UPDATE: MajOr can't attent the HomeStoryCup VI powered by XMG, due to a heavy fever. His replacement will be the Dutch Harstem, who currently plays for fnatic.
First group matches for the HomeStoryCup VI powered by XMG
The first players arrived in Germany today, and are already at TaKe's place, making themselfes comfortable, like it should be during the HomeStoryCup. But not every player is relaxed. And that for a good reason! Tomorrow, the HomeStoryCup VI powered by XMG will start, and the first players have to prove their skills. But we haven't told you guys, what matches are played first. And now, to finally soothe your desire for information, we will announce the first encounters from the first group stage!
The first two of every group will qualify for the second group stage. The group seedings will work as listed below:
Group A 1st Place vs Group D 2nd Place Group B 1st Place vs Group C 2nd Place Group C 1st Place vs Group B 2nd Place Group D 1st Place vs Group A 2nd Place
In case you missed the group setup for the HomeStoryCup VI powered by XMG, you will find it here. The stream will start tomorrow at 14.00 CET and shortly afterwards, the first matches will already be played after the opening ceremony. So don't forget to tune in, and experience professional StarCraft matches in an unique atmosphere, like never before!
Purple: BlinG probably, won most recent i47 which is kinda near that pixel. Could be demuslim though, that dot looks more like nottingham which is demu's hometown. Blue: HuK? ( born in florida) Orange: Snute or TargA Green: Elfi or naama I guess Off-white: Lowely (only notable player from ~belarus afaik)
cities are: yellow -> warsaw blue - stockholm pink -> telford green -> helsinki orange -> hamar red -> st.petersburg violet -> paris white/grey -> i dunno which dot shall be krefeld, if white is krefeld, grey would be something close to frankfurt, if grey is krefeld, should be something in den netherlands teal -> somewhere in florida
so my guesses
yellow -> ret blue -> thorzain pink -> bling green -> dimaga orange -> lucifron red -> slivko violet -> stephano white/grey -> depends, which dot you look, xlord or grubby
I agree with bbm, purple should be bling. He attended the last hsc and was a really good entertainer. Other possibility could be demuslim, cause he is from the UK as well but I don't know where he is born.
I also thought about tlo, cause he won his first big tournament in Manchester, but the dot is surely not Manchester.
On December 04 2012 20:50 neocron wrote: I agree with bbm, purple should be bling. He attended the last hsc and was a really good entertainer. Other possibility could be demuslim, cause he is from the UK as well but I don't know where he is born.
I also thought about tlo, cause he won his first big tournament in Manchester, but the dot is surely not Manchester.
I think I remember TaKe saying on stream that BlinG would get an auto-invite because he guarantees good entertainment :D
Stephano already confirmed in an interview that he would be at HSC VI (can't remember which interview it was though). And if both Stephano and BlinG are going to be there... epic party incoming!
On December 04 2012 21:58 BRaegO wrote: The Blue on Florida is most likely my boy Sheth <3. Since he was unable to go to the last HSC. Thorzain, Demuslim, Stephano maybe.
Sheth played at the last HomeStoryCup. Could still be Sheth or could be HuK.
white seems really to be grubby ^^ first not looked on the map saw 200km and thought "netherlands" ^^ pretty sure that monchi will play, if they have places they life its 0km xD
On December 04 2012 07:53 00Visor wrote: First tried to find the citys:
Yellow: Vilnius (Lithuania) or Minsk (Belarus) => Who else than Lowely? Blue: Stockholm (Sweden) 100%, could be a lot of guys, since Dreamhack is based there Pink: Nottingham (England) seems likely for Demuslim, but there are a lot of other cities, especially Bling could be expected back Green: Helsinki (Finland), I rather expect this to be related to ASUS ROG than a finish player, former winners: Ret, Dimaga, Polt, Taeja, guessing Dimaga Orange: Oslo (Norway), The Gathering takes place here, former winners: Sjow, Lucifron; but actually it could just be Targa/Snute who both went to the Acer Starcraft Challenge in Berlin organized by Take Red: St.Petersburg(Russia), some Russian who lives there (Happy? sLivko? BratOK? TitaN?) Violet: Paris (France), could be a lot of players, except Stephano (from Marseille, too obv), IronSquid and ESWC happened there, guessing Mana as recent ESWC winner White: I think this is actually the grey point since the white is bigger, so it should be Frankfurt/Wiesbaden/Mainz, any event that happened there? Teal: Orlando (USA), obv MLG, Huk won this event and was also born there, pretty sure its Huk
Not much to add, just a few corrections.
YELLOW: It's almost certainly Warsaw, Poland. They goofed a bit on the map, the dot IS in the Vilnius/Minsk area (which would mean LoWeLy or Krr) but the distances don't add up. Warsaw is almost exactly 1100km away. BLUE: Definitely Stockholm, Sweden. But Dreamhack is in Jönköping, a different city in the center of the country. Stockholm may mean ThorZaIN, who won the event there in 2012, or MC, who won the event there in 2011. Or somewhere else! PINK: Really confusing. I'm finding Nottingham to be too close, but Sheffield is too far. Either way, it seems fair to say it's someone who is from the UK; either DeMusliM or Ziktomini. JonnyREcco is not likely, since he's Scottish. GREEN: Helsinki, Finland for sure. You're completely right on this. Either Assembly Winner of some kind, or a Finnish player. ORANGE: It's actually not Oslo, (which would mean Snute, I believe) but it's Hamar, Norway, which is actually the placer where The Gathering happens. LucifroN seems likely. SjoW is an unlikely invite. RED: Yep, it's St. Petersburg. Dunno who lives there though. VIOLET: Another obvious one. Paris, France. No disagreements with your analysis. GREY: Again you're right. These are pretty easy. Frankfurt, Germany. No idea who is from there, but ought to be a German player since international events don't happen there. TEAL: Somewhere in Florida, USA, but again, I think they may have their numbers wrong, because Orlando is too close, Tampa and Miami are too far. But the MLG connection is quite possible, yeah. Otherwise, it's Sheth
Stephano has confirmed he will be attending HSC! So I am guessing that Paris purple dot is Stephano's ESWC 2011 win!
Super stoked that Stephano will be featured this time. He has said he really wanted to go last time, but instead chose to attend WCS France, a decision which did work out well for him. However he will be able to experience this one. Stephano has done well in the last 2 Take tournaments he has participated in, winning the Take TV Reloaded Invitational and coming second in the Stim to the Win tournament. We'll see if he can keep this impressive record going in HSC VI!
Looking forward to HSC VI! Take always hosts excellent tournaments...
Considering the above, this almost confirms that the dots refer to major tournament wins. So Bling looks likely due to winning Insomnia in Telford and Huk too because he won MLG in Orlando. Also Lucifron won the Gathering that took place in Hamar, Norway, so that is the Orange dot. I am guessing the Stockholm dot is Thorzain because these dots seem to be first (or early) LAN wins, and Thorzain won Dreamhack Stockholm. I think the Red dot is St Petersburg and Brat_OK comes to mind as a Russian player who has achieved success in Russian LANS there.
scarlett would be super funny at an event like this. ^^ since she never shows more than her playing. Doesnt give many interviews. Would be fun to see her in such an environment^^ like casting casually with other progamers
On December 05 2012 04:54 revel8 wrote: Stephano has confirmed he will be attending HSC! So I am guessing that Paris purple dot is Stephano's ESWC 2011 win!
Super stoked that Stephano will be featured this time. He has said he really wanted to go last time, but instead chose to attend WCS France, a decision which did work out well for him. However he will be able to experience this one. Stephano has done well in the last 2 Take tournaments he has participated in, winning the Take TV Reloaded Invitational and coming second in the Stim to the Win tournament. We'll see if he can keep this impressive record going in HSC VI!
Looking forward to HSC VI! Take always hosts excellent tournaments...
Considering the above, this almost confirms that the dots refer to major tournament wins. So Bling looks likely due to winning Insomnia in Telford and Huk too because he won MLG in Orlando. Also Lucifron won the Gathering that took place in Hamar, Norway, so that is the Orange dot. I am guessing the Stockholm dot is Thorzain because these dots seem to be first (or early) LAN wins, and Thorzain won Dreamhack Stockholm. I think the Red dot is St Petersburg and Brat_OK comes to mind as a Russian player who has achieved success in Russian LANS there.
Continuing from above, the Yellow dot is definitely Belarus which probably means Lowely. The distance given is off by some way though, so maybe it is supposed to represent somewhere closer, like Poland? If they meant Poland, then Nerchio or Mana or Tarson comes to mind. Nerchio won the last HSC and Tarson always seems to go to HSC. Then again the Polish contingent were very funny last time with their Polish flag markers!
The Green dot is Helsinki, which implies a Finnish player such as Elfi or Naama or Welmu. Welmu won WCG Finland last year. Another alternative is Dimaga, as his first major LAN win was in Assembly Summer 2011, held in Helsinki.
The White dot seems to be Frankfurt, but this does not really indicate an obvious player to me. Maybe a German player who comes from there? Unless they messed up the colour scheme on the map and they mean somewhere in Holland, which would imply Ret or Grubby.
On December 04 2012 23:17 00Visor wrote: Ok, official thread now. Crossposting my analysis and treehuggers response. Remember guys, like Opera, it won't be all birthplaces.
