Damn.

Watching MK's TvT really is something... he plays it like he's a goddamn zerg, expanding, avoiding tanks, using his mobility advantage. I can't help but cheer for him, kinda... he's come a long way from when I hated him due to his name (Boxer) and his early 2-rax zerg kills

Entertaining stuff. Jinro had a good run. Best of luck in the next season~

HalfnHalf

United States90 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3406

GG's

Penecks

United States600 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3407

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3408

Heartbroken for Jinro

but MKP was amazing today. He's never been that cheesy, he's always had really good follow ups to his aggression and today was no different.

Oxymoron

Canada137 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3409

I think MKP is actually handicapping himself by using the same style every game.

I can totally see him being top in the world if he would just practice different styles.

ShangMing

Canada106 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3410

gg

I thought MKP definitely deserved this win with that play.

Gl in finals, can't wait for the nerdgasms.

StorkHwaiting

United States3465 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3411

Bio is so so so strong. MKP is a fucking beast though. He deserved that one. Such fluid and dynamic play. Jinro's a great player, but he's a great conventional player. MKP is revolutionary, not cheesy. He's playing it perfectly and knows exactly what he can get away with. People need to start recognizing his brilliance and realize that his decision making, timing, and breathtaking risks are AMAZING play, not cheese.

This is like a Terran version of Savior in his bonjwa days. Executing builds with razor's edge timing and having JUST enough units to get away with it every single time. His earlier strength by going bio also allows him to dominate the map and deny scouting, which allows him to get away with his insane double expoing strategy. He does the unconventional moves because he KNOWS his opponent will never see it coming nor know how to deal with it.

In essence, MKP is everything you wish to see in a great RTS player. Nothing but props to him.

spidii

United States372 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3412

Tough luck Jinro, you did great this season! Proved you are a top contender! <3

Riotbot

United States87 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3413

Augh! So disheartening.

Fucking MKP, he's just so good. I'm always blown away when he somehow exits a fight with ten times the number of units I expected to see.

kiniko

Canada163 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3414

On January 23 2011 17:03 getdead3 wrote:
No one is going to watch the Finals....TvT

are you serious? TvT is actually very entertaining and has so many variations compared to zvz and pvp

PikaXchU

Singapore379 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3415

TBH, the word 'cheese' is currently overused. Every time someone loses, they call their opponent's strategy cheese. Obviously these people have limited vocabulary and mental capacity.

SiegeFlank

United States410 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3416

It was a good run Jinro, round of 4 two seasons in a row is nothing at all to be ashamed about.

Not to undermine MKP's skill, but I do still think Jinro is the stronger player. A lot of MKP's play seems to rely on many gimmicks (sneaking the gold expo game 2, weird proxy play in game 3, double expand game 4, and trying to force a base race in general). It seemed like Jinro put a lot more thought into his play.

wickedsis

44 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3417

I'm very happy to see MKP go on to the finals. His playing style is my fav terran style I have ever seen.

MooMooMugi

United States10531 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3418

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Jinro. I almost cried

FabledIntegral

United States9232 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3419

Really interesting for me to watch how effective MKP's style was, although I still think Jinro didn't leave enough in case of backstabs, which is what MKP's style is obviously reliant on. That hallway... bane of T players with siege tanks apparently.

Combine

United States812 Posts

January 23 2011 08:04 GMT

#3420

Sad to see Jinro lose, but I was really impressed by MKP. He's going to have a hard time against MVP though.