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SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
May 10 2012 12:29 GMT
#2921
Thanks for the LR Julliette!
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9030 Posts
May 10 2012 12:31 GMT
#2922
Mvp milking as much money as possible before the elephants come.
FairForever
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada2392 Posts
May 10 2012 12:32 GMT
#2923
On May 10 2012 21:06 zefreak wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2012 21:03 Chunhyang wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:52 HolyArrow wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:46 Chunhyang wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:43 HolyArrow wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:42 WhosTheSmuRf wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:39 HolyArrow wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:36 Noocta wrote:
Squirtle will be harder than Parting imo, but I really hope MVP win.
Mainly because I don't want another protoss winning but mvp getting a 4th championship would be cool aswell.


"Another Protoss winning"

2 Protoss wins
5 Zerg wins
6 Terran wins

Why do so many things Terran fans say contradict hard numbers? "Protoss dominating in the GSL" -> http://www.gomtv.net/records/index.gom?searchType=3&race=P&vsrace=T&season=2012&leaguetype=20&leagueid=27062&gamever=0&mapid=0

"Don't want another Protoss winning" -> Protoss has by far the least GSL wins

Blows my mind at how warped perspectives can become.


Well said


What can I say, I like to back up my arguments with hard facts, unlike many people around here


How does "I don't want another Protoss winning" contradict the fact that they have the least GSL final wins?

He never said that Protoss has too many wins, or that they have the most. Maybe he's a hater, but he just doesn't want Protoss to win again. That's all. I'm just sayin.


That's a fine point, but that just annoys me by principle. I'm a pretty empathetic person - I can understand that people really get into the game and root massively for a certain player or race. But I also believe that all fans deserve the satisfaction of seeing their favorite race win a fair amount. If the situations were magically reversed and Protoss switched places with Terran in terms of big-picture GSL success, I'd be extremely okay with a Terran champion or two, because it's about time - I'd say it's only fair to the Terran fans to see more Terran winners. But, that's not reality. The reality is that Terran has had the most champions and Protoss has had by far the least, and it just annoys me that despite all this, some people really want to see yet another Terran Code S win. Don't get me wrong - I clearly have no greater moral basis for my stance on this, and people who really want to see another Terran win aren't objectively wrong in any way. It's just my personal philosophy that all fans should see ideally their race win a roughly proportionate amount of times, because everyone deserves to be satisfied as viewers.


Ok. But I'm a Celtics fan, I want them to win everything, every game, every time, and I don't care if any other team ever wins another championship and their fans cry in agony.

He may like his Terran just like I love my Celtics. Or, like I was saying, he may just be a hater. I'm leaning towards the latter lol. His tone implies it anyway.

Anyway, with three races, how many GSL seasons are needed so that there is a statistically significant number so we can objectively say that one race is better than the rest? I remember some guy saying that in an NBA series, it would take a 43 game series so that we can really say with certainty "the better team won". How about if there are three teams/races? Anyone know?


Umm.. it would take a large sample even between just two players, let alone a statistical average of players from each race (one player could simply be better and skew the results).

By the time the sample size is large enough to draw any meaningful conclusion, the game will be unrecognizable.


I hate when balance is brought up, because I think the game is pretty okay. But you could use different methodologies rather than just "GSL Champ" to figure out if one race is better than the others. There are games that matter other than the championship match - in fact the championship match is statistically a TERRIBLE way to determine the best race, even if you had a large enough population.

Why?

Let's say there's one player who would, hypothetically, beat everyone else, regardless of his skill level. If you use Champions as a way to determine, you would say his race is imbalanced. You really should be using top 16 or top 8 or something, in which case, as each race should theoretically get 1/3 of the representation, you could probably make a sample after 5 or 6 GSLs. That being said, 5 to 6 GSLs is a long time so it wouldn't be very relevant, but it would be better than using only champions/
shadymmj
Profile Joined June 2010
1906 Posts
May 10 2012 12:32 GMT
#2924
i would give toss some respect but the game is just awful. and don't blame MVP. he knows what it takes to win better than anybody in sc2 for now. he is the currently the flash of sc2 until the real one is ready to put him back in his place.

When you say who has more to lose when getting his army caught while looking elsewhere, there is no doubt in my mind that terran is at a clear disadvantage. On the other hand, sloppy scouting from the protoss can result in a punishing drop.

i would not say it's imbalance but ludicrous volatility in all parts of the matchup. it's just not very fun watching one army melt completely in about 10 secs after waiting for 15 minutes, or a 1/1/1 all-in. When Browder said terrible terrible damage he was absolutely right for TvP and ZvP.

TvZ is kinda fun in the way that micro is more visible (but maybe not easier), and the zerg can afford to lose more and reproduce quickly. in short, there is simply more opportunity for action all throughout the game.