On December 04 2012 07:53 00Visor wrote: First tried to find the citys:
Yellow: Vilnius (Lithuania) or Minsk (Belarus) => Who else than Lowely? Blue: Stockholm (Sweden) 100%, could be a lot of guys, since Dreamhack is based there Pink: Nottingham (England) seems likely for Demuslim, but there are a lot of other cities, especially Bling could be expected back Green: Helsinki (Finland), I rather expect this to be related to ASUS ROG than a finish player, former winners: Ret, Dimaga, Polt, Taeja, guessing Dimaga Orange: Oslo (Norway), The Gathering takes place here, former winners: Sjow, Lucifron; but actually it could just be Targa/Snute who both went to the Acer Starcraft Challenge in Berlin organized by Take Red: St.Petersburg(Russia), some Russian who lives there (Happy? sLivko? BratOK? TitaN?) Violet: Paris (France), could be a lot of players, except Stephano (from Marseille, too obv), IronSquid and ESWC happened there, guessing Mana as recent ESWC winner White: I think this is actually the grey point since the white is bigger, so it should be Frankfurt/Wiesbaden/Mainz, any event that happened there? Teal: Orlando (USA), obv MLG, Huk won this event and was also born there, pretty sure its Huk
Not much to add, just a few corrections.
YELLOW: It's almost certainly Warsaw, Poland. They goofed a bit on the map, the dot IS in the Vilnius/Minsk area (which would mean LoWeLy or Krr) but the distances don't add up. Warsaw is almost exactly 1100km away. BLUE: Definitely Stockholm, Sweden. But Dreamhack is in Jönköping, a different city in the center of the country. Stockholm may mean ThorZaIN, who won the event there in 2012, or MC, who won the event there in 2011. Or somewhere else! PINK: Really confusing. I'm finding Nottingham to be too close, but Sheffield is too far. Either way, it seems fair to say it's someone who is from the UK; either DeMusliM or Ziktomini. JonnyREcco is not likely, since he's Scottish. GREEN: Helsinki, Finland for sure. You're completely right on this. Either Assembly Winner of some kind, or a Finnish player. ORANGE: It's actually not Oslo, (which would mean Snute, I believe) but it's Hamar, Norway, which is actually the placer where The Gathering happens. LucifroN seems likely. SjoW is an unlikely invite. RED: Yep, it's St. Petersburg. Dunno who lives there though. VIOLET: Another obvious one. Paris, France. No disagreements with your analysis. GREY: Again you're right. These are pretty easy. Frankfurt, Germany. No idea who is from there, but ought to be a German player since international events don't happen there. TEAL: Somewhere in Florida, USA, but again, I think they may have their numbers wrong, because Orlando is too close, Tampa and Miami are too far. But the MLG connection is quite possible, yeah. Otherwise, it's Sheth
Nice map analysis from tree.hugger. About Warsaw, it could also be someone from the Ministry of Win house : MorroW, LiveZerg, Ret, TargA, TitaN or even desRow or Destiny. I think Ret, TitaN and TargA are the most probable invites.
About Paris, if it's not Stephano (who is from Toulouse by the way, about 800km souther), it's probably a tournament winner since no top tier player is from Paris. We have Adelscott but he's not really top tier anymore even if he took second place in WCG finals. So a tournament winner in Paris, either MMA from Iron Squid, Mana fro ESWC 2012. Don't forget that Stephano won ESWC 2011 and WCS France in Paris though.
I edited the Grey dot, as I am 100% sure about this
YELLOW: It's almost certainly Warsaw, Poland. They goofed a bit on the map, the dot IS in the Vilnius/Minsk area (which would mean LoWeLy or Krr) but the distances don't add up. Warsaw is almost exactly 1100km away. BLUE: Definitely Stockholm, Sweden. But Dreamhack is in Jönköping, a different city in the center of the country. Stockholm may mean ThorZaIN, who won the event there in 2012, or MC, who won the event there in 2011. Or somewhere else! PINK: Really confusing. I'm finding Nottingham to be too close, but Sheffield is too far. Either way, it seems fair to say it's someone who is from the UK; either DeMusliM or Ziktomini. JonnyREcco is not likely, since he's Scottish. GREEN: Helsinki, Finland for sure. You're completely right on this. Either Assembly Winner of some kind, or a Finnish player. ORANGE: It's actually not Oslo, (which would mean Snute, I believe) but it's Hamar, Norway, which is actually the placer where The Gathering happens. LucifroN seems likely. SjoW is an unlikely invite. RED: Yep, it's St. Petersburg. Dunno who lives there though. VIOLET: Another obvious one. Paris, France. No disagreements with your analysis. GREY: Idar Oberstein, Germany XMG-Xlord was born there and the distance is correct (checked it using google maps) TEAL: Somewhere in Florida, USA, but again, I think they may have their numbers wrong, because Orlando is too close, Tampa and Miami are too far. But the MLG connection is quite possible, yeah. Otherwise, it's Sheth[/QUOTE]
On December 05 2012 23:14 neocron wrote: PINK: Really confusing. I'm finding Nottingham to be too close, but Sheffield is too far. Either way, it seems fair to say it's someone who is from the UK; either DeMusliM or Ziktomini. JonnyREcco is not likely, since he's Scottish.
While the spot looks like nottingham or sheffield, the distance ties in perfectly with Telford (location of insomnia lans) which is almost exactly 800km away from krefeld on google maps, depending on the route taken. That strongly suggests BlinG (winner of prev), not to mention he's an obv invite anyway due to his amazing drunken looping louie antics
On December 05 2012 23:14 neocron wrote: I edited the Grey dot, as I am 100% sure about this
YELLOW: It's almost certainly Warsaw, Poland. They goofed a bit on the map, the dot IS in the Vilnius/Minsk area (which would mean LoWeLy or Krr) but the distances don't add up. Warsaw is almost exactly 1100km away. BLUE: Definitely Stockholm, Sweden. But Dreamhack is in Jönköping, a different city in the center of the country. Stockholm may mean ThorZaIN, who won the event there in 2012, or MC, who won the event there in 2011. Or somewhere else! PINK: Really confusing. I'm finding Nottingham to be too close, but Sheffield is too far. Either way, it seems fair to say it's someone who is from the UK; either DeMusliM or Ziktomini. JonnyREcco is not likely, since he's Scottish. GREEN: Helsinki, Finland for sure. You're completely right on this. Either Assembly Winner of some kind, or a Finnish player. ORANGE: It's actually not Oslo, (which would mean Snute, I believe) but it's Hamar, Norway, which is actually the placer where The Gathering happens. LucifroN seems likely. SjoW is an unlikely invite. RED: Yep, it's St. Petersburg. Dunno who lives there though. VIOLET: Another obvious one. Paris, France. No disagreements with your analysis. GREY: Idar Oberstein, Germany XMG-Xlord was born there and the distance is correct (checked it using google maps) TEAL: Somewhere in Florida, USA, but again, I think they may have their numbers wrong, because Orlando is too close, Tampa and Miami are too far. But the MLG connection is quite possible, yeah. Otherwise, it's Sheth
[/QUOTE] Stephano won WCS EU, which was also in Stockholm.
If I remeber correctly, TaKe gave a hint yesterday on his stream (German stream for IEM Poland Quali) that the TEAL dot does NOT refer to a birthplace.
Let`s do a player riddle contest! One point for every correct guess. I will keep track and we do this again for the next riddle. You can post and edit your guess until the solution is posted. (the player must be clearly identifiable, you may guess the same player for multiple colors, ofcourse only ONE guess per color) If you want to hide your tip, you can send it as PM to me.
UNOFFICIAL HSC PLAYER RIDDLE CONTEST YELLOW: Ret, gotta go for my man yo BLUE: Stephano PINK: PDemuslim GREEN: Dimaga ORANGE: HerO RED: BeastyQT VIOLET: Mana GREY: XlorD TEAL: Sheth
OK then, I already given my reasoning in previous posts but I'll use this template for clarity and brevity.
UNOFFICIAL HSC PLAYER RIDDLE CONTEST YELLOW: Nerchio BLUE: Stephano PINK: Bling GREEN: Naama ORANGE: Lucifron RED: BratOK VIOLET: Mana GREY: XlorD TEAL: HuK
I changed my mind from Thorzain for DreamHack Stockholm because he has just flown to Korea, this makes him less likely to be at HSC. SO I choose Mana to be Paris and Stephano to be Stockholm, due to ESWC and WCS Europe.
I choose Green to be Naama, because he has said that he is going to attend HSC.
Apparently Grey is Xlord as he is from that location in Germany.
Yellow is Nerchio, he won WCS Poland
TLO has confirmed he will be attending too. So not sure if he is one of the dots. Probably the little one.
yellow : TLO or Kas blue : Snute pink : Bling green : naama but not 100% sure orange : nightend red : most likely Happy violet : Mana grey : xlord teal : Ret
UNOFFICIAL HSC PLAYER RIDDLE CONTEST: YELLOW: Snute BLUE: Kas/TLO (they got a shared 3rd place), TLO is already confirmed so I guess it's TLO PINK: BlinG GREEN: Naama (He's from that region in Finland + he's already confirmed) ORANGE: NightenD RED: Brat_OK (Only pro, who's hometown is St. Petersburg) VIOLET: Mana GREY: XlorD TEAL: Ret
Update: Okay, two hints were clearly too much, and made it too easy We just updated the picture and the second round of the riddle has begun! We will publish the hints on Monday at around 20.00 CET and solve the riddle one day later!
On December 08 2012 01:54 TaKeTV wrote: Update: Okay, two hints were clearly too much, and made it too easy We just updated the picture and the second round of the riddle has begun! We will publish the hints on Monday at around 20.00 CET and solve the riddle one day later!
