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TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3221
On March 16 2014 02:39 Keeemy wrote:
I don't think that was worth it for Life. ;_;

At least it bought time for mutas.
maartendq
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Belgium3115 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3222
Damn! That split + mutalisk surround!
liberate71
Profile Joined October 2011
Australia10252 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3223
rofl sick micro
Minelord Stimfestor, also known as karma.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3224
On March 16 2014 02:37 liberate71 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 02:36 Undead1993 wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:36 IntoTheheart wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:35 Undead1993 wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:35 BigFan wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:30 sharkie wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:29 Veldril wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:27 sharkie wrote:
This is probably one of the best tournaments (game-wise) of all time and we get no viewers

Thank you IEM for this stupid format


We got around 65k people watching + a lot of viewer at the event. I would say the number is not bad.


nowhere near 100k...

why does this matter?

viewers number must be equal to the prize pool, else it's not a successful tournament

So was Blizzcon just a massive failure?

devastating from the economic point of view


You could almost say... cataclysmic

Oh no. That pun hurt me.
kiss kiss fall in love
xtorn
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
4060 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3225
what a waste of banelings for Life.
Life - forever the Legend in my heart
vthree
Profile Joined November 2011
Hong Kong8039 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3226
On March 16 2014 02:38 Qwerty85 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 02:32 vthree wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:28 Qwerty85 wrote:
That was pretty good game by Taeja. His defense was great, his army movement on the map as well. I just didn't like those hellbats in the mix since eventually you need marauders. And making hellbats and marauders got him into trouble against all those mutas.

WM are still the better choice + maraduers can snipe hatches way faster and tank more bane shots.

I think he would have an easier time if he changed his army composition a bit.

also, I wouldn't be surprised if Life wasted 3x more resources than Taeja...


But hellbats pretty much make ling surrounds useless. If you looked at the army comps, it was actually Life that had to use a more banelings heavy comp with less lings because of the hellbats.


They are better and more reliable against ground army but as you saw, mutas will give you so much trouble in such scenario.
Life probably wasted 3x more resources than Taeja but mutas kept him in the game for a long time.


Yes, that was Life adjusting his comp so Taeja made more Thors. Life did have tons of lings at the beginning. In TvZ, both players are switching their comps according to what their opponent is building.
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3227
I think that was one of the more easily established 4ths I've seen in a TvZ in a long time.
Rustug
Profile Joined October 2010
1488 Posts
March 15 2014 17:40 GMT
#3228
On March 16 2014 02:36 Undead1993 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 02:36 IntoTheheart wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:35 Undead1993 wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:35 BigFan wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:30 sharkie wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:29 Veldril wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:27 sharkie wrote:
This is probably one of the best tournaments (game-wise) of all time and we get no viewers

Thank you IEM for this stupid format


We got around 65k people watching + a lot of viewer at the event. I would say the number is not bad.


nowhere near 100k...

why does this matter?

viewers number must be equal to the prize pool, else it's not a successful tournament

So was Blizzcon just a massive failure?

devastating from the economic point of view


Do you actually think Blizzard runs Blizzcon to make money from the convention?
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not. 파이팅! ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ"
chatuka
Profile Joined July 2011
1351 Posts
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3229
On March 16 2014 02:39 Abominous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 02:37 chatuka wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:36 ThomasjServo wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:35 BigFan wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:30 sharkie wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:29 Veldril wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:27 sharkie wrote:
This is probably one of the best tournaments (game-wise) of all time and we get no viewers

Thank you IEM for this stupid format


We got around 65k people watching + a lot of viewer at the event. I would say the number is not bad.


nowhere near 100k...

why does this matter?

Because LoL and DOTA 2 get them ergo SC2 needs to be comparable or exceed the numbers otherwise it is a dead game.

lol and dota are team sports. so just multiply SC2 numbers by 5, and that is the ratio SC2 should be judged by IMO.


