• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 13:07
CET 19:07
KST 03:07
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
RSL Revival - 2025 Season Finals Preview8RSL Season 3 - Playoffs Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups C & D Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups A & B Preview2TL.net Map Contest #21: Winners12
Community News
Weekly Cups (Dec 29-Jan 4): Protoss rolls, 2v2 returns4[BSL21] Non-Korean Championship - Starts Jan 103SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-1822Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises3Weekly Cups (Dec 15-21): Classic wins big, MaxPax & Clem take weeklies3
StarCraft 2
General
Weekly Cups (Dec 29-Jan 4): Protoss rolls, 2v2 returns SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-18 Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou Starcraft 2 Zerg Coach
Tourneys
WardiTV Winter Cup OSC Season 13 World Championship uThermal 2v2 Circuit WardiTV Mondays $5,000+ WardiTV 2025 Championship
Strategy
Simple Questions Simple Answers
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 507 Well Trained Mutation # 506 Warp Zone Mutation # 505 Rise From Ashes Mutation # 504 Retribution
Brood War
General
BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ I would like to say something about StarCraft Data analysis on 70 million replays Empty tournaments section on Liquipedia A cwal.gg Extension - Easily keep track of anyone
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL21] Grand Finals - Sunday 21:00 CET [BSL21] Non-Korean Championship - Starts Jan 10 SLON Grand Finals – Season 2
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Game Theory for Starcraft Current Meta [G] How to get started on ladder as a new Z player
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread General RTS Discussion Thread Awesome Games Done Quick 2026! Should offensive tower rushing be viable in RTS games? Beyond All Reason
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Survivor II: The Amazon Sengoku Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Trading/Investing Thread The Big Programming Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
White-Ra Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List TL+ Announced
Blogs
Psychological Factors That D…
TrAiDoS
James Bond movies ranking - pa…
Topin
StarCraft improvement
iopq
GOAT of Goats list
BisuDagger
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1207 users

[WCG] Finals Day 4 2012 - Page 21

Forum Index > StarCraft 2 Tournaments
Post a Reply
Prev 1 19 20 21 22 23 25 Next All
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
December 02 2012 09:08 GMT
#401
On December 02 2012 18:06 babylon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2012 18:04 figq wrote:
Orc is the best starting race for complete beginners and UD is the worst, right?

Disagree. I think UD is the best starting race. The DPS is insane, and most players on ladder aren't good enough to take advantage of the BM. Also Orc DPS is shit without BM.
But if you are beginner, with UD you just lose units a ton, while orcs tank more and are easier to save.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8476 Posts
December 02 2012 09:10 GMT
#402
These positions good for UD, iirc. The fiend frost armor pressure is really strong here. Ted can also choose to tier 2 tower rush as well.
Moderator
ramon
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany4842 Posts
December 02 2012 09:10 GMT
#403
On December 02 2012 18:08 figq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2012 18:06 babylon wrote:
On December 02 2012 18:04 figq wrote:
Orc is the best starting race for complete beginners and UD is the worst, right?

Disagree. I think UD is the best starting race. The DPS is insane, and most players on ladder aren't good enough to take advantage of the BM. Also Orc DPS is shit without BM.
But if you are beginner, with UD you just lose units a ton, while orcs tank more and are easier to save.

yeah i agree, orc is easiest to start and best if you are decent and best if you are pro
not by much though, every race has it's strengths
bisu
LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-02 09:12:24
December 02 2012 09:11 GMT
#404
On December 02 2012 17:55 fakgfdgfdh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2012 17:07 LittLeD wrote:
WC3 Grand Finals starting on Stream A!

If anyone has any questions regarding the players, their history or the game itself: I'll be happy to answer!

what matchup is considered the best? how are the mirror matches, are they considered bad as in starcraft? do they ever get into late game, late game style armies, big armies?

With 4 races, there are too many match-ups to convincingly say one is better than the other.

I'll give you my opinion instead:
My top 3 favorite match-ups:

1) Orc vs Undead (Just look at the series going on right now, and you'll realize how freaking unreal this match-up can be at times. I absolutely love it)

2) Human vs Human (Similar to the TvT match-up in SC2, this match-up can be extremely long at times, and be nail-biting close when very skilled players are in control)

3) Orc vs Orc (An extremely micro-intense match-up)

My 3 worst match-ups:

1) Human vs Orc (Can, at unusual times be extremely intense, but usually just ends up in the human doing some variation of a tower rush, which is usually short and boring or expand mass tower/mass gryphon style, which is also quite boring)

2) Night elf vs Undead (I just think it's rather boring to watch)

3) Night Elf vs Human (Same as above, usually not very exciting)

Concerning your second questions: Mirror are (in my opinion) nothing worse than any other match-up and can just as any other match-up be long, intense and very varied in terms of unit compositions. I'd say the average game time of a WC3 pro game is around 14-15 minutes, which would mean 50 % of the games are above that length. This tells you that WC3 games can be just as long if not longer than average SC2 games. Despite this, most of these games aren't played out with supplies over 50 (but this has more to do with the mechanics of the upkeep than anything else), but very big fights can occur, especially in the human match-ups (HvO and HvU on certain maps can go all up to 100 vs 100 fights).

☆Grubby ☆| Tod|DeMusliM|ThorZaiN|SaSe|Moon|Mana| ☆HerO ☆
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
December 02 2012 09:11 GMT
#405
On December 02 2012 18:08 figq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2012 18:06 babylon wrote:
On December 02 2012 18:04 figq wrote:
Orc is the best starting race for complete beginners and UD is the worst, right?

