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Pandemona *
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Charlie Sheens House51480 Posts
April 17 2020 17:08 GMT
#1

GSL Code S


Saturday, Apr 18 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)

(Wiki)Global StarCraft II League/2020/Season 1

Streams & Casters


uk Afreeca | uk YouTube

Artosis - Tasteless

Format

  • Group Stage #1 (Round of 24): Dual Tournament Format.

  • All matches are Bo3.

      Map Pool



Group B


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(P)Zest vs (Z)DRG
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(Z)Impact vs (T)Cure

Results


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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51480 Posts
April 17 2020 17:08 GMT
#2
Poll: Who Advances?

Zest & Cure (15)
 
58%

DRG & Zest (4)
 
15%

Cure & DRG (3)
 
12%

Impact & Zest (2)
 
8%

Impact & DRG (1)
 
4%

Cure & Impact (1)
 
4%

26 total votes

Your vote: Who Advances?

(Vote): Zest & Cure
(Vote): Impact & DRG
(Vote): DRG & Zest
(Vote): Cure & Impact
(Vote): Impact & Zest
(Vote): Cure & DRG

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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33339 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 00:49:46
April 17 2020 22:30 GMT
#3
Excited for "Zest vs Impact - Episode LI: Backstroke of the Zest"
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
Andi_Goldberger
Profile Joined July 2018
Germany1608 Posts
April 17 2020 22:47 GMT
#4
Impact gonna show up and bop cure
~~~~~
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
April 18 2020 00:21 GMT
#5
drg 4-0
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DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 01:15 GMT
#6
drg 5-0
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
April 18 2020 04:04 GMT
#7
DongRaeGu!!!
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Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 04:06 GMT
#8
DRG!!!!!!!!!!!!
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 04:07 GMT
#9
Adepts weren't even in the game, when Zest was the best player in the world, what the hell
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
April 18 2020 04:09 GMT
#10
Tasteless balance complaints are very tasteful.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
Danglars
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States12133 Posts
April 18 2020 04:11 GMT
#11
RIP everyone trying to 16 hatch against toss with that instascout
Great armies come from happy zealots, and happy zealots come from California!
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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 04:19:07
April 18 2020 04:17 GMT
#12
holy shit DRG is playing pretty decently actually
edit: well he was lol
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Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2624 Posts
April 18 2020 04:19 GMT
#13
That was definitely better form from DRG then I expected.
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Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 04:19 GMT
#14
oh fuck
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 04:20 GMT
#15
On April 18 2020 13:17 Die4Ever wrote:
holy shit DRG is playing pretty decently actually
edit: well he was lol

You can play pretty decently and still lose to Zest.
geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8230 Posts
April 18 2020 04:20 GMT
#16
That was a throw...
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 04:21 GMT
#17
even without that a moving blunt i dont think DRG could ve won tho
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 04:26 GMT
#18
Yeesh. That was a lot more in line with what I was expecting from DRG unfortunately.
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 04:29:28
April 18 2020 04:27 GMT
#19
ZESTED
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 04:28 GMT
#20
he never saw it coming damn you Zest!
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 04:29 GMT
#21
Haven't watched sctoo for a few years, what's the sitch re: drg's new haircut? How do we all feel about this
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 04:31 GMT
#22
On April 18 2020 13:29 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Haven't watched sctoo for a few years, what's the sitch re: drg's new haircut? How do we all feel about this


He clearly learned all the wrong things from military service imo. We don't need Wolf to tell us that that haircut gets a failing grade.
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
April 18 2020 04:32 GMT
#23
How do we feel about Zest's black hair?
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 04:33 GMT
#24
On April 18 2020 13:32 Morbidius wrote:
How do we feel about Zest's black hair?

Definitely better than blonde.
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 04:35 GMT
#25
Cure says he wants to play in front of people!
Moonerz
Profile Joined March 2014
United States444 Posts
April 18 2020 04:37 GMT
#26
Is there a reason the youtube link can't be added in the live events thing? Sorry if this is a noob question.

Obviously can grab the link in the thread but it's pretty convenient to just click it in the top right.
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 04:38 GMT
#27
On April 18 2020 13:31 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 13:29 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Haven't watched sctoo for a few years, what's the sitch re: drg's new haircut? How do we all feel about this


He clearly learned all the wrong things from military service imo. We don't need Wolf to tell us that that haircut gets a failing grade.

Have to agree, back in the day he was one of the only ones really pulling off the short hairstyle. Sad to see it beaten out of him.

