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sparklyresidue
Profile Joined August 2011
United States5523 Posts
July 30 2013 13:59 GMT
#1821
After watching Flash hold a 6pool last night due to diligent scouting while his initial BO was lowground 14cc, I have zero sympathy for Innovation here. It would've been cool to see him dominate completely, but he did not play this series well at all.
Like Tinkerbelle, I leave behind a sparkly residue.
redviper
Profile Joined May 2010
Pakistan2333 Posts
July 30 2013 14:00 GMT
#1822
On July 30 2013 22:52 renaissanceMAN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2013 22:51 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:34 renaissanceMAN wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:33 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:30 DarkLordOlli wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:22 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:07 DarkLordOlli wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:06 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 21:59 Wombat_NI wrote:
On July 30 2013 21:57 redviper wrote:
Innovation is really the best player in the world. Lolololololoooool (can't type enough lolz on tur phone).

And still, I bet he will be number on power rank. Mary read him like a book, opened it up and then burned all the pages.

Who is then? Runner-up, winner, Ro4 in the hardest leagues in SC2


innovation has won the grand total of ONE tournament.

remember when taeja was unbeatable? Remember when fruitdealer was unbeatable?

right now, Maru is a better player. Lucky for innovation that osl bo1 format kept him safe in ro32.


Disagree heavily. Maru's TvT may be better, it probably is, but Innovation is still the overall better player. If you wanna go down the tournaments won route, how many has Maru won?


I don't think Maru is the best player. I said Maru is a better player right now.

Innovation is nowhere near the levels of the hype that people seem to associate to him. He didn't show any innovation (haha) or insight in his matches ever. Yeah he has good mechanics but how has he evolved the metagame?


And where did I say that Innovation is the best player? I just said that he's overall better than Maru. Your arguments can be reflected back on Maru. Innovation has better mechanics. So what exactly makes Maru better? He sure as hell isn't the most creative player. He also hasn't evolved the metagame whereas Innovation sure as hell has. People are trying to copy his TvZ and TvP style as we speak.


Maru is a lot more creative than Innovation. Even in the old GSTL days where MKP was driving the prime team Maru showed new strats.

Hahah though Tasteless jokingly predicted that Maru will 4-0!

And I bet you Maru isn't going to be top 3 in the power rank for july.


he'll be there, but if innovation wins SPL and places high in the season 2 finals, innovation will still be #1


Innovation can't win SPL, its a team league. Otherwise Yoda should be number 1. Harder format, more reactive and Yoda has a 73% win rate. And squirtle has a 100% win rate. Super has a 9-1 win record. 9-1!!!



you know what I mean about innovation winning the SPL, if he wins his match, or both his matches, he's going to remain top 3 easy


I know, I just mean that it shouldn't count as much. SPL is no better than GSTL except its on TV in korea. Infact the format is a bit easier since most of the rounds aren't winner league.
stratmatt
Profile Joined April 2011
United States913 Posts
July 30 2013 14:01 GMT
#1823
These kespa guys got a long way to go before they can catch up with esf in terms of experience.
massivez
Profile Joined May 2010
Belgium653 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-30 14:04:10
July 30 2013 14:03 GMT
#1824
INnoVation will be back. But i have to say that he wasn't rly tested in TvT in wol, GSL was flooded by Zerg when he entered sc2. He just needs to reinvent himself in TvT if wants to live up to his name.

TvT is no pushover against a prime Terran, Byun bopped Demuslim easy with funky strategies(not that he is on innovation lvl).
Thieving Magpie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States6752 Posts
July 30 2013 14:04 GMT
#1825
On July 30 2013 22:59 sparklyresidue wrote:
After watching Flash hold a 6pool last night due to diligent scouting while his initial BO was lowground 14cc, I have zero sympathy for Innovation here. It would've been cool to see him dominate completely, but he did not play this series well at all.


Lost too much in game one, Overreaction in game two, Rattled in game three, macro game four.

Innovation got socked in the face and lost his cool. Totally outplayed by Maru.
Hark, what baseball through yonder window breaks?
forsooth
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3648 Posts
July 30 2013 14:07 GMT
#1826
I knew Maru's ability to execute aggressive builds with great micro would at least make him a threat to Innovation, but I can't say I expected him to win the series, much less sweep it.
Wingblade
Profile Joined April 2012
United States1806 Posts
July 30 2013 14:07 GMT
#1827
On July 30 2013 22:12 renaissanceMAN wrote:
anybody else think it's kind of bizarre that we haven't seen reigns like bw? where a player was absolutely dominant for 1-2 years (oov, nada, flash, savior) sure MVP and life were king of the hill for a while, but it wasn't any more than 6-8 months at the most...


