I thought going full foreigner was throwing away a huge lead and losing because of a silly reason?

He wasn't ahead; it wasn't even really even... Sting was definitely ahead at the time, but the infestor suicide was just the nail in the coffin imo.

Also: DarkForce usually seems to either play incredibly well or wtf-terribly.

n0ise

3452 Posts

August 12 2012 20:32 GMT

#663

On August 13 2012 05:29 Type|NarutO wrote:
Sting played incredibly risky and it paid off, nothing more to say about that game. Darkforce was so behind after losing his 3rd base. Sting took a huge gamble. He didn't scout nor scan .. Zergs can have banelings ready, burrowed, can have mass ling with good upgrades. All of that would lead to Sting losing whole his marines, leaving him very behind as he cannot pressure for the very next 10 minutes allowing Zerg to even take a very secure 4th base.

Not bashing Sting here, but any competent Terran would have won that game after that huge gamble and success without a problem. Its an attack that leaves you behind looking like a genius if it works and like a retard if it fails.

he can have lings in which case ur trading rines for larva, or not, case in which ur winning

zerg doesn't have burrow or 2/2 mass lings at 9:00 after those openers, it was 0% gamble

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

August 12 2012 20:32 GMT

#664

lol i like this change in pace from Sting.

Proxy Depot Barracks rush, and then you go for the greediest Command Center first opening possible.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States46583 Posts

August 12 2012 20:32 GMT

#665

On August 13 2012 05:26 Kevan wrote:

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*from. Suck it bro.

Suck it, bro. *

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Really? Correcting grammar? -.-'

Topdoller

United Kingdom3860 Posts

August 12 2012 20:32 GMT

#666

Fast 3rd for Darkforce, i dont like this at all

MCDayC

United Kingdom14464 Posts

August 12 2012 20:33 GMT

#667

On August 13 2012 05:31 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:

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yup, that wasn't full foreigner at all, not ALL fuckups are full foreigner, they have to be spectacular failures while having a clear lead over a Korean.

Shikada

Serbia976 Posts

August 12 2012 20:33 GMT

#668

On August 13 2012 05:31 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:

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Well it was almost even, Sting had a slight advantage I think. But losing infestors like that was just plain terrible.

imallinson

United Kingdom3482 Posts

August 12 2012 20:34 GMT

#669

I love this from Sting. Super aggressive game 1 into the greediest game 2 possible.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States46583 Posts

August 12 2012 20:34 GMT

#670

On August 13 2012 05:33 Shikada wrote:

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Well it was almost even, Sting had a slight advantage I think. But losing infestors like that was just plain terrible.

I agree. That's just not "going full foreigner", as the popular saying goes

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

August 12 2012 20:34 GMT

#671

On August 13 2012 05:32 n0ise wrote:

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he can have lings in which case ur trading rines for larva, or not, case in which ur winning

Marines only become exponentially stronger the more you have. They're ranged units.

Trading Zerglings for Marines is a good trade no matter how you cut it. Once you kill that number of marines the Zerg player has a lot of pressure put off him since he knows that it will be a while before the Terran player has enough of a Critical mass.