EPTNational ESL: Get DETONATED - The Silver Interview - Page 10
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llortyag
United States64 Posts
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MuTT
United States398 Posts
On August 06 2010 05:56 llortyag wrote: btw ty noonononnononononoo and Iamthewater for proving that we cannot determine that he is a smart player based on what we say. Just be sure to say to that koppick who said "Wow, Silver is sounds like a really smart player. " its funny how the ones oblivious to your sarcasm are calling you oblivious | ||
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
On August 06 2010 05:56 llortyag wrote: btw ty noonononnononononoo and Iamthewater for proving that we cannot determine that he is a smart player based on what we say. Just be sure to say to that koppick who said "Wow, Silver is sounds like a really smart player. " Should we put up a poll?: What description do you think fit best with Silver based on the interview. 1) Really smart guy 2) Homeless bum I know were I'm leaning towards. | ||
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jk29
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llortyag
United States64 Posts
On August 06 2010 06:01 MuTT wrote: its funny how the ones oblivious to your sarcasm are calling you oblivious hahaha lol On August 06 2010 06:03 nam nam wrote: Should we put up a poll?: What description do you think fit best with Silver based on the interview. 1) Really smart guy 2) Homeless bum I know were I'm leaning towards. One last time for the HOMELESS BUMS WOOOT people were calling silver smart and idra stupid based off of a game and an interview. i wanted to join the fun and be like omgzzz actually judging from this interview and game he actually stupid whoever is in debt must be stupid rite guis? Then everyone was like YOU CANT JUDGE FRUmm interviewz duh idiot. then i laff User was warned for this post | ||
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ilikejokes
United States217 Posts
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llortyag
United States64 Posts
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iSTime
1579 Posts
On August 06 2010 04:15 llortyag wrote: i find it funny that all these unknown up and comers are all terran. Sure the kid beat qxc and huk but IdrA himself can beat them and is on a whole other level. Look at the interview is ridiculous !! he basically cheesed wc3 ladder with random but it doesn't work on pros because skill > cheese in wc3. Also lol at the wanna be zen master hahaha He only plays half the game anyways "a great general's objective is to mystify, mislead and surprise. Terran is the race that best allows me to do this." He does his builds which take the "strategic thought" of battlecraft and if his rock papper scissors strats doesn't work oh well he doesn't need to practice. I wish i was as smart as this guy but i only have a degree in applied math from uc berkeley while this guy is prolly a history major without a career and massive debt. If only i had the insight to think... IdrA likes go to ling muta because i saw him do it in a replay. Hmm lemme think..... Hellions make zerglings useless and hmm what about the mutas. If only there was a hard counter unit that made mutas useless... o wait there is thors! Then i can see if my rock papper scissor strat works! Oh no IdrA scouted me and went an incredible clever roach baneling build if only there were units i build that had the same infrastructure as thors and hellions... hmmm tanks! Playing Civilization has made me a genius at this game! Bold is massive fail. What, couldn't handle any math that actually requires intelligence? GG Troll. Ship it. Also LOL at history majors being unintelligent. Go google Ed Witten. | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
On August 06 2010 04:52 llortyag wrote: If you cheese you aren't mastering the race. yup my degree is useless, except that starting offers are around 70k+ try again you're being way out of line with this degree shit, if you think you can just judge someone's intelligence based on what degree he masters you're way off I consider myself pretty smart and I dropped out of college, it was also probably the right decision so just drop it, Silver seems smart at first glance and he's pretty mannered, end of it | ||
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MuTT
United States398 Posts
On August 06 2010 06:27 llortyag wrote: only in a backwards place LOLOLOLOL i love you have my babies | ||
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shinosai
United States1577 Posts
Also - in one battle vs QXC he drops two turrets to draw tank fire, then drops a full medivac of marines on top of them with marauder/marines coming from behind. Whereas if he attacked head-on he would have been decimated, he used interesting tactics to overcome them. | ||
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iSTime
1579 Posts
