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Doodsmack
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7224 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-18 22:43:19
March 18 2012 22:42 GMT
#7321
That wasn't exactly heroic play by Polt people, it's the imbalance of lategame TvZ on Antiga. Plain and simple, you can't reasonably argue otherwise. The skill required for Zerg to win in that situation is much greater than the skill required for Terran to win.

User was warned for this post
Fishgle
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2174 Posts
March 18 2012 22:42 GMT
#7322
On March 19 2012 07:41 Genome852 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 07:39 phrenzy wrote:
3/3 marines gg


3/3 marines vs 3/3 lings is the same as 0/0 vs 0/0


no it isn't. lings have adrenal glands. :D
aka ChillyGonzalo / GnozL
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7323
On March 19 2012 07:42 illsick wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 07:41 Rosstock wrote:
On March 19 2012 07:41 SeaSwift wrote:
On March 19 2012 07:40 Fionn wrote:
Fantastic game.

Alongside MMA/DRG, Polt/Stephano is the best rivalry in SC2.


Puma/MC?


IdrA / Protoss?


IdrA / IdrA ?

IdrA fans/rest of the internet
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leo23
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3075 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7324
On March 19 2012 07:41 crawlingchaos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 07:41 SeaSwift wrote:
On March 19 2012 07:40 Fionn wrote:
Fantastic game.

Alongside MMA/DRG, Polt/Stephano is the best rivalry in SC2.


Puma/MC?

+ Idra/MC LOL


that produce amazing games

not some balance whine
banelings
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7325
Two things that Stephano isn't doing, but which must be done vs. any Korean Code S Terran that plays like Polt does:

* Baneling mines
* Ultra switch

With the mines he would have an easier time expanding.

With the ultra switch he wouldn't have to spend all his infestors' energy on killing the vikings, freeing them up against marines.

Polt isn't impossible to beat, as Violet showed, and Violet's ZvP is worse than Stephano's - so this is really just a ZvT problem that unfortunately foreigners have a hard time solving because of the lack of good Terrans in EU/NA.
trinxified
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada7774 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7326
See Polt isn't even the best out of Korea and Stephano can't handle the heat
ladyumbra
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Canada1699 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7327
On March 19 2012 07:40 Fionn wrote:
Fantastic game.

Alongside MMA/DRG, Polt/Stephano is the best rivalry in SC2.


TvZ creating the best rivalries since BW ^-^.
lannisport
Profile Joined February 2012
878 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7328
Who has better infestor and lategame army control than Stephano? His BLs spreads are so good, his fungals on spot and even does things like feints and traps really well. Polt also had some pretty slick viking spreads. Only problem was losing all those tanks, SUICIDING them for nothing o_o. I think he believed Stephano had those two bases on the top left and he was hiding the vikings he massed so he could catch the BLs off guard but it didn't pan out.

But what an action packed game. That is what BW zvt feels like when you watch it.
KroN
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany438 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7329
this is double elimination, so a possible scenario would be

- polt wins now
- stephano wins the LB Finals

- polt vs stephano final BO5, stephano wins
- cause of double elim it gets another BO5 between polt and stephano??

is this how it works? this would be sick as fuck :D
EmilA
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark4618 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7330
My country only has 1 commercial and it's fucking terrible
http://dotabuff.com/players/122305951 playing other games
JohnMatrix
Profile Joined April 2011
France1359 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7331
On March 19 2012 07:41 SeaSwift wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 07:40 teddyoojo wrote:
thats why i dont get this matchup, first polt was far ahead, then stephano had broodlords and it looked almost gg then polt suddenly won.....


Stephano was never ahead.


he was when he killed the x vikings and tanks
ragnorr
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark6097 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7332
On March 19 2012 07:42 Fishgle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 07:41 Genome852 wrote:
On March 19 2012 07:39 phrenzy wrote:
3/3 marines gg


3/3 marines vs 3/3 lings is the same as 0/0 vs 0/0


no it isn't. lings have adrenal glands. :D

Marines got stim medivacts and combat shield. 3/3 marines preform really well due to that
Zealot Orgy
Profile Joined February 2012
United Kingdom537 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7333
On March 19 2012 07:41 Elroi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 07:40 Fionn wrote:
Fantastic game.

Alongside MMA/DRG, Polt/Stephano is the best rivalry in SC2.

Maybe it could be if Stephano takes this series Now it's just a beating, not a rivalry.



Polt beats Stephano, are the game entertaining? YES.


MC beats Idra, are the game entertaining? NO.



One is a rivalry another one is a onesided slaughter.
vilg
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark413 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7334
insanely high level game, hope for stephano to force this to game 3
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7335
On March 19 2012 07:43 KroN wrote:
this is double elimination, so a possible scenario would be

- polt wins now
- stephano wins the LB Finals

- polt vs stephano final BO5, stephano wins
- cause of double elim it gets another BO5 between polt and stephano??

is this how it works? this would be sick as fuck :D

Yes that is exactly how it works
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Chriscras
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)2812 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7336
So any Mr. Bitter w/ Axeltoss thoughts?
"En taro adun, Executor."
the`postman
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1643 Posts
March 18 2012 22:43 GMT
#7337
On March 19 2012 07:40 Fionn wrote:
Fantastic game.

Alongside MMA/DRG, Polt/Stephano is the best rivalry in SC2.

It's not a rivalry until Stephano wins one.
MrCash
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1504 Posts
March 18 2012 22:44 GMT
#7338
On March 19 2012 07:42 Doodsmack wrote:
That wasn't exactly heroic play by Polt people, it's the imbalance of lategame TvZ on Antiga. Plain and simple, you can't reasonably argue otherwise. The skill required for Zerg to win in that situation is much greater than the skill required for Terran to win.


Someone is a bitter zerg. Stephano would not approve.
IMoperator
Profile Joined October 2011
4476 Posts
March 18 2012 22:44 GMT
#7339
Polt is soooooooooooooo good at denying bases. He just starved stephano out that game. Stephano couldn't really get a 4th/5th up because of polt doing multi medivac drops.
Bumblebee
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3237 Posts
March 18 2012 22:44 GMT
#7340
Polt!! T.T I'm a fan..
There is no difference between a knight and any other man aside from what he wears. @robinnymann
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