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PDizzle
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark1754 Posts
August 07 2011 17:10 GMT
#5301
haha awesome blizz dude :D
Rustug
Profile Joined October 2010
1488 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5302
On August 08 2011 01:59 soulist wrote:
I like how Ret wins 1 championship in the last 6 months and everyone jumps on his bandwagon saying he is one of the top 3 foreign zergs. Idra and Sen are way more consistent then Dimaga and Ret.


Your appreciation is noted, great to see another Ret fan has joined the fold. <3
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not. 파이팅! ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ"
soulist
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States932 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5303
On August 08 2011 02:08 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 08 2011 02:04 Denzil wrote:
On August 08 2011 02:03 Talin wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:59 MuseMike wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:55 Talin wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:52 MrSexington wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:50 Telcontar wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:49 damod wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:48 zeru wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:48 Tobon wrote:
[quote]

Sen.

And dimaga.

And IdrA

Not by recent showing, but do we have to bring IdrA up every time a zerg player wins? Come on.


I don't think it's too offensive to bring up IdrA. Speaking of foreign Zergs in recent major tournaments, IdrA was the highest placing foreign Zerg at MLG Anaheim.


You know things aren't working out well for someone when you start listing "highest placing X of all Y of the nationality Z in this one tournament" as an accomplishment but he actually wasn't even in top 10 of that tournament.

Let's not forget Idra gets dominated by Nani and Thorzain too, so...

Ret is at this very moment the best non-Korean Zerg. He would be that based on yesterday's games alone, even if he lost to Thorzain today.

The level at which he plays the game is so much higher than other foreign Zergs at this moment. Nobody ever dominated Nani and Thorzain like this since their rise to the top. Nobody.

MLG had koreans this tournament didn't, there is no doubt Koreans would have won this if they went. Ret went to MLG Anaheim too, but placed lower than IdrA. I don't like IdrA either but you are making a straw man.


Ret and Idra pretty much had the same showing at Anaheim, except Ret got eliminated 2-1 by Ganzi (you know, the dude from SlayerS, the team who had the best minds in the game handcraft a new TvZ build).

Idra got eliminated 2-0 by Naniwa. The guy who... we've just seen get completely dominated.

Straw man is bringing up their final ranking while ignoring f the circumstances under which the rank was achieved.


Oh god no please tell me you're trolling

Are you TRYING to suggest

Naniwa > Idra
Ret > Naniwa
Therefore Ret > Idra?


I'm trying to suggest he's playing at a different level to Idra right now. I mean, that's obvious just from watching their recent games, I don't even need results as an argument.

Other people are bringing up Anaheim results, so I'm just saying how it all went down.

And yeah, that logic works pretty well to demonstrate the superiority of Ret's vP (Nani) and vT ( Tarson and Thorzain) too.

But really - just watch the games. If you don't see it for yourself, you probably just refuse to.


You do understand that there are DIFFERENT matchups right???????

just because naniwa beat idra and ret beat naniwa doesnt mean that ret can beat idra. It's a different matchup. Learn the game
Evil Geniuses<3
dubRa
Profile Joined December 2008
2165 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5304
That was cool
Baituri
Profile Joined June 2010
Netherlands1501 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5305
On August 08 2011 02:08 frozenrb wrote:
5k and road to blizzcon, why so sad Naniwa ?

Some want to be the best. Winning is what matters that are atletes.
clazzi
Profile Joined June 2011
Japan122 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5306
Excellent accent.
Art_of_Kill
Profile Joined September 2003
Zaire1232 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5307
wow i like that blizzard guy so charismatic
TLT07 ===> *winner* <===TLT08
MrSexington
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1768 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5308
On August 08 2011 02:09 darlhet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 08 2011 02:08 MrSexington wrote:
On August 08 2011 02:06 sickoota wrote:
On August 08 2011 02:05 soulist wrote:
On August 08 2011 02:02 sickoota wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:59 soulist wrote:
I like how Ret wins 1 championship in the last 6 months and everyone jumps on his bandwagon saying he is one of the top 3 foreign zergs. Idra and Sen are way more consistent then Dimaga and Ret.

Sen is pretty good, but not particularly consistent, only really did well at NASL after a long long run of unsuccessful tournaments. The only thing Idra is consistent at is mediocrity, he has been going to alot of tournaments lately and never breaking top 3 in any of them.


He's been to a lot of tournaments???? WHAT. All he does is MLG and IPL. What tournaments does he go to???????

Homestory, dreamhack, every MLG? Notable performances in none of them.


He won MLG DC and got 4th at MLG Columbus.

DC was quite a bit ago cmon, ret won assembly last winter but that doesnt tell us about his shape now?


He's the one who brought up every MLG.

I think winning one is a notable performance.

