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MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 13:17:57
March 31 2022 10:08 GMT
#1
GSL Code S - Group D

(Wiki)Global StarCraft II League/2022/Season 1


Participants

(P)Trap
(T)GuMiho
(P)Creator
(Z)Solar

Map Pool

(Wiki)Berlingrad
(Wiki)Blackburn
(Wiki)Curious Minds
(Wiki)Glittering Ashes
(Wiki)Hardwire
(Wiki)Pride of Altaris
(Wiki)Roughneck

Results

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(P)Trap 0 - 2 (T)GuMiho
(P)Creator 2 - 1 (Z)Solar
(T)GuMiho 1 - 2 (P)Creator
(P)Trap 2 - 0 (Z)Solar
(T)GuMiho 1 - 2 (P)Trap

(P)Creator and (P)Trap advance!
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MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 10:09:47
March 31 2022 10:09 GMT
#2
There wasn't a fancy LR thread so this will have to do.

I can't tell if Trap played really badly or GuMiho played really well in that first series!
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Niravroh
Profile Joined August 2020
165 Posts
March 31 2022 10:09 GMT
#3
Solar just continuing the Protoss hate train
umelbumel
Profile Joined January 2011
2026 Posts
March 31 2022 10:10 GMT
#4
Creator.... it's kinda sad. Solar is such a nice guy, though.
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
March 31 2022 10:10 GMT
#5
On March 31 2022 19:09 MJG wrote:
There wasn't a fancy LR thread so this will have to do.

I can't tell if Trap played really badly or GuMiho played really well in that first series!

Kinda both, Trap made some minor mistakes like losing too many stalkers for no reason, but it's not like he did something massive like we've seen other protosses do in the other groups either
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3433 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 10:11:58
March 31 2022 10:11 GMT
#6
On March 31 2022 19:09 MJG wrote:
There wasn't a fancy LR thread yet so this will have to do.

I can't tell if Trap played really badly or GuMiho played really well in that first series!

Its both, but more on Trap playing bad imo. His control REALLY dropped off since beginning of last year. He let 5-6 Stalkers die for no real reason and that came back to bite him in the end, doesnt have enough unit to fight Gumiho army.
Are all the KR Protoss on a hidden agreement that they will bomb out this code S or something? To protest the latest patch?
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 10:18 GMT
#7
On March 31 2022 19:11 tigera6 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2022 19:09 MJG wrote:
There wasn't a fancy LR thread yet so this will have to do.

I can't tell if Trap played really badly or GuMiho played really well in that first series!

Its both, but more on Trap playing bad imo. His control REALLY dropped off since beginning of last year. He let 5-6 Stalkers die for no real reason and that came back to bite him in the end, doesnt have enough unit to fight Gumiho army.
Are all the KR Protoss on a hidden agreement that they will bomb out this code S or something? To protest the latest patch?

His control definitely looked off. Hopefully he can pick himself up before the loser's match.
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Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
March 31 2022 10:22 GMT
#8
Can't believe we're in an era where Creator is the protoss hope
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Niravroh
Profile Joined August 2020
165 Posts
March 31 2022 10:23 GMT
#9
Oh my god Creator is the new Protoss hope...
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 10:24 GMT
#10
Massive comeback for Creator.
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darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 10:25 GMT
#11
Idk felt more like Solar throwing to me tbh.
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 10:27 GMT
#12
On March 31 2022 19:25 darklycid wrote:
Idk felt more like Solar throwing to me tbh.

Perhaps, but it'll still give Creator a big morale boost going forwards.
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darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 10:28 GMT
#13
Lol Solars decision making is horrible today.
Niravroh
Profile Joined August 2020
165 Posts
March 31 2022 10:29 GMT
#14
I bow down to our new Protoss overlord
GoloSC2
Profile Joined August 2014
711 Posts
March 31 2022 10:29 GMT
#15
not the winners' match i was expecting
"Code S > IEM > Super Tournament > Homestory Cup > Blizzcon/WESG > GSL vs The World > Invitational tournaments in China with Koreans > WCS events" - Rodya
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 10:30 GMT
#16
Creator has been watching Coco!

