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On September 18 2011 01:54 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Oh stop whining you lot. Bunch of sissies on this forum. The only drama is coming from you guys. Enjoy the tournament and stop acting like this is TMZ XD
Bagi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6799 Posts
September 18 2011 16:01 GMT
#10161
On September 18 2011 23:47 0ne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 18 2011 23:41 Valikyr wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:54 s4life wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:09 eot wrote:
On September 18 2011 20:51 Hider wrote:
On September 18 2011 09:18 Vindicare605 wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:50 arterian wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:20 Slunk wrote:
Just watched the VODs and hooooly shit. I am so happy for DongRaeGu and also I am sooo impressed by Thorzain. He is the best foreigner by far and propably the only one in the top 50 players overall. So awesome, too bad he does not like Korea.


Best TvP by far maybe



I'd put SeleCT's TvP over Thorzain, but Thorzain has the best overall mechanics with Terran that I've seen from a foreigner.


Your joking right? Thorzain does not have good mechanics. His macro is fine, but is marine/tank control is so bad, which is kinda why he slow pushes, because he doesn't have the apm to do a qiucker attack (every game he tried to do a tank marine push he failed cus he made so many wrong things, like not having spotters, and bad marine splitting).

Major has much better mechanics than Thorzain.


Major? lol
Why are you even bringing him up in this context


Because he really does.. just watch his stream and be surprised..

When Major wins something like TSL3 or gets second in an invitational like this one we can start comparing.

So you can only judge if a player is good or not by his tournament winnings?

I think tournament winnings are a more reliable way to determine player skill than arbitrary "he's really good, just watch his stream"-type statements.
InFusion
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden39 Posts
September 18 2011 16:11 GMT
#10162
On September 18 2011 23:30 Amestir wrote:
So I missed everything, which series should I check first ^^?


Also, I recommend HerO vs Idra. Great PvZ from HerO there!
Thezzphai
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1145 Posts
September 18 2011 16:12 GMT
#10163
On September 18 2011 22:53 Jman5 wrote:
Does Dreamhack post replay packs?

They used to do in the past iirc. No idea if they'll release them for this tournament but I certainly hope so.
Vertical
Profile Joined July 2011
Indonesia4317 Posts
September 18 2011 16:12 GMT
#10164
On September 19 2011 00:02 eot wrote:
Well that's better than judging it on someone playing ladder games on a stream

u know why boxer and NaDa called bonjwa while jaedong and bisu arent ?
-Terran-
Berthold
Profile Joined March 2011
3 Posts
September 18 2011 16:30 GMT
#10165
The Thorzain vs DRG game on Antiga was thrilling ! The poor marines had to do run ceaselessly to catch DRG's mutas.
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
September 18 2011 16:32 GMT
#10166
On September 19 2011 01:12 Vertical wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2011 00:02 eot wrote:
Well that's better than judging it on someone playing ladder games on a stream

u know why boxer and NaDa called bonjwa while jaedong and bisu arent ?


Because Bisu never won an OSL and never will.

Jaedong would be if there wasn't a Flash.
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
0ne
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Spain2464 Posts
September 18 2011 16:39 GMT
#10167
On September 19 2011 01:01 Bagi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 18 2011 23:47 0ne wrote:
On September 18 2011 23:41 Valikyr wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:54 s4life wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:09 eot wrote:
On September 18 2011 20:51 Hider wrote:
On September 18 2011 09:18 Vindicare605 wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:50 arterian wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:20 Slunk wrote:
Just watched the VODs and hooooly shit. I am so happy for DongRaeGu and also I am sooo impressed by Thorzain. He is the best foreigner by far and propably the only one in the top 50 players overall. So awesome, too bad he does not like Korea.


Best TvP by far maybe



I'd put SeleCT's TvP over Thorzain, but Thorzain has the best overall mechanics with Terran that I've seen from a foreigner.


Your joking right? Thorzain does not have good mechanics. His macro is fine, but is marine/tank control is so bad, which is kinda why he slow pushes, because he doesn't have the apm to do a qiucker attack (every game he tried to do a tank marine push he failed cus he made so many wrong things, like not having spotters, and bad marine splitting).

Major has much better mechanics than Thorzain.


Major? lol
Why are you even bringing him up in this context


Because he really does.. just watch his stream and be surprised..

