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Savant.GL
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany502 Posts
March 09 2013 12:03 GMT
#981
On March 09 2013 21:02 EZSkull wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2013 21:00 Savant.GL wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:58 EZSkull wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Savant.GL wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:55 EZSkull wrote:
Someone please teach her how to do an intro... and how to conduct an interview


She is doing a good job, it isn't easy to conduct an interview with a translator in between


It's actually not too hard if you keep things simple and not go crazy when you state your questions.


Well I think she is doing a great job and she keeps getting work so a lot of people agree with me.


I think how she looks might have something to do with that lol


There are many good looking people out there, but she also is a great host and very professional.



Savant
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17683 Posts
March 09 2013 12:04 GMT
#982
On March 09 2013 21:01 Shellshock1122 wrote:
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On March 09 2013 21:00 StarVe wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:59 Musicus wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:56 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:49 sparklyresidue wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:47 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:46 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:44 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:43 JJH777 wrote:
[quote]

A code s seed doesn't mean you are Code S level. Very few of the players that have gotten seeded have ever even made it past the first round.


Yeap, even Stephano. My point is theres no Code S level foreigner zerg atm


Stephano has qualified by U&Ds... He is not seeded this season. He achieved Code S by playing.


Im not denying that. Read again

Very few of the players that have gotten seeded have ever even made it past the first round.

But "Code S level" doesn't mean "made it past the first round of Code S", it means "being in the RO32 of Code S".


So MaNa is Code S level too? fair enough


MaNa is currently in Code S?


haha that discussion is so dumb guys, "so MVP is not code S level" ?^^ this can go on forever


WELL IS HE CURRENTLY IN CODE S? HUH?

weirdest stuff comes up in LR threads

It wouldn't be a LR thread without pointless arguments now would it?

Sure it would, you can definitely have an LR thread without pointless arguments!
"Expert" mods4ever.com
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
March 09 2013 12:04 GMT
#983
On March 09 2013 21:01 Mellon wrote:
I don't get why people bash Rachel.. She's doing a good job and every time i've seen her she has been doing exactly that.


She has a rather unique smile... but yeh shes a good host, looks tidy (not in THAT way - shes well presented) and shes very bright and enthusiastic which is good for a host.
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-09 12:05:26
March 09 2013 12:04 GMT
#984
On March 09 2013 21:03 Vindicare605 wrote:
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On March 09 2013 21:01 Integra wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Vindicare605 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:56 Lysanias wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:53 Vindicare605 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:51 Lysanias wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:49 Vindicare605 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:48 pmp10 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:40 nomyx wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:38 furo wrote:
too bad there was no really good zerg at this tournament (compared to parting/mvp), so its hard to say too much about the balance.
but zerg looks weak in this tournament


Luckily MLG has Life and Leenock and Goswser.

MLG has a grand total of 2 code S zergs.
Until enough of Korean zergs start traveling the game will always end up balanced around foreign ones.


Good thing GSL and Proleague exist right?

And continuing this theme of being fair. When MLG has Life and Leenock are there any other Zergs they really need? There aren't many that are really better than those two.


Ofc it's fair if we get more zergs no matter if you think they are better or not, they now do not get a chance to prove they actualy could beat Life or Leenock etc.

I... can't argue with that, I contract my earlier statement
My point was more on the line of getting an accurate idea on current balance.

With such a big skill disparity between the top Zergs and the LG-IM players in attendance here at IEM it's really hard to get an accurate gauge but with top Zergs like Life and Leenock attending MLG it should be a much better measurement assuming of course that those two have actually been practicing HoTS at all.


Considering they were seeded we simply have no idea, so that entire statement has not footholding.
We have not seen them play, they might not even come close to the play they had in WoL.
It's guess work nothing more. How do we know they are the best ? perhaps looking back at this IEM Violet played alot better ?
Silly statement an MLG is not going to judge anything.

Next season GSL might.


Better measurement doesn't mean it's satisfactory.

Personally I'm withholding all balance judgments until the next GSL season myself.

Stop using the word balance, let's just call it the meta game or the current game trend. As it stands at least I believe that the protoss army late game will be incredibly strong and probably hard for zerg to fend off, however if Zerg manages to beat protoss in the early middle game either by killing him or crippling him enough he might still have a chance.

How likely is this or is it harder for protoss to go to the super army than it is for Zerg to punish the protoss or vice versa is yet to be determined.

But balance is so much easier to type....

