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Contrary to popular belief Stephano is not from the States, any mindless spam asserting otherwise after this time (19:48 KST/ 5:48 AM EST/ 10:48 GMT) will meet a moderator response. We have enough confusing spam posting in LR threads these days. Lets try to keep the love for everyone's favourite French zerg reasonable.

And as always:
- No player bashing.
- No caster bashing.
- No balance whining.

Enjoy the games.
Gin-san
Profile Joined November 2011
Croatia92 Posts
December 11 2011 20:41 GMT
#221
This Group is pretty much a coinflip with all these Bo1s. MVP + DRG should make it out alive while the rest will fight for the remaining playoff spot.
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Sfydjklm
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States9218 Posts
December 11 2011 20:42 GMT
#222
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.
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Esk23
Profile Joined July 2011
United States447 Posts
December 11 2011 20:46 GMT
#223
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.
MuK_x
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
743 Posts
December 11 2011 20:48 GMT
#224
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.

because when IdrA seeing 11/11 rax,he instantly leave the game.

or any cheesy openings.
IdrA "TT1 actually fucked up and didn't see the hatchery,so im at a really big advantage right now,assuming he reacts intelligently which is not something you should assume with TT1"
zerious
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3803 Posts
December 11 2011 20:48 GMT
#225
On December 12 2011 05:46 Esk23 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.


To be fair to MVP, he does play random.
masakenji
Profile Joined November 2011
Australia415 Posts
December 11 2011 20:48 GMT
#226
i think drg, stephano and mc will be fighting for 2nd. but if i have to bet, which i probably will. ill go with;

mvp - DRG - Stephano - MC - Hero


Esk23
Profile Joined July 2011
United States447 Posts
December 11 2011 20:48 GMT
#227
On December 12 2011 05:48 zerious wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:46 Esk23 wrote:
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.


To be fair to MVP, he does play random.


That's true.
HappyChris
Profile Joined October 2011
1534 Posts
December 11 2011 20:49 GMT
#228
On December 12 2011 05:48 zerious wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:46 Esk23 wrote:
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.


To be fair to MVP, he does play random.


he does hehe and still got a 54% win ratio the man is a monster lol
SafeAsCheese
Profile Joined June 2011
United States4924 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-11 20:50:16
December 11 2011 20:50 GMT
#229
On December 12 2011 05:48 MuK_x wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.

because when IdrA seeing 11/11 rax,he instantly leave the game.

or any cheesy openings.



Because you can't defend proxy 11/11 when you hatch first?

Stephano goes speed first, and idra was too complacent because NA/EU terrans don't punish hatch first very often.
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-11 20:51:41
December 11 2011 20:50 GMT
#230
On December 12 2011 05:46 Esk23 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.


Oh ladder means a lot it just really means MVP is bad due to that low win %. Damn didn't realize it was so low what a nooby.

In honesty though I hate how much people are putting on ladder win rate. Stephano's good there is no doubt but ladder isn't a way to say "he's easily one of the best players in the world look at his korean domination". If he gets completely dominated today it won't surprise me but it also won't surprise me if he does advance. We shall see how he fares vs all these top tier koreans today .

I mean MVP/MC/Hero/DRG will be insanely hard and I think those 4 are better then stephano imo.

On December 12 2011 05:50 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:48 MuK_x wrote:
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.

because when IdrA seeing 11/11 rax,he instantly leave the game.

or any cheesy openings.



Because you can't defend proxy 11/11 when you hatch first?

Stephano goes speed first, and idra was too complacent because NA/EU terrans don't punish hatch first very often.


You can defend it but not when you gas before pool (which even then July held it but was to far behind because of that such delayed pool when hatch firsting). Not impossible and stop saying it is because you are wrong.
When I think of something else, something will go here
HappyChris
Profile Joined October 2011
1534 Posts
December 11 2011 20:51 GMT
#231
On December 12 2011 05:46 Esk23 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.


Stop deluding you self. Ofcourse ladder means something the top korean players spending hours and hours practising on the ladder. If ladder didnt mean nothing they would just play custom.

Just a fact before MMA and DRG got known they were a ladder beast with big win %. And in korea its actually very rare to see zergs with high win % on the korean GM

udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
December 11 2011 20:52 GMT
#232
On December 12 2011 05:48 MuK_x wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.

because when IdrA seeing 11/11 rax,he instantly leave the game.

or any cheesy openings.


and he will continually be cheesed/all-inned because he doesn't put in enough practice to show that cheesing/all-inning against him isn't worth the risk
E-Sports is competitive video gaming with a spectator fan base. Do not take the word "Sports" literally.
masakenji
Profile Joined November 2011
Australia415 Posts
December 11 2011 20:53 GMT
#233
they do play a majority of games custom when they have a planned tourny....
NipponBanzai
Profile Joined September 2011
Canada518 Posts
December 11 2011 20:54 GMT
#234
On December 12 2011 05:51 HappyChris wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:46 Esk23 wrote:
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.


