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Czech Republic12116 Posts
On October 27 2019 19:55 parksonsc wrote: In a bo5 alone i would favor Maru against any of the remaining Zergs, though i'm not quite sure at this time. If he manages to win it all, he would have to beat the best 3 Zergs on the planet just in one day, which is crazy for a Terran player. Which is crazy to hide all your best builds
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If Maru wins it all, then the road for it would be likely the most insane playoffs path of entire history of SC2.
If Serral wins it all, it will be considered just as a normal Friday, unless Maru makes it to the Finals to lose 4-0.
If Trap and Classic beat shit out of all zergs and marus and make it to the Final match, then Protoss is OP, and nerfs are required.
Someway I think that last scenario would be most desirable of them all, even if PvP is notoriously dull matchup to watch.
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On October 27 2019 19:50 ASCandLoLFan wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 19:49 Anc13nt wrote:On October 27 2019 19:46 ASCandLoLFan wrote: I think that's it for this year, Maru v Serral looking so unlikely. No way Maru fights through all the Zergs (including his own teammate) to get to the finals. Serral should have this one in the bag, soO is not on the same tier as him, Reynor can challenge him but has to beat Trap first, whilst Trap has 0 chance.
The only one I can see him losing to is if: Maru gets to the finals and somehow retains enough stamina to play multiple late games after presumably having to beat Rogue on the same day. Or Rogue overcoming him in a ZvZ. i think his odds are pretty bad against Dark but good against Rogue and Classic. You mean Maru? Maru should do pretty well vs Classic, but Classic has like no chance against Rogue so realistically we probably won't see Maru v Classic. Dark too is such a big challenge like you said. As for Rogue, it would be a very familiar challenge for Maru that he has almost always failed: beating a teammate.
Expect when he didnt? Maru beat both rogue and Trap in their way to winning Code S. I would say its quite 50-50 betweeen Maru and rogue or Trap
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Hmm looking at the schedule all blizzcon matches will be played in one day?
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Czech Republic12116 Posts
On October 27 2019 19:58 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: Hmm looking at the schedule all blizzcon matches will be played in one day? Not if you're in Europe
Yes, this is known for months
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Italy2573 Posts
On October 27 2019 19:43 Geo.Rion wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 19:40 MarianoSC2 wrote: Lol Serral has it too easy. The bottom side of the bracket is crazy. The upper half is so meh. Not too happy about this draw :/ it's not a draw tho, h/User:Hjpalpha - had it figured it out before the announcement https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/User:Hjpalpha/wip11 he's our LP SC2 Wiki future teller
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Czech Republic12116 Posts
On October 27 2019 20:12 CynicalDeath wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 19:43 Geo.Rion wrote:On October 27 2019 19:40 MarianoSC2 wrote: Lol Serral has it too easy. The bottom side of the bracket is crazy. The upper half is so meh. Not too happy about this draw :/ it's not a draw tho, h/User:Hjpalpha - had it figured it out before the announcement https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/User:Hjpalpha/wip11 he's our LP SC2 Wiki future teller DAmn prophets, ruining it for everyone
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On October 27 2019 19:45 Anc13nt wrote: Really hard to see Serral not making finals. Reynor and soO can beat him but I just don't see it happening; Serral is the type of player who loses to someone and then crushes them the next time they play. Trap didn't look bad against Serral in GSL vs the World but he was beaten pretty decisively (although I think Trap should have won that base trade game but he is sometimes too passive).
Edit: I think lower side of the bracket is anyone's game really.
Edit 2: Apparently aligulac predicts Serral has 52% chance of winning Blizzcon. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.
Tbf in the lower side of the bracket, only Maru is appearing as a real threat to Serral... I think Reynor has better chance than Classic, Dark and Rogue, he beat 3 times and twice in a bo7.
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Germany333 Posts
On October 27 2019 20:12 CynicalDeath wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 19:43 Geo.Rion wrote:On October 27 2019 19:40 MarianoSC2 wrote: Lol Serral has it too easy. The bottom side of the bracket is crazy. The upper half is so meh. Not too happy about this draw :/ it's not a draw tho, h/User:Hjpalpha - had it figured it out before the announcement https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/User:Hjpalpha/wip11 he's our LP SC2 Wiki future teller
well its easy if one knows the rules (which blizz sadly didn’t publish publicly for the global finals, but they were part of the player handbook so players were aware of them, or could have been aware of them)
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On October 27 2019 19:57 UnLarva wrote:If Maru wins it all, then the road for it would be likely the most insane playoffs path of entire history of SC2. If Serral wins it all, it will be considered just as a normal Friday, unless Maru makes it to the Finals to lose 4-0. If Trap and Classic beat shit out of all zergs and marus and make it to the Final match, then Protoss is OP, and nerfs are required. Someway I think that last scenario would be most desirable of them all, even if PvP is notoriously dull matchup to watch.
Yeah Classic and Trap definitely have the two best storylines going into Blizzcon, and winning would mean the most for each of them. For the sake of a quality finals, though, it may be better if it's a Maru/Trap or Classic/soO finals.
