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Here we go again. This weekend is about good games and good fun. Don't rain on that parade. Play nice guys. Here's the very standard and friendly:

- NO Balance Whine.
- NO Player Bashing.
- NO Caster Bashing.
- NO BM whatsoever.

Breaking these rules (from pg 166 forward) will be met with severe punishment.
ninjamyst
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1903 Posts
November 20 2011 08:36 GMT
#61
I see a Protoss winning the whole thing. If HerO wins, it will be the most impressing story. The only person I dont want to win is Naniwa. He played great today, but I can't stand his awkward, arrogant BM.
hotblackdesiato
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada74 Posts
November 20 2011 08:37 GMT
#62
On November 20 2011 16:50 bittman wrote:
Ok guys! I have missed two days of MLG because of family weekend birthdays etc. I was wondering if I could get someone to give me a brief "Previously, on MLG..." because the results only tell so much, and from results alone I feel like there are potentially interesting storylines coming out I want to see more about tomorrow!

So yeah, anyone able to give me a recap I guess of highlights from MLG's play so far without me having to trawl through 1000 pages of Team Liquid? =D?


Personal favourite part of the day was watching Hero play, amazing unit control, timings and overall gameplay in all of his games. That said he did lose to Huk 0-2.

The Protoss have been using Sentry drops in the main and force-fielding the ramp to great effect against zerg, definitely the most powerful and most talked about strategy of the tournament (think blue flame hellion drops at anaheim).

Just a sick tournament in general though, such a high level of play, lots of really close intense matches.
Tyree
Profile Joined November 2010
1508 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-20 08:43:17
November 20 2011 08:41 GMT
#63
HerO is well known but he isent a "superstar" yet (if we can even call SC2 players superstars, at least within our own community) but if HerO wins this tournament he will get that status, he deserves it.

Him or Naniwa, i have a huge amount of respect for someone who goes to Korea and takes the game 140% seriously, lives it and breathes it, whether they are "BM" or not, packing your bags and flying halfway across the globe for Starcraft is awesome even if it is a Idra or a Naniwa, i dont care.
Its like Rocky going to Soviet Union to train in the harsh cold snowy mountains, lifting wood, fighting ice bears (scene deleted) etc while "No Way Out" is playing in the montage.

(yes Huk has done the same, but he won last time so him winning again just dosent have the same "awesome" factor)
★ Top Gun ★
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4128 Posts
November 20 2011 08:50 GMT
#64
The top 4 seeds have such a huge advantage this tournament, I wouldn't be surprised if Huk, Naniwa, MC or DRG won the whole thing. Look at the bottom bracket, by the time anyone makes it out of there they would already be so exhausted.
Lavi
Profile Joined November 2011
Bangladesh793 Posts
November 20 2011 08:54 GMT
#65
I don't think hero has a chance to win it because both nani and huk is up there and I don't see him beating either in pvp... but I think hero could probably have a good chance at any other match up
bittman
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia8759 Posts
November 20 2011 08:56 GMT
#66
On November 20 2011 16:53 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
OMG LOL THOSE GIFS ARE AMAZING

The cat ones, LOL is the last one really that fat or fake?

Also, OMG LOL i don't like football but THAT PLAY WAS JUST FUCKING EPIC LOL! the guy must be set for life (and his team too, and possibly the enemy team too haha)

Also, lol epic tastosis

fuck

MC has such an epic ceremony xD does anyone know if theress a specific reason it was a dinosaur or did he just get a costume xD


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On November 20 2011 16:50 bittman wrote:
Ok guys! I have missed two days of MLG because of family weekend birthdays etc. I was wondering if I could get someone to give me a brief "Previously, on MLG..." because the results only tell so much, and from results alone I feel like there are potentially interesting storylines coming out I want to see more about tomorrow!

So yeah, anyone able to give me a recap I guess of highlights from MLG's play so far without me having to trawl through 1000 pages of Team Liquid? =D?