Violet: Cologne, Hasuobs is living there, Mvp and Puma won IEM Cologne, Socke won several EPS events in Cologne White: Should be New York, so should have something to do with MLG Arenas Red: Singapore, Grubby i think Green: Should be Columbus, so depends on 2011 or 2012, will probably be a korean Orange: Somewhere in Finnland, didnt know the exact place Teal: Bucharest, should accord to Dreamhack, so maybe Nerchio, Bly, maybe Monchi it was some kind of his international breakout Pink: Again Paris, maybe this time Stephano due to ESWC 2011 Yellow: its Graz, Monchi was born there, i think there is no other reference Blue: something in Italy, might be Cloud or its the place, where UGC was held, so could be Hasu
Orange could be city of Oulu, althou it looks little misplaced for it. Only happening there I know of is Vectorama. Naama is used already and I don't know of Welmu where he lives, but i know Elfi doesn't live there. However it was first tournament Elfi attended after getting sponsored by ROG.
On December 08 2012 02:18 Dexington wrote: I think green is Columbus, so who ever won MLG Columbus.
Red is Singapore, either Sting or Grubby. Grubby is confirmed already, so probably him.
White is New York? DRG won IEM NY.
Pink is Paris, so probably Stephano. Maybe MMA
Grey I believe is somewhere in Belgium, so probably Feast
Blue is somewhere else in France.
Yellow is probably Cloud, looks like Italy
Light blue may be Austria, so Monchi
Orange could be in Finland, maybe elfi?
MLG Columbus 2012 was MarineKing this year which makes sense because he didn't play in the Korean Qualifier and every other member of Prime including Gerrard did but it could be like Gubbernecco said and have MMA be Columbus from 2011 and MKP in NY for the MLG Arena
MKP and MC are coming probably too, because on 15 and 16 there is a tourney, where mkp and mc are playing in
source is here:
" Yoan Merlo @ToDsc2 I will be casting the Numericable cup in English live from the @M_Millenium house in Marseille on 15th and 16th with @sk__mc & @MKPS2 there!"
Already seems like a great tourney, but when is it taking place? I know the guy above me mentioned the 15th and 16th but I can't see it mentioned in the OP.
Im hoping DRG will come to some HSC some day. MC and MKP are kind of outgoing and fun people to have around and Im quite sure DRG would fit perfectly in there too. Otherwise Polt and Violet seem to be solid picks too.
On December 09 2012 20:37 eurTsItniH wrote: Already seems like a great tourney, but when is it taking place? I know the guy above me mentioned the 15th and 16th but I can't see it mentioned in the OP.
On December 08 2012 01:54 TaKeTV wrote: Update: Okay, two hints were clearly too much, and made it too easy We just updated the picture and the second round of the riddle has begun! We will publish the hints on Monday at around 20.00 CET and solve the riddle one day later!
Sincerely,
The TaKeTV Crew
Ok update:
Confirmed:
Naama (twitter)
Kas (twitter)
Stephano (twitter)
Xlord (taketv)
Tlo (taketv)
Grubby (reddit)
ret (taketv)
nightend (taketv)
snute (taketv)
bling (taketv)
brat_ok (taketv)
mana (taketv)
Unconfirmed but most likely:
atn Cloud
atn Socke
mouz Hasuobs
XMG monchi
On ESL.tv Take gave a statement that hinted Socke and Hasu as set for HSC6. While not officially announced yet (as far as I know) we can assume both guys being in the player pool.
On December 10 2012 13:04 PhoenixVoid wrote: I would love it if you guys could somehow persuade HyuN and Polt to come to Germany.
yeah. Polt is like the only korean, who can speak english properly and is one of the few terrans with constant good results. Also a crowd-pleaser. An appearance at HSC would be so big. (and I am not even a fan)
Please Take, make it happen :o
Additionally HSC should (or have to...it would be so funny) make some FFA matches inbetween. NASL showed us that those games can be so funny.
Last (but I guess this is one too many): Day-9 should be invited as caster.
He wont be inviting any other casters i think, dont know if bitterdam will be there again, but most of the casting is done by the players anyway - and thats one of the reasons why hsc is so special!
furthermore i'd think that day9 is stupidly expensive too ^^
cologne could be a lot of guys, if you consider in the first riddle there were even 3rd place finishers. cologne had 3 big international tournaments, socke won 3 eps title in a row in cologne and the wcs germany, hasuobs is living there. can be a lot of different people
with hints, i would say Blue: Cloud Yellow: Monchi Pink: ToD? Green: MC Orange: Elfi/Welmu/Protosser/Fuzer? Red: Grubby Violet: Socke White: MarineKing Teal: Kas/Dimaga
Red is Grubby, that is his winnings at IEM Singapore. Green is MC, he won $2000 at MLG Columbus in 2011 White is MKP probably, he got 2nd at an MLG Arena in New York. Grey dot may be monchi, he just won 3000 euros at the EPS
mc <- green mkp <- white/grey moman <- deeppink socke <- lightpink monchi <- yellow dimaga <- light blue grubby <- red cloud <- blue elfi (protosser?) <- orange (only one i'm not sure)
I think that dot in California is SortOf, as he just won $5k at NASL. Is that a dot in Niger? Regardless, the only player I know of from Africa is PandaTank. The dot in Toronto is obviously Stephano. Red dot is in Ukraine, so it is either Bly for WCS Ukraine, or MMA for IEM Kiev Teal dot is in Poland. ToD won $3k at an event there, so that's a possibility Orange is in Stockholme, could be Nerchio for the recent Thor Open, Lucifron for WCS EU, or whoever got 3rd in WCS Sweden
Light Blue: Toronto? Shoud be Stephano Yellow: Might be Long Beach, would be SortOf Pink: Berlin, Hasuobs won 4k at Berlin Open Dark Violet: should be Goody Green: Real? Orange: Stockholm, Lucifron/Idra other 3rd place finishers arent likely(sjow, monster) or other are already announced Red: Kiev,Titan or Bly Dark Blue: Feast, i think Light Violet: MMA White: no clue Teal: Warsaw, should bei Thorzain for Battle.Net Europe Finalsd
On December 12 2012 05:05 Gubbernecco wrote: Light Blue: Toronto? Shoud be Stephano Yellow: Might be Long Beach, would be SortOf Pink: Berlin, Hasuobs won 4k at Berlin Open Dark Violet: should be Goody Green: Real? Orange: Stockholm, Lucifron/Idra other 3rd place finishers arent likely(sjow, monster) or other are already announced Red: Kiev,Titan or Bly Dark Blue: Feast, i think Light Violet: MMA White: no clue Teal: Warsaw, should bei Thorzain for Battle.Net Europe Finalsd
Red one could be also MMA, because he won IEM Kiev
On December 12 2012 05:05 Gubbernecco wrote: Light Blue: Toronto? Shoud be Stephano Yellow: Might be Long Beach, would be SortOf Pink: Berlin, Hasuobs won 4k at Berlin Open Dark Violet: should be Goody Green: Real? Orange: Stockholm, Lucifron/Idra other 3rd place finishers arent likely(sjow, monster) or other are already announced Red: Kiev,Titan or Bly Dark Blue: Feast, i think Light Violet: MMA White: no clue Teal: Warsaw, should bei Thorzain for Battle.Net Europe Finalsd
Red one could be also MMA, because he won IEM Kiev
yes, but he is the light violet dot, so he wont be named twice
E: Checked the distance, copenhagen is ecact 732 km away from krefeld, so they just put denmark to africa. should be babyknight then
On December 12 2012 05:40 TheDougler wrote: Man, if there isn't ONE fricken invited north american I'm gonna be pretty disappointed.
i'd be very surprised if that was the case. between Idra, Incontrol, Scarlett, Sheth and Huk there are too many North American personalities to not invite any of them.
On December 12 2012 05:36 TheDougler wrote: Yellow dot is Anahiem right? MMA I guess?
Edit: Wait NM, MVP won MLG Anahiem for $5000... MVP I guess... A bit weird, he didn't really fit in last HSC.
Yeah, could be Anaheim, but more likely NASL 4 (Sortof) or IPL Hot Imports (Hero).
MMA is the dot in Paris for Iron Squid.
Why more likely? Just geography? (I really don't know American geography so sorry if this is a dumb question).
Not geography. Thats all pretty close. Just several other facts like the GSL Grand Tour finals ... which is actually on the same date, so I assume definitely not MVP.
Same is true for Leenock btw. I think he says in the interview "finals ... or Homestory Cup".
And Hero is there as well. So the California spot seems to be Sortof.
On December 12 2012 05:40 TheDougler wrote: Man, if there isn't ONE fricken invited north american I'm gonna be pretty disappointed.
Which team do you expect to send a NA player there and pay his flights/hotel? I don't know any unless Idra goes.
Quantic disbanded, EG's focus is in Korea now and none of their remaining NA players would make sense as an invite apart from IdrA. complexity? Nah. Root? Nah, and who would they even send?
On December 12 2012 05:40 TheDougler wrote: Man, if there isn't ONE fricken invited north american I'm gonna be pretty disappointed.
Which team do you expect to send a NA player there and pay his flights/hotel? I don't know any unless Idra goes.
Quantic disbanded, EG's focus is in Korea now and none of their remaining NA players would make sense as an invite apart from IdrA. complexity? Nah. Root? Nah, and who would they even send?
Hmm, you make some good points as usual StarVe. I hadn't really thought it through. I guess I was thinking HuK but he's taking a break. Honestly any of Root would be fine though. Vibe especially would be fine. Ostojiy is probably finishing exams though now that I think of it so yeah I guess that makes sense, might be same situation for Illusion, fact that Quantic disbanded is all the more reason for more publicity now. For a minute or two I was thinking Scarlett but on second thought I'm pretty sure she wouldn't fit the HSC scene very well at the moment.
