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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
November 27 2014 21:43 GMT
#2141
On November 28 2014 06:42 Gorlin wrote:
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On November 28 2014 06:41 Bagration wrote:
I can understand losing to Polt, but MMA, why you got to lose to Jjakji? Seriously?

Feel like he switched from practicing a ton of TvT to TvZ... always seems like he's great at 2 match-ups at a time.


That TvZ was great today. If only he won a few more maps...
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
November 27 2014 21:43 GMT
#2142
On November 28 2014 06:41 TotalBiscuit wrote:
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On November 28 2014 06:40 Swisslink wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:39 stuchiu wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:38 BlackCompany wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:37 Boucot wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:36 BlackCompany wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:34 Aeromi wrote:


I think he shows 0-4
Thats the score he gets in the next bo3s
+ Show Spoiler +
just kidding

There are no next bo3s. ONLY BO5 NOW ! (And Bo7 for the final)


What? Did dreamhack really stop their bo3s till finals stuff?
cant believe i missed that :o


only for the final tournament in the circuit (i.e. this one)


But last year everything beside the losers- and the grandfinale were Bo3, wasn't it?


There was no losers finals, Dreamhack does RO16 onwards single elim bo3 with bo5 finals. It's absolutely terrible. It's probably why Dreamhack has such weird finalists, it's down to a lot of bracket luck most of the time.

He's referring to Winter last year where it was a double elim bracket similar to this year's format.
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
November 27 2014 21:43 GMT
#2143
On November 28 2014 06:42 Swisslink wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:41 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:40 Swisslink wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:39 stuchiu wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:38 BlackCompany wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:37 Boucot wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:36 BlackCompany wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:34 Aeromi wrote:
https://twitter.com/ShortID/status/538083382337748992


I think he shows 0-4
Thats the score he gets in the next bo3s
+ Show Spoiler +
just kidding

There are no next bo3s. ONLY BO5 NOW ! (And Bo7 for the final)


What? Did dreamhack really stop their bo3s till finals stuff?
cant believe i missed that :o


only for the final tournament in the circuit (i.e. this one)


But last year everything beside the losers- and the grandfinale were Bo3, wasn't it?


There was no losers finals, Dreamhack does RO16 onwards single elim bo3 with bo5 finals. It's absolutely terrible. It's probably why Dreamhack has such weird finalists, it's down to a lot of bracket luck most of the time.


http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2013_DreamHack_Open/Winter

It's only in DH Winters - the other Dreamhack tournaments got even weirder formats :-P


Yeah we're not talkin about winter we're talking about all the other events leading up to it.

And that's the end of the group, everyone with 2-2 series score. Headsmashingly stupid format, look at those results.
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
fmod
Profile Blog Joined November 2013
Cayman Islands330 Posts
November 27 2014 21:43 GMT
#2144
On November 28 2014 06:42 Bagration wrote:
Wow, everyone in group D went 2-2 lol

Yeah, and that's I think what gives people this feeling of it being arbitrary/random who is advancing.
I don't particularly like you.
RaFox17
Profile Joined May 2013
Finland4581 Posts
November 27 2014 21:44 GMT
#2145
Sad for Snute. Luckily 2 zergs are still in. Life and JD fighting!
kc2siq
Profile Joined April 2012
United States319 Posts
November 27 2014 21:44 GMT
#2146
Random side note since we're talking about MKP.

I still hope one day we get a team with Polt and MKP.
Byun, best player in the world!
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
November 27 2014 21:45 GMT
#2147
On November 28 2014 06:43 fmod wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:42 Bagration wrote:
Wow, everyone in group D went 2-2 lol

Yeah, and that's I think what gives people this feeling of it being arbitrary/random who is advancing.


It's not random - it came down to maps won. There will never be a perfect format that'll satisfy everyone
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-27 21:45:47
November 27 2014 21:45 GMT
#2148
On November 28 2014 06:45 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:43 fmod wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:42 Bagration wrote:
Wow, everyone in group D went 2-2 lol

Yeah, and that's I think what gives people this feeling of it being arbitrary/random who is advancing.


It's not random - it came down to maps won. There will never be a perfect format that'll satisfy everyone


But there are significantly less stupid formats that every other tournament uses which result in a lot less disagreement.

Just because you have a ruleset doesn't mean your ruleset is any good.
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
November 27 2014 21:45 GMT
#2149
On November 28 2014 06:44 kc2siq wrote:
Random side note since we're talking about MKP.

I still hope one day we get a team with Polt and MKP.

you already had that
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
Black Gun
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Germany4482 Posts
November 27 2014 21:46 GMT
#2150
what was the score of polt vs mma? the results tab in the OP lists it as "x-x".

crazy group though...
"What am I supposed to do against this?" - "Lose!" :-]
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
November 27 2014 21:46 GMT
#2151
On November 28 2014 06:46 Black Gun wrote:
what was the score of polt vs mma? the results tab in the OP lists it as "x-x".

crazy group though...

2-0 Polt
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
November 27 2014 21:46 GMT
#2152
man Solar Snute and Impact all out I'm so sad. Leenock woulda been really cool too.
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
November 27 2014 21:47 GMT
#2153
On November 28 2014 06:45 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:45 Bagration wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:43 fmod wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:42 Bagration wrote:
Wow, everyone in group D went 2-2 lol

Yeah, and that's I think what gives people this feeling of it being arbitrary/random who is advancing.


