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swarminfestor
Profile Joined September 2017
Malaysia2465 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-15 10:16:39
August 15 2020 10:15 GMT
#321
It seems like the only way toss can win championship is to do not allow Rogue to reach the final. No more balance whining.
Rogue & Maru fan boy. ^^
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16124 Posts
August 15 2020 10:17 GMT
#322
On August 15 2020 19:14 Luolis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 15 2020 19:08 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 19:04 Elentos wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:50 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:49 Elentos wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:47 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:45 showstealer1829 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:41 Highways wrote:
Blizzard gonna fix ZvP any time soon?


If by "fix" you mean "make it impossible for protoss to win anything" then yes.

Suggesting improvements for Protoss gets you fired from the balance team


Calm down, there are already balance test changes on the balance mod. 4 minor Stargate buffs and a nerf to Banelings vs Protoss.

I don't like this either, but acting like Blizzard isn't attempting to fix this is not fair.

They already cut one of the stargate buffs because it wasn't going in the direction they wanted. And these baneling changes they're doing have to be a troll to be honest.


How so? They keep nerfing Banelings vs non-light targets because Banelings are not supposed to be an anti-everything ground unit the way they are now. EVENTUALLY they'll get it right.

If it's 20, 18 or 16 or 15 damage to non-light per single baneling is largely insignificant. It's a cheap unit that takes up 0.5 supply. In most games Zerg is never going to struggle to afford this, and that's where all the problems come from. Not from one unit's damage against units it isn't supposed to counter.


So what do you think they should do? It's a consensus among the pros that the Baneling is a problem, but how do you do something about it without impacting TvZ? You can't just nerf its health or overall damage outright without severely impacting TvZ. So what do you do?

I don't have the answer for that, and it doesn't seem like anyone else does either. These minor changes to the Baneling that Blizzard keeps making are as good of an idea as anything else I've heard regarding that unit.

TvZ was fine when banes had 30hp....


Sure but how does lowering Baneling HP help Protoss at all? The primary thing that Banelings are used to kill in PvZ are Zealots and Adepts, neither unit has the range, DPS or micro capability to counter Banelings the way that Marines and Marauders do.

So all you're doing by nerfing their HP is making them easier to kill with Storm, Collosus or Stalkers, and the difference there is minimal.

The reason they don't nerf Baneling hit points is because it has a BIGGER impact in TvZ than in PvZ. The Pros already ran the numbers on this the last time it was proposed. It's a bigger change in the match up that doesn't need it.
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Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16124 Posts
August 15 2020 10:18 GMT
#323
On August 15 2020 19:15 Whatson wrote:
Wow, impressed that Stats was able to win a game
Rogue totally outclassing


He didn't really win that game so much as Rogue donated it to him. You can see for yourself though, it's a very short game.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
Luolis
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Finland7183 Posts
August 15 2020 10:19 GMT
#324
On August 15 2020 19:17 Vindicare605 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 15 2020 19:14 Luolis wrote:
On August 15 2020 19:08 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 19:04 Elentos wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:50 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:49 Elentos wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:47 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:45 showstealer1829 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:41 Highways wrote:
Blizzard gonna fix ZvP any time soon?


If by "fix" you mean "make it impossible for protoss to win anything" then yes.

Suggesting improvements for Protoss gets you fired from the balance team


Calm down, there are already balance test changes on the balance mod. 4 minor Stargate buffs and a nerf to Banelings vs Protoss.

I don't like this either, but acting like Blizzard isn't attempting to fix this is not fair.

They already cut one of the stargate buffs because it wasn't going in the direction they wanted. And these baneling changes they're doing have to be a troll to be honest.


How so? They keep nerfing Banelings vs non-light targets because Banelings are not supposed to be an anti-everything ground unit the way they are now. EVENTUALLY they'll get it right.

If it's 20, 18 or 16 or 15 damage to non-light per single baneling is largely insignificant. It's a cheap unit that takes up 0.5 supply. In most games Zerg is never going to struggle to afford this, and that's where all the problems come from. Not from one unit's damage against units it isn't supposed to counter.


So what do you think they should do? It's a consensus among the pros that the Baneling is a problem, but how do you do something about it without impacting TvZ? You can't just nerf its health or overall damage outright without severely impacting TvZ. So what do you do?

I don't have the answer for that, and it doesn't seem like anyone else does either. These minor changes to the Baneling that Blizzard keeps making are as good of an idea as anything else I've heard regarding that unit.

TvZ was fine when banes had 30hp....