On April 18 2020 13:33 DBooN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 13:32 Morbidius wrote:
How do we feel about Zest's black hair?

Definitely better than blonde.

Zest will always have dark brown hair in my heart
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 04:40 GMT
#28
On April 18 2020 13:37 Moonerz wrote:
Is there a reason the youtube link can't be added in the live events thing? Sorry if this is a noob question.

Obviously can grab the link in the thread but it's pretty convenient to just click it in the top right.


The reason boils down to Youtube's API being shit. Ofc adding a hyperlink should be doable.
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 04:49 GMT
#29
A bit strange that Impact took that fourth. Even if you like being aggressive (and have mutas so you won't die to a single liberator) you probably shouldn't be expanding straight at the terran.
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 04:51 GMT
#30
so in LotV the protoss steal the blueprints for cloud kingdom? Me likey
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 04:55 GMT
#31
weird 1st game, lets hope for a better second one
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 05:02 GMT
#32
On April 18 2020 13:55 Topin wrote:
weird 1st game, lets hope for a better second one

whats weird is da rise of mutas lately
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 05:08:19
April 18 2020 05:05 GMT
#33
On April 18 2020 14:02 seemsgood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 13:55 Topin wrote:
weird 1st game, lets hope for a better second one

whats weird is da rise of mutas lately


A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Though tbf I don't think Impact (in particular) stopped making mutas at any point even when it wasn't meta at all.

edit: And why does Impact keep on expanding towards the terran... Cure's pushes would be half as strong if he had to travel twice as far, and ling runbys would be way stronger.
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 05:08 GMT
#34
Are we gonna miss out on Zest vs Impact?
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 05:08 GMT
#35
impact zvt was bad but cures tvz wasnt good either
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
April 18 2020 05:09 GMT
#36
I know Cure is really good but he doesn't look super convincing in his offline matches
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 05:12 GMT
#37
On April 18 2020 14:08 DBooN wrote:
Are we gonna miss out on Zest vs Impact?


Surprisingly enough Zest and Cure have played each other even more often than Zest and Impact have, and their online rivalry is even closer.
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 05:14 GMT
#38
On April 18 2020 14:05 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 14:02 seemsgood wrote:
On April 18 2020 13:55 Topin wrote:
weird 1st game, lets hope for a better second one

whats weird is da rise of mutas lately


A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Though tbf I don't think Impact (in particular) stopped making mutas at any point even when it wasn't meta at all.

edit: And why does Impact keep on expanding towards the terran... Cure's pushes would be half as strong if he had to travel twice as far, and ling runbys would be way stronger.

when both EU and korean zerg do the same build it must have something to do with the meta ;o
2020 starcraft besides lurkers in TvZ feels really classy tho
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 05:16 GMT
#39
On April 18 2020 14:09 blooblooblahblah wrote:
I know Cure is really good but he doesn't look super convincing in his offline matches

i always think dude is a solid terran ,and "solid" is below "super gud"
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
April 18 2020 05:18 GMT
#40
On April 18 2020 14:16 seemsgood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 14:09 blooblooblahblah wrote:
I know Cure is really good but he doesn't look super convincing in his offline matches

i always think dude is a solid terran ,and "solid" is below "super gud"


He's super good online. Not so much offline.
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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
April 18 2020 05:23 GMT
#41
GSL needs RTX Voice lol
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blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
April 18 2020 05:25 GMT
#42
Wow both players playing like it's 2019
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 05:31 GMT
#43
fucking destroyed
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
April 18 2020 05:31 GMT
#44
offline cure????
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
Moonerz
Profile Joined March 2014
United States444 Posts
April 18 2020 05:31 GMT
#45
Wow really sick fight by Cure there
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
April 18 2020 05:32 GMT
#46
AAM + EMP + up 1 attack upgrade + stimmed bio = Protoss disappearing act.
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 05:32 GMT
#47
Good spellcaster usage from Cure. Stuff like EMPing right under the warp prism as soon as interference matrix ran out was really on point.

Zest also spent a lot of time guessing as to when the next push would happen and didn't build workers for a long while which didn't help.
SetStndbySmn
Profile Joined August 2010
United States657 Posts
April 18 2020 05:33 GMT
#48
Not really sure why Zest stopped probe production at 60 in that game and was still floating so much money
"He doesn't operate under some divine shroud that lets him determine what is or is not valid culture. He cannot rob you, retroactively, of wholly valid experiences; he cannot transform them into worthless things." - Tycho
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
April 18 2020 05:33 GMT
#49
Why did Zest prioritize +2 attack there?
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 05:33 GMT
