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zedrOne
Profile Joined May 2010
France471 Posts
October 03 2012 07:43 GMT
#41
Gameplay, fanhype, and artosis made Nestea. the same ingredient can just make another ....

never was a fan of nestea, even if i think he was a great player, some time ago.
LockeTazeline October 31 2012 06:02. Posts 166 : A Bo9 is really just a Bo1 played 9 times.
Creager
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1949 Posts
October 03 2012 08:14 GMT
#42
nice reference in that sparta vs nestea title but really sad to see nestea falling down to code b, since nestea is one of the last remaining old ones (if not the last)
... einmal mit Profis spielen!
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
October 03 2012 08:14 GMT
#43
Holy shit these game titles were beyond brilliant.

Also sprach Sparta blew my mind
X3GoldDot
Profile Joined August 2011
Malaysia3840 Posts
October 03 2012 08:42 GMT
#44
On October 03 2012 17:14 Creager wrote:
nice reference in that sparta vs nestea title but really sad to see nestea falling down to code b, since nestea is one of the last remaining old ones (if not the last)


MVP??MKP??MC??...............
prime/startale/[SexComaZerg, RoyalRoaderZerg, SirLifealot] ingame ID = GoodGame
[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-03 10:48:58
October 03 2012 10:46 GMT
#45
Seeing Nestea fall was very painful. In the first game, he proved why he is Nesfookingtea, holding that all-in. The other two games were good, too; but not good enough from Nestea's side.

There was a time when no-one could touch him and he delivered a perfect season without a single map lost. There was a time when he inspired John to speak his mind.
You don't choose to play zerg. The zerg choose you.
Proseat
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Germany5113 Posts
October 03 2012 11:25 GMT
#46
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?
The Rise and Fall of SlayerS -- a timeline: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=378097
Chengakz
Profile Joined January 2012
United States163 Posts
October 03 2012 12:35 GMT
#47
There's a feel that Nestea's retiring, the way people are talking..and honestly it feels like it. He's the only Zerg Ive ever really liked.
For Aiur!
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-03 12:38:10
October 03 2012 12:35 GMT
#48
On October 03 2012 12:24 Antimatterz wrote:
I would really like to know what has happened to NesTea. His fall is almost as if he can no longer win against the players who now use raw multitasking to beat him. Is he just too old/slow to play anymore, or is he having other problems that once he resolves will allow him to dominate again?

NesTea was the GSL for me, and now I am very sad. Long live the god zerg.


I've said it before but I honestly question whether he puts much into the game anymore. Yeah sure he doesn't have the greatest mechanics, but as someone who watched his games religiously from the early days his decision making is just bad now (mostly in ZvT). Which is sad, as that was what was originally considered to be his greatest attribute and what won me over as a fan. If anything, what seems to affect his speed is his ineptitude of game flow in the later stages. He's also said in past that he becomes overly anxious as the game goes on, which might explain the totally crap engagements (this lost him his lead big time last night on Whirlwind).

Even with bad mechanics there's no reason why you:

- don't have important tech in more intelligent places

- mass ultras with nothing else, ESPECIALLY if you're in a low economy situation with terran like he did last night (closed the stream soon as I saw pure ultra). It's just never going to work.

- skimp heavily on the static defense, or perhaps utilize patrolling banes or even lings.

It's like Nestea keeps dying to the same crap and doesn't even bother to try and adapt anymore and seems a little behind in some aspects of the metagame. Still my favorite player though, until another brilliant Zerg appears to inspire me ;;

I was on the rebound with Symbol but he keeps breaking my heart when the going gets tough -_- and he's not on IM either.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Lixo
Profile Joined May 2011
202 Posts
October 03 2012 14:32 GMT
#49
To people saying Artosis made Nestea, do not forget he was awarded with the fan favorite player award in Korea, where people do not watch games commentated by Artosis.
He truly is a handsome nerd.
peiopeio
Profile Joined August 2011
France20 Posts
October 03 2012 15:34 GMT
#50
If anything, Nestea made Artosis. And everyone else. And the universe too !
cLAN.Anax
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States2847 Posts
October 03 2012 16:28 GMT
#51
wat ._. NesTea is out of the GSL? Dang. I just died a little inside.... ;_; I still see him as a bit of an elephant. I've faith in my God. He'll be back one day.

