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On May 21 2014 09:52 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:47 Shellshock wrote:On May 21 2014 09:45 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Man, what the hell happened to HerO? He's always been overrated, but lately he seems to be losing to everyone of a decent level...
Thought he was at least better than this. Idk something just went wrong for him after the iem win Don't want to be an ass, but Hero won IEM when Protoss abuse of blink stalker timings and other early aggression against Terran was most egregious. Keeping that in mind, these were Hero's matches during the tournament  HerO 2-0  ForGGHerO 0-2 RainHerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 3-0 INnoVationHerO 3-2  JaedongHerO 4-2 PoltHe basically used the power of early aggression against Terran, and scraped out a close comeback win against Jaedong to win it all. Not the most impressive of his tournament wins frankly.
That was honestly one of the few times I've truly been impressed with HerO. His series against Polt was excellent. Especially considering Polt was a beast that tournament and had already taken out Rain and Classic to make the finals.
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On May 21 2014 09:52 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:47 Shellshock wrote:On May 21 2014 09:45 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Man, what the hell happened to HerO? He's always been overrated, but lately he seems to be losing to everyone of a decent level...
Thought he was at least better than this. Idk something just went wrong for him after the iem win Don't want to be an ass, but Hero won IEM when Protoss abuse of blink stalker timings and other early aggression against Terran was most egregious. Keeping that in mind, these were Hero's matches during the tournament HerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 0-2 RainHerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 3-0 INnoVationHerO 3-2 JaedongHerO 4-2 PoltHe basically used the power of early aggression against Terran, and scraped out a close comeback win against Jaedong to win it all. Not the most impressive of his tournament wins frankly.
While I was rooting for Polt hardcore after his super sick series against Rain (best PvT series ever IMO), the way HerO played against Polt and against the others isn't really what you're saying. He used templars to great defensive abilities, and did some great harassment and army movements. I don't think you're giving HerO enough credit for winning such a stacked tournament.
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On May 21 2014 09:52 stuchiu wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:51 sharkie wrote:
Wow, did we reach a point of time where foreigner liquid players are actually better than their Korean players? :O Jokes on you. I heard they are rebuilding Taeja's wrists.
using scraps from Mvp's
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On May 21 2014 09:52 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:47 Shellshock wrote:On May 21 2014 09:45 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Man, what the hell happened to HerO? He's always been overrated, but lately he seems to be losing to everyone of a decent level...
Thought he was at least better than this. Idk something just went wrong for him after the iem win Don't want to be an ass, but Hero won IEM when Protoss abuse of blink stalker timings and other early aggression against Terran was most egregious. Keeping that in mind, these were Hero's matches during the tournament HerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 0-2 RainHerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 3-0 INnoVationHerO 3-2 JaedongHerO 4-2 PoltHe basically used the power of early aggression against Terran, and scraped out a close comeback win against Jaedong to win it all. Not the most impressive of his tournament wins frankly, and it wasn't like he was playing at some sick level at IEM. He's always been solid, and able to take games off of top players, but there was a bit of luck involved in Cologne to get him that tournament win.
lol at your argumentation
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On May 21 2014 09:53 stuchiu wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:52 Bagration wrote:On May 21 2014 09:47 Shellshock wrote:On May 21 2014 09:45 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Man, what the hell happened to HerO? He's always been overrated, but lately he seems to be losing to everyone of a decent level...
Thought he was at least better than this. Idk something just went wrong for him after the iem win Don't want to be an ass, but Hero won IEM when Protoss abuse of blink stalker timings and other early aggression against Terran was most egregious. Keeping that in mind, these were Hero's matches during the tournament HerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 0-2 RainHerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 3-0 INnoVationHerO 3-2 JaedongHerO 4-2 PoltHe basically used the power of early aggression against Terran, and scraped out a close comeback win against Jaedong to win it all. Not the most impressive of his tournament wins frankly. I can feel DarklordOlii's rage from here.
You had no idea how angry I was at Protoss all-ins during this time. It didn't help that Hero used 3 consecutive all-ins to eliminate Innovation from the tournament
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On May 21 2014 09:55 ThomasjServo wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:54 AWalker9 wrote:On May 21 2014 09:52 stuchiu wrote:On May 21 2014 09:51 sharkie wrote:
Wow, did we reach a point of time where foreigner liquid players are actually better than their Korean players? :O Jokes on you. I heard they are rebuilding Taeja's wrists. I'm just imagining him as Darth Vader now Don't make me link the "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" video.
