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PeZuY
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
935 Posts
June 16 2011 07:13 GMT
#1041
As much as respect I have to idrA (lol yes I respect him as a esport player and who also promotes it), I hate when he doesn't accept his losses. But still pretty GGs in my eyes, zenio just outplayed him, it happens to everyone;o
GwSC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1997 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 07:16:19
June 16 2011 07:16 GMT
#1042
On June 16 2011 16:13 PeZuY wrote:
As much as respect I have to idrA (lol yes I respect him as a esport player and who also promotes it), I hate when he doesn't accept his losses. But still pretty GGs in my eyes, zenio just outplayed him, it happens to everyone;o


I think it is impossible to say he didn't accept the loss just because he didn't GG. Idra has been known to quit without a GG and then when asked about the game, admit that he made a mistake and lost because of it. It was probably just out of frustration.
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4769 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 07:17:58
June 16 2011 07:16 GMT
#1043
Yeah worst possible oponent for Mana. NASL seems to be throwing a lot of Zergs at him

if only he would be as good In PvZ as he is in PvP and PvT.


Gratz to Zenio.
Pathetic Greta hater.
cybiz
Profile Joined September 2010
Poland194 Posts
June 16 2011 07:18 GMT
#1044
Will there be a restream for EU?
DDie
Profile Joined April 2010
Brazil2369 Posts
June 16 2011 07:19 GMT
#1045
On June 16 2011 15:32 xuanzue wrote:
the probability to win 6-0 in a coinflip is 1.5%.

zenio had a two-face's coin
it's called skill.




Don't bother, discussing with idra fans is pointless:

If idra wins its because of his pure skills/monster macro domination. If he loses it's because the game is unbalanced, flawed, cheesy, protoss/terran oriented, coin flip, etc.
''Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.''
nvs.
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada3609 Posts
June 16 2011 07:23 GMT
#1046
On June 16 2011 15:32 xuanzue wrote:
the probability to win 6-0 in a coinflip is 1.5%.

zenio had a two-face's coin
it's called skill.


I like your style sir.
jambam
Profile Joined June 2010
United States324 Posts
June 16 2011 07:24 GMT
#1047
On June 16 2011 15:09 Grantiere wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2011 13:40 iamahydralisk wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:07 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:03 s4life wrote:
On June 16 2011 12:28 dave333 wrote:
Unfortunately, Idra didn't scout enough. Idra is goddamn good when it comes to standard play.


You mean Idra is goddam good when it comes to being predictable? yeah, I totally agree, since his BW days that's always been his main problem


Agree, what's with all these people saying his play is "standard"? Only standard openings are "good" because... well, since they're standard, it means they're probably the best opening. Now, standard strategies? That's different because by then you can get scouted and are just predictable. You're mapped out if you can only play standard, no matter how good you are, since there will be no surprises.

The only reason why Idra is "good" is because he has decent macro, and that's it.

While I definitely agree that Idra needs to mix it up strategy wise, I think it's pretty silly to say his macro is only "decent." He has world class macro, and I firmly believe he has the potential to be the best player in the world if his strategies were up to par.


Idra has great macro because he devotes more of his attention to it. It's not just his strategy that holds him back; it's his army control, his scouting, and his tactical decision-making. All of these seem to be by-products of his emphasis on macro; he just chooses to spend more of his available pool of attention / focus on building up and maintaining large forces. He has no more potential than he's already shown in his years playing bw and sc2; he's maxed out, and he knows it. Otherwise he'd be practicing more than 3 hours a day.


This is flat out wrong. here's why
Idra's scouting is perhaps the best of any zergs. his play is consistently noted for expert placement of overlords and scouting. If the game makes it midway, chances are Idra knows what's up.

His army control is top notch, especially early game. He holds off early T cheese with minimal zerglings. His positioning is also especially good when he moves to engage.

What the hell is this concept of a limited pool of attention? Watch him play when he streams. He's microing the entire time hes battling. It's not like he a-moves then goes back to macroing. You logic feels really good and seems to make sense, but its just wrong. It's what you would expect to be true, but it's not. Overall Idra is one of the best players in the world. Almost all of his recent loses have been due to build order losses.
minru
Profile Joined August 2010
United States78 Posts
June 16 2011 07:28 GMT
#1048
On June 16 2011 15:11 woastMonstur wrote:
And IdrA isn't an SC2 legend in what way? Who gets more views than him? Who causes more controversy? Who's face is everywhere like his among the foreigner scene? I didn't compare them to denigrate BJ Penn. I would agree with everything you said about BJ Penn. But as accomplished as he is/was, no MMA fan can truly say he's filled his potential. The same goes for Idra. And that wasn't even my point. My point is that people like that have a natural gift and that people like myself, who despite how much SC2 we play/analyze/learn, will never get to that level.