So yeah, well played. Man, the whole North American scene is really in disarray right now... Hadn't really realized it.
GOSWSER! Ha! They could've invited Goswser... I guess. :p But yeah on the whole, it makes sense that there's no NA players this time.
On December 12 2012 05:36 TheDougler wrote: Yellow dot is Anahiem right? MMA I guess?
Edit: Wait NM, MVP won MLG Anahiem for $5000... MVP I guess... A bit weird, he didn't really fit in last HSC.
Theres no way MVP will be invited. Take recently said on stream that mvp was the worst guest for hsc ever, because he played bad, left the location and just chilled in his hotel the entire time. Take literally said he wont invite him ever again.
On December 12 2012 05:36 TheDougler wrote: Yellow dot is Anahiem right? MMA I guess?
Edit: Wait NM, MVP won MLG Anahiem for $5000... MVP I guess... A bit weird, he didn't really fit in last HSC.
Theres no way MVP will be invited. Take recently said on stream that mvp was the worst guest for hsc ever, because he played bad, left the location and just chilled in his hotel the entire time. Take literally said he wont invite him ever again.
Wasn`t it the time MVP had a peak with his wrist problems and was frustrated? I mean I don`t know MVP`s social usual behavior at all, maybe Take is right, but it could be a snap judgment.
On December 12 2012 05:36 TheDougler wrote: Yellow dot is Anahiem right? MMA I guess?
Edit: Wait NM, MVP won MLG Anahiem for $5000... MVP I guess... A bit weird, he didn't really fit in last HSC.
Theres no way MVP will be invited. Take recently said on stream that mvp was the worst guest for hsc ever, because he played bad, left the location and just chilled in his hotel the entire time. Take literally said he wont invite him ever again.
Wasn`t it the time MVP had a peak with his wrist problems and was frustrated? I mean I don`t know MVP`s social usual behavior at all, maybe Take is right, but it could be a snap judgment.
They put him on the couch and he just looked at his phone all the time, he's a great player but he just doesn't fit in the environment. He's famous for winning, not because he's entertaining and if he isn't winning you don't get a lot of value out of flying Mvp to a foreign tournament.
I'd love to see NesTea go once, but I wouln't try the Mvp experimen again either.
On December 12 2012 05:40 TheDougler wrote: Man, if there isn't ONE fricken invited north american I'm gonna be pretty disappointed.
i'd be very surprised if that was the case. between Idra, Incontrol, Scarlett, Sheth and Huk there are too many North American personalities to not invite any of them.
On December 13 2012 05:11 bbm wrote: BlinG said on his stream earlier that he wasnt allowed to drink on stream this time.
he was pretty concerned about his chances in the looping louie tournament.
Haha damn Dignitas, keeping that leash tight
I think it isn't about Dignitas. TaKe mentioned during a stream that he got some problems with twitch.tv because of the much drinking on the stream. For this time, after the matches are finished and the drinking games starte, the stream will not be linked from twitch-frontpage anymore, iirc.
There are still 11 players to be revealed and Stephano already said on twitter that he will participate in the upcoming HSC. So don't worry, he'll be there
From left to right from top to bottom: Toronto, NASL3, Stephano Long Beach, NASL4, SortOf Berlijn, EPS Berlin open, Hasuobs, Darkforce GoOdy Stockholm, Thor Open, Nerchio, Kiev, WCS Ukraine, Bly, Belgium, Feast Paris, Iron Squid, MMA, Copenhagen, BabyKnight Warsaw, SEC, ToD
Didn't see HeroMarine all that much recently. I thought he wasn't practicing much because he was busy at school. Anyway, nice line-up overall, looking forward to HSC again
I think Snute could take this. He has been close to winning some big tournaments now and I have the feeling that if he prepares could enough he will in the finals.
On December 14 2012 19:54 AyaaLa wrote: I think Snute could take this. He has been close to winning some big tournaments now and I have the feeling that if he prepares could enough he will in the finals.
SNUTE FIGHTING~
heh.
i know you're Norwegian, but... no. just no. Snute is good, but look at the playerlist again.
Babyknight is clearly the favourite. Seeing his sick dodging skills against the firebat in dota, he's more than able to keep his coins safe from a lunatic on a plane.
On December 14 2012 06:45 00Visor wrote: So it was ToD and not Thorzain.
Also White-Ra for BlizzCon 2010 in Anaheim, nobody guessed that.
Amesome lineup, looking forward.
Edit: I guess Tarson is really only a special guest and won't play. The other players make for a total of 32.
Tarson is not going to play, Take explained this on stream. He said Tarson has to be at Homestory Cup, even if he doesn't play, because he's such a nice guy so Take payed his flight. Nice Guy Take as well!
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
OK, that was a dumb post.
I didnt mean to flame HSC in any way, i love the tournament and cant w8 to watch it - i just dislike some invites and wouldve invited different ppl (but its obviously not my tournament, right^^) - moman as 2nd "special guest" and replacing fuzer/heromarine with slightly more accomplished players.
Also, i accused Fuzer of streamcheating in the past while he didnt, i fucked that up in my brain / was thinking about spades streamcheating while teammates @ the teamhouse were watching. sry!
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
I for one really like the way take is inviting his players.
He chooses people that are really good at playing (MC,MMA etc.). Then he has people that are really entertaining on stream (Moman, Nightend, Grubby).
Most importantly imho he invites unkown european players and local talent to expose them to a bigger crowd. I think this is something that might get younger players more exposure and thus can increase their worth on the market.(He had Stephano at HSC III, which was before his big breakout)
HSC has always been more about entertainment than about highest level of play and i like it that way.
Only things I don't like is that Nerchio and Kas won't be there. It also won't be the same with only Rotterdam without MrBitter, but I guess it doesn't really matter at HSC, where all the players are casting anyway.
And I think he should've let Tarson play. He's in need of a team and he isn't much worse than say Heromarine or Moman. Or did Tarson retire?
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
What the fuck have you taken? Streamcheating??? And bad? Really wtf? Im sure you could beat players like tlo :/
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
On December 15 2012 06:47 Champloo wrote: Only things I don't like is that Nerchio and Kas won't be there. It also won't be the same with only Rotterdam without MrBitter, but I guess it doesn't really matter at HSC, where all the players are casting anyway.
And I think he should've let Tarson play. He's in need of a team and he isn't much worse than say Heromarine or Moman. Or did Tarson retire?
Nope, but HeroMarine is a way superior player. And Kas will be there.
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
But i think you are just trolling.
but he has a point. Not inviting Real is supprising. My first reaction was "none knows the guys who are invited but can not go" but Real did play the qualifier. Heromarine e.g. is a shy little boy. Taking him and not Real, is a slap in his face.
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
But i think you are just trolling.
but he has a point. Not inviting Real is supprising. My first reaction was "none knows the guys who are invited but can not go" but Real did play the qualifier. Heromarine e.g. is a shy little boy. Taking him and not Real, is a slap in his face.
And Real is a big personality? I don't think I've ever seen him cast or anything, he just plays at HSC at thats it. Not gonna miss him.
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
But i think you are just trolling.
but he has a point. Not inviting Real is supprising. My first reaction was "none knows the guys who are invited but can not go" but Real did play the qualifier. Heromarine e.g. is a shy little boy. Taking him and not Real, is a slap in his face.
And Real is a big personality? I don't think I've ever seen him cast or anything, he just plays at HSC at thats it. Not gonna miss him.
He appears in the background of Takes stream pretty often, sometimes even kind of casts I think.
Also seems to practice a lot with SaltTheWound.
Btw, I find it kind of funny they are not inviting the winner of last year.
Nice Line up I´m really happy that Take invited Heromarine. He play better then the most guys here thinking, I´m watching often his stream. As example, he won a Ezio Cup tournament by 3-0 over Cloud at the finals. (Cloud playing well in international tournaments like dreamhack, who he reach the playoffs.) Hopefully, the two Koreans Terran win the thing in a epic TvT final, to show the world, that T is still a race who can win a something bigger....
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
But i think you are just trolling.
If its true that Moman doesnt rly play anymore its a weird idea to invite him as a player over Daisy/ReaL, but as a Caster and personality its awesome, Moman was the most entertaining guy on HSC4( was it 4?)
On December 15 2012 08:43 m0ck wrote: Should have added another terran that most people don't know, Krass. The german terrans are the future, quit hating.
On December 15 2012 08:43 m0ck wrote: Should have added another terran that most people don't know, Krass. The german terrans are the future, quit hating.
or KauP
kauP vs DIMAGA @ HSC VI EU qualifier D: I still have not recovered from that...
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
But i think you are just trolling.
but he has a point. Not inviting Real is supprising. My first reaction was "none knows the guys who are invited but can not go" but Real did play the qualifier. Heromarine e.g. is a shy little boy. Taking him and not Real, is a slap in his face.
And Real is a big personality? I don't think I've ever seen him cast or anything, he just plays at HSC at thats it. Not gonna miss him.
He appears in the background of Takes stream pretty often, sometimes even kind of casts I think.
Also seems to practice a lot with SaltTheWound.
Btw, I find it kind of funny they are not inviting the winner of last year.
Do you think everyone take invited chose to come? I'm pretty sure some players weren't first picks but the linep looks great.
Also Heromarine over Real makes sense when you look at the number of Protoss at HSC.
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
Dear sir, if you accuse some one from streamcheating please give me some proofs. Otherwise please dont spread retarded rumours that hurts someones reputation.