#50
destruction mine hits combine with interference matrix
Shathe
Profile Joined July 2017
Hungary422 Posts
April 18 2020 05:34 GMT
#51
Sick raven usage and preemptive EMPs
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 05:37 GMT
#52
Strange dt defense.
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
April 18 2020 05:38 GMT
#53
2013 widow mine reaction right there.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
April 18 2020 05:38 GMT
#54
On April 18 2020 14:33 SetStndbySmn wrote:
Not really sure why Zest stopped probe production at 60 in that game and was still floating so much money


This is Zest we're talking about. He will always float no matter the worker count.
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 05:41:36
April 18 2020 05:41 GMT
#55
nooo Cure wtf

edit: good ff though
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 05:41 GMT
#56
Very strange attack.
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
April 18 2020 05:41 GMT
#57
On April 18 2020 14:38 blooblooblahblah wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 14:33 SetStndbySmn wrote:
Not really sure why Zest stopped probe production at 60 in that game and was still floating so much money


This is Zest we're talking about. He will always float no matter the worker count.


#ZestMacro
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 05:43:53
April 18 2020 05:43 GMT
#58
I feel like Cure wasn't suppose to pull SCV, but he killed the prison and decided to just go for it.
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seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 05:43 GMT
#59
On April 18 2020 14:41 DBooN wrote:
Very strange attack.

slowest 2 base push ever
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 05:45 GMT
#60
On April 18 2020 14:43 seemsgood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 14:41 DBooN wrote:
Very strange attack.

slowest 2 base push ever


Zest did a very good job delaying, but when the opponent is delaying to get their third colossus out it does feel the push is somewhat ill-fated.
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 05:49 GMT
#61
On April 18 2020 14:41 pvsnp wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 14:38 blooblooblahblah wrote:
On April 18 2020 14:33 SetStndbySmn wrote:
Not really sure why Zest stopped probe production at 60 in that game and was still floating so much money


This is Zest we're talking about. He will always float no matter the worker count.


#ZestMacro

dude is pennywise,if he floats , you'll float too
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 05:49 GMT
#62
Zest blinks where he pleases
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 05:50 GMT
#63
Zest could've broken that if he hadn't been supply blocked on 109 for 20 seconds with 1k minerals in the bank.
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 05:52 GMT
#64
The stage is set for drg redemption arc
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 05:52 GMT
#65
zest s playing like PvZ
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 05:53 GMT
#66
i can see DRG taking 2nd place... well i will find out tomorrow gn!
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
SetStndbySmn
Profile Joined August 2010
United States657 Posts
April 18 2020 05:53 GMT
#67
seems like he wasn't keen to repeat the disabling storm-prism experience
"He doesn't operate under some divine shroud that lets him determine what is or is not valid culture. He cannot rob you, retroactively, of wholly valid experiences; he cannot transform them into worthless things." - Tycho
pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
April 18 2020 05:53 GMT
#68
On April 18 2020 14:52 seemsgood wrote:
zest s playing like PvZ


He's optimized his practice schedule so he has the same builds for both matchups.
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Shathe
Profile Joined July 2017
Hungary422 Posts
April 18 2020 05:56 GMT
#69
Nice read with the immortals on the masses of marauders
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 05:57 GMT
#70
On April 18 2020 14:53 Topin wrote:
i can see DRG taking 2nd place... well i will find out tomorrow gn!


I suppose Cure could theoretically sprain his wrist in the next half hour.
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 06:06 GMT
#71
18 is a large number.
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
April 18 2020 06:13 GMT
#72
Pls, I wanna see broodlords in this ZvZ so we can get some more spicy tweets
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4906 Posts
April 18 2020 06:24 GMT
#73
that was a fun ZvZ
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
April 18 2020 06:25 GMT
#74
wow DRG still good!
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seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 06:25 GMT
#75
what ? there is no need to gg dude
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
April 18 2020 06:25 GMT
#76
On April 18 2020 15:25 seemsgood wrote:
what ? there is no need to gg dude

I think Impact was dead
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fealx
Profile Joined September 2014
Germany376 Posts
April 18 2020 06:25 GMT
#77
I am impressed by drg (except the very last few minutes)
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 06:26 GMT
#78
On April 18 2020 15:25 seemsgood wrote:
what ? there is no need to gg dude


Buildings-wise Impact was approaching elimination territory. That combined with the defensive advantage of lurkers meant he was pretty dead.
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 06:27 GMT
#79
On April 18 2020 15:25 Die4Ever wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 15:25 seemsgood wrote:
what ? there is no need to gg dude

I think Impact was dead

at least micro the damn vipers then bail out tho
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 06:34:24