Naniwa beats MVP then beats Nestea in Global invitational. In 1 of the games vs Nestea, it was a weird game on taldarim. Nestea would send lings and pull drones, naniwa cancels nexus and nestea sends drones back, keeps lings to harass. Nestea eventually loses.

Boxer takes 1 game off impressively (nice strategy) off Nestea but still loses 1-2.

MC beats MVP. MC beats Idra right after (AGAIN LOL). Also, MMA vs DRG is at the same time, but DRG owns MMA 2-0 it was a disappointing series.

Also, Naniwa vs Nestea... AGAIN. 2nd game was really funky. Same thing, taldarim, nestea drone rushes, but sends them back. Nestea's lings prevents nexus going down (cannons are out of range), and nestea gets on 3 base. Naniwa pumps out of 2 stargate after retaking his natural. Lots of air comes in, doesn't kill nestea but picks off his hydras and such. A roach counterattack forces Naniwa to send his troops back. Then nestea pumps off 3 base to try to kill naniwa, brings about 20 hydras vs 8 phoenix 3 voids or something, naniwa has NO WARPGATE LOL pumps zealots out of 9 gates to defend. He holds somehow, rofl. I guess those phoenixes had a lot of energy or the hydras were focusing the zealots instead? meh

Well Naniwa keeps holding and it looks grim for nestea but nestea finally breaks him somehow.

Game 3 Naniwa does an impressive strategy on nestea, quite weird. 2 base vs 2 base. He canon rushes nestea behind the nat min line, then later he gets +1 attack and a 4 sentry drop and warps in 4 zealots into his main. He uses FF to protect zealots as they snipe the lair. He rallies one colossi (no thermal upgrading) to move to the lair too, to kill it (this is shakuras, so they spawned close by air). Impressive strategy, really epic micro. Poor nestea though.

Well I think that's it Oh and MVP beat Bomber 2-0 quite disappointingly, tho the 2nd game was a bit interesting (both low econ, severely hurt, etc.)

Also, Huk beat Hero 2-0.

Also, Naniwa called Nestea an idiot for pulling his drones (idk the exact quote or wording) for the first time they matched up (global invitational not providence). Nestea interveiewed and said he found out, and said he would destroy naniwa. Artosis notes how Nestea was uncharacteristically talking to other koreans to ask for tips/strats/advice to beat naniwa, haha. And then later after Naniwa beat nestea at providence, he thumbs down nestea.

Also, after MC beat MVP, he did that epic dinosaur ceremony that u see in the spoiler. I twas hilarious!

Well I think these are the big things, hope this helped.


Thanks for that! Looking through the brackets, also wondering whether anyone has a recap on the following player's stories thus far:
- MarineKing (specifically vs sC, and for that matter: sC)
- Leenock - first foreign tournament, powered through open bracket?
- Oz + Ganzi - were they disappointing?
- violet - looks like he had a sick losers bracket run
- TLO - good as zerg again?

If not, no biggies. I look forward to seeing it tomorrow! =D
Mvp - Leenock - Dongraegu - MC - Gumiho - Keen - Polt - Squirtle - Jjakji - Genius - Seed - Life - sC - Dream || LG-IM - MVP - FXO
DoomsVille
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada4885 Posts
November 20 2011 08:59 GMT
#67
On November 20 2011 17:50 Dante08 wrote:
The top 4 seeds have such a huge advantage this tournament, I wouldn't be surprised if Huk, Naniwa, MC or DRG won the whole thing. Look at the bottom bracket, by the time anyone makes it out of there they would already be so exhausted.

One of the top 4 seeds has won every single MLG thus far.

They usually go into the finals with not only an extended series advantage, but only needing to win 1 series vs. 2 for their opponent.

I agree with you, I don't think this MLG will be any different. Although the extended series advantage won't be as serious.

