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Last quarterfinal (Zest - Yoda) to be played tomorrow along with the semifinals and finals.
Jampackedeon
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2053 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1881
Teaja is so sick, GG for him.
dravernor
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
Netherlands6192 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1882
Wow what is up with this game. So back and forth.
<3
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8323 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1883
On August 31 2014 04:02 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2014 04:00 Kerence wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:53 stuchiu wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:49 Apoteosis wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:46 stuchiu wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:45 Apoteosis wrote:
I know Taeja is a great player, but idk... He's just... no identity, no charisma, no trademark style... He just plays and win.
That's why I will never be a fan of Taeja.


His trademark style is extending the game and exploiting his weaknesses. He's water. All these nerds take out their swords, their hammers, their guns and try to strike water. But you can't beat water. It just consumes you.


He's good mechanics, granted. But at least to me, he's no water whatsoever. He just plays standard, with flawless control, and incredible macro, for sure. But he lacks... flavour perhaps? Identity? idk, but there is something... tasteless about taeja.
e


Water is standard as fuck. The second any violet clash ends,it goes back to its normal state. It only changes when its forced to. Examples:

Taeja vs Innovation
Taeja vs Zest g3 yesterday
Taeja vs Yonghwa
Taeja vs Seed

What do all these 4 games have in common? When Taeja was forced to excel, when he was fighting the best in the world during their primes, he dragged them all to hell. He forced them into positions where it wasn't micro or macro or mechanics that won him the game. It was his better decision making, his better defense, his better game sense.


What's with the water comparisons, have you been reading The Art of War?


Watching Avatar, more likely


Fricken love avatar. Easily my favorite cartoon of all time. Mostly TLA, but season 3 of LoK was good too.

In other news, I am so stoked with the way these brackets turne out. Gonna be a good finals any way I see it. Especially rooting for KT Bowl (get hype!)

I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
Zheryn
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden3653 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1884
Nooo
hundred thousand krouner
Apoteosis
Profile Joined June 2011
Chile820 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1885
On August 31 2014 04:05 KeksX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2014 04:04 ThomasjServo wrote:
On August 31 2014 04:03 SFDuality wrote:
Have I stepped in a time machine and gone back to Wings of Liberty?

Yeah, but zerg got defilers back.


I don't think Vipers are nearly as good as Defilers


Nope, Vipers are better !!!!
Life won like 200k and didn't hire a proper criminal lawyer.
herMan
Profile Joined November 2010
Japan2057 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1886
When's Flash vs Snute?
BlackCompany
Profile Joined August 2012
Germany8388 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1887
6 base vs 3 base, Taeja got more money than $o$
Dreamer.T
Profile Joined December 2009
United States3584 Posts
August 30 2014 19:06 GMT
#1888
Taeja is soo ahead now. Amazing defense into this huge lead.
Forever the best, IMMvp <3
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1889
If taeja loses 6 base terran against 3 base zerg while 80 supply up I'm committing seppuku
ModeratorI am still alive, somehow
TL+ Member
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1890
i wonder if well ever start seeing 1/1 roach pushes to do damage/force tanks and bunkers into full on ling/bane/muta switch. i know its not optimal but it feels like zerg needs to figure something out other than "yolo roach into yolo hydra into yolo viper into hopefully gg". maybe its the pig/snute swarm host style, idk.
TL+ Member
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1891
/dance, do it taeja.
Zheryn
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden3653 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1892
On August 31 2014 04:06 herMan wrote:
When's Flash vs Snute?


After the incoming awkward interview with Taeja.
hundred thousand krouner
Sworn
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada920 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1893
So... Violet just really wants to take the middle base instead of 7 O'clock and ends up costing him the game
"Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather." CJ Entus Fighting! <3 Effort
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52798 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1894
On August 31 2014 04:05 The_Templar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2014 04:01 The_Templar wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:58 The_Templar wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:54 The_Templar wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:50 The_Templar wrote:
On August 31 2014 03:46 The_Templar wrote:
IEM Toronto RO8

(T)TaeJa vs (Z)viOLet
2-1


Map: King Sejong Station


TaeJa spawns in the top left
viOLet spawns in the bottom right

2:00
Barracks/gas for TaeJa.
viOLet going spawning pool first.

3:00
Reaper is followed by a reactor.
Zerglings going towards TaeJa's base

4:00
TaeJa keeps his reaper close to home.
Reaper catches the zerglings.
TaeJa pulls SCVs and loses two.
Factory for TaeJa.

5:00
Third CC for TaeJa.
Two extractors for viOLet.
Two hellions on the way.

6:00
Roach warren/lair for viOLet.
viOLet has 5 queens.
Two evolution chambers on the way.
Two engineering bays on the way for TaeJa.
TaeJa getting stim and two more barracks.

7:00 (T)TaeJa 54 vs (Z)viOLet 56
TaeJa scouts the tech.
+1/1 and roach speed for viOLet.
TaeJa denies a third base for a while.
+1/1 for TaeJa.
TaeJa sees the upgrading builds and is getting a marauder.
Two barracks and a starport for TaeJa.

9:00 (T)TaeJa 69 vs (Z)viOLet 85
TaeJa loses a hellion to queens.
Combat shields for TaeJa.
TaeJa landed his third base and is getting a bunker down there.