Lol really? SC2 legend? It's ridiculous for you to even think there's a SC2 legend at this point of the game(game has been out for less than a year). BJ Penn have been fighting for 10+ years while IdrA been playing SC2 for a year or so. I don't think anyone is a SC2 legend right now, including IdrA.
89andy
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada192 Posts
June 16 2011 07:29 GMT
#1049
Occasionally he does make huge a-move blunders near the end game by trying to plow through a choke. More likely out of frustration though, so that can't be attributed to poor army control at all.
jambam
Profile Joined June 2010
United States324 Posts
June 16 2011 07:30 GMT
#1050
On June 16 2011 16:28 minru wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2011 15:11 woastMonstur wrote:
And IdrA isn't an SC2 legend in what way? Who gets more views than him? Who causes more controversy? Who's face is everywhere like his among the foreigner scene? I didn't compare them to denigrate BJ Penn. I would agree with everything you said about BJ Penn. But as accomplished as he is/was, no MMA fan can truly say he's filled his potential. The same goes for Idra. And that wasn't even my point. My point is that people like that have a natural gift and that people like myself, who despite how much SC2 we play/analyze/learn, will never get to that level.


Lol really? SC2 legend? It's ridiculous for you to even think there's a SC2 legend at this point of the game(game has been out for less than a year). BJ Penn have been fighting for 10+ years while IdrA been playing SC2 for a year or so. I don't think anyone is a SC2 legend right now, including IdrA.


The only thing that's ridiculous is arguing over it. It's just semantics and is based on opinion.
Ventor
Profile Joined February 2011
United States336 Posts
June 16 2011 07:31 GMT
#1051
Post in this thread make my head hurt.

Everyone posting their opinions like they're facts makes me a sad panda.

Then again... the average intelligence of a human is not very high. So I suppose I should lower my standards.
oGsMc - EGHuK - White-Ra - SlayerSBoxeR - STBomber Fighting!~
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 07:32:40
June 16 2011 07:31 GMT
#1052
ZvZ is only a coinflip match-up to the people who can't play ZvZ.
Or show me the coin Nestea uses.

Last 3 games Zenio vs IdrA is 6-0 now. IdrA said that he was outplayed the previous series, because he didn't follow the infestor metagame. Second game this series he played thinking on that metagame but got outsmarted by an awesome timing.

I had a good night of sleep.
minru
Profile Joined August 2010
United States78 Posts
June 16 2011 07:32 GMT
#1053
On June 16 2011 16:24 jambam wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2011 15:09 Grantiere wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:40 iamahydralisk wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:07 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:03 s4life wrote:
On June 16 2011 12:28 dave333 wrote:
Unfortunately, Idra didn't scout enough. Idra is goddamn good when it comes to standard play.


You mean Idra is goddam good when it comes to being predictable? yeah, I totally agree, since his BW days that's always been his main problem


Agree, what's with all these people saying his play is "standard"? Only standard openings are "good" because... well, since they're standard, it means they're probably the best opening. Now, standard strategies? That's different because by then you can get scouted and are just predictable. You're mapped out if you can only play standard, no matter how good you are, since there will be no surprises.

The only reason why Idra is "good" is because he has decent macro, and that's it.

While I definitely agree that Idra needs to mix it up strategy wise, I think it's pretty silly to say his macro is only "decent." He has world class macro, and I firmly believe he has the potential to be the best player in the world if his strategies were up to par.


Idra has great macro because he devotes more of his attention to it. It's not just his strategy that holds him back; it's his army control, his scouting, and his tactical decision-making. All of these seem to be by-products of his emphasis on macro; he just chooses to spend more of his available pool of attention / focus on building up and maintaining large forces. He has no more potential than he's already shown in his years playing bw and sc2; he's maxed out, and he knows it. Otherwise he'd be practicing more than 3 hours a day.


This is flat out wrong. here's why
Idra's scouting is perhaps the best of any zergs. his play is consistently noted for expert placement of overlords and scouting. If the game makes it midway, chances are Idra knows what's up.

His army control is top notch, especially early game. He holds off early T cheese with minimal zerglings. His positioning is also especially good when he moves to engage.

What the hell is this concept of a limited pool of attention? Watch him play when he streams. He's microing the entire time hes battling. It's not like he a-moves then goes back to macroing. You logic feels really good and seems to make sense, but its just wrong. It's what you would expect to be true, but it's not. Overall Idra is one of the best players in the world. Almost all of his recent loses have been due to build order losses.


Hahaha, okay dude. Go watch more IdrA streams, I am sure you like watching him owning up that NA Ladder; where it really matters.
jambam
Profile Joined June 2010
United States324 Posts
June 16 2011 07:33 GMT
#1054
On June 16 2011 16:31 Ventor wrote:
Post in this thread make my head hurt.

Everyone posting their opinions like they're facts makes me a sad panda.

Then again... the average intelligence of a human is not very high. So I suppose I should lower my standards.

