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cablesc
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1540 Posts
April 14 2012 21:14 GMT
#301
I thought it was dicey for MMA to load up those two medivacs to counter-drop, but it was perfect decision making and he held off like a boss.
Slayers Forever! Rip. :( - Not the eSports organizer, that's CableStarcraft.
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-14 21:24:28
April 14 2012 21:19 GMT
#302
On April 15 2012 06:14 Zorgaz wrote:
If your going for that push Puma did you need turrets in your main protecting against drop.

Even leaving 2-3 vikings there would have been okay,

How hard can it be too predict that a bio/biomech player is gonna drop =/

Show nested quote +
On April 15 2012 06:12 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 05:57 Powerfoe wrote:
Is Fnatic_aLive hurting eSports? Although he is a solid player, there is nothing noteworthy to be taken from either his play or his demeanor. Fans would rather see players like SlayerSMMA and SKMC make it through in tournaments, whether it be due to their outrageous personalities or flashy playstyles, but instead these fan favourites are being slaughtered by aLive's standard terran playstyle which does not appeal to the masses. In the Iron Squid tournament, aLive has successfully prevented MC from making it to the offline tournament and there is no doubt that it would have been more exciting had MC made it instead.

im agreeing with you except hurting esports part :D

aLive isnt a interesting player, just another solid terran.


I disagree 100%, These last months aLive has clearly stepped his game up and i enjoy his play,

Not all of us loves MC either. Shame no other Protoss players are left though =/

he is not stepped his game up, just started to making more 1 base pushes.

other than, he is a robot and his game play isnt interesting at all.
Badfatpanda
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States9719 Posts
April 14 2012 21:25 GMT
#303
On April 15 2012 06:19 dragonborn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 15 2012 06:14 Zorgaz wrote:
If your going for that push Puma did you need turrets in your main protecting against drop.

Even leaving 2-3 vikings there would have been okay,

How hard can it be too predict that a bio/biomech player is gonna drop =/

On April 15 2012 06:12 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 05:57 Powerfoe wrote:
Is Fnatic_aLive hurting eSports? Although he is a solid player, there is nothing noteworthy to be taken from either his play or his demeanor. Fans would rather see players like SlayerSMMA and SKMC make it through in tournaments, whether it be due to their outrageous personalities or flashy playstyles, but instead these fan favourites are being slaughtered by aLive's standard terran playstyle which does not appeal to the masses. In the Iron Squid tournament, aLive has successfully prevented MC from making it to the offline tournament and there is no doubt that it would have been more exciting had MC made it instead.

im agreeing with you except hurting esports part :D

aLive isnt a interesting player, just another solid terran.


I disagree 100%, These last months aLive has clearly stepped his game up and i enjoy his play,

Not all of us loves MC either. Shame no other Protoss players are left though =/

he is not stepped his game up, just started to making more 1 base pushes.

other than, he is a robot and isnt interesting at all


LOL That's so far from the truth why do you just shit on every thread with your bias.

The medivac timing from MMA will probably send 4 hellions out on the map while PuMa is pushing, if he can defend this, he's in a good position but with delaying his CC he cannot afford to take any more economy losses.
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. -Beethoven | Mech isn't a build, it's a way of life. -MajOr | Charlie.Sheen: "What is sarcastic, kids who have no courage to fight?" | #TerranPride #yolo #swag -Naama after 2-0'ing MC at HSC VI
fezvez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France3021 Posts
April 14 2012 21:27 GMT
#304
Wow, very nice drop handling from Puma! Impressive turret placement and marine movement
CruelZeratul
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany4588 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-14 21:28:23
April 14 2012 21:27 GMT
#305
Why not building a Planetary at the third when going mech? I don't get it. And better get turret range.
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-14 21:32:42
April 14 2012 21:31 GMT
#306
On April 15 2012 06:27 CruelZeratul wrote:
Why not building a Planetary at the third when going mech? I don't get it. And better get turret range.

MMA is sitting literally right on top of his third, no need to get it when you want to push at three base. Plus, he's a SlayerS Terran. Greed runs strong in the royal line.
lol he just built a PF beside his third
¯\_(シ)_/¯
Badfatpanda
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States9719 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-14 21:33:29
April 14 2012 21:32 GMT
#307
Despite there being no basetrade this game reminds me of PuMa MKP on this map in the groupstage lol, quite similar imo.

