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Dog22
Profile Joined April 2010
United States140 Posts
July 06 2010 02:20 GMT
#101
Nice translation. I'm so glad that desert oasis got grilled...also mothership haha.

That food looks good.
0neder
Profile Joined July 2009
United States3733 Posts
July 06 2010 02:28 GMT
#102
Desert Oasis is the best spectator map in Beta. Maps that exciting better not get axed for generic macro crap right at release, at least with BW it took a while for that to happen.

This is e-sports. Fans want excitement. Doesn't matter if the map is inconvenient of you have to think out of the box, deal with it. Stork had to.
Midj
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada253 Posts
July 06 2010 02:47 GMT
#103
Oh my, thanks a ton Jongim!

Please stick around, having translations from a much more SC filled media is amazing!
I enjoy watching more than playing.
Drakkart
Profile Joined May 2010
80 Posts
July 06 2010 07:30 GMT
#104
thanks jongim for the translation.
@Anfere maybe i am ignorant but maybe regarding SC2 i just didn't hear these names.
I know some of the names being big with SC but SC and SC2 are two different games. and SC2 has it's own stars already and so i wondered why those names were not on the list.
pencilcase
Profile Joined September 2007
United States330 Posts
July 06 2010 07:40 GMT
#105
Can't wait to see what gets implemented in the next patch once the Beta comes back up. This meeting should have been very productive. And from the pictures, it looks like they were talking about map balance with Scrap Station and others.
LlamaNamedOsama
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1900 Posts
July 06 2010 07:52 GMT
#106
On July 06 2010 02:58 Drakkart wrote:
actually i am not sure if that is good news.

it may sound good that blizzards gets external expertise. on the other hand this means blizzard is open for influence and as humans tend to favor options and such stuff they also favor people so the opinion which is proclaimed by the one being nicest to the listener counts more.
willingly or not this is a fact.
blizzard has all the data, they would be able to watch all the matches. why now risc such influence from outside?

another thing that bugs me is that i don't know even half of them. maybe they were famous in bw so?
history repeats itself constantly and if gaming history tells one thing than it is "new game, new cards, new stars"
so why ask "dinosaurs" how to style a porsche? besides these guys, if so successfull, for sure did not spent the time playing SC2. they had to practise for whatever tournament.
why not pick those really shining with the new game? which already spread their concerns?

my hope now is that blizzard did not just pick these 9 nobodys of the sc2 world (no offense here honestly i just compared your names to like TLO, artosis, white-ra... )
hopefully they really asked a whole bunch of people and even those mentioned.

another aspect that would worry me if they asked only asians is that on the asian servers people play more agressivly there is much more cheese involved so much unlikely you see tier 3 units here. when the hell are these going to get balanced out?


I only signed up to TL and even I know who most of them are. Seriously, pro-gaming exists outside of the HDH invitational. It also bothers me that it seems like you haven't really been reading this thread, since A) the "dinosaurs" thing is actually the complete opposite of what's going on (there were a couple people in the beginning pages complaining that there WEREN'T BW pros in there, since the selected ARE SC2 pros), and B) "only asians" asked - people already noted that Western gamers were asked in the first couple of pages.
Dario Wünsch: I guess...Creator...met his maker *sunglasses*
kAra
Profile Joined September 2004
Germany1405 Posts
July 06 2010 08:06 GMT
#107
great translation thx, hope mothership gets removed or sth :C
mada mada dane
Lumire
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States607 Posts
July 06 2010 08:06 GMT
#108
Its great to see blizz asking more progamers for input, it will be interesting to see what gets implemented in phase 2.
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ooni
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Australia1498 Posts
July 06 2010 10:35 GMT
#109
I'm sure anyone who can do 'this' is invited. They are just happened to be Koreans.
http://kotaku.com/5580080/korean-gamers-are-faster-than-a-speeding-bullet
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Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
July 06 2010 11:31 GMT
#110
On July 06 2010 02:58 Drakkart wrote:
actually i am not sure if that is good news.

it may sound good that blizzards gets external expertise. on the other hand this means blizzard is open for influence and as humans tend to favor options and such stuff they also favor people so the opinion which is proclaimed by the one being nicest to the listener counts more.
willingly or not this is a fact.
blizzard has all the data, they would be able to watch all the matches. why now risc such influence from outside?

another thing that bugs me is that i don't know even half of them. maybe they were famous in bw so?
history repeats itself constantly and if gaming history tells one thing than it is "new game, new cards, new stars"
so why ask "dinosaurs" how to style a porsche? besides these guys, if so successfull, for sure did not spent the time playing SC2. they had to practise for whatever tournament.
why not pick those really shining with the new game? which already spread their concerns?

my hope now is that blizzard did not just pick these 9 nobodys of the sc2 world (no offense here honestly i just compared your names to like TLO, artosis, white-ra... )
hopefully they really asked a whole bunch of people and even those mentioned.

another aspect that would worry me if they asked only asians is that on the asian servers people play more agressivly there is much more cheese involved so much unlikely you see tier 3 units here. when the hell are these going to get balanced out?

Just because you don't know them doesn't make them nobodies. Also, lots of non-koreans were asked as well, they just haven't told anyone because they were asked not to.


