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carloselcoco
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2302 Posts
May 15 2011 01:25 GMT
#4361
With NesTea's win I think we can definitely agree that zerg are a great race that does not need improvement and can become unstoppable if used under the right hands.

Great finals. Both players had amazing games, but NesTea always managed to overcome every aspect of Inka.
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Zingerac
Profile Joined July 2010
United States138 Posts
May 15 2011 01:28 GMT
#4362
On May 15 2011 10:25 carloselcoco wrote:
With NesTea's win I think we can definitely agree that zerg are a great race that does not need improvement and can become unstoppable if used under the right hands.

Great finals. Both players had amazing games, but NesTea always managed to overcome every aspect of Inka.

Or that NesTea can crush a significantly outclassed protoss opponent who can't hold Zerg 2 base all ins?
So basically the difference between me and deezer is that I don't need to look at his stream to know what hes doing- Liquid'Ret
karlmengsk
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada230 Posts
May 15 2011 01:57 GMT
#4363
On May 15 2011 08:43 bahl sofs tiil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2011 07:44 mrjpark wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:44 Nothingtosay wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:36 OhMyGawd wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:24 425kid wrote:
Lol TL. Inca does a two base time. "OMFG DIRTY CHEESY ALL-INNER"
Nestea does the same thing "Nestea so good!!!!"


Well i think the basis of that conclusion is that Nestea has showed great games consistently against the best players in the world, showing that he actually has a large amount of skill.

Inca on the other hand is a little less known and when you see an unknown player cheese, i mean do a timing attack, you draw the conclusion of a bad player.

Except people always say zergs are great when they do 2 base timings and always call terrans/protosses bad when they do the same especially if they do it vs zerg.


BitByBit and Rain are both PoS cheesers because it is all they're capable of doing. Every game, they go in ready to pull off their next premeditated cheese. They're not capable of successfully playing a mid-game, forget a late-game.


You need to watch more of Rain's games.


no one needs to do that lol
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xbankx
Profile Joined July 2010
703 Posts
May 15 2011 02:06 GMT
#4364
On May 15 2011 07:59 Drazzzt wrote:
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On May 15 2011 03:02 QTIP. wrote:
On May 15 2011 02:53 ixi.genocide wrote:
On May 15 2011 02:39 QTIP. wrote:
I agree with you 100%... but its just like... so misleading to all the non-pros. I mean, how many times have you seen scrubs in lower leagues cling to words that Idra or Nestea say about zerg imbalance when they lose, even when its clear that these players are just terrible and their loss had nothing to do with balance. But they just keep quoting Idra rants, or Nestea interviews. It definitely is a sly and smart way to go about it to prevent spreading the notion that your race is OP, but mannnn I don't like these silly balance politics that all the players play... T_T


Interesting, While I do agree that lower level players cling to the word of pros too much; Nesteas victory over Inca was 1 part "being a better player" and second part "finding a great timing". It didn't help that Inca used the same build for the first 3 games.


The DT build was tailored to counter roach - ling aggression vs 3 Gate expands. And I'm sure its quite popular over there at the IM house when protoss players help Nestea practice. But you are right, going for it 3 games in a row when your opponent has clearly anticipated it is like beating your head against a brick wall. The only other option is a void ray opening, kinda wish Inca mixed it up and tried that. But yeah, Nestea the FAR better player.

I find it interesting that you are so sure that VR and DT is the only counter against this roach aggression which is only popular for 2-3 weeks now (since losira beat alicia).
Have you ever thought about the possibility that there are other ways to stop it (which have to be found)? I mean the 3 gate sentry FE was considered as absolutely safe for several months. And then Losira found a way to beat or at least to heavily disturb it. And now 2 weeks later you say there is no other way. 3 weeks ago you had told everyone that 3 gate FE is safe.
So, let's wait and see.
I agree though that it was not to be expected from InCa to find a way before the final (especially as he often stresses that he doesn't watch the builds of other players).
I don't know if anyone noticed but Nestea played a very concise push timing hitting at 7:50. The most builds I know hit at 8:10. So, it's possible that InCa hadn't met that before.
Overall, I don't think DTs is that good a choice. Even though Artosis and Tasteless seemed so impressed by nesTea it's actually quite easy to scout. If P has 2 gas and almost no sentries, make evo chamber. U either need it for VR or DT. So....
I would believe finding better Sim Cities adding cannons may help. Let's wait and see.


Depending on the level of play, even high GM level on certain maps it is very hard to hold this using only sentry+stalker+zealot. I think VIBE vs grubby NASL on xel naga is an extremely good example and grubby folded. It is just a strong build, if it does can either kill off nexus or decimate sentry army or just end the game because it is hard to scout so if you cannon it is basically blind cannoning.
maryelizbethwinstead
Profile Joined April 2011
Mexico223 Posts
May 15 2011 03:01 GMT
#4365
On May 14 2011 17:16 weiliem wrote:
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On May 14 2011 17:13 NineKOne wrote:
damn inca.

you are GOOD at cheese. you CHEESED your way to the top (not debating the legitimacy of cheese). why would you shy away from your specialty on the most important match of your life?

