsequent second one. I will probably never forget Nestea's spinecrawler use against anypro. It's kinda bullshit to me to put out articles like this so filled with bias and still try to respect this site's writers. I feel like a liberal being forced to watch Fox News.
Thank you for summing up my exact feelings about this report. Saved me time for writing. GomTV is not trying to be KeSPA nor is SC2 trying to be BW.
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