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GenesisX
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Imdabossg
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Gbaby
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Trsjnica
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Doof
United States204 Posts
I think there is a fundamental problem with the game balance as it stands. The problem is, of course, Terran. As a race, they are not only the best at being defensive, they are also the most flexible when it comes to tech. Siege mode and PFs make bases impenetrable to a HUGE variety of ground-based attacks. Bunkers are really good, salvageable, and require only a barracks to construct (Toss must have forge for our static D). Furthermore, Terran tech, due to the add-on mechanic, is extremely flexible. It's quite easy for them to swap reactors and tech labs to get out the exact right composition that they need. Combine this with the fact that they have the best ability to be defensive, and Terran can have the perfect composition in nearly every fight they choose to engage in. Zerg is, of course, even more flexible than Terran in this regard, but the simple fact remains that Zerg units are (by design) weaker than Terran units. That's just how The Swarm operates. Meanwhile Protoss is so inflexible in their tech that once their chosen tech is sufficiently countered, they're no threat until they can get up another form of an advantage. No one is playing perfectly right now (Nestea and MVP are damn close, though), and until players get near perfect, the true balance of the game can't be seen. All we have to go on is theorycrafting, and theoretically, I dont' see any way either of the other races can beat a Terran in a game where neither player makes mistakes. | ||
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mumming
Faroe Islands256 Posts
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clanbrown
United States9 Posts
1.4 did very little to help balance this game but people will credit the patch so they dont have to admit their favorite player is/was playing bad | ||
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dgwow
Canada1024 Posts
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sciberbia
United States1359 Posts
Just wanna note a fact about the Boxer v. Idra series: Boxer's record when doing a proxy 2-rax: 3-0 (metal counts) Boxer's record when not proxying: 0-4 | ||
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Angra
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TBone-
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docvoc
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ExorArgus
Canada46 Posts
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JACCUZISPLAT
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Graham
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darmousseh
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ComusLoM
Norway3547 Posts
On October 17 2011 11:56 ExorArgus wrote: I see people saying that protoss are still "underpowered" not only did a protoss win MLG. But it was a PvP finals... Yeah because that actually means anything. Both players only beat a few terrans and balance can't be judged on a few series. Because there was basically an all Protoss group this was bound to happen. Also Huk and MC are the best protosses of all time, MC has been out of form but he's actually won a GSL (two infact) which is more than any other protoss can say. What we saw at MLG were two protosses overcoming the current imbalance by massively outplaying their opponents in a very limited amount of games. Protoss is losing far too much to Terran and Zerg in silly ways. Protoss is far too fragile and far to cost ineffective against terran, and far too impotent against zerg. | ||
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AusBox
Australia214 Posts
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Zebrapudding
United States66 Posts
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bittman
Australia8759 Posts
That and ghosts. Other recent tournament results show MVP being unbeatable, MKP winning a tournament, MMA seemingly becoming hard to beat and Taeja making ELO points look like a joke. So despite four recent zerg wins and now 1 protoss win, yeah toss ain't suddenly looking part of the crowd. I do think the patch has definitely helped though. | ||
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