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DreamHack Winter 2011 - Arena of Dreams - Page 5

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Frankon
Profile Joined May 2010
3054 Posts
December 01 2011 19:20 GMT
#81
On December 02 2011 04:04 GunPaladin wrote:
So has it been explained as to how all three EG members ended up in the same group? This event was great but I found it annoying that an entire team had to cannibalize itself.

One of them was 2nd in the first group stage
[uci] Fizik
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States263 Posts
December 01 2011 19:51 GMT
#82
Awesome write up, great pictures, so sad that I missed this! Hell Yea HerO!
Liquid'HerO fan for LIFE.
stratmatt
Profile Joined April 2011
United States913 Posts
December 01 2011 20:10 GMT
#83
Seriously, this event was terrible as a home viewer. Couldnt find the right streams, links were broken, streams would freeze up, showing different games, random casters, random(and terrible,amateur, innapropriate, etc...) hosts ruining celebrations, awful music. Maybe Im not 'in tune' with euro esports, but high-production value not withstanding, this shit was amateur. Couldnt have cared less about the finals TBQH even as a fan of both players, and the arena looked awkward. Oh yeah the 'couch' was dumb too. I dont need 6 'experts' weighing in after each match. Just my honest opinion. Cant wait for MLG.
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
December 01 2011 20:29 GMT
#84
very nice writeup.. wax is good
Frankon
Profile Joined May 2010
3054 Posts
December 01 2011 20:41 GMT
#85
On December 02 2011 05:10 stratmatt wrote:
Seriously, this event was terrible as a home viewer. Couldnt find the right streams, links were broken, streams would freeze up, showing different games, random casters, random(and terrible,amateur, innapropriate, etc...) hosts ruining celebrations, awful music. Maybe Im not 'in tune' with euro esports, but high-production value not withstanding, this shit was amateur. Couldnt have cared less about the finals TBQH even as a fan of both players, and the arena looked awkward. Oh yeah the 'couch' was dumb too. I dont need 6 'experts' weighing in after each match. Just my honest opinion. Cant wait for MLG.

Dont worry MLG will have the couch also ^^.
PS. If you have used the triple stream you shouldnt have problems with finding the right matches. Especially when there was the list of matches, times and on what streams they were shown.

PS. Are you really from US? I heard twitch don't lag for US.
Longshank
Profile Joined March 2010
1648 Posts
December 01 2011 20:47 GMT
#86
Nice writeup! As some has mentioned though, day 1 and parts of day 2 were ruined by laggy and stuttering streams for a large portion of us Europeans. I don't know who's to blame and I don't care, that shit has to go for future events.
SgtPepper
Profile Joined November 2010
United States568 Posts
December 01 2011 21:37 GMT
#87
Hero fighting

Liquid fighting

GG
"After I reconquer Ba Sing Se, I'm going to reconquer my tea shop! And I'm going to play Pai Sho every day."
Keype
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden455 Posts
December 01 2011 22:32 GMT
#88
On December 01 2011 14:53 rkshox wrote:
great tournament. great wrap up. great pictures. awesome. glad to see that sen's play was not overlooked. tough loss for him, but at least he knows that he got beat by the person who won the entire tournament.

Well there is much more to stay expect for the fact that I had more to say

I do totally agree with you on most parts and concering the couch I think 3 is perfect number atleast for a quick tournament like dreamhack, I dont know how long other take between games but mlg usually takes a bit of time with lobby creating etc, which would give them even more time to fill space with casters analyze and talking. How ever I think this should not only be used neccesarily for filling time but it is a great entertainment to have between games and whole sets on times in the tournament to let the casters talk about what they have seen in the games and the results of the tournament in total.
Tornado Terran Fighting!
7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10157 Posts
December 01 2011 22:34 GMT
#89
On December 02 2011 05:10 stratmatt wrote:
Seriously, this event was terrible as a home viewer. Couldnt find the right streams, links were broken, streams would freeze up, showing different games, random casters, random(and terrible,amateur, innapropriate, etc...) hosts ruining celebrations, awful music. Maybe Im not 'in tune' with euro esports, but high-production value not withstanding, this shit was amateur. Couldnt have cared less about the finals TBQH even as a fan of both players, and the arena looked awkward. Oh yeah the 'couch' was dumb too. I dont need 6 'experts' weighing in after each match. Just my honest opinion. Cant wait for MLG.


