TreeHugger you do such a good job of relaying your passion. It's incredible! I am excited to see some Oz vs Stephano this weekend because of this article.

~YourGoodFriend

danl9rm

United States3111 Posts

August 23 2012 19:08 GMT

#63

It's not money, it's not competition, it's not even a perfect game (ahem) that makes esports. It's rivalry.

Thanks for the writeup, I'll be keeping an eye on Oz.

Kontys

Finland659 Posts

August 23 2012 19:24 GMT

#64

Treehugger writes so well..

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

August 23 2012 19:33 GMT

#65

lol i'm glad you referenced Fantasy's beautiful mech build ;;

the fast vulture/dropship harass buying time for fast expansion was just wonderfully and meticulously planned. he just knew how to make sure that all the pieces in his build interlocked in such a beautiful way.

soon as his armory is done... bam! valks. ;_;

ticklishmusic

United States15977 Posts

August 23 2012 20:16 GMT

#66

So Stephano metagame'd normal Protoss players

But then Oz metagame'd Stephano.

Lol

Prime Directive

United States186 Posts

August 23 2012 20:29 GMT

#67

Great write-up. Thanks a lot.

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

August 23 2012 20:32 GMT

#68

On August 24 2012 05:16 ticklishmusic wrote:
So Stephano metagame'd normal Protoss players

But then Oz metagame'd Stephano.

Lol

it's not so much metagaming, as it is having a deeper understanding of the game, and using that to create your own style and sets of logics to justify your style.

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

August 23 2012 20:37 GMT

#69

Nice write up hoping for more of these in the coming days ;D

red4ce

United States7313 Posts

August 23 2012 21:02 GMT

#70

Really nice to see featured articles covering strategy. This sort of stuff used to be a lot more common in the BW days but it seems TL's SC2 coverage focuses more on previews and hype. Hoping for more of these in the future. Loved the shout out to Fantasy vs GGplay.

Kazeyonoma

United States2912 Posts

August 23 2012 21:38 GMT

#71

excellent article, but this, following tradition, has cursed our beloved Haksu

chris5180

198 Posts

August 23 2012 21:39 GMT

#72

love the post

JuiceBoxHero

117 Posts

August 23 2012 21:44 GMT

#73

Great article, I remember watching those games and being really impressed by Oz because he was making it look easy, but I didnt know how he was doing it. Thanks for explaining his beautiful pvstepahno to a stubborn t player.

Covariance

Canada59 Posts

August 23 2012 22:16 GMT

#74

Wonderful writing!

The quality of editorials in a forum has improved marvelously since I was in high school. I used to look down on articles as a 17 year old high school fool. And yet now, as a graduate student who marks the papers of undergrads, I find myself gleefully enjoying this piece.

Fantastic writing!