Do we know much about organisation? I know open brackets are tough to host. Are there back to back games scheduled or casters looking for the next available game if any? Lots of down time?
On February 24 2020 17:25 Harris1st wrote: Is there some kind of streamlist? Even a vague one would be helpful, since I am at work and can't open 6 streams simulataneously ^^'
On February 24 2020 17:25 Harris1st wrote: Is there some kind of streamlist? Even a vague one would be helpful, since I am at work and can't open 6 streams simulataneously ^^'
Everything is on Liquipedia.
Then we have different versions of LP I guess
I meant like ESL1 shows these game at approximately these times, ESL2 these and so on ...
On February 24 2020 18:01 Harris1st wrote: I meant like ESL1 shows these game at approximately these times, ESL2 these and so on ...
This probably wouldn't help you today, but https://www.intelextrememasters.com/season-14/katowice/sc2/schedule/ has the scheduled games per stream for the group stage. For the open bracket though, there's only the general timing schedule on that page, without specific stream links...
Feels so good to watch this, already starting of great. And the "Nexus" is great, seeing the highlights of some other games is so nice. Loving all the talent there too.
On February 24 2020 19:52 Musicus wrote: Feels so good to watch this, already starting of great. And the "Nexus" is great, seeing the highlights of some other games is so nice. Loving all the talent there too.
Man this really feels like a discount tournament without tasteless and artosis.
I know wardi is a hard worker but I find him so painful to listen to: "He's scouting around, he wants to see whats going on, hes checking around"...
It's like, mate, you've just said the same thing three times in a row... and why is it all narrating? I can see the screen, I want to hear predictions and insight >_<, not the audiobook version of the match for the near sighted.
On February 24 2020 20:45 Poopi wrote: Shit I missed Denver losing to souL during basketball, how did it happen? Nice to see HeroMarine and sOs do well so far
souL went CC first into quick 3rd in game 1 but actually hid a couple barracks behind his mineral line and cut scvs and killed Denver with a timing that he wasn't prepared for and took some bad engages. souL didn't even have combat shield, was a tricky play.
Game 2, souL bunkered the third and sent a marine across to be annoying while faking stim at home with a proxy fusion core. Ended up doing good damage on a couple fronts and took a decent lead. Ended up being a somewhat close late game TvZ with mass libs and nukes but Denver was never really ahead at any point and bled out his army with no bank
On February 24 2020 20:45 Poopi wrote: Shit I missed Denver losing to souL during basketball, how did it happen? Nice to see HeroMarine and sOs do well so far
souL went CC first into quick 3rd in game 1 but actually hid a couple barracks behind his mineral line and cut scvs and killed Denver with a timing that he wasn't prepared for and took some bad engages. souL didn't even have combat shield, was a tricky play.
Game 2, souL bunkered the third and sent a marine across to be annoying while faking stim at home with a proxy fusion core. Ended up doing good damage on a couple fronts and took a decent lead. Ended up being a somewhat close late game TvZ with mass libs and nukes but Denver was never really ahead at any point and bled out his army with no bank
Okay thanks! Looks like weird games, hopefully he can get out of the Protoss fiesta.
No shame losing to Patience, he's been doing very well. I'd definitely rate him over sOs. Heromarine can still make it, but it will be tough. Hoping Showtime will win against sOs.
On February 24 2020 21:45 Xain0n wrote: Has HM delivered at least once in his whole career? He is so overrated...
You mean delivering as in actually winning stuff? No, but this has rarely been done by anyone apart from a super small group of of the absolute best for a long time now. But delivering as in being absolutly legit and a top contender? Absolutely. He made two Ro8s, a Ro4 and a 3rd place finish in 2019 in major events.He managed to beat Reynor respectevely Serral in two of those tournaments and was only stopped by them in the other ones. I mean - what do you want? We only had 3 foreigner champions at all last year, only 5 foreigner finalists.Considering HeroMarines achievements last year it's not unlikely he'll make it to a finale himself this year which should qualify everybody to be top notch in the foreigner world right now.
On February 24 2020 21:45 Xain0n wrote: Has HM delivered at least once in his whole career? He is so overrated...
well at the moment heromarine is ranked 1. europe sc2 battlenet ladder 7000 mmr and he is the best europe terran since ages
Leaving out the fact that I doubt he's the highest ranked player in EU(despite being #1 in Grand Master), best EU Terran for ages? He was in 2019.
obviously you dont keep track
he did win more esl cups than any other player but to close this discussion he is like the 3 ore the 4 best europe player behind serral , reynour and maybe showtime so beeing in the top 5 is realy good and has nothing to do with overhyped
On February 24 2020 22:09 Argonauta wrote: why does sOs wears a mask if he is not covering his nose?
