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jpg06051992
Profile Joined July 2015
United States580 Posts
November 14 2020 19:26 GMT
#841
Not sure why top Zergs are obsessed with this fancy finesse play with the Lurkers and Vipers against Terran. Terrans have already seemed to adapt to it with the classic response to the Hydra play, and that is to simply go where they are not and brute force where the Zerg is weak, ie where the Lurkers aren't entrenched.

If Reynor had kept up on his macro and he would have had simply too much for Clem to handle, not digging that late game play from Reynor at all.

Gratz to Clem though, the guy is a multitasking wizard and it's nice to see a new foreign Terran kick some ass.
"SO MANY BANELINGS!"
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
November 14 2020 19:26 GMT
#842
On November 15 2020 04:23 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:20 Bagration wrote:
Clem about to become the most successful Liquid player of all time - yea I said it


He still has a long long way to go. He's far behind Snute or HerO right now, let alone Taeja.


Of course - I'm making a forecast here. But I think given Clem's age, his current ability, and the state of the scene, he has a good shot by the end of his career
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 14 2020 19:26 GMT
#843
On November 15 2020 04:25 Calliope wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:24 miniskirt wrote:


Good.


Doubt the lurkers were the problem, they pretty much decimated Clem's army in the end.


The problem was getting there. Which is why:

miniskirt
Profile Joined December 2012
France487 Posts
November 14 2020 19:27 GMT
#844
On November 15 2020 04:25 Calliope wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:24 miniskirt wrote:
https://twitter.com/Reynor02/status/1327692706521477122

Good.


Doubt the lurkers were the problem, they pretty much decimated Clem's army in the end.

Yeah, perfect surround and 5 lurkers were still not dying...
Self-proclaimed best Feast and Grubby fan | also MVP MMA Fantasy Polt forGG Dayshi the french hope| Leenock, the sober version of stephano and Scarlett cutiepie <3
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
November 14 2020 19:27 GMT
#845
On November 15 2020 04:22 Penev wrote:
looks like we're getting a non zerg tournament win, might even be a Protoss

go get 'm sig


Hate to be a hater but this looks exactly like a Serral win to me
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
fLyiNgDroNe
Profile Joined September 2005
Belgium4080 Posts
November 14 2020 19:27 GMT
#846
so happy for Clem holy smokes. I know his tvp is not on the tvz level but i'm still hoping for great games vs Stats
Drone is a way of living
Rubicant1
Profile Joined October 2019
115 Posts
November 14 2020 19:28 GMT
#847
On November 15 2020 04:06 warnull wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:05 Bagration wrote:
Man, I wish we got to see guys like Serral, Reynor, Clem, and even prime Neeb against the top players from 2011-2013


Top players from 2011-2013 would have no chance against top players today.


Eh, peak MVP with intact wrists and He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named could compete and win in any era. I mean, DRG made a ro4 GSL like 7-8 years after his peak.
jpg06051992
Profile Joined July 2015
United States580 Posts
November 14 2020 19:29 GMT
#848
On November 15 2020 04:26 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:25 Calliope wrote:
On November 15 2020 04:24 miniskirt wrote:
https://twitter.com/Reynor02/status/1327692706521477122

Good.


Doubt the lurkers were the problem, they pretty much decimated Clem's army in the end.


The problem was getting there. Which is why:

https://twitter.com/Reynor02/status/1327694119196614656


Agree, the Lurker transition against Terrans is extremely risky, strikes me as more of a win more strategy. Plain and simple to me is the same reason why Hydra play was all the rage at one point in ZvT and now it just looks plain bad. You need Mutalisks against Terran, especially drop happy Terrans, they are a necessity.
"SO MANY BANELINGS!"
stilt
Profile Joined October 2012
France2755 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-14 19:30:29
November 14 2020 19:29 GMT
#849
On November 15 2020 04:26 jpg06051992 wrote:
Not sure why top Zergs are obsessed with this fancy finesse play with the Lurkers and Vipers against Terran. Terrans have already seemed to adapt to it with the classic response to the Hydra play, and that is to simply go where they are not and brute force where the Zerg is weak, ie where the Lurkers aren't entrenched.

If Reynor had kept up on his macro and he would have had simply too much for Clem to handle, not digging that late game play from Reynor at all.

Gratz to Clem though, the guy is a multitasking wizard and it's nice to see a new foreign Terran kick some ass.


The fourth game is loss due to a very poor reaction to a drop on the fourth bases.
The third because of a lack of range upgrads which allowed clem to abuse a good position.
The first one, well, he just get crushed in the early.

He made mistakes which had nothing to do with lurkers being inefficients.

