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On July 22 2010 03:32 0mar wrote:
Not scouting that third expansion at 6 against Idra was killer. Granted, it's not an obvious move, but still, this is a tournament setting. If HuK found that expansion much earlier, his chances of winning would have been much better.
1: It's pretty safe to assume Z will be taking a third expo vs a FE toss, especially if he's not early pressuring
2: How would it have increased his winning chances? He still would have had to face Idras army which was always going to engage if he wanted to attack
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On July 22 2010 03:04 arnold(soTa) wrote:most of the ppl hating on huk would just lose 0-5 to him :D-) but I duno if he is king of the beta material really, but I supposed they needed a protoss player that plays on the north american server, same with QXC for that matter.. ppl idolizing players in beta is just sad also :O) Like morrow said, who is good now is not necessarily going to be top player a few months into the beta.. game is really simple yet still evolving.. and when the game gets more standardized, then we can talk top players imo... ofcourse there are some players that are just really good at adapting to changing gamestate and they will most likely be the better... then there is badmannerkids like idra who are terrible esports ambassadors and I hope he continues to suck so we can get mannered ppl in the spotlight  like seriously.. being a certified progamer and still trolling TL forums is sad 
IdrA's bm is entertaining though.
He's very passionate and competitive about starcraft and that's why I'd like to see him being one of the best foreign players in the future.
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On July 22 2010 04:42 Fantistic wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2010 03:04 arnold(soTa) wrote:most of the ppl hating on huk would just lose 0-5 to him :D-) but I duno if he is king of the beta material really, but I supposed they needed a protoss player that plays on the north american server, same with QXC for that matter.. ppl idolizing players in beta is just sad also :O) Like morrow said, who is good now is not necessarily going to be top player a few months into the beta.. game is really simple yet still evolving.. and when the game gets more standardized, then we can talk top players imo... ofcourse there are some players that are just really good at adapting to changing gamestate and they will most likely be the better... then there is badmannerkids like idra who are terrible esports ambassadors and I hope he continues to suck so we can get mannered ppl in the spotlight like seriously.. being a certified progamer and still trolling TL forums is sad IdrA's bm is entertaining though. He's very passionate and competitive about starcraft and that's why I'd like to see him being one of the best foreign players in the future.
you are right it is entertaining, kind of in the same way is fun to see people facepalm on failblog.
I dont doubt there are loads of ppl who are equally passionate without the ugly shit.
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I think we should stop referring to ourselves as "foreign". How does "non-Korean" feel to everybody?
It's bizarre and troubling how willingly communities like this internalize Asian xenophobia.
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On July 22 2010 05:47 kajeus wrote:
I think we should stop referring to ourselves as "foreign". How does "non-Korean" feel to everybody?
It's bizarre and troubling how willingly communities like this internalize Asian xenophobia.
imo foreign rolls off the tongue a lot more than "non-Korean" and considering that the Koreans are the ones who have the gigantic empire that is eSPORTS (dictated by kespa >.<) and we dont....its fair to say that we are indeed the unlucky foreigners...oh and the term has been in use for years so people probably wont want to get out of the habit ^___^
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On July 22 2010 05:50 unit wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2010 05:47 kajeus wrote:
I think we should stop referring to ourselves as "foreign". How does "non-Korean" feel to everybody?
It's bizarre and troubling how willingly communities like this internalize Asian xenophobia. imo foreign rolls off the tongue a lot more than "non-Korean" and considering that the Koreans are the ones who have the gigantic empire that is eSPORTS (dictated by kespa >.<) and we dont....its fair to say that we are indeed the unlucky foreigners...oh and the term has been in use for years so people probably wont want to get out of the habit ^___^
Yeah... it's sad. It just seems so weird to fetishize Korea as this nerd mecca and Koreans as mystical demigods. I mean, you say "foreign" on TL and people know what you mean -- i.e., foreign to what. It's a little creepy.
Oh well... I'll just keep being annoying and call Koreans out on it when I get the chance. It's their culture's fault, after all.
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I wish Huk didn't try to cheese/end in one base every single game that he plays. Not exactly fun to watch and his strategies becomes rather predictable.
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On July 22 2010 06:10 HardcoreBilly wrote:
I wish Huk didn't try to cheese/end in one base every single game that he plays. Not exactly fun to watch and his strategies becomes rather predictable.