I.. can't argue with that actually, I retract my earlier statement.
"Dark Pleasure" | | I survived the Locust war of May 3, 2014
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
March 09 2013 12:04 GMT
#985
On March 09 2013 21:04 Die4Ever wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2013 21:01 Shellshock1122 wrote:
On March 09 2013 21:00 StarVe wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:59 Musicus wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:56 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:49 sparklyresidue wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:47 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:46 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:44 mijagi182 wrote:
[quote]

Yeap, even Stephano. My point is theres no Code S level foreigner zerg atm


Stephano has qualified by U&Ds... He is not seeded this season. He achieved Code S by playing.


Im not denying that. Read again

Very few of the players that have gotten seeded have ever even made it past the first round.

But "Code S level" doesn't mean "made it past the first round of Code S", it means "being in the RO32 of Code S".


So MaNa is Code S level too? fair enough


MaNa is currently in Code S?


haha that discussion is so dumb guys, "so MVP is not code S level" ?^^ this can go on forever


WELL IS HE CURRENTLY IN CODE S? HUH?

weirdest stuff comes up in LR threads

It wouldn't be a LR thread without pointless arguments now would it?

Sure it would, you can definitely have an LR thread without pointless arguments!

Maybe I'll see one someday D:
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
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Kasaraki
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Denmark7115 Posts
March 09 2013 12:04 GMT
#986
On March 09 2013 21:03 Poopi wrote:
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On March 09 2013 21:02 Kasaraki wrote:
YoDa has way better mechanics I think, but Mvp is the master of mindgames. YoDa has a good shot, but Mvp is a dangerous nerd.

Way better?
Mvp looks quite in shape, I doubt there is a huge disparity in their mechanics right now.

Well true, Mvp has been really really on form this tournament, but I meant in general, haha. His body isn't in severe pain after all. ;p
EZSkull
Profile Joined March 2011
United States230 Posts
March 09 2013 12:04 GMT
#987
On March 09 2013 21:03 Savant.GL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2013 21:02 EZSkull wrote:
On March 09 2013 21:00 Savant.GL wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:58 EZSkull wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Savant.GL wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:55 EZSkull wrote:
Someone please teach her how to do an intro... and how to conduct an interview


She is doing a good job, it isn't easy to conduct an interview with a translator in between


It's actually not too hard if you keep things simple and not go crazy when you state your questions.


Well I think she is doing a great job and she keeps getting work so a lot of people agree with me.


I think how she looks might have something to do with that lol


There are many good looking people out there, but she also is a great host and very professional.





We'll just have to see differently on this one sir. Different strokes for different folks lol


On to the game
“I can discredit the K-1 with two syllables. Bob Sapp.” - Sonnen(R)
Awesomeness
Profile Joined October 2008
Germany1361 Posts
March 09 2013 12:05 GMT
#988
On March 09 2013 21:02 Luolis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2013 21:01 Awesomeness wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:59 Vindicare605 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Awesomeness wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:53 Vindicare605 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:51 Lysanias wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:49 Vindicare605 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:48 pmp10 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:40 nomyx wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:38 furo wrote:
too bad there was no really good zerg at this tournament (compared to parting/mvp), so its hard to say too much about the balance.
but zerg looks weak in this tournament


Luckily MLG has Life and Leenock and Goswser.

MLG has a grand total of 2 code S zergs.
Until enough of Korean zergs start traveling the game will always end up balanced around foreign ones.


Good thing GSL and Proleague exist right?

And continuing this theme of being fair. When MLG has Life and Leenock are there any other Zergs they really need? There aren't many that are really better than those two.


Ofc it's fair if we get more zergs no matter if you think they are better or not, they now do not get a chance to prove they actualy could beat Life or Leenock etc.


My point was more on the line of getting an accurate idea on current balance.

With such a big skill disparity between the top Zergs and the LG-IM players in attendance here at IEM it's really hard to get an accurate gauge but with top Zergs like Life and Leenock attending MLG it should be a much better measurement assuming of course that those two have actually been practicing HoTS at all.


I don't think the skill disparity between all the IM guys and violet/stephano is that big, at least it wasn't in wol.


All of the IM guys maybe not. Those 4? Definitely.


Based on what? I don't want to start the stephano discussion for the #240214 time, but how are first/yonghwa/yoda better than violet?


Well elfi can beat Violet in a BO3. Go figure.


And violet can get to the finals at IPL5 and NASL4. go figure
xlord 5:0
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
March 09 2013 12:06 GMT
#989
On March 09 2013 21:04 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2013 21:04 Die4Ever wrote:
On March 09 2013 21:01 Shellshock1122 wrote:
On March 09 2013 21:00 StarVe wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:59 Musicus wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:56 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:49 sparklyresidue wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:47 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:46 Big J wrote:
[quote]

Stephano has qualified by U&Ds... He is not seeded this season. He achieved Code S by playing.


Im not denying that. Read again

Very few of the players that have gotten seeded have ever even made it past the first round.

