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[GSTL] AZUBU vs. Prime 2013 Season 1 - Page 42

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Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
March 30 2013 09:52 GMT
#821
Wow 4-0 didn't expect that at all...good job Byun!
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xuanzue
Profile Joined October 2010
Colombia1747 Posts
March 30 2013 09:55 GMT
#822
go watch HSL games.


what the hell is hsl. it must be the most underground league ever
Dominions 4: "Thrones of Ascension".
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
March 30 2013 09:59 GMT
#823
On March 30 2013 17:29 TeeTS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 30 2013 16:02 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:43 opterown wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:39 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:28 Lunareste wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:22 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:20 s3rp wrote:
Btw i never got the hype for Azubu. Most of the team are right out of 2011 some even 2010 and the rest of the team is Zergs that became good when Zerg absolutely demolished everything in the scene.


Symbol and Violet were good prior to the Zerg era god dammit

Genius, B4, Supernova, and Ganzi can be good as well.


I don't remember hearing much about Symbol before the Queendralisk patch, tbh.

Symbol has always been overhyped though by the Zerg community though. You know how Tastosis joke about "the next zerg bonjwa"? That's because that's EXACTLY how the Zerg community is regarding new players who do well in a game or two.

I don't want to discount Symbol's accomplishments in the final WOL GSL, he did beat some good players to get to the finals, but cmon...we all know what balance was like for Zerg at the end of Wings of Liberty.


Prior to the queen patch Symbol won the qualifier for Iron Squid, made it to the ro8, 3-0'd MKP, then 3-1'd Nestea, and finally lost 2-4 to MMA (MMA still had imba TvZ as well back then). That alone earns him recognition from me.

He was also working his way up to code S, having already defeated sC and Seed, patch hit when he faced Jjakji to qualify.

It's not the Zerg community that overhypes players exclusively, that's the sc2 community in general.

Symbol, however, was right to be hyped. Aside from Life(who stole his thunder) I don't think anyone save for Squirlte had a higher peak performance than Symbol in 2012. The guy absolutely just exploded onto the scene. Reverse all-killed IM, made a MLG arena final, qualified for OSL, and barely got knocked out in the ro8 all while seemingly coming out of nowhere. The best part was, he did it in style too showcasing a variety of innovative play (which he doesn't do as much anymore :/ )

Even after Life, I might have even said Symbol has shown the best lategame of any Zerg. For me personally, I pulled a Fionn and went full-hipster the first time he squared off against IM. He didn't all-kill or anything but his playstyle led me to believe he'd be great in the future.

so prepatch he had one good tournament run - there are a lot of players who do that and fall off, so it's not thaaattt notable

i would contend that many many players had higher peaks than symbol in 2012. taeja, marineking, dongraegu, rain, creator, parting, life, leenock


It actually is notable when he 3-0s MKP at his best point in his career, 3-1s the best ZvZ, and puts up an admirable 2-4 against MMAvZ. It at least buys him the benefit of not being disregarded as being carried by his race.

I was judging his peak more by the quality of his gameplay as brief as it was(he nosedived after losing to Seed). In pure results, he gets slaughtered.


Did you watch the games against mkp back then? Symbol foach/baneling busted 3times in a row. It was just a terrible series by mkp, but by no means an indicator of symbol's skill.


DRG roach/baneling busted all the time in TvZ prior to the queenpatch. He won an MLG just doing that. It was THE build prepatch in TvZ. This one and Stephano style.
MonkSEA
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia1227 Posts
March 30 2013 10:05 GMT
#824
On March 30 2013 18:13 Ramiz1989 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 30 2013 15:53 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:46 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:38 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:35 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:33 tuho12345 wrote:
why the fuck would anyone build SH against bio terran? I mean yeah they give you extra dps but shit I'd rather build more vipers for binding cloud and infestors. Stop crying about SH it's sick good again Terran mech and also Zerg can use it to harass, not moving around like retards.


They are actually really good for mine shot baiting & baiting armies into banelings


But is it worth the investment?
Answer is no.

You never go SH against Bio.
Even roach/hydra or muta ling is better.

SH is good against Terran mech.


Hey man, it's obvious that you've figured out the game so I guess I'll stop talking.
Better go tell Life, Symbol, Jaedong, Monster, and every other Korean Zerg that swarm hosts are completely useless.
And yes I've seen every single one of those players use swam hosts v Bio and not get dominated AT ALL.


lol.?

Life did not make a single SH at all during his MLG run except that one game vs Last mech where he lost and only making a SH to bait mine shot.

