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PtossParty
Profile Joined July 2021
20 Posts
May 01 2022 14:59 GMT
#221
I am shocked there is a zvz final, couldn't see that coming.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16074 Posts
May 01 2022 14:59 GMT
#222
On May 01 2022 23:55 LostUsername100 wrote:
Maru 2x1 Reynor, Maru 3x0 Dark, Maru 1 x 3 Serral

Conclusion: Zerg OP

It's not about this one tournament only.......
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
allmotor1
Profile Joined December 2017
153 Posts
May 01 2022 15:01 GMT
#223
On May 01 2022 23:44 Xain0n wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2022 23:25 darklycid wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:22 Xain0n wrote:
New, less Zerg favored maps are needed. It was already clear in December, to be honest.
So weird(definitely not) that the balance whine increases when non korean Zerg players win, tho...

Rooting for Reynor here!

? It's always when there is a ZvZ finals or a zerg filled playoffs that's just your bias speaking. Problem is just that this mostly happens in tournaments where all of the top zergs particiapte in (also in foreign tournaments more often than the kr ones)


Not a single positive word about Serral beating Maru after the latter defeated Reynor and 3-0d Dark.
If Rogue(or Dark himself) were the one taking down Maru we'd have been already reminded by now how strong and smart they are.



the only one showing bias here is you man. You keep bringing serral 24/7. you literally worship him, its cringeworthy.
PtossParty
Profile Joined July 2021
20 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-01 15:03:22
May 01 2022 15:03 GMT
#224
On May 01 2022 23:59 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2022 23:55 LostUsername100 wrote:
Maru 2x1 Reynor, Maru 3x0 Dark, Maru 1 x 3 Serral

Conclusion: Zerg OP

It's not about this one tournament only.......


Also he is pointing to a 4 time gsl winner that has to play 3 zergs in a row because there is never other terrans at those stages.
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3489 Posts
May 01 2022 15:07 GMT
#225
On May 01 2022 23:59 Charoisaur wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2022 23:55 LostUsername100 wrote:
Maru 2x1 Reynor, Maru 3x0 Dark, Maru 1 x 3 Serral

Conclusion: Zerg OP

It's not about this one tournament only.......

The guy just failing math, even if we assume Maru is on equal footing with the top Zergs (the ONLY player in the world who is capable of that so far), that means he has a 50/50 chance to beat one top Zerg at a time, but he need to win 3 in a row to win the tournament, that leave us a whooping 12.5% chance of a non-Zerg winning any tournament, depending on how the bracket works out.
Yeah, Zerg is OP, at least on the current map pool.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26924 Posts
May 01 2022 15:14 GMT
#226
On May 02 2022 00:07 tigera6 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2022 23:59 Charoisaur wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:55 LostUsername100 wrote:
Maru 2x1 Reynor, Maru 3x0 Dark, Maru 1 x 3 Serral

Conclusion: Zerg OP

It's not about this one tournament only.......

The guy just failing math, even if we assume Maru is on equal footing with the top Zergs (the ONLY player in the world who is capable of that so far), that means he has a 50/50 chance to beat one top Zerg at a time, but he need to win 3 in a row to win the tournament, that leave us a whooping 12.5% chance of a non-Zerg winning any tournament, depending on how the bracket works out.
Yeah, Zerg is OP, at least on the current map pool.

On the flip side even if you retool things you’re still left with 4 Zergs who are a clear tier above in their race, and Maru largely standing alone.

It’s not like Zergs outside of those 4 have been crushing it for the last few years
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
Kashim
Profile Joined December 2013
Poland1227 Posts
May 01 2022 15:17 GMT
#227
Reynor can make it?
SC2 LP Staff, Aligulac Editor, Tournament Organiser and Admin @KashimSC2
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16074 Posts
May 01 2022 15:19 GMT
#228
On May 02 2022 00:14 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2022 00:07 tigera6 wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:59 Charoisaur wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:55 LostUsername100 wrote:
Maru 2x1 Reynor, Maru 3x0 Dark, Maru 1 x 3 Serral

Conclusion: Zerg OP

It's not about this one tournament only.......

The guy just failing math, even if we assume Maru is on equal footing with the top Zergs (the ONLY player in the world who is capable of that so far), that means he has a 50/50 chance to beat one top Zerg at a time, but he need to win 3 in a row to win the tournament, that leave us a whooping 12.5% chance of a non-Zerg winning any tournament, depending on how the bracket works out.
Yeah, Zerg is OP, at least on the current map pool.

On the flip side even if you retool things you’re still left with 4 Zergs who are a clear tier above in their race, and Maru largely standing alone.

It’s not like Zergs outside of those 4 have been crushing it for the last few years

Yeah I think you need to be very good to take advantages of the strength of the Zerg race but once you reach that skilllevel Zerg is advantaged over the other races.
I mean just with the eye-test watching these games I feel Zerg has way more room for mistakes and more opportunities to make plays than terran.
Not even speaking of ZvP, I think it's even worse there
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3489 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-01 15:23:33
May 01 2022 15:22 GMT
#229
On May 02 2022 00:14 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2022 00:07 tigera6 wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:59 Charoisaur wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:55 LostUsername100 wrote:
Maru 2x1 Reynor, Maru 3x0 Dark, Maru 1 x 3 Serral

Conclusion: Zerg OP

It's not about this one tournament only.......

The guy just failing math, even if we assume Maru is on equal footing with the top Zergs (the ONLY player in the world who is capable of that so far), that means he has a 50/50 chance to beat one top Zerg at a time, but he need to win 3 in a row to win the tournament, that leave us a whooping 12.5% chance of a non-Zerg winning any tournament, depending on how the bracket works out.
Yeah, Zerg is OP, at least on the current map pool.