I really hope that when the SC1+SC2 proleague comes round, many more people will be exposed to the face of modern BW TvP. then you will understand that unit clumping has to change because it creates hyper lethality. i dont say this because i think sc2 should be like BW, but because it is lame for sc2 to be so volatile.

There is no such thing is "e-sports". There is Brood War, and then there is crap for nerds.
FairForever
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada2392 Posts
May 10 2012 12:33 GMT
#2925
On May 10 2012 21:31 Garnet wrote:
Mvp milking as much money as possible before the elephants come.


To be fair MVP was a very competent BW player. And with an extra almost-two-years over his BW counterparts, I don't think they're going to be catching a healthy MVP in 2012. Maybe 2013 with HotS, as it will be a different game.
Archybaldie
Profile Joined June 2011
United Kingdom818 Posts
May 10 2012 12:35 GMT
#2926
Slightly sad there wont be a pvp finals. But i love MVP too much to be too sad! The fun thing about the GSL, theres always next time and the time after so on etc.

I just feel glad that its about time someone started punishing how greedy protoss are being in PvT.

Regardless of how balanced it actually is, or how balanced people are claiming it is. Far too many people seem to discredit how skillful these players are. At a certain point it seems less about balance and more about preperation for your opponent.

Squirtle is going to have to design a new way to survive the early-midgame, build a new timing attack or hes going to lose against mvp's current TvP. Should be an intresting finals!
I'm in the bubblewrap league ... i just keep getting popped
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
May 10 2012 12:35 GMT
#2927
On May 10 2012 21:32 shadymmj wrote:
i would give toss some respect but the game is just awful. and don't blame MVP. he knows what it takes to win better than anybody in sc2 for now. he is the currently the flash of sc2 until the real one is ready to put him back in his place.

When you say who has more to lose when getting his army caught while looking elsewhere, there is no doubt in my mind that terran is at a clear disadvantage. On the other hand, sloppy scouting from the protoss can result in a punishing drop.

i would not say it's imbalance but ludicrous volatility in all parts of the matchup. it's just not very fun watching one army melt completely in about 10 secs after waiting for 15 minutes, or a 1/1/1 all-in. When Browder said terrible terrible damage he was absolutely right for TvP and ZvP.

TvZ is kinda fun in the way that micro is more visible (but maybe not easier), and the zerg can afford to lose more and reproduce quickly. in short, there is simply more opportunity for action all throughout the game.

I really hope that when the SC1+SC2 proleague comes round, many more people will be exposed to the face of modern BW TvP. then you will understand that unit clumping has to change because it creates hyper lethality. i dont say this because i think sc2 should be like BW, but because it is lame for sc2 to be so volatile.


I'd give you a high five if I could. Your post is awesome.

This has been a problem since the early days of the game, but it's also something blizz seems to not find problematic -_-
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Opera
Profile Joined March 2011
France469 Posts
May 10 2012 12:39 GMT
#2928
On May 10 2012 21:29 SupLilSon wrote:
Thanks for the LR Julliette!

Same ! You're awesome
It ain't over till it's over
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
May 10 2012 12:39 GMT
#2929
M
V
P
<3
Severus_
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
759 Posts
May 10 2012 12:41 GMT
#2930
Ah damn HerO. Atleast we will have the elephant to cheer for in the finals.
Yonnua
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2331 Posts
May 10 2012 12:42 GMT
#2931
Dream finals! Either way I'll be happy now! Hoping for some great games.
LRSL 2014 Finalist! PartinG | Mvp | Bomber | Creator | NaNiwa | herO
TheDroneNextDoor
Profile Joined April 2012
Hungary32 Posts
May 10 2012 12:46 GMT
#2932
Squirtle was ridiculously OP in IPL4, he was destroying people with such a style, it was definitely the crown of that tournament
I'm really glad that he kept his momentum and I am now officially a fanboy of him :D
Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
May 10 2012 12:48 GMT
#2933
On May 10 2012 20:43 HolyArrow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2012 20:42 WhosTheSmuRf wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:39 HolyArrow wrote:
On May 10 2012 20:36 Noocta wrote:
Squirtle will be harder than Parting imo, but I really hope MVP win.
Mainly because I don't want another protoss winning but mvp getting a 4th championship would be cool aswell.


"Another Protoss winning"

2 Protoss wins
5 Zerg wins
6 Terran wins

Why do so many things Terran fans say contradict hard numbers? "Protoss dominating in the GSL" -> http://www.gomtv.net/records/index.gom?searchType=3&race=P&vsrace=T&season=2012&leaguetype=20&leagueid=27062&gamever=0&mapid=0

"Don't want another Protoss winning" -> Protoss has by far the least GSL wins

Blows my mind at how warped perspectives can become.


