[GSL] Code A Ro16 Day 1 / Code S Ro16 Group A - Page 55

On January 12 2011 22:16 dookudooku wrote:


This is completely off-topic, but you just made a huge fool of yourself. Let me guess, you just typed sqrt( ) into Google and then copy-and-pasted a description of the function for some programming language.

That doesn't mean sqrt(a) doesn't exist if a is a negative number. It's perfectly acceptable to say that i = sqrt(-1). Earlier programming languages may lack a built-in complex number class, but that doesn't mean it's mathematically incorrect.

It should be noted that mathematically, sqrt is not a function at all since there are two square roots to any number, but we are just writing it out like a function because that's a lot easier than using the radical symbol.

On January 12 2011 21:58 mrdx wrote:

I understand your love for Tasteless as I used to like him a lot myself, but this is just blind fanboyism at the highest level. Winning one tournament doesn't mean you are auto-qualified for the rest of your life. Being good in the past can't guarantee your job in the future.

Tasteless is a fun, likable esport character who has contributed a lot to the development of the scene and all that, but his recent poor performance still deserves some criticisms, even more now that:

- We, SC fans, are actually paying to see him casting.

- Good Starcraft commentators are not a rare thing like it used to be a few years back. There are just so many basement commentators out there who have showed massive amount of passion and effort into getting good at the job, and would literally KILL to have the opportunity that Tasteless' enjoying for once.

- We are at the dawn of a new era in esport. The advance of the game and the progaming scene in the West is heavily relied on the people who are carrying the flag right now. Back in the SCBW GOM Classic days, if Tasteless screwed up it would hardly hurt anything. Today there are just so much more potential, hope and investment dollars at stakes. Tasteless can't treat his job like a hobby anymore (but for some reason it looks like he still does).

I don't get to listen to GSL Korean commentary except for the brief moments before an important match when they showed some highlights of the players' previous games in Korean casting. What struck me was the level of excitement - it was so much higher than the English cast, their voices hyped me so much and I don't even understand a Korean word. IMO the reason for that difference is simple and obvious - the Korean casters treat their job seriously. GSL is their career and GOM is their boss. Tasteless on the other hand never looks like he is working for GOM and is an integral part of GSL's success, but more like a backpacker who is just having fun in South Korea.

On January 13 2011 00:51 hmsrenown wrote:
Commentating can be very, very hard to keep up. I'm not surprised to see tasteless slightly burned out and the quality started to drop significantly.
He needs a break from the constant casting career and get more into the game itself, but people don't always get their wish.

On January 12 2011 23:49 On_Slaught wrote:
Nestea and MVP; expected. Shame about boxer but the best two players advanced imo.

On January 12 2011 23:49 -Archangel- wrote:
So is there any place I can see this BO Zenio used in the first game against Tester?

On January 12 2011 21:10 dtz wrote:
well. that might be unfair or cheesy but i feel its apt that Tester did the last pylon block ever since it was him that invented that strategy and people call it the Tester pylon. An apt way to end for a strategy that shaped PvZ for so nearly 6 months now.

On January 12 2011 23:49 On_Slaught wrote:
Nestea and MVP; expected. Shame about boxer but the best two players advanced imo.

On January 13 2011 01:07 TigerKarl wrote:

True, he can't hold up with highest level of play. Artosis is much deeper in the game and makes Tasteless almost seem retarded with the jokes about the Tasteless build.
Tasteless shoud be replaced in my opinion, he isn't even funny. He just repeats every Artosis jokes when they are no longer surprising and funny.

On January 13 2011 00:44 ParasitJonte wrote:


Off-topic but I would say you're wrong. Of course there's no single one math book to go look at for "the correct answer". But by common convention mathematicians never write sqrt and a negative number.

On January 13 2011 01:50 UFO wrote:


Or maybe you fucking forgot that Tasteless is actually human, just like you actually.

Lets say that JD has a slump. He stops performing at his usual level. Now what you say to him is to gtfo because he is no longer good enough.

Thats so heartless, you should be ashamed. Like really ashamed. Your opinion is absolutely retarded. I don`t mean to offend you but thats what I honestly think.

On January 13 2011 02:21 Klamity wrote:


Heartless? It's a business. Boxer, Nada, and July among others all stopped playing BW for a reason. They were not longer the same dominant forces that they used to be. They are still respected, but it was time for them to step down. That's a more accurate parallel to Tasteless. Sure, this might be just a slump, but there really aren't any flashes of brilliance from him. He just doesn't seem to care as much about this game.

There's no reason to get so riled up about his opinion. If anyone should be ashamed, it's you for overreacting and taking a personal shot at a guy for voicing an opinion that is shared by quite a few people.

On January 13 2011 02:52 PraetorianX wrote:
Hey everyone, I'm currently watching GSL from this morning... but was it played with patch 1.2? Because Tastosis don't mention the patch, unless I missed it... Seems like something they would mention, since a lot of stuff has changed. Does anyone know?