:D
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3433 Posts
March 31 2022 10:33 GMT
#17
Creator channeling his inner-Parting soul and gave us that. Now lets bring lategame Mech vs Toss and I would be happy.
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24232 Posts
March 31 2022 10:34 GMT
#18
wow Gumiho
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12904 Posts
March 31 2022 10:39 GMT
#19
Gogo Creator!
WriterMaru
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 10:40 GMT
#20
Still dislike how PvZ feels mostly dependent on the zerg player doing things right or not.
GoloSC2
Profile Joined August 2014
711 Posts
March 31 2022 10:43 GMT
#21
so maybe all protoss needs is a greater book
"Code S > IEM > Super Tournament > Homestory Cup > Blizzcon/WESG > GSL vs The World > Invitational tournaments in China with Koreans > WCS events" - Rodya
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 10:50 GMT
#22
Creator looking pretty dead.
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Ciaus_Dronu
Profile Joined June 2017
South Africa1848 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 10:52:44
March 31 2022 10:51 GMT
#23
Build Dark Shrine
Lose Dark Shrine
Rebuild Dark Shrine
Relose Dark Shrine

EDIT: Rebuild Dark Shrine again.
Lose building shrine before it finishes.

The circle of life.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17684 Posts
March 31 2022 10:58 GMT
#24
Artosis making a joke about twisting Innovation's arm, didn't Innovation break his arm recently in an arm wrestling match? WAS IT ARTOSIS?
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Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
March 31 2022 10:59 GMT
#25
I feel like I haven't seen a banshee opener in TvP in years, even though it probably isn't the case
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darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 11:06 GMT
#26
Toss down creator up wth is this
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 11:08 GMT
#27
Phoenix openings are great - such versatility against any early Terran aggression!
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MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 11:17:11
March 31 2022 11:12 GMT
#28
Creator playing his signature (Wiki)Double Forge build just like it's Wings of Liberty. I love it!
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Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
March 31 2022 11:17 GMT
#29
Am I on SCVodArchives or on GSL's stream?
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Ciaus_Dronu
Profile Joined June 2017
South Africa1848 Posts
March 31 2022 11:23 GMT
#30
Gumiho hitting that +4500 minerals per minute :O
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 11:29 GMT
#31
This is the best PvT that I've seen in ages.
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darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 11:35 GMT
#32
Well wtf :D
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
March 31 2022 11:36 GMT
#33
insane game haha
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12904 Posts
March 31 2022 11:36 GMT
#34
Creator expectedly beating GuMiho, gg!
Now hopefully Trap gets his sh$t together and qualifies in 2nd place
WriterMaru
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 11:36 GMT
#35
That was amazing.
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umelbumel
Profile Joined January 2011
2026 Posts
March 31 2022 11:36 GMT
#36
Creator in the first place. Well. That's surprising.
opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
March 31 2022 11:36 GMT
#37
Woohoo creator!!
ModeratorRetired LR Bonjwa
TL+ Member
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 11:37 GMT
#38
Still confused to why gumiho gave up his first viking fleet + bases in the top left for free the first time. Did he forget his units in his base?
ggrrg
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Bulgaria2716 Posts
March 31 2022 11:37 GMT
#39
So, how many people picked Creator advancing out of this group? :D
So happy for him!
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
March 31 2022 11:38 GMT
#40
gumiho's macro suffered quite badly in the lategame there. some really ballsy moves though
Ciaus_Dronu
Profile Joined June 2017
South Africa1848 Posts
March 31 2022 11:39 GMT
#41
How long since Creator got this kind of result? Feels like his best run in a long time :O
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 11:40 GMT
#42
On March 31 2022 20:37 darklycid wrote:
Still confused to why gumiho gave up his first viking fleet + bases in the top left for free the first time. Did he forget his units in his base?

