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Daswollvieh
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
5553 Posts
July 05 2013 18:17 GMT
#61
If LG-IM takes this seriously, it could be one hell of a nerve-wrecking match. Sad I can´t watch, GSTL is always so entertaining.

Bomber to save ST.
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16849 Posts
July 05 2013 18:23 GMT
#62
On July 06 2013 02:30 Arceus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 02:15 Kasaraki wrote:
On July 06 2013 02:09 Wintex wrote:
On July 06 2013 02:05 Arceus wrote:
On July 05 2013 05:02 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Gary Oak and Ash Ketchum? I mean IM and Startale have somewhat of a rivalry so it'd be fitting.

fitting? Gary Fuckin Oak earned 10 out of 8 Kanto badges and mastered all the coolest, fully-evolved pokemons that 11 years old me could only dream of
Meanwhile Ash stucks with a level 1000 pikachu and choked in every single regionals possible lol

Hey. I hate Ash so I picked Red and Blue. Red is so cool ~
I mean
....


<3

It's amazing, all he says is "..." yet meeting him the first time is so tense and epic.

the definition of no talk-all skill. I feel like battling him at the end of Mt. Silver all over again!

btw theme song of this grudge match should be some think like this:
+ Show Spoiler +

That's the best battle theme. I remember when I tried to beat him. TT
The Bomber boy
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-05 21:15:02
July 05 2013 18:54 GMT
#63
On July 06 2013 02:05 Arceus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 05 2013 05:02 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Gary Oak and Ash Ketchum? I mean IM and Startale have somewhat of a rivalry so it'd be fitting.

fitting? Gary Fuckin Oak earned 10 out of 8 Kanto badges and mastered all the coolest, fully-evolved pokemons that 11 years old me could only dream of
Meanwhile Ash stucks with a level 1000 pikachu and choked in every single regionals possible lol


Well yeah. IM is the Gary Oak of sc2 teams. We have the car, cheerleaders, achievements, and a pokemon that counters your starter.

Meanwhile, Startale has Life. The level 1000 pikachu that refuses to evolve. :p

==

This one is going to be tense. Not only is this probably the most hyped match of them all in GSTL but so much rides on it.

If IM wins they get 2nd and Startale is out while FXO makes the playoffs.

If Startale wins, FXO is out, and IM falls to 4th/5th place.

AA makes playoffs regardless but could potentially fall to 3rd after tonight if IM wins.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Shinta)
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-05 20:25:50
July 05 2013 20:22 GMT
#64
On July 06 2013 00:04 lichter wrote:
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On July 05 2013 23:29 Shinta) wrote:
Ah I see....
Well, that's retarded! Can't believe they use such a bad format.


It's the same one used in Proleague right now. The reason this format is used is because of the small amount of teams. If you allow every single team (or most) to get into the playoffs, it invalidates the purpose of a regular season.

Yes, but the ProLeague system is very different.. With the way the regular season of GSTL is played out, it really doesn't make any sense to give a team that could extremely easily be involved in a 4 way tie and have only gotten first place through points, a bye until the grand finals.

You have MVP who, I mean they did well to get where they are but, does not deserve to somehow have a free win to the finals just like that.


In SPL, the teams work over such a long period of time and fight in a gruesome format. Rewarding the top team makes much more sense then. I don't like it too much, but it makes soooo much more sense in PL than in GSTL. I think to have that in GSTL is absolutely bogus.

I mean, it's possible to have had a 4 way tie, out of a measly 7 matches played total, yet have 1 team make a minimum of 20k won.
Compared to the 4th place team, out of a measly 7 matches played total, who was a couple points down, having a minimum of 3k won.
In no world is that fair.
Suteki Da Ne 素敵だね Isn't it Wonderful
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8313 Posts
July 05 2013 21:06 GMT
#65
On July 05 2013 04:56 Wintex wrote:
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On July 05 2013 04:10 TheDougler wrote:
This season of GSTL has been just amazing. Really hope Startale pulls through for ax acer.

I think this might be a worthy addition to the OP if it was resized:

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


(It's supposed to represent Totalbiscuit/Axiom-Acer).

There, I also picked a zubat for azubu. has a lot to say for both teams positions.

and a jirachi for startale and a tauros for fxo


Great calls!
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
DrPandaPhD
Profile Joined November 2011
5188 Posts
July 05 2013 21:29 GMT
#66
FXO should have teddiursa :3
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slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
July 05 2013 21:40 GMT
#67
On July 06 2013 06:29 DrPandaPhD wrote:
FXO should have teddiursa :3

NSH should be the Tauros (MadBull) and FXO should have either a bear or octupus Pokemon!
jjakji fan
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
July 05 2013 21:41 GMT
#68
On July 06 2013 05:22 Shinta) wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 00:04 lichter wrote:
On July 05 2013 23:29 Shinta) wrote:
Ah I see....
Well, that's retarded! Can't believe they use such a bad format.


It's the same one used in Proleague right now. The reason this format is used is because of the small amount of teams. If you allow every single team (or most) to get into the playoffs, it invalidates the purpose of a regular season.

Yes, but the ProLeague system is very different.. With the way the regular season of GSTL is played out, it really doesn't make any sense to give a team that could extremely easily be involved in a 4 way tie and have only gotten first place through points, a bye until the grand finals.

You have MVP who, I mean they did well to get where they are but, does not deserve to somehow have a free win to the finals just like that.