Holy gravy, that's a lot of old regulars getting knocked out of Code A. Where the heck did these new faces come from??
┬─┬___(ツ)_/¯ 彡┻━┻ I am the 4%. "I cant believe i saw ANAL backwards before i saw the word LAN." - Capped
Vorenius
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Denmark1979 Posts
October 03 2012 17:02 GMT
#52
On October 03 2012 13:33 DeCoder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 03 2012 12:24 Antimatterz wrote:
I would really like to know what has happened to NesTea. His fall is almost as if he can no longer win against the players who now use raw multitasking to beat him. Is he just too old/slow to play anymore, or is he having other problems that once he resolves will allow him to dominate again?

NesTea was the GSL for me, and now I am very sad. Long live the god zerg.


As the TL writers suggested, when the game becomes more mature, the understanding of the game improves among players and leads to better decision making, therefore making Nestea's key advantage less relevant.

He just completely stopped developing his play more than a year ago. He heavily outplayed Sparta in the early to mid stages of the game with his muta/baneling play but he's never learned anything more.
Back when he was still winning championships, that was basicly the only strat people knew. Terrans learned to not die to that so zergs stopped relying on it. Except Nestea for some reason... :/
[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
October 03 2012 17:04 GMT
#53
Since Nestea also created the GSL, he cannot ever be truly out (as long as he don't wakes up.)
You don't choose to play zerg. The zerg choose you.
ragz_gt
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
9172 Posts
October 03 2012 17:49 GMT
#54
On October 03 2012 17:42 X3GoldDot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 03 2012 17:14 Creager wrote:
nice reference in that sparta vs nestea title but really sad to see nestea falling down to code b, since nestea is one of the last remaining old ones (if not the last)


MVP??MKP??MC??...............


And ByuN, Polt, Genius

Even Taeja... and Maru was in Open 1
It's really strange to think Maru as an old player but he has been around for forever in SC2 term.
I'm not an otaku, I'm a specialist.
AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
October 03 2012 18:55 GMT
#55
I had been hoping for a miracle for a while now, that somehow Nestea would return to his former glory and take his fourth title. Unfortunately, Nestea's fall was long and precipitous, and with each passing day the odds of his triumphant return decreased.
Now, it seems God is indeed dead. Personally, I don't expect him to return. He's old, and more importantly, he himself thinks he's old. He has a girlfriend, too. Odds are, his motivation is in the gutter. He may even retire.
Even if he doesn't, I don't expect him to return to his former glory, or anywhere near it. The God of Zerg we knew and loved is dead.
"How are you?" "I am fine, because it is not normal to scream in pain."
Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
October 03 2012 18:58 GMT
#56
Wooohooo ! ^_^

As a huge bomber fan, I gave up betting with reason and letting my heart vote (well, when it's not completely obvious... right ?)

This time, it feels really good !

Will keep an eye on Baby, definitely an interesting player to watch.
LiquipediaWanderer
ragz_gt
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
9172 Posts
October 03 2012 19:22 GMT
#57
On October 04 2012 03:58 Ragnarork wrote:
Wooohooo ! ^_^

As a huge bomber fan, I gave up betting with reason and letting my heart vote (well, when it's not completely obvious... right ?)

This time, it feels really good !

Will keep an eye on Baby, definitely an interesting player to watch.


BaBy is a player that while have good mechanisms, seems to me slow at adapting SC2 build / strategies, at least compare to some other KeSPA players.
I'm not an otaku, I'm a specialist.
Fyodor
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada971 Posts
October 03 2012 19:47 GMT
#58
I appreciate the Nietzsche references. Well done porcelina.
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Cove
Profile Joined March 2011
United States67 Posts
October 03 2012 19:49 GMT
#59
Good to see the ranks being shaken, to be honest. I hope after some blunt force trauma from the KeSPA players, eSFers will realize they need to step their shit up and into shape to retain their honor.
Conny Duck
Profile Joined June 2011
Austria90 Posts
October 03 2012 20:15 GMT
#60
There must be a huge mistage in this article. It says Nestea is out. I dont think that is compatible with reality.
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