Oh, he deleted it, I guess he is tilted with french guys trolling him, I can understand, that's not very classy but alas, that's internet sadly.
AzAlexZ
Profile Joined September 2016
Australia3303 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-11-14 19:31:19
November 14 2020 19:29 GMT
#850
On November 14 2020 03:53 AzAlexZ wrote:
damn, this Ro8 is amazing
My predictions though:
(All Heart)
(P)Neeb 3-1 (T)TY
(Z)Serral 3-2 (T)Time
(P)Stats 3-1 (P)Astrea
(T)Clem 3-2 (Z)Reynor

4/4 LET'S GOO, just shy off map scores in 3 series
also Ro4 predictions: (again, all Heart)
(P)Neeb 3-2 (Z)Serral
(T)Clem 3-2 (P)Stats
Faker is the GOAT!
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 14 2020 19:31 GMT
#851
On November 15 2020 04:29 jpg06051992 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:26 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
On November 15 2020 04:25 Calliope wrote:
On November 15 2020 04:24 miniskirt wrote:
https://twitter.com/Reynor02/status/1327692706521477122

Good.


Doubt the lurkers were the problem, they pretty much decimated Clem's army in the end.


The problem was getting there. Which is why:

https://twitter.com/Reynor02/status/1327694119196614656


Agree, the Lurker transition against Terrans is extremely risky, strikes me as more of a win more strategy. Plain and simple to me is the same reason why Hydra play was all the rage at one point in ZvT and now it just looks plain bad. You need Mutalisks against Terran, especially drop happy Terrans, they are a necessity.


I wouldn't call it a win-more strategy. If you only end up somewhat behind rather than very behind, lurkers can do a lot to help you stabilize and then win the game. But not ending up very far behind can be difficult as we saw here.
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28527 Posts
November 14 2020 19:31 GMT
#852
On November 15 2020 04:27 sneakyfox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:22 Penev wrote:
looks like we're getting a non zerg tournament win, might even be a Protoss

go get 'm sig


Hate to be a hater but this looks exactly like a Serral win to me

I have faith
I Protoss winner, could it be?
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28527 Posts
November 14 2020 19:33 GMT
#853
literally forever, literally
I Protoss winner, could it be?
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12912 Posts
November 14 2020 19:33 GMT
#854
Very nice games from Clem
I think he is favored to win it all now
WriterMaru
jpg06051992
Profile Joined July 2015
United States580 Posts
November 14 2020 19:34 GMT
#855
On November 15 2020 04:29 stilt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:26 jpg06051992 wrote:
Not sure why top Zergs are obsessed with this fancy finesse play with the Lurkers and Vipers against Terran. Terrans have already seemed to adapt to it with the classic response to the Hydra play, and that is to simply go where they are not and brute force where the Zerg is weak, ie where the Lurkers aren't entrenched.

If Reynor had kept up on his macro and he would have had simply too much for Clem to handle, not digging that late game play from Reynor at all.

Gratz to Clem though, the guy is a multitasking wizard and it's nice to see a new foreign Terran kick some ass.


The fourth game is loss due to a very poor reaction to a drop on the fourth bases.
The third because of a lack of range upgrads which allowed clem to abuse a good position.
The first one, well, he just get crushed in the early.

He made mistakes which had nothing to do with lurkers being inefficients.

Oh, he deleted it, I guess he is tilted with french guys trolling him, I can understand, that's not very classy but alas, that's internet sadly.


Yea but only the first game is a testament to Lurkers not being the issue here.

His reaction to the drop in the fourth was because he sunk huge money and time into units that just don't defend drops well compared to Mutas and couldn't even afford enough lings to make a mobile defense force.

The third game is another great example imo, Lurkers which are a late game unit need yet another late game upgrade after seismic spines to be efficient vs T, Clem abused this and struck early before the doom ball could be completed.

Lurkers are very efficient when you walk into them unprepared or try to stand there and muscle them down like Clem was doing at the end of the last game where he lost like 45 supply in 8 seconds to the Lurkers, the rest of the game? As I said before, classic response to Hydra play, just drop everywhere.

Lurkers aren't a bad unit, but they seem to be unreliable in top level ZvT play against Terrans who know how to deal with the unit comp.
"SO MANY BANELINGS!"
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26751 Posts
November 14 2020 19:36 GMT
#856
Is Clem doing stuff better than even a few months ago or was Reynor just not right on top of things today?

Very impressive showing, seemed to find every potential avenue of attack in that last set while not haemorrhaging units
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
MyLovelyLurker
Profile Joined April 2007
France756 Posts
November 14 2020 19:38 GMT
#857
I think Clem is playing even faster. The doom drop stuff he did into inverting a 30 supply lead he wouldn't have done 6 months ago.
"I just say, it doesn't matter win or lose, I just love Starcraft 2, I love this game, I love this stage, just play like in practice" - TIME/Oliveira
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 14 2020 19:39 GMT
#858
On November 15 2020 04:36 WombaT wrote:
Is Clem doing stuff better than even a few months ago or was Reynor just not right on top of things today?

