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FreudianTrip
Switzerland1983 Posts
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Titorelli
2492 Posts
On February 09 2012 07:52 StarVe wrote: No, Socke joined in quite late, Hasu was basically on all day, though, casting with Naruto, DBS and SaltTheWound. wtf?! okay guys if you are from Germany or if you understand basic German GO WATCH IT! Such great, great casting. Srsly even much better than Tastetosis | ||
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cyclone25
Romania3344 Posts
On February 09 2012 07:46 iNcontroL wrote: Better practice partners don't help you with nerves. He loses every day in practice as well.. as long as that is the case it is productive. Demuslim is scared to lose, that's why he gets nervous. I remember back when he had really good stats on EU, he was "scared to ladder" and only played when he felt in very good shape to keep those stats very high. He must play a bit more loose (try new builds, new play styles), and accept the fact that he won't win every game. | ||
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Shawngood
Germany473 Posts
On February 09 2012 07:55 mvtaylor wrote: I really don't think this is true. In every previous IEM except New York they've had A winner vs B second and B winner vs A second. I've got to say, I'd rather it was random draw on which group gets matched up with which as I don't want to see SuperNoVa vs DeMusliM in the ro8. Give him viOlet or Ret (assuming they win C or D) and I'd say he has a better chance. It is right though and we have been doing this ever since Intel Extreme Masters had games with four groups. For tournaments with just two groups we obviously put teams/players from group A against teams/players from group B. | ||
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MVTaylor
United Kingdom2893 Posts
On February 09 2012 07:59 Shawngood wrote: It is right though and we have been doing this ever since Intel Extreme Masters had games with four groups. For tournaments with just two groups we obviously put teams/players from group A against teams/players from group B. Darn, thought as much. Read through your rule book to see if I could find a rule but didn't see anything. Did see a rule saying players must be 16 years old to compete in IEM events though lol. Out of interest why were the brackets at IEM New York not done as Winner A vs Second B etc Back on topic, well, congrats on getting through DeMu. Now you just have to beat a Korean Terran and tournament favourite in a best of five to advance. Hmm. | ||
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Falconblade
United States1035 Posts
On February 09 2012 07:59 Shawngood wrote: It is right though and we have been doing this ever since Intel Extreme Masters had games with four groups. For tournaments with just two groups we obviously put teams/players from group A against teams/players from group B. Thanks for the heads up. DeMusliM must be unhappy having Nova.. | ||
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
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Bagi
Germany6799 Posts
On February 09 2012 07:46 iNcontroL wrote: Better practice partners don't help you with nerves. He loses every day in practice as well.. as long as that is the case it is productive. Dude I love watching your practice games, and I agree it does probably help Demuslim improve as a player overall more than just ladder for sure. However I can't help to think that most of his losses are just BO losses and strategic mistakes, mostly because Demuslim seems a little better than the rest of you guys (no offense). I would say what he needs right now is a the harsh training of a place like the Korean ladder, where he can refine his mechanics and truly become a top player instead of just one who wins a lot of practice games in predefined conditions. I definitely feel like Ben is a top player but I don't think he will peak until he takes the leap and fully commits into becoming the best player he possibly can. | ||
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Bagi
Germany6799 Posts
On February 09 2012 08:06 Otolia wrote: I am wondering why are Snute and Illusion ahead of Feast in the 'Who's gifted' poll ... Aside from that I am dissapointed I couldn't watch more of the games. Watch Feast spank DeMuslim should have been something to see. Now we must not have too many zergs progressing tomorrow and everything will be fine. Illuson did play really well in the ONOG tournament, that was offline though its kinda different. Snute.... I have no idea why people think he is good. | ||
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StarVe
Germany13591 Posts
On February 09 2012 08:06 Falconblade wrote: Thanks for the heads up. DeMusliM must be unhappy having Nova.. Uh, what? He doesn't "have Nova", it's going to be a random draw. | ||
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Falconblade
United States1035 Posts
On February 09 2012 08:11 StarVe wrote: Uh, what? He doesn't "have Nova" it's a random draw. Err I misread his comment, wasn't sure what he was asserting was ther ight one, the first bloke he quoted or 2nd. Yay 1in 3 Nova. | ||
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RJGooner
United States2079 Posts
On February 09 2012 08:06 Otolia wrote: I am wondering why are Snute and Illusion ahead of Feast in the 'Who's gifted' poll ... Aside from that I am dissapointed I couldn't watch more of the games. Watch Feast spank DeMuslim should have been something to see. Now we must not have too many zergs progressing tomorrow and everything will be fine. Feast didn't really "spank" DeMusliM, game 1 could have gone either way and game 2 DeMusliM had a fairly large advantage for a lot of the game. | ||
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Leifish
851 Posts
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Takuna
Germany332 Posts
On February 08 2012 21:51 Takuna wrote: Hey guys. Done with GSL, so lets go on with some IEM :D Darkforce fighting! (Too lazy to look up right Capitalization) Devil terran fighting! Feast fighting! I'm quite happy with the results  | ||
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HyunA
Romania362 Posts
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Facultyadjutant
Sweden1876 Posts
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StarVe
Germany13591 Posts
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Ahtin
Brazil64 Posts
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SASBC
Brazil101 Posts
Look at his liquipedia page ( http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/DakkoN ) and see all of his accomplishments during his BW and SC2 career ( which equals to zero ) and his model photo. Don`t fall in love, girls! | ||
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KingOfAmerica
United States246 Posts
On February 09 2012 08:08 Bagi wrote: However I can't help to think that most of his losses are just BO losses and strategic mistakes, mostly because Demuslim seems a little better than the rest of you guys (no offense). I would say what he needs right now is a the harsh training of a place like the Korean ladder, where he can refine his mechanics and truly become a top player instead of just one who wins a lot of practice games in predefined conditions. I definitely feel like Ben is a top player but I don't think he will peak until he takes the leap and fully commits into becoming the best player he possibly can. not trying to troll here, but that is just objectively wrong. I watch every game from this guy. If anything, Demuslim tends to get way ahead in the early game. I think the nerves get to him in the late game. Game 2 with feast is a prime example Also if you watch his streams, he is constantly practicing against top guys like Ret and Sheth, not just the EG players. And the EG practice environment is pretty solid, they play against lots of people and get good feedback. His quality of competition is absolutely not the problem. My personal thought is that Ben just hates losing, and that gives him problems at live events. Not sure how you overcome that, and it is unfortunate given how long he has been involved in professional gaming. If you look at his player cam he looks so nervous sometimes. I think it would be worth it for EG to spring for a sports therapist or something. Anyways I am really pulling for him tomorrow, great dude. | ||
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