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JeJeFlak
Profile Joined September 2010
Romania52 Posts
September 20 2010 12:57 GMT
#2761
I didn't see the game..waiting for the vods ...but this cheese in the last game couldn't have been harder to stop then the one Tester stopped in his last game, it's true that Tester only can stop that 1 out of 5 times probably but anyway just saying.
henrikyo
Profile Joined March 2008
Norway755 Posts
September 20 2010 12:57 GMT
#2762
On September 20 2010 21:53 unkkz wrote:
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On September 20 2010 21:41 gozima wrote:
I really don't understand all the TLO love. He's quite literally won no tournaments in beta or post release.

People throw around the word "creative" way too much when referring to him too.

When other people do unorthodox builds, they're instantly labeled noob, but when TLO does it he's some sort of genius.

Hyperdub outplayed him in game 1 and dominated him in game 2. If it wasn't for one mistake in game 1, hyperdub would have won 2-0.


He´s like Nal_Ra or Boxer, always trying new and creative things. If Huk did an unorthodox build people wouldn´t call him a noob, if any known good player does a weird build he doesnt get called a noob, since you can most of the times see the intent of the build, what its meant to do and achieve. While someone not as great tries a weird build and completely fails, you often dont see the intent or purpose, or just notice that its plain thought out wrong/executed.

TLO is very creative, there is no denying it.

Im not denying TLOs creativity, however sometimes he does to much stuff at once, and it just messes him up
Aprikosen
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden53 Posts
September 20 2010 12:57 GMT
#2763
I feel like TLO didn´t live up to the enormous hype the community has created around him but that is not so suprising. Game 1 was the only entertaining game of all three and even in that game both players performed extremely sloppy. Even more so in game 2 and game 3 was just a gamble on Hyper´s part which turned out to be a really good decision by him.

Although the games were really high-paced at times I expect to see far more interesting TvTs in the near future, the players couldn´t multitask to keep up with how fast paced the game was, which made the game look sloppy.
The_DjiN
Profile Joined June 2008
Germany86 Posts
September 20 2010 12:57 GMT
#2764
On September 20 2010 21:55 SKtheAnathema wrote:
why are people saying cheese is boring? tester vs freesaga game 3 was the best sc2 game i've ever seen in my life


I second that! Also cheese is very tense for the spectators. Although games might be short there is always this: "can he hold it, will he scout it?" moments that are actually alot more entertaining then two players mass expanding for 15 minutes before they really engage =)

And g3 of the Tester series just blew my mind. Just shows you that there are people that are very gifted and some are just not :D
Honeybadger
Profile Joined August 2010
United States821 Posts
September 20 2010 12:57 GMT
#2765
On September 20 2010 21:53 McFoo wrote:

Cheese is part of the game and a viable strategy.


It's a strategy involving a lack of talent. Drilling a build order in order to end a game that you know you're likely to lose in any other situation and throwing everything into a single push that early in the game, is just a pathetic show of poor form and a lack of ingenuity. Great generals didn't follow the book, either. There are a lot of people who could glean some understanding about everything, including SCII, from sun tzu's art of war.


If you want to see a maniacal counter to the marine all-in, here's a replay of mine (skip to 4 minutes)

I was just playing with a reaper opener into fast expand idea, but it wound up countering his marine cheese (with a bit of luck as well)

http://www.justin.tv/popnsplat/b/270341773
"I like to tape my thumbs to my hands to see what it would be like to be a dinosaur."
zemiron
Profile Joined August 2010
United States481 Posts
September 20 2010 12:57 GMT
#2766
On September 20 2010 21:44 Garaman wrote:
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On September 20 2010 21:27 zemiron wrote:
I'm sad that more players aren't like that one player who said he didn't cheese because this whole thing is about entertainment. Proxy builds are boring for people to watch.


you have never seen boxer play have you?
where he sneaks an scv in oov's base and listens for the mining, runs back into a corner and proceeds to proxy like a mad man.
proxy builds are exciting and part of the game.
all you fanboys stop hating, we knew koreans would dominate this tourney, dont take away from dubs ability to throw alot of differet things at TLO


I'm not really a fanboy, but thanks for assuming. Everytime I've ever seen a proxy cheese build in a competition, I've been underwhelmed and not excited. I just think it's kind of boring to watch and I'm sure there are plenty of people who would agree with me regardless of who they want to win any tournament. I think it's almost objective to say that cheese plays are generally less exciting and less entertaining than longer game plays.
"Fractal alligators. Like a normal alligator, but instead of arms, there are more alligators." -Day9
Necosarius
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Sweden4042 Posts
September 20 2010 12:58 GMT
#2767
On September 20 2010 21:49 vek wrote:
TLO played well but Hyperdub played better overall. Game 2 was pretty one sided in Hyperdub's favour. Not checking for rax in the last game was pretty sloppy but both players were no doubt worn out from the previous 2.

