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BreakfastTea
Profile Joined May 2011
United States184 Posts
March 19 2012 04:27 GMT
#10081
On March 19 2012 13:22 OrangeSoda wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:21 vndods wrote:
why awards ceremony always awkward T_T


because the people who speak fluent english dont win any awards.........


You also have to remember that these tournaments are run by computer geeks and nerds, so any social interaction is by definition going to be awkward.
Don't take me seriously, I'm no Pro. Neither are you.
JackDT
Profile Joined January 2012
724 Posts
March 19 2012 04:27 GMT
#10082
They said they're just clearing out he stage and then SotG is up.
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
March 19 2012 04:27 GMT
#10083
On March 19 2012 13:26 supsun wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:23 Fionn wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:21 Terranist wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:20 vndods wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:19 Canucklehead wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:17 Fionn wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:13 Empirimancer wrote:
Well played by both players, and an excellent tournament!

Makes me question whether Polt really deserves that Code S seed, though. Well, we'll see.




Sorry, but what a stupid comment.

Both are great players. It was a great series. Stephano played better this series, but they're both S class players, in my mind.


It's a valid comment. Polt was code B and got a code s seed. He certainly didn't display code s level play today. He played quite disappointing today. Can't count how many free tanks polt gave away each game or how many times he blew away leads.

It's not a valid comment so say a player isn't Code S quality from a single series. Especially against someone like Stephano.


you also have to take into consideration that polt is seriously jetlagged by 20 hours while stephano spent a full week in texas.


It's not even jetlag. Stephano played great. All seven games between them were insanely close. It's silly to take one series and go, 'Wow, he doesn't deserve the seed because he lost to a great player.' By those standards, we should kick MVP out of the GSL for losing to Demuslim or Nestea losing to Ret.


Are you new? NesTea lost to Demuslim. Mvp lost to Ret


Yes, I am new.

I apologize for mistaking the players. The statement is still valid. Nestea and MVP played badly at Winter Arena. Doesn't mean they aren't great players. Stephano played amazingly and Polt played well, but overall gave away leads and couldn't beat Stephano.


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Noxblood
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway374 Posts
March 19 2012 04:27 GMT
#10084
On March 19 2012 13:24 xrapture wrote:
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On March 19 2012 13:22 SeventhPride wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:20 tomatriedes wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:17 GreyMasta wrote:
wtf is wrong with this thread?

more balance whine than in a BNet forum...


Everytime a non-terran player wins a tournament we see this same level of butthurtness from the terran whiners. It's getting pretty sickening to be honest.

So true, its like they think only terrans should win


You understand a foreign Terran hasn't won a major live event in 1.5 years right?

That is because the foreign terrans are not at the same lvl as Zerg foreigners or toss foreigners.
Life isn't hard, we just suck at it.
00Visor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
4337 Posts
March 19 2012 04:28 GMT
#10085
On March 19 2012 13:26 johnnywup wrote:
id give anything to see stephano play in gsl seriously. he could do so well. but not enough money for him.

I think the main thing is that he doesnt like living in Korea too much.
But he even said in one interview he would go to GSL if he doesnt miss any major foreign tournament.
Im hoping for it so much as well.
sharktopus.
Profile Joined April 2011
United States456 Posts
March 19 2012 04:28 GMT
#10086
how long before SotG do you guys think?
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-19 04:29:21
March 19 2012 04:29 GMT
#10087
On March 19 2012 13:24 Canucklehead wrote:
I'd rather not give out code S seeds at all and would just have players earn it. Players like bomber and losira were code s regulars and both got knocked to code b, with only bomber making it back in this season to code a. It's damn hard to get back to code s once knocked to code b. Polt just got a shortcut with the seed. I'm a polt fan, but he did not play well today at all.


You know I see all sorts of shit in LR threads, but I can see where your coming from on this one with my background but to say Polt played bad today? I cannot agree with that. The games were incredibly entertaining and I understand why you would be upset with the results being a Polt fan.

I will leave it at this, Polt was unable to adapt. Those games could have gone either way.
Ghost.573
Profile Joined August 2010
United States126 Posts
March 19 2012 04:29 GMT
#10088
On March 19 2012 13:27 BreakfastTea wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:22 OrangeSoda wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:21 vndods wrote:
why awards ceremony always awkward T_T


because the people who speak fluent english dont win any awards.........


You also have to remember that these tournaments are run by computer geeks and nerds, so any social interaction is by definition going to be awkward.

