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BronzeKnee
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5219 Posts
October 24 2019 12:12 GMT
#541
On October 24 2019 13:39 Mlord wrote:
Welcome to the most imbalanced blizzcon we've had since the release of heart of the swarm, great fun incoming


Would Protoss win if Charge did 30 damage upon impact again?
DSh1
Profile Joined April 2017
292 Posts
October 24 2019 12:19 GMT
#542
No problem for WCS, Zergs are still to come
HeroSandro
Profile Joined July 2019
535 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-24 12:39:06
October 24 2019 12:35 GMT
#543
Dark vs Showtime 3-2, SoO vs Special 3-2 and finally SoO vs Showtime 3-1. When will Blizzard act? Results like this can only be explained by gross imbalance! In any other meta, Dark or SoO would have had zero chance to win those matches. I'm highly disgruntled
Edit: This is all sarcasm. Not sure if it would be obvious in the current climate....
MarianoSC2
Profile Joined June 2015
Slovakia1855 Posts
October 24 2019 12:49 GMT
#544
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Showtime and Special did not have a chance today, lets be real here guys. Only EU Zergs could beat Korean Zergs in this day and age of SC2...
Top 11: Rogue, Maru, Inno, Zest, Life, sOs, Stats, Dark, soO, Mvp, Classic/Trap/MC/Rain
Justinian
Profile Joined August 2012
United Kingdom158 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-25 11:21:03
October 24 2019 12:55 GMT
#545
Showtime actually played well overall, except in the last game vs soO. He outplayed Dark in the first game, but after that the nyduses started catching up with him. Map 3 vs Dark (Disco Bloodbath) perfectly illustrated the problems with the design and balance of the nydus. He was already down 60 supply after taking major damage from the first locust wave, then he tried to deny the whack-a-mole by dropping immortals at the second nydus and managed to snipe it with some nice micro. So the swarm hosts just drop another wave at the original nydus instead. By the time he cleans that up and heads back down to the other spot, there's another two finished nyduses there. The look on his face said it all at that point.
tigon_ridge
Profile Joined March 2019
482 Posts
October 24 2019 13:48 GMT
#546
On October 24 2019 21:49 MarianoSC2 wrote:
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Terrible? Dark's ZvZ rating is 2nd highest in Korea, and is 120 points above soO's.
starkiller123
Profile Joined January 2016
United States4030 Posts
October 24 2019 13:55 GMT
#547
I’m veery happy for soO
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
October 24 2019 13:59 GMT
#548
On October 24 2019 22:48 tigon_ridge wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2019 21:49 MarianoSC2 wrote:
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Terrible? Dark's ZvZ rating is 2nd highest in Korea, and is 120 points above soO's.


Dark's ZvZ rating on Aligulac is carried hard by his overall rating(and, especially, by his ZvT).
soO hasn't been winning many ZvZ in this patch, too.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
October 24 2019 14:01 GMT
#549
On October 24 2019 22:59 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2019 22:48 tigon_ridge wrote:
On October 24 2019 21:49 MarianoSC2 wrote:
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Terrible? Dark's ZvZ rating is 2nd highest in Korea, and is 120 points above soO's.


Dark's ZvZ rating on Aligulac is carried hard by his overall rating(and, especially, by his ZvT).
soO hasn't been winning many ZvZ in this patch, too.

Aren't vP / vZ / vT ratings independant of each other?
Especially considering global rating is just the mean of vP/vT/vZ ratings.
WriterMaru
tigon_ridge
Profile Joined March 2019
482 Posts
October 24 2019 14:05 GMT
#550
On October 24 2019 22:59 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2019 22:48 tigon_ridge wrote:
On October 24 2019 21:49 MarianoSC2 wrote:
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Terrible? Dark's ZvZ rating is 2nd highest in Korea, and is 120 points above soO's.


Dark's ZvZ rating on Aligulac is carried hard by his overall rating

I don't understand what this statement means. Moreover, Dark went 3-0 against soO recently. A 3-2 score is hardly surprising.
neutralrobot
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia1025 Posts
October 24 2019 14:20 GMT
#551
On October 24 2019 21:49 MarianoSC2 wrote:
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Showtime and Special did not have a chance today, lets be real here guys. Only EU Zergs could beat Korean Zergs in this day and age of SC2...


I don't know why you say Dark is terrible at it. Some of the best ZvZ I can ever recall seeing was Dark vs soO.
Maru | Life | PartinG || I guess I like aggressive control freaks... || Reynor will one day reign supreme || *reyn supreme
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-10-24 14:48:55
October 24 2019 14:25 GMT
#552
On October 24 2019 23:01 Poopi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2019 22:59 Xain0n wrote:
On October 24 2019 22:48 tigon_ridge wrote:
On October 24 2019 21:49 MarianoSC2 wrote:
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Terrible? Dark's ZvZ rating is 2nd highest in Korea, and is 120 points above soO's.


Dark's ZvZ rating on Aligulac is carried hard by his overall rating(and, especially, by his ZvT).
soO hasn't been winning many ZvZ in this patch, too.