It's actually explained quite well by the author of the preview for this match. There are so many more tournaments in SC2 than there were in BW that it is extremely difficult to have a reign like that. Bonjwas in BW won about as many tournaments as some of the guys with smaller reigns in SC2 but it looks different because the tourneys were stretched over years at a time.
PartinG fanboy to the max, Rain/Squirtle/Dear/Scarlett/Bbyong are cool too. I don't always watch Dota2 but when I do I have no clue what's going on. GOGO POWER RANGERS
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
July 30 2013 14:08 GMT
#1828
On July 30 2013 22:59 redviper wrote:
Sad thing is that Innovation isn't even crying. MKP would have cried.

That is why its hard to even like Innovation. No emotion IRL and no grace in the game.

Tbh you just seem to hate Innovation. Yeah he's not the most charismatic but what does it even mean to say his game has no 'grace'?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
FeyFey
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany10114 Posts
July 30 2013 14:13 GMT
#1829
wow i thought maru had a tiny chance since it was tvt and his style is damn well vs that what innovation does. Then I saw 90 pages here and thought wow must have been close, then I clicked the spoilers and was so schocked I screamed OMG.

Congrats to the winner ! so sad I had no way of seeing it live T.T .
Thinasy
Profile Joined March 2011
2856 Posts
July 30 2013 14:16 GMT
#1830
On July 30 2013 23:00 redviper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2013 22:52 renaissanceMAN wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:51 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:34 renaissanceMAN wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:33 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:30 DarkLordOlli wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:22 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:07 DarkLordOlli wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:06 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 21:59 Wombat_NI wrote:
[quote]
Who is then? Runner-up, winner, Ro4 in the hardest leagues in SC2


innovation has won the grand total of ONE tournament.

remember when taeja was unbeatable? Remember when fruitdealer was unbeatable?

right now, Maru is a better player. Lucky for innovation that osl bo1 format kept him safe in ro32.


Disagree heavily. Maru's TvT may be better, it probably is, but Innovation is still the overall better player. If you wanna go down the tournaments won route, how many has Maru won?


I don't think Maru is the best player. I said Maru is a better player right now.

Innovation is nowhere near the levels of the hype that people seem to associate to him. He didn't show any innovation (haha) or insight in his matches ever. Yeah he has good mechanics but how has he evolved the metagame?


And where did I say that Innovation is the best player? I just said that he's overall better than Maru. Your arguments can be reflected back on Maru. Innovation has better mechanics. So what exactly makes Maru better? He sure as hell isn't the most creative player. He also hasn't evolved the metagame whereas Innovation sure as hell has. People are trying to copy his TvZ and TvP style as we speak.


Maru is a lot more creative than Innovation. Even in the old GSTL days where MKP was driving the prime team Maru showed new strats.

Hahah though Tasteless jokingly predicted that Maru will 4-0!

And I bet you Maru isn't going to be top 3 in the power rank for july.


he'll be there, but if innovation wins SPL and places high in the season 2 finals, innovation will still be #1


Innovation can't win SPL, its a team league. Otherwise Yoda should be number 1. Harder format, more reactive and Yoda has a 73% win rate. And squirtle has a 100% win rate. Super has a 9-1 win record. 9-1!!!



you know what I mean about innovation winning the SPL, if he wins his match, or both his matches, he's going to remain top 3 easy


I know, I just mean that it shouldn't count as much. SPL is no better than GSTL except its on TV in korea. Infact the format is a bit easier since most of the rounds aren't winner league.


SPL is alot harder then GSTL, sorry.
Jaedong & Faker
Obbim
Profile Joined April 2013
Sweden7 Posts
July 30 2013 14:16 GMT
#1831
So tired of everyone callin Maru a lame cheeser. From what I have seen, all TvTs have been pretty much based on 1 base agression for the last few months, so whats the upset? If Maru wins 4-0, he is clearly currently better then innovation, regardless of tactic. Starcraft is about winning, thats ALL that matters. Not who can macro the most.


GJ Maru! I knew this dude would be awsome first time I saw him gueststream on Byuns stream.
bo1b
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Australia12814 Posts
July 30 2013 14:20 GMT
#1832
On July 30 2013 23:16 Obbim wrote:
So tired of everyone callin Maru a lame cheeser. From what I have seen, all TvTs have been pretty much based on 1 base agression for the last few months, so whats the upset? If Maru wins 4-0, he is clearly currently better then innovation, regardless of tactic. Starcraft is about winning, thats ALL that matters. Not who can macro the most.


GJ Maru! I knew this dude would be awsome first time I saw him gueststream on Byuns stream.