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On October 27 2019 20:32 Yonnua wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 19:57 UnLarva wrote:If Maru wins it all, then the road for it would be likely the most insane playoffs path of entire history of SC2. If Serral wins it all, it will be considered just as a normal Friday, unless Maru makes it to the Finals to lose 4-0. If Trap and Classic beat shit out of all zergs and marus and make it to the Final match, then Protoss is OP, and nerfs are required. Someway I think that last scenario would be most desirable of them all, even if PvP is notoriously dull matchup to watch. Yeah Classic and Trap definitely have the two best storylines going into Blizzcon, and winning would mean the most for each of them. For the sake of a quality finals, though, it may be better if it's a Maru/Trap or Classic/soO finals.
Classic and Trap have nice storylines going into BlizzCon, but winning would mean even more for Reynor. Ignoring the fact that I am a diehard fan of foreigners for a second, I agree that a Trap-Maru final would be entertaining, but why would you field soO against a victorious Classic? To add another second place to his career?
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Canada8768 Posts
On October 27 2019 21:35 Xain0n wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 20:32 Yonnua wrote:On October 27 2019 19:57 UnLarva wrote:If Maru wins it all, then the road for it would be likely the most insane playoffs path of entire history of SC2. If Serral wins it all, it will be considered just as a normal Friday, unless Maru makes it to the Finals to lose 4-0. If Trap and Classic beat shit out of all zergs and marus and make it to the Final match, then Protoss is OP, and nerfs are required. Someway I think that last scenario would be most desirable of them all, even if PvP is notoriously dull matchup to watch. Yeah Classic and Trap definitely have the two best storylines going into Blizzcon, and winning would mean the most for each of them. For the sake of a quality finals, though, it may be better if it's a Maru/Trap or Classic/soO finals. Classic and Trap have nice storylines going into BlizzCon, but winning would mean even more for Reynor. Ignoring the fact that I am a diehard fan of foreigners for a second, I agree that a Trap-Maru final would be entertaining, but why would you field soO against a victorious Classic? To add another second place to his career?
Reynor winning would be the most underwhelming result for me, he's the least accomplish player coming in and every other player here (except Serral and maybe Maru if he stick around) are gonna be gone in a year or two with how SC is doing in Korea. Winning Blizzcon as a final (or close to final) clap would be awesome. Could be the last time we get to see a Korean winning a major tournament too, if GSL don't come back.
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On October 28 2019 00:06 Nakajin wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 21:35 Xain0n wrote:On October 27 2019 20:32 Yonnua wrote:On October 27 2019 19:57 UnLarva wrote:If Maru wins it all, then the road for it would be likely the most insane playoffs path of entire history of SC2. If Serral wins it all, it will be considered just as a normal Friday, unless Maru makes it to the Finals to lose 4-0. If Trap and Classic beat shit out of all zergs and marus and make it to the Final match, then Protoss is OP, and nerfs are required. Someway I think that last scenario would be most desirable of them all, even if PvP is notoriously dull matchup to watch. Yeah Classic and Trap definitely have the two best storylines going into Blizzcon, and winning would mean the most for each of them. For the sake of a quality finals, though, it may be better if it's a Maru/Trap or Classic/soO finals. Classic and Trap have nice storylines going into BlizzCon, but winning would mean even more for Reynor. Ignoring the fact that I am a diehard fan of foreigners for a second, I agree that a Trap-Maru final would be entertaining, but why would you field soO against a victorious Classic? To add another second place to his career? Reynor winning would be the most underwhelming result for me, he's the least accomplish player coming in and every other player here (except Serral and maybe Maru if he stick around) are gonna be gone in a year or two with how SC is doing in Korea. Winning Blizzcon as a final (or close to final) clap would be awesome. Could be the last time we get to see a Korean winning a major tournament too, if GSL don't come back.
I can not see how the story of a young prodigy winning the world championship would not be awesome
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Northern Ireland20729 Posts
On October 28 2019 16:23 Parser wrote:Show nested quote +On October 28 2019 00:06 Nakajin wrote:On October 27 2019 21:35 Xain0n wrote:On October 27 2019 20:32 Yonnua wrote:On October 27 2019 19:57 UnLarva wrote:If Maru wins it all, then the road for it would be likely the most insane playoffs path of entire history of SC2. If Serral wins it all, it will be considered just as a normal Friday, unless Maru makes it to the Finals to lose 4-0. If Trap and Classic beat shit out of all zergs and marus and make it to the Final match, then Protoss is OP, and nerfs are required. Someway I think that last scenario would be most desirable of them all, even if PvP is notoriously dull matchup to watch. Yeah Classic and Trap definitely have the two best storylines going into Blizzcon, and winning would mean the most for each of them. For the sake of a quality finals, though, it may be better if it's a Maru/Trap or Classic/soO finals. Classic and Trap have nice storylines going into BlizzCon, but winning would mean even more for Reynor. Ignoring the fact that I am a diehard fan of foreigners for a second, I agree that a Trap-Maru final would be entertaining, but why would you field soO against a victorious Classic? To add another second place to his career? Reynor winning would be the most underwhelming result for me, he's the least accomplish player coming in and every other player here (except Serral and maybe Maru if he stick around) are gonna be gone in a year or two with how SC is doing in Korea. Winning Blizzcon as a final (or close to final) clap would be awesome. Could be the last time we get to see a Korean winning a major tournament too, if GSL don't come back. I can not see how the story of a young prodigy winning the world championship would not be awesome Basically anyone who wins has a cool story angle. Classic before retirement, Trap bouncing back from being the next big Kong, soO getting the big prize after his post victory slump after being THE Kong. Maru answers his relatively week weekender record with a title that might push him into being the GOAT, Serral cements his place as the best player of recent times and Rogue and especially Dark jump up into that spot if he doesn’t.
