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Soularion
Canada2764 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:55 Shellshock wrote: something something Soularion jk I know power rank isn't a predictor I genuinely thought - and I still think - Polt vs Hydra won't be the finals. Hydra looked pretty mortal vs Happy, and Polt still has big tests ahead of him in FireCake and Nerchio. Polt vs Hydra might be the finals, but it's definitely not guaranteed yet. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:56 Ej_ wrote: splitting isn't a synonym to multitasking "fun to watch" isn't a synonym to "fun to play" I play neither Terran nor Zerg so I really don't have a stake in how fun TvZ is to play. All I know is that it looks a lot more interesting, and less people whine about it than my favorite style from HotS (slow mech pushes). From a Protoss perspective, all three matchups are infinitely more fun. Especially PvP. I liked it before but it TvT was a chess match, PvP is now blitz chess. | ||
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Tenks
United States3104 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:58 holzofenbrot wrote: I think Marinelord would have won easily if he got Banshee speed before he threw them all away to kill drones. Maybe even snipe Spire? I feel banshee speed upgrade is pretty unexplored in general right now. It feels like there could be a mid-game timing where you can rather safely harass with banshees and at least force excessive static defense. Maybe even play a style not dissimilar to Oracle openers where you really, really want to preserve some early game banshees to get mid-game value out of them instead of the common Terran strategy of throwing them away. | ||
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Lexender
Mexico2623 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:46 Faefae wrote: this comp is just bad, you can't kill corrupter, he needs some groud units But ground mech sucks balls, right now is either mass marine+medivac or die. | ||
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Aocowns
Norway6070 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:53 [UoN]Sentinel wrote: TBH I hated watching it. Splits or no splits, it just looked like an endless stream of bio vs. an endless stream of lings. Watching actual big units die is much more satisfying imo. When 2 good players matched up it looked fucking awesome if you knew what went into it and how intense the match up was, both tactically and mechanically I find it much harder to see the difference between a fantastic player and a mediocre player when its all about weird maps and weird compositions that play out chaotically and unpredictably, or stuff that forces the game into weird one off scenarios and shit | ||
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Elentos
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magicallypuzzled
United States588 Posts
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:59 Tenks wrote: I feel banshee speed upgrade is pretty unexplored in general right now. It feels like there could be a mid-game timing where you can rather safely harass with banshees and at least force excessive static defense. Maybe even play a style not dissimilar to Oracle openers where you really, really want to preserve some early game banshees to get mid-game value out of them instead of the common Terran strategy of throwing them away. The fusion core tech requirement and a 200/200 96 second cost make it a tough sell for the mid-game. You'd rather go liberator range most of the time. | ||
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[PkF] Wire
France24192 Posts
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chipmonklord17
United States11944 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:01 magicallypuzzled wrote: hey we now have only 2 terrans left I guess the caster were just able to see the future. I'd like to believe that they meant Polt had advanced on and there was only MLord and Masa left in the ro16. | ||
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Aocowns
Norway6070 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:59 [UoN]Sentinel wrote: I play neither Terran nor Zerg so I really don't have a stake in how fun TvZ is to play. All I know is that it looks a lot more interesting, and less people whine about it than my favorite style from HotS (slow mech pushes). From a Protoss perspective, all three matchups are infinitely more fun. Especially PvP. I liked it before but it TvT was a chess match, PvP is now blitz chess. I mean sure it looks more interesting to weekend fans that enjoy the weird one-off scenarios that this shit forces you to play, but that is not at all a good reward for sacrificing consistent high level competition | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:01 Aocowns wrote: When 2 good players matched up it looked fucking awesome if you knew what went into it and how intense the match up was, both tactically and mechanically I find it much harder to see the difference between a fantastic player and a mediocre player when its all about weird maps and weird compositions that play out chaotically and unpredictably, or stuff that forces the game into weird one off scenarios and shit There's only so much tactical and mechanical prowess that can make 1/6 of the game interesting when it involves the same 6-7 units fighting in the same way for 10-20 minutes per game. At least Ultralisks and Thors mixed it up a bit in the lategame. | ||
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Elentos
55456 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:00 Lexender wrote: But ground mech sucks balls, right now is either mass marine+medivac or die. Also for the record, the more ground units he makes, the weaker his air army gets, and therefore the more ground units he makes, the more he risks losing the air fight and dying to broodlords. | ||
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MrMotionPicture
United States4327 Posts
On March 04 2016 05:58 [PkF] Wire wrote: maybe we get Nerchio vs Neeb or Snute and everyone goes crazy Snute will not make it to the next round. He is far too inconsistent. It would be awesome for him to shine though. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:03 Aocowns wrote: I mean sure it looks more interesting to weekend fans that enjoy the weird one-off scenarios that this shit forces you to play, but that is not at all a good reward for sacrificing consistent high level competition I disagree. I think now it's a lot more to do with things like positioning and unit composition over pure mechanical ability, which in a strategy game is a good thing. | ||
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DJHelium
Sweden13480 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:01 Aocowns wrote: When 2 good players matched up it looked fucking awesome if you knew what went into it and how intense the match up was, both tactically and mechanically I find it much harder to see the difference between a fantastic player and a mediocre player when its all about weird maps and weird compositions that play out chaotically and unpredictably, or stuff that forces the game into weird one off scenarios and shit Yeah, series like Innovation vs DongRaeGu or Maru vs Life probably won't come as often with this "survive until ultras"-metagame. Still it's fun to see it still being explored. Would love two high level koreans battle it out using this mass air style. | ||
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[PkF] Wire
France24192 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:04 MrMotionPicture wrote: Snute will not make it to the next round. He is far too inconsistent. It would be awesome for him to shine though. I'm pretty sure he beats MaSa and he can beat viOLet. He still has a good chance imo. | ||
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Elentos
55456 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:04 MrMotionPicture wrote: Snute will not make it to the next round. He is far too inconsistent. It would be awesome for him to shine though. His opponent is MaSa though. MaSa is so significant he doesn't even count as an actual Terran. | ||
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Elentos
55456 Posts
On March 04 2016 06:03 chipmonklord17 wrote: I'd like to believe that they meant Polt had advanced on and there was only MLord and Masa left in the ro16. You'd like to but then you remember they said there's 3 Terrans left before Polt played vs Dayshi. | ||
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Sif_
Brazil3106 Posts
bio can go ghosts/liberators though, while air terran has nothing left to pull out of the hat | ||
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