I have never _streamcheated_, I might be cheesy sometimes but yeah so has everyone who has ever won anything in this game.
After beeing to the BarCraft for the last two HSCs i'm sad that i won't be attending this one - It was always fun but i don't have that much of an interest for those players - Needs TaeJa or HerO imho to pull me there ^_^
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
But i think you are just trolling.
No, i have never watched HomestoryCup and no, im not trolling. + Show Spoiler +
<3 i watched every HSC and I fucking LOVE it. There is some truth to what i said though - i personally wouldnt have invited MoMaN (as a player - why would he play while tarson doesnt), Fuzer and Heromarine. I think there are just so many more deserving players. I'm still counting the days till HSC finally starts. Dont get me wrong^^
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
Dear sir, if you accuse some one from streamcheating please give me some proofs. Otherwise please dont spread retarded rumours that hurts someones reputation.
I have never _streamcheated_, I might be cheesy sometimes but yeah so has everyone who has ever won anything in this game.
Sry man, i fucked that up and i edit my post. I rly had something like that in mind when thinking about the MoW drama. I think i was mistaken it with Spades streamcheating in a teamhouse while teammates were watching. I sincerely apologize, hf @ hsc.
On December 15 2012 08:43 m0ck wrote: Should have added another terran that most people don't know, Krass. The german terrans are the future, quit hating.
or KauP
kauP vs DIMAGA @ HSC VI EU qualifier D: I still have not recovered from that...
haha yes that was hilarious :D Heromarine german terran hope!!!!
On December 15 2012 11:46 Black Gun wrote: mkp, mc, mma, stephano and violet combined have like a 99% chance to win this, lol. no way in hell anyone not among these 5 names takes it.
Thats pretty much what everyone said about mvp and mc last time
On December 15 2012 22:05 Genealogy wrote: No Nerchio, no Idra, no Incontrol, no Bling? I am dissapoint.
HSC was my favorite tournament not because it was competetive, but because it was fun. I am a sad panda.
Edit: Ah ok, at least Bling is there
I dont understand how anyone can say player list is not fun this time. I think this player list is funniest HSC has ever had. Some good ones are of course missing but overall player like Fuzer is amazing addition to the tournament. Nerchio is not interesting or funny personality so we dont miss anything else than his skills.
On December 15 2012 11:46 Black Gun wrote: mkp, mc, mma, stephano and violet combined have like a 99% chance to win this, lol. no way in hell anyone not among these 5 names takes it.
Thats pretty much what everyone said about mvp and mc last time
I was expecting more new and unknown players but this will be ton of fun anyway. Maybe I know too many players. But on second thought even if I know the players from tournaments I don't know all of them closely. Some guys I recognize by name but don't actually know anything more about them like Fuzer, Tarrantius, Heromarine or Snute. I have been looking forward to this tourney since last Homestory and I'm sure it will be even better
On December 16 2012 03:27 Luepert wrote: MMA vs MKP finals.
Thats not how HSC works. MC will probably win it, because he doesn't care in which environment he plays. You could wake him up at 3am, fly him to Uzbekistan and he would win such a tourney. MC is just a KILLER! :D
On December 15 2012 11:46 Black Gun wrote: mkp, mc, mma, stephano and violet combined have like a 99% chance to win this, lol. no way in hell anyone not among these 5 names takes it.
I did a double and triple check but I don't see Violet in the player pool. Did he replace someone?
Anyhow all my favorite commentators from the previous HSCs are there (Grubby, Tod, Hasu, Tarson) so I'm very excited for this one. I've avoided most of the SC2 content after NASL so hopefully I can recover from the burnout =P.
i don't think who's going to win the tournament is what really matters at homestory cup lol. i have tons of memories of HSC5, but i don't remember who won.
On December 16 2012 03:56 Schelim wrote: i don't think who's going to win the tournament is what really matters at homestory cup lol. i have tons of memories of HSC5, but i don't remember who won.
On December 16 2012 03:43 jnd wrote: I was expecting more new and unknown players but this will be ton of fun anyway. Maybe I know too many players. But on second thought even if I know the players from tournaments I don't know all of them closely. Some guys I recognize by name but don't actually know anything more about them like Fuzer, Tarrantius, Heromarine or Snute. I have been looking forward to this tourney since last Homestory and I'm sure it will be even better
i hope your signature is wrong, and HSC6 will be even better than number 5
Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
On December 15 2012 22:05 Genealogy wrote: No Nerchio, no Idra, no Incontrol, no Bling? I am dissapoint.
HSC was my favorite tournament not because it was competetive, but because it was fun. I am a sad panda.
Edit: Ah ok, at least Bling is there
I dont understand how anyone can say player list is not fun this time. I think this player list is funniest HSC has ever had. Some good ones are of course missing but overall player like Fuzer is amazing addition to the tournament. Nerchio is not interesting or funny personality so we dont miss anything else than his skills.
I dont think you follow Nerchio or watched his stream then (very funny stuff). You dont like the guy, ok but some are still dissapointed hes not there, u know.
And yes Fuzer is such a nice addition, he can 2 rax and couse some drama maybe
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
moman is a great personality but i'm surprised to see him getting an invite as a player still.. then again, if incontrol can, he can. can't wait for yet another hsc, best tournament PERIOD
On December 16 2012 05:03 rafaliusz wrote: Only 3 spots for qualified players? This is killing esports..
Homestory cup have always been more an entertaining event rather than actual esports tournament. Some players drinking while playing should tell you as much.
On December 16 2012 05:13 alQahira wrote: No Naniwa? I wonder why?
This is going to be amazing. And I really looking forward for Fuzer...I still remember his cheer at Dreamhack (or Asus ROG?) where he surrounded MC's Stalker with SCV's :D
On December 16 2012 05:03 rafaliusz wrote: Only 3 spots for qualified players? This is killing esports..
Homestory cup have always been more an entertaining event rather than actual esports tournament. Some players drinking while playing should tell you as much.
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
You have never watched a HSC before, right?
It's all about the player thereselfs.. not so much about their skills.
But i think you are just trolling.
No, i have never watched HomestoryCup and no, im not trolling. + Show Spoiler +
<3 i watched every HSC and I fucking LOVE it. There is some truth to what i said though - i personally wouldnt have invited MoMaN (as a player - why would he play while tarson doesnt), Fuzer and Heromarine. I think there are just so many more deserving players. I'm still counting the days till HSC finally starts. Dont get me wrong^^
On December 15 2012 04:59 Daumen wrote: holy crap, ReaL & Daisy are NOT invited? Would have been easy-to-get koreans since they live pretty close :O
ReaL also did pretty good in HSC4 :X this rly surprises me ... but maybe its because ReaL didnt have much On-Screen time :o
ye, i rly dislike some of takes invites...
moman, heromarine? rly? i mean i like moman, but hes just not a good player. daisy and real are koreans in germany and much better than those 2. there are so many other options to invite, i dont rly get it. he pretty much invites the same ppl every hsc, no matter what results they get or anything. even worse then those 2 is the invite of Fuzer... cheesy, streamcheating - and pretty bad when he doesnt.
Dear sir, if you accuse some one from streamcheating please give me some proofs. Otherwise please dont spread retarded rumours that hurts someones reputation.
I have never _streamcheated_, I might be cheesy sometimes but yeah so has everyone who has ever won anything in this game.
Sry man, i fucked that up and i edit my post. I rly had something like that in mind when thinking about the MoW drama. I think i was mistaken it with Spades streamcheating in a teamhouse while teammates were watching. I sincerely apologize, hf @ hsc.
holy... now I know what went wrong here ;D good to see that the mixup has been cleared...
I just noticed that the only player from the Americas is the NA Qualifier Winner: MajOr ... before Take invited Idra & iNcontroL, why not this time? Not even MrBitter is there? Did Take pay for their flgiht tickets last time and now he doesnt have the money or something ? ;<
On December 16 2012 05:03 rafaliusz wrote: Only 3 spots for qualified players? This is killing esports..
Homestory cup have always been more an entertaining event rather than actual esports tournament. Some players drinking while playing should tell you as much.
On December 16 2012 05:13 alQahira wrote: No Naniwa? I wonder why?
He's home taking care of his babies.
what?
Sorry just an inside joke for those who watched his stream yesterday. You can read his fanclub for clarification. I have no idea why he's not at homestory cup.
Darn, I was hoping for a Startale player. I remember Sound doing pretty well when he qualified. But nonetheless Home Story Cup looks awesome as usual. I want Ret or Grubby to win it all.
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
but im really sad that nerchio isnt attending
I could enjoy and laugh about bad play from any of the multiple daily tournaments that get streamed and casted. However, there are only few events that has the financial stability to consistently get high level players to attend. Watching those players crush semi-pros/amateurs for 10+ matches is so boring. It is a waste of resources that could be used to produce a high level tournament like IPL. Just imagine IPL with HSC production and content.
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
Couldn't have said it better. Remember MC complaining about how terrible the match was? Why u no attack? so much gas... missed rallies... plat level micro...
On December 16 2012 05:03 rafaliusz wrote: Only 3 spots for qualified players? This is killing esports..
Homestory cup have always been more an entertaining event rather than actual esports tournament. Some players drinking while playing should tell you as much.
On December 16 2012 05:13 alQahira wrote: No Naniwa? I wonder why?
He's home taking care of his babies.
what?
Sorry just an inside joke for those who watched his stream yesterday. You can read his fanclub for clarification. I have no idea why he's not at homestory cup.
On December 16 2012 07:09 creamyturtle wrote: I see some Koreans but where are the Americans??
it's HSC but they still want the skill level some what high :p
tbh there are plenty of Americans who are better than most of the Europeans at this HSC. They probably didn't want to travel since it's so close to christmas.
