It's not about the money lol (unlike most SC2 pros Rain actually gets a salary). There's also this thing called exposure... and Rain did great imo. Making himself known more in the west.

I don't know how people can keep missing the point that it was purely political.

MLG has a partnership with them whereas GOM and KeSPA have been bunting heads since day 1.

It was never about the money. The prize money acts as a bonus if he did get far.

YukiNoHana

Norway23 Posts

November 04 2012 20:17 GMT

#5346

Good games, but yet it fails to give excitement due to lackluster casting performance and bad camera angling... Also the analyst guy needs to up his game. What he said we already knew.. Also only reason people is somewhat excited is cause of flash.. Who. lets face it, got 2 games thrown at him. The analysator failed to see that? the commentators etc etc.. should really sop trying to present the game in a way that is not.. Like TB saying "how on earth did flash do that.. only flash can".. and all viewers knew it was the donation of infestors. just PLEASE stop putting make up on the games. WE ARE NOT RETARDS? dont fucking lie when u commentate and analyst and filming

United States2586 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5347

On November 05 2012 05:15 Severus_ wrote:
People who said Life is throwing games you have to consider :
1. Flash is very good at this game
2. Life is 16 old who watched on TV Flash kicking ass.Life doesn't have alot of tournament xp and playing vs some of his heros I bet he was nervous alot.

And also you have to consider the way to beat infestors is to force miss fungals or have alot of medivacs. Both of those happen also Life counter attacks where shit they did like 0 dmg till the last one which lifted the 3rd base. Every time Flash was on the RIGHT place WITH THE RIGHT SIEGE all the time and Life traded zerglings,banes,festor energy for few marines 2-3 tanks. If you watch the game again you will see how Flash charges down the mid to pressure the 4th base because he knows :
1. Infestors don't have energy
2. All zerglings died and new ones are still hatching.
Perfect decision making, perfect sieges,perfect moves - Flash. Thats why he won the game not because somebody gave it to him ( the 2nd game i mean ).

I think another thing to neglect is that Flash's macro was insane. Life would fungal and kill half his army and Flash would come roaring back with another supply lead push -- combined with his management of Life's fringe expansions. Even if he only had 8 marines and a tank left he'd still push and wait for reinforcements. It could have been played better by Life, but that was just solid, classic pushing by Flash.

Walnuts

United States770 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5348

On November 05 2012 05:12 Noc- wrote:

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I heard no one took him to the airport from last MLG so hes been chilling there since then

heh. i see what you did there...
MANAGER J STRIKES AGAIN

Slardar

Canada7596 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5349

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK I got so excited when Flash won I spilled half the fucking cup of protein shake ontop of my Razer Blackwidow. GOD...make it work! I was only reveling in your awesomeness.

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5350

On November 05 2012 05:09 Neabuze wrote:
Rain's forfeitted GSL spot yielded $3500, great job KeSPA

That's about as much as he'd get for reaching the Code S semifinals.

MooMu

Canada615 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5351

On November 05 2012 05:14 Sikly wrote:
Flash's tank control is insane. He makes it so if you run up to his marines with anything, you are taking damage. Every fungal that was landed(energy efficient or not), came at the cost of a tank shelling on a fungal or two. His tanks were just borderline perfect placed. So many terrans neglect the tanks, it is so nice to see someone use them to 100% of their potential.

Obviously everything else he does is insane, but it is nice to see him using tanks properly!

You should've seen his awful tank control in the MvP matchup against Soo... so glad he fixed that.

Ettick

United States2434 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5352

this mlg will be over in a flash

Oboeman

Canada3980 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5353

On November 05 2012 05:17 Goolpsy wrote:
Noone's wondering why they made the bracket, so Bomber stay's in Leenocks side of the bracket, and Life in Flash's side?
Wouldn't it have made more sense, if it was reversed: So they wouldn't meet till the Finals, instead of JUST THE NEXT GAME..?

because then the finals would suck, and everyone would complain even more.

Fionn

United States23455 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5354

On November 05 2012 05:18 Proseat wrote:

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That's about as much as he'd get for reaching the Code S semifinals.

Yeah, but if he got to the semifinals, he would have been able to enter IPL5 if MLG/KeSPA allowed him.

revel8

United Kingdom3022 Posts

November 04 2012 20:18 GMT

#5355

If Flash wins MLG will he get a seed into Code S? If Kespa are still entering GSL next year that is...

Garmer

1286 Posts

November 04 2012 20:19 GMT

#5356

edit

The_Templar

your Country52798 Posts

November 04 2012 20:19 GMT

#5357

On November 05 2012 05:18 revel8 wrote:
If Flash wins MLG will he get a seed into Code S?

I don't think so..

ken-

63 Posts

November 04 2012 20:19 GMT

#5358

Life had no chance with that unit comp he had vs marine/tank/rauder that was controlling the middle of the map. Needed BLs to help break that center control.

shadowy

Bulgaria305 Posts

November 04 2012 20:19 GMT

#5359

On November 05 2012 05:16 eviltomahawk wrote:

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Moderators of TL,

it is time to re-open the Unimpressed Flash thread.

SECONDED with both hands, legs and ears!

mongoose22

174 Posts

November 04 2012 20:19 GMT

#5360

My take at this point is that Flash's vaunted multitasking skills are indeed scary. He has impeccable marine control and small-group movement and he can engage in an unbelievable number of different attacks at once. His biggest weaknesses IMO are that he does not deny scouting or cloak well, particularly when it comes to observers, and that he's late on his tech switches, both of which perhaps are due to his reliance on his god-like response times. In short, he can be surprised and his composition isn't good enough to make up for it.