Same thing in boxing, I HATE when the guy tries to knock the other one out in the first couple rounds. It's much more fun when they just circle each other until round 10 at least.
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On July 22 2010 05:47 kajeus wrote:
I think we should stop referring to ourselves as "foreign". How does "non-Korean" feel to everybody?
It's bizarre and troubling how willingly communities like this internalize Asian xenophobia.
Because Korea is the center of starcraft. Non-koreans are foreigners, and saying non-koreans is annoying compared to foreigners.
May 19th,2010..makes sense now
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Hnnnnnghhh... HuK... write down "thermal lances" on a post-it and put it on your monitor.
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On July 22 2010 06:41 Megalisk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2010 05:47 kajeus wrote:
I think we should stop referring to ourselves as "foreign". How does "non-Korean" feel to everybody?
It's bizarre and troubling how willingly communities like this internalize Asian xenophobia. May 19th,2010..makes sense now
Fuck you, douchebag.
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On July 22 2010 06:41 Megalisk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2010 05:47 kajeus wrote:
I think we should stop referring to ourselves as "foreign". How does "non-Korean" feel to everybody?
It's bizarre and troubling how willingly communities like this internalize Asian xenophobia. Because Korea is the center of starcraft. Non-koreans are foreigners, and saying non-koreans is annoying compared to foreigners. May 19th,2010..makes sense now
haha exactly. most of the tl acc's made in 2010 are from sc2 noobs that have no idea about bw, progaming scene, or anything related.
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On July 22 2010 06:16 Back wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2010 06:10 HardcoreBilly wrote:
I wish Huk didn't try to cheese/end in one base every single game that he plays. Not exactly fun to watch and his strategies becomes rather predictable. Same thing in boxing, I HATE when the guy tries to knock the other one out in the first couple rounds. It's much more fun when they just circle each other until round 10 at least.
Really?
You do realize there are other ways for protoss to win quickly other than 4gate. Billy's right, HuK's play is extremely predictable. Well I wasn't expecting a 1base 6gate, but comparing that to boxing is just silly.
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On July 22 2010 06:16 Back wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2010 06:10 HardcoreBilly wrote:
I wish Huk didn't try to cheese/end in one base every single game that he plays. Not exactly fun to watch and his strategies becomes rather predictable. Same thing in boxing, I HATE when the guy tries to knock the other one out in the first couple rounds. It's much more fun when they just circle each other until round 10 at least.
Um, are you serious? I think your love for Huk is clouding your logic, as that it is a terrible comparison.
If there is one thing I noticed about Huk is that he is top on the Worldwide Beta rankings, but he didn't do so well in any matches that I've seen in the King of Beta tournament. Why is that? Just like a guy who always play, 4 gate, mass marine, and even 6pool, they're invariable going to well online because those cheese tactics are strong. Huk played in the King of the Beta tournament where, he did his 4+ gate strategy in pretty much every single game. Idra and TLO noticed his trend and so they were able to crush it.
I am by no means calling him a bad player. In fact, I'll admit that he's great. But the fact is that he always goes with a standard opening of mass gateway and try to shut his opponent down early, making for a bad performance. And he has to be less predictable with his early game if he wants to be a pro.
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Is HuK going to give us a press release on how he supports 6 gate forge off 1 base?
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id be more interested in what his thought process was on not upgadring thermal lance. I am not tryng to be a dick huk is way better then me (clearly) I am just wondering if there was a reason/plan behind thar or just made a mistake
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haha exactly. most of the tl acc's made in 2010 are from sc2 noobs that have no idea about bw, progaming scene, or anything related.
This may be true but I'd be careful with that. For instance, I'm 33 and the first Blizzard game I played was Battlechess, but I was playing Warcraft 1 in college with my roommates, over the network, in the mid-1990s. I lurked at this site for years before recently making an account and I'm well familiar with SC1, BW, and the progaming scene. If you judge people or their opinions by the date they signed up, you're doing a disservice to them and the community.
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Huk the next Lim Yo Hwan for sc2 ! Yes definitely !
Haha i just can't keep laughing each time i remember that phrase while watching Huk vs Tester games.
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He was schooled by Tester
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he is good....but still got stomped in the King of the Beta series
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