Nada would have done better in macro games. You beat Nada by cheese, why would you assume you can beat nestea without cheese? I dont understand that logic.

Its like obama negotiating politics by virtue of this pot-making skills.

It is common sense that you do what you are best at. I dont understand why you lack such sense.

Yeah, cant understand at all.... at least him cheesing will be btr than this rape..... =.=
the dt opening for game 2n3 is understandable but the 3rd game?? what r those dts for?? he could've just teched into colossus and mass blink stalkers.... this is so lame.....


In retrospect, yeah, he lost more respect yesterday by losing so horribly while playing standard, than he would have if he had cheesed Nestea!!! every single time.

Would have had a better chance of winning too.

He broke his own rule and paid the price.

As an aside, I think he went consecutive Dt's the first time because he thought that Nestea!!! would think that "nobody would do that twice in a row"...then he did it again for game 4 because he thought that Nestea!!! would think that "nobody would do that again."

Unfortunately, Inca may have miscalculated Nestea!!!'s IQ just a tad.
Lord, teach me to be patient.
Krehlmar
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1149 Posts
May 15 2011 03:08 GMT
#4366
It was obvious that Inca was afraid to play a standard game, by having such a mind game on himself he set a bar that he couldn't achieve... much like how Jinro always loses his games, instead of his opponent winning them.
Inca lost those games for himself, NesTea didn't win them... he just played quite standardly and Inca did some stupid mistakes every time, or just nothing at all (last game super expand). We all know you can stop an opponent before they get out of hand or atleast keep even footing, Inca did neither and thus produced boring games.

Great productionvalue.
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everytimee
Profile Joined May 2010
United States122 Posts
May 15 2011 03:14 GMT
#4367
that is what happens when a player that wins because of warpgate plays someone who is really fucking good.
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10366 Posts
May 15 2011 03:24 GMT
#4368
On May 15 2011 08:43 bahl sofs tiil wrote:
Hide nested quote -
On May 15 2011 07:44 mrjpark wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:44 Nothingtosay wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:36 OhMyGawd wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:24 425kid wrote:
Lol TL. Inca does a two base time. "OMFG DIRTY CHEESY ALL-INNER"
Nestea does the same thing "Nestea so good!!!!"


Well i think the basis of that conclusion is that Nestea has showed great games consistently against the best players in the world, showing that he actually has a large amount of skill.

Inca on the other hand is a little less known and when you see an unknown player cheese, i mean do a timing attack, you draw the conclusion of a bad player.

Except people always say zergs are great when they do 2 base timings and always call terrans/protosses bad when they do the same especially if they do it vs zerg.


BitByBit and Rain are both PoS cheesers because it is all they're capable of doing. Every game, they go in ready to pull off their next premeditated cheese. They're not capable of successfully playing a mid-game, forget a late-game.


You need to watch more of Rain's games.


no one needs to do that lol


You need to watch more of Rain's games. Everyone seems to have forgotten that epic match against oGsMC in GSL3 set 2 on Lost Temple. And people don't seem to have seen Rain's game against MVP recently in the up/down. The latter isn't as good as an example but considering MVP has such godly TvT, Rain didn't do very bad at all. Rain may do a lot of early game builds but he can definitely macro decently.
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PrinceXizor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States17713 Posts
May 15 2011 04:01 GMT
#4369
he said rain he meant rainbow.


they are different players.
Nos-
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada12016 Posts
May 15 2011 04:05 GMT
#4370
I think the proper way to deal with the roach/ling all-in against the 3gate FE is to just get a forge somewhere along the lines and get some cannons. Maybe 2-3 at the natural, while still pumping sentries. The 3gate FE was deemed absolutely safe because zergs wouldn't go heavy roach and only get 15-20 speedlings to pressure the toss, which would understandably lose to 7-8 sentries + 1-2 zealots.
Bronze player stuck in platinum
Figgy
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1788 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-15 04:38:13
May 15 2011 04:37 GMT
#4371


Idra says he would not be surprised to see ZERO Zergs in the round of 16 gsl! Because of Balance!

2 gsls later: Zerg semi-finalist, Zerg winner.

Gotta love those balance whines.
Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where, when facing a SlayerS terran, completing a hatchery would cause a medivac and 8 marines to randomly spawn nearby and attack it.
StorkHwaiting
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3465 Posts
May 15 2011 04:53 GMT
#4372
On May 15 2011 13:37 Figgy wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRheYNwLWk4

Idra says he would not be surprised to see ZERO Zergs in the round of 16 gsl! Because of Balance!

