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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On December 19 2013 22:00 SmoNKa wrote: Did you know NaNiwa's worst matchup historically is PvZ? http://aligulac.com/players/89-NaNiwa/ His stats are exactly the opposite of what I expected them to be. Filter out WoL for relevance | ||
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Cheerio
Ukraine3178 Posts
On December 19 2013 21:15 havok55 wrote: Damn... Also if the winner holds onto the bitcoins and by some crazy act of god its values goes up x1000 or more (again), this could be the biggest prize pool not just for a SC2 showmatch, but of any tournament... of any sport. Bitcoin is already immensely overvalued. In recent days it's worth has plunged almost 50% from it's peak to 600$ or so. | ||
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Azera
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ZenithM
France15952 Posts
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Prugelhugel
Austria637 Posts
I mean, will we see... a) trashtalk (he respects her but thinks he's better) b) bm (he doesn't respect her and thinks he's better) c) proberush (he knows he is worse) + Show Spoiler + Haha, just a joke comment, Naniwa is cool and I suppose he is a pretty nice guy beneath his Jaedong like attitude regarding tourneys.^^ I hope they hurry with the tournament because since it's bitcoin we could possibly end seeing a Bo7 of the two best foreigners for a total of 12$. Would be fun nonetheless though. :D | ||
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Soke
United States790 Posts
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blackone
Germany1314 Posts
On December 19 2013 21:15 havok55 wrote: Damn... Also if the winner holds onto the bitcoins and by some crazy act of god its values goes up x1000 or more (again), this could be the biggest prize pool not just for a SC2 showmatch, but of any tournament... of any sport. No, it wouldn't. The prize for the match is 14 bitcoins. The value of this tournaments prize in USD is whatever 14 bitcoins are worth when they get sent to the winner. Not what they were worth or will be worth at some point in the past or future. | ||
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R1CH
Netherlands10342 Posts
On December 19 2013 21:15 havok55 wrote: Damn... Also if the winner holds onto the bitcoins and by some crazy act of god its values goes up x1000 or more (again), this could be the biggest prize pool not just for a SC2 showmatch, but of any tournament... of any sport. By that logic, this is not even close. http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/AoV_iCCup_StarLeague#Prizes | ||
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Fusilero
United Kingdom50293 Posts
On December 20 2013 01:17 R1CH wrote: By that logic, this is not even close. http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/AoV_iCCup_StarLeague#Prizes Everyone in the RO8 threw on purpose in order to cash in on the bubble /conspiracy. | ||
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weiliem
2073 Posts
 History repeating itself. But for what I remember, the games weren't close. Hope for some Good Games this time.... | ||
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SidianTheBard
United States2475 Posts
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
more hype! | ||
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mrRoflpwn
United States2618 Posts
On December 19 2013 04:46 Squat wrote: I can't believe I have to go spell this out. How do you read what I wrote and extrapolate that? It's not even a strawman, it's just making shit up. Need: I need this money to sustain myself. Want: I want this money to buy stuff for my own personal satisfaction. If you make 20k and then need another 12k next week, you're an idiot. If you want to stockpile money for the future, that's a not a need thing, that's a want thing. Naniwa and Scarlett can leave Esports and get a regular job at any time. Both of them have made good money and have had a lot of expenses covered by their teams. None of them NEED 12k dollars. What if this showmatch had never taken place? Would they be out on the streets? No, I'm not a socialist. No, I'm not angry with people making or saving more money than they strictly need. This place sometimes. Your an idiot. Its a competition, high skill means they get high rewards for winning. User was warned for this post | ||
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Nekovivie
United Kingdom2599 Posts
On December 20 2013 01:17 R1CH wrote: By that logic, this is not even close. http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/AoV_iCCup_StarLeague#Prizes Haha funny how things change. 5-8th would be better than winning :3 | ||
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TotalBiscuit
United Kingdom5437 Posts
On December 20 2013 01:45 SidianTheBard wrote: 2 days away TB, any info on the map pool? I'm guessing you'll probably just use the blizzard ladder maps because that's what they have most likely been practicing on. Also it'll probably be loser picks? Although a set map pool could be pretty neat because then maybe they could plan specific strategies ahead of time. Then again there isn't much time to plan now with it being 2 days away haha. I in fact do have information on the map-pool. Naniwa and Scarlett negotiated a pool between them (I was there, there was much arguing). We have come up with a 5 map pool on refresh because we believe you'll see higher quality games that way (many pros have argued for smaller map pools for a while). They will be ladder maps yes. Each player vetoed a map until we were left with 1 starting map at which point players took turns picking the rest of the maps in order, so they can prepare for the entire series ahead of time instead of relying on loser picks. | ||
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Ctone23
United States1841 Posts
On December 20 2013 01:17 R1CH wrote: By that logic, this is not even close. http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/AoV_iCCup_StarLeague#Prizes Your ability to find that sort of information amazes me. China has ended it's use of bitcoin, which explains the sudden drop these past few days. | ||
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figq
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SidianTheBard
United States2475 Posts
On December 20 2013 02:10 TotalBiscuit wrote: I in fact do have information on the map-pool. Naniwa and Scarlett negotiated a pool between them (I was there, there was much arguing). We have come up with a 5 map pool on refresh because we believe you'll see higher quality games that way (many pros have argued for smaller map pools for a while). They will be ladder maps yes. Each player vetoed a map until we were left with 1 starting map at which point players took turns picking the rest of the maps in order, so they can prepare for the entire series ahead of time instead of relying on loser picks. Great to hear, I always think having a map pool known for the players ahead of time makes the games that much better to watch. Be nice to finally see a tournament with only 5 maps as well, let's hope this goes to game 7 then so we see some repeats! | ||
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metroid composite
Canada231 Posts
On December 20 2013 02:13 figq wrote: Considering how much more popular is Scarlett, a 50/50 poll about winning means the majority of people think Naniwa would win. Frankly, even if they were in equal shape, it would be a tough close battle most likely, but in this case we will have a very well prepared and very determined Naniwa vs a not caring all that much Scarlett, so it's probably going to be quite the stomp, unfortunately. I'd be cheering for Scarlett though. I dunno, I mean, Stardust beat Naniwa the last two times they faced, and Scarlett just beat Stardust 3-1. I would be inclined to rate MC as perhaps slightly better than Naniwa; certainly more successful in WCS, and Scarlett recently beat him 2-0 in an absolutely dominant stomp. She's lost some games to much weaker protoss recently as well, don't get me wrong, but it's not like she can't beat a top level protoss. It's just "coinflippy". | ||
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Nekovivie
United Kingdom2599 Posts
On December 20 2013 02:13 figq wrote: Considering how much more popular is Scarlett, a 50/50 poll about winning means the majority of people think Naniwa would win. Frankly, even if they were in equal shape, it would be a tough close battle most likely, but in this case we will have a very well prepared and very determined Naniwa vs a not caring all that much Scarlett, so it's probably going to be quite the stomp, unfortunately. I'd be cheering for Scarlett though. No, it's probably more people just trolling the poll to keep it at 50/50, since you can see the results before you vote. | ||
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