4th place isn't something to sneeze at either, considering the top 3 were Koreans and this thread is talking about foreigners.
Inane_Asylum
Profile Joined October 2010
United States196 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5309
LOL, "Claps for you, ze playaz"
"Stare not into the playstyle of CatZ, lest it stare back into you." -TotalBiscuit
Copymizer
Profile Joined November 2010
Denmark2109 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5310
congrats to ret, tho i missed the finals :|
~~Yo man ! MBCGame HERO Fighting !! Holy check !
TheKefka
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Croatia11752 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-07 17:12:32
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5311
On August 08 2011 02:09 keioh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 08 2011 02:03 TeWy wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:46 Bliznako wrote:
On August 08 2011 01:43 sleepingdog wrote:
We need more PvZ early all-ins to change the metagame. This is ridiculous


Exactly my thoughts... Unlike terrans, protoss players seem to have stopped doing the one base all ins or early pressure, allowing zergs to start with three bases (?), droning up to 60+ drones in the first few minutes.

I totally cannot understand this trend. Ret was playing the same style few months ago and was blown away in Korea by early pàressure, always overdroning being his doom and now the same style reaps rewards. And please don't tell me how much he has improved - Ret has always been a macro beast, looks like his time has come.


I can't make a 4 gate work against Zerg in Master league, so I've great doubts that it will ever work at this level.
Protoss simply can't put pressure on the Zerg, and Zerg have figured out that these voidray/phoenixes harass were easily shut down by a few spore crawlers.
So what can you do as Protoss ?

Random timing pushes still occasionaly work though.
Sad thing is that they it relies entirely on Zerg mistakes.

Btw with the exception of MLG (dominated by Korean Terrans), every recent tournaments have been won by Zerg: GSL code S, WCG China, Assembly, now blizzcon, and btw one of the finalist of the current GO4SC2 is a Zerg as well (second might also be Zerg).
And the most depressing is that you can't blame the infestors for that... It's more due to the fact that Zerg players learned how to use their lategame units and repell the timing pushes...




Remember the giant shitstorm about the deathball and ffe some months ago ? Those were good times : "can't sc00t protoss. Colossosisies r retardd. wat can u do wen P ffe ? cant take them 3rd dat greedy is punish at ons." for over 9000 pages of threads.

Like every build ways of circonventing it (or even countering it) will be found. Then Z will say you can't do anything against those ways. But then new maps, build will be used. Then P will... well you get the point.


Yea sure,but what happened during the Zerg QQ time is warpgate time got nerfed and Zergs noticed that now finally so started doing what Ret did to Naniwa.I cant believe people are so oblivious to the fact how this impacted PvZ.
And Btw this is not a whine.
Cackle™
Zyte
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands564 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5312
theyrz zee zztaarz haha i love that
ret * Leenock * DiMAGA * Grubby * FBH
frozenrb
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland389 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5313
On August 08 2011 02:11 Baituri wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 08 2011 02:08 frozenrb wrote:
5k and road to blizzcon, why so sad Naniwa ?

Some want to be the best. Winning is what matters that are atletes.


He said, that he don't care if he will take 1'st place.
Neroin
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany173 Posts
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5314
That's some pretty good prize money actually. Still Naniwa and Thorzain look soo sad.
At least ret looks happy yeaah! Go Liquid!!
Mawi
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden4365 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-07 17:12:18
August 07 2011 17:11 GMT
#5315
isn't that the girl who made hydralisk clay and draw some sc2 related units?
to the left of the esport manager guy
Forever Mirin Zyzz Son of Zeus Brother of Hercules Father of the Aesthetics
ParasitJonte
Profile Joined September 2004
Sweden1768 Posts
August 07 2011 17:12 GMT
#5316
Glad that macro zerg has found it's way to sc2 finally. Ret played really solid zvp there. I don't think naniwa actually has the relevant bw experience to know what he's up against. It was so clear that he had his timings that he thought would work out well in all games:

- Metalopolis, going with a void ray + phoenix -> denied by fast third + queen + spore. Going for an attack off 2 base -> denied by ling counter, then delayed, then flanked and killed when the economy really kicked in for ret.
- Taldarim, trying to warp up zealots supported by void ray + phoenix off a fast expo -> denied by super early 4 hatch start and plentiful of roaches.
- Shakuras, blink stalkers off fast expo -> denied again by early third.

You either have to beat Ret's style by matching him as good as possible in macro and playing catch-up til 200 vs 200 and then take it from there. Or you have to find and exploit weaknesses really early while Ret wants to drone. The second option is rarely a real option when you're up against someone like Ret. He's just too solid. Not attacking would've been naniwas best move.
Hello=)
sekritzzz
Profile Joined December 2010
1515 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-07 17:12:38
August 07 2011 17:12 GMT
#5317
Naniwa is trying to steal yellows title. 3rd time he comes in 2nd at a major tourney in a Span of a few months.
shineq
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom1453 Posts
August 07 2011 17:12 GMT
#5318
On August 08 2011 02:11 Mawi wrote:
isn't that the girl who made hydralisk clay and draw some sc2 related units?
to the left of the esport manager guy

Yep, that's Soe.
"If you can chill, chill." - Liquid`NonY, "david some do it T>T" - SlayerSBoxeR || Twitter: http://twtter.com/shineqGAMING || http://twitch.tv/shineq
Killmouse
Profile Joined August 2010
Austria5700 Posts
August 07 2011 17:12 GMT
#5319
what does this mean?
yo
PDizzle
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark1754 Posts
August 07 2011 17:12 GMT
#5320
prekuje prekuje prekuje
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