But that's an amazing video especially when combined with the greatest cry ever
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On May 21 2014 09:55 AWalker9 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:55 ThomasjServo wrote:On May 21 2014 09:54 AWalker9 wrote:On May 21 2014 09:52 stuchiu wrote:On May 21 2014 09:51 sharkie wrote:
Wow, did we reach a point of time where foreigner liquid players are actually better than their Korean players? :O Jokes on you. I heard they are rebuilding Taeja's wrists. I'm just imagining him as Darth Vader now Don't make me link the "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" video. But that's an amazing video especially when combined with the greatest cry ever
As a star misc nerd, I wept when I heard that sound bite.
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On May 21 2014 09:55 KingofdaHipHop wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:52 Bagration wrote:On May 21 2014 09:47 Shellshock wrote:On May 21 2014 09:45 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Man, what the hell happened to HerO? He's always been overrated, but lately he seems to be losing to everyone of a decent level...
Thought he was at least better than this. Idk something just went wrong for him after the iem win Don't want to be an ass, but Hero won IEM when Protoss abuse of blink stalker timings and other early aggression against Terran was most egregious. Keeping that in mind, these were Hero's matches during the tournament HerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 0-2 RainHerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 3-0 INnoVationHerO 3-2 JaedongHerO 4-2 PoltHe basically used the power of early aggression against Terran, and scraped out a close comeback win against Jaedong to win it all. Not the most impressive of his tournament wins frankly. While I was rooting for Polt hardcore after his super sick series against Rain (best PvT series ever IMO), the way HerO played against Polt and against the others isn't really what you're saying. He used templars to great defensive abilities, and did some great harassment and army movements. I don't think you're giving HerO enough credit for winning such a stacked tournament.
I'm not saying that he's a scrub, but I think the power of the Protoss early game was really helpful for him to play at his best, because he forced opponents to play extra defensively.
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United States97276 Posts
Maybe they should have sent HerO to bootcamp for WCS at wherever the Dota team is in LA or whatever
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Please no retirement tweet HerO.
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On May 21 2014 09:55 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 09:53 stuchiu wrote:On May 21 2014 09:52 Bagration wrote:On May 21 2014 09:47 Shellshock wrote:On May 21 2014 09:45 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
Man, what the hell happened to HerO? He's always been overrated, but lately he seems to be losing to everyone of a decent level...
Thought he was at least better than this. Idk something just went wrong for him after the iem win Don't want to be an ass, but Hero won IEM when Protoss abuse of blink stalker timings and other early aggression against Terran was most egregious. Keeping that in mind, these were Hero's matches during the tournament HerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 0-2 RainHerO 2-0 ForGGHerO 3-0 INnoVationHerO 3-2 JaedongHerO 4-2 PoltHe basically used the power of early aggression against Terran, and scraped out a close comeback win against Jaedong to win it all. Not the most impressive of his tournament wins frankly. I can feel DarklordOlii's rage from here. You had no idea how angry I was at Protoss all-ins during this time. It didn't help that Hero used 3 consecutive all-ins to eliminate Innovation from the tournament
tbh that made me angry too, but even a huge Inno fan like me was just absolutely disappointed with how poorly Innovation played that weekend, he just looked downright awful.
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Northern Ireland26745 Posts
HerO used to be reticent to all-in, so it was a good addition to his toolkit.
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That's how I feel everyday, about everything.
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Perhaps the most satisfying feeling as a Muta/Corruptor player against a heavy Phoenix army is landing the perfect Fungals.
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On May 21 2014 09:57 Wombat_NI wrote:
HerO used to be reticent to all-in, so it was a good addition to his toolkit.
Hey, if I were in his position, I'd do everything I could to win as well. The worst thing a player can do is to become predictable.
That being said, I'm not too worried about Hero's career despite this setback. He's talented, he's relatively young still, and he has no serious injuries. Also, Liquid is a great team for him, and you know that they will keep on sending him to tournaments and supporting him. Just a temporary roadblock for the guy.
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nice rally on those voids, Huk
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