Player pool is a lot worse than past HSC. Will be fun to watch Koreans beat down foreigners, but players like Fuzer and Xlord with 30% winrates and struggling to get GM-- not sure about that.
On December 16 2012 07:29 decado90 wrote: Player pool is a lot worse than past HSC. Will be fun to watch Koreans beat down foreigners, but players like Fuzer
He is good enough to beat TLO, Huyn, Targa, Cloud, etc...etc...
And player pool is better than last time. Especially koreans are a lot better this time.
On December 16 2012 08:42 ThorZainWeTrust wrote: now i might be blind or something, but wherent there a dot in sweden n the map thingy? No swede in the line up so what's up with that dot?
Just curius how the map thing worked
Map didnt only show countries where the players are from but a location where they won a big tournament(e.g. Dreamhack)
On December 16 2012 10:37 VKCA wrote: lol no good koreans except for symbol. well really no koreans at all I guess. Fine with me, so many kor at wcs ipl and nasl.
sooo many sick foreigners though really excited to see more of tlo and bly :D
Edit: and major!!!!
We NEED Koreans... or rather we need MC and MKP for some sweet-ass Konglish casting.
On December 16 2012 10:37 VKCA wrote: lol no good koreans except for symbol. well really no koreans at all I guess. Fine with me, so many kor at wcs ipl and nasl.
sooo many sick foreigners though really excited to see more of tlo and bly :D
Edit: and major!!!!
MMA has been not so good lately I can understand that. MC seems to be kind of a slumping as well (compared to his old form at least). But MKP is Code S, or did you forget about him? He actually went to Ro8 in Code S compared to Symbol who went out in Ro16.
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
but im really sad that nerchio isnt attending
I could enjoy and laugh about bad play from any of the multiple daily tournaments that get streamed and casted. However, there are only few events that has the financial stability to consistently get high level players to attend. Watching those players crush semi-pros/amateurs for 10+ matches is so boring. It is a waste of resources that could be used to produce a high level tournament like IPL. Just imagine IPL with HSC production and content.
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
Couldn't have said it better. Remember MC complaining about how terrible the match was? Why u no attack? so much gas... missed rallies... plat level micro...
Remember how MC and MVP got crushed by these "semi-pros/amateurs"?
And I can't believe you would like to see the player lineup of IPL for an event like this. Do you like watching a bunch of shy guys who know like 10 english words sitting on a couch casting games?
Few koreans. But MKP is a really great player. But the foreigner lineup... Don't know everyone is there so maybe its now something differnet but I will go and watch it in the pub. Only very few cool foreigners missing what do you want?
i think they are lacking some cool NA players, but the european lineup is so sick i like that there are only players with a cool personality, and not only players who perform well
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
but im really sad that nerchio isnt attending
I could enjoy and laugh about bad play from any of the multiple daily tournaments that get streamed and casted. However, there are only few events that has the financial stability to consistently get high level players to attend. Watching those players crush semi-pros/amateurs for 10+ matches is so boring. It is a waste of resources that could be used to produce a high level tournament like IPL. Just imagine IPL with HSC production and content.
On December 16 2012 04:24 mijagi182 wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:19 kju wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
Couldn't have said it better. Remember MC complaining about how terrible the match was? Why u no attack? so much gas... missed rallies... plat level micro...
Remember how MC and MVP got crushed by these "semi-pros/amateurs"?
And I can't believe you would like to see the player lineup of IPL for an event like this. Do you like watching a bunch of shy guys who know like 10 english words sitting on a couch casting games?
Got "crushed"? I remember no such thing. Not even remotely. The only threat to top level Koreans like Mvp are few. Stephano. Maybe Scarlett in a ZvZ. Get real w/ the fanboy stuff kid. Half of this line up wouldn't qualify for any other major tournament. This is the WORST lineup since IEM Singapore, without Stephano/Violet it can't be considered a major event.
Why wouldn't you want to watch the BEST players go against each other rather than bunch of rejects try to get attention? I would rather watch Mvp mutter 10 words than no-result-no-name try his hand at casting. He would point out relevant information and give insight to how great players view the game instead of mouthing off nonsense like majority of the casters do.
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
but im really sad that nerchio isnt attending
I could enjoy and laugh about bad play from any of the multiple daily tournaments that get streamed and casted. However, there are only few events that has the financial stability to consistently get high level players to attend. Watching those players crush semi-pros/amateurs for 10+ matches is so boring. It is a waste of resources that could be used to produce a high level tournament like IPL. Just imagine IPL with HSC production and content.
On December 16 2012 04:24 mijagi182 wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:19 kju wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
Couldn't have said it better. Remember MC complaining about how terrible the match was? Why u no attack? so much gas... missed rallies... plat level micro...
Remember how MC and MVP got crushed by these "semi-pros/amateurs"?
And I can't believe you would like to see the player lineup of IPL for an event like this. Do you like watching a bunch of shy guys who know like 10 english words sitting on a couch casting games?
Got "crushed"? I remember no such thing. Not even remotely. The only threat to top level Koreans like Mvp are few. Stephano. Maybe Scarlett in a ZvZ. Get real w/ the fanboy stuff kid. Half of this line up wouldn't qualify for any other major tournament. This is the WORST lineup since IEM Singapore, without Stephano/Violet it can't be considered a major event.
Why wouldn't you want to watch the BEST players go against each other rather than bunch of rejects try to get attention? I would rather watch Mvp mutter 10 words than no-result-no-name try his hand at casting. He would point out relevant information and give insight to how great players view the game instead of mouthing off nonsense like majority of the casters do.
Well, if you don't like fun, stay away from HSC and don't try to argue with people who enjoy. Your opinion is okay, but keep it to yourself please.
Can I just say that honestly, the next computer I buy will probably be an XMG if I can manage to get one here in the states because of HSC. Really effective advertising.
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
but im really sad that nerchio isnt attending
I could enjoy and laugh about bad play from any of the multiple daily tournaments that get streamed and casted. However, there are only few events that has the financial stability to consistently get high level players to attend. Watching those players crush semi-pros/amateurs for 10+ matches is so boring. It is a waste of resources that could be used to produce a high level tournament like IPL. Just imagine IPL with HSC production and content.
On December 16 2012 04:24 mijagi182 wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:19 kju wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
Couldn't have said it better. Remember MC complaining about how terrible the match was? Why u no attack? so much gas... missed rallies... plat level micro...
Remember how MC and MVP got crushed by these "semi-pros/amateurs"?
And I can't believe you would like to see the player lineup of IPL for an event like this. Do you like watching a bunch of shy guys who know like 10 english words sitting on a couch casting games?
Got "crushed"? I remember no such thing. Not even remotely. The only threat to top level Koreans like Mvp are few. Stephano. Maybe Scarlett in a ZvZ. Get real w/ the fanboy stuff kid. Half of this line up wouldn't qualify for any other major tournament. This is the WORST lineup since IEM Singapore, without Stephano/Violet it can't be considered a major event.
Why wouldn't you want to watch the BEST players go against each other rather than bunch of rejects try to get attention? I would rather watch Mvp mutter 10 words than no-result-no-name try his hand at casting. He would point out relevant information and give insight to how great players view the game instead of mouthing off nonsense like majority of the casters do.
Just... No. =) But feel free to miss this great event but dont complain after.
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
but im really sad that nerchio isnt attending
I could enjoy and laugh about bad play from any of the multiple daily tournaments that get streamed and casted. However, there are only few events that has the financial stability to consistently get high level players to attend. Watching those players crush semi-pros/amateurs for 10+ matches is so boring. It is a waste of resources that could be used to produce a high level tournament like IPL. Just imagine IPL with HSC production and content.
On December 16 2012 04:24 mijagi182 wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:19 kju wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
Couldn't have said it better. Remember MC complaining about how terrible the match was? Why u no attack? so much gas... missed rallies... plat level micro...
Remember how MC and MVP got crushed by these "semi-pros/amateurs"?
And I can't believe you would like to see the player lineup of IPL for an event like this. Do you like watching a bunch of shy guys who know like 10 english words sitting on a couch casting games?
Got "crushed"? I remember no such thing. Not even remotely. The only threat to top level Koreans like Mvp are few. Stephano. Maybe Scarlett in a ZvZ. Get real w/ the fanboy stuff kid. Half of this line up wouldn't qualify for any other major tournament. This is the WORST lineup since IEM Singapore, without Stephano/Violet it can't be considered a major event.
Why wouldn't you want to watch the BEST players go against each other rather than bunch of rejects try to get attention? I would rather watch Mvp mutter 10 words than no-result-no-name try his hand at casting. He would point out relevant information and give insight to how great players view the game instead of mouthing off nonsense like majority of the casters do.
Just... No. =) But feel free to miss this great event but dont complain after.
+1 HSC 4 was the most entertaining tournament this year with about the same lineup.
Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
i think what makes this tournament sometimes really funny IS that the matches arent that great sometimes. if we only see the highest level of skill there would be a lot less to laugh about with the casters
but im really sad that nerchio isnt attending
I could enjoy and laugh about bad play from any of the multiple daily tournaments that get streamed and casted. However, there are only few events that has the financial stability to consistently get high level players to attend. Watching those players crush semi-pros/amateurs for 10+ matches is so boring. It is a waste of resources that could be used to produce a high level tournament like IPL. Just imagine IPL with HSC production and content.
On December 16 2012 04:24 mijagi182 wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:19 kju wrote:
On December 16 2012 04:13 Cattlecruiser wrote: Yawn. So another foreign tournament Stephano is going to win? With like 5 high level matches?
