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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
Point of Emphasis: Thanks to Yenta for this blog: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=69407
+ Show Spoiler +TSL game  I think lowely played bad/dumb personally.. losing entire army to bottom right choke for a young expansion? Dumb dumb dumb. Draco also looks good.. but not anywhere near where he was which is kinda scary considering how well he has done so far...
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Canada5412 Posts
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Lowely was stupid as hell I think. He had like 1.2k in the bank and just piled it up, without really using it on anything midgame. Could've expoed some more too.
O yeah, that attack at bottom right...SO annoying to watch all those ultras just get smacked by 1 archon/cannons and a handful of zeals WTF.
Draco played great to his situations though.
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Actually draco plays so dumb. I'm not saying he's bad but he doesn't really do anything besides massing ground basic units. If he made reavers or cors/dt faster when he had the opportunity he wouldn't have risked to lose the game =x
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
i dont think its fair to say that not making reavers or sairs eariler is dumb...he played fine but it definately lacked from where he was around his pro gaming time.
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Well everytime I see him play he basically just masses the same units in the same amount, and from my point of view he doesn't put any thought into it besides the ground army composition. The fact his execution is flawless makes him the player he is, though if he had a little more strategy he would probably have been successful in korea.
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bad decision making by lowely, solid play by draco.
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Don't expect much from Draco before final stage of TSL, especially when it comes to strategies/tactics. He wants to have a card up his sleeve when it comes to serious challenge.
Right now he is just practicing micro/macro/timing and exploring new maps. And Draco surely does know how to play reavers/dt/cors. ClouD, not many protosses play reavers/dt/cors as often as you for one simple reason - it's risky. Moment of carelessness and all your shuttles are gone. Corsairs fly right on hydras and GG. But don't worry, you'll see the real Draco in the finals, I'm sure about that ;>
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I think Draco can play much better I like gosu storms by him
Lovely bad strategy...
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I kinda agree with Cloud also. Draco is and will be one of my favorite non-kor players, he was very dominant when I got into Starcraft, and I developed and authentic admiration for the guy. And when he showed the ambition to go to Korea, I reached a stage of semi-worshiping the man
HOWEVER
He did not seemed like the innovative player. Besides cool micro/tactical tricks, he never actually showed imagination in terms of strategy, and this can partially be attributed imo to the fact that his mechanics/execution was always ahead of his strategy understanding. That is why I believe players like Testie or Mondragon had such a good record vs. him (and least before he returned from Korea), because of their superior understanding of the game. His execution and mechanics, on the other hand, where the best around his prime, the best compared to other foreigners, I mean - and so was his timing, as a direct consequence, that's why he was winning most of the times.
No to bash him or anything, I truly respect and like Mr. Nalepka, and I was merely making an (probably biased) analysis. As for his current play, I'm sure he is keeping his best moves for the finals, so as it has been said, don't be too quick to judge him.
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Also don't forget the guys is coming back from a period of relative inactivity, so he is actually improving by each game he currently plays to reach his former skill
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Netherlands13554 Posts
Really nice game.
I was really impressed with draco's micro, it was pretty sick to watch. Late game was nice as well.
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Netherlands13554 Posts
Draco was really behind too due to the massive amounts of cannons he made :|
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On April 13 2008 09:56 iG.ClouD wrote:
Well everytime I see him play he basically just masses the same units in the same amount, and from my point of view he doesn't put any thought into it besides the ground army composition. The fact his execution is flawless makes him the player he is, though if he had a little more strategy he would probably have been successful in korea.
Too bad thats all you need with protoss, nothing stops protoss, not even zerg.
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Russian Federation4235 Posts
Yes, P imba whiners! Finally!
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When Draco played in the Cracov LAN he pretty much raped the shit out of the the only real competition he had there (kogeT) with sair/dt during his first ever game on baekmagoji. He's just toying around in the ladder.
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ugh what version should i run this replay on, because the latest version and v1.14 really screws it up
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even tho they can play both much better - this is one of the most entertaining games i saw this year
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Canada9720 Posts
i enjoyed it, good game. was impressive to see the zerg fight his way back into the game after being out-upgraded
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I loved the lurker-lift in the beginning! I remember when this was a basic strat zvp or zvt on lost temple
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