And the sterotype emerges yet again... Not all computer nerds have a lack of a social life. Its really pathetic that this stereotype is still around in our own community....
NachiMe
Profile Joined November 2011
250 Posts
March 19 2012 04:29 GMT
#10089
On March 19 2012 13:26 slicknav wrote:
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On March 19 2012 13:24 Ovreel wrote:
Okay, Polt is adorable. He may be the only terran I like


if you think Polt is adorable, you should see MarineKing

the other person who ate the cutiecutie fruit =u=
AxionSteel
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7754 Posts
March 19 2012 04:29 GMT
#10090
On March 19 2012 13:27 Noxblood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:24 xrapture wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:22 SeventhPride wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:20 tomatriedes wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:17 GreyMasta wrote:
wtf is wrong with this thread?

more balance whine than in a BNet forum...


Everytime a non-terran player wins a tournament we see this same level of butthurtness from the terran whiners. It's getting pretty sickening to be honest.

So true, its like they think only terrans should win


You understand a foreign Terran hasn't won a major live event in 1.5 years right?

That is because the foreign terrans are not at the same lvl as Zerg foreigners or toss foreigners.


Like Korean zergs and protoss aren't the same level as Korean Terrans?

Sleed
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada181 Posts
March 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#10091
Great Tournament! Polt and Stephano always play amazing games!
Megabuster123
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada1837 Posts
March 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#10092
On March 19 2012 13:29 StarStruck wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:24 Canucklehead wrote:
I'd rather not give out code S seeds at all and would just have players earn it. Players like bomber and losira were code s regulars and both got knocked to code b, with only bomber making it back in this season to code a. It's damn hard to get back to code s once knocked to code b. Polt just got a shortcut with the seed. I'm a polt fan, but he did not play well today at all.


You know I see all sorts of shit in LR threads, but I can see where your coming from on this one with my background but to say Polt played bad today? I cannot agree with that. The games were incredibly entertaining and I understand why you would be upset with the results being a Polt fan.

I will leave it at this, Polt was unable to adapt. Those games could have gone either way.

No, Polt was playing well but he wasn't playing at his maximum even if only slightly off. There's a reason Stephano has consistently said he's afraid of Polt even after first beating him.
TheRhox
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada868 Posts
March 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#10093
On March 19 2012 13:29 AxionSteel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:27 Noxblood wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:24 xrapture wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:22 SeventhPride wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:20 tomatriedes wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:17 GreyMasta wrote:
wtf is wrong with this thread?

more balance whine than in a BNet forum...


Everytime a non-terran player wins a tournament we see this same level of butthurtness from the terran whiners. It's getting pretty sickening to be honest.

So true, its like they think only terrans should win


You understand a foreign Terran hasn't won a major live event in 1.5 years right?

That is because the foreign terrans are not at the same lvl as Zerg foreigners or toss foreigners.


Like Korean zergs and protoss aren't the same level as Korean Terrans?



No one is at the same level as Korean Terrans lol
mango_destroyer
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3914 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-19 04:31:36
March 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#10094
Polt was playing great in all the games its just he was unable to push his advantage mid to late game... as well as adapt to stephanos quick hive tech.

Stephano was also playing really well and was the better player today.
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
March 19 2012 04:30 GMT
#10095
On March 19 2012 13:27 Fionn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:26 supsun wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:23 Fionn wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:21 Terranist wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:20 vndods wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:19 Canucklehead wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:17 Fionn wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:13 Empirimancer wrote:
Well played by both players, and an excellent tournament!

Makes me question whether Polt really deserves that Code S seed, though. Well, we'll see.




Sorry, but what a stupid comment.

Both are great players. It was a great series. Stephano played better this series, but they're both S class players, in my mind.


It's a valid comment. Polt was code B and got a code s seed. He certainly didn't display code s level play today. He played quite disappointing today. Can't count how many free tanks polt gave away each game or how many times he blew away leads.

It's not a valid comment so say a player isn't Code S quality from a single series. Especially against someone like Stephano.


you also have to take into consideration that polt is seriously jetlagged by 20 hours while stephano spent a full week in texas.


It's not even jetlag. Stephano played great. All seven games between them were insanely close. It's silly to take one series and go, 'Wow, he doesn't deserve the seed because he lost to a great player.' By those standards, we should kick MVP out of the GSL for losing to Demuslim or Nestea losing to Ret.


