I don't understand why player's fight head on against Infested terrans. Why don't players ever just back off? Even for 5 seconds. Even fungal and move back. They do so much damage for free that fighting them if you can avoid doesn't make much sense.

6BiT

513 Posts

November 15 2012 09:49 GMT

#522

Infestor (or should I say infested terrans) even makes the mirror matchup a snorefest =/

buntuka

Germany40 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#523

prediction part one: fullfilled!

gedatsu

1286 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#524

On November 15 2012 18:43 Fragile51 wrote:

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...Well it is :p Doesn't mean ZvZ is bad..

ZvZ is the best mirror by far. Today will be a much better day than any of the 4 terran groups of 2011.

GWdeathscythe

Brazil1091 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#525

fuck yeah soulkey!!! everyone knows kespa players are the best zvzers.

Laryleprakon

New Zealand9496 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#526

No Life!!!

Flonomenalz

Nigeria3519 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#527

I'm not quite sure what Life was going for that game though. Started off Ling/Infestor into roach infestor.... I don't get it.

ramon

Germany4842 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#528

On November 15 2012 18:49 JJH777 wrote:
Yep it really is completely impossible for someone who gets to the finals of a GSL to do well in the next season.

unless you are nestea

Die4Ever

United States17750 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#529

this fucking song again

lol time for mute

goswser

United States3548 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#530

Life is really off today. Control mistakes early game and bad micro in that last fight, hardly using his infestors at all.

Fody03

Italy310 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#531

New World Champion

]343[

United States10328 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#532

neo_g.bonjwa

Isualin

Germany1903 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#533

we suck at polls dont we?

5c0rp10n

Germany342 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#534

sorry, i didnt watch gsl for quite some time. where is tasteless? he got fired or stuff like that?

Elroi

Sweden5617 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#535

Boom Soulkey!

Finally we get to see a little fragment of the skill of a bw a-teamer.

Big J

Austria16289 Posts

November 15 2012 09:50 GMT

#536

More zergling styles please!

Deleted User 137586

7859 Posts

November 15 2012 09:51 GMT

#537

On November 15 2012 18:49 TheBB wrote:
Lol... win first match, still last.

Group D

      Leenock: 67.21%
      Symbol: 55.60%
      Life: 54.38%
      Neo.G_Soulkey: 22.81%

+ Show Spoiler [Details] +

Detailed placement probabilities

                    4th     3rd     2nd     1st
          Life:  37.77%   7.85%  54.38%        
 Neo.G_Soulkey:          77.19%   9.16%  13.66%
       Leenock:  25.99%   6.80%  18.12%  49.09%
        Symbol:  36.23%   8.16%  18.35%  37.25%

Probability of each pair advancing

                   Life  Neo.G_  Leenoc  Symbol
          Life:                                
 Neo.G_Soulkey:   5.22%           4.74%   3.70%
       Leenock:  29.05%   5.39%          14.65%
        Symbol:  20.11%   3.77%  13.38%

The BB curse is too strong for Life. The second favourite ends up getting through, though. So looking forward to Leenock-Soulkey.

JJH777

United States4420 Posts

November 15 2012 09:51 GMT

#538

On November 15 2012 18:50 ramon wrote:

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unless you are nestea

Well it's only been the case in 2012. Several players did well the season after getting to a finals last year.

It seems like players have just gotten so close together in skill that it's almost completely random who wins... Hopefully HotS makes it easier for the best players to distinguish themselves.

WhX

Germany778 Posts

November 15 2012 09:51 GMT

#539

I was worried that something like that would happen... In the end, I even decided to not root for Life and there he goes, going down against Soulkey.

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

November 15 2012 09:51 GMT

#540

On November 15 2012 18:49 JJH777 wrote:
Yep it really is completely impossible for someone who gets to the finals of a GSL to do well in the next season.

Honestly, I think playing a no-infestor* style vs. a infestor style is really tough, recently. I agree, Life could have played better, but all the ITs really have the potential to turn a game around.

Edit: *Less-infestor style, really