Life basically was playing WoL style all the way in the tournament (muta-ling into Bls/Ultras/Infestor with a bit of Viper in Game 1 vs Flash) and straight up beating everyone else because he was just better.

SH doesn't fit Life style who like to be mobile and aggressive.

Swarm Hosts can fit Life's style if he use them properly and if he wants to attack multiple location at once. Infestors has the same speed of Swarm Hosts, guess which unit was Life known for in WoL?

Swarm Hosts are great units that players still don't know how to use. Blade55555 released Korean GM replay pack where he always goes Roach/Ling/Baneling/Muta into Swarm Hosts into Hive, only against Bio Terrans, it worked great for him, Swarm Host just isn't like Brood Lord or some other simple units, you can achieve a lot with it, but you have to use it smartly.

Also, MVP.Monster won HSL, and he won the game with Swarm Hosts against Hack on the Akilon Wastes. Just because you think that they are bad because you didn't see them work vs. Bio, doesn't make them bad.

Show nested quote +
On March 30 2013 15:55 xuanzue wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:46 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:38 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:35 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:33 tuho12345 wrote:
why the fuck would anyone build SH against bio terran? I mean yeah they give you extra dps but shit I'd rather build more vipers for binding cloud and infestors. Stop crying about SH it's sick good again Terran mech and also Zerg can use it to harass, not moving around like retards.


They are actually really good for mine shot baiting & baiting armies into banelings


But is it worth the investment?
Answer is no.

You never go SH against Bio.
Even roach/hydra or muta ling is better.

SH is good against Terran mech.


Hey man, it's obvious that you've figured out the game so I guess I'll stop talking.
Better go tell Life, Symbol, Jaedong, Monster, and every other Korean Zerg that swarm hosts are completely useless.
And yes I've seen every single one of those players use swam hosts v Bio and not get dominated AT ALL.


I want to see all those games of symbol and monster with SH. oh but those games don't exists.

Jaedong, uses them often in ladder, but his w/r with them is not that good.

I like how you are talking right out of your ass. If you want to see Monster beating Hack and Oz, go watch HSL games.


You have no idea what you're talking about.

Life's known unit for WoL was his zerglings, by the time infestors were out Life usually had done extremely cost efficient trades with his zerglings that the game was practically already over. Swarm Hosts are terrible against bio as bio are way too mobile for the swarm hosts to deal with, do a drop and then you have a lot less support for the swarm hosts, boost around the locusts scan and kill the swarm hosts and whatever is left around.

There are just so many ways for bio to out maneuver Swarm Hosts for them to be effective in my opinion.
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Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
March 30 2013 10:06 GMT
#825
Hah! I knew having byun as my captain wasn't going to dissapoint me.

The Byunjwa lives! :D
Inzan1ty
Profile Joined September 2012
1163 Posts
March 30 2013 10:49 GMT
#826
MKP as captain here ^^

Kinda had that feeling Prime was really underestimated, Terran reigns in HotS, they can win it all imo
RIP Seung Hyun 'Space' Park † 6/5/2013 - Undead hero and eSports rolemodel
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
March 30 2013 12:26 GMT
#827
I hope Symbol will never win another game in his life ^_^.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
March 30 2013 12:34 GMT
#828
On March 30 2013 11:00 The_Templar wrote:
Byun allkill please! :D

!!!
Maybe I should start predicting people on my FGSTL team...
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GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
March 30 2013 13:17 GMT
#829
Well done ByuN and Prime !!
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
LimitSEA
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia9580 Posts
March 30 2013 13:26 GMT
#830
ByuNNNNNN! Sick. So happy to have gotten PRIME at such a steal price for my FGSTL.
Long live the King of Wings
hstq
Profile Joined July 2011
Czech Republic26 Posts
March 30 2013 13:52 GMT
#831
Wow. I have both Byun and Sound in my FGSTL team ... It's easy as you simply pick terrans and you can't lose :-P
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andrewnguyener
Profile Joined March 2011
United States548 Posts
March 30 2013 13:54 GMT
#832
Dang ByuN! Great play!
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
March 30 2013 13:55 GMT
#833
Congrats Byun.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Lukeeze[zR]
Profile Joined February 2006
Switzerland6838 Posts
March 30 2013 13:58 GMT
#834
I feel like purchasing a gstl ticket right now
Terran & Potato Salad.
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-30 14:11:23
March 30 2013 14:05 GMT
#835
On March 30 2013 19:05 MonkSEA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 30 2013 18:13 Ramiz1989 wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:53 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:46 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:38 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:35 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:33 tuho12345 wrote:
why the fuck would anyone build SH against bio terran? I mean yeah they give you extra dps but shit I'd rather build more vipers for binding cloud and infestors. Stop crying about SH it's sick good again Terran mech and also Zerg can use it to harass, not moving around like retards.


