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Lamphead
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada241 Posts
December 08 2011 07:56 GMT
#2141
i wonder if Idra lost to cheese everytime xD
We didn't lose the game. We just ran out of time. - Vince Lombardi
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2142
On December 08 2011 16:53 EZSkull wrote:
I, personally, am not making up excuses for Idra.. I just don't like Bo1s in general, don't matter the player. I would be saying the same thing if Killer was 3-3 or whatever instead of 5-1.

They're different formats, but you can argue that the best player still won out in the end to make it out of the group. When you have group formats with bo3s someone can have better overall game results, but still not make it out because someone else ended up winning more bo3s overall.
FakeDeath
Profile Joined January 2011
Malaysia6060 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2143
ZVZ is volatile and Idra chances were 50/50.
Play your best
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2144
IdrA was disappointing, especially given that EG probably paid quite a bit of money to send him there. But his group was stronger than people give it credit for, especially against the style IdrA loves to play. I mean, people like Capoch are PvZ wild cards, and it's been a while since ZvZ was an auto-win for IdrA.
Tsubbi
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany7996 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-08 07:57:30
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2145
omg getting the sickest nostalgia chills while watching wc3, that game will always have a special place in my heart
blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2146
On December 08 2011 16:56 bgx wrote:
i was hoping for f91 vs idra ^^


LOL
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
Doraemon
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Australia14949 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2147
On December 08 2011 16:56 bgx wrote:
i was hoping for f91 vs idra ^^


how?

don't think that's possible
Do yourself a favour and just STFU
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2148
Wait until you see the replays before you make such conclusions. -_-
darkscream
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada2310 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2149
On December 08 2011 16:54 eleaf wrote:
Wait... So you guys are implying Idra lose because of the stupid BO1, am I getting the correct information here?



bo1 gives the best chance for an inferior player to surprise a better one and walk away with the win

to phrase it better, actionjezuz(as an example, hes not there) could 6pool his group, win every time, and get to the final bracket because of it

not all idra games were shown so who knows why he lost, but the fact is bo1 format virtually guarantees there will be no consistency in the skill of the players who make it through (other than perhaps being able to hold cheese well)
RPR_Tempest
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Australia7798 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2150
Okay, so mOOnGLaDe advances from group A 1st place, and in 2nd place is F91 or elfi, depending on who wins the match between the two?
Soundwave, Zerg player from Canberra, Australia. @SoundwaveSC
poorcloud
Profile Joined April 2011
Singapore2748 Posts
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2151
On December 08 2011 16:53 darkscream wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2011 16:47 Zzoram wrote:
Idra lost to Killer and Orly? Seriously?


this is why group stage bo1 is a stupid format


anyone can lose to anyone, a bunch of bo1's is a horrible way to decide "who is better" at the game given the amount of volatility in the game

they may as well flip coins to determine the group scores


I disagree. The volatility in Bo1s are negated by the fact that players have to play 6 games in a group and if they screw up 1 game due to cheese, still have 5 other games to show their skills.

This has been the system all along and while all of us may prefer Bo3s, WCG can't have their finals GSL style and play it over 2 weeks or something.
Personally, i think the results do show that the best players have advanced. Idra is wildly inconsistent and he has lost Bo3s, Bo5s to perceived "inferior" players before.
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-08 07:58:30
December 08 2011 07:57 GMT
#2152
On December 08 2011 16:56 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2011 16:53 bgx wrote:
On December 08 2011 16:50 FakeDeath wrote:
On December 08 2011 16:45 Zzoram wrote:
On December 08 2011 16:45 EZSkull wrote:
I don't get why something like WCG would use a Bo1 format. I mean, I sort of get it, but it just feels like, hey if you can just take one game off a top level guy, you could advance. It just screams "I got lucky, but I advanced"(with all due respect to all the players)


No, because you still have to be top 2 in your group. You need more than one lucky game to get top 2.


Best of 1 format is just bad. Playing against different player you can cheese or whatever and take games off player that are better than you.

like what happened to MVP, xigua, titan and others who apparently sweeped through groups?

this format was used long time and its good dont make it sound like 6 poolers got lucky and won wcg group


You don't have to be lucky, you just have to get lucky in the one or two matches where your opponent is better.

both killer and orly are 0-4 against idra, and I guarantee they would not win a bo5 series, and had a good cheese ready to snipe him out. Orly got utterly destroyed at Dreamhack

Again:

This isn't just best of 1 it's Bo1 in a group stage with 7 people. Of course you can say things such as you aren't used to your opponent as much so you get cheesed easier, but this is actually not argument related to bad format just lack of allround skill from Idra if you think he is more likely to lose in this format. You could for example argue that the format is bad for Idra because he is not good at playing a different player each time. This does not make it a bad format, it makes it a bad format for Idra. Other players will consistently be better in this format.
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Chriscras
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)2812 Posts
December 08 2011 07:58 GMT
#2153
IdrA is probably better suited to GSL format of one game a week -- where he can practice one matchup in prep.
"En taro adun, Executor."
iNfeRnaL *
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Germany1908 Posts
December 08 2011 07:58 GMT
#2154
On December 08 2011 16:57 Azarkon wrote:
IdrA was disappointing, especially given that EG probably paid quite a bit of money to send him there. But his group was stronger than people give it credit for, especially against the style IdrA loves to play. I mean, people like Capoch are PvZ wild cards, and it's been a while since ZvZ was an auto-win for IdrA.

