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Perceivere
131 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:08 Captain Peabody wrote: I mean I said this about Flash back in the day. and I wasn't the only one. Flash's dominance reduced my investment in the BW scene a decent bit. Good on ya for the consistency. | ||
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darklycid
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Perceivere
131 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:10 darklycid wrote: No its Just lame to try to spin existing nicknames into the Player you are rooting for. I don't recall ever trying to impress salty fanboys. You thought he was boring, but you still watched him play anyway. Sounds like you enjoy being bored. | ||
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darklycid
3541 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:13 Perceivere wrote: I don't recall ever trying to impress salty fanboys. You thought he was boring, but you still watched him play anyway. Sounds like you enjoy being bored. If you think i am a fanboy i am sorry for you i Just get annoyed by Them (and you are bringing typical fanboy Posts so far). If there is any fanboying by me its for Showtime but i have learned what to expect. Edit: Like Imagine Simeone trying to frame Maru as the ultimate weapon or herO as the bosstoss or smth, it would be Just weird. | ||
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Captain Peabody
United States3128 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:09 darklycid wrote: Am too Young to have witnessed it, was Flashs dominance also filled with These kinda series where its Just boring to watch em at some Point? oh definitely. especially given how relatively straightforward BW Terran & Flash's style can be. it was awe-inspiring and interesting to watch him play basically perfectly from start to finish, but after a while got very same-y. it was fun at least when Jaedong and Flash could actually go head to head and met in every finals. but once Flash clearly got inside Jaedong's head, I confess I kind of checked out. felt somewhat similarly about Serral's dominance of the EU scene once he overtook Reynor/Clem. | ||
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:08 Captain Peabody wrote: I mean I said this about Flash back in the day. and I wasn't the only one. Flash's dominance reduced my investment in the BW scene a decent bit. Dominance is almost always stale unless you're a diehard fan of the player dominating. Obviously doesn't help that Serral's so overwhelming on the map that it often stifles opponents ability to make games fun | ||
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Antithesis
Germany1236 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:10 darklycid wrote: No its Just lame to try to spin existing nicknames onto the Player you are rooting for. Like reusing Moon's nickname for Maru? Not saying I like rehashing existing aliases but at this point it's is more of a phrase and less of a rigid designator. | ||
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darklycid
3541 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:15 Captain Peabody wrote: oh definitely. especially given how relatively straightforward BW Terran & Flash's style can be. it was awe-inspiring and interesting to watch him play basically perfectly from start to finish, but after a while got very same-y. it was fun at least when Jaedong and Flash could actually go head to head and met in every finals. but once Flash clearly got inside Jaedong's head, I confess I kind of checked out. felt somewhat similarly about Serral's dominance of the EU scene once he overtook Reynor/Clem. Yea i can See that its Always fun to See so Close to perfect Play Sometimes but it gets boring fast. | ||
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darklycid
3541 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:16 Antithesis wrote: Like reusing Moon's nickname for Maru? Not saying I like rehashing existing aliases but at this point it's is more of a phrase and less of a rigid designator. Eh even then 4th Race makes No Sense for serral as 4th Race to me means that you are able to perform with your Race when noone Else can so the one deserving it the Most would be herO. Edit: and even then reusing this is Just lame still in my eyes wasnt aware it was reused for maru already too. | ||
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Captain Peabody
United States3128 Posts
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darklycid
3541 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:18 Captain Peabody wrote: this game is already so fun lol This Looks Like an dold Nightmare or sOs build  | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26642 Posts
