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Canada8988 Posts
On June 03 2024 03:23 TheLordofAwesome wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2024 03:21 Charoisaur wrote:On June 03 2024 03:19 TheLordofAwesome wrote: Who is Clem playing Connect 4 vs? Not sure, never seen that guy I am guessing this is sarcasm, but I am asking a genuine question. I hope Reynor casts the finals.
It was a Prime backbencher I think.
Edit: Maru if it's not clear
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On June 03 2024 03:23 TheLordofAwesome wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2024 03:21 Charoisaur wrote:On June 03 2024 03:19 TheLordofAwesome wrote: Who is Clem playing Connect 4 vs? Not sure, never seen that guy I am guessing this is sarcasm, but I am asking a genuine question. I hope Reynor casts the finals. I thought your question was sarcasm
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SoCal8910 Posts
Lord please grant us a serral Maru finals so I can enjoy the GOAT thread discussion for several more weeks
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On June 03 2024 02:56 Nasigil1 wrote: You cannot find a more typical Dark game than this one.
Sloppy mechanics. Supply blocked multiple times. Low drone count in mid game. Not enough lava. Looked dead in the water. Suddenly pull a massive counter attach out of nowhere. Creating chaos everywhere. Turned a standard macro game into a extremely scrappy disaster. Somehow win the game against the best TvZ player in the world.
Never change Dark. Haha, yeah. That's Dark in a nutshell.
I genuinely find it somewhat baffling, though, that it still works so frequently, and even against the best players. Like, at this point, it's pretty much a given that once or twice a series, when Dark finds himself behind, he will try to derail the game into chaos and go for some wonky base-trade. He did the same thing against Cure, if I remember correctly. I'm not quite certain why his opponents so often do not have a proper response prepared. I'm not saying I know what that response is, but there must be one and it will doubtlessly be of use against Dark.
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On June 03 2024 03:27 BluemoonSC wrote: Lord please grant us a serral Maru finals so I can enjoy the GOAT thread discussion for several more weeks I think the maximum controversial outcome is Oliveira beats Serral, then loses to Maru in the finals. So that will probably be what happens.
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I have to say it's a bit disappointing that there are only 2 matches left already. It's such a better experience to have a full day of Starcraft with the quarters on the finals day. Unexpected as well after Katowice getting it right this year finally I thought that lesson was learned. Maybe there's some reason that it couldn't be helped in which case no hatin' but that doesn't change the sense of anti climax you get (or at least I do) when only having 3 matches.
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What do people think about TvZ on this map? Seems very T favored in lategame, but what about earlier?
Did anyone see what Serral vetoed? Vetoes were only shown for a very short time on stream earlier.
Gets a cancel on Serral's 4th with hellbat push, casters missed it.
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Canada8988 Posts
On June 03 2024 03:31 TheLordofAwesome wrote: What do people think about TvZ on this map? Seems very T favored in lategame, but what about earlier?
Did anyone see what Serral vetoed? Vetoes were only shown for a very short time on stream earlier.
Playing it feels very good for terran at least (as a low level player), not quite sure about pro players, but the third is relatively open so maybe it's not as bad for zerg as it seems at first glance.
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On June 03 2024 03:30 Penev wrote: I have to say it's a bit disappointing that there are only 2 matches left already. It's such a better experience to have a full day of Starcraft with the quarters on the finals day. Unexpected as well after Katowice getting it right this year finally I thought that lesson was learned. Maybe there's some reason that it couldn't be helped in which case no hatin' but that doesn't change the sense of anti climax you get (or at least I do) when only having 3 matches. Having long final days benefits more defensive players and factions,as after 2 series both players might be somewhat tired and shown most of their builds / strategies. And then final series become "who will make fewer mistakes" compeition instead of "who will make more cool plays or prepare more cool strategies". I know which one I personally prefer.
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Hidden base. I think that's a great plan.
When did ovie drops get so popular in high level tvz?
Every second Serral is mining that base is one second closer to Serral winning, as Wardi is pointing out now
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On June 03 2024 03:30 TheLordofAwesome wrote:Show nested quote +On June 03 2024 03:27 BluemoonSC wrote: Lord please grant us a serral Maru finals so I can enjoy the GOAT thread discussion for several more weeks I think the maximum controversial outcome is Oliveira beats Serral, then loses to Maru in the finals. So that will probably be what happens. I was gonna say Maru 4-0 over Serral would grant us debates for months on end, but you are right, Oliveira 3-0 over Serral, and then Maru 4-0 over Oliveira would bless us with the still greater collective meltdown.
Edit: Not gonna happen, though.
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On June 03 2024 03:30 Penev wrote: I have to say it's a bit disappointing that there are only 2 matches left already. It's such a better experience to have a full day of Starcraft with the quarters on the finals day. Unexpected as well after Katowice getting it right this year finally I thought that lesson was learned. Maybe there's some reason that it couldn't be helped in which case no hatin' but that doesn't change the sense of anti climax you get (or at least I do) when only having 3 matches. If they start from quarter-final on the final day
1) It's going to be a very long day, especially for the player coming from quarter-final #1 2) You can't really prepare for the potential grand final opponent
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On June 03 2024 03:37 TheLordofAwesome wrote: Hidden base. I think that's a great plan.
When did ovie drops get so popular in high level tvz?
When rogue show us the way at the beginning of this tournament, ovi drops, nydus and bane mines.
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Serral needs to spread Oliveria out a bit, hit the natural or something.
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Canada8988 Posts
I'm not sure this is the best game plan from Serral, but it sure is a fun one.
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Serral is probably losing this game.
Or not
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Canada8988 Posts
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Having long final days benefits more defensive players and factions,as after 2 series both players might be somewhat tired and shown most of their builds / strategies. And then final series become "who will make fewer mistakes" compeition instead of "who will make more cool plays or prepare more cool strategies". I know which one I personally prefer. It's just one BO5 more for the players. Besides you really only get true preparation when there's a week between matches like in GSL, Which is great to watch, I agree with that.
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Holy fuck Serral vs Oliveira G1... some mindblowing stuff from Serral. Now you know why Chinese fans call him "Overmind' He truly plays like he's controlling every unit with psychic energy.
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