Disagree. I think UD is the best starting race. The DPS is insane, and most players on ladder aren't good enough to take advantage of the BM. Also Orc DPS is shit without BM.
But if you are beginner, with UD you just lose units a ton, while orcs tank more and are easier to save.

Fiends are really easy to keep alive if you have even a modicum of control. Again most players won't know how to shadow an UD player well enough for the imbalance to really show outside of the top level of play.

Orc units are fucking fat, slow, melee, and don't do damage.
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
December 02 2012 09:13 GMT
#406
I can't believe someone actually likes HU mirror. Omg breaker wars not fun.
Arceus
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Vietnam8333 Posts
December 02 2012 09:15 GMT
#407
On December 02 2012 18:05 Valikyr wrote:
Is BM or Infestors worse?

it's not a stretch to say BM singlehandedly kills the game, makes countless UDs retire and grabs all the money. True story.
monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8476 Posts
December 02 2012 09:15 GMT
#408
Concerning your second questions: Mirror are (in my opinion) nothing worse than any other match-up and can just as any other match-up be long, intense and very varied in terms of unit compositions.

Well, Orc vs Orc isn't really that varied. In 90% of games, you'll actually see the exact same army at 50 supply. BM, SH, 4 Grunts, 2 Raiders, 2 Spirit Walker, 1 Kodo, and 12 Peons =O.
Moderator
Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
December 02 2012 09:16 GMT
#409
Oh god Ted has a window to win this come on
"If you're not living in the US or are a US Citizen, please do not tell us how to vote or how you want our country to be governed." - Serpest, American Hero
Valikyr
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden2653 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-02 09:17:06
December 02 2012 09:16 GMT
#410
On December 02 2012 18:15 Arceus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2012 18:05 Valikyr wrote:
Is BM or Infestors worse?

it's not a stretch to say BM singlehandedly kills the game, makes countless UDs retire and grabs all the money. True story.

So the infestors are worse for the game.

LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
December 02 2012 09:17 GMT
#411
On December 02 2012 18:13 babylon wrote:
I can't believe someone actually likes HU mirror. Omg breaker wars not fun.

I haven't watched pro games for over a year, but my memories of that match-up are hilarious micro wars with breaker surrounds everywhere, millitas, epic hero fights with high levels, knights, sorcs with invis and plenty more.

I guess though, during the later days I mostly just watched the top of the cream when it came to WC3 replays.
☆Grubby ☆| Tod|DeMusliM|ThorZaiN|SaSe|Moon|Mana| ☆HerO ☆
Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
December 02 2012 09:17 GMT
#412
COME ONNNNN
"If you're not living in the US or are a US Citizen, please do not tell us how to vote or how you want our country to be governed." - Serpest, American Hero
simmeh
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada2511 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#413
those were some bad games by lowely :x
byah!
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#414
i like games with undead in them the most personally
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#415
YEAA I CLAPPED IRL
"If you're not living in the US or are a US Citizen, please do not tell us how to vote or how you want our country to be governed." - Serpest, American Hero
zxd123
Profile Joined September 2011
China64 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#416
undead !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tossgirl
Valikyr
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden2653 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#417
OMFG. UD WCG CHAMPION :D:D:D
Gz TeD!
FuRong
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand3089 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#418
LIKE A BOSS, UD 4 LYFE
Don't hate the player, hate the game
parazice
Profile Joined March 2011
Thailand5517 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#419
UD win WCG wow
LittLeD
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden7973 Posts
December 02 2012 09:20 GMT
#420
The first Undead WCG Champion, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Cutest Teddy Bear there is - TeD!

I'm so glad right now.
☆Grubby ☆| Tod|DeMusliM|ThorZaiN|SaSe|Moon|Mana| ☆HerO ☆
Prev 1 19 20 21 22 23 25 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 6h 53m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
SKillous 534
BRAT_OK 106
JuggernautJason77
MindelVK 51
StarCraft: Brood War
Rain 2905
Sea 2166
EffOrt 814
Shuttle 653
Jaedong 390
ggaemo 192
Sharp 190
Mong 144
firebathero 105
Barracks 92
[ Show more ]
Snow 59
Hyun 54
soO 45
Aegong 40
JYJ 29
910 19
Bale 10
ajuk12(nOOB) 9
Dota 2
qojqva3566
League of Legends
C9.Mang0566
JimRising 527
Counter-Strike
pashabiceps930
Other Games
Grubby3807
Gorgc3168
Liquid`RaSZi2241
FrodaN1839
hiko839
Beastyqt635
ceh9359
ArmadaUGS142
QueenE74
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick34926
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 15 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• HerbMon 37
• FirePhoenix6
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV440
Other Games
• imaqtpie1142
• Shiphtur245
Upcoming Events
PiGosaur Cup
6h 53m
SOOP
9h 53m
OSC
17h 53m
OSC
1d 19h
SOOP
3 days
The PondCast
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
IPSL
5 days
DragOn vs Sziky
Replay Cast
5 days
Wardi Open
5 days
[ Show More ]
Monday Night Weeklies
5 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

BSL Season 21
WardiTV 2025
META Madness #9

Ongoing

C-Race Season 1
IPSL Winter 2025-26
OSC Championship Season 13
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S1: W3
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
CSL 2025 WINTER (S19)
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
HSC XXVIII
Thunderfire SC2 All-star 2025
Big Gabe Cup #3
Nations Cup 2026
Underdog Cup #3
NA Kuram Kup
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.