Zerg
Kim Won-ki (oGs. Cool)
Bakoesik (Gerrard.Prime)
Yihyeongju (Check.Prime)

Cool is a SC Progamer that retired some years ago. Considered one of the best players on Asia in SC2. You may know him as Fruittrader.

Gerrard is an ex-WC3 pro. He played in the EU vs Asia matches and won both his games (3-2 vs both Haypro and Nazgul iirc).

Check is one of the most old school WC3 pros in the world - he's been at the top level since the original game was released more or less. Also one of the best Zergs on Asia during the beta. Lost 2-3 to Nazgul in the Eu vs Asia games, I don't remember how his other match went. Has several high placements in tournaments.


Terran
Gimseongje (oGs.NCYellow)
Yigwanwoo (Ozil)
Yijungheon (DayFly.Prime)

Old school SC pro Intotherainbow, one of the better Terrans on Asia, lots of tournament appearances. Dunno Asian scene enough to tell you what he's won.

I have no idea who Ozil is, might have a different aka.

DayFly is a legendary WC3 player, and has done fairly well in SC2 as well. Beat Hasuobs 3-1 in the EU vs Asia matches I believe.


Protoss
Seogisu (oGs.sSKS)
Jeongminsu (NEXGenius)
Hwanggyuhun (oGs.Spunky)

Long time SC1 pro and one of the very best players on Asia in SC2. Won one of the first big LANs (the PGR21 LAN I think? Or was it PlayXP hm...), won TL Altitude Invitational.

Not sure who Genius is.

Spunky is a really, really, really old school SC1 pro and has been one of the top ranked protoss players on Asia throughout the beta.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Mannerheim
Profile Joined April 2007
766 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 11:44:39
July 06 2010 11:44 GMT
#111
On July 05 2010 10:51 jamesr12 wrote:
I have heard of all these people except:

Yigwanwoo (Ozil)
Yijungheon (DayFly.Prime)


DayFly is a legendary Wc3 player, one of the best Orc players of all time. I can imagine his skill transferring really well to SC2.

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HaN-
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
France1920 Posts
July 06 2010 11:44 GMT
#112
Nice insight Jinro, thx.

Anyone know where i can find replays of oGs.Cool ?
Calendaraka Foxhan
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5768 Posts
July 06 2010 11:50 GMT
#113
On July 06 2010 20:44 HaN- wrote:
Nice insight Jinro, thx.

Anyone know where i can find replays of oGs.Cool ?


Here are some I've found some time ago:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=112991&currentpage=115#2304
ironchef
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Canada1350 Posts
July 06 2010 12:40 GMT
#114
Thats awesome to hear, let's see if they can do something with the info.
“Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.” - Marcus Aurelius
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
July 06 2010 13:02 GMT
#115
On July 05 2010 10:51 jamesr12 wrote:
I have heard of all these people except:

Yigwanwoo (Ozil)
Yijungheon (DayFly.Prime)


i don't know Ozil either but DayFly is a legend in wc3, he was the only orc player back then when this race was really really weak in the last days of roc, around 2003, i remember seeing him at eswc2003 he was the only orc after the groupstage, and he was the only orc playing at pro level. He was the one.
twitter@RickyMarou
MorroW
Profile Joined August 2008
Sweden3522 Posts
July 06 2010 13:05 GMT
#116
great move by blizzard, this could have been a little too early tho seeing how most progamers are actually not so accurate about the game :d
Progamerpls no copy pasterino
tarsier
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom223 Posts
July 06 2010 15:32 GMT
#117
asian players have a more professional attitude in general.

i don't want blizzard to give europe/us a noob version of the game, so yes i'll let the koreans have a say in balance ahead of unprofessional whiners like idra.
Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
July 06 2010 15:47 GMT
#118
I don't think being good at the game is the one and only factor which helps the most at balancing a game. IMO Blizzard shouldn't just blindly listen to this people, i mean they're best of the best but can they really develop a game ? :"
It's always nice to ask for player input, but i think a lot of this players will be biased.
I hope they help Blizzard as much as they can though ^_^.
You must gather your party before venturing forth.
koppik
Profile Joined April 2010
United States676 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 16:01:48
July 06 2010 15:49 GMT
#119
I guess the names were decided by the ladder rankings in part? Tester didn't really play enough (ever) to get really high on the ladder, but NEXGenius was top of the ladder for a long period of time. NCYellow and I think Ozil (I think?) were also top 5 ELO.

I'm surprised PvP received the most hate out of all of the match ups. It was at least before the tank nerf my favorite to watch of the three mirror match ups.
Ocedic
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1808 Posts
July 06 2010 15:57 GMT
#120
On July 05 2010 17:29 NEWater wrote:
Speaking as an Asian, I'll have to say that the vast majority of us aren't the creative types. It's more likely that a small minority of the Korean players invented the new tactics, and those new tactics managed to proliferate everywhere and make the whole lot of other Asian players seem equally as creative and proficient as that small minority, because we make up for our general lack of creativity with the ability to absorb and copy new stuff very quickly. >_>


Speak for yourself please. People like you make all westerners think of Asians as mindless automatons.

And why is it that every single thread that even mentions the word korean degenerates into a discussion about whether korea will be the best? Why not just wait and see before making your completely unfounded predictions?
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