Since Mvp attended the event the player pool keeps getting worse... The player interaction and fun things are great, but only combined with high level of play/players. I miss MC and Mvp casting together...
Mvp said 3 words during their cast lol
If MVP says three words only, it mean thats ALL what should be said about the game.
Couldn't have said it better. Remember MC complaining about how terrible the match was? Why u no attack? so much gas... missed rallies... plat level micro...
Remember how MC and MVP got crushed by these "semi-pros/amateurs"?
And I can't believe you would like to see the player lineup of IPL for an event like this. Do you like watching a bunch of shy guys who know like 10 english words sitting on a couch casting games?
Got "crushed"? I remember no such thing. Not even remotely. The only threat to top level Koreans like Mvp are few. Stephano. Maybe Scarlett in a ZvZ. Get real w/ the fanboy stuff kid. Half of this line up wouldn't qualify for any other major tournament. This is the WORST lineup since IEM Singapore, without Stephano/Violet it can't be considered a major event.
Why wouldn't you want to watch the BEST players go against each other rather than bunch of rejects try to get attention? I would rather watch Mvp mutter 10 words than no-result-no-name try his hand at casting. He would point out relevant information and give insight to how great players view the game instead of mouthing off nonsense like majority of the casters do.
Besides that, I love HSC, its one of the most enjoyable tournaments to watch.
On December 16 2012 15:27 markrevival wrote: i MajOr confirmed to attend? He said he doesn't like traveling, is teamless, and bailed on IPL 5 without notice.
he won the qualifier,would be strange if he didn't plan to attend^^
On December 16 2012 21:43 Meatex wrote: SNUUUUUUUUUUTE!!! <3<3 To everyone assuming Stephano will win see the DH games where stephano was defeated by snute
Soooooo when is this on? I couldn't find it in the calendar TT
in exactly 3 days from now, same time.
"When?
- 19th of December 14:00 CET - 20th of December 14:00 CET - 21st of December 14:00 CET - 22nd of December 15:00 CET"
I don't think Stephano will win this, cause he'll probably get drunk again. He doesn't take this tournament to serious, like most of the players. I guess maybe MC, who always performs well in HSC, or Snute will take the win.
I can't wait. I'm rooting for Grubby and hoping he finally wins a major SC2 tournament. Though MMA, MC and MKP probably have better chances to win HSC. And Stephano is also there... .So many good players :D.
On December 17 2012 00:52 xSilverx wrote: not a single swede? well this one just got boring...
lo swedish sc2-fan. They are so spoiled to always have good swedish players in a tournament to cheer for, they cant watch tournaments without swedish proplayers^^. ( you guys are so luck to always have a national player in big tournaments, I wished we had that too....)
On December 17 2012 05:13 deepfield1 wrote: Hopefully no last minute drop outs like the last few tournaments .
it wouldnt be a problem, since there is a "waiting list" of players that could replace players last second. I konw that Harstem is on that list for example.
A: Stephano, Socke B: MaNa, TLO C: HasuObs, BabyKnight D: Snute, MC E: MKP, Bly F: Grubby, DIMAGA G: MMA, monchi H: Kas, Symbol (Only putting Symbol second because Kas is Symbol's kryptonite)
Are the groups round robin or GSL style? Group A - Stephano, Feast Group B - TLO, MaNa Group C - BabyKnight, HasuObs Group D - MC, Snute Group E - MKP, Bly Group F - Grubby, Dimaga Group G - MMA, monchi Group H - Kas, Symbol
Looking forward to this! Its the best tournament I've encountered to interest people in sc2 eSports who know nothing about the game. Can't wait till there's a NA-version!
On December 16 2012 10:37 VKCA wrote: lol no good koreans except for symbol. well really no koreans at all I guess. Fine with me, so many kor at wcs ipl and nasl.
sooo many sick foreigners though really excited to see more of tlo and bly :D
Edit: and major!!!!
MMA has been not so good lately I can understand that. MC seems to be kind of a slumping as well (compared to his old form at least). But MKP is Code S, or did you forget about him? He actually went to Ro8 in Code S compared to Symbol who went out in Ro16.
Meh, I think mkp isn't as good as he was. Sure he's shown consistency in gsl results, but I've seen games from him where he looks darn right confused. In his iron squid group, he got demolished by scarlett, like it wasn't even close. First game he went for the standard 15 minute allin with bio/tank/medivac, then got out greeded by scarlett, and completely over run. Then in the second game when he went with mech he just had no raven/viking transition at all, and no 15 minute push... it was just really scary to watch
On December 16 2012 10:37 VKCA wrote: lol no good koreans except for symbol. well really no koreans at all I guess. Fine with me, so many kor at wcs ipl and nasl.
sooo many sick foreigners though really excited to see more of tlo and bly :D
Edit: and major!!!!
MMA has been not so good lately I can understand that. MC seems to be kind of a slumping as well (compared to his old form at least). But MKP is Code S, or did you forget about him? He actually went to Ro8 in Code S compared to Symbol who went out in Ro16.
Meh, I think mkp isn't as good as he was. Sure he's shown consistency in gsl results, but I've seen games from him where he looks darn right confused. In his iron squid group, he got demolished by scarlett, like it wasn't even close. First game he went for the standard 15 minute allin with bio/tank/medivac, then got out greeded by scarlett, and completely over run. Then in the second game when he went with mech he just had no raven/viking transition at all, and no 15 minute push... it was just really scary to watch
No1 wins 100% of there games.. most people only win 60+% matter in fact so they will lose 40% of there matches
On December 16 2012 10:37 VKCA wrote: lol no good koreans except for symbol. well really no koreans at all I guess. Fine with me, so many kor at wcs ipl and nasl.
sooo many sick foreigners though really excited to see more of tlo and bly :D
Edit: and major!!!!
MMA has been not so good lately I can understand that. MC seems to be kind of a slumping as well (compared to his old form at least). But MKP is Code S, or did you forget about him? He actually went to Ro8 in Code S compared to Symbol who went out in Ro16.
Meh, I think mkp isn't as good as he was. Sure he's shown consistency in gsl results, but I've seen games from him where he looks darn right confused. In his iron squid group, he got demolished by scarlett, like it wasn't even close. First game he went for the standard 15 minute allin with bio/tank/medivac, then got out greeded by scarlett, and completely over run. Then in the second game when he went with mech he just had no raven/viking transition at all, and no 15 minute push... it was just really scary to watch
No1 wins 100% of there games.. most people only win 60+% matter in fact so they will lose 40% of there matches
It has nothing to do with the fact that he lost a couple of games, more to do with how he lost them
On December 17 2012 14:51 Benjamin99 wrote: Lol Tarson special guest
On December 17 2012 13:30 VKCA wrote:
On December 16 2012 10:47 Gladiator333 wrote:
On December 16 2012 10:37 VKCA wrote: lol no good koreans except for symbol. well really no koreans at all I guess. Fine with me, so many kor at wcs ipl and nasl.
sooo many sick foreigners though really excited to see more of tlo and bly :D
Edit: and major!!!!
MMA has been not so good lately I can understand that. MC seems to be kind of a slumping as well (compared to his old form at least). But MKP is Code S, or did you forget about him? He actually went to Ro8 in Code S compared to Symbol who went out in Ro16.
Meh, I think mkp isn't as good as he was. Sure he's shown consistency in gsl results, but I've seen games from him where he looks darn right confused. In his iron squid group, he got demolished by scarlett, like it wasn't even close. First game he went for the standard 15 minute allin with bio/tank/medivac, then got out greeded by scarlett, and completely over run. Then in the second game when he went with mech he just had no raven/viking transition at all, and no 15 minute push... it was just really scary to watch
No1 wins 100% of there games.. most people only win 60+% matter in fact so they will lose 40% of there matches
It has nothing to do with the fact that he lost a couple of games, more to do with how he lost them
The first game was odd, but the second he played pretty good, but you can't win with mech unless the zerg makes a big mistake, and Scarlett didn't make a big mistake.
How do you have vikings, a timing push to kill the 4th and have a 4th yourself? you don't, and you sacrifice something to make the others work.
On December 18 2012 04:29 nunez wrote: why no nerchio? he'd rip most of these guys to pieces. can't wait though, and maybe there was some scheduling problems.
He would definetely deserve to be ther to defend his Title, makes me a bit sad, but every zerg less means one Terran or Protoss game more!!
On December 18 2012 04:45 Harrad wrote: Major is not coming btw, he just confirmed it in his stream chat. Says he can't fly because he's sick.
TT. I was looking forward to seeing him play. HSC is far and away my favorite tournament of the year. The atmosphere and special energy of the whole thing is really unparalleled in the esports scene. It always feels less like a tournament and more like a LAN between old friends. Keep up the good work guys, you are doing eSports right.
On December 18 2012 04:29 nunez wrote: why no nerchio? he'd rip most of these guys to pieces. can't wait though, and maybe there was some scheduling problems.
Take said on stream that he would've loved Nerchio as well as Thorzain and someone else (don't remembe right now, but people were asking in this thread about him) to play at HSC, but all the three had some kind of scheduling problem.
Still looking forward a lot to this HSC. Can't wait for i to start.
Grubby will tear this tournament up! It's his time to bring home a big trophy.
On December 17 2012 15:26 Cheeseling wrote: Looking forward to MANA vs NAAMA matchup ^_^
Lol, me too. That's such an old school matchup. I still remember that DH finals from just the beginning of the SC2 timeline. It feels like such a long time ago but really isn't when you think about it.
