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floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
August 05 2010 17:01 GMT
#121
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.

The truly sad thing is you think this is a reasonable argument
IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
August 05 2010 17:04 GMT
#122
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.

zerg must play responsively early game, only aggressive options are terrible allins that are easily prevented and its clear theyre coming before the scv scout is even dead. terran has 20 completely different viable 1 base builds, all of which can kill you if you arent properly prepared. that in itself isnt imbalanced, but when they all require different counters and theres no reliable way to know which hes doing, it is a problem.
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Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
August 05 2010 17:18 GMT
#123
On August 06 2010 02:04 IdrA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.

zerg must play responsively early game, only aggressive options are terrible allins that are easily prevented and its clear theyre coming before the scv scout is even dead. terran has 20 completely different viable 1 base builds, all of which can kill you if you arent properly prepared. that in itself isnt imbalanced, but when they all require different counters and theres no reliable way to know which hes doing, it is a problem.


Love it when you can go to a website where pros will actualy TALK on the forum. This argument is actually pretty well thought out. I'm curious whether you think Idra its because Zerg simply hasn't thought of enough builds, or that terran truly does just have TOO many options.
Senx
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Sweden5901 Posts
August 05 2010 17:21 GMT
#124
The problem is scouting, Z has to sacrifice overlords left and right to even get the right intel, and by then they're already too far behind by having to rebuild em to get their supply up again.
"trash micro but win - its marine" MC commentary during HSC 4
IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
August 05 2010 17:25 GMT
#125
like i said its not solely that they have too many options, its that they have alot of options and its not really possible to know what theyre doing, and there is no all purpose defensive build. and its not just that zergs havent thought of one, terran strategies require such diverse counters that you're never gonna be able to be totally safe.

as for zerg aggression no, i dont think its gonna happen unless theres big changes. wallin+repair+bunkers and terran's range advantage means that you're never just gonna be able to overpower them cuz of a build advantage or something, you actually have to catch them completely off guard. and roach or baneling based rushes are not hard to scout, have similar responses anyway. basically if t sees you on one base, which you cant prevent, they make a thick wall and put a bunker behind it and theyre completely safe. the fact that you're on one base means that even with that extra money spent on defense theyll be fine economically. only options zerg has are map specific, like blistering's back door.
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fantomex
Profile Joined June 2009
United States313 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-05 17:30:14
August 05 2010 17:26 GMT
#126
edit: delete
Replay or GTFO
Defeat
Profile Joined March 2010
United States476 Posts
August 05 2010 17:34 GMT
#127
Check out the replay length for game 1 on metalopolis for Silver vs IdrA.
"the metagame has really evolved to the point where the best chance to win the metagame is to game the metagame" -Bags
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-05 17:46:40
August 05 2010 17:38 GMT
#128
Why are people saying IdrA has no right to BM? He has been doing it since Brood War. It is nothing new, get over it. lol

Also floor exercise and IdrA are absolutely right. Terran has too many options early game. It isn't as bad when you're Protoss because you have better counters, (ex: Stalkers counter Reapers and Air; Zerg needs Roaches or Speedlings for Reapers and a lot of Queens for air.) but when you're Zerg, you need a completely different counter for every option. And you can hardly even scout without sacrificing a ton of Overlords because of Marines denying it. And if you get the scouts in, you can't really prepare unless you catch a unit coming out. Example: Factory with Tech Lab can be Tanks, Pre-Igniter Hellions, Thors. Then they can push out with one of their 20 options and you either guess to counter them or you have a weak army composition trying to beat everything.
nihlon
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden5581 Posts
August 05 2010 17:48 GMT
#129
On August 06 2010 02:38 Whole wrote:
Why are people saying IdrA has no right to BM? He has been doing it since Brood War. It is nothing new, get over it. lol

Also floor exercise and IdrA himself are absolutely right. Terran has too many options early game. It isn't as bad when you're Protoss because you have better counters, (ex: Stalkers counter Reapers and Air; Zerg needs Roaches or Speedlings for Reapers and a lot of Queens for air.) but when you're Zerg, you need a completely different counter for every option. And you can hardly even scout without sacrificing a ton of Overlords because of Marines denying it. And if you get the scouts in, you can't really prepare unless you catch a unit coming out. Example: Factory with Tech Lab can be Tanks, Pre-Igniter Hellions, Thors. Then they can push out with one of their 20 options and you either guess to counter them or you have a weak army composition trying to beat everything.