2 gsls later: Zerg semi-finalist, Zerg winner.

Gotta love those balance whines.


Gotta love patches?
Jepsyn
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada364 Posts
May 15 2011 04:54 GMT
#4373
Congrats to NesTea he absolutely smashed
"Wonder what this game would be like if protoss units cost money" - IdrA
Skank
Profile Joined October 2010
United States329 Posts
May 15 2011 05:09 GMT
#4374
On May 15 2011 10:57 karlmengsk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2011 08:43 bahl sofs tiil wrote:
On May 15 2011 07:44 mrjpark wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:44 Nothingtosay wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:36 OhMyGawd wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:24 425kid wrote:
Lol TL. Inca does a two base time. "OMFG DIRTY CHEESY ALL-INNER"
Nestea does the same thing "Nestea so good!!!!"


Well i think the basis of that conclusion is that Nestea has showed great games consistently against the best players in the world, showing that he actually has a large amount of skill.

Inca on the other hand is a little less known and when you see an unknown player cheese, i mean do a timing attack, you draw the conclusion of a bad player.

Except people always say zergs are great when they do 2 base timings and always call terrans/protosses bad when they do the same especially if they do it vs zerg.


BitByBit and Rain are both PoS cheesers because it is all they're capable of doing. Every game, they go in ready to pull off their next premeditated cheese. They're not capable of successfully playing a mid-game, forget a late-game.


You need to watch more of Rain's games.


no one needs to do that lol


I watched a game where Rain made it into the late game. Then oGsTop was like 80 supply ahead of him... So I do agree that Rain doesn't always all-in and makes it into the late game sometimes, but when he does he usually loses... badly.
"To be honest, to play protoss is ridiculously simple" -NesTea
Klamity
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States994 Posts
May 15 2011 05:40 GMT
#4375
On May 15 2011 14:09 Skank wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2011 10:57 karlmengsk wrote:
On May 15 2011 08:43 bahl sofs tiil wrote:
On May 15 2011 07:44 mrjpark wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:44 Nothingtosay wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:36 OhMyGawd wrote:
On May 15 2011 03:24 425kid wrote:
Lol TL. Inca does a two base time. "OMFG DIRTY CHEESY ALL-INNER"
Nestea does the same thing "Nestea so good!!!!"


Well i think the basis of that conclusion is that Nestea has showed great games consistently against the best players in the world, showing that he actually has a large amount of skill.

Inca on the other hand is a little less known and when you see an unknown player cheese, i mean do a timing attack, you draw the conclusion of a bad player.

Except people always say zergs are great when they do 2 base timings and always call terrans/protosses bad when they do the same especially if they do it vs zerg.


BitByBit and Rain are both PoS cheesers because it is all they're capable of doing. Every game, they go in ready to pull off their next premeditated cheese. They're not capable of successfully playing a mid-game, forget a late-game.


You need to watch more of Rain's games.


no one needs to do that lol


I watched a game where Rain made it into the late game. Then oGsTop was like 80 supply ahead of him... So I do agree that Rain doesn't always all-in and makes it into the late game sometimes, but when he does he usually loses... badly.


i don't like rain either, but please don't have such narrow minded views. one game does not define a player. he showed in the very recent up/down matches that he is wholly capable of playing a macro game. he went toe-to-toe with IMMvp in two games. despite losing, he showed us he is very capable.
Don't believe in yourself, believe in me, who believes in you.
confusedcrib
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1307 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-15 05:54:46
May 15 2011 05:43 GMT
#4376
This series was just Nestea knowing how to beat, an infinite number of times, the only build that Inca apparently knew. Nothing to do with imbalance either way.
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L3g3nd_
Profile Joined July 2010
New Zealand10461 Posts
May 15 2011 05:53 GMT
#4377
yeah nestea! congratz!

InCa now 0-8 vs zerg, lol
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wolfe
Profile Joined March 2010
United States761 Posts
May 15 2011 06:32 GMT
#4378
And so begins Inka's fall... from average pro gamer ground floor into pro gamer hell.
Swift as the wind, felt before noticed.
branflakes14
Profile Joined July 2010
2082 Posts
May 15 2011 07:17 GMT
#4379
On May 15 2011 15:32 wolfe wrote:
And so begins Inka's fall... from average pro gamer ground floor into pro gamer hell.


Because he lost in the finals of the GSL? What about the 62 other players in code S and A who didn't even get there?
Bodzilla
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia472 Posts
May 15 2011 07:24 GMT
#4380
Inca lost because he's just a gay ass build order player.

and sadly a huge amount of protoss players are playign exactly like terran was in the first seasons.
A solid strategy is not built around cheese, or timing attacks, it's built around decisions, game sense knowledge and skill.

not "attack at 7 minutes and 20 seconds".

i beat you any money that if inca didnt go for shitty timing builds nestea wouldnt have roach crushed him.
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