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On April 25 2012 22:02 Asha` wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 21:59 silverstyle wrote:On April 25 2012 21:57 Megabuster123 wrote:On April 25 2012 21:56 Kznn wrote:On April 25 2012 21:55 Megabuster123 wrote:
Naniwa better win this GSL now, it's the only storyline I give a shit about anymore. herO has one of the best storylines ever. you should root for him What's Hero's Storyline? Huk's successor outshines him? Royal road man... not liking the possibility of Taeja v HerO though... Taeja does seem to have HerO's number when i watch HerO's stream... I refuse to acknowledge someone royal roading after failing repeatedly in Code A. Just doesn't seem right. Should be you advance Code A in one season and then win Code S imo.
I agree. My definition of royal road would be that you start code b and win code s in one go. If you've been in code a/s already it isnt a royal road. For the same reason Naniwa wouldnt be royal roading if he wins code S this season.
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I 'unno, I still see a lot of storylines out there. Yeah, MKP was one of the bigger ones, but you still got Naniwa, MVP's last stand with his wrists falling apart at the seems, the potential of a Liquid vs. Liquid semifinal, and maybe even Maru, not only usurping MarineKing, but becoming the youngest champion by a mile and being the first Royal Roader. Also you have Parting vs. MC in their back-and-forth feud for the Protoss presidency.
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ALLEYCAT BLUES51288 Posts
On April 25 2012 22:04 Megabuster123 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 21:59 silverstyle wrote:On April 25 2012 21:57 Megabuster123 wrote:On April 25 2012 21:56 Kznn wrote:On April 25 2012 21:55 Megabuster123 wrote:
Naniwa better win this GSL now, it's the only storyline I give a shit about anymore. herO has one of the best storylines ever. you should root for him What's Hero's Storyline? Huk's successor outshines him? Royal road man... not liking the possibility of Taeja v HerO though... Taeja does seem to have HerO's number when i watch HerO's stream... I have no idea what a royal road is...
don't worry it does not apply to the GSL anyway.
still you asked so, its something is a part of the OSL, a player who comes out of the prelims to win the OSL in his first attempt.
the last person to walk the royal road was Lee Jae Dong....
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I love my race but I would hate to see a PvP final...
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On April 25 2012 22:05 Fjodorov wrote:
Those of you who are saying that MKPs mindset was "crushed" after the games vs parting, did you miss the fact that MKP "crushed" Taeja in their first match? Wouldnt Taejas mindset be very bad going up in the final match against MKP again?
Taeja was simply mentally stronger and played better.
No, the momentum was in Taeja's favor after dominating theSTC, whereas MKP had gone from 1 game away to advancing to the ro8 over one of his recent rivals into being a bo3 away from dropping to code A. Who do you think would have the better mentality, regardless of player?
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On April 25 2012 22:06 KaRath_ wrote:
I think the royal road is pretty much the path and achievement of a major tournament (e.g. For SC2 it would be GSL, for SC its OSL and MSL?)
Edit: Okay it's winning on your first appearance.
Didn't Hero get his shit rocked several times in Code A though?
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On April 25 2012 21:55 Megabuster123 wrote:
Naniwa better win this GSL now, it's the only storyline I give a shit about anymore.
there are so many storylines
Naniwa - foreigner hope, showing he is not a dick to koreans
Mvp - return of the true king, now with sick TvP
Parting - now with no zergs left, can he show more of the best PvT in the world? can he back up his big mouth (said he would win last season)?
SuperNova - the "designated" Code S November champion, will he show us new and innovative strategies and silence the doubters as well as beat fionn predictions?
Hero - now with no PvZ left, can he battle his way through hordes of T's and P's and show SNova that he is the oGs-TL Ace? + TL and Bisu/Jaedong secret love child bonus
Taeja - should have won the GSL "years ago", showed some most promising play in all matchups(innovation, control, strategy, multitask)
then possibly: MC - show he is the best p, finally another p champ (same for parting)
squirtle: same as taeja - innovation + more Cinderella lately, step out of the shadow of parting,
oz: not just a coach-player kinda guy, show he is clutch
maru: little kid i dont care much about, still an interesting story
then all the rivalries between players, only some of which i mentioned
imagine
MC vs Mvp finals
Nani vs anyone (beating mvp again)
PvP finals / P winning again
new TvP strategies (taeja,snova counting on you)
youngest gsl champ/finalist
soo many storylines
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On April 25 2012 22:06 HolyArrow wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 22:05 Fjodorov wrote:
Those of you who are saying that MKPs mindset was "crushed" after the games vs parting, did you miss the fact that MKP "crushed" Taeja in their first match? Wouldnt Taejas mindset be very bad going up in the final match against MKP again?
Taeja was simply mentally stronger and played better. Not to mention that Taeja was facing the very player that he lost to, which makes it worse for him IMO. Glad to see that he kept a level head, though.
He did that against Jjakji in RO32 too, props to the guy. Still bitter about MKP though T_T.
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On April 25 2012 22:05 Fjodorov wrote:
Those of you who are saying that MKPs mindset was "crushed" after the games vs parting, did you miss the fact that MKP "crushed" Taeja in their first match? Wouldnt Taejas mindset be very bad going up in the final match against MKP again?
Taeja was simply mentally stronger and played better.
Just because Taeja deserved to win because of his superior mental fortitude does not mean that MKP was playing at top capacity. He's HIGHLY erratic and can get thrown off his game very easily, as shown by today's group, among others.
This isn't saying that Taeja didn't deserve to win. It's saying that MKP is his own worst enemy, which we already know.
