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Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10137 Posts
November 30 2013 18:51 GMT
#2121
That costume is so well done i am getting dizzy.
rinnnedor321
Profile Joined August 2013
53 Posts
November 30 2013 18:51 GMT
#2122
CC first can actually BEAT that proxy gateway build, as long as you put the CC on the highground and walloff with the barracks


why innovation did not do that... well he gettin a bit too cocky it seems.


Cc on the lowground is what lost it for him
Boundz(DarKo)
Profile Joined March 2009
5311 Posts
November 30 2013 18:51 GMT
#2123
You bought it from US? What, the cardboard box?

lolwut
samurai80
Profile Joined November 2011
Japan4225 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-30 18:51:45
November 30 2013 18:51 GMT
#2124
On December 01 2013 03:43 TheDwf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2013 03:42 Jer99 wrote:
On December 01 2013 03:41 Caladan wrote:
Why are people saying Patience is "tearing through"?
He's just abusing the bo3 format of the whole LB grid by doing all-ins and proxy gates. That was just LB finals, bo3, in 20 minutes.

Predicting his run will stop in the first BO5 he meets (now) and we will never again hear from this guy. That's just not how you become a S-class player.


So how come no one else was able to do this?

Patience has incredible control and has the perfect responses against players

When he played MMA on akilon, he had stellar stalker control against the hellions/marines in MMAs natural, which not many players can do

Stellar Stalker control? Please...

Objectively, his control and decision making was flawless. He ddefintely didn't win just by flipping coins, that is for sure.

Now maybe he cannot win a BO5 against Life, especially if PvZ is his worst m-u, I really don't know, but for me his play in this tournament was convincing enough.

Let's hope him the best and stay positive please.
Fjodorov
Profile Joined December 2011
5007 Posts
November 30 2013 18:51 GMT
#2125
On December 01 2013 03:47 Markwerf wrote:
what a complete bullshit about this "abusing the bo3 format". Really that stuff doesn't matter at all, his opponents can see all his games when they are not playing.. What gives a fuck really if it's a bo3 vs MMA and then a bo3 vs innovation instead of just a bo5 vs one of them. He has to vary just as much and his opponents have enough information to go on.
He just plays well and his strategy decisions work out well, a combination of smart choices and a bit of luck but that's always the case in the buildorder game.
He also played some fine standard games, if opponents didn't respect his endgame they would definately not be doing stuff like CC first on a smallish 2p map.

I don't consider it a great player from what i've seen yet but just calling it 'bo3 cheesing' is rediculously unfair.


Patience is playing very well, no doubt. But I think bo3 increases his chances as benefits him and his style.
andilaama
Profile Joined December 2012
Finland192 Posts
November 30 2013 18:51 GMT
#2126
Coming up, can Life beat Patience riding the power of the Nathanias Obscure Protoss Dreamhack Bump? Nathanias' boon was enough for Stardust in Summer, but is it enough against life?
Heartland is an "Expert" "Expert".
TronJovolta
Profile Joined April 2013
United States323 Posts
November 30 2013 18:52 GMT
#2127
On December 01 2013 03:46 Fjodorov wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2013 03:43 TronJovolta wrote:
Man, fuck that. It's so hard to root for any Protoss anymore with the current state of the game. Photon Overcharge/MSC is a fucking joke. For so many reasons. Innovation had to overreact to the blink stalker opening, and should have at least had a chance to kill him with the counter attack. NOPE. Not with overcharge. Nothing can kill toss early/mid game from Terran with it. Not to mention how damn easy it is to constantly scout as toss in HOTS. Terran can't do shit beyond the first few minutes with a reaper, and scanning now and again. Sigh.

Whatever. All I can say is, I really hope Life crushes this toss scum.

All that said, try to believe that I've played more SC2 games as Protoss than Terran (WOL era).