Very impressive showing, seemed to find every potential avenue of attack in that last set while not haemorrhaging units


A bit of both I'd say + terran doing better in general.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26751 Posts
November 14 2020 19:40 GMT
#859
On November 15 2020 04:34 jpg06051992 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:29 stilt wrote:
On November 15 2020 04:26 jpg06051992 wrote:
Not sure why top Zergs are obsessed with this fancy finesse play with the Lurkers and Vipers against Terran. Terrans have already seemed to adapt to it with the classic response to the Hydra play, and that is to simply go where they are not and brute force where the Zerg is weak, ie where the Lurkers aren't entrenched.

If Reynor had kept up on his macro and he would have had simply too much for Clem to handle, not digging that late game play from Reynor at all.

Gratz to Clem though, the guy is a multitasking wizard and it's nice to see a new foreign Terran kick some ass.


The fourth game is loss due to a very poor reaction to a drop on the fourth bases.
The third because of a lack of range upgrads which allowed clem to abuse a good position.
The first one, well, he just get crushed in the early.

He made mistakes which had nothing to do with lurkers being inefficients.

Oh, he deleted it, I guess he is tilted with french guys trolling him, I can understand, that's not very classy but alas, that's internet sadly.


Yea but only the first game is a testament to Lurkers not being the issue here.

His reaction to the drop in the fourth was because he sunk huge money and time into units that just don't defend drops well compared to Mutas and couldn't even afford enough lings to make a mobile defense force.

The third game is another great example imo, Lurkers which are a late game unit need yet another late game upgrade after seismic spines to be efficient vs T, Clem abused this and struck early before the doom ball could be completed.

Lurkers are very efficient when you walk into them unprepared or try to stand there and muscle them down like Clem was doing at the end of the last game where he lost like 45 supply in 8 seconds to the Lurkers, the rest of the game? As I said before, classic response to Hydra play, just drop everywhere.

Lurkers aren't a bad unit, but they seem to be unreliable in top level ZvT play against Terrans who know how to deal with the unit comp.

It wasn’t that long ago that Reynor’s lurker vT looked borderline broken, so a real testament to how T players have been working on playing against it.

And testament to Reynor for making it such a potent style, Reynor lurkers are levels above most other Zergs who try to make that work.

'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
jpg06051992
Profile Joined July 2015
United States580 Posts
November 14 2020 19:41 GMT
#860
On November 15 2020 04:40 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 15 2020 04:34 jpg06051992 wrote:
On November 15 2020 04:29 stilt wrote:
On November 15 2020 04:26 jpg06051992 wrote:
Not sure why top Zergs are obsessed with this fancy finesse play with the Lurkers and Vipers against Terran. Terrans have already seemed to adapt to it with the classic response to the Hydra play, and that is to simply go where they are not and brute force where the Zerg is weak, ie where the Lurkers aren't entrenched.

If Reynor had kept up on his macro and he would have had simply too much for Clem to handle, not digging that late game play from Reynor at all.

Gratz to Clem though, the guy is a multitasking wizard and it's nice to see a new foreign Terran kick some ass.


The fourth game is loss due to a very poor reaction to a drop on the fourth bases.
The third because of a lack of range upgrads which allowed clem to abuse a good position.
The first one, well, he just get crushed in the early.

He made mistakes which had nothing to do with lurkers being inefficients.

Oh, he deleted it, I guess he is tilted with french guys trolling him, I can understand, that's not very classy but alas, that's internet sadly.


Yea but only the first game is a testament to Lurkers not being the issue here.

His reaction to the drop in the fourth was because he sunk huge money and time into units that just don't defend drops well compared to Mutas and couldn't even afford enough lings to make a mobile defense force.

The third game is another great example imo, Lurkers which are a late game unit need yet another late game upgrade after seismic spines to be efficient vs T, Clem abused this and struck early before the doom ball could be completed.

Lurkers are very efficient when you walk into them unprepared or try to stand there and muscle them down like Clem was doing at the end of the last game where he lost like 45 supply in 8 seconds to the Lurkers, the rest of the game? As I said before, classic response to Hydra play, just drop everywhere.

Lurkers aren't a bad unit, but they seem to be unreliable in top level ZvT play against Terrans who know how to deal with the unit comp.

It wasn’t that long ago that Reynor’s lurker vT looked borderline broken, so a real testament to how T players have been working on playing against it.

And testament to Reynor for making it such a potent style, Reynor lurkers are levels above most other Zergs who try to make that work.



I agree with both of these statements, Terrans have figured it out, and Reynor IS good at it.


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