They’re all great players and there’s a nice angle on basically all of them, makes it hard to root for anyone really. Trap’s redemption and Classic’s triumphant last tournament are my two personal favourite arcs but I don’t see those two being able to run a PvZ gauntlet to pull it off sadly.
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On October 27 2019 19:44 Xain0n wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 19:42 Geo.Rion wrote:On October 27 2019 19:40 aringadingding wrote:On October 27 2019 19:36 Schelim wrote: Serral 3-1 SoO Reynor 3-2 Trap Rogue 3-1 Classic Dark 3-1 Maru
Serral 3-2 Reynor Rogue 3-2 Dark
Serral 4-2 Rogue Do you actually think Trap will take two maps? One map maybe if Reynor does something funky or throws. Trap just barely won against Elazer... herO has basically won vs Reynor then we saw the craziest comeback/throw of the group stage, so yeah as long as u think trap s PVZ is on par with herO's (and i think so) he should take at least 2 maps Trap's PvZ didn't look better than herO's to be honest. In addiction to that, everyone has four extra days to prepare.
Don't forget they have to travel to Blizzcon which cuts prep time in half I guess
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On October 28 2019 22:47 Harris1st wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2019 19:44 Xain0n wrote:On October 27 2019 19:42 Geo.Rion wrote:On October 27 2019 19:40 aringadingding wrote:On October 27 2019 19:36 Schelim wrote: Serral 3-1 SoO Reynor 3-2 Trap Rogue 3-1 Classic Dark 3-1 Maru
Serral 3-2 Reynor Rogue 3-2 Dark
Serral 4-2 Rogue Do you actually think Trap will take two maps? One map maybe if Reynor does something funky or throws. Trap just barely won against Elazer... herO has basically won vs Reynor then we saw the craziest comeback/throw of the group stage, so yeah as long as u think trap s PVZ is on par with herO's (and i think so) he should take at least 2 maps Trap's PvZ didn't look better than herO's to be honest. In addiction to that, everyone has four extra days to prepare. Don't forget they have to travel to Blizzcon which cuts prep time in half I guess
Since they travel from East to West and cross the International Date Line, considering flights from Seoul(+8 UCT) to Anaheim(-8 UCT) last approximately 11 hours(plus the time spent in the airport et cetera), appropriate schedule might make you waste no time at all.
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Canada8768 Posts
On October 28 2019 16:23 Parser wrote:Show nested quote +On October 28 2019 00:06 Nakajin wrote:On October 27 2019 21:35 Xain0n wrote:On October 27 2019 20:32 Yonnua wrote:On October 27 2019 19:57 UnLarva wrote:If Maru wins it all, then the road for it would be likely the most insane playoffs path of entire history of SC2. If Serral wins it all, it will be considered just as a normal Friday, unless Maru makes it to the Finals to lose 4-0. If Trap and Classic beat shit out of all zergs and marus and make it to the Final match, then Protoss is OP, and nerfs are required. Someway I think that last scenario would be most desirable of them all, even if PvP is notoriously dull matchup to watch. Yeah Classic and Trap definitely have the two best storylines going into Blizzcon, and winning would mean the most for each of them. For the sake of a quality finals, though, it may be better if it's a Maru/Trap or Classic/soO finals. Classic and Trap have nice storylines going into BlizzCon, but winning would mean even more for Reynor. Ignoring the fact that I am a diehard fan of foreigners for a second, I agree that a Trap-Maru final would be entertaining, but why would you field soO against a victorious Classic? To add another second place to his career? Reynor winning would be the most underwhelming result for me, he's the least accomplish player coming in and every other player here (except Serral and maybe Maru if he stick around) are gonna be gone in a year or two with how SC is doing in Korea. Winning Blizzcon as a final (or close to final) clap would be awesome. Could be the last time we get to see a Korean winning a major tournament too, if GSL don't come back. I can not see how the story of a young prodigy winning the world championship would not be awesome He's gonna win it someday if they keep having SC2 at Blizzcon, it's him or Serral at this point, would be a bit boring to have him win right now. Unless a major shift happen in the scene, win or lose, he'll be one of the few favorite going into Blizzcon next year. (and the year after that and the year after that) Rogue winning would also be dull for me, but that's because I never liked him that much
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