April 18 2020 06:34 GMT
#80
All that and then they go back to doing literally the exact same thing from the exact same position.
BerserkSword
Profile Joined December 2018
United States2123 Posts
April 18 2020 06:35 GMT
#81
this zvz is putting me to sleep lol
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Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4906 Posts
April 18 2020 06:37 GMT
#82
impact is like eating his biles eating DRG biles....
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 06:37 GMT
#83
On April 18 2020 15:35 BerserkSword wrote:
this zvz is putting me to sleep lol


I do wish they'd do more stuff that the EU Zerg cabal would disapprove of.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13973 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 06:38:07
April 18 2020 06:37 GMT
#84
guys DRG won a map
this is a good day
Kaina + Drones Linkcro Summon Cupsie Yummy Way
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 06:38 GMT
#85
On April 18 2020 15:37 Cricketer12 wrote:
guys DRG won a map
this is a good day


Tasteless predicted everything.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13973 Posts
April 18 2020 06:41 GMT
#86
RIP
Kaina + Drones Linkcro Summon Cupsie Yummy Way
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
April 18 2020 06:41 GMT
#87
After watching this, I can understand why there are people thinking ZvZ is super boring.
And I can t understand how people think Kr ZvZ is better than eu ZvZ, they looked like they had no flue what they were doing whatsoever
MaxPax
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4906 Posts
April 18 2020 06:42 GMT
#88
ok whats up about putting the pool in the edge of the creep?
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
TL+ Member
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 06:43 GMT
#89
pls dont work pls dont work
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 06:43 GMT
#90
On April 18 2020 15:41 dbRic1203 wrote:
After watching this, I can understand why there are people thinking ZvZ is super boring.
And I can t understand how people think Kr ZvZ is better than eu ZvZ, they looked like they had no flue what they were doing whatsoever


A European zerg would've started building those evolution chambers right away.
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13973 Posts
April 18 2020 06:44 GMT
#91
damn
Kaina + Drones Linkcro Summon Cupsie Yummy Way
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 06:44:30
April 18 2020 06:44 GMT
#92
For a very very brief moment I hoped the game'd reset at 3 drones each.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4906 Posts
April 18 2020 06:44 GMT
#93
the win rate of 12 pool drone pull proxy spine is amazing, I never seen that strategy lose
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catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 06:45 GMT
#94
oh well... DRG won a macro game so his dignity is preserved
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 06:45 GMT
#95
On April 18 2020 15:44 Argonauta wrote:
the win rate of 12 pool drone pull proxy spine is amazing, I never seen that strategy lose

its da new 2 rax...
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13973 Posts
April 18 2020 06:45 GMT
#96
On April 18 2020 15:44 Ej_ wrote:
For a very very brief moment I hoped the game'd reset at 3 drones each.

couldn't he have held with the broodlings from hatch?
Kaina + Drones Linkcro Summon Cupsie Yummy Way
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 18 2020 06:46 GMT
#97
On April 18 2020 15:45 Cricketer12 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 15:44 Ej_ wrote:
For a very very brief moment I hoped the game'd reset at 3 drones each.

couldn't he have held with the broodlings from hatch?

Nah was over when he lost pool and the spine wasn't close to death.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 06:48 GMT
#98
On April 18 2020 15:46 Ej_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 15:45 Cricketer12 wrote:
On April 18 2020 15:44 Ej_ wrote:
For a very very brief moment I hoped the game'd reset at 3 drones each.

couldn't he have held with the broodlings from hatch?

Nah was over when he lost pool and the spine wasn't close to death.

never place pool near the main entrance ever again
Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
April 18 2020 06:50 GMT
#99
have we ever seen a game where both players do the drone pull all-in? what does that look like?
TY <3 Cure <3 Inno <3 Special <3
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 18 2020 06:50 GMT
#100
On April 18 2020 15:48 seemsgood wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 15:46 Ej_ wrote:
On April 18 2020 15:45 Cricketer12 wrote:
On April 18 2020 15:44 Ej_ wrote:
For a very very brief moment I hoped the game'd reset at 3 drones each.

couldn't he have held with the broodlings from hatch?

Nah was over when he lost pool and the spine wasn't close to death.

never place pool near the main entrance ever again

The alternative was probably putting it near main minerals and getting his main sieged? Tho it is quite peculiar on Zen where they can siege your natural from where they can also kill your pool
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
serralfan18
Profile Joined March 2020
99 Posts
April 18 2020 06:54 GMT
#101
Any reason why they didn't show Life in the history video? He was the first royal roader and made a big impact on SC2
TheOneAboveU
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Germany3367 Posts
April 18 2020 06:54 GMT
#102
On April 18 2020 15:54 serralfan18 wrote:
Any reason why they didn't show Life in the history video? He was the first royal roader and made a big impact on SC2

Nice try, troll.
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Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
April 18 2020 06:55 GMT
#103
On April 18 2020 15:54 serralfan18 wrote:
Any reason why they didn't show Life in the history video? He was the first royal roader and made a big impact on SC2

in case that's a serious question:

there was a tiny little incident where Life was convicted of matchfixing, and Koreans are not exactly the hugest fans of that
TY <3 Cure <3 Inno <3 Special <3
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4906 Posts
April 18 2020 06:55 GMT
#104
On April 18 2020 15:54 serralfan18 wrote:
Any reason why they didn't show Life in the history video? He was the first royal roader and made a big impact on SC2


yes, there is a big reason for that
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
TL+ Member
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 18 2020 06:55 GMT
#105
On April 18 2020 15:54 serralfan18 wrote:
Any reason why they didn't show Life in the history video? He was the first royal roader and made a big impact on SC2

How is this troll account not banned yet lol
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 06:55 GMT
#106
On April 18 2020 15:54 serralfan18 wrote:
Any reason why they didn't show Life in the history video? He was the first royal roader and made a big impact on SC2


I'm sure you can manage figuring it out.
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 18 2020 06:57 GMT
#107
Poll: Serralfan18 is

A troll account of another active user (14)
 
88%

A PBU (2)
 
13%

A completely new troll (0)
 
0%

16 total votes

Your vote: Serralfan18 is

(Vote): A PBU
(Vote): A troll account of another active user
(Vote): A completely new troll

"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 06:57 GMT
#108
On April 18 2020 15:55 Ej_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 15:54 serralfan18 wrote:
Any reason why they didn't show Life in the history video? He was the first royal roader and made a big impact on SC2

How is this troll account not banned yet lol

Foreigner bias!!
blooblooblahblah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia4163 Posts
April 18 2020 07:01 GMT
#109
I quite literally fell asleep watching that, I hope the last 2 games were good. Rip DRG
Ganzi beat me without stim. Ostojiy beat me with a nydus. Siphonn beat me with probes. Revival beat my sentry-immortal all-in.
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 18 2020 07:02 GMT
#110
On April 18 2020 16:01 blooblooblahblah wrote:
I quite literally fell asleep watching that, I hope the last 2 games were good. Rip DRG

The 12pool spine rush game was a bit exciting, but otherwise it is a rather poopy day of GSL
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 18 2020 07:03 GMT
#111
I honestly didn't think we could get a GSL group sadder than the one with TOP, but here we are
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 07:05 GMT
#112
On April 18 2020 16:03 Ej_ wrote:
I honestly didn't think we could get a GSL group sadder than the one with TOP, but here we are

imagine using banelings without chihuahua s feets
DBooN
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany2727 Posts
April 18 2020 07:06 GMT
#113
On April 18 2020 16:03 Ej_ wrote:
I honestly didn't think we could get a GSL group sadder than the one with TOP, but here we are

Zest vs Cure alone was better than that group.
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3829 Posts
April 18 2020 07:07 GMT
#114
maybe not the most thrilling games tonight... group D looks pretty cool though
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 07:09 GMT
#115
On April 18 2020 16:07 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
maybe not the most thrilling games tonight... group D looks pretty cool though


Yeah, it's probably the group where the top 2 is the least clear (though the clearcut favourites haven't been doing so hot so far).
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 07:15:38
April 18 2020 07:13 GMT
#116
So what did Impact veto rather than P&I?

edit: Zen and Eternal Empire
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
April 18 2020 07:14 GMT
#117
that damn spine crawler cheese robbed us of DRG vs Cure lol
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pvsnp
Profile Joined January 2017
7676 Posts
April 18 2020 07:14 GMT
#118
On April 18 2020 16:13 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
So what did Impact veto rather than P&I?


I don't know, but it wasn't worth it.
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TL+ Member
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
April 18 2020 07:14 GMT
#119
On April 18 2020 16:13 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
So what did Impact veto rather than P&I?

He probably wantes to play this map just to play muta. Not like the previous game was close.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
April 18 2020 07:17 GMT
#120
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 07:17 GMT
#121
On April 18 2020 16:13 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
So what did Impact veto rather than P&I?

DRG would ve delivered a better series
Cure pulled a TvT exclusive move and it still worked somehow
Lil_nooblet
Profile Joined March 2016
United States459 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 07:19:05
April 18 2020 07:18 GMT
#122
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
April 18 2020 07:19 GMT
#123
On April 18 2020 16:14 Ej_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:13 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
So what did Impact veto rather than P&I?

He probably wantes to play this map just to play muta. Not like the previous game was close.

pretty sure he will go for muta then ultra into lose regardless of map tho
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 18 2020 07:20 GMT
#124
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


No love for sOs vs Bunny?
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 07:22:43