lol wtf is wrong with you.
On day 1 there were stream issues, that is about the only thing that is true about your post.
random casters? Tasteless artosis mr bitter day9 apollo totalbiscuit is seriously random to you?
seems like a majority of people really liked the couch, and its a perfect way to get over the downtime between the games
arena "awkward" lol..
beep boop
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-01 22:49:40
December 01 2011 22:49 GMT
#90
On December 02 2011 05:10 stratmatt wrote:
Seriously, this event was terrible as a home viewer. Couldnt find the right streams, links were broken, streams would freeze up, showing different games, random casters, random(and terrible,amateur, innapropriate, etc...) hosts ruining celebrations, awful music. Maybe Im not 'in tune' with euro esports, but high-production value not withstanding, this shit was amateur. Couldnt have cared less about the finals TBQH even as a fan of both players, and the arena looked awkward. Oh yeah the 'couch' was dumb too. I dont need 6 'experts' weighing in after each match. Just my honest opinion. Cant wait for MLG.

Stream issues on day 1 were annoying, but were resolved for the rest of the tournaments.
There were multiple streams, with a pretty easy-to-access schedule - i don't really think it's DHWs fault if you can't find the right stream.

"Random casters" - well this statement right here is a little bit confusing; the tournament had the best SC2 casters that are current except for maybe Husky at the moment. They provided quality insight and really great commentary.

"Couldn't have cared less about the finals" - go watch them again and see how epic they were; the games, the casting, a nail biting Bo7 series.

"The couch was dumb" - well, not according to the vast majority, but hey everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I have absolutely no idea how your DHW experience went so wrong, but you really are a unique case. I think it is a combination of personal circumstance rather than DH messing up.
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
December 01 2011 23:04 GMT
#91
White-ra's new shirt would make an excellent cape.
Thank God and gunrun.
ArchDC
Profile Joined May 2011
Malaysia1996 Posts
December 01 2011 23:22 GMT
#92
Nice write-up again!
envisioN .
Profile Joined February 2011
United States552 Posts
December 02 2011 00:07 GMT
#93
Great read! Love the players that stood out because they weren't the obvious ones like HerO and Puma, but people that didn't make it past the RO16 and could only really stand out to someone that was there.
"Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works" -Martin Luther ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
TheTurk
Profile Joined January 2011
United States732 Posts
December 02 2011 00:53 GMT
#94
Too short!
But a good read nonetheless.
Starcraft is a lifestyle.
aviator116
Profile Joined November 2011
United States820 Posts
December 02 2011 00:54 GMT
#95
last picture is the best
huk seems pretty angry/determined/focus in his photo...
Bogus ST_Life IMMVP
metbull
Profile Joined April 2011
United States404 Posts
December 02 2011 00:58 GMT
#96
That is one "interesting" picture of Liquid Hero and EG Huk. Hero looks a little handsy
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
December 02 2011 01:54 GMT
#97
That marine suit in pieces is all that's left of PuMa after our gallant (and handsome) HerO vanquished him.

PuMa's partner-in-crime can only look on in reserved, abject hatred, that someone took what was his.

Seriously, those photos can probably spawn a mockumentary of sorts.
Starleague Forever. RIP KT Violet~
happyness
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2400 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-02 02:32:11
December 02 2011 02:31 GMT
#98
Things inside such venues just take on a different air. They're the kind of places where Michael Jordan carried his team in a crucial playoff game while suffering from the flu, and Metallica reached the height of their powers and assaulted the world with some of the greatest metal performances to date.


You're old.

Great write up though!
gozima
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada602 Posts
December 02 2011 04:54 GMT
#99
O want HerO's necklace SO BAD.
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
December 02 2011 14:28 GMT
#100
Great writeup
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