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Jono7272
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom6330 Posts
May 19 2014 19:35 GMT
#501
Who needs upgrades when you have banelings? Hah
Innovation | Flash | Mvp | Byun | TY
BakedButters
Profile Joined November 2011
United States748 Posts
May 19 2014 19:36 GMT
#502
It's simply a time where TvZ is the most unbalanced matchup atm.
Snute <3 Bomber <3 Parting <3 Life <3
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States46243 Posts
May 19 2014 19:36 GMT
#503
I missed this Polt series. How did Armani wreck him? Never even heard of that guy o.O
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Noonius
Profile Joined April 2012
Estonia17413 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#504
it's done
Terran forever | Maru hater forever
Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#505
On May 20 2014 04:36 BakedButters wrote:
It's simply a time where TvZ is the most unbalanced matchup atm.

Oh shut up.
Refer to my post.
Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#506
nice, now they just have to pay for Stork, and both players from samsung will be at HSC9
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
AlternativeEgo
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden17309 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#507
Nice. Armani just way too classy to be stopped by pesky NA terran. Too bad he wasn't Stork :/
Mark Munoz looks like Gretorp
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32754 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#508
Man Polt's TvZ has been looking weak lately but congrats to Armani.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
Undead1993
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany17651 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#509
wp by armani
SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO
gingerfluffmuff
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria4570 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#510
On May 20 2014 04:36 BakedButters wrote:
It's simply a time where TvZ is the most unbalanced matchup atm.

Its also foreigner vs korean, so the effect is shown stronger
・゚✧:・゚+..。✧・゚:・..。 ✧・゚ :・゚ ゜・:・ ✧・゚:・゚:.。 ✧・゚ SPARKULING *・゜・:・゚✧:・゚✧。゚+..。 ✧・゚: ✧・゚:・゜・:・゚✧::・・:・゚・゚
Rollora
Profile Joined February 2012
2450 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#511
On May 20 2014 04:36 BakedButters wrote:
It's simply a time where TvZ is the most unbalanced matchup atm.

oh now from TvP to TvZ... hmm
what is next? TvT?
What is (in that match) the imbalance from zerg now, that hasn't been there in WoL besides Muta regen
scypio
Profile Joined December 2011
Poland2127 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#512
I noticed Polt did not build any ghosts to snipe the overseers so his mines could do actual damage. Oh well, maybe one day we'll get a Terran who can play at a decent level.
I play random | I like Hots | INnoVation | sOs | Tefel TOP1!
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#513
On May 20 2014 04:35 Rollora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2014 04:25 sharkie wrote:
On May 20 2014 04:24 Rollora wrote:
On May 20 2014 04:19 sharkie wrote:
The problem with Innovation is: because of his crazy dominance in the past there are only two levels for him by fans: god tier or utter crap ^^

There's nothing in between for Innovation hehe

and the problem about GSL is it is just ONE tournament and you can drop out of it within one short group stage, while other tournaments (like PL) you need to play over several months.
Basing things on one tourney is knowingly not a good idea, cause you can cheese your way through several rounds and get very far. I like the proleague format more cause it takes the form over several months.
That is why I am wondering, why flash isn't on the list, being at 3rd place of "most kills"


Flash has failed at numerous tournaments. He is just a beast at preparing, thats why he is so strong in PL.

so what defines a good player?
Good micro`?
Good macro?
good allins?
good cheese?
or is it also good preparation?

on the other hand the most games he lost were just pure flash-counterbuilds If you saw the group stages comparing to he didn't prepare such builds in the group stages, what is why he fails in group stages mostly.


What makes a good player? Winning tournaments. Innovation won 1 World Finals, 1 PL, 1 Acer and 1 GSTL. Mvp won 4 GSLs and a double triple crown.

And Flash was playing Hydra/Shine. If he didn't think they were going to cheese him at all, I don't know what to tell you.

And if we go even farther back, Flash got a counter build order win against Maru (1-1-1 vs triple cc) and Maru still won.
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djraphi23
Profile Joined August 2013
France2262 Posts
May 19 2014 19:37 GMT
#514
So sad ...
Polt | Bomber | MMA | Taeja | Maru | TY | Byun | Innovation
Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
May 19 2014 19:38 GMT
#515
On May 20 2014 04:37 gingerfluffmuff wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2014 04:36 BakedButters wrote:
It's simply a time where TvZ is the most unbalanced matchup atm.

Its also foreigner vs korean, so the effect is shown stronger

Who's a foreigner.. Polt? What are you even talking about.
Refer to my post.
Faust852
Profile Joined February 2012
Luxembourg4004 Posts
May 19 2014 19:38 GMT
#516
On May 20 2014 04:36 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
I missed this Polt series. How did Armani wreck him? Never even heard of that guy o.O

Muta muta muta into huge midgame push for the 2 1st games.
The 3rd was Polt ahead, attacking the 4rd, polt better army and upgrade, but stilll lose his army. Then polt lost the game with 3/3 with 1/3 because reasons.
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24239 Posts
May 19 2014 19:38 GMT
#517
TvZ is really becoming a problem since mine nerf. The current balance test map is not dealing with the biggest current problem : mutas in TvZ. Muta regen has to be looked at seriously.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18718 Posts
May 19 2014 19:38 GMT
#518
On May 20 2014 04:35 Rollora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2014 04:25 sharkie wrote:
On May 20 2014 04:24 Rollora wrote:
On May 20 2014 04:19 sharkie wrote:
The problem with Innovation is: because of his crazy dominance in the past there are only two levels for him by fans: god tier or utter crap ^^

There's nothing in between for Innovation hehe

and the problem about GSL is it is just ONE tournament and you can drop out of it within one short group stage, while other tournaments (like PL) you need to play over several months.
Basing things on one tourney is knowingly not a good idea, cause you can cheese your way through several rounds and get very far. I like the proleague format more cause it takes the form over several months.
That is why I am wondering, why flash isn't on the list, being at 3rd place of "most kills"


Flash has failed at numerous tournaments. He is just a beast at preparing, thats why he is so strong in PL.

so what defines a good player?
Good micro`?
Good macro?
good allins?
good cheese?
or is it also good preparation?

on the other hand the most games he lost were just pure flash-counterbuilds If you saw the group stages comparing to he didn't prepare such builds in the group stages, what is why he fails in group stages mostly.


winning games mostly ^^
gingerfluffmuff
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria4570 Posts
May 19 2014 19:39 GMT
#519
On May 20 2014 04:37 Rollora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2014 04:36 BakedButters wrote:
It's simply a time where TvZ is the most unbalanced matchup atm.

oh now from TvP to TvZ... hmm
what is next? TvT?
What is (in that match) the imbalance from zerg now, that hasn't been there in WoL besides Muta regen

Mech got stopped pretty hard in HotS, so the bio play got figured out
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Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23579 Posts
May 19 2014 19:39 GMT
#520
WP Armani, congrats! Always nice to see new faces at HSC .
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
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