Good writeup, however I can't fathom how anyone can like what BFH does to TvT unless you're relying on it's daftness to win you games or you want it to be a dice roll.

Paladia

802 Posts

August 08 2011 11:09 GMT

#162

On August 08 2011 10:43 suejak wrote:
Anybody else think it's really odd that Tyler gets praised for taking out Choya, but nobody mentions that InControl ALSO beat Choya?

I don't think anyone should be praised for beating Choya. Choya wasn't even in Code A, as he is a manager/coach and entered the tournament more for fun than anything else. He is an alright player but as his focus isn't on gaming I am not so sure he is even in the top 100 in Korea.

Tyler on the other hand is the most overrated player together with Spanishiwa in my opinion. Tyler has in the group stages of the past three MLG gone 2-12 in matches. Feels a bit desperate to give him any praise at all.

zul

Germany5427 Posts

August 08 2011 12:10 GMT

#163

awesome. And I really loved the gallery

Furycrab

Canada456 Posts

August 08 2011 13:09 GMT

#164

Great write up.

Not sure if I agree that the Rain/Boxer Game one was the most epic game. I think it showcased how useless HSM can be against a player with a brain, but even Day[9] wasn't a fan of that game(Source: SOTG of last week)... At least in comparison to many other games played. However I guess it was the most memorable.

StyLeD

United States2965 Posts

August 08 2011 13:13 GMT

#165

Beautiful pics, I love high quality pictures =]

Great write up as usual, loved the part bout mericans getting reyped ^^

Turenne

331 Posts

August 08 2011 13:22 GMT

#166

On August 08 2011 06:25 noemercy wrote:
I kinda feel like the OP was biased against IdrA.

In the first part they kinda just mocked him in his matches against boxer which in no way was needed for the recap.

Then for some reason they didn't mention him as a top foreigner, and then topped it off by saying EG failed.

Agreed, hopefully the OP will edit his post and apologise to Idra for his comments.

AmatolHorror

Iceland6 Posts

August 08 2011 13:34 GMT

#167

I just want to offer my condolences to a large part of the TL community that the white people didn't do as well as you hoped, indeed a sad day in e-sports history for you. hopefully you can all still move along and keep playing and watching Starcraft2 matches, although it will be difficult with tears in your eyes, one day the Aryans will prevail. and you can all rejoice once more.

To the rest of you who just wanted to watch great Starcraft2 games, what an awesome tournament! Gratz!

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Xivsa

United States1009 Posts

August 08 2011 14:42 GMT

#168

Nice write-up, in spite of (or because of) the slight TL bias. Those interviews with formerly unknown players at the end was a nice touch. Hopefully Raleigh (or Orlando) can be the foreigners' Leipzig!

Koshi

Belgium38799 Posts

August 08 2011 14:50 GMT

#169

ePGimix, most manner guy on this planet.

There should be an article focusing on the team TL. TeamLiquidPro is great and all, but we would like to know when TLO, Haypro, Tyler want to start getting some results. Maybe they should crash some minor tournaments, just to prove how good they are. They enter big tournaments only to get disappointing results AND games.
Tyler said it himself, Open Bracket was pretty easy. Does it make him a winner that he got out of it and then goes 0-5? Props to him for making it out of there, but come on... 0-5?

ArchDC

Malaysia1996 Posts

August 08 2011 15:38 GMT

#170

Thanks for the write-up! Interesting read as always!

p1cKLes

United States342 Posts

August 08 2011 15:54 GMT

#171

Nice write up! And I think your exactly right...it's not that Terran is OP, it's that Koreans are..haha.

Shodanss

Greece245 Posts

August 08 2011 16:34 GMT

#172

Great great article and the photos are just .... awesome!

JustPassingBy

10776 Posts

August 08 2011 16:35 GMT

#173

No honorable mention for the guy who threw 2 games against Whitera because he was late to their first encounter (without it being his fault) and due to the extended series rule?

Primadog

United States4411 Posts

August 08 2011 16:57 GMT

#174

That's ePGimix, essentially what the "Hard Knock Life" piece is about.

SocialisT

Sweden160 Posts

August 08 2011 16:57 GMT

#175

pics are great :D

Wawa

United States215 Posts

August 08 2011 17:02 GMT

#176

Hey Guys!

just wanted to share to everyone the longest autograph line at MLG Anaheim.
this video i took will hopefully give those who weren't able to make it there a little feel of how e-sports is growing rapidly.

Try To Guess Who It Is. ^_^

Amoment

Germany175 Posts

August 08 2011 17:11 GMT

#177

haaaaaaaawesoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome

JimSocks

United States968 Posts

August 08 2011 17:42 GMT

#178

We need cross realm,support. Easier access to korean servers

MattRz

Chile1681 Posts

August 08 2011 17:44 GMT

#179

On August 09 2011 02:02 Wawa wrote:
Hey Guys!

just wanted to share to everyone the longest autograph line at MLG Anaheim.
this video i took will hopefully give those who weren't able to make it there a little feel of how e-sports is growing rapidly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psW9eZKPLxE

Try To Guess Who It Is. ^_^

wow ! Day9 ! i was thinking like HuK or Boxer

fishjie

United States1519 Posts

August 08 2011 18:04 GMT

#180

I don't see why its a big deal that the foreigners got owned. Its insulting to think that somebody who hasn't put in as much effort should automatically be able to beat koreans. I'm sorry, but the reason koreans are good is because they take training seriously. Its like anything else in life - the more effort you put in, the more you will be rewarded. There is something wrong with the western mentality of instant gratification for little to no effort. Idra was talking about how he didn't need to practice so much, and that's why he is no longer anywhere close to being the best foreigner now. This is also why Huk has been doing so well lately, and why Naniwa is going to become even better once he practices in Korea.

TLDR: hard work pays off