They are actually really good for mine shot baiting & baiting armies into banelings


But is it worth the investment?
Answer is no.

You never go SH against Bio.
Even roach/hydra or muta ling is better.

SH is good against Terran mech.


Hey man, it's obvious that you've figured out the game so I guess I'll stop talking.
Better go tell Life, Symbol, Jaedong, Monster, and every other Korean Zerg that swarm hosts are completely useless.
And yes I've seen every single one of those players use swam hosts v Bio and not get dominated AT ALL.


lol.?

Life did not make a single SH at all during his MLG run except that one game vs Last mech where he lost and only making a SH to bait mine shot.

Life basically was playing WoL style all the way in the tournament (muta-ling into Bls/Ultras/Infestor with a bit of Viper in Game 1 vs Flash) and straight up beating everyone else because he was just better.

SH doesn't fit Life style who like to be mobile and aggressive.

Swarm Hosts can fit Life's style if he use them properly and if he wants to attack multiple location at once. Infestors has the same speed of Swarm Hosts, guess which unit was Life known for in WoL?

Swarm Hosts are great units that players still don't know how to use. Blade55555 released Korean GM replay pack where he always goes Roach/Ling/Baneling/Muta into Swarm Hosts into Hive, only against Bio Terrans, it worked great for him, Swarm Host just isn't like Brood Lord or some other simple units, you can achieve a lot with it, but you have to use it smartly.

Also, MVP.Monster won HSL, and he won the game with Swarm Hosts against Hack on the Akilon Wastes. Just because you think that they are bad because you didn't see them work vs. Bio, doesn't make them bad.

On March 30 2013 15:55 xuanzue wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:46 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:38 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:35 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:33 tuho12345 wrote:
why the fuck would anyone build SH against bio terran? I mean yeah they give you extra dps but shit I'd rather build more vipers for binding cloud and infestors. Stop crying about SH it's sick good again Terran mech and also Zerg can use it to harass, not moving around like retards.


They are actually really good for mine shot baiting & baiting armies into banelings


But is it worth the investment?
Answer is no.

You never go SH against Bio.
Even roach/hydra or muta ling is better.

SH is good against Terran mech.


Hey man, it's obvious that you've figured out the game so I guess I'll stop talking.
Better go tell Life, Symbol, Jaedong, Monster, and every other Korean Zerg that swarm hosts are completely useless.
And yes I've seen every single one of those players use swam hosts v Bio and not get dominated AT ALL.


I want to see all those games of symbol and monster with SH. oh but those games don't exists.

Jaedong, uses them often in ladder, but his w/r with them is not that good.

I like how you are talking right out of your ass. If you want to see Monster beating Hack and Oz, go watch HSL games.


You have no idea what you're talking about.

Life's known unit for WoL was his zerglings, by the time infestors were out Life usually had done extremely cost efficient trades with his zerglings that the game was practically already over. Swarm Hosts are terrible against bio as bio are way too mobile for the swarm hosts to deal with, do a drop and then you have a lot less support for the swarm hosts, boost around the locusts scan and kill the swarm hosts and whatever is left around.

There are just so many ways for bio to out maneuver Swarm Hosts for them to be effective in my opinion.

I know what I am talking about. Life was known for his Zerglings AND doing aggressive 2-base Infestors pushes, catching opponents offguard, and using them with the burrow movement for ambushes.

You are saying like Swarm Hosts are the only unit there, you should be using them like Terran is using Siege Tanks, WITH support... For everybody saying something like this, just watch Hack vs. Monster from HSL already. Whenever Hack wanted to attack Swarm Hosts and evaded Locusts, a tons of Lings and Banelings came to protect Swarm Hosts, and Hack had to back off.

You are also thinking that people should rush Swarm Hosts, they don't, because they are immobile as they are and you will have problems with first few drops. You should go for Mutas/Lings/Banelings first, to be mobile and be able to deny drops, and then after that get Swarm Hosts while do transition to the Hive. Swarm Hosts makes your engagement much easier, since Locusts tank Mines/Tank shots really well, and Bio units have to kite them otherwise he will be losing units for nothing. And you don't engage armies head-on with the Swarm Hosts, you are doing it from 15+ range, where there is no danger for them. Most pros I've saw burrow them so close, that it is inevitable for them to be killed, and even worse, they don't move them at all when they release Locusts, they just leave them there burrowed. You have to be active with them all the time if you are already coming that close with them.