I agree with the sentiment that ultimately results > everything, tvt hasn't just been 1 base aggression recently at all.
Doublemint
Profile Joined July 2011
Austria8689 Posts
July 30 2013 14:23 GMT
#1833
Oh dang it, Maru the Marine Prince beating "the best mechanical player in the world" ^_^

What an upset, and way to go Maru to keep dem fanboys of inno stirring like a hornet's nest :D
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before the fall.
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
July 30 2013 14:26 GMT
#1834
artosis curse is getting out of hand
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
convention
Profile Joined October 2011
United States622 Posts
July 30 2013 14:29 GMT
#1835
On July 30 2013 23:16 Obbim wrote:
So tired of everyone callin Maru a lame cheeser. From what I have seen, all TvTs have been pretty much based on 1 base agression for the last few months, so whats the upset? If Maru wins 4-0, he is clearly currently better then innovation, regardless of tactic. Starcraft is about winning, thats ALL that matters. Not who can macro the most.


GJ Maru! I knew this dude would be awsome first time I saw him gueststream on Byuns stream.

I think my favorite quote I've seen about "cheesing", is that you have the earn the right to play a macro game. If you can't hold off 1 base aggression while trying to early expand, then you can't do an early expand. Maru clearly knew how to beat Innovation, really cool to see him finally doing well. I don't really want a TvT finals, but it would be awesome to see Maru v Bomber finals, since both of those guys have struggled for so long, but both of them have been so good.
redviper
Profile Joined May 2010
Pakistan2333 Posts
July 30 2013 14:29 GMT
#1836
On July 30 2013 23:08 Wombat_NI wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2013 22:59 redviper wrote:
Sad thing is that Innovation isn't even crying. MKP would have cried.

That is why its hard to even like Innovation. No emotion IRL and no grace in the game.

Tbh you just seem to hate Innovation. Yeah he's not the most charismatic but what does it even mean to say his game has no 'grace'?


Its not like I am trying to hide it. You aren't seeing some deep dark secret. I hate Innovation. Because he has none.

His games have no grace because they are lacking style and innovation. He is brute force mechanics and no thought.
PerSe
Profile Joined June 2013
United Kingdom550 Posts
July 30 2013 14:32 GMT
#1837
Haha yes, loving Innovation's loss. It's too bad he took SK down with him. Hoping Rain takes this season's OSL!
braller
Profile Joined January 2013
96 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-30 14:37:41
July 30 2013 14:37 GMT
#1838
On July 30 2013 22:22 redviper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2013 22:07 DarkLordOlli wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:06 redviper wrote:
On July 30 2013 21:59 Wombat_NI wrote:
On July 30 2013 21:57 redviper wrote:
Innovation is really the best player in the world. Lolololololoooool (can't type enough lolz on tur phone).

And still, I bet he will be number on power rank. Mary read him like a book, opened it up and then burned all the pages.

Who is then? Runner-up, winner, Ro4 in the hardest leagues in SC2


innovation has won the grand total of ONE tournament.

remember when taeja was unbeatable? Remember when fruitdealer was unbeatable?

right now, Maru is a better player. Lucky for innovation that osl bo1 format kept him safe in ro32.


Disagree heavily. Maru's TvT may be better, it probably is, but Innovation is still the overall better player. If you wanna go down the tournaments won route, how many has Maru won?


I don't think Maru is the best player. I said Maru is a better player right now.

Innovation is nowhere near the levels of the hype that people seem to associate to him. He didn't show any innovation (haha) or insight in his matches ever. Yeah he has good mechanics but how has he evolved the metagame?


Sure he's "boring," but he's also currently at 77.77777% in TvZ and 80% in TvP. Those are both absurd numbers, especially given that he hasn't exactly had many "easy" opponents to pad his numbers.


Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-30 14:56:29
July 30 2013 14:51 GMT
#1839
On July 30 2013 23:29 redviper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2013 23:08 Wombat_NI wrote:
On July 30 2013 22:59 redviper wrote:
Sad thing is that Innovation isn't even crying. MKP would have cried.

That is why its hard to even like Innovation. No emotion IRL and no grace in the game.

Tbh you just seem to hate Innovation. Yeah he's not the most charismatic but what does it even mean to say his game has no 'grace'?


Its not like I am trying to hide it. You aren't seeing some deep dark secret. I hate Innovation. Because he has none.

His games have no grace because they are lacking style and innovation. He is brute force mechanics and no thought.


"No thoughts".

Damn I laughed so hard...

The man is cold, and he has insane mechanics. That doesn't prevent to show some respect (even if you hate him, no problem with that) and not to spit some random bullshit about him.

That being said, I'm happy for Maru !
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SebaZ
Profile Joined April 2010
Italy223 Posts
July 30 2013 14:53 GMT
#1840
So, I didn't see the matches. Can anyone tell me in a few words how this happened?
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