Maybe I missed the posts saying Idra "has no right" to be BM. Just not everyone think it's appropriate for a pro player to behave that way. He has the right, but people also have the right to dislike him for it.
Banelings are too cute to blow up
kzn
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1218 Posts
August 05 2010 17:51 GMT
#130
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.


For christ's sake.

Scans do not cost minerals. They cost mining speed and energy.

That is all.
Like a G6
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
August 05 2010 17:53 GMT
#131
On August 06 2010 02:51 kzn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.


For christ's sake.

Scans do not cost minerals. They cost mining speed and energy.

That is all.


Yeah, this bothers me a lot. lol It should be a bannable offense to say that scan costs minerals.
Zalfor
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States1035 Posts
August 05 2010 18:09 GMT
#132
dont play z if ur gonna whine
555, kthxbai
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
August 05 2010 18:10 GMT
#133
On August 06 2010 02:51 kzn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.


For christ's sake.

Scans do not cost minerals. They cost mining speed and energy.

That is all.


One scan means no mule, and one mule can gather ~(300 mins?).
ProfSteve
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1 Post
August 05 2010 18:12 GMT
#134
Hoping to see more of Silver in the future.
mprs
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2933 Posts
August 05 2010 18:17 GMT
#135
On August 06 2010 03:10 Pandain wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2010 02:51 kzn wrote:
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.


For christ's sake.

Scans do not cost minerals. They cost mining speed and energy.

That is all.


One scan means no mule, and one mule can gather ~(300 mins?).


I believe this is EXACTLY what they are talking about. (aka, it is not the case)
We talkin about PRACTICE
kzn
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1218 Posts
August 05 2010 18:27 GMT
#136
On August 06 2010 03:10 Pandain wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2010 02:51 kzn wrote:
On August 06 2010 01:59 GeorgeForeman wrote:
I don't get how you can complain about Silver's lack of scouting without taking Idra to task for the same thing. Scans cost the T ~280 mineral. That's nearly 3 overlords.


For christ's sake.

Scans do not cost minerals. They cost mining speed and energy.

That is all.


One scan means no mule, and one mule can gather ~(300 mins?).


So you scan, and you don't mule. You have lower mining speed and less energy. You do not have 300 less minerals to mine.
Like a G6
ROOTFayth
Profile Joined January 2004
Canada3351 Posts
August 05 2010 18:35 GMT
#137
On August 05 2010 13:24 OHtRUe wrote:
No offense, but this proves that theres something wrong with the game. This guy shouldn't 2-0 IdrA with his gaming history and his whole philosophy of the game. I feel incredibly bad for IdrA for choosing zerg because if he played Terran i doubt he would lose a game.

CJ Entus PROGAMER who played pro level SC BW and plays 10 hours of SC2 gets 2-0'd by pretty much by a casual who references a confederate general for his SC play......

Actually he seems to be much smarter than idra, idra just has better mechanics
thezergk
Profile Joined October 2009
United States492 Posts
August 05 2010 18:37 GMT
#138
jeez this guy sounds so intelligent pimp. Its an honor to be in his division!
Nada vs. TLO Results: "Nada 1 TLO 1 Bnet 2 KESPA 1"
PanoRaMa
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States5069 Posts
August 05 2010 18:39 GMT
#139
His grasp and understanding of zen and logical strategy/execution would make him a terrific poker player. His entire mentality eerily matches one of the best online players in the game in fact. Silver if you read this, feel free to pm me I'd be happy to discuss and teach you poker free of charge (I am a mid-stakes consistent winner with a primary focus on those traits mentioned above).
Torture
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada221 Posts
August 05 2010 18:46 GMT
#140
Too bad that he cheats and plays Terran. =D
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