[GSTL] Axiom-Acer vs. Team MVP - Preview/Recap - Page 2

On March 23 2013 08:48 TeamLiquid ESPORTS wrote:
If Scarlett can make Sniper cry, we'll consider it justice well served.

On March 23 2013 19:39 Evil_Sheep wrote:
That's a massive, massive result for Axiom-Acer. Coming into this match there was a lot of doubters, myself included, that A-A could finish anywhere other than the bottom. With a convincing win over MVP, they answered those doubts emphatically. Takeaways from tonight:

• A-A stand a chance against anyone. MVP are last season's finalists, they have the second deepest roster in GSTL after IM. A-A on the other hand had a meagre 6 players to choose from with Crank in the UK, yet 3 of the 4 players they sent out got wins tonight and even Alicia came very close to overcoming Keen. Getting that first win is so important because it proves to themselves and others they are on an equal footing in this league. Prevailing over MVP and DRG in an ace match is a stimpack shot of confidence that can take them a long way.
  
• Is it 2011 all over again? It's far too early to draw conclusions, but the evidence is starting to pile up. In the 3 major HotS tournaments we've had so far, zergs (with the exception of players named Life) have been slaughtered while terrans clean out the gibs from their medivac afterburners. In the first two GSTL matches so far, zerg aces Leenock and DRG failed to register a win. Meanwhile, it's difficult not to notice that all of Ax-Acer's wins came from unfancied Terrans, culminating with MMA prevailing over DRG in the ace match in a game that could have been transported straight from 2011. Speaking of that...
  
• Holy s*** is MMA back? Again it's way too early to say, but consider that MMA's period of success coincided with a period of terran dominance, with his results dropping off a cliff after the queen patch (alongside those of his race.) With the possibility we may be in a new terran era, could this be the start of MMA's comeback? Could MMA be the greatest "patch-terran" of all time? He certainly looks content to ride the wave on his newly speedboosted toy.
  
• Scarlett was smart to sit this one out. DRG and Leenock couldn't take a game. Foreigners went 0-12 at MLG. It's doubtful Scarlett would have taken a game either. It's good for her to keep her powder dry and adapt to HotS while zergs figure out how to win again. In the meantime, and I'm almost sure Wolf didn't mention this, but she's probably a lock for best hair in GSTL.
  
• Roaches did not suddenly become good against tanks and marauders. Game 7. DRG's map choice: Whirlwind. Life already showed how to beat terrans in HotS with muta-ling-bane. If there's one player who loves muta-ling-bane more than Life, it's DRG, and Whirlwind is the ideal map for it. So what does DRG do? Build a bunch of roaches! Against MMA's WoL-era marine/marauder/tank? Did I miss the memo? I'm pretty sure roaches have always sucked against marine/marauder/tank. Life won because he played like it was still WoL, but every other zerg seems to have completely forgotten its lessons.
  
• A-A have a chance for a playoff spot, but it will still be a huge uphill battle. They did great tonight but they still can't escape facts. They are a new team, they have a tiny roster, they don't have elite players. They beat MVP yes, but they never led until the final game. MMA should've been finished in game 6 after his failed all-in but Monster never pressed his advantage and let MMA back in the game. If Ax-Acer get a playoff spot, that will be as good as winning a trophy.
  

On March 23 2013 19:39 Evil_Sheep wrote:
In the 3 major HotS tournaments we've had so far, zergs (with the exception of players named Life) have been slaughtered while terrans clean out the gibs from their medivac afterburners

On March 23 2013 19:39 Evil_Sheep wrote:
Holy s*** is MMA back? Again it's way too early to say, but consider that MMA's period of success coincided with a period of terran dominance, with his results dropping off a cliff after the queen patch (alongside those of his race.) With the possibility we may be in a new terran era, could this be the start of MMA's comeback? Could MMA be the greatest "patch-terran" of all time? He certainly looks content to ride the wave on his newly speedboosted toy.

On March 23 2013 19:39 Evil_Sheep wrote:
A-A have a chance for a playoff spot, but it will still be a huge uphill battle. They did great tonight but they still can't escape facts. They are a new team, they have a tiny roster, they don't have elite players. They beat MVP yes, but they never led until the final game. MMA should've been finished in game 6 after his failed all-in but Monster never pressed his advantage and let MMA back in the game. If Ax-Acer get a playoff spot, that will be as good as winning a trophy.

1) They're an actually competitive non-Korean team:

On March 23 2013 23:41 DavoS wrote:
I need CranK to smash and Sniper to lose quickly. Other than that, looking forward to an interesting matchup!

On March 23 2013 23:40 Bagration wrote:
Congrats Axiom-Acer! So psyched!



Wait what? Surely we cannot consider AA to be non-Korean right?

On March 24 2013 10:15 Soke wrote:

A Korean team is a team BASED IN Korea, Neither Axiom or Acer are based in Korea

On March 24 2013 10:36 opterown wrote:

yes, but all their players are korean

is FXO.KR an australian team then?

STRAYA

There’s no denying that Terran’s are back in their comfort zone, but I also think MMA is in a better place mentally too. Seems like the dust from the Slayers drama has finally settled and he’s content with his new place with Acer.