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Stay on-topic please. Off-topic arguments derailing the thread will not be tolerated.
Next spam post about eagles = ban. We get it, you're funny
Take the eagle stuff here
stop with the bw vs wc3 bullshit please
Zaffy
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom128 Posts
April 04 2011 00:33 GMT
#16461
On April 04 2011 09:28 Mentalizor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2011 09:21 ffdestiny wrote:
On April 04 2011 09:21 deepfield1 wrote:
protoss domination..

surprising...................


Good thing they changed the bunker and stim timing in the latest patch.


Yeah, after seeing Terran absolutely DOMINATE GSL 1,2,3 and 4 with MC as one of the ONLY protoss players with anything achieved - this one MLG shows how absolutely OP Protoss is? ...

...hwat?

This is not a thread about balance... Please, leave you QQ's elsewhere


2 Zergs, 2 Protoss, 1 Terran.

lol wut? 3 protss in semi finals in MLG. Protss wins IEM. wut are you on about?


anyway, wp kiwi, would have been nice to see select in final, thought he played really well all tourney.
waffles
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45264 Posts
April 04 2011 00:33 GMT
#16462
Interesting, Kiwi's getting robo instead of blink. Naniwa's the opposite.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
meep
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1699 Posts
April 04 2011 00:33 GMT
#16463
On April 04 2011 09:33 Dante08 wrote:
Are the finals over yet? Why does the op indicate that nano has won?

He will, in due time.
閑静 しずか (ノ・_・)ノ
DreamScaR
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Canada2127 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16464
On April 04 2011 09:33 Dante08 wrote:
Are the finals over yet? Why does the op indicate that nano has won?

It's a rematch of KiWi v NaniWa in the finals, they also played in the WB Finals.
~ Aka ItsWoodrow on Twitter
Tercotta
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada402 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16465
On April 04 2011 09:32 kaztah wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2011 09:29 YoungNeil wrote:
On April 04 2011 09:25 bkrow wrote:
On April 04 2011 09:23 cujo2k wrote:
O_O I like the extended series concept since it means that every single game in the tournament is meaningful, and throwing games or not revealing your full strategy would probably never be a good idea ><
Don't know why so many people are bitching about it since it's not like Naniwa hasn't earned his 2-0 lead vs Kiwi. I think it's a much better concept than automatically awarding someone a bo5 series lead since they're from the winners bracket instead of the losers bracket.

They are TWO different series; under DIFFERENT circumstances..

The PENALTY for losing against an opponent is going into the LOSERS bracket where you have struggle your way through; but then you come up against the guy again and instead of "well done you battled through so much shit in the losers bracket - good on you" it's "well done - now beat him 4 times before he beats you twice!"

It pretty much serves as a double penalty..

The idea is that if the two players play two entirely separate series, then it's entirely arbitrary for the second series to be the deciding one. If you beat your opponent once and lose once, why do they emerge the overall victor? Why not the other way around? I doubt the losing player would be comforted by "Well, the other guy showed some really good stuff after he lost to you, so yeah, second one counts."

Pretty sure this is used in MLG as well. Last year I remember them saying Select needed to beat Idra twice in the ifnals

As a viewer, the extended series feels cheap to me, but I can't think of a fair way to avoid it in a double-elimination format. The FXOpen thing where they play two Bo5s is another option, but it's basically the same idea with a different execution. The player who won initially still has an advantage in the later series.


The FXOpen setup is the complete normal way of handling a double elimination play, and the one that's most reasonable. Every player in the tournament has the ability to lose 1x boX. Since the WB final player hasn't lost a single boX so far in the tournament, he has the ability to lose the first one in the final, and then win with the second one.

zzdd
Profile Joined December 2010
United States484 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16466
On April 04 2011 09:29 azn_dude1 wrote:
For those complaining about the extended series, MLG used to have the loser bracket winner have to win 2 bo3s and the winner bracket winner win only 1 bo3. That could have problems too. I think extended series is a lot better.

That's the rules players prefer actually.
Morthis
Profile Joined April 2011
United States4 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16467
On April 04 2011 09:29 haylmfao wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2011 09:25 godemperor wrote:
I like the way double elimination is implemented in FXO open, loser needs to beat winner in 2 bo5

That's the standard procedure for double elimination brackets, to get eliminated from the tourmanent you have to be defeated in two series... which makes sense, unlike the extended series crap


It's the exact same thing.

Since we're doing bo3 here. If KiWi needed 2xbo3 wins he needs 4 wins without Nani securing 2 (2 wins for nani means he won either bo3).

