EPT[MLG] Day 1 Winter Championship - Page 308
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snakeeyez
United States1231 Posts
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Strydor
Singapore95 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:57 Dodgin wrote: I have to agree, comparing this to watching Mvp dismantle Zergs at IEM with 3 drops at once it wasn't that great. Then again, comparing this to Flash in Flash vs Life wasn't that great either. | ||
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LighT.
Canada4501 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:57 Dodgin wrote: I have to agree, comparing this to watching Mvp dismantle Zergs at IEM with 3 drops at once it wasn't that great. true but flash is very capable of drop quadra/triple prolonged harassment. It was very clear in the games vs Life. Game 1 and Game 2 wasnt even close, it was a complete beat down. I have a small hunch flash took it a bit more easy in game 3 and it bit him in the back hard | ||
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BackSideAttack
1103 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:52 LighT. wrote: have to admit takes a lot for a player to go from getting absolutely smashed in game 1 and 2 and then winning a very grind out g3 and then putting flash on the brink of an ace match. He showed tremendous heart. Unfortunately he lacked the finishing blow. With Viper and infestors I think TvZ will get super fun again although terran still dont have any new units to work with. What flash showed in g4 is something more people dont which is the will of a champion. Most players would have faltered losing key battle after key battle by the skin of his teeth but he kept his cool, remained persistent even when he was quite behind and slowly but surely reclaim his lead and secure the win. Excellent showing by both players. and FLASHHH The thing about Bly is that he went for a composition that is great at defending, but can't finish. Flash can literally just drop him everywhere and deny his mining while turtling. Ofc bio will lose against ultra infestor viper, but the point is not to fight it head on, it's to deny mining and trade armies over and over until the zerg mines out. With the new Vipers and their blinding cloud, it becomes much harder for terran to fight zerg head on. TL:DR: Game looked closer than it actually was. Bly's composition can stall the game, but can't finish. Flash was never in any real danger. | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:50 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: This is about the hundredth SC2 tournament where people have commented on how professional the casters, analysts, and interviewers are/ act/ dress/ etc. Exactly. We're turning into fashionistas! | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:59 Strydor wrote: Then again, comparing this to Flash in Flash vs Life wasn't that great either. Very true, Flash looked a lot better in that match. Maybe jetlag. It's just weird that Bly was able to push him so far in game 4 when it was an even macro game, you would figure it would be much more one sided like Stephano vs Mvp was. | ||
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megapants
United States1314 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:59 LighT. wrote: true but flash is very capable of drop quadra/triple prolonged harassment. It was very clear in the games vs Life. Game 1 and Game 2 wasnt even close, it was a complete beat down. I have a small hunch flash took it a bit more easy in game 3 and it bit him in the back hard agreed, the series vs life was pretty exciting. i think flash's flustered play in the last 2 games was a side-effect of having crushed bly's almost sole roach play in games 1 and 2 and then getting taken down in game 3. | ||
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RagequitBM
Canada2270 Posts
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fuzzylogic44
Canada2633 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:44 EpiK wrote: Bly did a lot better than I thought. Really expected easy 3-0 for flash Agreed. It also seems like they're really forcing it too. You can still keep viewers engaged without sounding hysterical If you know anything about Husky you know none of that was forced. I can;t say whether it was for TB or not. | ||
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YourHarry
United States1152 Posts
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MateShade
Australia736 Posts
On March 16 2013 14:04 fuzzylogic44 wrote: If you know anything about Husky you know none of that was forced. I can;t say whether it was for TB or not. whether its forced or not, they probably shouldn't cast together, two shout casters is a pretty bad combo nomatter how decent they are paired with others | ||
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Reborn8u
United States1761 Posts
Brackets + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/zuKDZ46.png) So many potential champs here! | ||
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Savant
United States379 Posts
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fuzzylogic44
Canada2633 Posts
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MateShade
Australia736 Posts
On March 16 2013 14:12 Savant wrote: Flash showed too much weakness against a middling foreign Zerg. If Ret doesn't take him down he'll run into Leenock eventually, and Leenock wouldn't have let game 4 slip away. Flash sticks to low-tech armies for too long, so if his opponent stays alive to max out on gas-based lategame armies Flash starts looking vulnerable. Translation: 'Flash plays Terran' | ||
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fuzzylogic44
Canada2633 Posts
On March 16 2013 14:10 MateShade wrote: whether its forced or not, they probably shouldn't cast together, two shout casters is a pretty bad combo nomatter how decent they are paired with others For my taste it actually made those last 2 games even more crazy. Explosions, ultralisk gibs flying everywhere, marine arms flinging far and wide, and TB and Husky screaming incoherently, it was just awesome. | ||
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MateShade
Australia736 Posts
On March 16 2013 14:11 Reborn8u wrote: So many good matches to look forward to! Wasn't surprised at all by today's results though. I think tomorrow will be a day with some upsets. It sucks that thorzain and stephano are so close in the bracket, if they both win they'll then have to team kill. Leaving EG with 1 player to get through an absolutely insane ro8. Brackets + Show Spoiler + So many potential champs here! Honestly with a bracket like this I think EG is lucky to have a teamkill lol. Stephano and Thorzain both got the easiest first 2 round matches in the entire bracket. If they were in any other place in the bracket the chances of EG having a player int he final 8 would be abysmal. | ||
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forsooth
United States3648 Posts
On March 16 2013 13:46 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Yeah I was going to comment on what she was wearing,. Looks incredibly sloppy with the collar open over the jacket and the loose tie and the untucked shirt x.x It's hipster-business wear. | ||
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tozi
United States506 Posts
thats why its best to abuse those medivacs; once that wears off, its really hard vs them ultras + vipers + fungal. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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