In SPL, the teams work over such a long period of time and fight in a gruesome format. Rewarding the top team makes much more sense then. I don't like it too much, but it makes soooo much more sense in PL than in GSTL. I think to have that in GSTL is absolutely bogus.

I mean, it's possible to have had a 4 way tie, out of a measly 7 matches played total, yet have 1 team make a minimum of 20k won.
Compared to the 4th place team, out of a measly 7 matches played total, who was a couple points down, having a minimum of 3k won.
In no world is that fair.


I agree, but having 5 teams in the playoffs is such an awkward number. 4 or 6 would be much better, but having 6 playoff spots would be kind of pointless with only 8 teams, especially since Prime and NSH aren't really competitive.
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
July 05 2013 22:10 GMT
#69
I dont really care who wins, I just want to see lots of tears
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
July 05 2013 22:10 GMT
#70
On July 06 2013 07:10 Lorning wrote:
I dont really care who wins, I just want to see lots of tears


Not enough tears at the Prime house? ? :p
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-05 22:13:45
July 05 2013 22:13 GMT
#71
On July 06 2013 07:10 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 07:10 Lorning wrote:
I dont really care who wins, I just want to see lots of tears


Not enough tears at the Prime house? ? :p


Not really much MKP games lately, so its been a while
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
July 05 2013 22:51 GMT
#72
I think it's pretty common knowledge that Gary is a better trainer than Ash. Ash won't even evolve his pokemon to get better stats. Looks like LG-IM will go up 3-0 and then the plot will kick in and StarTale will magically win. Either that or unevolved protoss Avenge will overperform and all kill.
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Jmanthedragonguy
Profile Joined August 2012
Canada1202 Posts
July 05 2013 23:16 GMT
#73
Damn world of tanks x_x
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8313 Posts
July 05 2013 23:36 GMT
#74
In Bomber I trust
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17744 Posts
July 05 2013 23:48 GMT
#75
IM FIGHTING!! I wanna see FXO win another season lol
"Expert" mods4ever.com
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
July 06 2013 00:10 GMT
#76
On July 06 2013 08:48 Die4Ever wrote:
IM FIGHTING!! I wanna see FXO win another season lol


IM tag but you want to see FXO win?!

NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
July 06 2013 00:13 GMT
#77
I did another preview, please check it out if you would like ,also please tell me what you think :D
+ Show Spoiler +
GSTL Preview


Here we finally are, the final regular season GSTL match. It all comes down to this for the final playoff spot, StarTale or two time GSTL champion team FXOpen.

LG-IM vs StarTale
Here's the storyline for this match: It's pretty simple if StarTale wins they are in the playoffs if they lose FXOpen go to the playoffs.
Let's get right into the key players for each team.



3 key players for StarTale:
(T)Bomber:
Bomber is going to be a key player for one reason: Incredible Miracle has lots of protoss. Now even though his record may not be the best in TvP for HotS if you look at his record 3 of his losses are to MC early on in HotS where lots of oracles were used. Bomber is going to need to snipe IM's protoss's if StarTale wants a chance at winning this match.

(P)Avenge:
A rising star on the StarTale lineup, he will need to do what KeeN did yesterday and grab some wins to give his team a good head start as he is the opening player in this match, his best match ups are PvT and PvZ his winrates in both are above 60%.

(Z)Life:
No one can doubt that Life hasn't been playing his best in HotS no matter the reason, I still think Life will be used in the match and I think he will play well and win for his team or fail horribly and completely let his team down.
editors note: + Show Spoiler +
isn't that a good prediction to make, he will either win or lose who would have guessed???




Incredible Miracle's 3 key players:
(P)First;
I don't think theirs a doubt in anyone's mind that First isn't a great player, he will no doubt be one of the players who can get multiple kills in this match. All his match ups seem to be really solid, so long as the IM coach sends him in all will be good.

(P)YongHwa / (P)Squirtle:
YongHwa and Squirtle are the other two strong protoss players on IM, YongHwa has been on the team for quite the while, while Squirtle has only been on the team for 6 months or so. If the IM coach was going to put only one of them out to play today, I think it would be Squirtle has overall he has done better than Yonghwa, and Yonghwa who looked to be very good near the end of WOL hasn't not done the best in HotS so far.


(Z)KangHo:
A very old player in terms of how long he has been playing SC2 and how long he's been on IM, he can look brilliant sometimes or bad other times he is Losira. I feel like for this match he will be pulled out and get a kill or two for IM.



Prediction
Opening Match: Avenge RagnaroK
IM 4-3 StarTale

Overall this should be a close match with IM edging it out in the end, it's been a long time since IM has made the GSTL playoffs/finals they are already in no matter what but this match does decide seeding into the playoffs which determines how many matches you have to play to make the final, so I do expect IM to bring out their good players and give it their best shot to win.








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Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
July 06 2013 00:16 GMT
#78
IM will play First, Mvp and Squirtle after Ragnarok. calling it now. BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17744 Posts
July 06 2013 00:16 GMT
#79
On July 06 2013 09:10 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 06 2013 08:48 Die4Ever wrote:
IM FIGHTING!! I wanna see FXO win another season lol


IM tag but you want to see FXO win?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Ykc91L5kY

haha, I like IM for their individual league prowess, TL only lets me pick 1 team tag
"Expert" mods4ever.com
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-06 00:18:41
July 06 2013 00:17 GMT
#80
On July 06 2013 09:16 Dodgin wrote:
IM will play First, Mvp and Squirtle after Ragnarok. calling it now. BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS.

I think it would be cool to see a Life vs Mvp rematch where Life loses and we get another smiling Mvp gif.
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