You do realize that by winning your national WCG, you get a ticket to Korea and back by WCG as part of your prize, right?
=> EG did not pay a cent for him going to WCG.
Lavi
Profile Joined November 2011
Bangladesh793 Posts
December 08 2011 07:58 GMT
#2155
haha people really saying mvp getting unfair edge with being terran in bo1's... as if he hasn't already proved himself the most consistent sc2 player through a variety of tourney formats
poorcloud
Profile Joined April 2011
Singapore2748 Posts
December 08 2011 07:58 GMT
#2156
On December 08 2011 16:57 FakeDeath wrote:
ZVZ is volatile and Idra chances were 50/50.


ZvZ is not volatile. If it was volatile, then the best players should have a 50% win rate in it. Why don't we see that?
AxionSteel
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7754 Posts
December 08 2011 07:59 GMT
#2157
On December 08 2011 16:57 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2011 16:56 SafeAsCheese wrote:
On December 08 2011 16:53 bgx wrote:
On December 08 2011 16:50 FakeDeath wrote:
On December 08 2011 16:45 Zzoram wrote:
On December 08 2011 16:45 EZSkull wrote:
I don't get why something like WCG would use a Bo1 format. I mean, I sort of get it, but it just feels like, hey if you can just take one game off a top level guy, you could advance. It just screams "I got lucky, but I advanced"(with all due respect to all the players)


No, because you still have to be top 2 in your group. You need more than one lucky game to get top 2.


Best of 1 format is just bad. Playing against different player you can cheese or whatever and take games off player that are better than you.

like what happened to MVP, xigua, titan and others who apparently sweeped through groups?

this format was used long time and its good dont make it sound like 6 poolers got lucky and won wcg group


You don't have to be lucky, you just have to get lucky in the one or two matches where your opponent is better.

both killer and orly are 0-4 against idra, and I guarantee they would not win a bo5 series, and had a good cheese ready to snipe him out. Orly got utterly destroyed at Dreamhack

Again:

This isn't just best of 1 it's Bo1 in a group stage with 7 people. Of course you can say things such as you aren't used to your opponent as much so you get cheesed easier, but this is actually not argument related to bad format just lack of allround skill from Idra if you think he is more likely to lose in this format. You could for example argue that the format is bad for Idra because he is not good at playing a different player each time. This does not make it a bad format, it makes it a bad format for Idra. Other players will consistently be better in this format.


IdrA fans are extremely loyal.

blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
December 08 2011 07:59 GMT
#2158
On December 08 2011 16:58 iNfeRnaL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2011 16:57 Azarkon wrote:
IdrA was disappointing, especially given that EG probably paid quite a bit of money to send him there. But his group was stronger than people give it credit for, especially against the style IdrA loves to play. I mean, people like Capoch are PvZ wild cards, and it's been a while since ZvZ was an auto-win for IdrA.

You do realize that by winning your national WCG, you get a ticket to Korea and back by WCG as part of your prize, right?
=> EG did not pay a cent for him going to WCG.


I don't think this was the case for WCG USA
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
Arceus
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Vietnam8333 Posts
December 08 2011 07:59 GMT
#2159
On December 08 2011 16:45 EZSkull wrote:
I don't get why something like WCG would use a Bo1 format. I mean, I sort of get it, but it just feels like, hey if you can just take one game off a top level guy, you could advance. It just screams "I got lucky, but I advanced"(with all due respect to all the players)

I dont get why ppl keep complaining about format that has been used for years w/o problems
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-08 08:00:11
December 08 2011 07:59 GMT
#2160
On December 08 2011 16:57 Azarkon wrote:
IdrA was disappointing, especially given that EG probably paid quite a bit of money to send him there. But his group was stronger than people give it credit for, especially against the style IdrA loves to play. I mean, people like Capoch are PvZ wild cards, and it's been a while since ZvZ was an auto-win for IdrA.


Not a big lose for EG considering IdrA will be practicing at the SlayerS house. -.-;;

This format is fine. A lot of you guys are new to it.

This format is tried tested and proven just like the rest. The rightful players win. Like we saw in BW. Korean domination.
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