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Gargara
Profile Joined January 2011
Romania150 Posts
August 21 2011 17:45 GMT
#4981
On August 22 2011 02:45 Shinobi1982 wrote:
Show nested quote +
@SlayersAlicia: "MC has become the sacrificial offering to the 1/1/1 Build"

I lolled


hahaha, that is so funny but sadly true.
xMalicious
Profile Joined April 2011
United States31 Posts
August 21 2011 17:45 GMT
#4982
On August 22 2011 02:42 dbddbddb wrote:
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On August 22 2011 02:41 xMalicious wrote:
So because he is MC, if he loses, Protoss is weak and needs a buff? lol, kids these days........


nothing to do with the match up but in general the 111 build against toss seems too effective.


A large number of posts i have read are all in relation to MC being an "amazing" or "great" player when PuMa is looked at as a "good" player. Those are the people my comment is aimed at.
A word to the wise aint necessary, its the stupid ones that need the advice.
plutonowy
Profile Joined August 2011
Afghanistan287 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4983
Anything that drive you 2 win is good. Gratz Puma.
MC not shaking Puma`s hand after games is pitiful. That is childlish.

I ♥ E-Sports.
Fan of gomtv code s. Best SC2. KR >>>ALL Tasteless + Artosis >>>ALL
Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4984
Why was there no whine during the BW days.
Now that I think about it, I wonder if BW pros whined about certain strategies that dominated certain eras. Just like 1-1-1 is "owning" it up again now in SC2.

MC's couple mistakes were too great and those cost him the game :[

Very well played by Puma, I hope to see more matches between these two ^^
You must gather your party before venturing forth.
Jakkerr
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands2549 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4985
On August 22 2011 02:37 taLbuk wrote:
Remember when zergs were crying 2 months ago about protoss being unbeatable and than they changed up their strategy and playstyle?

Protoss will do the same ,so instead of QQ'ing on forums hopefully they put their effort into finding a solution, but I'm sure the top toss are trying, granted MC just lost, look what Mana did to PuMa in group stage.


Did zerg change their gameplay?
Infestors got an insane buff.
Protoss got multiple nerfs.

I would use infestors too if I had them as toss >.>
Choboo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Sweden2088 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4986
On August 22 2011 02:42 rareh wrote:
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On August 22 2011 02:40 taLbuk wrote:
On August 22 2011 02:38 StatorFlux wrote:
I feel like it ought to be have closer, MC is arguably the best protoss in the world and therefore the player who 3-0's him in a final ought to be on a Nestea-level. Is Puma really that good? I don't know honestly.


It's starcraft 2 anyone can win on any given day, by that logic Mana is Nestea level because he 2-0'd puma in group stage?


Puma was sick.

So anyone can beat someone sick.

Tbh Mana's PvT is probably better than MC's. He always keeps his HTs in the back and waits with them until all EMPs are used, it's pretty cool
SaSe fan club manager
casualman
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1198 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4987
PDD is exactly the same as storm, except costlier. It is a zoning tool, designed so that you have to back off instead of fighting the terran army. That said, feedback destroys it, colossi ignore it. So, make high templars. If the terran 111s you, MC showed that for the initial push the raven PDD doesn't make that much of a difference. Just don't transition to the wrong tech path to hold off a second all-in.
GuMiho <3
skrotcyk
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden432 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4988
3-0 PuMa outclassing MC.

GG
mordk
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Chile8385 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4989
On August 22 2011 02:43 dcsoda wrote:
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On August 22 2011 02:40 billyX333 wrote:
On August 22 2011 02:39 siri wrote:
On August 22 2011 02:35 Housemd wrote:
On August 22 2011 02:34 koolaid1990 wrote:
I quit to game. The best protoss in the world loses 3-0 to a mid korean terran Goddammit.


You're fucking kidding me right?


code s vs not even code A?
are you fucking kiddind right?

how the fuck is your korean gsl status an absolute indicator of your skill level?

I'll take puma over hongun any day


This. Not to mention that Puma has ALREADY beaten MC in another finals. I don't see why this so surprising or distressing. Were people reacting this way after the NASL finals?


NASL finals had epic games mostly, greatly played by both players. This was just a joke, a husk of that series. MC played really well, but had absolutely no chance against 1-1-1. He even managed to defend it once, only to lose to the recoil. It's bad, TvP is looking bad, at least when played by koreans.
Ripper41
Profile Joined July 2011
284 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4990
On August 22 2011 02:43 HellionDrop wrote:
puma played so well. mc just got outplayed IMHO. he could've won the first game. and he just played bad in the third game

2 build order wins = outplayed.... maybe, I would def say yes if those build order wins required some creativity

but they didn't
divinesage
Profile Joined April 2010
Singapore649 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4991
Well, this is really deflating and frustrating..
ct2299
Profile Joined February 2011
380 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-21 17:47:05
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4992
Puma had THREE drops COMPLETELY negated in Game 2 by MC and still managed to win. pretty ridiculous.