The first game was fun to watch and TLO made an amazing comeback. I hope he continues to practice and become an even better player.

I find it funny how angry people are getting at "cheese". People never got this worked up when Boxer BBS'd or Bisu horror gated Pokju into retirement... The blatant racism from some people is just ridiculous.

They did however rage when Flash 7rax'd Jaedong in EVER OSL. Most people don't like it when their favorite player get cheesed.
alecfisher
Profile Joined September 2010
United States21 Posts
September 20 2010 12:58 GMT
#2768
man for real, people are saying cheese is apart of the game. i know it is, but having to put up with douchbags is apart of life. People generally ddont like douchbags, just like cheese. So when people get pissed off at cheese they have a right to do so.

To all those people saying cheese apart of thegame deal with it.Well cheesing is being a douchbag and its gonna be looked down upon. Deal with it.
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the only person i like for doing it was whiteraw, becasue he was famous for it and still pulled it off. that takes skill
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wxwx
Profile Joined May 2010
527 Posts
September 20 2010 12:59 GMT
#2769
whens TLO iview coming up?
Zozo
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Brazil2579 Posts
September 20 2010 12:59 GMT
#2770
I would just like to point out that TLO's strategy is not weak early game, if anything, it's stronger then most standard terran openings, he doesn't cut marines and gets a second hellion out. Had he scouted the barracks, a bunker would auto-win the game.
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kojinshugi
Profile Joined August 2010
Estonia2559 Posts
September 20 2010 12:59 GMT
#2771
On September 20 2010 21:54 keV. wrote:
Actually, there is plenty wrong with bashing all Koreans OR TLO's fucking teammate


Yeah, there's like three people here doing anything resembling that, if that.

Stop making everything into some giant drama fest.

The majority of "bashing" is just people rightfully expressing their opinion that cheese is cheap and terrible sportsmanship.

Then there's the Machiavelli wannabes who never met a shanker they didn't like saying all's fair as long as you win.

I think this is a legitimate difference of opinion without resorting to witch hunts like "omg u so racist!".
whatsgrackalackin420
Antisocialmunky
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5912 Posts
September 20 2010 12:59 GMT
#2772
TLO will adapt and overcome as is his nature.

TLO for GSL2. :D
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Raid
Profile Joined September 2010
United States398 Posts
September 20 2010 12:59 GMT
#2773
I rage quit gomtv when TLO loss to cheese and his interview got cut off. Only gonna watch the finals.
Grond
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
599 Posts
September 20 2010 13:00 GMT
#2774
On September 20 2010 21:54 TBO wrote:
Games where a player cheeses but doesn't win instantely very often end up to be very entertaining and innovative so cheese is not as bad for the spectators as some make it sound



I wouldn't say often, maybe occasionally. If it had been scouted I'm pretty sure he would have lost relatively quickly. It doesn't make a lot of sense from the interview. Hyperdub should have won the first game. He said he was confident after the first game that he would win so why go for a quick All In on Metalopolis?
sleepingdog
Profile Joined August 2008
Austria6145 Posts
September 20 2010 13:00 GMT
#2775
On September 20 2010 21:56 keV. wrote:
That is actually an EXCELLENT spread of MU's considering the races break down.


this is so very true - only one mirror-matchup in Ro16 is just awsome, and 2 zergs is not "that" bad when we look at the latest tournaments

"You see....YOU SEE..." © 2010 Sen
ChickenLips
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
2912 Posts
September 20 2010 13:01 GMT
#2776
On September 20 2010 21:54 TBO wrote:
Games where a player cheeses but doesn't win instantely very often end up to be very entertaining and innovative so cheese is not as bad for the spectators as some make it sound


Cheese is terrible and I don't want to see it in anything less than BO5.