Thanks for contributing....
Officedrone
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada70 Posts
June 16 2011 07:34 GMT
#1055
According to IdrA:

ZvP - "Zerg isn't supposed to beat Protoss", and "Against Protoss, you're always 1 click away from losing"

ZvZ - It's a coinflip no matter what you do

ZvT - As long as Terran doesn't "cheese" I win. With cheese meaning "doesn't do any pressure for 15-20 min"
sc2guy
Profile Joined November 2010
291 Posts
June 16 2011 07:35 GMT
#1056
On June 16 2011 16:31 Ventor wrote:
Post in this thread make my head hurt.

Everyone posting their opinions like they're facts makes me a sad panda.

Then again... the average intelligence of a human is not very high. So I suppose I should lower my standards.


You make me a sad panda too.
✿◕‿◕✿ Taeng
jambam
Profile Joined June 2010
United States324 Posts
June 16 2011 07:35 GMT
#1057
On June 16 2011 16:32 minru wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2011 16:24 jambam wrote:
On June 16 2011 15:09 Grantiere wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:40 iamahydralisk wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:07 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
On June 16 2011 13:03 s4life wrote:
On June 16 2011 12:28 dave333 wrote:
Unfortunately, Idra didn't scout enough. Idra is goddamn good when it comes to standard play.


You mean Idra is goddam good when it comes to being predictable? yeah, I totally agree, since his BW days that's always been his main problem


Agree, what's with all these people saying his play is "standard"? Only standard openings are "good" because... well, since they're standard, it means they're probably the best opening. Now, standard strategies? That's different because by then you can get scouted and are just predictable. You're mapped out if you can only play standard, no matter how good you are, since there will be no surprises.

The only reason why Idra is "good" is because he has decent macro, and that's it.

While I definitely agree that Idra needs to mix it up strategy wise, I think it's pretty silly to say his macro is only "decent." He has world class macro, and I firmly believe he has the potential to be the best player in the world if his strategies were up to par.


Idra has great macro because he devotes more of his attention to it. It's not just his strategy that holds him back; it's his army control, his scouting, and his tactical decision-making. All of these seem to be by-products of his emphasis on macro; he just chooses to spend more of his available pool of attention / focus on building up and maintaining large forces. He has no more potential than he's already shown in his years playing bw and sc2; he's maxed out, and he knows it. Otherwise he'd be practicing more than 3 hours a day.


This is flat out wrong. here's why
Idra's scouting is perhaps the best of any zergs. his play is consistently noted for expert placement of overlords and scouting. If the game makes it midway, chances are Idra knows what's up.

His army control is top notch, especially early game. He holds off early T cheese with minimal zerglings. His positioning is also especially good when he moves to engage.

What the hell is this concept of a limited pool of attention? Watch him play when he streams. He's microing the entire time hes battling. It's not like he a-moves then goes back to macroing. You logic feels really good and seems to make sense, but its just wrong. It's what you would expect to be true, but it's not. Overall Idra is one of the best players in the world. Almost all of his recent loses have been due to build order losses.


Hahaha, okay dude. Go watch more IdrA streams, I am sure you like watching him owning up that NA Ladder; where it really matters.

You responded to my arguments with an Ad hominem.
Mailing
Profile Joined March 2011
United States3087 Posts
June 16 2011 07:40 GMT
#1058
On June 16 2011 16:34 Officedrone wrote:
According to IdrA:

ZvP - "Zerg isn't supposed to beat Protoss", and "Against Protoss, you're always 1 click away from losing"

ZvZ - It's a coinflip no matter what you do

ZvT - As long as Terran doesn't "cheese" I win. With cheese meaning "doesn't do any pressure for 15-20 min"


Besides the obvious hyperbole you used to be snide, a lot of other pro player share this sentiment.

Do you not hear the sadness in their voices when reminiscing about brood war?
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Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10382 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 07:51:21
June 16 2011 07:47 GMT
#1059
@Dommk

Actually I find a lot of people not able to accept those players you mentioned got outplayed when they lose too.

Where do people get the 3 hours of practice thing from Idra? I saw his IPL interview and he said recently he's been lightening his schedule a little which he feels has helped him get re-motivated and not be so tired.

Occasionally he does make huge a-move blunders near the end game by trying to plow through a choke. More likely out of frustration though, so that can't be attributed to poor army control at all.


Excuse me if I missed a satirical post.

Apparently, you can make blunders out of frustration, but... wait -- the blunders don't count as bad control at all? Huh?
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Kyuki
Profile Joined February 2008
Sweden1867 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 07:54:11
June 16 2011 07:53 GMT
#1060
On June 16 2011 16:31 Ventor wrote:
Post in this thread make my head hurt.

Everyone posting their opinions like they're facts makes me a sad panda.

Then again... the average intelligence of a human is not very high. So I suppose I should lower my standards.

Get used to it. T_T

Zenio seems to be inside of IdrAs head btw. Tobad he didnt advance, such is life though.
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