But "Code S level" doesn't mean "made it past the first round of Code S", it means "being in the RO32 of Code S".


So MaNa is Code S level too? fair enough


MaNa is currently in Code S?


haha that discussion is so dumb guys, "so MVP is not code S level" ?^^ this can go on forever


WELL IS HE CURRENTLY IN CODE S? HUH?

weirdest stuff comes up in LR threads

It wouldn't be a LR thread without pointless arguments now would it?

Sure it would, you can definitely have an LR thread without pointless arguments!

Maybe I'll see one someday D:


I had a dream...
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17683 Posts
March 09 2013 12:06 GMT
#990
On March 09 2013 21:04 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2013 21:04 Die4Ever wrote:
On March 09 2013 21:01 Shellshock1122 wrote:
On March 09 2013 21:00 StarVe wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:59 Musicus wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:57 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:56 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:49 sparklyresidue wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:47 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:46 Big J wrote:
[quote]

Stephano has qualified by U&Ds... He is not seeded this season. He achieved Code S by playing.


Im not denying that. Read again

Very few of the players that have gotten seeded have ever even made it past the first round.

But "Code S level" doesn't mean "made it past the first round of Code S", it means "being in the RO32 of Code S".


So MaNa is Code S level too? fair enough


MaNa is currently in Code S?


haha that discussion is so dumb guys, "so MVP is not code S level" ?^^ this can go on forever


WELL IS HE CURRENTLY IN CODE S? HUH?

weirdest stuff comes up in LR threads

It wouldn't be a LR thread without pointless arguments now would it?

Sure it would, you can definitely have an LR thread without pointless arguments!

Maybe I'll see one someday D:

lol yea, I was being sarcastic, trying to start a pointless argument lol
"Expert" mods4ever.com
Doublemint
Profile Joined July 2011
Austria8591 Posts
March 09 2013 12:06 GMT
#991
On March 09 2013 20:59 Musicus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2013 20:57 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:56 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:49 sparklyresidue wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:47 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:46 Big J wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:44 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:43 JJH777 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:42 mijagi182 wrote:
On March 09 2013 20:39 TheDwf wrote:
[quote]
Since when is Nerchio Code S level?


well GOMtv wanted to give him code S seed. He rejected


A code s seed doesn't mean you are Code S level. Very few of the players that have gotten seeded have ever even made it past the first round.


Yeap, even Stephano. My point is theres no Code S level foreigner zerg atm


Stephano has qualified by U&Ds... He is not seeded this season. He achieved Code S by playing.


Im not denying that. Read again

Very few of the players that have gotten seeded have ever even made it past the first round.

But "Code S level" doesn't mean "made it past the first round of Code S", it means "being in the RO32 of Code S".


So MaNa is Code S level too? fair enough


MaNa is currently in Code S?


haha that discussion is so dumb guys, "so MVP is not code S level" ?^^ this can go on forever


Yeah this really is silly. Code S is by far the most competitive tournament there is. If you are not on top of your game that day you are out - simple as that. And yes that can also happen to great players like MVP and the likes.

That does not mean they cannot compete with Code S calibers however...

Adding to that is comparing results in WoL with the very early state of HotS, where apparently the IM guys did an excellent job preparing in which gave them also a nice edge(apart from their already extremely good mechanics)

Kasaraki
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Denmark7115 Posts
March 09 2013 12:07 GMT
#992
Seems Mvp has decided ot be the defender and YoDa the aggressor. That benefits Mvp, but let's see what YoDa can get done.
Cook
Profile Joined May 2011
France130 Posts
March 09 2013 12:07 GMT
#993
btw if MVP wins IEM, he will be the first SC2 pro earnings-wise.

http://sc2earnings.com/
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16090 Posts
March 09 2013 12:07 GMT
#994
The new cloaked banshee opening.....
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
March 09 2013 12:07 GMT
#995
39:39 - workers in favour of YoDa.. cool apollo, cool
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
March 09 2013 12:07 GMT
#996
Dat widow mine harass.
"Dark Pleasure" | | I survived the Locust war of May 3, 2014
n0ise
Profile Joined April 2010
3452 Posts
March 09 2013 12:08 GMT
#997
meh, feels like they're kinda fucking around now, which was pretty expected I suppose ;-s
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
March 09 2013 12:08 GMT
#998
Has anyone researched the hellion --> hellbat transform upgrade yet at IEM?
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AxionSteel
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7754 Posts
March 09 2013 12:08 GMT
#999
What a great build from YoDa
Kasaraki
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Denmark7115 Posts
March 09 2013 12:08 GMT
#1000
YoDa doing very nice harrass, but Mvp defending equally well. Impressive.
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