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[GSL] Code-S August Semi-final Preview - Page 3

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Blenderhead
Profile Joined April 2010
United States29 Posts
September 05 2011 05:26 GMT
#41
gomtv poor statistics?

July ftw.
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
September 05 2011 05:26 GMT
#42
What the hell I still don't like Polt. I read about half of his section before skimming through.
Insulting Jinro cuts deep.
Real deep.
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ranjutan
Profile Joined November 2010
United States636 Posts
September 05 2011 05:27 GMT
#43
Nice article as always!


Go TOP and July! Underdogs fighting~
and also I think any final except this one would probably be one-sided as hell.
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TolEranceNA
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada434 Posts
September 05 2011 05:35 GMT
#44
Come on Artosis, we need your curse!
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zergtat
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Hong Kong853 Posts
September 05 2011 05:35 GMT
#45
OMG awesome write up.

Optimus might not wow you with amazing builds or new strategies, but just like TOP, he's solid. His timing attacks might be the best in the world, and he knows how to use his bionic units to the best of their ability. He can be behind for 90% of the game, but can think up an attack that turns the match on it's head in less than twenty seconds.


+1, Polt is exactly this kind of player.
Z: SEn P: White-Ra T: Polt
illsick
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1770 Posts
September 05 2011 05:37 GMT
#46
When I look at the 4 people left in this GSL, I see every one of them as contenders for the trophy. I want July or TOP to win this GSL to have a different champion
you live and you learn
yawnoC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States3704 Posts
September 05 2011 05:40 GMT
#47
Honestly I hope the gamers are horrible so maybe ... just maybe ... the finals will be really good :D
GG - UNiVeRsE is the best player in the WORLD
Ryncol
Profile Joined July 2011
United States980 Posts
September 05 2011 05:45 GMT
#48
I personally can't stand Polt. He's absolutely one of the best players in the world, and I respect him for it. But man, I just don't like him. I hope that TOP can pull off the win there.
Ansalem
Profile Joined November 2010
564 Posts
September 05 2011 05:49 GMT
#49
On September 05 2011 14:45 Ryncol wrote:
I personally can't stand Polt. He's absolutely one of the best players in the world, and I respect him for it. But man, I just don't like him. I hope that TOP can pull off the win there.


Yeah he's so dislikeable with his...college-going and his...shiny forehead...??
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
September 05 2011 05:49 GMT
#50
Great writeup as always, and i think the poll is favoured to top because he has a better record vs polt
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Ciryandor
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3735 Posts
September 05 2011 05:50 GMT
#51
July not gonna win this one, it's GSL August!!!
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aphorism
Profile Joined February 2011
United States226 Posts
September 05 2011 05:51 GMT
#52
On September 05 2011 14:49 Ansalem wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2011 14:45 Ryncol wrote:
I personally can't stand Polt. He's absolutely one of the best players in the world, and I respect him for it. But man, I just don't like him. I hope that TOP can pull off the win there.


Yeah he's so dislikeable with his...college-going and his...shiny forehead...??


Don't forget his neck, how could you not hate that?

I'm pulling for Polt (so gosu and so handsome), but I do feel like MVP will take it, he's been looking so good lately.
MisterFred
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2033 Posts
September 05 2011 06:02 GMT
#53
great hype. University Terran fighting!
"The victor? Not the highest scoring, nor the best strategist, nor the best tactitian. The victor was he that was closest to the Tao of FFA." -.Praetor
rontol
Profile Joined June 2011
71 Posts
September 05 2011 06:06 GMT
#54
July would be the dark horse imo... pretty strong T line up there @@
Life is a (fateful) choice
Wuster
Profile Joined May 2011
1974 Posts
September 05 2011 06:12 GMT
#55
On September 05 2011 14:01 CrisisNOOB wrote:
GomTV's voting is based off the fans right? If I remember correctly, TOP has a pretty big fanbase of girls because he's supposedly really cute to them.