Well, it kind of does. Not that those mask protect him, I read they're useless after some time when your breath makes them moist.
The masks does help prevent you from spreading none airborne sicknesses if you yourself is sick but they are as you say pretty useless you if wear it to try and stay healthy. Also completely useless against airborn stuff like Corona.
Its crazy Patience defeated Zoun 2-0 then Zoun goes on to rip all other protoss to shreds. 2-0 Super, 2-0 Creator, 2-0 Mana.... O_O Just how good is Patience right now
Edit: Also I'm cheering for whoever gets out of Showtime vs Astrea…. Or that is what my heart says but at the same time, soo much protoss.
Wardi actually noticed the earlier 2nd and 3rd gate before robo and knew the implications of it. He has clearly raised his game a couple of notches compared to what I remember from a few months ago
On February 24 2020 23:04 Argonauta wrote: nice to see a new korean face btw
It is!
Well, he isn't really new. But I'm happy for him that he seems to finally claw his way into the regular competition in Korea.
he is not new? Ive never seen him in a offline event
He played a few games in proleague for SKT
oh... so he has done already army?
I don't know. He joined Prime in 2014 and was a Proleague B-Teamer since then (despite on Prime everybody was a B-Teamer back then ). Aligulac doesn't list any matches of him since then until 2019. So he could very well done his army service inbetween. This would've been a very clever move since competition is now thinning out and he is still young enough to make a splash in the scene.
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On February 24 2020 23:30 Aeromi wrote: I don't think so, he was playing the second best division for LoL in Korea last year.
Wow, Zoun really handed that to Gabe. If he retreats after killing the 15+ SCVs, he likely forces Gabe into another SCV pull all-in that he would have crushed. Instead his brain turned off and he a-moved gateway units into 4 sieged tanks and a large stimmed army. Gabe vs Showtime should be sick! I hope Gabe pulls through.
Am I the only one who's not feeling the plain white T-shirt from pig? Somehow it seems not formal enough even for this broadcast. It's a very crucial point
On February 24 2020 23:52 Nakajin wrote: Am I the only one who's not feeling the plain white T-shirt from pig? Somehow it seems not formal enough even for this broadcast. It's a very crucial point
My problem with his t-shirt is more that it's v-neck, than that it's a t-shirt.
No idea who to go for in the next match, maybe Showtime just cos he has a slightly better chance of giving some good matches against the Koreans, but obviously Gabe is plenty capable as well
On February 24 2020 23:59 blooblooblahblah wrote: No idea who to go for in the next match, maybe Showtime just cos he has a slightly better chance of giving some good matches against the Koreans, but obviously Gabe is plenty capable as well
Showtime is much better against koreans than Gabe is; just, don't make him face korean Terran.
On February 25 2020 00:03 Musicus wrote: Man, poor Super flew out, lost 2 PvPs and is also teamless now. Hopefully not the end for him.
Well yeah, it is unfortunate, but what did he expect? Fly to Katowice and get hrough this qualifier without playing PvP?
Everyone should have practised their PvP ass off for this event, they knew the bracket way ahead. If he goes out 0-4 in PvP there really isn't anyone to blame but himself. Would have been more understandable to get knocked out in other MU to be honest seeing as how the bracket looks.
Looking at aligulac Supers PvP is really low, he is basically unfavored against every single protoss in the bracket.
On February 25 2020 00:44 Durnuu wrote: Everything is so big with this overlay
Yeah, looks odd. But it's really nice for watching on mobile.
In his quest to make games more interesting by hiding key info from the viewers, Apollo has come up with his latest and greatest ploy: make the entire screen overlay, hide the game.
I think it's important for new viewers to see the players faces so it's not just random name vs random name, but not too many SC2 viewers are new viewers these days so idk
When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
showtime played circles around heromarine the whole time
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
showtime played circles around heromarine the whole time
Other than that one time he took a really terrible fight. But he made up for it in spades. That's the reason he got the disruptor hit at all, he managed to distract Heromarine by being all over the map.
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well Showtime spent all game remaking the disruptors cause he lost a lot in the build-up to that 1 good hit. Really not very free.