April 18 2020 07:21 GMT
#125
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

On April 18 2020 16:20 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


No love for sOs vs Bunny?


One amusing proxy Nexus cheese is hardly a gamechanger.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 07:39:51
April 18 2020 07:31 GMT
#126
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)
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Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 07:51:34
April 18 2020 07:51 GMT
#127
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

There weren't enough ''code S'' players for the last two years already, the GSL hierarchy was already very rigid and the participants who are just cannon fodder were obvious.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55510 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 07:57:39
April 18 2020 07:57 GMT
#128
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

6 players from 2019 S3 retired. The player pool is indeed very limited at this point and if they still had 32 spots the qualifiers would probably barely count as competitive and people would almost never miss a season. And if they do, it'd be in favor of players who are on the level of TRUE or kiwian.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 08:18:40
April 18 2020 08:05 GMT
#129
On April 18 2020 16:51 Morbidius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

There weren't enough ''code S'' players for the last two years already, the GSL hierarchy was already very rigid and the participants who are just cannon fodder were obvious.

Yes and it's only getting worse.

My guess is they looked at all the players that played in Code S and in the qualifiers throughout 2019, excluded the new retirees, and then they pick their top players from that list and they ended up with about 28 players that they thought were good enough so they made the tournament 28 players large

Either that or they simply figured 6 less players, and the ro32 was already letting in some weaker players, gotta trim at least 4 spots.

IMO it wouldn't have been too crazy if they dropped all the way down to 24 players, but that would change the format more and we wouldn't get to see some of these returning players. Or they could've just changed the name of the ro32 to call it Code A, and then Code S is just the top 16. But maybe that would've given off a negative vibe
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Zzzapper
Profile Joined September 2011
1793 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 08:36:41
April 18 2020 08:32 GMT
#130
On April 18 2020 16:57 Elentos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

6 players from 2019 S3 retired. The player pool is indeed very limited at this point and if they still had 32 spots the qualifiers would probably barely count as competitive and people would almost never miss a season. And if they do, it'd be in favor of players who are on the level of TRUE or kiwian.


And among those 6 you have Gumi, Classic, and herO who are among the few players who made ro16 5 out of 6 times in the last 2 years (Dark being the only 6/6). The ro32 was already very tiered between a group of players who usually advanced and one who rarely or never did.

I made a spreadsheet once but didn't save it so I don't have the exact numbers. It was something like 85% of the ro16 spots for the last 2 years being taken by the same 20 players. Now, 3 of those 20 are gone (and 3 of the most consistent ones, even) as well as 3 players at he upper end of the 2nd tier. That doesn't just soften up the first group stage, it also leaves a lot of room in the ro16.
Morbidius
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil3449 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 08:38:11
April 18 2020 08:37 GMT
#131
On April 18 2020 17:32 Zzzapper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:57 Elentos wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

6 players from 2019 S3 retired. The player pool is indeed very limited at this point and if they still had 32 spots the qualifiers would probably barely count as competitive and people would almost never miss a season. And if they do, it'd be in favor of players who are on the level of TRUE or kiwian.


And between those 6 you have Gumi, Classic, and herO who are among the few players who made ro16 5 out of 6 times in the last 2 years (Dark being the only 6/6). The ro32 was already very tiered between a group of players who usually advanced and one who rarely or never did.

I made a spreadsheet once but didn't save it so I don't have the exact numbers. It was something like 85% of the ro16 spots for the last 2 years being taken by the same 20 players. Now, 3 of those 20 are gone (and 3 of the most consistent ones, even) as well as 3 players at he upper end of the 2nd tier. That doesn't just soften up the first group stage, it also leaves a lot of room in the ro16.

Just the region lock doing its thing, starving out the Korean scene, just like everyone said it would.
Has foreign StarCraft hit rock bottom?
dbRic1203
Profile Joined July 2019
Germany2655 Posts
April 18 2020 08:59 GMT
#132
On April 18 2020 17:37 Morbidius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 17:32 Zzzapper wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:57 Elentos wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

6 players from 2019 S3 retired. The player pool is indeed very limited at this point and if they still had 32 spots the qualifiers would probably barely count as competitive and people would almost never miss a season. And if they do, it'd be in favor of players who are on the level of TRUE or kiwian.


And between those 6 you have Gumi, Classic, and herO who are among the few players who made ro16 5 out of 6 times in the last 2 years (Dark being the only 6/6). The ro32 was already very tiered between a group of players who usually advanced and one who rarely or never did.