The funny/frustrating/unbealivable thing is that Taeja then comes and playes some of the sickest TvP and makes Terran look fucking imba once again. ALways one top terran making terran look broken at any given period ^^


Right!?! Don't get me wrong. I love SC. I'm not trying to blow balance issues out of proportion. The game is pretty much so. I just really can't stand Photon Overcharge/MSC.
kroko
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Finland2136 Posts
November 30 2013 18:52 GMT
#2128
Elfi had nice outfit
I have Sick Timing and UnReal Macro
Larkin
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United Kingdom7161 Posts
November 30 2013 18:52 GMT
#2129
On December 01 2013 03:50 Symbioth wrote:
One thing appears a bit odd to me - it seems that consistently every unknown guy who comes out of nowhere and shows a great run in a tournament makes heavy use of proxy builds or other cheese and somehow it happens to work out.

Not saying this to depreciate, though. He displayed a lot of skill in this tournament. For example, game 1 vs Innovation required great decision making backed up with solid macro and micro which he showed by deciding to abandon his blink all-in and succesfuly transitioning into a macro game.


Because the established players are probably better in consistent macro games. Gotta throw them off and do whatever it takes to win rather than letting them play in their comfort zone.
https://www.twitch.tv/ttalarkin - streams random stuff, high level teamleague, maybe even heroleague
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
November 30 2013 18:52 GMT
#2130
On December 01 2013 03:51 Fjodorov wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2013 03:47 Markwerf wrote:
what a complete bullshit about this "abusing the bo3 format". Really that stuff doesn't matter at all, his opponents can see all his games when they are not playing.. What gives a fuck really if it's a bo3 vs MMA and then a bo3 vs innovation instead of just a bo5 vs one of them. He has to vary just as much and his opponents have enough information to go on.
He just plays well and his strategy decisions work out well, a combination of smart choices and a bit of luck but that's always the case in the buildorder game.
He also played some fine standard games, if opponents didn't respect his endgame they would definately not be doing stuff like CC first on a smallish 2p map.

I don't consider it a great player from what i've seen yet but just calling it 'bo3 cheesing' is rediculously unfair.


Patience is playing very well, no doubt. But I think bo3 increases his chances as benefits him and his style.

How on earth does a bo3 benefit "a style"?
League of Legends EU West, Platinum III | Yousei Teikoku is the best thing that has ever happened to music.
Psychobabas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
2531 Posts
November 30 2013 18:52 GMT
#2131
On December 01 2013 03:50 Symbioth wrote:
One thing appears a bit odd to me - it seems that consistently every unknown guy who comes out of nowhere and shows a great run in a tournament makes heavy use of proxy builds or other cheese and somehow it happens to work out.

Not saying this to depreciate, though. He displayed a lot of skill in this tournament. For example, game 1 vs Innovation required great decision making backed up with solid macro and micro which he showed by deciding to abandon his blink all-in and succesfuly transitioning into a macro game.


watch the vod when it is released. it was never a blink allin, it was fake, which is incredibly hard to scout and put innovation behind.
woody60707
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1863 Posts
November 30 2013 18:53 GMT
#2132
On December 01 2013 03:51 Boundz(DarKo) wrote:
You bought it from US? What, the cardboard box?

lolwut

USA! USA!
GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
November 30 2013 18:53 GMT
#2133
Go life
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
November 30 2013 18:53 GMT
#2134
lmao Super Maria trying to make a joke about having a mustache and the interviewer didn't get it
TY <3 Cure <3 Inno <3 Special <3
goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44237 Posts
November 30 2013 18:53 GMT
#2135
If only terrans and zergs is equally deadly in the early-midgame as protoss have then all this talk about toss being easy would be gone. Since they will have equal opportunity to kill each other
this is a quote
Qwerty85
Profile Joined June 2012
Croatia5536 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-30 18:54:54
November 30 2013 18:53 GMT
#2136
On December 01 2013 03:45 Jer99 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2013 03:43 boxerfred wrote:
On December 01 2013 03:42 Jer99 wrote:
On December 01 2013 03:41 Caladan wrote:
Why are people saying Patience is "tearing through"?
He's just abusing the bo3 format of the whole LB grid by doing all-ins and proxy gates. That was just LB finals, bo3, in 20 minutes.