On the flip side even if you retool things you’re still left with 4 Zergs who are a clear tier above in their race, and Maru largely standing alone.

It’s not like Zergs outside of those 4 have been crushing it for the last few years

True, but even then I would still blame the map pool, it should be designed such that other Top Terran has a better shot at beating top Zerg, not Maru alone carry the TvZ matchup. Cure and Clem, who are the 2 other best Terran, and occasionally HM, who need the buff more than Maru himself in this matchup. Cure used to be able to 3-0 Serral or 2-0 Reynor in some tournament before, but now hes literally un-winnable against those guys, like all of his "tools" got stripped away somehow. Clem is still finding his way out of the limbo he is in, and unlikely to get out anytime soon.
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3548 Posts
May 01 2022 15:23 GMT
#230
And i thought having meh semis meant we get a good final
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4418 Posts
May 01 2022 15:26 GMT
#231
On May 02 2022 00:14 WombaT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2022 00:07 tigera6 wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:59 Charoisaur wrote:
On May 01 2022 23:55 LostUsername100 wrote:
Maru 2x1 Reynor, Maru 3x0 Dark, Maru 1 x 3 Serral

Conclusion: Zerg OP

It's not about this one tournament only.......

The guy just failing math, even if we assume Maru is on equal footing with the top Zergs (the ONLY player in the world who is capable of that so far), that means he has a 50/50 chance to beat one top Zerg at a time, but he need to win 3 in a row to win the tournament, that leave us a whooping 12.5% chance of a non-Zerg winning any tournament, depending on how the bracket works out.
Yeah, Zerg is OP, at least on the current map pool.

On the flip side even if you retool things you’re still left with 4 Zergs who are a clear tier above in their race, and Maru largely standing alone.

It’s not like Zergs outside of those 4 have been crushing it for the last few years


If the top 4 of every race retired tomorrow I'd still bet on Zerg winning the most tournaments. The non top 4 Zergs have low motivation currently because even if they improve they will still lose the ZvZs. Plus Solar is a choker.
darklycid
Profile Joined May 2014
3548 Posts
May 01 2022 15:29 GMT
#232
Well this day was severley disappointing sad for alphaX.
Xain0n
Profile Joined November 2018
Italy3963 Posts
May 01 2022 15:29 GMT
#233
Hahah, well done Reygod!
SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
May 01 2022 15:30 GMT
#234
God damn! 4-0? Reynor DESTROYED Serral
"LOL I have 202 supply right now (3 minutes later)..."LOL NOW I HAVE 220 SUPPLY SUP?!?!?" - Mondragon
Kashim
Profile Joined December 2013
Poland1227 Posts
May 01 2022 15:30 GMT
#235
REYNOR!!!!!!!!
SC2 LP Staff, Aligulac Editor, Tournament Organiser and Admin @KashimSC2
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-01 15:31:17
May 01 2022 15:31 GMT
#236
Serral really seems to suck at ZvZ online. With the form he showed he would have lost offline anyways though
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
LostUsername100
Profile Joined April 2022
96 Posts
May 01 2022 15:33 GMT
#237
On May 02 2022 00:31 dysenterymd wrote:
Serral really seems to suck at ZvZ online. With the form he showed he would have lost offline anyways though


ZvZ is extremely volatile, Reynor just has a read on Serral even w/o scouting properly, I don't think it has to do anything with the online part.

Rogue got absolutely dominated by Serral in late game, then just went with random all ins every game and almost beat Serral.
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
May 01 2022 15:36 GMT
#238
On May 02 2022 00:33 LostUsername100 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2022 00:31 dysenterymd wrote:
Serral really seems to suck at ZvZ online. With the form he showed he would have lost offline anyways though


ZvZ is extremely volatile, Reynor just has a read on Serral even w/o scouting properly, I don't think it has to do anything with the online part.

Rogue got absolutely dominated by Serral in late game, then just went with random all ins every game and almost beat Serral.

Serral did say in an interview pre Katowice that he thought his more reactive style was better offline than online, and considering how much better his offline record is against top Zergs than his online record there might be something to that. Or maybe he just peaked for Katowice.

Serral did just play worse today though, it's not like he got heavily mind gamed. He played worse in the straight up games.
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3489 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-01 15:38:26
May 01 2022 15:37 GMT
#239
On May 02 2022 00:33 LostUsername100 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 02 2022 00:31 dysenterymd wrote:
Serral really seems to suck at ZvZ online. With the form he showed he would have lost offline anyways though


ZvZ is extremely volatile, Reynor just has a read on Serral even w/o scouting properly, I don't think it has to do anything with the online part.

Rogue got absolutely dominated by Serral in late game, then just went with random all ins every game and almost beat Serral.

Thats why people are not excited about ZvZ in general, especially in Grand Final, you just dont get lots of good series from that. TvZ almost always guarantee a long and exciting match at the top level, then PvZ could also go either way, depending on who the Protoss is.
Edit: And now we get to see if its 4-0 or 4-1 in the GSL.
sirok_
Profile Joined November 2019
33 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-05-01 15:59:55
May 01 2022 15:50 GMT
#240
Zergs have been on top since late 2019.
Despite the addition of multiple minor Zerg nerfs and new maps.
But who knows, maybe the balance "council of the wise" will get things back on track by agreeing to add 0.20 second to lurker burrow time or raise baneling prices by 5 minerals before 2023.
I'm not sure if the top Zerg in the council would agree to such daring changes, but we can hope.
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