It's not random - it came down to maps won. There will never be a perfect format that'll satisfy everyone


But there are significantly less stupid formats that every other tournament uses which result in a lot less disagreement.

Just because you have a ruleset doesn't mean your ruleset is any good.


Variety is nice sometimes
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
November 27 2014 21:47 GMT
#2154
So I think we can determine from this and Blizzcon is that Zerg is crazy UP and Life is stupidly good.
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Xoronius
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany6362 Posts
November 27 2014 21:47 GMT
#2155
On November 28 2014 06:40 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Map score is so fucking irrelevant though. The GSL format is fair because it's a bracket. Lose 2 series and you're out, it's that simple. To get out of the group you still have to be the better player, you still gotta beat 2 opponents. In this format, you can get kicked out of the group through results that you have no chance to influence. You can beat the top 2 players, as Impact did and then lose anyway because of mapscore in other series.

What? Lose 2-series against Zest and someone as good as you and you are out, but the other guy advances by beating a much worse player in the losers match and than you again. It's determined by the order of games rather than the actual result. There is no fairness in that. Why do you think, GSL format doesn't get used outside of esports? It's just awful...

On November 28 2014 06:40 TotalBiscuit wrote:
The format is terrible. Nobody uses it anymore in SC2 and for a good reason. Even Dreamhack doesn't use it most of the time, they moved away from those group formats to GSL style 3-stage groups because it avoided situations like this, but for some reason we're using it in a grand final.

So you can forgive me if I'm a little salty. I might as well have set $1300 on fire.

I have no right to forgive you anything, you stand above me. Ofc you are salty, most people in your position would be and I can see, why you would attack the format. Being salty doesn't make you right, though.
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
November 27 2014 21:47 GMT
#2156
On November 28 2014 06:47 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:45 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:45 Bagration wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:43 fmod wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:42 Bagration wrote:
Wow, everyone in group D went 2-2 lol

Yeah, and that's I think what gives people this feeling of it being arbitrary/random who is advancing.


It's not random - it came down to maps won. There will never be a perfect format that'll satisfy everyone


But there are significantly less stupid formats that every other tournament uses which result in a lot less disagreement.

Just because you have a ruleset doesn't mean your ruleset is any good.


Variety is nice sometimes


If they had to do this, I still think using bo1 tiebreaks is far superior to using H2H or map score.
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TotalBiscuit
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom5437 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-27 21:48:50
November 27 2014 21:47 GMT
#2157
On November 28 2014 06:47 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:45 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:45 Bagration wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:43 fmod wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:42 Bagration wrote:
Wow, everyone in group D went 2-2 lol

Yeah, and that's I think what gives people this feeling of it being arbitrary/random who is advancing.


It's not random - it came down to maps won. There will never be a perfect format that'll satisfy everyone


But there are significantly less stupid formats that every other tournament uses which result in a lot less disagreement.

Just because you have a ruleset doesn't mean your ruleset is any good.


Variety is nice sometimes


If the viewers want variety with the use of stupid formats they're more than welcome to pay for the cost of the players flights.

I have no right to forgive you anything, you stand above me. Ofc you are salty, most people in your position would be and I can see, why you would attack the format. Being salty doesn't make you right, though.


Yes Dreamhack being the only SC2 tournament to use this format is because they are creative visionaries, rather than it being a stupid format that people don't use because it's bad. I'm sure it's just me being salty and not the ridiculous situation we find ourselves in where an entire 5 man group went 2-2.
CommentatorHost of SHOUTcraft Clan Wars- http://www.mlg.tv/shoutcraft
kc2siq
Profile Joined April 2012
United States319 Posts
November 27 2014 21:47 GMT
#2158
On November 28 2014 06:45 KingofdaHipHop wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:44 kc2siq wrote:
Random side note since we're talking about MKP.

I still hope one day we get a team with Polt and MKP.

you already had that


Damn, meant to say again.

Actually, I was happy when Polt left Prime, that OptimusPrime shit was fucking retarded. But yeah, one day again.
Byun, best player in the world!
KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
November 27 2014 21:47 GMT
#2159
On November 28 2014 06:47 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
So I think we can determine from this and Blizzcon is that Zerg is crazy UP and Life is stupidly good.

It's like stuchiu says, there's always that one zerg asshole that does well and stops us from getting buffed.
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
November 27 2014 21:48 GMT
#2160
On November 28 2014 06:47 Bagration wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 28 2014 06:45 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:45 Bagration wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:43 fmod wrote:
On November 28 2014 06:42 Bagration wrote:
Wow, everyone in group D went 2-2 lol

Yeah, and that's I think what gives people this feeling of it being arbitrary/random who is advancing.


It's not random - it came down to maps won. There will never be a perfect format that'll satisfy everyone


But there are significantly less stupid formats that every other tournament uses which result in a lot less disagreement.

Just because you have a ruleset doesn't mean your ruleset is any good.


Variety is nice sometimes

Agreed. And 2-2/2-2/etc is very rare.

Some people are just responding somewhat annoyed because their favorites got stuck, probably.
Complaining about the format afterwards is... odd. Players know the format, know the risk, they know every map counts in the end.
Mura Ma Man, Dark Da Dude, Super Shot Sos!
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