I wasn't sure if he forgot the BCs or if he was trying to hide them.
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ggrrg
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Bulgaria2716 Posts
March 31 2022 11:40 GMT
#43
On March 31 2022 20:39 Ciaus_Dronu wrote:
How long since Creator got this kind of result? Feels like his best run in a long time :O

2012. That's what they said in the interview.
catplanetcatplanet
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
3830 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 11:41:47
March 31 2022 11:40 GMT
#44
After 10 years, the best protoss in the world is once again motherfuckin creator

On March 31 2022 20:36 opterown wrote:
Woohoo creator!!

Creator wins and opterown shows up! What a day!
I think it's finally time to admit it might not be the year of Pet
opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
March 31 2022 11:40 GMT
#45
To think this kid was once on top of the world with TSL and WCS KR win
ModeratorRetired LR Bonjwa
TL+ Member
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
March 31 2022 11:41 GMT
#46
Creator the Protoss hope!
Javah
Profile Joined August 2010
France739 Posts
March 31 2022 11:42 GMT
#47
Feels like I'm watching GOMTV all over again :D Love it
⚀⚅
InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
March 31 2022 11:42 GMT
#48
Balance whining in the winner's interview after topping his group.

Classic
Cereal
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 12:05:05
March 31 2022 11:44 GMT
#49
On March 31 2022 20:42 InfCereal wrote:
Balance whining in the winner's interview after topping his group.

Classic

That's not Classic, that's Creator!
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darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 12:05 GMT
#50
Solar ain't doing it for me man, he seems to be on a low again.
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 12:06 GMT
#51
On March 31 2022 21:05 darklycid wrote:
Solar ain't doing it for me man, he seems to be on a low again.

I thought he was looking pretty good until that one Disruptor shot destroyed his Roach/Ravager push.
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darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 12:09 GMT
#52
On March 31 2022 21:06 MJG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2022 21:05 darklycid wrote:
Solar ain't doing it for me man, he seems to be on a low again.

I thought he was looking pretty good until that one Disruptor shot destroyed his Roach/Ravager push.

Idk he tunnels way too hard in certain situations today and throwing away advanatges.
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 12:15 GMT
#53
Also dodging disruptors if for noobs today.
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17684 Posts
March 31 2022 12:31 GMT
#54
oof greedy with that medivac pickup
"Expert" mods4ever.com
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 12:37 GMT
#55
Well this one felt like gumihos mechanics just failing him.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12904 Posts
March 31 2022 12:37 GMT
#56
Trap playing well again, seems like he will do a ByuN versus Zoun and win the rematch outright
Poor GuMiho though, rematch curse is a pain for underdogs
WriterMaru
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16007 Posts
March 31 2022 12:38 GMT
#57
On March 31 2022 21:05 darklycid wrote:
Solar ain't doing it for me man, he seems to be on a low again.

forgetting Baneling Speed against Gabe got to him...
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
March 31 2022 12:44 GMT
#58
Storm finishing before stim is certainly not something you see every day
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GoloSC2
Profile Joined August 2014
711 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 12:53:26
March 31 2022 12:53 GMT
#59
those last few minutes went surprisingly well for gumiho

toss on 3 bases at 15min
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SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
March 31 2022 12:54 GMT
#60
fucking hell that was close
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12904 Posts
March 31 2022 12:55 GMT
#61
GuMiho always catching Trap out of position, well played cat and mouse game from the terran there
Still think Trap will get g3 tho
WriterMaru
umelbumel
Profile Joined January 2011
2026 Posts
March 31 2022 12:55 GMT
#62
This is a nice day of sc2
sudete
Profile Joined December 2012
Singapore3054 Posts
March 31 2022 12:55 GMT
#63
Underdog terran beating protoss in 2022? Who da thunk it
Year of MaxPax
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 12:56 GMT
#64
On March 31 2022 21:55 sudete wrote:
Underdog terran beating protoss in 2022? Who da thunk it