I made a spreadsheet once but didn't save it so I don't have the exact numbers. It was something like 85% of the ro16 spots for the last 2 years being taken by the same 20 players. Now, 3 of those 20 are gone (and 3 of the most consistent ones, even) as well as 3 players at he upper end of the 2nd tier. That doesn't just soften up the first group stage, it also leaves a lot of room in the ro16.

Just the region lock doing its thing, starving out the Korean scene, just like everyone said it would.

I m pretty sure, that the Match fixing scandal had a way bigger impact on the Kr scene, as that was the reason why Proleague and most of proleague teams disbanded. Region lock isn t affecting the Tier 3-4 Kr players, as they wouldn t break even on oversees trips anyways.
MaxPax
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16056 Posts
April 18 2020 10:33 GMT
#133
Expected results and games weren't all that great. Kind of a disappointing night of SC2 IMO.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
LemonyTang
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom428 Posts
April 18 2020 12:06 GMT
#134
True the games were a little lackluster but the casting was hilarious today. Tastosis at their very best. Almost better when the games are worse because Tasteless starts taking the piss more
Mvp #1
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28472 Posts
April 18 2020 12:23 GMT
#135
zerg getting massacred, buff pls

I Protoss winner, could it be?
Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
April 18 2020 13:27 GMT
#136
On April 18 2020 17:32 Zzzapper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 16:57 Elentos wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

6 players from 2019 S3 retired. The player pool is indeed very limited at this point and if they still had 32 spots the qualifiers would probably barely count as competitive and people would almost never miss a season. And if they do, it'd be in favor of players who are on the level of TRUE or kiwian.


And among those 6 you have Gumi, Classic, and herO who are among the few players who made ro16 5 out of 6 times in the last 2 years (Dark being the only 6/6). The ro32 was already very tiered between a group of players who usually advanced and one who rarely or never did.

I made a spreadsheet once but didn't save it so I don't have the exact numbers. It was something like 85% of the ro16 spots for the last 2 years being taken by the same 20 players. Now, 3 of those 20 are gone (and 3 of the most consistent ones, even) as well as 3 players at he upper end of the 2nd tier. That doesn't just soften up the first group stage, it also leaves a lot of room in the ro16.


We also lost True starting this week, IDK if Stats and soO will make until the end of the year.
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argonautdice
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada2716 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 14:24:56
April 18 2020 14:19 GMT
#137
On April 18 2020 17:59 dbRic1203 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 17:37 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 17:32 Zzzapper wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:57 Elentos wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

6 players from 2019 S3 retired. The player pool is indeed very limited at this point and if they still had 32 spots the qualifiers would probably barely count as competitive and people would almost never miss a season. And if they do, it'd be in favor of players who are on the level of TRUE or kiwian.


And between those 6 you have Gumi, Classic, and herO who are among the few players who made ro16 5 out of 6 times in the last 2 years (Dark being the only 6/6). The ro32 was already very tiered between a group of players who usually advanced and one who rarely or never did.

I made a spreadsheet once but didn't save it so I don't have the exact numbers. It was something like 85% of the ro16 spots for the last 2 years being taken by the same 20 players. Now, 3 of those 20 are gone (and 3 of the most consistent ones, even) as well as 3 players at he upper end of the 2nd tier. That doesn't just soften up the first group stage, it also leaves a lot of room in the ro16.

Just the region lock doing its thing, starving out the Korean scene, just like everyone said it would.

I m pretty sure, that the Match fixing scandal had a way bigger impact on the Kr scene, as that was the reason why Proleague and most of proleague teams disbanded. Region lock isn t affecting the Tier 3-4 Kr players, as they wouldn t break even on oversees trips anyways.

I feel like the biggest reason is because SC2 is a ten year old game, and it's brutal. Older pros only get older while younger pros enter at a limited pace because they're more likely exposed to newer, more accessible games. The only reason there are still relatively young SC2 pros out there is because this is the most famous/competitive RTS out there and is made by Blizzard. And this type of game will always have a niche for a small subset of the population.

Actually high school or younger would be the best time to go pro here as college and above people would be "distracted" by other life priorities, especially in a competitive place like South Korea. Kids/adults would probably rather play a fun 5v5 game with their friends to relieve their real-life stress rather than experience ladder anxiety (doesn't Inno like to watch/play a lot of LoL?). This is a also game that's non-team centric due to its 1v1 focus so high-paying team sponsorship would be hard to come by unless there's a sustained team league.

The question is: are there any other competitive esports 1v1 RTS, or for that matter any 1v1 esports out there that is as successful as SC2 right now currently as an esport (new games notwithstanding)?

