[GSL] : Code S ro8: Day 2 - Page 179

On January 19 2011 19:54 Corrupted wrote:


I'd say it is the least likely scenario (assuming MKP makes the top 4).

On January 19 2011 19:53 Azarkon wrote:
Wow, what an end game in Game 1, very much reminds me of Chess, except you don't see your opponent's pieces.

Anyways, let's do some brief theorycrafting here. Personally, I disagree with Artosis that it was Nada's game to win. My logic is this:

1. Nada had to kill most of his army to make a Viking.

2. MarineKing can simply avoid Nada until the Viking is made using his Medivacs.

3. Once the Viking is made, MarineKing can just drop his Orbital and start mining again, using his army for defense.

4. #3 is a guaranteed win for MarineKing, so the best that Nada could hope for, if MarineKing plays optimally, is actually a draw.

5. The only way MarineKing can possibly lose is if Nada catches his army somehow. But MarineKing can easily force a draw by simply putting his marines on his medivacs and going to where Nada cannot reach him. Nada's only response to this is to make a viking and try to snipe the Medivacs while they're in a corner and preventing them from landing the marines using his own much smaller marine force (once he's killed off his units). However, MarineKing can fairly reliably prevent this by constantly checking Nada's forces, and even if he doesn't, he can dance around a ledge and drop his marines the moment he sees the Viking.

6. Conclusion: Nada's only hope for victory was for MarineKing to make a mistake, whereas MarineKing could force a draw by simply not engaging, and is guaranteed a win if he engages after Nada makes the Viking.

On January 19 2011 19:55 Fukinkou wrote:
What song is playing right now?
Sounds like a metal-folk song with a girl singing