Aren't vP / vZ / vT ratings independant of each other?
Especially considering global rating is just the mean of vP/vT/vZ ratings.


They are not completely independant, no.

If only one of two matchups are played in a certain period, the other(s)' rating will vary; look at Serral's rating history, for example: in the last period, he played only vsP and vsZ but his vsT rating increased as much as his overall rating(the average between his vsP and vsZ increase).
Alternatively, check his list 234: Serral went 4-0 in ZvZ and all of his ratings increased by the amount his vsZ did.

Edit: Now that I think of it, this just doesn't feel right. This way racial specific ratings can influence each other, and I believe this is happening on a regular basis.

Specifically, on Serral's list 234, why would all of his rating increase by 15 if his vZ did? His vP and vT should stay the same while his overall rating should increase by 1/3 of the amount.


dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
October 24 2019 15:36 GMT
#553
On October 24 2019 23:25 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2019 23:01 Poopi wrote:
On October 24 2019 22:59 Xain0n wrote:
On October 24 2019 22:48 tigon_ridge wrote:
On October 24 2019 21:49 MarianoSC2 wrote:
soO lost to Dark? For me that is the most surprising result from today... I guess soO ZvZ is not what is used to be huh, because Dark is seriously terrible at it.

Terrible? Dark's ZvZ rating is 2nd highest in Korea, and is 120 points above soO's.


Dark's ZvZ rating on Aligulac is carried hard by his overall rating(and, especially, by his ZvT).
soO hasn't been winning many ZvZ in this patch, too.

Aren't vP / vZ / vT ratings independant of each other?
Especially considering global rating is just the mean of vP/vT/vZ ratings.


They are not completely independant, no.

If only one of two matchups are played in a certain period, the other(s)' rating will vary; look at Serral's rating history, for example: in the last period, he played only vsP and vsZ but his vsT rating increased as much as his overall rating(the average between his vsP and vsZ increase).
Alternatively, check his list 234: Serral went 4-0 in ZvZ and all of his ratings increased by the amount his vsZ did.

Edit: Now that I think of it, this just doesn't feel right. This way racial specific ratings can influence each other, and I believe this is happening on a regular basis.

Specifically, on Serral's list 234, why would all of his rating increase by 15 if his vZ did? His vP and vT should stay the same while his overall rating should increase by 1/3 of the amount.



I Think, the guys behind Alligulac desidet to programm it this way, because if someone becomes an better played over all, but didn t Play all matchups equally, the Ratings would also be strong.
For example, if an EU Zerg gets way better over like 1 year,because je goes full time, but plays way more vs Z than vs P and bearly any vsT, his Rating now reflects that he s stronger over all.
With your method, the vsT Rating would be much worse and the vs Z Rating much better than his over all Rating. But that would be strong, as the Player just got better over all, no matter the match up.
MaxPax
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7142 Posts
October 24 2019 15:42 GMT
#554
Just catched up with the games today. Damn I feel Showtime could (should?) have won that game 5 vs Dark. What a shame.

SH + Nydus is just disgusting to watch in general
I rather watch ZvZ all day than another ZvP with SH/ Nydus at this point. And we just started
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26556 Posts
October 24 2019 16:12 GMT
#555
Think only Special can feel disappointed with his showing today, his builds against soO gave him possibilities but he just didn’t quite execute today. Didn’t play terribly either but didn’t seize some of his opportunities, Showtime played pretty damn well but his opponents were a bit stronger today.

Good to see soO isn’t a total busted flush too
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12911 Posts
October 24 2019 16:14 GMT
#556
Yeah soO proved worthy of his IEM spot today.
I don’t think he can make it a lot further though.
WriterMaru
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
October 24 2019 16:14 GMT
#557
On October 25 2019 00:42 Harris1st wrote:
Just catched up with the games today. Damn I feel Showtime could (should?) have won that game 5 vs Dark. What a shame.

SH + Nydus is just disgusting to watch in general
I rather watch ZvZ all day than another ZvP with SH/ Nydus at this point. And we just started


yeah I was surprised they thought Showtime was doomed for a short while. I thought Dark was in a poor position when his nydus attack began to fizzle out.
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
October 24 2019 16:21 GMT
#558
On October 25 2019 01:14 Poopi wrote:
Yeah soO proved worthy of his IEM spot today.
I don’t think he can make it a lot further though.


yeah I can't see him winning lategame against other top players. He approaches lategame too much like the midgame, trying to surround/outmaneuver the enemy with a lot of mobile units instead of taking advantage of zerg's really strong spellcasters.
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
October 24 2019 17:23 GMT
#559
dark vs showtime was just infuriating to watch. dark was 3-0 in the games he built a nydus canal and those games made me want to never watch him play vs protoss ever again. and 0-2 in the games he didn't
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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
October 25 2019 00:59 GMT
#560
Well this will probably make some korean elitists gasp, but I thought that Showtime looked like he played the best overall of anyone in the group. Sure, he made some bad mistakes in a couple games, but so did they all. In general, he was having to work way harder because of the maps and matchup, but looked more impressive while doing it.
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