Are you new? NesTea lost to Demuslim. Mvp lost to Ret


Yes, I am new.

I apologize for mistaking the players. The statement is still valid. Nestea and MVP played badly at Winter Arena. Doesn't mean they aren't great players. Stephano played amazingly and Polt played well, but overall gave away leads and couldn't beat Stephano.




Any player can have a bad day, yup. That's why we look at their whole body of work and put more emphasis on the recent results.
Megabuster123
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada1837 Posts
March 19 2012 04:31 GMT
#10096
On March 19 2012 13:29 Ghost.573 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:27 BreakfastTea wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:22 OrangeSoda wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:21 vndods wrote:
why awards ceremony always awkward T_T


because the people who speak fluent english dont win any awards.........


You also have to remember that these tournaments are run by computer geeks and nerds, so any social interaction is by definition going to be awkward.

And the sterotype emerges yet again... Not all computer nerds have a lack of a social life. Its really pathetic that this stereotype is still around in our own community....

It's perpetuated by the most vocal parts of the community. What do you expect?
DurandaL917
Profile Joined December 2010
United States92 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-19 04:32:17
March 19 2012 04:31 GMT
#10097
In recent past, tournaments and practice games alike, Polt really did have Stephano's number. To be able reverse that trend and to win in a tournament situation against that kind of adversary is so impressive.

Congratulations Stephano!!

... and I really hope we get to see more finals of that caliber.

we make post and then we defense it
ftd.rain
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom539 Posts
March 19 2012 04:31 GMT
#10098
On March 19 2012 13:27 Noxblood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:24 xrapture wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:22 SeventhPride wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:20 tomatriedes wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:17 GreyMasta wrote:
wtf is wrong with this thread?

more balance whine than in a BNet forum...


Everytime a non-terran player wins a tournament we see this same level of butthurtness from the terran whiners. It's getting pretty sickening to be honest.

So true, its like they think only terrans should win


You understand a foreign Terran hasn't won a major live event in 1.5 years right?

That is because the foreign terrans are not at the same lvl as Zerg foreigners or toss foreigners.

Makes sense, has something to do with needing korean blood to be good at terran, right?If only they received a transfusion, or maybe that won't help since the simple fact that they chose terran already doomed them, in that case not even a race switch will help, oh god.
Noxblood
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway374 Posts
March 19 2012 04:31 GMT
#10099
People have to stop thinking about the Koreans as gods! They are good, damn good! But some of the foreigners is just as good, players like Stephano has the ability beat every player that is. Not saying he is the best player inn the world. Just that he has the ability and skill to win every tournament he enters if he is lucky and plays his absolutely best, just like every player have to do and be if the are going too win a tournament that has the many of the best players that are.
Life isn't hard, we just suck at it.
radscorpion9
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada2252 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-19 04:32:04
March 19 2012 04:31 GMT
#10100
On March 19 2012 13:24 Bagi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 19 2012 13:19 Stanlot wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:16 Bagi wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:11 Stanlot wrote:
On March 19 2012 13:09 Bagi wrote:
All these people talking about ghosts, please point out a game where a good terran has successfully used ghosts post-nerf in TvZ.

Thanks.

You can't possibly think that ghosts wouldn't help against this infestor-heavy play

Thats not what I'm asking, I'm asking people to point out games where they have been used. Until then all we have is random forum posters telling players like Polt how to play.

Besides, I find ghosts hard to justify when a tank costs about the same amount, a tank shot does the same damage as a snipe and ghosts now have literally NO other use besides countering infestors.

As they really shouldn't. Any amount of EMP on Stephano's clumped infestors would have greatly mitigated the amount of damage his fungals dealt on all that bio. I'm not saying ghosts would have definitively won Polt that game but those fungals were definitely tearing his marine-heavy army to shreds.

You are lucky to hit 2 infestors with 1 EMP when the radius is so small, snipe is probably more cost effective at countering infestors. But then you compare it to a tank and see even less reason to build a ghost.

When no progamer builds ghosts in TvZ any more, they probably have pretty damn good reasons for it.


Ghosts can cloak and move around though, tanks have to stay sieged. Tanks can't fire on infestors because the marines/marauders are usually way out in front so they can have room to kite back. Its a good point people are making about emp radius, but I wonder whether they're *that* useless. 2 infestors max? If they're clumped up I'd think you could get three or four with one well-placed emp.
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