Absolutely amazing series of games and I just hope this is a sign of things to come as StarCraft II develops and players get more and more skilled. As a whole, the series was tremendously entertaining. Taken out of context, the final game seven is a stunning display of top tier skill, and within the context of the series, a smashing finale to a brilliantly told tale. It's the kind of series that makes me love both the winner and the loser.

ImbaTosS

United Kingdom1692 Posts

December 23 2011 15:45 GMT

#45

I don't understand. I follow the odd SC2 tournament out of vague curiosity, but the best finals ever with games rated as 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5 stars seems pretty awful. Can anyone enlighten me as to how it justifies this title, when more than half of the games didn't even break a 2 star rating?

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

December 23 2011 15:51 GMT

#46

On December 24 2011 00:45 ImbaTosS wrote:
I don't understand. I follow the odd SC2 tournament out of vague curiosity, but the best finals ever with games rated as 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5 stars seems pretty awful. Can anyone enlighten me as to how it justifies this title, when more than half of the games didn't even break a 2 star rating?

In the first paragraph of the article:

It's funny because only two the games were really back and forth, while five of the games were fairly one-sided. However, the greatness of a multi-game series is its ability to tell a story – when given the chance – over the course of many games, in a way that a single great match just can't compare. So with that, let's go through the series

oh @wax typo: "only two of the games"

woobsauce

United States491 Posts

December 23 2011 16:01 GMT

#47

Is there a reason you didn't mention the final hatchery snipe by a partial drop + tanks from MMA's 5th to deny DRG's final mining base in the game 7 analysis? :3

Geordie

United Kingdom653 Posts

December 23 2011 16:49 GMT

#48

On December 23 2011 14:31 Probe1 wrote:
Look at all those words! I know some of those words!
good work as usual*
I still love that picture*
Somebody else post already!*
To the hatchery! To the wall! Till all dem drones fall! 3 6 9 standing real fine move it to the hatch sing it to me one mo time. rush probe rush probe rush probe rush probe rush probe to all skit skit god dam

DRGs pouty face :< you'll get 1st next time!

It kinda makes me cringe how you obviously didnt even read the article yet you felt the need to get the first post, I presume as soon as you saw this you clicked on view and scrolled down and quickly type in the message. What is the actual point? Atleast read the damn article first, the reason for nobody commenting after you for a good 15 minutes is because everyone else actually took the time to read the article before they posted.

Good article as well, liked the touch with the naniwa poster haha.

JAWS_

Brazil61 Posts

December 23 2011 17:24 GMT

#49

Great writting, although I didn't liked how biased it was towards to DongRaegu, always saying that MMA brilhant moves were actually his mistakes.

For real guys who of you in the middle of 400 APM would bother to snipe Medvacs? Is easy to talk it was a mistake when you are watching and not playing, and for crist sake I at the moment even thought MMA was wasting his Medvacs, didn't noticed the tanks inside it.

And in my opinion you totally misread the final battle of game 7, MMA was in fact barely holding DRG broodlords, and DRG was constantly reinforcing with lings, at one time MMA would break, but it was again another tank drop that made MMA snipe the last DRG mining base, and THAT is what made him GG.

AnachronisticAnarchy

United States2957 Posts

December 23 2011 19:08 GMT

#50

Errr... have you been drinking and posting?

Saronix

Canada73 Posts

December 23 2011 19:51 GMT

#51

I still think Leenock vs jjakji finals was the best finals I had ever seen. Don't get me wrong, this one was good though.

AgentChaos

United Kingdom4569 Posts

December 23 2011 20:23 GMT

#52

mma is awesome!

rolfe

United Kingdom1266 Posts

December 23 2011 20:26 GMT

#53

great write up

MildSeven

Canada311 Posts

December 23 2011 20:46 GMT

#54

If the haters still wants to whine about not buying ticket because of Naniwa's deserved punishment, then their loss. I for one can't wait to look forward being a consistent customer to see more epic games like the ones shown in Blizzard Cup, including Naniwa's incredible games before he acted like a fool.

TheToast

United States4808 Posts

December 23 2011 21:13 GMT

#55

lmao That naniwa graphic is awesome. To battle little probes!

On December 23 2011 21:05 Probe1 wrote:

Show nested quote +

We aren't paid lol

Go on strike, demand 50,000 Esports dollars a year.

McPricE

58 Posts

December 23 2011 22:42 GMT

#56

On December 24 2011 01:01 woobsauce wrote:
Is there a reason you didn't mention the final hatchery snipe by a partial drop + tanks from MMA's 5th to deny DRG's final mining base in the game 7 analysis? :3

THIS!!! I cant believe this wasn't in the write up. It was such an epic move and he may not have won without it. I rewatched to see where the fuck they came from and I believe they were taken to the pocket expo by medivacs from the main when the big final pressure was beginning. There they waited for like 2 min and their time to strike. Gorgeous. Also there was another epic tank drop that happened earlier on top of infestors who were naked in the back of the zerg forces which also got me out of my seat. Great writeup but I guess theres just too much MMA greatness to remember it all. Also 5 stars is like 5 too few for game7 imo, sickest nerd chills and nonstop shiteating grin on my face for 20 straight minutes. Only game Ive ever seen(no broodwar experience at all) that comes even close was Losira / MMa from Columbus I believe it was. Man Esports is getting to be like watching football for me (only a handful of games all year were as exciting), complete w/ fistpumping, yelling, that lovely sick feeling in your stomach when shit comes down to the wire, and raucous cheering to celebrate the victor. If only it had been at a barcraft...

MMA! MMA!! MMA!!! MMA!!!!!!!!!

SpunXtain

Australia165 Posts

December 23 2011 22:46 GMT

#57

^^ wish DRG had won though, it would have been that tiny bit more awesome.

Bones_

United States4 Posts

December 23 2011 23:19 GMT

#58

I really liked this summary, especially the fact that you always pointed out the out-of-game context of the players' individual perspectives. It must have been crushing for DRG to drop the first three games, but perhaps equally so for MMA to drop the next three, just as you said. I, like others, think that the points that you made about the tournament format were well-articulated and justified. However, like you said, the end was fantastic, and only time will tell if that is the most important part.

My only criticism is that you made the Siege Tank drop in the second game out to be a mistake by DRG. While he surely could have reacted better (perhaps I see the maneuver through optimistic eyes), I think that in the heat of the moment, the move was actually a fantastic decision and a great bit of micro and thinking-on-his-feet done by MMA that should not be discounted.

It is interesting that the games (excluding the seventh) were all so poorly rated, yet the finals ended up being spectacular overall. The context was everything, and the final game was the best I have ever seen, except perhaps from Brood War with Stork vs. GGPlay (the hour and a half long one - LINK for anyone interested). Personally, I am very pleased to have bought a year-long premium ticket to the GSL, and hopefully this series will foreshadow more great ones to come!

Thanks again for the great write-up!

CeriseCherries

6170 Posts

December 23 2011 23:20 GMT

#59

I would like collapse and cry if I had been up 3-0 and had gone 0-3 to make it 3-3... so WP MMA