Predicting his run will stop in the first BO5 he meets (now) and we will never again hear from this guy. That's just not how you become a S-class player.


So how come no one else was able to do this?

Patience has incredible control and has the perfect responses against players

When he played MMA on akilon, he had stellar stalker control against the hellions/marines in MMAs natural, which not many players can do


That's the definition of "fluke". Play great once for whatever reasons and whichever way, then disappear into nothing.

Captain Fluke already 'sniped' Roro.


So why can't he play great in the future? Did i forget that you can see into the future or something?

Haters gonna hate, Patience is playing fantastically


Probably because we had players like that before. One of them finished last in his group at this Dreamhack.

I think he is successful because other players treat him like an experienced pro gamer. Who would go for proxy gate on that map since most players open reaper expand there.. It is 2 player map and your opponent knows where you are so it is very risky to open cc 1st. Innovation was probably thinking he is mind gaming him by going for that build but Patience just flips a coin and does a build regardless of the map.

I am not saying he has no talent at all because if he is really playing only for 1 year, even coming here is an achievement, but I think it is more realistic that he will fall off the radar like Stardust than become the next Dear.
danteafk
Profile Joined May 2011
307 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-30 18:54:11
November 30 2013 18:54 GMT
#2137
so as per the schedule on the stream, 2.5 hours downtime after the next game.

nice downtimes this dhw13.
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
November 30 2013 18:54 GMT
#2138
On December 01 2013 03:52 Shikyo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2013 03:51 Fjodorov wrote:
On December 01 2013 03:47 Markwerf wrote:
what a complete bullshit about this "abusing the bo3 format". Really that stuff doesn't matter at all, his opponents can see all his games when they are not playing.. What gives a fuck really if it's a bo3 vs MMA and then a bo3 vs innovation instead of just a bo5 vs one of them. He has to vary just as much and his opponents have enough information to go on.
He just plays well and his strategy decisions work out well, a combination of smart choices and a bit of luck but that's always the case in the buildorder game.
He also played some fine standard games, if opponents didn't respect his endgame they would definately not be doing stuff like CC first on a smallish 2p map.

I don't consider it a great player from what i've seen yet but just calling it 'bo3 cheesing' is rediculously unfair.


Patience is playing very well, no doubt. But I think bo3 increases his chances as benefits him and his style.

How on earth does a bo3 benefit "a style"?


It benefits Protoss, not a style. There's a reason when Protoss was doing "bad" in major tournaments they had an almost 65% (? I can't remember if it was higher or not) winrate in PL.
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Keeemy
Profile Joined November 2012
Finland7855 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-30 18:55:15
November 30 2013 18:54 GMT
#2139
On December 01 2013 03:52 Shikyo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2013 03:51 Fjodorov wrote:
On December 01 2013 03:47 Markwerf wrote:
what a complete bullshit about this "abusing the bo3 format". Really that stuff doesn't matter at all, his opponents can see all his games when they are not playing.. What gives a fuck really if it's a bo3 vs MMA and then a bo3 vs innovation instead of just a bo5 vs one of them. He has to vary just as much and his opponents have enough information to go on.
He just plays well and his strategy decisions work out well, a combination of smart choices and a bit of luck but that's always the case in the buildorder game.
He also played some fine standard games, if opponents didn't respect his endgame they would definately not be doing stuff like CC first on a smallish 2p map.

I don't consider it a great player from what i've seen yet but just calling it 'bo3 cheesing' is rediculously unfair.


Patience is playing very well, no doubt. But I think bo3 increases his chances as benefits him and his style.

How on earth does a bo3 benefit "a style"?

He can use his most gimmicky tactics? In a bo5/bo7 he would need to play some macro games too most likely or use the same tactics twice.

It's a protoss thing.
Hello
ArTiFaKs
Profile Joined September 2013
United States1229 Posts
November 30 2013 18:55 GMT
#2140
the mothership core has been around forever now and just now it's OP? It was only a month ago everyone was complaining Terran was OP. Once people start figuring things out in about month some other race will be OP. Just how it goes.
There are things known, and things unknown, and in-between are the doors.
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