Cheese almost NEVER goes long. And if it does, either one of them is sufficiently screwed up, sure the 1 % of games where it goes long is entertaining. The rest of them are just frustrating since almost always the worse player cheeses in SC2 and then goes on to beat the better player that just doesnt have the years of experience he needs to reliably fend off all the various cheeses.
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Veldril
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand1817 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-20 13:04:48
September 20 2010 13:01 GMT
#2777
I like TLO's play too and I'm disappointed that he is out of the tournament now. But still, I feel that Hyperdub is overall a little bit better than TLO. Cheesing to win is a fair play, as it does not break any rule (using known bugs, hacks or something similar). People don't like it but calling it a strategy for weak players is a little bit too much. You still need a good micro to successfully pull a cheese out and win. It's really bitter to see him lose to cheese but at least he could learn something from his lost. Well, at least I hope so.

For the interview, it will be up later since they want the paying customer to have access to the Live interview first, then the rest could watch it later. No need to get angry about that.

Good luck in the next GSL, TLO!!! I will keep on cheering for ya!!!
Without love, we can't see anything. Without love, the truth can't be seen. - Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
Cel.erity
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4890 Posts
September 20 2010 13:01 GMT
#2778
On September 20 2010 21:56 phungus420 wrote: It's much like poker, where sometimes you need to throw out some bluffs against opponents that are playing too tight in order to get them to call, or call some hands you where you think you are probably beat. In short cheese is an integral part of the game.


No way man, bluffing totally ruins the game of poker. Winning hands you deserved to lose? That is really undermining to the skill of the players. We should play with all of our cards face up and eliminate the blinds so that the best player will win every time. Also, chess should be played without queens, and if a player gets checkmated within the first 20 moves, the game is automatically restarted.

Really, that's what some people in this thread seem to think.
We found Dove in a soapless place.
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
September 20 2010 13:01 GMT
#2779
On September 20 2010 21:49 Erucious wrote:
Kinda wondering how i was warned by a mod for a spoiler a couple of days ago in the Day 3 thread for talking about someone winning/losing, when the last 40 pages here are spoilers..

OT:
It was a great set of games - Players do what they need to do to win. Do the unexpected

You didn't get warned in a live report thread, here is the post you were warned for.....

On September 20 2010 21:51 exitusnow wrote:
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On September 20 2010 21:49 Erucious wrote:
Kinda wondering how i was warned by a mod for a spoiler a couple of days ago in the Day 3 thread for talking about someone winning/losing, when the last 40 pages here are spoilers..

OT:
It was a great set of games - Players do what they need to do to win. Do the unexpected

ya im still trying to figure out why i was banned from TL IRC just b.c i predicted TLO losing in the ro32. when lurking and in the past i always herd issues of mods and power hungry abuse but never really thought much of it till now.

IRC != site, there are plenty of ops on IRC who are not mods on the site. Also a chat moves much quicker, can't really be compared to the forum, bans are usually pretty short on IRC as well. No need to go about on some supposed "power hungry abuse" bullshit, not to mention this has nothing to do with this thread. If you have a problem with being banned on IRC take it to the feedback forum.
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Mellois
Profile Joined July 2010
United States56 Posts
September 20 2010 13:01 GMT
#2780
On September 20 2010 21:52 kojinshugi wrote:
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On September 20 2010 21:43 Angra wrote:
On September 20 2010 21:41 kojinshugi wrote:
On September 20 2010 21:38 Angra wrote:
I haven't read any of this thread but I'm assuming the last 5-6 pages have been people raging about TLO losing and trash-talking Hyperdub and being incredibly disrespectful towards him. Shit like that really needs to stop. It gives this website a horrible image. Please, have some sense, and some respect.

Yeah I wanted TLO to advance but Hyperdub deserved the win. There's no other way about it. Congrats to Hyperdub and I hope he puts up a good fight against Tester next round. Better luck to TLO next time.


I don't respect cheese. I don't think he deserved the win for a retarded coin toss. It's a cheap way to win and it cheapens the game. It's the type of unsportsmanlike garbage you see with the constant faux "injuries" in soccer. It's bad for the sport.


You don't respect every single professional Brood War player in existence then, including Boxer. They all cheesed at some point or another. It's a valid option to win games. Get used to it.


Okay, cool, then I don't. Cheese is bad for the game as a spectator sport. It's the equivalent of distracting the referee while you deal a low blow.

Note that there's a difference between not respecting a player (I think Hyperdub is a great player) and not respecting a game he played.

I don't put anyone on a pedestal, nor do I demonize anyone. If you play entertaining games and have talent, cool. If you go for the zero skill cheap trick, I'm not going to offer some sort of feigned props to games well played, because the deciding game was decidedly not so.


Cheese is bad for the game as a spectator sport? I'm pretty sure Boxer who basically made BW a spectator sport cheesed quite a few times which made for very entertaining games...
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