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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
February 20 2021 19:43 GMT
#201
On February 21 2021 04:41 Elentos wrote:
The green screen makes it look like Rotti has a gigantic upper body carried by tiny little legs


Along with being horizontally compressed somehow.
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3126 Posts
February 20 2021 19:45 GMT
#202
On February 21 2021 04:40 Elentos wrote:
This is the 3rd game across 2 series now where his opponents just did Byun the favor of trading tons of army for workers

yeah it's partially I think a component of his style, with a lot of players you can measure who's ahead much more by straightforward economy, with Byun though it seems like if you let the army balance get just barely enough in his favor he suddenly starts taking incredible trades/absolutely crushing with micro more than enough to counterbalance any eco damage he's been taking.
Dies Irae venit. youtube.com/SnobbinsFilms
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
February 20 2021 19:45 GMT
#203
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
February 20 2021 20:01 GMT
#204
On February 21 2021 04:07 swarminfestor wrote:
I guessed the rules should be settled for all players.

The last time Trap did that to Zoun, if I could remembered, made me so upset because that questionable pause during the high engagements did change game flow in favors of Trap, he won pretty handily after that.

Trap’s one of my favourite players but that really left a sour taste. Yes sometimes pausing is 100% necessary but it can clearly kill someone’s rhythm and mentality.

I’m a terrible player but I definitely find it hard to get back into my rhythm. It’s fine if it’s just sitting and macroing but getting back to speed when there’s loads of action going on is tricky.

I’d assume some players deal with it better than others. Imagine if a football player was played through on goal and the game was suddenly paused for a few minutes. You’ll have some people who make use of the break to compose themselves, but you’ll have some people who would have ran through and scored easily when the game was live going off instinct who will totally mess up when it’s unpaused for their rhythm being broken and instinct and automation being interrupted by conscious thinking time about the stakes and what to do.
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3126 Posts
February 20 2021 20:03 GMT
#205
some great series today, gg
Dies Irae venit. youtube.com/SnobbinsFilms
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-20 20:06:10
February 20 2021 20:05 GMT
#206
Pretty good day overall. But would be better if ESL works on cutting down the wait time between games.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10100 Posts
February 20 2021 20:07 GMT
#207
ByuN dream is still alive
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
February 20 2021 20:07 GMT
#208
uThermal last non-Korean in the play-ins. This definitely looks like a clean sweep for KR.
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Obamarauder
Profile Joined June 2015
697 Posts
February 20 2021 20:10 GMT
#209
uwuThermal
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16109 Posts
February 20 2021 20:11 GMT
#210
Korea about to make a clean sweep of this part of the bracket.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
Obamarauder
Profile Joined June 2015
697 Posts
February 20 2021 20:35 GMT
#211
as usual, besides the same 3-4 foreigners, korea is still better
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17723 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-02-20 21:53:54
February 20 2021 21:26 GMT
#212
switch to the Day 2 LR thread!
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QOGQOG
Profile Joined July 2019
834 Posts
February 21 2021 01:13 GMT
#213
On February 21 2021 05:01 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 21 2021 04:07 swarminfestor wrote:
I guessed the rules should be settled for all players.

The last time Trap did that to Zoun, if I could remembered, made me so upset because that questionable pause during the high engagements did change game flow in favors of Trap, he won pretty handily after that.

Trap’s one of my favourite players but that really left a sour taste. Yes sometimes pausing is 100% necessary but it can clearly kill someone’s rhythm and mentality.

I’m a terrible player but I definitely find it hard to get back into my rhythm. It’s fine if it’s just sitting and macroing but getting back to speed when there’s loads of action going on is tricky.

I’d assume some players deal with it better than others. Imagine if a football player was played through on goal and the game was suddenly paused for a few minutes. You’ll have some people who make use of the break to compose themselves, but you’ll have some people who would have ran through and scored easily when the game was live going off instinct who will totally mess up when it’s unpaused for their rhythm being broken and instinct and automation being interrupted by conscious thinking time about the stakes and what to do.

Given Afreeca didn't issue a warning and replaced I believe both Trap's pc and monitor, seems like it was probably a legit pause.

Also, do people think Trap was so scared of Zoun he had to pull a stunt?
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
February 21 2021 07:16 GMT
#214
On February 21 2021 10:13 QOGQOG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 21 2021 05:01 WombaT wrote:
On February 21 2021 04:07 swarminfestor wrote:
I guessed the rules should be settled for all players.

The last time Trap did that to Zoun, if I could remembered, made me so upset because that questionable pause during the high engagements did change game flow in favors of Trap, he won pretty handily after that.

Trap’s one of my favourite players but that really left a sour taste. Yes sometimes pausing is 100% necessary but it can clearly kill someone’s rhythm and mentality.

I’m a terrible player but I definitely find it hard to get back into my rhythm. It’s fine if it’s just sitting and macroing but getting back to speed when there’s loads of action going on is tricky.

I’d assume some players deal with it better than others. Imagine if a football player was played through on goal and the game was suddenly paused for a few minutes. You’ll have some people who make use of the break to compose themselves, but you’ll have some people who would have ran through and scored easily when the game was live going off instinct who will totally mess up when it’s unpaused for their rhythm being broken and instinct and automation being interrupted by conscious thinking time about the stakes and what to do.

Given Afreeca didn't issue a warning and replaced I believe both Trap's pc and monitor, seems like it was probably a legit pause.

Also, do people think Trap was so scared of Zoun he had to pull a stunt?

It can be legit entirely and still breaks can be sucky. You’re in the zone, you’re focused completely on the game and you’re keeping that adrenaline in check. Then it’s a pause and you have 2/3 minutes of ‘oh shit I’m ahead here, I better not choke’ to think about, not to mention the breaking of the rhythm of the game. I don’t think Zoun got the ‘I better not choke’ out of his mind

Trap is probably my favourite player but I’m quite an emotionally neutral guy/not a fanboy anyway. It still felt a bit shitty for me seeing a game’s momentum clearly totally shift based on pauses.

That’s a pause for technical problems though, Byun’s a different case.

Look quite frankly I love Byun as a player and a man but if this becomes a pattern I really don’t think it’s particularly fair on other players. It just doesn’t really add up, I wonder if it’s as much a mental stress thing for him as a purely wrist issue. I mean he’s pretty regular in the low tier online events and I haven’t seen pauses be a factor.

If his wrists are playing up that badly he should take care of his body and yes it’s difficult to not put in that grind if you’re a pro gamer but if you’re requiring pauses for wrist pain in the biggest tournaments then clearly something is wrong there
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17723 Posts
February 21 2021 16:13 GMT
#215
On February 21 2021 04:27 Dragonslayer26 wrote:
Go Byun! Anyone where vods are located?

https://www.sc2links.com/tournament/?match=684
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