GOmTV's studios are in a High School, and I believe Top has a lot of friends that go there, so when he plays the studio is usually pretty packed.

To be honest, Top rubs me the wrong way. He plays some really ugly games and relies on his macro to keep him alive. There was a game in his Code A run where he basically lost almost every single army engagement, but won in the end because after the last battle he remaxed faster.

I mean macro is as much of a skill as army control (I'm sure someone will go ahead and tell me it's harder and I might agree depending on the day), but relying on the opponent being unable to capitalize on your mistakes (donating your army) seems like a flimsy way to play.

I know, I'm being too hard on him and he doesn't do that *every* game. But it seems like there's always a game each series where he just does something really newbie (even in GSL 1, Day[9] described his game vs Fruitdealer as this - he had FD on the ropes, then waits until he builds not 3, but 15 Thors, then puts them on the one spot of the map where he can get surrounded and they get surrounded and die and he loses the deciding game).

I don't know why it bugs me so much, since most players do bone-headed things from time-to-time. I guess I'm more critical cuz he's always calling out Nada and losing to him (at least back it up when you're gonna do that!).
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
September 05 2011 06:16 GMT
#56
This month's GSL coverage hasn't been the best but at least I can still look forward to Fionn's previews.
Someone call down the Thunder?
Meteora.GB
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada2479 Posts
September 05 2011 06:25 GMT
#57
On September 05 2011 15:12 Wuster wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2011 14:01 CrisisNOOB wrote:
GomTV's voting is based off the fans right? If I remember correctly, TOP has a pretty big fanbase of girls because he's supposedly really cute to them.


GOmTV's studios are in a High School, and I believe Top has a lot of friends that go there, so when he plays the studio is usually pretty packed.


Wait, the studio is in an high school?
devPLEASE
Profile Joined March 2011
Kenya605 Posts
September 05 2011 06:28 GMT
#58
i hope there's another TvT finals
(ノ `Д´)ノ︵┻━┻
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-05 06:34:06
September 05 2011 06:30 GMT
#59
On September 05 2011 15:12 Wuster wrote:
To be honest, Top rubs me the wrong way. He plays some really ugly games and relies on his macro to keep him alive. There was a game in his Code A run where he basically lost almost every single army engagement, but won in the end because after the last battle he remaxed faster.

I mean macro is as much of a skill as army control (I'm sure someone will go ahead and tell me it's harder and I might agree depending on the day), but relying on the opponent being unable to capitalize on your mistakes (donating your army) seems like a flimsy way to play.

[...]

I don't know why it bugs me so much, since most players do bone-headed things from time-to-time. I guess I'm more critical cuz he's always calling out Nada and losing to him (at least back it up when you're gonna do that!).

If I didn't know you were talking about these semi-finals, I would've guessed you were describing Bomber, who plays the same way on certain days. Also, I haven't caught him calling out NaDa for anything, but if I had to guess, it could be because NaDa's macro is nowhere near as sound as TOP's -- NaDa still gets supply-blocked consistently in his games -- and also because ... they're teammates? Playful ribbing as well as having a deeper knowledge of NaDa's play than most other people probably explains his comments, whatever those comments are.

Anyways, I actually like Polt's play-style -- brutal timing attacks, what? -- but, as others have mentioned before, his shiny forehead gets to me. Also, he always seems to have a smug smirk on his face. Rubs me the wrong way.

I'm sure TOP got so many of the GOMTV votes because of his deep, manly voice. With FD out of Code S, he's the last one standing, man.
Apollo_Shards
Profile Joined February 2011
1210 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-05 06:36:15
September 05 2011 06:36 GMT
#60
On September 05 2011 13:53 ELlminator1 wrote:
The GOM.tv poll for Optimus vs TOP confuses me. Would of thought Optimus was the favorite.


I think it's TOP's TvT. Anyways very nice write up. Looking forward to July playing!
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