Team sports are always goingt to be bigger than individual sports atm

That's probably the most flawed logic of all time.

perhaps, but i'm just looking at sports and football is much bigger than tennis or ping pong or archery. collective sports seem to get much more support. and that makes sense to a degre4e
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-15 17:42:02
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3230
On March 16 2014 02:40 chatuka wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 02:36 vthree wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:32 chatuka wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:31 Darkhorse wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:30 chatuka wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:28 Darkhorse wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:28 liberate71 wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:27 sharkie wrote:
This is probably one of the best tournaments (game-wise) of all time and we get no viewers

Thank you IEM for this stupid format


The format is arguably what makes for these games though

No. These games aren't good because of the format...

yup, players will not play half-ass. they will fight to the death for 100K. love the gladiator aspect of this tournament. more bread and circuses, virtual circuses

Did you watch IEM Cologne? Sick games and the format was different. The players make the games not the format. Thinking this "gladiator aspect" is doing this to the games is just stupid.

i disagree. players will play their absolute best for 100K. no relax games, or full foreigner games will be at a minimal. it's good to see the audience will watch players play for something on the line. Like Poker


This isn't the case tho. Players still try their best if the difference in winning was only 20K. If you think players are 'throwing' because it isn't a 100K tournament, I suggest you take a look at how much these players make. And there have been just as many 'throws' in this tournament as other with same caliber players.

maybe you're right. but at least for me, i am watching this because of the intense nature of the tournament. Poker has the same effect as well. All or nothing. life or death. it becomes philosophical to a degree and that philosophy survive or perish resonates with me. Maybe that intensity will resonate with other people.

I think players do their best when there are less prize money, but when something is on the line, you will see emotions come out like what naniwa did. crying, laughing, it will come out and i think that is good for the sport. that is the drama


Uh poker isn't like that at all? As far as I know, a majority fo poker players make money in cash games. And even then I'm pretty sure not every poker tournament i winner take all.
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Undead1993
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany17651 Posts
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3231
taeja looks good man
SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO
Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3232
TaeJa going full ForGG.
https://twitter.com/DrAeromi | Updates on live tournaments: @StarCrafteSport
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3233
On March 16 2014 02:40 chatuka wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 02:36 vthree wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:32 chatuka wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:31 Darkhorse wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:30 chatuka wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:28 Darkhorse wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:28 liberate71 wrote:
On March 16 2014 02:27 sharkie wrote:
This is probably one of the best tournaments (game-wise) of all time and we get no viewers

Thank you IEM for this stupid format


The format is arguably what makes for these games though

No. These games aren't good because of the format...

yup, players will not play half-ass. they will fight to the death for 100K. love the gladiator aspect of this tournament. more bread and circuses, virtual circuses

Did you watch IEM Cologne? Sick games and the format was different. The players make the games not the format. Thinking this "gladiator aspect" is doing this to the games is just stupid.

i disagree. players will play their absolute best for 100K. no relax games, or full foreigner games will be at a minimal. it's good to see the audience will watch players play for something on the line. Like Poker


This isn't the case tho. Players still try their best if the difference in winning was only 20K. If you think players are 'throwing' because it isn't a 100K tournament, I suggest you take a look at how much these players make. And there have been just as many 'throws' in this tournament as other with same caliber players.

maybe you're right. but at least for me, i am watching this because of the intense nature of the tournament. Poker has the same effect as well. All or nothing. life or death. it becomes philosophical to a degree and that philosophy survive or perish resonates with me. Maybe that intensity will resonate with other people.

I think players do their best when there are less prize money, but when something is on the line, you will see emotions come out like what naniwa did. crying, laughing, it will come out and i think that is good for the sport. that is the drama

what? he only did what he did because he wanted to leave and not play the games lol. Had nothing to do with emotions XD I would say jjakji and his twitter is more of what you're aiming for.
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Snijjer
Profile Joined September 2011
United States989 Posts
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3234
Whats with the crowd in the background? What are they cheering about, seems completely random.
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3235
That cancel was sick as well.
NovaMB
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany9534 Posts
March 15 2014 17:41 GMT
#3236
On March 16 2014 02:41 Snijjer wrote:
Whats with the crowd in the background? What are they cheering about, seems completely random.

NiP dominating dignitas
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
March 15 2014 17:42 GMT
#3237
On March 16 2014 02:41 Snijjer wrote:
Whats with the crowd in the background? What are they cheering about, seems completely random.

There are other games being played as well.
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
March 15 2014 17:42 GMT
#3238
NO Twitch don't die on me now.
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Chewbacca.
Profile Joined January 2011
United States3634 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-15 17:42:46
March 15 2014 17:42 GMT
#3239
On March 16 2014 02:42 Darkhorse wrote:
NO Twitch don't die on me now.

On all of us

Surprised there isn't more outrage in this thread already tbh
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
March 15 2014 17:42 GMT
#3240
On March 16 2014 02:42 Chewbacca. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 16 2014 02:42 Darkhorse wrote:
NO Twitch don't die on me now.

On all of us

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