[GSL] Arena of Legends Finals - Page 32

On October 03 2011 01:43 BarbieHsu wrote:


It is especially silly when you consider that DRG is widely reputed to be the better player and a TvZ monster. It would have been idiotic for MKP to play to DRG's strengths. [I thus quote the above]

On October 03 2011 01:40 -reveNge- wrote:


maybe due to the fact that combined gsl finals appearances from these players is 16

On October 02 2011 18:14 JohnnyBlaze420 wrote:
marine king too scared to play macro games against drg....

On October 02 2011 19:19 Telcontar wrote:
MKP won? Meh, this tournament isn't prestigious enough to make a dent in his kong status. So I assume MKP hit timings to kill DRG? Fair enough. Why play straightup when you know you have the weaker macro game?

On October 02 2011 20:21 Telcontar wrote:

I guess it's hard to gauge someone's ability in an area when you see so little of it. Most of MKP's 'macro game' wins have been because he crippled his opponents with timings and couldn't finish things then and there. I'm not saying that kind of playstyle is particularly bad or illegitimate, but it does make him a one-dimensional player. The reason he hit a slump a few months back is because people started figuring out his gimmicks. He tried to play a bit more standard, but that wasn't working out too well for him. Then he switched back to his usual style and it's been paying off lately. You have to give him some props for coming up with new timings, but that still doesn't mean he's not a one-trick pony. I guess I'm just disappointed that someone like MKP can have that kind of success in the game, playing the same way again and again for almost a year. That or I'm just disappointed with Blizzard for making a game that makes it possible.

On October 03 2011 03:13 Tehs Tehklz wrote:


DRG not good enough to get past the midgame against MKP.



DRG played greedy? Fair enough. Why play straightup when you know you have the weaker macro game? Oh, right, because someone good will just come kill you.

This is fun.



His recent slump was basically just mech in TvT. The Up and Down group that sent him to Code A was Ryung, Happy, Dream and Fruitdealer. MKP went 1-3...guess who he beat? His Code S group that kept him from advancing was Bomber, Ryung and Puzzle. He went 2-1...guess who he beat? The guy just doesn't seem to have the skills he needs to tank battle, right now. I'm guessing it is because he played Protoss in Brood War; so, he has less history with tanks. Hopefully he will figure it out soon. The popularity of mech and the prevalence of Terrans in the GSL does not bode well for his future, right now.

"Someone like MKP"? You mean a player with phenomenal control and excellent mechanics? Yeah, it is a real shame that skilled players are successful in SC2.

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Anyway, anyone who watched the SK Gaming Asians Champion Trophy saw this style from MKP before. That is how he beat Cezanne. In fact, he did that exact double reactor hellion build in one of the games.

Also, anyone remember Boxer's last matches in Code A against Leenock? He tried a similar hellion/marine build as MKP did in game 4, only he did not quite control his units well enough against Leenock's banelings. People were saying how it would probably take someone like MKP to make that style work. I hope too see more of that from MKP in the future - I like it. Despite the absolutely tragic loss of lurkers, bio without tanks versus Zerg still has a feel similar to SK Terran and that is something everyone can enjoy.

On October 03 2011 03:21 koppik wrote:
I wouldn't really consider DRG to be a strong "macro Zerg", to be honest. He gets an advantage on two bases and rides it out for a win a lot of the time. He's not like NesTea. I don't think many players are afraid of DRG's macro. They're afraid of his unit control.

On October 03 2011 05:00 epoc wrote:
MKP just cant play TvT. His other match ups are stellar