I like how people see bad use of a Swarm Hosts by the Pros and say how that unit is bad. I can admit that they are worse against Bio than against Mech/Protoss, but they are not terrible as you say and they take more skill to be used effectively.

On March 30 2013 18:55 xuanzue wrote:
Show nested quote +
go watch HSL games.


what the hell is hsl. it must be the most underground league ever

Just as I thought you couldn't be more ignorant, saying how there are no games with Monster using Swarm Hosts, when I say where you can find them, you then start to bash the "league", and it isn't even the league, it was the tournament with Hack, Oz, Maru, Monster, Hyun, San, SuperNova and Lucky. I don't even know why I argue with someone as ignorant as you are.

"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
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Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
March 30 2013 14:17 GMT
#836
Booo. Good for ByuN, he's back~~

Too bad for Azubu... Never want to see them get that shut down again..
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Whalecore
Profile Joined March 2009
Norway1111 Posts
March 30 2013 15:18 GMT
#837
Fuck :D

I couldn't have chosen a worse GSTL fantasy team I think :D

Buyn so strong wow
Playgu
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
March 30 2013 15:44 GMT
#838
On March 30 2013 23:05 Ramiz1989 wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
On March 30 2013 19:05 MonkSEA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 30 2013 18:13 Ramiz1989 wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:53 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:46 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:38 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:35 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:33 tuho12345 wrote:
why the fuck would anyone build SH against bio terran? I mean yeah they give you extra dps but shit I'd rather build more vipers for binding cloud and infestors. Stop crying about SH it's sick good again Terran mech and also Zerg can use it to harass, not moving around like retards.


They are actually really good for mine shot baiting & baiting armies into banelings


But is it worth the investment?
Answer is no.

You never go SH against Bio.
Even roach/hydra or muta ling is better.

SH is good against Terran mech.


Hey man, it's obvious that you've figured out the game so I guess I'll stop talking.
Better go tell Life, Symbol, Jaedong, Monster, and every other Korean Zerg that swarm hosts are completely useless.
And yes I've seen every single one of those players use swam hosts v Bio and not get dominated AT ALL.


lol.?

Life did not make a single SH at all during his MLG run except that one game vs Last mech where he lost and only making a SH to bait mine shot.

Life basically was playing WoL style all the way in the tournament (muta-ling into Bls/Ultras/Infestor with a bit of Viper in Game 1 vs Flash) and straight up beating everyone else because he was just better.

SH doesn't fit Life style who like to be mobile and aggressive.

Swarm Hosts can fit Life's style if he use them properly and if he wants to attack multiple location at once. Infestors has the same speed of Swarm Hosts, guess which unit was Life known for in WoL?

Swarm Hosts are great units that players still don't know how to use. Blade55555 released Korean GM replay pack where he always goes Roach/Ling/Baneling/Muta into Swarm Hosts into Hive, only against Bio Terrans, it worked great for him, Swarm Host just isn't like Brood Lord or some other simple units, you can achieve a lot with it, but you have to use it smartly.

Also, MVP.Monster won HSL, and he won the game with Swarm Hosts against Hack on the Akilon Wastes. Just because you think that they are bad because you didn't see them work vs. Bio, doesn't make them bad.

On March 30 2013 15:55 xuanzue wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:46 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:38 FakeDeath wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:35 TimENT wrote:
On March 30 2013 15:33 tuho12345 wrote:
why the fuck would anyone build SH against bio terran? I mean yeah they give you extra dps but shit I'd rather build more vipers for binding cloud and infestors. Stop crying about SH it's sick good again Terran mech and also Zerg can use it to harass, not moving around like retards.


They are actually really good for mine shot baiting & baiting armies into banelings


But is it worth the investment?
Answer is no.

You never go SH against Bio.
Even roach/hydra or muta ling is better.

SH is good against Terran mech.


Hey man, it's obvious that you've figured out the game so I guess I'll stop talking.
Better go tell Life, Symbol, Jaedong, Monster, and every other Korean Zerg that swarm hosts are completely useless.
And yes I've seen every single one of those players use swam hosts v Bio and not get dominated AT ALL.


I want to see all those games of symbol and monster with SH. oh but those games don't exists.

Jaedong, uses them often in ladder, but his w/r with them is not that good.

I like how you are talking right out of your ass. If you want to see Monster beating Hack and Oz, go watch HSL games.


