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NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
August 28 2014 23:40 GMT
#2261
On August 29 2014 07:34 Lorning wrote:
I bet NarutO is having the time of his life


actually not so bad of swarmhost games. Was quiet entertaining. But I would have loved herO vs Life and Snute advancing in #2 not because I dislike Snute (quiet the opposite actually) but I would have loved herO vs Life
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
August 28 2014 23:40 GMT
#2262
On August 29 2014 08:38 well-rounded-comrade wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2014 08:30 Yorkie wrote:
Original Message From Grumbels:
That's one of the saddest things I've ever read. Have fun with your stockholm syndrome.

On August 29 2014 08:08 Yorkie wrote:
On August 29 2014 08:06 Grumbels wrote:
On August 29 2014 08:05 brickrd wrote:
On August 29 2014 08:04 Grumbels wrote:
I don't understand how people can like this and call this "exciting aggressive swarm host play".

no one does? lol? snute has different SH styles. game 1 was mass hydra with a muta switch and a lot of aggression. against the other hero at DH/IEM a while back he used upgraded lings. no one calls mass spore crawling aggressive or exciting.

even the swarm host styles in g1/2 is awful though. don't act like g3 is somehow different enough that you can't generalize over these games

The first game was very exciting to a lot of us. You're entitled to your opinion, but that doesn't mean all SH games are bad for everyone


Guys I have Stockholm Syndrome



They were so boring I didn't even notice the difference.

No but really, apart from unexciting dynamics of the games (which is debatable maybe, but I don't know how someone can enjoy watching 100000 locusts that you can't even be microed all that much..), games involving SH mostly tend to just show one player slowly dying for an hour. Nothing feels exciting when dragged out for so long.

The first game and the second game (untill the final 10-15 mins) had loads of repositiong and aggressive swarmhost moves. It's really tactical. Locust still need to be controlled correctly to be usefull. Splitting them up, send them different paths etc. The last game was well, Snute said himself boring.
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brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
August 28 2014 23:40 GMT
#2263
On August 29 2014 08:39 Dingodile wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2014 08:35 TheAngryZergling wrote:
getting pretty pissed at redeye's constant shitting on swarmhost play. that series was very intense and had very few moments that could be labeled as dull by anybody trying to follow the thread of each players thoughts, y'know ... actually paying attention.

How is this intense if the biggest bullshit army from both races clashes? "Back and forth" didnt exist at 3rd map.

at what point are we going to stop trying to argue with people about whether theyre allowed to enjoy something?
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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
August 28 2014 23:40 GMT
#2264
On August 29 2014 08:39 Fionn wrote:
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On August 29 2014 08:37 Yorkie wrote:
On August 29 2014 08:36 stuchiu wrote:
I find it funny that WCS has somehow done it and improved EU/NA play

LCS take notes


eu/na don't need to be better

they just need to be separated from koreans and chinese for 99% of the year so fans believe there is a chance they'll win. then they don't. then there is a break, the hopes are lifted again, and then crushed.

it is a good system


There is something to be said of the spectacle of watching KTB not dropping a single map to anyone at IEM.
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KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
August 28 2014 23:40 GMT
#2265
Lol everyone who wanted the Jaedong Flash finals by the way.
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lotteryman
Profile Joined July 2014
17 Posts
August 28 2014 23:40 GMT
#2266
Wow. Three out of four winners finalists are foreigners.

Personally, I don't like these type of very long SH games. But Snute has won herO in straight macro games. Impressive.
GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
August 28 2014 23:40 GMT
#2267
Wait, Huk 2-0ed Jaedong...?
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2268
On August 29 2014 08:39 Shellshock wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2014 08:39 Fionn wrote:
On August 29 2014 08:37 Yorkie wrote:
On August 29 2014 08:36 stuchiu wrote:
I find it funny that WCS has somehow done it and improved EU/NA play

LCS take notes


eu/na don't need to be better

they just need to be separated from koreans and chinese for 99% of the year so fans believe there is a chance they'll win. then they don't. then there is a break, the hopes are lifted again, and then crushed.

it is a good system

people enjoyed wcs 2012 as well

By people you mean Europeans. The North American WCS was terrible.

Anyone else remember Insur? Seemed like he was getting good then bang he is gone
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JazzJackrabbit
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada1272 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2269
What is this tourney?! Go foreigners!
jarod
Profile Joined September 2010
Romania766 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2270
so happy for bunny huk and snute, hope they can qualify.
Bunny is quite solid and constant lately, probably gained some confidence after G3.
huk I always thought he had bad luck with groups or brackets, but never considered he was playing bad.. he kinda all year was beating koreans there and now..
Snute sadly doesnt really has a chance for blizzcon.. there is Kespa cup with 1500 pt for first place.. and a lot of 16+ ranked players are there which will earn precious points.
Maru | Life | herO
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2271
Jaedong is going to blizzcon because they cut the importance of the region wcs tournaments in half by removing the season finals. you can get plenty of points elsewhere whereas the top 5 from each region used to mean a lot more
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2272
On August 29 2014 08:40 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Lol everyone who wanted the Jaedong Flash finals by the way.

I can settle for a Snute Flash finals.
Neosteel Enthusiast
Walnuts
Profile Joined March 2012
United States770 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2273
On August 29 2014 08:40 NarutO wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2014 07:34 Lorning wrote:
I bet NarutO is having the time of his life


actually not so bad of swarmhost games. Was quiet entertaining. But I would have loved herO vs Life and Snute advancing in #2 not because I dislike Snute (quiet the opposite actually) but I would have loved herO vs Life

You can still get your wish!
Gandalf on balance: "It's always darkest before the dawn"
Jampackedeon
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2053 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2274
Oy, Life is such a ZvZ beast. Cmon Snute you can get those points!
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2275
On August 29 2014 08:40 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Lol everyone who wanted the Jaedong Flash finals by the way.

those people are called flash fans
TL+ Member
Elite_
Profile Joined June 2012
United States4259 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2276
On August 29 2014 08:40 GolemMadness wrote:
Wait, Huk 2-0ed Jaedong...?

4gate vs. 3hatch before pool imba.
babobbyj
Profile Joined June 2013
636 Posts
August 28 2014 23:41 GMT
#2277
wth, Snute VS Life right away? why? lots of others matches to go still
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Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
August 28 2014 23:42 GMT
#2278
On August 29 2014 08:38 Undead1993 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 29 2014 08:38 Yorkie wrote:
On August 29 2014 08:37 Undead1993 wrote:
we were so close to get the dream finals between flash and jd. too bad

By that you mean they were at the same event? JD was nowhere near the finals, and Flash could still go out in groups tomorrow

sarcasm yo

I should've checked who posted. I got rekt
Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32743 Posts
August 28 2014 23:42 GMT
#2279
On August 29 2014 08:39 Darkhorse wrote:
The fact that JD is most likely making Blizzcon is pretty sad.

Probably going to incur the wrath of JD fans but at least HyuN can go travel to a lot of tournaments and remain a consistent Ro16-Ro8 player who even has the potential to attain finals (even if he does lose against foreigners in them) and will end up in BlizzCon. Jaedong just feels like a weak choice for the top level of SC2 play unless he really kicks it in high gear soon.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
SNSeigifried
Profile Joined April 2013
United States1640 Posts
August 28 2014 23:42 GMT
#2280
JD's blizzcon chances are now hurt alot actually he needs to escape the group of death in wcs na or get top 4 at dh moscow or stockholm cause the cut-off is very likely to be 3200!!!!
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