Sure but how does lowering Baneling HP help Protoss at all? The primary thing that Banelings are used to kill in PvZ are Zealots and Adepts, neither unit has the range, DPS or micro capability to counter Banelings the way that Marines and Marauders do.

So all you're doing by nerfing their HP is making them easier to kill with Storm, Collosus or Stalkers, and the difference there is minimal.

The reason they don't nerf Baneling hit points is because it has a BIGGER impact in TvZ than in PvZ. The Pros already ran the numbers on this the last time it was proposed. It's a bigger change in the match up that doesn't need it.

Would help more than useless damage nerfs
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Arcanefrost
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium1257 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-15 10:20:19
August 15 2020 10:19 GMT
#325
Pvz is just unwinnable for a macro player like stats at this level. The only way to win a series is by surprising the zerg, and only the likes of parting can pull that off. Stats is just not that kind of protoss, and his style doesn't work at all in top level pvz.

This has been like this for years and years, design changes are needed.
Valor is a poor substitute for numbers.
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
August 15 2020 10:22 GMT
#326
Did Rogue even do anything particularly special in that series? No nydus, no swarm hosts, no mass banes, just standard zerg macro play, even that 2 base lair strat is something you pull out every 5 games on ladder just to make it more interesting. Just another day for Rogue I guess.
¯\_(シ)_/¯
Luolis
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Finland7183 Posts
August 15 2020 10:23 GMT
#327
On August 15 2020 19:19 Arcanefrost wrote:
Pvz is just unwinnable for a macro player like stats at this level. The only way to win a series is by surprising the zerg, and only the likes of parting can pull that off. Stats is just not that kind of protoss, and his style doesn't work at all in top level pvz.

This has been like this for years and years, design changes are needed.

Blame lotv eco
pro cheese woman / Its never Sunny in Finland. Perkele / FinnishStarcraftTrivia
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
August 15 2020 10:24 GMT
#328
On August 15 2020 19:18 Vindicare605 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 15 2020 19:15 Whatson wrote:
Wow, impressed that Stats was able to win a game
Rogue totally outclassing


He didn't really win that game so much as Rogue donated it to him. You can see for yourself though, it's a very short game.

A win's a win. Same way that game 5 was a win for Rogue.
¯\_(シ)_/¯
serralfan18
Profile Joined March 2020
99 Posts
August 15 2020 10:25 GMT
#329
Really great games! Dont let the 4-1 score fool you. These games were super close. Congrats to Rogue on another win!
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-15 10:31:43
August 15 2020 10:27 GMT
#330
Congrats to Rogue for another dominating grand finals win! Hope Stats can show some more good performances before his military service. 2nd place is still pretty good.
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
Argonauta
Profile Joined July 2016
Spain4967 Posts
August 15 2020 10:29 GMT
#331
On August 15 2020 19:24 Whatson wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 15 2020 19:18 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 19:15 Whatson wrote:
Wow, impressed that Stats was able to win a game
Rogue totally outclassing


He didn't really win that game so much as Rogue donated it to him. You can see for yourself though, it's a very short game.

A win's a win. Same way that game 5 was a win for Rogue.



Rogue also intended to throw that game to shake up things a bit but he accidentally kill Stats.
Rogue | Maru | Scarlett | Trap
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machinus
Profile Joined January 2010
United States292 Posts
August 15 2020 10:32 GMT
#332
On August 15 2020 19:25 serralfan18 wrote:
Really great games! Dont let the 4-1 score fool you. These games were super close. Congrats to Rogue on another win!


Not sure what stream you were watching. None of the games were close at all.
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16124 Posts
August 15 2020 10:33 GMT
#333
On August 15 2020 19:32 machinus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 15 2020 19:25 serralfan18 wrote:
Really great games! Dont let the 4-1 score fool you. These games were super close. Congrats to Rogue on another win!


Not sure what stream you were watching. None of the games were close at all.


Obvious troll is obvious.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
machinus
Profile Joined January 2010
United States292 Posts
August 15 2020 10:34 GMT
#334
On August 15 2020 19:33 Vindicare605 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 15 2020 19:32 machinus wrote:
On August 15 2020 19:25 serralfan18 wrote:
Really great games! Dont let the 4-1 score fool you. These games were super close. Congrats to Rogue on another win!


Not sure what stream you were watching. None of the games were close at all.


Obvious troll is obvious.


