On October 04 2014 19:46 sharkie wrote: I know that 2rax is not unbeatable but can people post recent videos of holding 2rax WITHOUT the terran screwing up?
I just need to be reminded how to beat it
help please? :/
Find a VOD of someone 2raxing Life
I said without terran screwing up...
Pull 4 drones, make sure none of them die, send 2 to make spine crawlers/3 if they pull scvs make a queen and some lings don't be afraid to sac the hatch in exchange for a massive flood of lings to instantly win the game, dont be afraid to run lings past to cut off the marines being made
ok what if the terran invests just enough to kill the hatch and then goes full eco mode like forgg did vs snute in their series?
Zerg will have no drones, only 1 hatch, tons of lings and terran goes 3cc behind supply depot wall?
Define just enough, like did he make 4 marines and float his racks back to his base or what?
forgg made like 8marines and kept pumping scvs back at home all the time
and Snute defended just like you said he should
Well I can say that going hatch drone drone pool is exactly the sort of thing 2 rax will catch out. Commentators said snute likes to defend by saccing the natural and flooding his opponent, and forgg was prepared for it. Idk if thats true or not, but I do not recommend making 2 drones before spawning pool.
If you're still reading this, it was a 12/13 rax which is almost countered by hatch first -> immediate pool
Wasn't here this morning, couldn't watch finals. I'm guessing VODs won't be uploaded for free users? I don't care about results, just want to watch the games. Otherwise, it's funny reading pages 100-110 in this thread while knowing the final score.
On October 04 2014 20:17 brickrd wrote: [quote] if you think second place at the highest level of competition is bad or a curse then you just have a stupid mindset
When the pressure gets to you, over and over, in the same way, it does have a negative effect on you :\
if you have a poor competitive mindset, sure
No, if you lose five finals in a row while being the best player in the world for at least 2 of them, it hurts you no matter what. There is no competitor who wouldn't be hurt by that.
nah
Do you compete in anything yourself? I feel like there is often a disconnect between people who watch pro players lose in high-stakes situations that think "Well, at least he got there! He should be happy!" and the competitors themselves. Losing is tough, in finals (repeatedly) especially so.
if you cant handle losing you have an emotional problem you should fix
So you don't, then.
making assumptions about my life is not how you debate a point, that's ad hominem
but since youre so insistent, yes, i play both video games and real sports competitively
It's definitely relevant in this case since you display a lack of understanding of how someone would react to losing in high-stakes situations like GSL finals where they want nothing more to win, and are expected to win.
nah. it's completely possible to be a mature adult about losing at any level of competition in anything. feel free to keep thinking what you think though
On October 04 2014 20:38 Incognoto wrote: Wasn't here this morning, couldn't watch finals. I'm guessing VODs won't be uploaded for free users? I don't care about results, just want to watch the games. Otherwise, it's funny reading pages 100-110 in this thread while knowing the final score.
I think O'gaming casts this tonight at 20:00 (not sure).
On October 04 2014 19:46 sharkie wrote: I know that 2rax is not unbeatable but can people post recent videos of holding 2rax WITHOUT the terran screwing up?
I just need to be reminded how to beat it
help please? :/
Find a VOD of someone 2raxing Life
I said without terran screwing up...
Pull 4 drones, make sure none of them die, send 2 to make spine crawlers/3 if they pull scvs make a queen and some lings don't be afraid to sac the hatch in exchange for a massive flood of lings to instantly win the game, dont be afraid to run lings past to cut off the marines being made
ok what if the terran invests just enough to kill the hatch and then goes full eco mode like forgg did vs snute in their series?
Zerg will have no drones, only 1 hatch, tons of lings and terran goes 3cc behind supply depot wall?
Define just enough, like did he make 4 marines and float his racks back to his base or what?
forgg made like 8marines and kept pumping scvs back at home all the time
and Snute defended just like you said he should
Well I can say that going hatch drone drone pool is exactly the sort of thing 2 rax will catch out. Commentators said snute likes to defend by saccing the natural and flooding his opponent, and forgg was prepared for it. Idk if thats true or not, but I do not recommend making 2 drones before spawning pool.
If you're still reading this, it was a 12/13 rax which is almost countered by hatch first -> immediate pool
On October 04 2014 20:38 Incognoto wrote: Wasn't here this morning, couldn't watch finals. I'm guessing VODs won't be uploaded for free users? I don't care about results, just want to watch the games. Otherwise, it's funny reading pages 100-110 in this thread while knowing the final score.
I think O'gaming casts this tonight at 20:00 (not sure).
Ooh, thanks for the pipe. Will probably watch tonight then.
Pull 4 drones, make sure none of them die, send 2 to make spine crawlers/3 if they pull scvs make a queen and some lings don't be afraid to sac the hatch in exchange for a massive flood of lings to instantly win the game, dont be afraid to run lings past to cut off the marines being made
ok what if the terran invests just enough to kill the hatch and then goes full eco mode like forgg did vs snute in their series?
Zerg will have no drones, only 1 hatch, tons of lings and terran goes 3cc behind supply depot wall?
Define just enough, like did he make 4 marines and float his racks back to his base or what?
forgg made like 8marines and kept pumping scvs back at home all the time
and Snute defended just like you said he should
Well I can say that going hatch drone drone pool is exactly the sort of thing 2 rax will catch out. Commentators said snute likes to defend by saccing the natural and flooding his opponent, and forgg was prepared for it. Idk if thats true or not, but I do not recommend making 2 drones before spawning pool.
If you're still reading this, it was a 12/13 rax which is almost countered by hatch first -> immediate pool
On October 04 2014 20:38 negativedge wrote: JD deserves because that's the way the system works. The system is broken, of course, but that's not his fault.
That's not what deserves means in this context though at all.
[10:39:53] Olli: I feel like it's gonna be awful [10:40:02] Olli: but people will hype it anyway because TvZ circlejerk [10:40:12] Olli: there'll be like one good game [10:40:23] Olli: and people will call it the best game of the year [10:44:32] Olli: probably gonna be at least one roach/bane or 1/1 speed roach all in [10:44:36] Olli: and at least one 2rax
On October 04 2014 20:38 negativedge wrote: JD deserves because that's the way the system works. The system is broken, of course, but that's not his fault.
That's not what deserves means in this context though at all.
But people shouldn't blame him (or anyone) for a system
On October 04 2014 20:42 DarkLordOlli wrote: How close did I get?
[10:39:53] Olli: I feel like it's gonna be awful [10:40:02] Olli: but people will hype it anyway because TvZ circlejerk [10:40:12] Olli: there'll be like one good game [10:40:23] Olli: and people will call it the best game of the year [10:44:32] Olli: probably gonna be at least one roach/bane or 1/1 speed roach all in [10:44:36] Olli: and at least one 2rax
We should write a song based on "A boy named Sue" called "A Zerg named soO" because, today even more than the day before, "Life ain't easy for a Zerg named soO".
On October 04 2014 20:42 DarkLordOlli wrote: How close did I get?
[10:39:53] Olli: I feel like it's gonna be awful [10:40:02] Olli: but people will hype it anyway because TvZ circlejerk [10:40:12] Olli: there'll be like one good game [10:40:23] Olli: and people will call it the best game of the year [10:44:32] Olli: probably gonna be at least one roach/bane or 1/1 speed roach all in [10:44:36] Olli: and at least one 2rax
EPT
soO. Such a heartbreaking scenario cementing the title "King of Kongs".