On August 06 2010 06:33 Fayth wrote: you're being way out of line with this degree shit, if you think you can just judge someone's intelligence based on what degree he masters you're way off I consider myself pretty smart and I dropped out of college, it was also probably the right decision so just drop it, Silver seems smart at first glance and he's pretty mannered, end of it Yeah, I'm pretty sure if llortyag said shit like this IRL he'd get beaten up/completely ignored pretty quickly by practically everyone. It's like when some poker player on TL tried to say he was worth more than idra just because he made tons more money. | ||
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Hemingway
United States55 Posts
On August 05 2010 13:36 OHtRUe wrote: No he has his right to rage because this is his living and his career. If you were naturally disadvantaged at what you work at for a living would you just stay good mannered? You could compare IdrA to a 5 foot bball player who is extremely skilled and Silver (and any terran for that matter) to a 7 foot bball player who is a weekend warrior. Theres no reason why he shouldn't be upset. Idra chose his field of work, it's not like he was born into gaming in an inescapable social hierarchy. And yes, even if I was losing to someone I didn't respect, I'd manage to stay good mannered, because gaming is a profession many would kill for. Also, your metaphor would be more accurate like this: You could compare Idra to a 5 foot basketball player who practices a ton and could become 7 feet tall at any time, the only thing stopping him is either pride/ego or preference, both are a fault of his own. Silver is a 7 foot basketball player who approaches the sport from a different angle than the typical progamer workaholic, and it works for him. Maybe the balance in his life positively affects his gameplay. Maybe he's simply naturally talented. Or maybe he got lucky/Idra had an off day. Either way, leaves no room for bad manners on Idra's part. I have nothing for respect for the things he does with Zerg, but he's tainting his reputation. | ||
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Voros
United States222 Posts
Can't say enough good things about Silver's style of play: elegant, intelligent, and nearly flawless execution. I particularly liked the placement of the production buildings at the bottom of the ramp and wouldn't be surprised if we start to see that more often in the future. | ||
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sjschmidt93
United States2518 Posts
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ANGRYAFRICAN
South Africa25 Posts
On a more serious note, beating QXC in TvT mirror, with no racial advantage to exploit clearly shows Silver has some talant and ability, I look forward to seeing more from him in the future. | ||
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chekthehek
United States279 Posts
On August 05 2010 13:46 iEchoic wrote: And he's still not a professional. Being a professional means acting like a professional. If you don't act like a professional, you're not one. This applies to every field in life, even fields where you can hide yourself behind a computer. As time goes on, new talent is going to emerge. It's funny to see people upset when new players play well. Props to Silver. if silver was a protoss or a zerg would your post be the same? no | ||
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Voyager I
United States260 Posts
He whines incessantly about Zerg being too weak, but he started out as Protoss. He only jumped on the Zergwagon back in early Beta when there were no easy answers to Mutas and Roaches were 2 Armor/1 Food instead of the other way around. | ||
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Apollys
United States278 Posts
On August 05 2010 13:36 OHtRUe wrote: No he has his right to rage because this is his living and his career. If you were naturally disadvantaged at what you work at for a living would you just stay good mannered? You could compare IdrA to a 5 foot bball player who is extremely skilled and Silver (and any terran for that matter) to a 7 foot bball player who is a weekend warrior. Theres no reason why he shouldn't be upset. No, this logic fails because then IdrA should be upset at blizzard, not everyone who plays Terran. IdrA happens to be a zerg player, they happen to be a terran player. If the game is imbalanced, Don't hate the player, hate the game. | ||
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Kylig
Sweden41 Posts
Its the fact that he is isolated in a foreign country and perhaps hasnt got anyone to vent out his feelings with. I mean if I played Zerg (I play T) I would be so mad all the time because zvt is actually quite broken no matter which leauge you play in, its a fact just realise it!!! Idra needs to learn the language or move back home! Simply because he needs to vent his feelings, as of now he vents through the game which is bad. I did it myself way back when I was playing alone for hours and hours and had nobody to talk to about the games, wins or losses. I mean come on, who doesnt get in a bad mood if they play too much. You get tired, back soaring from sitting so much etc etc and when you play a broken setup you just cant hold it. I think I would be a great coach dammit, come on idra move to sweden and I can train you, we start off with 1 week of vacation | ||
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