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On April 25 2012 22:04 Megabuster123 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 21:59 silverstyle wrote:On April 25 2012 21:57 Megabuster123 wrote:On April 25 2012 21:56 Kznn wrote:On April 25 2012 21:55 Megabuster123 wrote:
Naniwa better win this GSL now, it's the only storyline I give a shit about anymore. herO has one of the best storylines ever. you should root for him What's Hero's Storyline? Huk's successor outshines him? Royal road man... not liking the possibility of Taeja v HerO though... Taeja does seem to have HerO's number when i watch HerO's stream... I have no idea what a royal road is...
To win the title the first time you enter the tournament.
But some people are saying it should be reserved for broodwar OSLs only. No opinion one way or the other just a phrase to me.
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Australia18228 Posts
Just realized... there's a possibility of all PvTs for the rest of this GSL.
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On April 25 2012 22:03 SolidMustard wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 21:59 iSunrise wrote:On April 25 2012 21:58 scypio wrote:
The question is.... who is going to stop Parting now. Naniwa. If Naniwa can´t, Parting should have this easily. Parting is deserving this. After that GSTL decision he is really showing everyone why he won that game. Nah. Taeja would destroy Parting imo
Really? MKP is known for his TvP and Parting is known for his PvT, and Parting wrecked MKP today.
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[QUOTE]On April 25 2012 22:08 Acritter wrote:
[QUOTE]On April 25 2012 22:05 Fjodorov wrote:
It's saying that MKP is his own worst enemy, which we already know.[/QUOTE]
mvp says hi
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On April 25 2012 22:00 Fubi wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 21:57 HolyArrow wrote:On April 25 2012 21:56 Fubi wrote:On April 25 2012 21:54 BLinD-RawR wrote:On April 25 2012 21:52 Fubi wrote:On April 25 2012 21:50 iSunrise wrote:On April 25 2012 21:50 Fubi wrote:the better player didnt go through  The better player was clearly Taeja. What was your point again? Taeja would be on tilt too after having to play the best TvPer in the world bullshit, its not about the better player its about who is playing better during the match. Right, and I'm saying MKP would of been the one that would of played better if Taeja was the one that got crushed by Parting instead. Stop assuming that Taeja and MKP have the exact same mentalities. -_- Right, even if Taeja doesn't go on tilt after losing to Parting, then they would both be even, and we saw what happened in the first series when they are even mindset. I'm not saying the better player of the last series didn't win, Taeja played better there and he deserved it, I'm just saying the better player overall didn't get through the group.
Thats such a silly logic. Those who win the decisive matches go through. There are so many hidden online ladder heros who may be better that most of the Code S player. Mkp was the worse player and is out.
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On April 25 2012 22:08 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 22:03 SolidMustard wrote:On April 25 2012 21:59 iSunrise wrote:On April 25 2012 21:58 scypio wrote:
The question is.... who is going to stop Parting now. Naniwa. If Naniwa can´t, Parting should have this easily. Parting is deserving this. After that GSTL decision he is really showing everyone why he won that game. Nah. Taeja would destroy Parting imo Really? MKP is known for his TvP and Parting is known for his PvT, and Parting wrecked MKP today.
Wrecked probably isn't the best word, but yeah, I don't really see Taeja standing up to Partings PvT, especially with Taeja's mindset of TvP.
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[QUOTE]On April 25 2012 22:09 ReadySetFire wrote:
[QUOTE]On April 25 2012 22:08 Acritter wrote:
[QUOTE]On April 25 2012 22:05 Fjodorov wrote:
[QUOTE]It's saying that MKP is his own worst enemy, which we already know.[/QUOTE]
mvp says hi[/QUOTE]
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Anyone summarize for me how parting's games went?
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On April 25 2012 22:07 ramon wrote:Show nested quote +On April 25 2012 21:55 Megabuster123 wrote:
Naniwa better win this GSL now, it's the only storyline I give a shit about anymore. there are so many storylines Naniwa - foreigner hope, showing he is not a dick to koreans Mvp - return of the true king, now with sick TvP Parting - now with no zergs left, can he show more of the best PvT in the world? can he back up his big mouth (said he would win last season)? SuperNova - the "designated" Code S November champion, will he show us new and innovative strategies and silence the doubters as well as beat fionn predictions? Hero - now with no PvZ left, can he battle his way through hordes of T's and P's and show SNova that he is the oGs-TL Ace? + TL and Bisu/Jaedong secret love child bonus Taeja - should have won the GSL "years ago", showed some most promising play in all matchups(innovation, control, strategy, multitask) then possibly: MC - show he is the best p, finally another p champ (same for parting) squirtle: same as taeja - innovation + more Cinderella lately, step out of the shadow of parting, oz: not just a coach-player kinda guy, show he is clutch maru: little kid i dont care much about, still an interesting story then all the rivalries between players, only some of which i mentioned imagine MC vs Mvp finals Nani vs anyone (beating mvp again) PvP finals / P winning again new TvP strategies (taeja,snova counting on you) youngest gsl champ/finalist soo many storylines
I would just be happy if a Protoss won.
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On April 25 2012 22:06 GreyKnight wrote:
the way taeja acts seems like he's playing just to see how he can do. MKP's play is really passionate and emotional because he's so determined and with so much momentum wants to win this season. taeja is sort of like "wait really holy shit!"
Yeah, winning those matches against STC and MKP and his face is all "OMG DID YOU SEE THAT AWESOME!"
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On April 25 2012 22:10 trinxified wrote:
Anyone summarize for me how parting's games went?
Sure: Perfectly.
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