On February 25 2020 01:30 TentativePanda wrote: Wtf I turned off heromarine vs showtime because Gabe was like maxed out and showtime was at like 140 supply and down a base what happened
It went for a basetrade and Gabe screwd up vs disruptor
On February 25 2020 01:30 TentativePanda wrote: Wtf I turned off heromarine vs showtime because Gabe was like maxed out and showtime was at like 140 supply and down a base what happened
You might have missed like 15 minutes of gameplay, hard to tell from your description.
Are we really comparing nukes and disruptors now? WM would be a better comparison. Miracle hits that happen once or twice a year notwithstanding, nukes are trash.
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
Disruptor shots don't follow shit, they go where you tell them to and you have to counter micro against the Terran splits. That's why that hit Showtime got is the exception. Cause Gabe wasn't looking.
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
Disruptor also do nothing half the time and are a pain to micro
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
Disruptors also did not exist in 2014 so your point is kinda weak. also remember ForGGvs Stephano WM friendly fire on medivacs????? That was whack asf
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
Disruptor also do nothing half the time and are a pain to micro
Nah I heard from a very good source that Disruptors are a reliable source of AoE
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
Disruptor also do nothing half the time and are a pain to micro
Nah I heard from a very good source that Disruptors are a reliable source of AoE
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
"When can a Terran kill more than a handful of ground units with one lucky shot?" - Provides video footage of Terran killing more than a handful of ground units with one lucky shot. "Okay, you're obviously correct, but what about doing that without spending money or research?" - Provides video footage of Terran doing that without spending money or research. "Okay, you're obviously correct, but can you provide evidence from the last thirty minutes? Checkmate atheists!"
Truly, I got what I deserved for addressing Terran whine.
On February 25 2020 01:20 midhigh wrote: When can a terran kill a whole army with 1 lucky shot? So disappointing that HM outplayed Showtime, but still 1 big distruptor shot decided the series..
Hahahahaha that was the funniest comment I've ever read.
Nuclear bloody launch detected my friend. Terran can kill more than just a handful of groundunits with one lucky shot. They can literally kill the whole army with one lucky shot. The only race that can do that actually….. Man my sides are still sore from how funny that was XD
His comment becomes true if you add "without spending money and/or research". You can spam disruptor shots forever
Well if you need to go back up to 2014 games that kinda proves the point of the guy, you realize? If you want to see disruptors destroy some terran you need to go back 2 games: first game of HeroMarine vs ShoWTimE!
But yeah WM can get juicy hits sometimes, but they do tend to friendly fire far more than disruptors shots (who follow the ennemies units and stuff)
"When can a Terran kill more than a handful of ground units with one lucky shot?" - Provides video footage of Terran killing more than a handful of ground units with one lucky shot. "Okay, you're obviously correct, but what about doing that without spending money or research?" - Provides video footage of Terran doing that without spending money or research. "Okay, you're obviously correct, but can you provide evidence from the last thirty minutes? Checkmate atheists!"
Truly, I got what I deserved for addressing Terran whine.
AHAHAHAHA more like protoss hate, not terran whine
On February 25 2020 02:14 Poopi wrote: Easy to talk shit about foreigners when not yet in the stage with Serral though :o
last Inno/Serral series at Katowice went quite well
The only thing that went well for Inno that time.
Yeah but that series was really good despite the context.
Was it? All i remember is 90 minutes of Serral not knowing how to play against ghost/lib/nuke when it's played properly.
Let's say it was one of the better matches that IEM.
The ZvZ between Serral and soO was really good. Hive master vs Lair master.
ZvZ GOAT vs ZvZ BOAT
The boat sank.
killed by roaches. soO is the ultimate KR ZvZ. Roaches and more roaches. And if need to be tricky some muta.
Serral accepted soO's challenge to the fullest and teched slower than usual in those series(yes, he added Vipers at one point). It was a great Roach Ravager vs Roach Ravager showdown that soO won narrowly yet deservingly, but Serral was playing below his standards last Katowice.
On February 25 2020 03:29 Ej_ wrote: I don't watch that much SC2 anymore, but I greatly enjoyed Bly getting bitch slapped by INnoVation doing regular safe builds.
The fact that it's so hard to do it makes SC2 such an amazing game.
On February 25 2020 01:57 Fanatic-Templar wrote: Well, I need to go now. I hope there's nothing but terrible games for the next ~2 hours .
Adun damn it, hadn't realised this was the Has bracket. What did I miss?