I think the only player left that could win from the losers bracket is MVP. But it is such a long and tough road that it is most likely not going to happen.
EchoZ
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Japan5041 Posts
November 20 2011 09:00 GMT
#68
That Football Gif LOLOLOL
Dear Sixsmith...
Lavi
Profile Joined November 2011
Bangladesh793 Posts
November 20 2011 09:02 GMT
#69
bittman

mkp got knocked to loser by sc, then beat him in extended series... he played a lot of mech style which was very cool.
leenock got rather deep in winner bracket then lost to drg i believe
oz and ganzi both didn't get to championship bracket... i heard ganzi was dissapointing and 111 all toss every game ^_^;
can't comment on rest
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
November 20 2011 09:08 GMT
#70
On November 20 2011 13:59 pdd wrote:
EEhantiming, I vote you as best LR thread creator ever. (sorry MrCon, you were #1 for a really long time )

NOOOOOOOOOOOO :D
I can't fight against lolcatz, this is unfair !
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20301 Posts
November 20 2011 09:26 GMT
#71
I was actuly hoping for dreamhack winter... If HuK wins MLG, he will have 2 MLG wins + Providence, what do we call him then? MLGHuK? Its just not the same
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
KobraKay
Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4231 Posts
November 20 2011 09:27 GMT
#72
On November 20 2011 13:33 EEhantiming wrote:
football gif from


OMG!!! And the leonidas/troll face that video is even better. I dont know the other team so im not sure if they are just plain bad at D but to someone who knows little about football that looked amazing :p

I fell asleep yesterday only to wake up and see the thread locked, MMA lost, Hero lost and Nestea lost T.T must have been a wild night. I still hope to see MMA win this thing! If it has to be a protoss (as they seem well prepared and dominant this weekend) at least let it be Hero, not Huk or MC :s
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
zyglrox
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1168 Posts
November 20 2011 09:28 GMT
#73
go foreigners!!! hope whoever wins out of naniwa/huk takes it.
champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends.
firehand101
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3152 Posts
November 20 2011 09:45 GMT
#74
On November 20 2011 17:36 ninjamyst wrote:
I see a Protoss winning the whole thing. If HerO wins, it will be the most impressing story. The only person I dont want to win is Naniwa. He played great today, but I can't stand his awkward, arrogant BM.

Im agreeing with you. Hero would be great, Huk is the favourite but Naniwa is so disrespectful and arrogant, although I think he is fairly kind at heart, he just lets his emotions get to him. Protosses are in a good position, but DRG is in the top 4 as well so dont be suprised to see him go far
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
November 20 2011 09:48 GMT
#75
Hope they start with Losira vs Puma. Cat fight :D

Also, I'm calling herO to knock out MVP and Nestea looking at the brackets. MVP is kind of bad against toss and Nestea's play is....uninspiring to say the least lately, especially in zvp.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Dragonmaster26
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia311 Posts
November 20 2011 09:49 GMT
#76
Hey I want to make sure that I have the time figured out by my region so how long until MLG starts? Is it roughly 5 hours?
Sprouter
Profile Joined December 2009
United States1724 Posts
November 20 2011 09:58 GMT
#77
Not (T)MVP or (Z)NesTea to be champion. The odds are stacked against people from Open Bracket. Maybe (P)NaNiwa or (P)HuK? If (P)NaNiwa wins he would be the first sc2 pro to win an MLG from both OB and WB. If (P)HuK wins he'd be the first to get 3 MLG titles and break his record for first to 2 titles.

I'd be surprised if a Zerg takes champion. Outside of the foreigner Protoss, (T)MMA would be my next pick to be champion.
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
November 20 2011 10:01 GMT
#78
I hope DRG wins. Odds are good as well.
SeaSwift
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Scotland4486 Posts
November 20 2011 10:15 GMT
#79
On November 20 2011 19:01 HolydaKing wrote:
I hope DRG wins. Odds are good as well.


He's got to get through MC first. And that warp prism harassment is looking naaaaasty.
WhiteDog
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France8650 Posts
November 20 2011 10:17 GMT
#80
US football is best football!
"every time WhiteDog overuses the word "seriously" in a comment I can make an observation on his fragile emotional state." MoltkeWarding
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