You have no idea what you're talking about.

Life's known unit for WoL was his zerglings, by the time infestors were out Life usually had done extremely cost efficient trades with his zerglings that the game was practically already over. Swarm Hosts are terrible against bio as bio are way too mobile for the swarm hosts to deal with, do a drop and then you have a lot less support for the swarm hosts, boost around the locusts scan and kill the swarm hosts and whatever is left around.

There are just so many ways for bio to out maneuver Swarm Hosts for them to be effective in my opinion.

I know what I am talking about. Life was known for his Zerglings AND doing aggressive 2-base Infestors pushes, catching opponents offguard, and using them with the burrow movement for ambushes.

You are saying like Swarm Hosts are the only unit there, you should be using them like Terran is using Siege Tanks, WITH support... For everybody saying something like this, just watch Hack vs. Monster from HSL already. Whenever Hack wanted to attack Swarm Hosts and evaded Locusts, a tons of Lings and Banelings came to protect Swarm Hosts, and Hack had to back off.

You are also thinking that people should rush Swarm Hosts, they don't, because they are immobile as they are and you will have problems with first few drops. You should go for Mutas/Lings/Banelings first, to be mobile and be able to deny drops, and then after that get Swarm Hosts while do transition to the Hive. Swarm Hosts makes your engagement much easier, since Locusts tank Mines/Tank shots really well, and Bio units have to kite them otherwise he will be losing units for nothing. And you don't engage armies head-on with the Swarm Hosts, you are doing it from 15+ range, where there is no danger for them. Most pros I've saw burrow them so close, that it is inevitable for them to be killed, and even worse, they don't move them at all when they release Locusts, they just leave them there burrowed. You have to be active with them all the time if you are already coming that close with them.

I like how people see bad use of a Swarm Hosts by the Pros and say how that unit is bad. I can admit that they are worse against Bio than against Mech/Protoss, but they are not terrible as you say and they take more skill to be used effectively.

On March 30 2013 18:55 xuanzue wrote:
Show nested quote +
go watch HSL games.


what the hell is hsl. it must be the most underground league ever

Just as I thought you couldn't be more ignorant, saying how there are no games with Monster using Swarm Hosts, when I say where you can find them, you then start to bash the "league", and it isn't even the league, it was the tournament with Hack, Oz, Maru, Monster, Hyun, San, SuperNova and Lucky. I don't even know why I argue with someone as ignorant as you are.




I find it very unlikely that Life will be using Swarm Hosts in the near future. He used BL/Infestor in WoL only somewhat reluctantly because it was the most (only?) viable late-game composition, and the SH isn't really a late-game unit, but rather a mid-game unit. In the mid-game, Life will almost always go for ling/bane and mutalisks except for when all-inning. The immobility of the SH does not fit Life's style, and though it is potent if used correctly (as shown by Monster in HSL), none of the more aggressive Zergs (DRG comes to mind, with his affinity for ling/bane/muta ) will be using them regularly anytime soon.
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Profile Joined January 2012
Canada1131 Posts
March 30 2013 16:04 GMT
#839
Nooo byun is ruining my fgstl
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
March 30 2013 16:10 GMT
#840
On March 31 2013 00:44 Zealously wrote:
I find it very unlikely that Life will be using Swarm Hosts in the near future. He used BL/Infestor in WoL only somewhat reluctantly because it was the most (only?) viable late-game composition, and the SH isn't really a late-game unit, but rather a mid-game unit. In the mid-game, Life will almost always go for ling/bane and mutalisks except for when all-inning. The immobility of the SH does not fit Life's style, and though it is potent if used correctly (as shown by Monster in HSL), none of the more aggressive Zergs (DRG comes to mind, with his affinity for ling/bane/muta ) will be using them regularly anytime soon.

Yes, it could be possible, but we will have to wait and see. Even if Life was using the most mobile army, I am not talking about Brood Lords/Infestor army composition, but mid-game Infestor pushes, and Infestor rush that he often did in WoL. He could've gone for Mutalisks, Infestors have the same speed of Swarm Hosts.

Also, Muta/Ling/Baneling into Vipers/Ultras is very mobile and popular, he still has been using Brood Lords and Infestors against some Terran players even though it isn't "the best" solution.

As far as I see it, Life is trying out stuff, and is using what works. He was trying Swarm Hosts vs. Last on Whirlwind, so he thought that they would work, but even then he didn't really use them correctly.

Anyway, we will know in a next few months what works and what doesn't.
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