Creator got first in this group i cannot be shocked anymore.
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany6992 Posts
March 31 2022 13:00 GMT
#65
On March 31 2022 21:55 sudete wrote:
Underdog terran beating protoss in 2022? Who da thunk it


Super-Underdog Protoss beating underdog Terran in 2022

And also Zerg last place in group? O.o
Zerg needs a well deserved buff IMO
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
March 31 2022 13:02 GMT
#66
Little behind on stream but Gumiho played that second game so well
Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
March 31 2022 13:04 GMT
#67
3 banshees total... Could it be M E C H ?
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Durnuu
Profile Joined September 2013
13322 Posts
March 31 2022 13:05 GMT
#68
On March 31 2022 22:04 Durnuu wrote:
3 banshees total... Could it be M E C H ?

Noooo he's making more barracks
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Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
March 31 2022 13:06 GMT
#69
Trap with some great harass but its not free
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
March 31 2022 13:08 GMT
#70
No bad outcomes here - either Towel Terran with the huge showing or we get two Protosses into Ro10
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17684 Posts
March 31 2022 13:15 GMT
#71
these emps on the tempests are draining the shield batteries like crazy
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Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
March 31 2022 13:16 GMT
#72
some pretty rough Terran micro this game
¯\_(シ)_/¯
MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1325 Posts
March 31 2022 13:18 GMT
#73
Rematch curse strong.
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TossHeroes
Profile Joined February 2022
281 Posts
March 31 2022 13:19 GMT
#74
On March 31 2022 22:16 Whatson wrote:
some pretty rough Terran micro this game


Gumiho pretty much had zero micro the last 5minute of G3

Constantly walking and standing in storm
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 13:26:52
March 31 2022 13:20 GMT
#75
On March 31 2022 22:19 TossHeroes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2022 22:16 Whatson wrote:
some pretty rough Terran micro this game


Gumiho pretty much had zero micro the last 5minute of G3

Constantly walking and standing in storm


Yeah Gumiho had an interesting combination of really nice big-picture moves and movement of army, but not the best at the indiviudal micro or in individual circumstances.

So if herO advances tomorrow and we get 4-4-3 representation - does that mean, once again, TL is terrible at balance analysis and is way overly reactive to individual in-the-moment results?
angry_maia
Profile Joined August 2020
327 Posts
March 31 2022 13:37 GMT
#76
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12904 Posts
March 31 2022 13:41 GMT
#77
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

There is no terran you can trust to win his TvP reliably either though?
Cure was supposed to after his GSL run but he lost several times after that, Maru lost a bunch of TvP, etc.
The match-up was volatile and is probably still volatile to some extent after the patch
WriterMaru
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16007 Posts
March 31 2022 13:43 GMT
#78
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

I think TvP was balanced before the patch, but in the patch they nerfed Blink DTs with absolutely zero compensation (drilling claws get never researched in TvP), so it will probably shift to Terran favored now (unless the patch makes less of a difference than I think)
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darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 13:45:07
March 31 2022 13:43 GMT
#79
On March 31 2022 22:41 Poopi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

There is no terran you can trust to win his TvP reliably either though?
Cure was supposed to after his GSL run but he lost several times after that, Maru lost a bunch of TvP, etc.
The match-up was volatile and is probably still volatile to some extent after the patch

True, tho it felt like protoss drew the short end of the stick in decidng moments more often recently.
edit: Problem is if one of your mus is this volatile and the other is just unfavored to pretty darn bad for you the results tend to look like they currently do as there is nothing to keep you stable;
angry_maia
Profile Joined August 2020
327 Posts
March 31 2022 13:51 GMT
#80
Maybe im wrong but I feel like prime trap and maru were untouchable in pvt and tvp for long periods of time. They would lose to each other and other elite players, but against the second tier of competition (say bunny or someone like hero) they virtually would never lose.
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24232 Posts
March 31 2022 14:02 GMT
#81
My LBs just got shot in the head
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
March 31 2022 14:16 GMT
#82
Aiur still holds, fortunately.
Athenau
Profile Joined March 2015
570 Posts
March 31 2022 14:46 GMT
#83
On March 31 2022 22:43 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

