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whiterabbit
2675 Posts
P.S. Please hire that guy who hosted DH for every possible SC2 tournament. | ||
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EchelonTee
United States5257 Posts
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forgotten0ne
United States951 Posts
DOES MC HAVE A TRAMP STAMP!?!!?!? ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/pWez3.png) | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45309 Posts
MC deserved it hands down, no QQ. | ||
bkrow
Australia8532 Posts
 I agree Mr. PlasmaBall | ||
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EchelonTee
United States5257 Posts
On April 13 2011 14:26 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Hahahaha on SotG, everyone shot down the idea that entertainment value is even remotely comparable to playing to win, in reference to MC's cheese. Day9, JP, Incontrol, and Tyler. MC deserved it hands down, no QQ. I think people hate on cheese because they think it shows that the player lacks the necessary skills to sufficiently win higher skilled matchups. But all I say to that is remember Boxer 3-0'ing Yellow with bunker rushing? :3 And Boxer is a legend no question. | ||
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wideye
United States209 Posts
MC vs WhiteRa [/u]I honestly believe that WhiteRa can hang with any of the top players in terms of micro, macro and game sense. What's holding him back is the little things such as how to use sentry effectively, or his pylon placements (aka, the infamous game 5). The series should have ended when MC went for the aggressive 4-gate against a narrow ramp map in game 3. What WhiteRa did wrong was his use of sentry to block off the ramp completely so none of MC's army could enter. What he should've done was use a FF to cut off the zealots from the rest of stalker army with this sentry, and continue to snipe off MC's army one by one with more FFs. I mean, he even had an immortal! Instead, WhiteRa kept on blocking off the entry with a FF, letting MC all the time he needs to amass blink stalkers. A good example of this is MC vs San when San went for the early 4-gate and MC defended it with a composition of sentry + stalker + immortal army. i'm pretty sure, and correct me if i'm wrong, but by the time white.ra cast those FFs you are talking about, MC already had blink. if ra let one zealot in, Mc blinks up and ends the game even quicker. i don't think there was anything ra could have done tactically. build order just lost. | ||
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lundell100
Sweden232 Posts
Someone needs to make a gif with WhiteRa's wink to the camera. Do it. | ||
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m0ck
4194 Posts
Were his three wins boring and uninspired? Of course. If you watch SC2 to see who wins, that doesn't matter. But as a spectator, my goal is to be entertained and the final was anti-climatic after what was an extraordinary tournament. There's winning, and there's winning beautifully. I know which I prefer. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45309 Posts
On April 13 2011 14:37 m0ck wrote: Does MC play to win? Of course. Were his three wins boring? Of course. That's your opinion, which is certainly as good as the opinion of those who find his flawless execution and mechanics generally entertaining | ||
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DarkJackalX
United States165 Posts
On April 13 2011 14:43 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: That's your opinion, which is certainly as good as the opinion of those who find his flawless execution and mechanics generally entertaining I am one of those who finds MCs flawless execution and mechanics amazingly entertaining. Just to add evidence that people like me exist. | ||
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Eurekastreet
1308 Posts
On April 13 2011 05:57 hugman wrote: Because people really liked it when Hingis did the underhand serves against Seles? No, people thought it was pathetic. I think that's the perfect analogy though, except Hingis lost, but whatever. And when Chang did it vs Lendl, everybody loved him for that (and he won the tourney after that, beating Edberg in the finals). All depends which player you're a fanboy of. | ||
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SirToonces
United States40 Posts
MC played to win. When you are in that situation, do you play for the crowd or for yourself? Pretty easy choice. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45309 Posts
On April 13 2011 14:47 DarkJackalX wrote: I am one of those who finds MCs flawless execution and mechanics amazingly entertaining. Just to add evidence that people like me exist. I am as well, and I attributed game five's outcome mostly to White-Ra's lack of scouting, rather than MC being underhanded. MC's strategy was well-calculated and analytical, based on the fact that he rarely cheeses like that and he knows how White-Ra usually opens. White-Ra blew that game big time. | ||
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LwReisen
Australia94 Posts
Which means that MC might not win NASL. But well done to MC for winning Dreamhack; deserved it. | ||
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illsick
United States1770 Posts
that's what made the situation so beautiful :D loved the tournament | ||
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chanpa
Sweden51 Posts
Also, I used to watch WoW tournaments which 2GD (the host) usually hosted and commented, and boy, have I missed that guy. Hope more tournaments can get him to host, he's so awesome. Really liked this tournament, great production with the interviews straight after the matches and 2GD does such an amazing job being just the right amount of goofy and funny. Aces! | ||
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Ansinjunger
United States2451 Posts
*MC was not "doubting his ability" in game 5 after coming back from an 0-2 deficit--at least not as much as he would have been doubting it in game 3. I think it's fair to say he had momentum on his side by game 5. *You play to win. *Watch TSL3 MC vs WhiteRa and tell me if MC cheese or 4 gates every game. *Bias: If the series happened exactly the way it did but with the players reversed, all of you haters would be cheering WhiteRa and saying "special taktiks FTW!" and so forth. The MC fans are probably WhiteRa fans too and would be happy for him--take a page from that book and examine your own bias and anger over the results. *MC actually makes a huge compliment to the Swedish/foreigner fans in his interview after the finals, saying he wishes Korean fans were as excited or enthusiastic as they are. So to all of you butthurt whiners who said "MC just lost a fan," did he get you back yet? I for one am impressed with how well our foreigner heroes fought with MC bar Idra's 6 pool after showing a lot of strength against MC in game one. That MC isn't looking as dominant right now certainly shows that being the best in the world 8 months after Starcraft 2 comes out is no reason to sit on your laurels or you'll just be surpassed. | ||
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Liha
26 Posts
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Mailing
United States3087 Posts
If you watched his GSL or world all star matches, he literally does STUPID builds and wins anyway with good micro and decision making. He does shit that shouldn't be able to survive basic 4gates, but other people are so afraid to 4gate him (and lose to micro) that he gets away with it and it is fun to watch. I think he even went robo + templar + expand all at the same time on crossfire against someone, and wins by pulling the other guys army around the map with blink stalkers until his 2base econ kicks in. He should be allowed to do anything he wants without complaint after that | ||
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