10:00 (T)TaeJa 81 vs (Z)viOLet 101
Hellions see the roaches.
Roaches get to TaeJa's base.
Medivacs finish.
Some SCvs are pulled and killed.
Roaches get full control of TaeJa's natural.
viOLet is focus firing SCVs and TaeJa cleans up the SCVs.


12:00 (T)TaeJa 88 vs (Z)viOLet 104
Hydralisk den on the way for viOLet as well as +2/2.
TaeJa getting two armories and a tank.
Concussive shells for TaeJa.
TaeJa kills two overlords on viOLet's side of the map.

13:00 (T)TaeJa 124 vs (Z)viOLet 149
+2/2 starting for TaeJa.
2/2 almost finishing for viOLet.
TaeJa has 3 tanks and is getting more.
viOLet moves out with his army.
TaeJa sees the army moving out and stims into the natural.
TaeJa picks up his units and backs off.

14:00 (T)TaeJa 154 vs (Z)viOLet 181
TaeJa loses a full medivac to a spore crawler.
viOLet gets a lot of hydralisks caught of position.
Tanks are covered by hydralisks.
All the roaches have mysteriously vanished.
TaeJa cleans up the hydralisks.

16:00 (T)TaeJa 133 vs (Z)viOLet 147
TaeJa moving out immediately.
TaeJa is starting +3 attack.
TaeJa loses a few units in the center for free.

17:00 (T)TaeJa 148 vs (Z)viOLet 171
Infestation pit for viOLet.
Second infestation pit for viOLet.
+3 armor for TaeJa as well.
A drop from TaeJa is cleaned up.

18:00 (T)TaeJa 151 vs (Z)viOLet 180
Hive for viOLet which TaeJa immediately scans.
viOLet took his fourth base.
Pathogen glands on the way for viOLet.
Spire for viOLet.

19:00 (T)TaeJa vs (Z)viOLet 187
TaeJa finds a bunch of hydralisks and overlords in a random corner of the map and kills a bunch.
5 infestors on the way.
TaeJa taking his fourth base.

20:00 (T)TaeJa 198 vs (Z)viOLet 191
TaeJa sieges his tanks and viOLet runs into a meat grinder.
Fungals are late and do nothing.
TaeJa tries a counterattack but there are spine crawlers on the way.


21:00 (T)TaeJa 183 vs (Z)viOLet 185
TaeJa gets chain fungalled but doesn't lose too much.
Vipers on the way.
TaeJa goes after viOLet's fourth base.
Greater spire on the way.
TaeJa taking a fifth.
TaeJa killed the fourth of viOLet and there's no replacement yet.

22:00 (T)TaeJa 194 vs (Z)viOLet 197
TaeJa runs into fungals and blinding clouds.
TaeJa loses a bunch of tanks but trades well with the bio.
More tanks on the way.

24:00 (T)TaeJa 179 vs (Z)viOLet 142
TaeJa is getting vikings.
viOLet is building brood lords.
viOLet retaking his fourth but TaeJa forces a cancel again.
TaeJa scans the brood lords.
TaeJa going to try to fight the brood lords.
TaeJa snipes three brood lords immediately but loses his vikings.

25:00 (T)TaeJa 192 vs (Z)viOLet 179
TaeJa is still up 5 bases to 3.
TaeJa snipes an infestor.
Blinding clouds on the tanks.
viOLet cleans up TaeJa's army.
viOLet is still on three bases while TaeJa is still on 5.

26:00 (T)TaeJa 187 vs (Z)viOLet 162
TaeJa moving out again.
There are no melee upgrades so the locusts do almost no damage.
viOLet loses his fourth base again.
More brood lords are killed.
More hydralisks on the way.

28:00 (T)TaeJa 187 vs (Z)viOLet 116
TaeJa taking a 6th base.
TaeJa moving into the area below the natural.
viOLet pulls drones.
Everything from viOLet dies and he GG's!
TaeJa wins 3-1!
ModeratorI am still alive, somehow
TL+ Member
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1895
ROFL that last fight, a bloodbath.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
Lorning *
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1896
Poll: Recommend TaeJa vs viOLet Game 4?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)
 
0%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (1)
 
7%

★★★- Good game (7)
 
47%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (3)
 
20%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (4)
 
27%

15 total votes

Your vote: Recommend TaeJa vs viOLet Game 4?

(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season


Poll: Recommend TaeJa vs viOLet Game 5?

★- Do not see this game no matter what (0)
 
0%

★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do (2)
 
18%

★★★- Good game (0)
 
0%

★★★★- Highly recommended game (6)
 
55%

★★★★★- One of the best games this season (3)
 
27%

11 total votes

Your vote: Recommend TaeJa vs viOLet Game 5?

(Vote): ★- Do not see this game no matter what
(Vote): ★★- Not recommended unless you have nothing better to do
(Vote): ★★★- Good game
(Vote): ★★★★- Highly recommended game
(Vote): ★★★★★- One of the best games this season

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nvrs
Profile Joined October 2010
Greece481 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1897
gg, violet seems like a great guy
Larkin
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United Kingdom7161 Posts
August 30 2014 19:07 GMT
#1898
Aw violet.

I always wonder what the point of building broodlings is. They're so ineffective.
https://www.twitch.tv/ttalarkin - streams random stuff, high level teamleague, maybe even heroleague
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
August 30 2014 19:08 GMT
#1899
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Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
August 30 2014 19:08 GMT
#1900
On August 31 2014 04:07 Boucot wrote:
ROFL that last fight, a bloodbath.

Well, supply difference was ~80.
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
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