On August 18 2024 21:59 Perceivere wrote: Funny. When was the last time anyone said this about Flash? And yet, many have voiced their opinion that Flash was even more dominant. I love the bias and salt around here. The tears get more delicious by the day. Some people find it boring, some find excellence inspiring. There’s plenty of BW fans on these forums who’ve said they’d probably enjoy ASL without an in-shape Flash because he’s so strong. Plenty who also want to see the BW GOAT do his thing. Not everyone is salty and crying lmao. I think a wider issue in SC2 at present is there’s just so few people who can actually beat Serral. Flash was a monster, but he could lose. He had rivalries. What set him apart from his peers was that extra level of consistency versus the field. Obviously versus Jaedong being one of the most famous, effort famously beating him in a Starleague final. Towards BW dying down, guys like Fantasy and Jangbi took him out. Bisu beat him in an epic final set of the last Proleague going. BW experts can correct or expand if they want! Maru’s record sticks him as a pretty solid #2, clear of the field for some time and Serral just smashes him. You’re left with like Dark, Clem or Reynor on a good day, maybe? But those guys aren’t always locks to make it deep either, so if they lose early you’re like ‘hm there goes the chance of Serral actually losing’ Rag and Solar beating him in big tournies was so notable because it’s so increasingly rare. Whether it’s Serral’s sheer excellence or the field lacking a bit of depth, or a combo, it can be a bit monotonous. Also SC2 does tend to do more consistent, reliable formats to protect the big guys than BW did, so Serral may have to be beaten twice, or thrice as in this tournament! Play out of your mind and take out Flash, he’s out. Do the same with Serral and he frequently returns. Like one of those boss battles you get the health bar finally depleted, let out a sigh of relief only for that bar to start filling up and you be left preparing to face phase 2. I’m a big admirer of the guy, but I do get where people are coming from too. | ||
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Captain Peabody
United States3128 Posts
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Captain Peabody
United States3128 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26642 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:16 Antithesis wrote: Like reusing Moon's nickname for Maru? Not saying I like rehashing existing aliases but at this point it's is more of a phrase and less of a rigid designator. Yeah I always disliked that. I thought a big reason Moon had that nickname was he innovated and played the race totally different to everyone else, not just well, better. In that sense Gumigod is actually for me more in that spirit given he frequently plays the race so completely differently. I know Maru also did plenty of innovating before anyone jumps on that :p | ||
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Captain Peabody
United States3128 Posts
On August 18 2024 22:20 WombaT wrote: Some people find it boring, some find excellence inspiring. There’s plenty of BW fans on these forums who’ve said they’d probably enjoy ASL without an in-shape Flash because he’s so strong. Plenty who also want to see the BW GOAT do his thing. Not everyone is salty and crying lmao. I think a wider issue in SC2 at present is there’s just so few people who can actually beat Serral. Flash was a monster, but he could lose. He had rivalries. What set him apart from his peers was that extra level of consistency versus the field. Obviously versus Jaedong being one of the most famous, effort famously beating him in a Starleague final. Towards BW dying down, guys like Fantasy and Jangbi took him out. Bisu beat him in an epic final set of the last Proleague going. BW experts can correct or expand if they want! Maru’s record sticks him as a pretty solid #2, clear of the field for some time and Serral just smashes him. You’re left with like Dark, Clem or Reynor on a good day, maybe? But those guys aren’t always locks to make it deep either, so if they lose early you’re like ‘hm there goes the chance of Serral actually losing’ Rag and Solar beating him in big tournies was so notable because it’s so increasingly rare. Whether it’s Serral’s sheer excellence or the field lacking a bit of depth, or a combo, it can be a bit monotonous. Also SC2 does tend to do more consistent, reliable formats to protect the big guys than BW did, so Serral may have to be beaten twice, or thrice as in this tournament! Play out of your mind and take out Flash, he’s out. Do the same with Serral and he frequently returns. Like one of those boss battles you get the health bar finally depleted, let out a sigh of relief only for that bar to start filling up and you be left preparing to face phase 2. I’m a big admirer of the guy, but I do get where people are coming from too. I will give Serral some credit though for innovating his play very well, adapting to the other players who pushed him, throwing in more all-ins, little touches, style plays, etc. it's gotten more fun at least watching Serral by a big amount since his first peak. | ||
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Captain Peabody
United States3128 Posts
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
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Perceivere
131 Posts
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Canada2719 Posts
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