All but 1 viking were killed, that's HUGE, if PuMa takes air control he can drop and win this easily.

nvm: basetrade mode engaged.
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. -Beethoven | Mech isn't a build, it's a way of life. -MajOr | Charlie.Sheen: "What is sarcastic, kids who have no courage to fight?" | #TerranPride #yolo #swag -Naama after 2-0'ing MC at HSC VI
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
April 14 2012 21:32 GMT
#308
On April 15 2012 06:25 Badfatpanda wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 15 2012 06:19 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 06:14 Zorgaz wrote:
If your going for that push Puma did you need turrets in your main protecting against drop.

Even leaving 2-3 vikings there would have been okay,

How hard can it be too predict that a bio/biomech player is gonna drop =/

On April 15 2012 06:12 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 05:57 Powerfoe wrote:
Is Fnatic_aLive hurting eSports? Although he is a solid player, there is nothing noteworthy to be taken from either his play or his demeanor. Fans would rather see players like SlayerSMMA and SKMC make it through in tournaments, whether it be due to their outrageous personalities or flashy playstyles, but instead these fan favourites are being slaughtered by aLive's standard terran playstyle which does not appeal to the masses. In the Iron Squid tournament, aLive has successfully prevented MC from making it to the offline tournament and there is no doubt that it would have been more exciting had MC made it instead.

im agreeing with you except hurting esports part :D

aLive isnt a interesting player, just another solid terran.


I disagree 100%, These last months aLive has clearly stepped his game up and i enjoy his play,

Not all of us loves MC either. Shame no other Protoss players are left though =/

he is not stepped his game up, just started to making more 1 base pushes.

other than, he is a robot and isnt interesting at all


LOL That's so far from the truth why do you just shit on every thread with your bias.

The medivac timing from MMA will probably send 4 hellions out on the map while PuMa is pushing, if he can defend this, he's in a good position but with delaying his CC he cannot afford to take any more economy losses.

it is?

im not only one saying this.
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
April 14 2012 21:34 GMT
#309
MMA actually plays mech pretty well.
¯\_(シ)_/¯
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
April 14 2012 21:34 GMT
#310
MMA goes to Paris!

He should go mech in TvT more often, his mech is quite strong.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Output
Profile Joined August 2011
Latvia51 Posts
April 14 2012 21:35 GMT
#311
So any prediction for MMA vs aLive?
Macro hard, Micro soft.
Output
Profile Joined August 2011
Latvia51 Posts
April 14 2012 21:35 GMT
#312
On April 15 2012 06:34 Whatson wrote:
MMA actually plays pretty well.


Fixed it
Macro hard, Micro soft.
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
April 14 2012 21:36 GMT
#313
Symbol vs MKP

can't wait for this one!!!!!!!!
ragnorr
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark6097 Posts
April 14 2012 21:36 GMT
#314
On April 15 2012 06:35 Output wrote:
So any prediction for MMA vs aLive?

if alive turns on his TvT mode, i would favor him. he plays really good and pretty tvt
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
April 14 2012 21:36 GMT
#315
On April 15 2012 06:35 Output wrote:
So any prediction for MMA vs aLive?


If MMA played like he did in Game 2, he gets crushed. If he plays like he did in game 3 or 4, it could be close or MMA comes out ahead.

MMA's TvT is quite erratic, at times it is the finest in the world, other times it is simply average.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
DisillusionedAcronym
Profile Joined September 2011
190 Posts
April 14 2012 21:38 GMT
#316
On April 15 2012 06:14 cablesc wrote:
I thought it was dicey for MMA to load up those two medivacs to counter-drop, but it was perfect decision making and he held off like a boss.

i thought it was absolutely nuts at the time since i thought puma was about to overrun him . . . of course, he's MMA and i clearly didn't remember to take that into account.
Badfatpanda
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States9719 Posts
April 14 2012 21:39 GMT
#317
On April 15 2012 06:32 dragonborn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 15 2012 06:25 Badfatpanda wrote:
On April 15 2012 06:19 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 06:14 Zorgaz wrote:
If your going for that push Puma did you need turrets in your main protecting against drop.