When Major wins something like TSL3 or gets second in an invitational like this one we can start comparing.

So you can only judge if a player is good or not by his tournament winnings?

I think tournament winnings are a more reliable way to determine player skill than arbitrary "he's really good, just watch his stream"-type statements.

Yes i agree it's more reliable but for example Hero hasn't won any major tournaments but when you see him playing you know he is really good that's what i mean.
mikyaJ
Profile Joined April 2011
1834 Posts
September 18 2011 16:51 GMT
#10168
On September 19 2011 01:39 0ne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2011 01:01 Bagi wrote:
On September 18 2011 23:47 0ne wrote:
On September 18 2011 23:41 Valikyr wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:54 s4life wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:09 eot wrote:
On September 18 2011 20:51 Hider wrote:
On September 18 2011 09:18 Vindicare605 wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:50 arterian wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:20 Slunk wrote:
Just watched the VODs and hooooly shit. I am so happy for DongRaeGu and also I am sooo impressed by Thorzain. He is the best foreigner by far and propably the only one in the top 50 players overall. So awesome, too bad he does not like Korea.


Best TvP by far maybe



I'd put SeleCT's TvP over Thorzain, but Thorzain has the best overall mechanics with Terran that I've seen from a foreigner.


Your joking right? Thorzain does not have good mechanics. His macro is fine, but is marine/tank control is so bad, which is kinda why he slow pushes, because he doesn't have the apm to do a qiucker attack (every game he tried to do a tank marine push he failed cus he made so many wrong things, like not having spotters, and bad marine splitting).

Major has much better mechanics than Thorzain.


Major? lol
Why are you even bringing him up in this context


Because he really does.. just watch his stream and be surprised..

When Major wins something like TSL3 or gets second in an invitational like this one we can start comparing.

So you can only judge if a player is good or not by his tournament winnings?

I think tournament winnings are a more reliable way to determine player skill than arbitrary "he's really good, just watch his stream"-type statements.

Yes i agree it's more reliable but for example Hero hasn't won any major tournaments but when you see him playing you know he is really good that's what i mean.

He's placed highly in tournaments while playing well. Just like the original statement said ThorZain getting 2nd in this tournament as an example of skill, not a 'winning'
MKP||TSL
Robinsa
Profile Joined May 2009
Japan1333 Posts
September 18 2011 16:54 GMT
#10169
Just finished watching the Vods now. Decided to interrupt the live stream due to the connection problems yesterday. Just wanted to say THANK YOU for an awsome event. Its truly a pleasure to watch the dreamhack events.
4649!!
s4life
Profile Joined March 2007
Peru1519 Posts
September 18 2011 17:09 GMT
#10170
On September 19 2011 00:15 snailz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 18 2011 23:47 0ne wrote:
On September 18 2011 23:41 Valikyr wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:54 s4life wrote:
On September 18 2011 22:09 eot wrote:
On September 18 2011 20:51 Hider wrote:
On September 18 2011 09:18 Vindicare605 wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:50 arterian wrote:
On September 18 2011 08:20 Slunk wrote:
Just watched the VODs and hooooly shit. I am so happy for DongRaeGu and also I am sooo impressed by Thorzain. He is the best foreigner by far and propably the only one in the top 50 players overall. So awesome, too bad he does not like Korea.


Best TvP by far maybe



I'd put SeleCT's TvP over Thorzain, but Thorzain has the best overall mechanics with Terran that I've seen from a foreigner.


Your joking right? Thorzain does not have good mechanics. His macro is fine, but is marine/tank control is so bad, which is kinda why he slow pushes, because he doesn't have the apm to do a qiucker attack (every game he tried to do a tank marine push he failed cus he made so many wrong things, like not having spotters, and bad marine splitting).

Major has much better mechanics than Thorzain.


Major? lol
Why are you even bringing him up in this context


Because he really does.. just watch his stream and be surprised..

When Major wins something like TSL3 or gets second in an invitational like this one we can start comparing.

So you can only judge if a player is good or not by his tournament winnings?


jesus christ yes.

or to be fair to the man you were quoting, you judge if a player is good or not if he places high in tournaments and/or wins them. which Thorzain does. putting him down there with Princess is eligible for ridicule


Did you even read the original post? we were comparing mechanics, and it's obvious and expected to many that ex-BW pros like major would be better at it than Thorz.. it has nothing to do with other aspects of the game...
dala
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden477 Posts
September 18 2011 17:11 GMT
#10171
On September 18 2011 17:08 thunddr wrote:
Where will VODs be posted? I checked the dreamhack page and didn't find much.