Is it, though? :/
Legan
Profile Joined June 2017
Finland580 Posts
August 15 2020 10:37 GMT
#335
One thing I find funny is, how long so many of Zerg units have been over tuned making Zerg overpowered or imbalanced, while so many great or good Zerg players just failed to win, and only last year it became considered a problem after year of Serral. Like, what soO and Dark were doing during 2017 or 2018?
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MarianoSC2
Profile Joined June 2015
Slovakia1855 Posts
August 15 2020 10:39 GMT
#336
On August 15 2020 19:06 Z3nith wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 15 2020 19:03 MarianoSC2 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:53 Durnuu wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:47 Vindicare605 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:45 showstealer1829 wrote:
On August 15 2020 18:41 Highways wrote:
Blizzard gonna fix ZvP any time soon?


If by "fix" you mean "make it impossible for protoss to win anything" then yes.

Suggesting improvements for Protoss gets you fired from the balance team


Calm down, there are already balance test changes on the balance mod. 4 minor Stargate buffs and a nerf to Banelings vs Protoss.

I don't like this either, but acting like Blizzard isn't attempting to fix this is not fair.

ZvP has been broken for 3 entire years, acting like Blizzard is trying to fix it is hilarious


I think at this point we just have to acknowledge that ZvP will never be truly fixed. To achieve that, Zerg would have to be completely redesigned as a race.
Even if Blizz implements small changes here and there, the best Zergs have gotten so good they will always find a way. Toss players only option is to come up with wonky and cheesy builds. Or find something OP like those immortal prism pushes before it got nerfed to have short term success.
The same will happen with Void rays. We will see Void battery all ins which may work for a while but then Zerg adjust or it will get nerfed.
No matter what Blizz does, I just don't think protoss will ever beat a top Zerg in a best of 7 or in macro games in general due to the way how both races are designed...


And we should just accept that? That every time a Protoss player goes into a grand finals vs Zerg there is a 90% chance that they will lose?


Well it's unrealistic to think Blizz will invest in redesigning their game at this point. So yes, just accept that races work in a certain way and some players are so good they master the best race to a point it looks unbeatable.
Stats playstyle will never beat player such as Rogue in The bo7. On the other hand, I rarely see Rogue win against aggro tosses like Parting and Zest in bo3.

So is the game designed in a balanced way? Surely not. If all races just hold back and macro up Zerg will crush the other two with 200 supply against 150 in a couple of minutes. Is it fair? Probably not. Does the game allow all races to have a chance to win under certain circumstances? Yes. And I think that is the best we will ever gonna get
Top 11: Rogue, Maru, Inno, Zest, Life, sOs, Stats, Dark, soO, Mvp, Classic/Trap/MC/Rain
Fango
Profile Joined July 2016
United Kingdom8987 Posts
August 15 2020 10:40 GMT
#337
On August 15 2020 19:37 Legan wrote:
One thing I find funny is, how long so many of Zerg units have been over tuned making Zerg overpowered or imbalanced, while so many great or good Zerg players just failed to win, and only last year it became considered a problem after year of Serral. Like, what soO and Dark were doing during 2017 or 2018?

If soO and Dark didn't choke they would have won more than anyone else. Hell by last year even they were picking up world championships.

Also Rogue's year came before Serrals, and people complained about balance then as well, they just stopped when Serral became #1 zerg.
Zest, sOs, PartinG, Dark, and Maru are the real champs. ROOT_herO is overrated. Snute, Serral, and Scarlett are the foreigner GOATs
120720
Profile Blog Joined July 2020
95 Posts
August 15 2020 10:59 GMT
#338
The top zerg are not just winning, they are crushing the opponents.
Andi_Goldberger
Profile Joined July 2018
Germany1608 Posts
August 15 2020 11:01 GMT
#339
On August 15 2020 19:37 Legan wrote:
One thing I find funny is, how long so many of Zerg units have been over tuned making Zerg overpowered or imbalanced, while so many great or good Zerg players just failed to win, and only last year it became considered a problem after year of Serral. Like, what soO and Dark were doing during 2017 or 2018?

I think its mostly because back then protoss all ins actually still worked and there were multiple viable ones. Today we only have glaives and we all know how that bulid goes 90% of the time.
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AzAlexZ
Profile Joined September 2016
Australia3303 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-08-15 11:23:15
August 15 2020 11:21 GMT
#340
On August 15 2020 19:15 swarminfestor wrote:
It seems like the only way toss can win championship is to do not allow Rogue to reach the final. No more balance whining.

So far in 2020, the only Protoss who won a Premier tournament, won the tournament because a Top Zerg wasn't present, and that's Neeb from ESL NA. Coincidence? I think not.
At this point this isn't even balance whining, just spitting out facts
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