I think TvP was balanced before the patch, but in the patch they nerfed Blink DTs with absolutely zero compensation (drilling claws get never researched in TvP), so it will probably shift to Terran favored now (unless the patch makes less of a difference than I think)

The Blink DT nerf seems completely inconsequential in action though.
Moonerz
Profile Joined March 2014
United States457 Posts
March 31 2022 15:27 GMT
#84
On March 31 2022 23:46 Athenau wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2022 22:43 Charoisaur wrote:
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

I think TvP was balanced before the patch, but in the patch they nerfed Blink DTs with absolutely zero compensation (drilling claws get never researched in TvP), so it will probably shift to Terran favored now (unless the patch makes less of a difference than I think)

The Blink DT nerf seems completely inconsequential in action though.


To be fair the nerf looked terrible when Zest blinked dts onto a terran army and they died before swinging once lol. I wouldnt mind changing it to they can instantly hit units but attacking buildings would have the delay (so turrets dont just get smacked instantly), or just revert it completely.
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3433 Posts
March 31 2022 16:27 GMT
#85
Solar was a big disappointment, like why did he have to keep making Roach and fight into the Protoss ground army of Disruptor and Archon. No Lurker, no Viper and no Muta whatsoever, thats just insane.
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3515 Posts
March 31 2022 16:31 GMT
#86
On April 01 2022 01:27 tigera6 wrote:
Solar was a big disappointment, like why did he have to keep making Roach and fight into the Protoss ground army of Disruptor and Archon. No Lurker, no Viper and no Muta whatsoever, thats just insane.

He did go for Mutas in the last game vs trap but then just died tbf.
Wrathsc2
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2025 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-03-31 16:36:46
March 31 2022 16:35 GMT
#87
On April 01 2022 00:27 Moonerz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2022 23:46 Athenau wrote:
On March 31 2022 22:43 Charoisaur wrote:
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

I think TvP was balanced before the patch, but in the patch they nerfed Blink DTs with absolutely zero compensation (drilling claws get never researched in TvP), so it will probably shift to Terran favored now (unless the patch makes less of a difference than I think)

The Blink DT nerf seems completely inconsequential in action though.


To be fair the nerf looked terrible when Zest blinked dts onto a terran army and they died before swinging once lol. I wouldnt mind changing it to they can instantly hit units but attacking buildings would have the delay (so turrets dont just get smacked instantly), or just revert it completely.



I disagree. It was too powerful before. P had the advantage against T before because of constant waves of DTs killing expensive planetary ezpz while also having amazing combat utility to get free swipes on terran bio and the ability to get away. Now with the nerf the terran has just that much more time (not much even with the nerf) to defend the base against DT harrass but even still DTs can get the job done. The nerf is honestly not that big of a deal. same as the widow mine nerf, almost inconsequential.

edit: replied to the wrong person lol
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Zambrah
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States7380 Posts
March 31 2022 16:42 GMT
#88
I choose not to watch starcraft and Protoss wins, I guess Ill have to keep not watching starcraft, maybe I can get a Trap GSL win out of it
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3433 Posts
March 31 2022 16:47 GMT
#89
On April 01 2022 01:31 darklycid wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 01 2022 01:27 tigera6 wrote:
Solar was a big disappointment, like why did he have to keep making Roach and fight into the Protoss ground army of Disruptor and Archon. No Lurker, no Viper and no Muta whatsoever, thats just insane.

He did go for Mutas in the last game vs trap but then just died tbf.