Check out this thread for all the VODs in a spoiler-free format:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=266635
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27446 Posts
September 18 2011 17:48 GMT
#10172
Thorzain has adequete mechanics but his main strength is known to be his preparation and a variety of solid, well thought out strategic builds. The point about Major having better mechanics may indeed be true given he was pretty damn good at BW, Thorzain is a better overall player to my knowledge though
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
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usethis2
Profile Joined December 2010
2164 Posts
September 18 2011 19:20 GMT
#10173
On September 18 2011 01:09 eksert wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 18 2011 01:07 Todevod wrote:
Hero vs DRG Finals

Hero winning 3-2


Thorzain to finals with ease since he has time to prepare against toss much more that hero has time to prepare against terran.

And i think DRG will eat Rain alive if he manages to beat lucifron since even idra has beaten rain 3-1 in IEM..
In the finals DRG will beat thorzain.

Wow you got it right.
fant0m
Profile Joined May 2010
964 Posts
September 18 2011 20:57 GMT
#10174
On September 18 2011 22:24 Baozer wrote:
Im a fan of ThorZain but I must say that DRG lost his games on lack of expands and upgrades ( the latter atleast in the first game). Compare the series and DRG was much less 'expand aggressive'. Which resulted in his lack of tech switch able.

EDIT: BarCraft RETRO Stockholm was awesome! Looking forward to future BarCrafts. ! ;D


That's actually DRG's main style. Not to mention that as the casters pointed out, the games he lost were close spawns, which is a much harder position to take a fast 3rd on (I mean really, close spawns Tal'Darim with a T and you want him to take a fast 3rd? What? Such a huge risk).
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18449 Posts
September 18 2011 21:33 GMT
#10175
Wanted to go to Valencia and attend the tournament live, but things came up and I couldn't make it. Just got done watching the VODs: amazing event, amazing tournament! Gratz Dreamhack for pulling it off once again and DRG for winning.

Oh, and Thorzain Hwaiting!!! Amazing how close he came to beating DRG.
red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
September 18 2011 22:08 GMT
#10176
On September 14 2011 02:17 red4ce wrote:
PUMPED!

Huk<Thorzain
Hero>Idra
Rain>Naniwa
DRG>Lucifron
Thorzain>Hero
DRG>Rain
DRG>Thorzain



Too easy.
Canucklehead
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada5074 Posts
September 18 2011 22:16 GMT
#10177
On September 19 2011 07:08 red4ce wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2011 02:17 red4ce wrote:
PUMPED!

Huk<Thorzain
Hero>Idra
Rain>Naniwa
DRG>Lucifron
Thorzain>Hero
DRG>Rain
DRG>Thorzain



Too easy.


The correct term is ezpz my friend.
Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock
Whitewing
Profile Joined October 2010
United States7483 Posts
September 18 2011 22:20 GMT
#10178
On September 19 2011 07:16 Canucklehead wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 19 2011 07:08 red4ce wrote:
On September 14 2011 02:17 red4ce wrote:
PUMPED!

Huk<Thorzain
Hero>Idra
Rain>Naniwa
DRG>Lucifron
Thorzain>Hero
DRG>Rain
DRG>Thorzain



Too easy.


The correct term is ezpz my friend.


+ Show Spoiler +
Strategy"You know I fucking hate the way you play, right?" ~SC2John
Beyonder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands15103 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-18 22:27:34
September 18 2011 22:25 GMT
#10179
Oh how I love you 2GD. More entertaining than the games, and the games were quite decent.

<3 DREAMHACK!

Also, truly good casting. Both delivering what they were there for. Wish you two would cast code A and MLG

^_^
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mprs
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2933 Posts
September 18 2011 22:32 GMT
#10180
On September 19 2011 07:08 red4ce wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 14 2011 02:17 red4ce wrote:
PUMPED!

Huk<Thorzain
Hero>Idra
Rain>Naniwa
DRG>Lucifron
Thorzain>Hero
DRG>Rain
DRG>Thorzain



Too easy.


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