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On August 23 2011 11:05 nidhogur wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2011 10:33 Huragius wrote:On August 23 2011 07:26 Sabu113 wrote:
Lol was going to say Genius is the better player and should win, but then I saw the map pool.
MMA and Bomber should go through. Really do think polt is slightly overrated while MMA's multitask drops are actually legitimately impressive.
I'm hoping Zenio but Ro16 or Ro8 is where he should exit. Top would receive more sympathy if he wasn't a dime a dozen. If anything, it's MMA who is overrated. My predictions: MMA < Polt(very close series, 1:2) Bomber > Keen (2:0) Zenio < TOP (1:2) Virus < Genius (1:2) LOL you're kidding right? MMA over rated? MVP for GSTL, first place and 2nd place at MLG, 2nd place super tourney, taking out nestea in a one sided match.
You clearly don't understand what the word overrated means. When mma played polt in the super tourny, many people were predicting 4-0 mma. That's either overrating mma or underrating polt. You take your pick. But quotes like "polt is overrated" piss me off. The guy literally gets no credit for his brilliant play.
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MMA/Polt is gonna be very, very interesting. When they played last it was before the Mech surge, and Polt won with alot of 2 rax infantry play, so let's see if his hellions are as good as his marauders!
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On August 23 2011 11:04 Veldril wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2011 10:57 babylon wrote:On August 23 2011 10:45 Huragius wrote:On August 23 2011 10:37 Itsmedudeman wrote:
MMA looked amazing in his group play last week. Polt hasn't looked so hot in GSL since the super tournament. He did indeed, but it's his MLG win, which gave him unmerited acknowledgement as best Terran in the world from NA/Canada players. I simply can't see him being a superior player to IMMVP and ST_Bomber. MMA is looking amazing in TvZ, and Polt in TvP. They both are great in TvT, but I give the edge for Polt, because he will have a mental advantage in the series. They're both great, though I think Polt gains more from preparation than MMA. I've said it before, but Polt reminds me of Thorzain. When given time to prepare, he'll crush you with strong timings and builds. MMA is just overall very solid - near unbeatable in TvZ and on par with Polt in TvT - which is what makes him such a good ace for SlayerS. Meanwhile, Polt is amazing at TvP (definitely on the level of Bomber), but lately being good at TvP isn't really a claim to fame seeing as how any Terran who can execute the 1/1/1 is good at TvP nowadays. At least he can claim that he is the person who invented that build (Polt's timing attack) 
This is very true. Oh, Polt. You're responsible for the state of TvP nowadays, aren't you?
All in all, I think MMA's rated right where he's supposed to be right now; he was overrated before, but no longer. Polt is underrated, which makes MMA seem overrated, when I don't think he really is. Everyone knows MMA's TvP isn't that great, and everyone knows that MMA's a little streaky and prone to choking at random times. I call MMA vs. Polt at 50/50 (and I think a lot of people did the same), so I ended up going with my heart, which said MMA. Also, that haircut is pretty baller and outshines Polt's shiny forehead.
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Damn that map pool for Genius vs Virus sucks. Although he played Virus on Xelnaga in the group stages last gsl and rolled him.
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MMA, Bomber, indifferent between Zenio and TOP, Genius!
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My predictions:
MMA>Polt 2-1
Bomber > Keen 2-0
TOP > Zenio 2-1
Virus > Genius 2-0
Virus and TOP fighting!!
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Polt, Bomber, Zenio, Genius
Mma hasn't paid his dues yet. Not crisp enough to win. Polt runs smooth and consistent. Drops could undo him though.
Bomber will outmacro and evenly micro. Cloaked Banshees will be the only thing he loses too.
Zenio is a dirty dirty man. Banelings bombs, plz.
Genius... meh.. he may take it.
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MMA Bomber TOP Virus
MMA ~Hwaighting!
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MMA vs Polt is basically the biggest match in a really long time for me. I feel strongly that MMA is 3rd best terran to MVP and Bomber and that he should win this 2-0, except last time he fell to pieces to early attacks last time. The meta game has changed greatly since then, MMA has looked stronger than ever, and Polt has done nothing particularly amazing since the super tournament. I want to get over this hurtle and have MMA win :S
Edit: I feel this match is made interesting because of the way GSL finals have worked. In every GSL final except the super tournament it has ended up with a huge favorite expected to 4-0 vs someone who got pretty lucky in making it that far. In the super tournament, MMA was the killer expected to 4-0 and Polt was the lucky guy. He was not looked at as being anything but a ro16-8 level terran before that final. Polt is now hyped up largely because of that match. A lot of how the debate over where you rank Polt has to do with this match up. Was Polt lucky in the super tournament or will MMA back up the very onesided liquibeting? You can probably tell from above which camp I'm in
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I really hope MMA takes out Polt, need a SlayerS GSL champion!
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MMA all the way to the grand finals please!!!
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soooooooo many terrrrraaaaanssssssss
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I agree with what everyone else is saying, MMA vs Polt is gonna be huge.
Basically, both of them are among the top Terrans in Korea, but neither of them have really stamped their mark yet on the scene, despite the Super Tournament and MLG win respectively. It sounds strange to say that because Bomber, widely considered to be better than both of these guys, actually has even less to show for himself in terms of results.
In any case, I feel that Polt has more to prove than MMA here, because he's always been kind of underrated. Was the 4-0 kind of a fluke, or is he really capable of taking down MMA in straight up macro games? Will be stick with the trademark Prime bio TvT or mix it up and go mech? I think MMA starts as the favourite here, but Polt is really smart and certainly more than capable of pulling this off.
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I want to see mma, bomber, and zenio win.
My bet is however:
polt > mma 2-1
bomber > keen 2-0
zenio > top 2-1
genius > virus 2-1
I'm really hoping to see zenio do well. He has been consistently doing well in code S but he has never been able to break through to the top tier.
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I think what will really determine polt vs mma is who is better at mech atm. neither player has shown great mech play, but i think mma has the advantage. i think his BFH harass is better, and everyone on his team is great with mech so he probably is too.
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On August 23 2011 13:14 stangstang wrote:
I think what will really determine polt vs mma is who is better at mech atm. neither player has shown great mech play, but i think mma has the advantage. i think his BFH harass is better, and everyone on his team is great with mech so he probably is too.
MMA has shown some of the best mech play out there IMO. His game vs Happy in ro32 was near perfect. According to Ryung it was MMA that basically taught him mech and he's a tvt meching monster.
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Virus will just double 111 and roll over Genius. I will never bet on a Toss
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EPT