Yeah, but he also started Roach speed, +1 Melee and 30 lings into double Colossi, and end up with only 6 Muta, panic and make more Roach. That was a very bad tech build and throwing away larvae for no good reason.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland25990 Posts
March 31 2022 16:50 GMT
#90
On April 01 2022 01:42 Zambrah wrote:
I choose not to watch starcraft and Protoss wins, I guess Ill have to keep not watching starcraft, maybe I can get a Trap GSL win out of it

I pray you stick to this

Interesting games today, it's good to see Gumiho and his idiosyncratic ways coming back into some kind of shape, bodes well for next season it's taken him a bit longer to get back to this kind of level than I thought it would
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Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16007 Posts
March 31 2022 17:01 GMT
#91
On April 01 2022 01:35 Wrathsc2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 01 2022 00:27 Moonerz wrote:
On March 31 2022 23:46 Athenau wrote:
On March 31 2022 22:43 Charoisaur wrote:
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

I think TvP was balanced before the patch, but in the patch they nerfed Blink DTs with absolutely zero compensation (drilling claws get never researched in TvP), so it will probably shift to Terran favored now (unless the patch makes less of a difference than I think)

The Blink DT nerf seems completely inconsequential in action though.


To be fair the nerf looked terrible when Zest blinked dts onto a terran army and they died before swinging once lol. I wouldnt mind changing it to they can instantly hit units but attacking buildings would have the delay (so turrets dont just get smacked instantly), or just revert it completely.



I disagree. It was too powerful before. P had the advantage against T before because of constant waves of DTs killing expensive planetary ezpz while also having amazing combat utility to get free swipes on terran bio and the ability to get away. Now with the nerf the terran has just that much more time (not much even with the nerf) to defend the base against DT harrass but even still DTs can get the job done. The nerf is honestly not that big of a deal. same as the widow mine nerf, almost inconsequential.

edit: replied to the wrong person lol

I completely agree that DTs were too powerful and also felt unfair to play against but TvP was balanced around them.
With that option nerfed with no compensation I fear Protoss won't have the tools anymore to disrupt a terran just macroing up on Bio + buffed Ghosts + Libs against Disruptors.

In general it feels weird to me to only buff/nerf one side of a matchup when previous balance was 50/50
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Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12318 Posts
March 31 2022 17:06 GMT
#92
On April 01 2022 01:42 Zambrah wrote:
I choose not to watch starcraft and Protoss wins, I guess Ill have to keep not watching starcraft, maybe I can get a Trap GSL win out of it


You can watch once you know the result

But if the rest of the games are like Creator vs Solar, not really worth it. Solar threw that game 2 pretty damn hard.
No will to live, no wish to die
Wrathsc2
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2025 Posts
March 31 2022 17:58 GMT
#93
On April 01 2022 02:01 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 01 2022 01:35 Wrathsc2 wrote:
On April 01 2022 00:27 Moonerz wrote:
On March 31 2022 23:46 Athenau wrote:
On March 31 2022 22:43 Charoisaur wrote:
On March 31 2022 22:37 angry_maia wrote:
I don't think anyone seriously thinks pvt is unbalanced -- it's arguably the most balanced mu and has been very stable for a while now.

This means complaining about zest flaming out is totally unwarranted -- that was just ryung frankly outplaying zest.

That being said, I do think life is tough as a protoss fan -- even the best protosses in the world can lose to pretty much anyone. There is just no one that inspires the confidence of a dark or Maru.

I think TvP was balanced before the patch, but in the patch they nerfed Blink DTs with absolutely zero compensation (drilling claws get never researched in TvP), so it will probably shift to Terran favored now (unless the patch makes less of a difference than I think)

The Blink DT nerf seems completely inconsequential in action though.


To be fair the nerf looked terrible when Zest blinked dts onto a terran army and they died before swinging once lol. I wouldnt mind changing it to they can instantly hit units but attacking buildings would have the delay (so turrets dont just get smacked instantly), or just revert it completely.