Obvious points would be TLO and Xlord's percentages being so ridiculously high (TLO almost 99%, wtf?) and monchi and MKP (understandable, because I can imagine what his TvZ stats are looking like) so low. But the stats don't lie, it's probably gonna happen this way.
Obvious points would be TLO and Xlord's percentages being so ridiculously high (TLO almost 99%, wtf?) and monchi and MKP (understandable, because I can imagine what his TvZ stats are looking like) so low. But the stats don't lie, it's probably gonna happen this way.
Well, not necessarily.
Yes, MarineKing is low because his TvZ hasn't inspired confidence lately, with losses to Lowely, soo, Scarlett, JKS. (And there's one against goswser too, but that's not included. To be fair there's also a win against him.)
Monchi's numbers would have looked much, much better two weeks ago, but his rating dropped like a stone last list, and PvT is his worst rated matchup. But I can agree with his assessment being pessimistic.
Xlord's recent results haven't been bad, but his probability is high primarily by being in a group with White-Ra and TvZ disaster MarineKing, while having ZvT as his best matchup.
As for TLO, he has actually had pretty good results lately, and Mana has had correspondingly poor ones, with almost abysmal PvZ. If I were doing the numbers myself ("pulling them out of my ass" as it were) I don't think I would have given him 98% though.
On December 16 2012 19:53 NotoriousBig wrote: wow, no Darkforce, i really hoped he would participate, because HSC could give him a motivation to train more...
Holy shit, didnt even notice that Overlord is not invited, he mentioned that hes going to travel to Singapore or something, maybe thats why
On December 18 2012 04:29 nunez wrote: why no nerchio? he'd rip most of these guys to pieces. can't wait though, and maybe there was some scheduling problems.
Take said on stream that he would've loved Nerchio as well as Thorzain and someone else (don't remembe right now, but people were asking in this thread about him) to play at HSC, but all the three had some kind of scheduling problem.
Still looking forward a lot to this HSC. Can't wait for i to start.
ah ok. thanks for info! same same, gonna be awesome!
On December 18 2012 04:29 nunez wrote: why no nerchio? he'd rip most of these guys to pieces. can't wait though, and maybe there was some scheduling problems.
Take said on stream that he would've loved Nerchio as well as Thorzain and someone else (don't remembe right now, but people were asking in this thread about him) to play at HSC, but all the three had some kind of scheduling problem.
Still looking forward a lot to this HSC. Can't wait for i to start.
ah ok. thanks for info! same same, gonna be awesome!
Obvious points would be TLO and Xlord's percentages being so ridiculously high (TLO almost 99%, wtf?) and monchi and MKP (understandable, because I can imagine what his TvZ stats are looking like) so low. But the stats don't lie, it's probably gonna happen this way.
Well, not necessarily.
Yes, MarineKing is low because his TvZ hasn't inspired confidence lately, with losses to Lowely, soo, Scarlett, JKS. (And there's one against goswser too, but that's not included. To be fair there's also a win against him.)
Monchi's numbers would have looked much, much better two weeks ago, but his rating dropped like a stone last list, and PvT is his worst rated matchup. But I can agree with his assessment being pessimistic.
Xlord's recent results haven't been bad, but his probability is high primarily by being in a group with White-Ra and TvZ disaster MarineKing, while having ZvT as his best matchup.
As for TLO, he has actually had pretty good results lately, and Mana has had correspondingly poor ones, with almost abysmal PvZ. If I were doing the numbers myself ("pulling them out of my ass" as it were) I don't think I would have given him 98% though.
I think that MKP will walk through his group, his not really a "TvZ disaster" as over the last 3 months he has a 50% win rate vs zerg in tournaments, and while that isn't amazing its not bad either, and his losses come from people like Life, Leenock, DRG and Symbol, probably the top 4 zergs, and he still have wins over Sniper, HyuN, Curious and Jaedong.
But as any stats.. well they're stats, and when its "cross server" stats like this, there is a very large skill difference between korean terrans and other terrans, and there is only 3 terrans within EU that I think can rival the koreans sometimes, Kas, ThorZaIN and LucifroN, so for XlorD and Bly terrans are probably even easier, giving them a higher winrate.
The thing I'm looking most forward to is the group selection for the second group stage. Those 30 minutes of utter chaos and mrbitter repeatedly saying: "I have no idea wtf is going on here" was the most entertaining part of HSC 5!
On December 18 2012 23:00 Undrass wrote: The thing I'm looking most forward to is the group selection for the second group stage. Those 30 minutes of utter chaos and mrbitter repeatedly saying: "I have no idea wtf is going on here" was the most entertaining part of HSC 5!
Dont think this will happen again because of the GSL format. How could you determine who the 4 best players are when you have no factors as mapscore?
On December 18 2012 23:00 Undrass wrote: The thing I'm looking most forward to is the group selection for the second group stage. Those 30 minutes of utter chaos and mrbitter repeatedly saying: "I have no idea wtf is going on here" was the most entertaining part of HSC 5!
Dont think this will happen again because of the GSL format. How could you determine who the 4 best players are when you have no factors as mapscore?
What about group winners getting to pick the 4 players from the hat. Somehow :p And then that Group selection chaos : )
On December 18 2012 23:00 Undrass wrote: The thing I'm looking most forward to is the group selection for the second group stage. Those 30 minutes of utter chaos and mrbitter repeatedly saying: "I have no idea wtf is going on here" was the most entertaining part of HSC 5!
Dont think this will happen again because of the GSL format. How could you determine who the 4 best players are when you have no factors as mapscore?
What about group winners getting to pick the 4 players from the hat. Somehow :p And then that Group selection chaos : )
There can easily be different map-score! A group winner can go everything 4-0 to 4-2. Thats a bit difference! so you get top 4. If you let top 4 start picking...
OK, so today i completed all the work i had; tomorrow morning i will go shopping for the junkiest possible food that will ruin my diet and make me hate the world, and then i will be ready for HSC VI! I am hoping for good games, funny casting and, of course, a ZvZ final
On December 19 2012 00:47 Psyclon wrote: OK, so today i completed all the work i had; tomorrow morning i will go shopping for the junkiest possible food that will ruin my diet and make me hate the world, and then i will be ready for HSC VI! I am hoping for good games, funny casting and, of course, a ZvZ final
Take, you are the best for hosting these events!
so nice, very good plan too. I already called in some guys for a homecraft for the finals on saturday
On December 19 2012 08:14 4tre55 wrote: So how sick is major, if he's streaming right now?
Theres a difference between too sick to play and too sick to fly from mexico to europe
I dont think so. You need to be quite focused while playing starcraft. If you really have a fever that bad that you cant fly you wouldnt be able to play starcraft either. I think playing starcraft is even harder because you have to focus and that works really bad if you have a fever because you get a headache.
I was cautious to accuse someone until now, but its pretty clear to me now.
On December 19 2012 08:14 4tre55 wrote: So how sick is major, if he's streaming right now?
Theres a difference between too sick to play and too sick to fly from mexico to europe
I dont think so. You need to be quite focused while playing starcraft. If you really have a fever that bad that you cant fly you wouldnt be able to play starcraft either. I think playing starcraft is even harder because you have to focus and that works really bad if you have a fever because you get a headache.
I was cautious to accuse someone until now, but its pretty clear to me now.
lol u think i give 2 flying fucks about ladder games?
On December 19 2012 08:14 4tre55 wrote: So how sick is major, if he's streaming right now?
Theres a difference between too sick to play and too sick to fly from mexico to europe
I dont think so. You need to be quite focused while playing starcraft. If you really have a fever that bad that you cant fly you wouldnt be able to play starcraft either. I think playing starcraft is even harder because you have to focus and that works really bad if you have a fever because you get a headache.
I was cautious to accuse someone until now, but its pretty clear to me now.
i am kinda sad that people like you are part of the sc2 community. And your age doesn't justify your behaviour btw.
On December 19 2012 08:14 4tre55 wrote: So how sick is major, if he's streaming right now?
Theres a difference between too sick to play and too sick to fly from mexico to europe
I dont think so. You need to be quite focused while playing starcraft. If you really have a fever that bad that you cant fly you wouldnt be able to play starcraft either. I think playing starcraft is even harder because you have to focus and that works really bad if you have a fever because you get a headache.
I was cautious to accuse someone until now, but its pretty clear to me now.
lol u think i give 2 flying fucks about ladder games?
Obviously you don't want a chance to win prize money!
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Warsaw, Poland. They goofed a bit on the map, the dot IS in the Vilnius/Minsk area (which would mean LoWeLy or Krr) but the distances don't add up. Warsaw is almost exactly 1100km away.
Stockholm, Sweden. But Dreamhack is in Jönköping, a different city in the center of the country. Stockholm may mean ThorZaIN, who won the event there in 2012, or MC, who won the event there in 2011. Or somewhere else!
UK; either DeMusliM or Ziktomini. JonnyREcco is not likely, since he's Scottish.
Helsinki, Finland for sure. You're completely right on this. Either Assembly Winner of some kind, or a Finnish player. 
Hamar, Norway, which is actually the placer where The Gathering happens. LucifroN seems likely. SjoW is an unlikely invite. ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/ru.png)
St. Petersburg. Dunno who lives there though.
Paris, France. No disagreements with your analysis.
Frankfurt, Germany. No idea who is from there, but ought to be a German player since international events don't happen there.
Florida, USA, but again, I think they may have their numbers wrong, because Orlando is too close, Tampa and Miami are too far. But the MLG connection is quite possible, yeah. Otherwise, it's Sheth
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Hope for some good matchs!
