"While most players would be dead by the work load, training, and travel schedule, MC continues to fly. For his fans. For his team. For his bank account."

Best line in the article.

chambertin

United States1704 Posts

July 14 2012 14:42 GMT

#103

This is such a stupidly well-thought out/amazing post...

I looove the individual writer takes on the one match format... so sick

TY TY !

RaelSan

Belgium223 Posts

July 14 2012 14:42 GMT

#104

On July 14 2012 13:37 polyphonyEX wrote:
My predictions:
Puzzle 3-1 Ret
Alicia 3-0 HuK
MC 3-2 Puma
Stephano 0-3 HerO

Puzzle 3-2 Alicia
MC 3-2 HerO

Puzzle 4-2 MC

I love being a hispter prick

Did you use some kind of random picking device for those predictions ? xD

Rockmonsterdude

Sweden169 Posts

July 14 2012 14:42 GMT

#105

Only one terran T_T Don't know if I'm gonna watch...

Bippzy

United States1466 Posts

July 14 2012 14:50 GMT

#106

I like the writers style and he got me interested in nasl which i would be otherwise uninterested in....

Now let's watch some pros Huk some shit up.

The_Darkness

United States910 Posts

July 14 2012 14:55 GMT

#107

Nice article but I want to nitpick a couple points in your write up of hero v. stephano. Hero plays a lot like Squirtle, except Squirtle is statistically better than Hero and IMO has better warp prism harass than Hero in the late game. Every game from Squirtle is a clinic in late game abuse of Zerg. (Squirtle has the highest Elo in Korae of any race against Zerg.) Stephano of course beat Squirtle, but Stephano is currently badly out of shape, so I don't think he'll win here.
Stephano has not practiced at all (well he's averaging about two practice games a day) over the past couple weeks and Hero just recently ran over DRG at the recent IPL LAN. Stephano and Hero are, when each is in top form, evenly matched, but Stephano is not in top form and Hero is. If there were odds on this game I think that Hero would have to be the clear favorite -- -200.

TheDougler

Canada8306 Posts

July 14 2012 14:58 GMT

#108

SO GOD DAMN EXCITED I AM SALIVATING IN ANTICIPATION!!!!

Lewan72

United States381 Posts

July 14 2012 15:01 GMT

#109

How the hell is dual sight and bel-shir beach still used? I love NASL, but I despise it when tournaments use outdated crappy maps.

m0ck

4194 Posts

July 14 2012 15:20 GMT

#110

On July 14 2012 23:55 The_Darkness wrote:
Nice article but I want to nitpick a couple points in your write up of hero v. stephano. Hero plays a lot like Squirtle, except Squirtle is statistically better than Hero and IMO has better warp prism harass than Hero in the late game. Every game from Squirtle is a clinic in late game abuse of Zerg. (Squirtle has the highest Elo in Korae of any race against Zerg.) Stephano of course beat Squirtle, but Stephano is currently badly out of shape, so I don't think he'll win here.
Stephano has not practiced at all (well he's averaging about two practice games a day) over the past couple weeks and Hero just recently ran over DRG at the recent IPL LAN. Stephano and Hero are, when each is in top form, evenly matched, but Stephano is not in top form and Hero is. If there were odds on this game I think that Hero would have to be the clear favorite -- -200.

http://www.pinnaclesports.com/League/E Sports/SC2 NASL/1/Lines.aspx

Mtuhk

Finland129 Posts

July 14 2012 15:50 GMT

#111

On July 14 2012 13:05 MrSexington wrote:
PuMa for the 3-pete.

Team PuMa™

^_^

Methinks the Boss 'toss is gonna turn that 3-pete to fail-pete. MC is just too good right now, his concentration and preparation is on a different level compared to Pew-ma.

ACrow

Germany6583 Posts

July 14 2012 15:59 GMT

#112

If you asked one hundred people who was the best Korean to never play in the GSL, ninety-nine would tell you it's (T)PuMa.

i must be one of hundred then, because I would have said YongHwa. But w/e, I never liked Puma's play style and always thought he was overrated, so that's probably just my bias speaking.

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

July 14 2012 16:51 GMT

#113

"and then off to Canada for the GSL finals"

I'd say you have the wrong league here.

Zeon0

Austria2995 Posts

July 14 2012 17:42 GMT

#114

On July 14 2012 20:31 Zeon0 wrote:
MC will smack Puma down. MC is Code S material, Puma not even Code B -> 3-0 or 3-1 for MC

InoyouS2

1005 Posts

July 14 2012 18:19 GMT

#115

The only Terran left in yet another tournament gets completely roflstomped.

SirPinky

United States525 Posts

July 14 2012 19:55 GMT

#116

Blizzard should just make 2 races in this game...that what its come down to. Now we're only left with PvZ. Yay, another 2-base all-in...how entertaining. Man, I have a full subscription to NASL, GOMTV etc. But I'm really sick of the game play these days. Hopefully there will be some GG's at the end of this tournament, but doubtful. Maybe I just crack open a beer and things will get more fun.

SirPinky

United States525 Posts

July 14 2012 19:57 GMT

#117

BTW regardless of my opinions, I did like the analysis.

Zeon0

Austria2995 Posts

July 14 2012 22:10 GMT

#118

lol, Mvp won GSL with exactly this patch. just shut up, there were much tougher times for P and Z in the past...

Aeceus

United Kingdom1278 Posts

July 14 2012 22:26 GMT

#119

lol @ 3-2 predictions :x

Zeon0

Austria2995 Posts

July 14 2012 22:36 GMT

#120

i dont understand the 3-2 for MC. MC was the huge favorite, 3-1 or 3-0 sounds much more reasonable. But then i would also predict a 3-1 for Puzzle and a 3-2 for either of the player of the other matches