Even leaving 2-3 vikings there would have been okay,

How hard can it be too predict that a bio/biomech player is gonna drop =/

On April 15 2012 06:12 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 05:57 Powerfoe wrote:
Is Fnatic_aLive hurting eSports? Although he is a solid player, there is nothing noteworthy to be taken from either his play or his demeanor. Fans would rather see players like SlayerSMMA and SKMC make it through in tournaments, whether it be due to their outrageous personalities or flashy playstyles, but instead these fan favourites are being slaughtered by aLive's standard terran playstyle which does not appeal to the masses. In the Iron Squid tournament, aLive has successfully prevented MC from making it to the offline tournament and there is no doubt that it would have been more exciting had MC made it instead.

im agreeing with you except hurting esports part :D

aLive isnt a interesting player, just another solid terran.


I disagree 100%, These last months aLive has clearly stepped his game up and i enjoy his play,

Not all of us loves MC either. Shame no other Protoss players are left though =/

he is not stepped his game up, just started to making more 1 base pushes.

other than, he is a robot and isnt interesting at all


LOL That's so far from the truth why do you just shit on every thread with your bias.

The medivac timing from MMA will probably send 4 hellions out on the map while PuMa is pushing, if he can defend this, he's in a good position but with delaying his CC he cannot afford to take any more economy losses.

it is?

im not only one saying this.


May wanna google fallacy... aLive got to where he is on the scene by strong macro oriented play, he is one of the only Terran in the world that can beat Protoss consistently in the late game. His TvT and TvZ play generally consists of multitasking heavy drop play while continuing to macro up and win with superior decision making and positioning. 1 base lol.
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. -Beethoven | Mech isn't a build, it's a way of life. -MajOr | Charlie.Sheen: "What is sarcastic, kids who have no courage to fight?" | #TerranPride #yolo #swag -Naama after 2-0'ing MC at HSC VI
mynameisgreat11
Profile Joined February 2012
599 Posts
April 14 2012 21:44 GMT
#318
Alive is getting shit from half the people here for playing standard and 'boring', and the other half for going all-in. Lulz.
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
April 14 2012 21:45 GMT
#319
On April 15 2012 06:36 ragnorr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 15 2012 06:35 Output wrote:
So any prediction for MMA vs aLive?

if alive turns on his TvT mode, i would favor him. he plays really good and pretty tvt

yeah, I'll go with aLive 3-1 MMA
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
April 14 2012 21:48 GMT
#320
On April 15 2012 06:39 Badfatpanda wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 15 2012 06:32 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 06:25 Badfatpanda wrote:
On April 15 2012 06:19 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 06:14 Zorgaz wrote:
If your going for that push Puma did you need turrets in your main protecting against drop.

Even leaving 2-3 vikings there would have been okay,

How hard can it be too predict that a bio/biomech player is gonna drop =/

On April 15 2012 06:12 dragonborn wrote:
On April 15 2012 05:57 Powerfoe wrote:
Is Fnatic_aLive hurting eSports? Although he is a solid player, there is nothing noteworthy to be taken from either his play or his demeanor. Fans would rather see players like SlayerSMMA and SKMC make it through in tournaments, whether it be due to their outrageous personalities or flashy playstyles, but instead these fan favourites are being slaughtered by aLive's standard terran playstyle which does not appeal to the masses. In the Iron Squid tournament, aLive has successfully prevented MC from making it to the offline tournament and there is no doubt that it would have been more exciting had MC made it instead.

im agreeing with you except hurting esports part :D

aLive isnt a interesting player, just another solid terran.


I disagree 100%, These last months aLive has clearly stepped his game up and i enjoy his play,

Not all of us loves MC either. Shame no other Protoss players are left though =/

he is not stepped his game up, just started to making more 1 base pushes.

other than, he is a robot and isnt interesting at all


LOL That's so far from the truth why do you just shit on every thread with your bias.

The medivac timing from MMA will probably send 4 hellions out on the map while PuMa is pushing, if he can defend this, he's in a good position but with delaying his CC he cannot afford to take any more economy losses.

it is?

im not only one saying this.


May wanna google fallacy... aLive got to where he is on the scene by strong macro oriented play, he is one of the only Terran in the world that can beat Protoss consistently in the late game. His TvT and TvZ play generally consists of multitasking heavy drop play while continuing to macro up and win with superior decision making and positioning. 1 base lol.

aLive's TvP isnt even top 3, also his TvZ isnt that great if you watched his GSL games/last games

about his TvT, he is a good TvT macro player but using 1 base all-ins very often.

He must be a good macro player, but he is a robot, another uninteresting Korean terran.
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