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Pixel.
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands287 Posts
June 09 2012 18:46 GMT
#381
Why Idra Why
Member of KnightS* www.Ks-gaming.com Pixel.323
CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
June 09 2012 18:46 GMT
#382
On June 10 2012 03:45 Bromazepam wrote:
I don't understand the decision of going neither baneling or roach.


You don't need to do either to hold off that attack. You do have to block off your ramp...
WriterWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
ThaZenith
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3116 Posts
June 09 2012 18:46 GMT
#383
Hard to deal with ling/bane with only no-speed lings and spines/queens. Too bad i guess.
Fischbacher
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada666 Posts
June 09 2012 18:47 GMT
#384
That IdrA - Daisuki game was so weird T.T
TheSwamp
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1497 Posts
June 09 2012 18:49 GMT
#385
On June 10 2012 03:47 Fischbacher wrote:
That IdrA - Daisuki game was so weird T.T


Yeah, Daisuki's control was so sloppy. I guess detonating banes on queens is a good choice.
MLG: How is your Protoss? Idra: I make Blink Stalkers, so really, really good.
Bromazepam
Profile Joined August 2011
820 Posts
June 09 2012 18:49 GMT
#386
On June 10 2012 03:46 CosmicSpiral wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2012 03:45 Bromazepam wrote:
I don't understand the decision of going neither baneling or roach.


You don't need to do either to hold off that attack. You do have to block off your ramp...


Once he lost the queens he didn't have much to block it anymore. Roaches would have been able to withstand more baneling hits.
Saying that something is killing esports is killing esports.
aRyuujin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5049 Posts
June 09 2012 18:51 GMT
#387
probably the lamest series yet tbh
and people who didn't watch + IdrA haters are going to go OMG DAISUKI > IDRA
can i get my estro logo back pls
amazingoopah
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1925 Posts
June 09 2012 18:52 GMT
#388
Idra knocked out... incredible to think he made a GSL quarterfinal once upon a time, that looks impossible right now.
TheBamf
Profile Joined June 2011
Denmark366 Posts
June 09 2012 18:53 GMT
#389
Prize pool compared to the quality of play is fucking stupid. This was probably the least exciting of all the qualifiers.
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10014 Posts
June 09 2012 18:53 GMT
#390
On June 10 2012 03:45 bokchoi wrote:
Interesting that none of the BIG NAME American players are left in the tournament. Can't believe IdrA lost that game though :[


well vibe is still a big name na player, he doesnt get the credit that he deserves because hes not on a high profile team like idra/sheth
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Roman666
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland1440 Posts
June 09 2012 18:55 GMT
#391
On June 10 2012 03:49 Bromazepam wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2012 03:46 CosmicSpiral wrote:
On June 10 2012 03:45 Bromazepam wrote:
I don't understand the decision of going neither baneling or roach.


You don't need to do either to hold off that attack. You do have to block off your ramp...


Once he lost the queens he didn't have much to block it anymore. Roaches would have been able to withstand more baneling hits.

Only in good spread. Roaches tend to clump up and can be easily soften by banes to be killed by lings. I doubt he had time to control everything perfectly. Its hard as hell to withstand 1-base ling/bane all-in.
CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-09 18:56:03
June 09 2012 18:55 GMT
#392
On June 10 2012 03:49 Bromazepam wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2012 03:46 CosmicSpiral wrote:
On June 10 2012 03:45 Bromazepam wrote:
I don't understand the decision of going neither baneling or roach.


You don't need to do either to hold off that attack. You do have to block off your ramp...


Once he lost the queens he didn't have much to block it anymore. Roaches would have been able to withstand more baneling hits.


And he lost his queens because they were in the wrong position. They were not blocking the ramp at all. You don't need roaches to hold off 14/14 baneling all-in, you do need to play smart.
WriterWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
darklight54321
Profile Joined July 2011
United States361 Posts
June 09 2012 18:55 GMT
#393
On June 10 2012 03:49 TheSwamp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2012 03:47 Fischbacher wrote:
That IdrA - Daisuki game was so weird T.T


Yeah, Daisuki's control was so sloppy. I guess detonating banes on queens is a good choice.


killiing both queens was a good choice, whether the detonation changed that battle or not can't be seen though. He had an chance to detonate on two queens though and took it.
Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
June 09 2012 18:55 GMT
#394
On June 10 2012 03:45 bokchoi wrote:
Interesting that none of the BIG NAME American players are left in the tournament. Can't believe IdrA lost that game though :[

That's actually very cool when you think about it though. Maybe it means the NA scene is gonna get some sick new blood to carry the torch.
i was driving down the road this november eve and spotted a hitchhiker walking down the street. i pulled over and saw that it was only a tree. i uprooted it and put it in my trunk. do trees like marshmallow peeps? cause that's all i have and will have.
Exarl25
Profile Joined November 2010
1887 Posts
June 09 2012 18:57 GMT
#395
On June 10 2012 03:45 bokchoi wrote:
Interesting that none of the BIG NAME American players are left in the tournament. Can't believe IdrA lost that game though :[


Because the BIG NAME American players are no longer the best American players, and haven't been for a while. This is what happens when you value celebrity over skill. We need less invite only shit and more open tournaments to show this. Some of America's best are not even on a fucking team.
Otolia
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
France5805 Posts
June 09 2012 19:09 GMT
#396
On June 10 2012 03:53 mTwTT1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2012 03:45 bokchoi wrote:
Interesting that none of the BIG NAME American players are left in the tournament. Can't believe IdrA lost that game though :[


well vibe is still a big name na player, he doesnt get the credit that he deserves because hes not on a high profile team like idra/sheth

He was a staple player from sixjax. But aside from him, only NonY and IdrA are former top NA. The rest is upcoming who confirms (Illusion, State, Gowser, Perfect, theognis, Ranged and Hawk) or more unknown players (Suppy, daisuki, Mystik, HelloKitty, Insur, fitzyhere).

The NA is still weaker than the EU one by far but these new guys are the lifeline of SC2. Should they all fail in the long run, it would be disastrous for everyone else.
JackDT
Profile Joined January 2012
724 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-09 19:20:43
June 09 2012 19:19 GMT
#397
Theognis has been around a long time I thnk. He took some time off but he's from Brood War.
revel8
Profile Joined January 2012
United Kingdom3022 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-09 19:23:59
June 09 2012 19:23 GMT
#398
This tournament is ideal to showcase some new talent. Players can BECOME a big name by delivering here and similar tournaments. Scarlet became a name when she did well at IPL4.
Metalteeth
Profile Joined December 2011
United States115 Posts
June 09 2012 19:28 GMT
#399
I think this tournament really shows a problem with the NA scene. Half of those who make it into the NA Finals made it from a qualifier. The large problem with the NA scene is a combination of mid-tier koreans winning what should be the minor tournaments for NA (Playhem, etc) and the old boys club that SC2 is in NA. The big name SC2 players for NA are pretty much all former BW players.

There is no really good way for lower NA players to rise up. There needs to be more qualifiers, less invites in tournaments. There needs to be more NA only tournaments like WCS is. This would help to really make the NA scene more interesting.
Twitter: @Metalteeth9 GoGo Starcraft!
SilverStar
Profile Joined January 2012
Sweden18511 Posts
June 09 2012 19:41 GMT
#400
You have to fault the big sc2 teams in NA scene valuing popularity over skill. No wonder the NA scene is in such schambles. It is just not worth it to be good. Destiny makes more money sitting at home flaming daisuki on reddit.
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