Inno saying he wasn't sure he was gonna come to IEM but then he saw his side of the bracket and it was a gift from ESL. Also a ridiculous game between Armani and Impact. And a disappointing exit by Neeb.
On February 25 2020 01:57 Fanatic-Templar wrote: Well, I need to go now. I hope there's nothing but terrible games for the next ~2 hours .
Adun damn it, hadn't realised this was the Has bracket. What did I miss?
Inno saying he wasn't sure he was gonna come to IEM but then he saw his side of the bracket and it was a gift from ESL.
Compared to previous years I don't think INno can look at this any way but free money
Three of the 2018 groups for example: - Maru, Stats, TY, Ryung - Serral, Solar, herO, Scarlett, TRUE, and Leenock - soO, Hurricane, Trap, Neeb, Patience, ByuN, Cure, Losira, Ragnarok
On February 25 2020 04:32 Schelim wrote: tbh i feel like some of these players from the brackets will get eaten alive in the group stage
Guys like Trap, soO, Ragnarok, and Trap are in the following brackets.
But none of the guys so far have a chance at making playoffs. If they're playing like this at least
Trap, soO, RagnaroK and even Trap? Wow.
It depends on the groups they end up in. C for example is very doable for Inno at this point. He's also favored over all the open bracket players who got through today, so any of them would be a bonus.
On February 25 2020 04:05 Fanatic-Templar wrote: Did... Bly just kill his own Hatchery?
It was pretty obvious it was intentional
Wasn't obvious to me. What would the intent be?
it looks like Has didn't want to finish it because the broodlings do a lot of damage, same reason why he didn't finish off the roach warren, Bly wanted the broodlings to see if he could hold
On February 25 2020 04:05 Fanatic-Templar wrote: Did... Bly just kill his own Hatchery?
It was pretty obvious it was intentional
Wasn't obvious to me. What would the intent be?
it looks like Has didn't want to finish it because the broodlings do a lot of damage, same reason why he didn't finish off the roach warren, Bly wanted the broodlings to see if he could hold
That makes a lot of sense and also sounds extremely unlikely. I can't tell if I'm being trolled or not, which in the end is the feeling I should always get from a Has game, so thanks! :D
On February 25 2020 05:16 Penev wrote: What group has the highest chance of players adjusting to Has exactly the wrong way? Zest does dumb things sometimes I guess?
In PvP seems unlikely though. That's the one where Zest messes up the least. I could go for a Has vs Maru rematch of the ages.
Looking forward to tomorrow. I'm really hoping Polt can make it through, but his upper bracket is one of the toughest. soO probably advances through his upper bracket.
As for bracket 4. Dear and Trap are heavily favored to advance in their upper bracket leaving a bloodbath of a lower bracket, I have no idea who gets out of there.
On February 25 2020 04:05 Fanatic-Templar wrote: Did... Bly just kill his own Hatchery?
It was pretty obvious it was intentional
Wasn't obvious to me. What would the intent be?
it looks like Has didn't want to finish it because the broodlings do a lot of damage, same reason why he didn't finish off the roach warren, Bly wanted the broodlings to see if he could hold
That makes a lot of sense and also sounds extremely unlikely. I can't tell if I'm being trolled or not, which in the end is the feeling I should always get from a Has game, so thanks! :D
Not unlikely at all. Killing buildings to force broodlings has been done since the start. Bly was in a awful position and he had to hold at all costs and the broodlings was just extra DPS to help him. You will find clips on youtube of other zergs doing the same.
Besides you need like 20 transfuses to get the hatchery back to a decent health count which he didnt have so a single zealot could just take a swipe at it and kill it, so he wanted to get everything out of the hatch when Has his army was nearby.
Also Has his army was moving away from the hatch so a sudden attack move with all his roaches on the hatch must have been the missclick of the century.
On February 25 2020 05:16 Penev wrote: What group has the highest chance of players adjusting to Has exactly the wrong way? Zest does dumb things sometimes I guess?
In PvP seems unlikely though. That's the one where Zest messes up the least. I could go for a Has vs Maru rematch of the ages.
A repeat of the epic Has v Maru game would be very much appreciated for sure. Agree with Zest PvP as well but you know, maybe he (Zest) decides to do one of his legendary cannon rushes!
On February 25 2020 05:16 Penev wrote: What group has the highest chance of players adjusting to Has exactly the wrong way? Zest does dumb things sometimes I guess?
In PvP seems unlikely though. That's the one where Zest messes up the least. I could go for a Has vs Maru rematch of the ages.