Stop deluding you self. Ofcourse ladder means something the top korean players spending hours and hours practising on the ladder. If ladder didnt mean nothing they would just play custom.

Just a fact before MMA and DRG got known they were a ladder beast with big win %. And in korea its actually very rare to see zergs with high win % on the korean GM



I'm pretty sure they do custom. Especially when practicing for a tournament. Otherwise you are just showing off your builds...
LeFroMaGe
Profile Joined October 2010
United States628 Posts
December 11 2011 20:58 GMT
#235
I haven't felt this excited about a GSL night since Jinro was on a tear in the GSL... I'm soooooo excited to see Stephano perform!
Esk23
Profile Joined July 2011
United States447 Posts
December 11 2011 20:59 GMT
#236
On December 12 2011 05:51 HappyChris wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:46 Esk23 wrote:
On December 12 2011 05:42 Sfydjklm wrote:
Stephano is 3rd highest ranked zerg in korean GM.
Stephano has 71% wr in gm while idra has 54.
That should be a pretty good clue to how ridiculously good Stephano actually is.


Ladder doesn't mean much, MVP is ranked what? Barely in the top 200 with a %54 winning percentage yet is the best player in the world.


Stop deluding you self. Ofcourse ladder means something the top korean players spending hours and hours practising on the ladder. If ladder didnt mean nothing they would just play custom.

Just a fact before MMA and DRG got known they were a ladder beast with big win %. And in korea its actually very rare to see zergs with high win % on the korean GM



Sorry buddy I said it doesn't mean much, not that is doesn't mean anything. Learn to read. Judging a player based on where he is on the Korean ladder is silly. You have players who aren't that accomplished in the top 10 and have players like MVP/Nestea (could go on) who are no where near. Go by tournament results, Stephano has done pretty well but compare his accomplishments against the players in the Blizzard Cup and keep in mind foreign tournaments are much easier than Korean tournaments, that is a fact. Stephano is one of the best foreigners but he's going up against the best Koreans who are considered the best players in the world. I'd say Stephano is the worst player in his group I don't expect him to advance.
K3Nyy
Profile Joined February 2010
United States1961 Posts
December 11 2011 20:59 GMT
#237
Generally, people who have insane win rates on ladder are usually the best players. Obviously they don't try their best on ladder but to get 70% on Korean server is ridiculously insane.
Eppa!
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden4641 Posts
December 11 2011 21:00 GMT
#238
On December 12 2011 05:30 Esk23 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 12 2011 05:28 Ammanas wrote:
On December 12 2011 05:13 zefreak wrote:
On December 12 2011 05:05 Ammanas wrote:
Predictions time!

MVP > MC
hero > Stephano
MVP < DongRaeGu
MC < hero
Stephano > DongRaeGu
hero < MVP
Stephano > MC
hero > DongRaeGu
Stephano > MVP
MC < DongRaeGu

Hero 3:1
Stephano 3:1
DRG 2:2
MVP 2:2
MC 0:4


It's always funny to see someone make predictions who obviously doesn't follow the korean scene at all


Well, I do have tickets for last three GSLs bought and I watched every Code S/A VoD. I never missed KSL since it began. I am trying to watch as much of korean weeklies as I can. I think I am watching korean scene... And yeah, these predictions are a little bit biased but I think they are not THAT off. MVP losing to DRG (who is great vT) and Stephano in Bo1 is not that off. HerO winning PvZs is not that off either, MC will lose his PvZs for sure. Hero and MC in PvP, well, just look at recent records.... Hero will win. ZvZ and MC v MVP may go either way, thats just how I feel it will end...


You clearly don't have a clue because vP is MVP's worst matchup with vZ being almost as good as his vT. If MVP is going to lose it's going to be against MC/Hero, though he owned both of them at MLG Providence.

Then again DRG has had a ton of practice time and shit loads of VODs of MVP TvZ.
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zefreak
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States2731 Posts
December 11 2011 21:01 GMT
#239
On December 12 2011 05:59 K3Nyy wrote:
Generally, people who have insane win rates on ladder are usually the best players. Obviously they don't try their best on ladder but to get 70% on Korean server is ridiculously insane.


This is obviously not the case.
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ssg
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1773 Posts
December 11 2011 21:01 GMT
#240
I'd go:
1. MVP
2. DRG
3. MC
4. Stephano
5. Hero
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