This is coming from someone who's only ever played a couple days of SC2 but has been watching since 2012.
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Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17665 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-04-18 19:06:48
April 18 2020 18:56 GMT
#138
On April 18 2020 23:19 argonautdice wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2020 17:59 dbRic1203 wrote:
On April 18 2020 17:37 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 17:32 Zzzapper wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:57 Elentos wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:31 Die4Ever wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:21 Morbidius wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:18 Lil_nooblet wrote:
On April 18 2020 16:17 Morbidius wrote:
I'm really not liking this meta, not a single series i'd rate more than 3/5 so far in GSL.


We lost a couple really good players in the offseason and we also have 4 players seeded into the ro16 so the groups seem to be a bit lopsided with a lot of bad games. I think the upcoming groups will be a bit better.

I think the seed into the RO16 is a bad move, we get to see less of the top players, the ones with the most fans and who bring the viewers in.

I wonder if the reason why they did it is because they didn't think there were enough "Code S level players" remaining

I think 5 Code S players have retired recently? so it makes sense to shrink the tournament by 4 players to compensate
(24 players in this group stage, and 4 are seeded into the next stage, means 28 Code S players instead of 32, it's the only way to have a 28 player tournament and end up with the 2nd stage consisting of 4 players per group)

6 players from 2019 S3 retired. The player pool is indeed very limited at this point and if they still had 32 spots the qualifiers would probably barely count as competitive and people would almost never miss a season. And if they do, it'd be in favor of players who are on the level of TRUE or kiwian.


And between those 6 you have Gumi, Classic, and herO who are among the few players who made ro16 5 out of 6 times in the last 2 years (Dark being the only 6/6). The ro32 was already very tiered between a group of players who usually advanced and one who rarely or never did.

I made a spreadsheet once but didn't save it so I don't have the exact numbers. It was something like 85% of the ro16 spots for the last 2 years being taken by the same 20 players. Now, 3 of those 20 are gone (and 3 of the most consistent ones, even) as well as 3 players at he upper end of the 2nd tier. That doesn't just soften up the first group stage, it also leaves a lot of room in the ro16.

Just the region lock doing its thing, starving out the Korean scene, just like everyone said it would.

I m pretty sure, that the Match fixing scandal had a way bigger impact on the Kr scene, as that was the reason why Proleague and most of proleague teams disbanded. Region lock isn t affecting the Tier 3-4 Kr players, as they wouldn t break even on oversees trips anyways.

I feel like the biggest reason is because SC2 is a ten year old game, and it's brutal. Older pros only get older while younger pros enter at a limited pace because they're more likely exposed to newer, more accessible games. The only reason there are still relatively young SC2 pros out there is because this is the most famous/competitive RTS out there and is made by Blizzard. And this type of game will always have a niche for a small subset of the population.

Actually high school or younger would be the best time to go pro here as college and above people would be "distracted" by other life priorities, especially in a competitive place like South Korea. Kids/adults would probably rather play a fun 5v5 game with their friends to relieve their real-life stress rather than experience ladder anxiety (doesn't Inno like to watch/play a lot of LoL?). This is a also game that's non-team centric due to its 1v1 focus so high-paying team sponsorship would be hard to come by unless there's a sustained team league.

The question is: are there any other competitive esports 1v1 RTS, or for that matter any 1v1 esports out there that is as successful as SC2 right now currently as an esport (new games notwithstanding)?

This is coming from someone who's only ever played a couple days of SC2 but has been watching since 2012.

Yeah the fact that this game still has such large prize pools, so many tournaments, and actually quite a lot of pros that are really dedicated, after all this time and in such a demanding 1v1 game and a niche genre... It's really amazing and EXTREMELY rare. How many games have come out and died just during SC2's lifetime?
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Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10055 Posts
April 18 2020 19:12 GMT
#139
poor Impact what an awful lost vs Cure at least DRG won 2 macro games so theres is that
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KingofdaHipHop
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United States25602 Posts
April 19 2020 03:18 GMT
#140
Is this the first time that Impact and Zest have been in a group and NOT played each other?
Rain | herO | sOs | Dear | Neeb | ByuN | INnoVation | Dream | ForGG | Maru | ByuL | Golden | Solar | Soulkey | Scarlett!!!
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
April 19 2020 18:22 GMT
#141
Was cheering hard for DRG. Zest and Cure will make fine additions to the ro16, though.
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mpmaley86
Profile Joined May 2019
115 Posts
April 19 2020 18:43 GMT
#142
Zest vs Cure game 1 had a perfect terran engagement by Cure.
DRG had some good games, sad he couldn't advance.
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