I disagree. It was too powerful before. P had the advantage against T before because of constant waves of DTs killing expensive planetary ezpz while also having amazing combat utility to get free swipes on terran bio and the ability to get away. Now with the nerf the terran has just that much more time (not much even with the nerf) to defend the base against DT harrass but even still DTs can get the job done. The nerf is honestly not that big of a deal. same as the widow mine nerf, almost inconsequential.

edit: replied to the wrong person lol

I completely agree that DTs were too powerful and also felt unfair to play against but TvP was balanced around them.
With that option nerfed with no compensation I fear Protoss won't have the tools anymore to disrupt a terran just macroing up on Bio + buffed Ghosts + Libs against Disruptors.

In general it feels weird to me to only buff/nerf one side of a matchup when previous balance was 50/50


like i was saying i do not think it was 50/50 when the game went into lategame. I felt toss had the advantage by quite a bit. Even now with all the splash i think toss is still very strong. the answer to turtle terrans is tempest which terran still doesnt have a very clear answer to.
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Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10363 Posts
April 01 2022 20:37 GMT
#94
Man Group D was so fun and exciting to watch!

Lots of action-y games, and longer macro games too.

I'm so happy Creator finally advanced!!! Even though he was prone to falling apart in the past, he still showed very impressive skills in the last couple years. Who remembers that group with Creator, Zest, Patience, which had lots of really intense, close, action packed PvPs (Stalker Disruptor?) He barely lost to Zest and didn't make it out. He has moments of brilliance and I love the way he plays, it just seems like he tries so hard and is so ambitious.

I'm glad he said he was able to move out (of his house? or did the interpreter mean that he moved out of his group), and that his mentality has improved. Perhaps the skills were always there but it was them mentality that'd cause him to fall apart in games.

Gumiho's play was exciting to watch too, he's so aggressive with his stims. I think he would have beaten Creator or at least won that climactic fight in G3, if he had Yamato'd ASAP after jumping his BCs on Creator's fleet... I'm going to guess he might have wanted to shift queue yamato, but messed it up somehow? He didn't yamato until very late into the fight, and only like 3 BCs yamato'd, and they barely killed anything since it wasn't focused and the Carriers were near shield batteries. Waiting even 1 second after jumping to yamato makes a big difference in how the fight plays out, you NEED to yamato right away.

But I'm happy Creator pulled through in the end! G3 vs Gumiho was suspenseful for me, I liked both plays and wanted both to advance, but wanted Creator more because of how hard he's been trying and how close he's been so many times to pulling off greatness. G3 could have been a little less passive, or maybe if the players took more time to get rich we could have had a more juicy long game of lots of huge fights, but the game we got was still suspenseful and showed how much each player wanted to win and how careful they were trying to be, all while trying to keep a very strong army to simply not die.

Gumiho's games vs Trap were exciting too, lots of back and forth and like Tastosis mentioned, it's like the game would just swing back and forth. One player would lose an engagement badly but somehow do significant damage back to the other player. SC2/LotV has really evolved to such an amazing state, I love it! Who says there is no early game?

I felt bad for Solar losing soo much to those huge Disruptor shots. In one shot he lost like 4 Ravagers and 4 Roaches... instantly dropped from 86 to 66 supply, holy shit lol. I didn't even know you could fit that many units into 1 shot!

Creator vs Solar was really exciting too, that was a disgusting cheese g1, g2 was really close and intense and the way Creator swung it at the end, just barely keeping his defenses together with his army spread out across such a wide arc around his bases, was awesome. And Creator's cheese g3 was awesome!!

So happy Creator WON his group holy crap, probably my favorite protoss now that sOs is retired.
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tskarzyn
Profile Joined July 2010
United States516 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-04-02 15:22:13
April 02 2022 15:21 GMT
#95
Trap's play vs Solar looked sharp. Gumiho's games were ugly but highly entertaining.

Protoss has all the tools to win, but the bench is so shallow... Trap is still the #1 P, but the skill gap between him and top T/Z players is tough to overcome.
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10091 Posts
April 02 2022 18:59 GMT
#96
funny group, the best so far this season imo. an also... Creator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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