Very interesting that Protoss needs Zealot + HT w/ Storm to negate a drop of 4 marauders w/ stim.

not complaining, just raising some interesting points.

Geophagus
Profile Joined April 2011
67 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4993
Dream Theater playing on stream...thought it was from my computer haha
Xercen
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom375 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4994
On August 22 2011 02:40 HaruRH wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2011 02:36 netsky4 wrote:
NASL: Puma wins, best series
IEM: Puma wins, terrible series

Clearly the crowd made the difference >:D


No, you're completely wrong. Its the technique used to win the game. 1/1/1 Is pretty much terran's 4gate. Not surprised to see terrans start using this build in metagame. This also shows how bad protoss's metagame is right now. Bosstoss tried charge, lost to 1/1/1.



i've seen MC use cheesy tactics...like the one where he 2 gated white ra in the finals.

what goes around come around. MC is one of my favorite players and i'm a zerg player but he made some mistakes in the final games (esp the first game 2nd big battle was poorly microed). They played a great macro game in game 2 and puma won because he was ahead on upgrades and mc lost his warp prism unfortunately.

the way i see it is the game is pretty balanced. i think 1-1-1 might be a tad too strong but overall the game is still incredibly balanced!

i think protoss pylon cannon block vs zerg is quite strong also so maybe blizzard can change that and 1-1-1 a little bit.
tuho12345
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
4482 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4995
On August 22 2011 02:40 Jimmy Raynor wrote:
Few months ago protoss players were suggesting to zergs to find new playstyles to beat them and not cry about imbalance but when they lose they can't listen to their own advice.

How many time do we have to say this again?
Zerg didn't figure any shit. Spore crawlers got buffed against VRs and DTs opening. Warp gate nerf so no more 4 gating. Massive infestor buff help insanely different story in ZvX.

Stop thinking you're a genius or anything.
Ansinjunger
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2451 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4996
On August 22 2011 02:39 PeggyHill wrote:
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On August 22 2011 02:38 Ansinjunger wrote:
I really wish MC would get a single HT to feedback ravens, or Protoss in general. All that gas on DT coulda totally screwed the raven over. That's not just hindsight, HT to own ravens has been my hope for awhile now.

Otherwise, this was a really disappointing finals--not worth losing sleep.


Just another 350 gas (for archives and 1 templar), no big.



Right, that's why I implied he'd get it instead of DT's, 375 gas for 1 shrine and 1 DT.
Oktyabr
Profile Joined July 2011
Singapore2234 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4997
On August 22 2011 02:40 WickedBit wrote:
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On August 22 2011 02:35 Fig wrote:
wow so sad when the best toss player in the world can't beat 1/1/1. At least there is bound to be a patch soon Always look for the silver lining.


Im sorry but blizz wont nerf terran. I think we need a new morrow who will just 1/1/1 every game with toss till blizz nerf it or buff toss. I have no idea why all terrans dont do it every game. Is it a morality thing ? Clearly here is a build when decently executed will beat all tosses in the world and there is no good response and doesnt require toss to be 100 times better than terran to hold.
PuMA cheesed his way to final win and people are saying he is good ? I saw nothing in this game from Puma that any terran in the world wont be capable off. He is just a random code B scrub who has trouble in korea since he sucks at TvT since everyone is a terran there. Let me see him beet MVP or bomber and I'll agree he is good. All he did is come out of korea to own non koreans .


Wow, talk about being bitter.. I didn't know that doing his best to put food on the table would involve that much jabbing at his skill level.
MarKeD
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia183 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4998
Puma probably could have won in the late game anyways, but he chose to do those 1-1-1 all-ins instead, I think Puma himself recognizes the strength of that build.
Catchafire2000
Profile Joined August 2010
United States227 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#4999
On August 22 2011 02:38 Jayrod wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2011 02:35 Housemd wrote:
On August 22 2011 02:34 koolaid1990 wrote:
I quit to game. The best protoss in the world loses 3-0 to a mid korean terran Goddammit.


You're fucking kidding me right?

Was there something impressive about Puma in that last game? He literally built a 1 raven, 4 tanks, and all marines and then walked to MC's based with all of his workers... that's literally all he did.



Was there something impressive about Puma in that last game? He literally built a 1 raven, 4 tanks, and all marines and then walked to MC's based with all of his workers... that's literally all he did.

LOL, um, you are kinda right here. No ghosts at all. Still, nothing really strong from MC either. QQ, just seems like what Puma did can be replicated by most Terran players... wait, I think most Terran players are 1-1-1 on ladders as is. Nice to see a pro do it though.
jabooty
Finrod1
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany3997 Posts
August 21 2011 17:46 GMT
#5000
PuMa is really really good and i feel kinda bad that he doesn't get the respect he desevers, he is playing to win. So this is the result... ^^
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