A repeat of the epic Has v Maru game would be very much appreciated for sure. Agree with Zest PvP as well but you know, maybe he (Zest) decides to do one of his legendary cannon rushes!
But yeah Has is going to get slaughtered
Since he probably gets butchered in any group I'd like him in group D, personally. 2 Terrans would be hilarious.
On February 25 2020 05:16 Penev wrote: What group has the highest chance of players adjusting to Has exactly the wrong way? Zest does dumb things sometimes I guess?
On February 25 2020 05:16 Penev wrote: What group has the highest chance of players adjusting to Has exactly the wrong way? Zest does dumb things sometimes I guess?
In PvP seems unlikely though. That's the one where Zest messes up the least. I could go for a Has vs Maru rematch of the ages.
Didn't Has go up 2-0 in a bo5 against Maru back in 2018 as well.
On February 25 2020 05:16 Penev wrote: What group has the highest chance of players adjusting to Has exactly the wrong way? Zest does dumb things sometimes I guess?
In PvP seems unlikely though. That's the one where Zest messes up the least. I could go for a Has vs Maru rematch of the ages.
A repeat of the epic Has v Maru game would be very much appreciated for sure. Agree with Zest PvP as well but you know, maybe he (Zest) decides to do one of his legendary cannon rushes!
But yeah Has is going to get slaughtered
Amazing to think Has and Maru have only played each other twice given how memorable both those series were.
The first time was the maxed out blink stalker army blinking into a dozen tanks on Vaani. The second time involved Has going proxy-stargate shield battery five games in a row.
On February 25 2020 04:05 Fanatic-Templar wrote: Did... Bly just kill his own Hatchery?
It was pretty obvious it was intentional
Wasn't obvious to me. What would the intent be?
it looks like Has didn't want to finish it because the broodlings do a lot of damage, same reason why he didn't finish off the roach warren, Bly wanted the broodlings to see if he could hold
That makes a lot of sense and also sounds extremely unlikely. I can't tell if I'm being trolled or not, which in the end is the feeling I should always get from a Has game, so thanks! :D
Not unlikely at all. Killing buildings to force broodlings has been done since the start. Bly was in a awful position and he had to hold at all costs and the broodlings was just extra DPS to help him. You will find clips on youtube of other zergs doing the same.
Besides you need like 20 transfuses to get the hatchery back to a decent health count which he didnt have so a single zealot could just take a swipe at it and kill it, so he wanted to get everything out of the hatch when Has his army was nearby.
Also Has his army was moving away from the hatch so a sudden attack move with all his roaches on the hatch must have been the missclick of the century.
Yeah, I know the Hatchery was as good as dead anyway, so I didn't think it was an issue or anything, but I've so seldom seen structure Broodlings be impactful that I'm really surprised that both players were playing around that.
And I wasn't wondering if it was a misclick, I was looking at the tabs and didn't see what killed the Hatch, so I wasn't sure if it was Has or Bly.
But thanks for the information, this isn't something I would have considered, so I appreciate it.
On February 25 2020 05:34 Waxangel wrote: Glad Has had a poor 2019 so all the bandwagon fans from Valencia fell off and he can go back to being the villain/cult-hero
Part of me wants him make us eat our words by causing upsets again, even if it means humiliating my favorites
On February 25 2020 05:56 sertman wrote: Watching Has advance reminds me why I've mostly stopped playing and watching SC2
Yeah we only want macro games without any cheese. So much fun.. Also Has was the player being cheesed in the last 2 series, he just reacted and won with solid macro play funnily enough. What a strange comment to type after the matches he played.
On February 25 2020 05:56 sertman wrote: Watching Has advance reminds me why I've mostly stopped playing and watching SC2
Yeah we only want macro games without any cheese. So much fun.. Also Has was the player being cheesed in the last 2 series, he just reacted and won with solid macro play funnily enough. What a strange comment to type after the matches he played.
On February 25 2020 13:00 mierin wrote: Fantastic day 1! Did wardii take over for mrbitter? Wanted to get a few "I dunno Kev"s haha but other than that can't complain.
Yep - Wardi filled in for Mr. Bitter at the (relatively) last minute.
EPT
IEM Katowice/2020/Offline Qualifier
ESL | ESL 2 | ESL 3
Astrea 
Awers 
Denver 
). Aligulac doesn't list any matches of him since then until 2019. So he could very well done his army service inbetween. This would've been a very clever move since competition is now thinning out and he is still young enough to make a splash in the scene.
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