It's probably gonna bea rematch of Katowice, but I like that bracket for Cure. Tvt vs Clem is pretty good, Reynor isn't impervious to dropping a serie and then there's realistic chance that Serral get trip in one of the zvz

RogerChillingworth

2781 Posts

April 29 2022 22:01 GMT

#69

Love it. Lovin it.

Hoping for a 4-hour series between Serral and herO in the finals.

If hero cleans it up a bit he can definitely make it deep.

RKC

2847 Posts

April 30 2022 05:57 GMT

#70

Great matchups. herO arguably has the best PvZ playstyle right now. Pity he didn't advance further in GSL.

Funny how Creator and Trap fared worst than herO and even Classic. Maybe it's perception bias, but Toss players just seem so much more volatile (and there's still Zest and Parting). A Toss can play out in his mind in one tourney, but bomb out in the next tourney few days later. Some people will say that's because there's no real S-tier Toss players and they're all pretty much around the same skill level. Maybe. But another reason is that their race design is just inherently volatile as compared to Zerg and Terran.

Don't mean to start a balance debate, just felt like making an observation.

Elentos

55456 Posts

April 30 2022 09:04 GMT

#71

On April 30 2022 14:57 RKC wrote:
Great matchups. herO arguably has the best PvZ playstyle right now. Pity he didn't advance further in GSL.

Funny how Creator and Trap fared worst than herO and even Classic. Maybe it's perception bias, but Toss players just seem so much more volatile (and there's still Zest and Parting). A Toss can play out in his mind in one tourney, but bomb out in the next tourney few days later. Some people will say that's because there's no real S-tier Toss players and they're all pretty much around the same skill level. Maybe. But another reason is that their race design is just inherently volatile as compared to Zerg and Terran.

Don't mean to start a balance debate, just felt like making an observation.

Well in Creator's case I think it's fair to say he's just focused on GSL. Like I know people don't like those kind of comments, but the guy is in his first GSL final ever and looks fantastic there and then outside of GSL he just performs like regular Creator. And even Rogue almost got 4-0'd out of this tournament in his group.

Part of what makes herO so fun to watch is that he just plays with reckless abandon. He throws himself into his opponent full force, even when he probably shouldn't. It's gameplay on a knife's edge - herO finished last in his GSL group but he could have won it just as well.

pandorasheep

73 Posts

April 30 2022 09:20 GMT

#72

Honestly, I think offline play is the most fair. It reduces the massive amount of jet lag players have when traveling. I mean the 2022 Katowice results is clear evidence of when players haven't traveled in years, they will 100% suffer from jet lag and their cognition and mechanical skills suffer.

RKC

2847 Posts

April 30 2022 10:37 GMT

#73

On April 30 2022 18:04 Elentos wrote:

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Yes, herO plays in the same spirit of Zest. Huge upswings and downswings. Great fun to watch.

Trap and Creator are more cut from the solid mould. Sadly, in the current meta, being solid alone doesn't seem to be enough to take down a solid Zerg in PvZ.

Interestingly, herO in his post-game interview said he would rather face a Zerg than play PvT (especially against Maru). And also, that he hasn't quite heard of the 'Mad Scientist' nickname that people have been sticking to him!