Starting 0-2 in a bo7 means KiWi needs 4 wins without Nani securing 2 wins. Oh look it's the exact same thing. Except KiWi would actually have a better start if he'd managed to lose 1-2 instead of 0-2 the first time around.
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16468
i hope nani wins. cuz i really want to see his post game interview.


Nani scouts the robo!
oGm`REM
Profile Joined March 2011
United States870 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16469
Just got off work, and just in time for the finals!
Go Kiwikaki! ~~
oriGinal Mixers '99 - www.smiteam.net
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16470
OMG HE IS SNIPING ROBO!!!!
dpurple
Profile Joined November 2010
Turkmenistan592 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16471
Dont like this double elimination all too much. But if they have to use it i feel like extended series is the best. Kiwi kinda already was "knocked out" by naniwa.
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19192 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16472
On April 04 2011 09:34 Morthis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2011 09:29 haylmfao wrote:
On April 04 2011 09:25 godemperor wrote:
I like the way double elimination is implemented in FXO open, loser needs to beat winner in 2 bo5

That's the standard procedure for double elimination brackets, to get eliminated from the tourmanent you have to be defeated in two series... which makes sense, unlike the extended series crap


It's the exact same thing.

Since we're doing bo3 here. If KiWi needed 2xbo3 wins he needs 4 wins without Nani securing 2 (2 wins for nani means he won either bo3).

Starting 0-2 in a bo7 means KiWi needs 4 wins without Nani securing 2 wins. Oh look it's the exact same thing. Except KiWi would actually have a better start if he'd managed to lose 1-2 instead of 0-2 the first time around.

Or that he went 2-1 twice.
Liquipediaasante sana squash banana
zyzq
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3123 Posts
April 04 2011 00:34 GMT
#16473
nani transitioned into losing his entire army
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
April 04 2011 00:35 GMT
#16474
kiwi push coming!!!
Dantaro
Profile Joined November 2010
United States69 Posts
April 04 2011 00:35 GMT
#16475
damn, come on america! someone here needs to win the next MLG
2 euros in a row wtf
MLG
MayanWarrior
Profile Joined April 2011
United States62 Posts
April 04 2011 00:35 GMT
#16476
wow all that fora robo
Theta
Profile Joined July 2010
France43 Posts
April 04 2011 00:35 GMT
#16477
"Way far away in the FORCEFIELDS !"
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
April 04 2011 00:35 GMT
#16478
On April 04 2011 09:29 YoungNeil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 04 2011 09:25 bkrow wrote:
On April 04 2011 09:23 cujo2k wrote:
O_O I like the extended series concept since it means that every single game in the tournament is meaningful, and throwing games or not revealing your full strategy would probably never be a good idea ><
Don't know why so many people are bitching about it since it's not like Naniwa hasn't earned his 2-0 lead vs Kiwi. I think it's a much better concept than automatically awarding someone a bo5 series lead since they're from the winners bracket instead of the losers bracket.

They are TWO different series; under DIFFERENT circumstances..

The PENALTY for losing against an opponent is going into the LOSERS bracket where you have struggle your way through; but then you come up against the guy again and instead of "well done you battled through so much shit in the losers bracket - good on you" it's "well done - now beat him 4 times before he beats you twice!"

It pretty much serves as a double penalty..

The idea is that if the two players play two entirely separate series, then it's entirely arbitrary for the second series to be the deciding one. If you beat your opponent once and lose once, why do they emerge the overall victor? Why not the other way around? I doubt the losing player would be comforted by "Well, the other guy showed some really good stuff after he lost to you, so yeah, second one counts."

As a viewer, the extended series feels cheap to me, but I can't think of a fair way to avoid it in a double-elimination format. The FXOpen thing where they play two Bo5s is another option, but it's basically the same idea with a different execution. The player who won initially still has an advantage in the later series.

Your basically saying a match in the Winners Bracket Round 2 is essentially the same as the Grand Final - which is ridiculous; there are consequences of the outcome of the match in Winners Round i.e. Kiwi went into the losers bracket.. Nani stays in the winners bracket;

If Nani LOSES this series somehow; He drops into the losers bracket and they play a Bo3? Well that was what was said earlier; and if that is the case - Kiwi has to win 6 games against Nani..
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Vei
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2845 Posts
April 04 2011 00:35 GMT
#16479
is it just me or did kiwi not kill nearly as many units as he could have there? did a lot get caught behind mineral line?
www.justin.tv/veisc2 ~ 720p + commentary
DrivE
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States2554 Posts
April 04 2011 00:35 GMT
#16480
omg what a big mistake
LUCK IS NO EXCUSE
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