Well said


What can I say, I like to back up my arguments with hard facts, unlike many people around here


Holy-er-than-thou-arrow... Didn't we just have a discussion where I was pushing the view that more evidence is needed?

As to the point at hand, everyone agreed for a long time that Protoss was too weak, so Blizz buffed them. They just seem to have overdone it a bit (like they said they would, and scale it back down). Now the terrans are worried because only Mvp and MKP seem to be doing well in non-mirrors. (And MMA's vZ brings tear to the eye...) So, quoting prior results (especially wins) is not really on topic. What matters is the general state of the MU currently. TLPD stats are the best indication of the current situtation, and even then a month is a very short period for analysis.

The whole thing is made worse by the incoming new patch. Happy MU discussion with TLPD June in July
Cry 'havoc' and let slip the dogs of war
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
May 10 2012 12:51 GMT
#2934
On May 10 2012 21:31 Garnet wrote:
Mvp milking as much money as possible before the elephants come.


And play in their own league because they wouldn't even get through Code B
Chunhyang
Profile Joined December 2011
Bangladesh1389 Posts
May 10 2012 12:55 GMT
#2935
With MVP getting cheesy and Squirtle being mainly a two base kind of guy, I expect the finals games to be < ten minutes on average.

Most Valuable Pokemon vs Most Valuable Playa
If you could reason with haters, there would be no haters. YGTMYFT
Huragius
Profile Joined September 2010
Lithuania1506 Posts
May 10 2012 12:58 GMT
#2936
On May 10 2012 21:55 Chunhyang wrote:
With MVP getting cheesy and Squirtle being mainly a two base kind of guy, I expect the finals games to be < ten minutes on average.

Most Valuable Pokemon vs Most Valuable Playa


Getting cheesy ? You realize that he's so cheesy only in TvP where you MUST take risks in order not to get demolished ? He plays to win, not to lose fancy macro game against toss for his fans.
Daogin
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada2308 Posts
May 10 2012 13:19 GMT
#2937
MVP IS DUH BEEST jeese I hope he wins a 4th just to show all those people who said he wouldnt make it again, but the other side wants me to see squirtle win because hes protoss
Leenoctopus <3, master of foreign events.
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-10 13:20:50
May 10 2012 13:20 GMT
#2938
On May 10 2012 21:58 Huragius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2012 21:55 Chunhyang wrote:
With MVP getting cheesy and Squirtle being mainly a two base kind of guy, I expect the finals games to be < ten minutes on average.

Most Valuable Pokemon vs Most Valuable Playa


Getting cheesy ? You realize that he's so cheesy only in TvP where you MUST take risks in order not to get demolished ? He plays to win, not to lose fancy macro game against toss for his fans.

While you are correct that late game TvP is like asking for a whopping, i think Mvp's wrists also heavily effects his playstyle. Until he gets that resolved i don't think he'll actively seek long games that require excessive exertion

Do you know who is awesome ...

M
V
P
!!!!
MY MAN!
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
MooLen
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany501 Posts
May 10 2012 13:20 GMT
#2939
On May 10 2012 21:32 shadymmj wrote:
i would give toss some respect but the game is just awful. and don't blame MVP. he knows what it takes to win better than anybody in sc2 for now. he is the currently the flash of sc2 until the real one is ready to put him back in his place.

When you say who has more to lose when getting his army caught while looking elsewhere, there is no doubt in my mind that terran is at a clear disadvantage. On the other hand, sloppy scouting from the protoss can result in a punishing drop.

i would not say it's imbalance but ludicrous volatility in all parts of the matchup. it's just not very fun watching one army melt completely in about 10 secs after waiting for 15 minutes, or a 1/1/1 all-in. When Browder said terrible terrible damage he was absolutely right for TvP and ZvP.

TvZ is kinda fun in the way that micro is more visible (but maybe not easier), and the zerg can afford to lose more and reproduce quickly. in short, there is simply more opportunity for action all throughout the game.

I really hope that when the SC1+SC2 proleague comes round, many more people will be exposed to the face of modern BW TvP. then you will understand that unit clumping has to change because it creates hyper lethality. i dont say this because i think sc2 should be like BW, but because it is lame for sc2 to be so volatile.



Is this the "bitching bout the game" thread. Ofc SC2 has problems but you´re not the first genious that pointed these things out...
FuRong
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand3089 Posts
May 10 2012 13:26 GMT
#2940
Just finished watching the Vods, pretty pleased with the overall result.

MVP so sick, you could tell he prepared a lot and his execution was really good.

Squirtle's defense in game two is probably the sickest hold I've seen this year.

Now we get either the first four time champion or the first ever SC2 royal roader...

I really wanna go to the final now, but I don't think I'll be able to make it >_<
Don't hate the player, hate the game
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