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phfantunes
Profile Joined April 2010
Brazil170 Posts
October 02 2010 14:48 GMT
#61
Watching Cool play makes me realize there is one dimension of StarCraft that I completely ignore and have no clue about.

Winning a tournament of that level (and doing it convincingly) is no fluke. He has some sort of game sense or timing sense or something-that-I-can't-label that makes him make the right decision everytime. He has said several times that he doesn't practice as much and would rather have fun (heck, he even left oGs), calls his micro poor and that watching the other Zerg replays he can't really point out what's the difference between them.

I honestly don't know how he does the stuff he does. I also have no clue how to practice or get that quintessencial skill that he has shown.
figq
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
12519 Posts
October 02 2010 14:48 GMT
#62
Q: What kind of help did your team TSL give you?
A: First off I ate very well. I like to resolve my stress through eating, and I was able to resolve my Zerg stress very well. Being able to eat a lot was a big help (laughs).
I guess he needed the prize money out of hunger. So happy he won.
The people I'm friendly with have already switched to SC II and are claiming SC II is the new mainstream, but I can't be sure since I don't know any present BW pros.
Interesting.
If you stand next to my head, you can hear the ocean. - Day[9]
MangoTango
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States3670 Posts
October 02 2010 14:50 GMT
#63
Cool, fuck YEAH! What a manner guy too.
"One fish, two fish, red fish, BLUE TANK!" - Artosis
UnholyRai
Profile Joined September 2010
720 Posts
October 02 2010 14:52 GMT
#64
On October 02 2010 23:48 phfantunes wrote:
Watching Cool play makes me realize there is one dimension of StarCraft that I completely ignore and have no clue about.

Winning a tournament of that level (and doing it convincingly) is no fluke. He has some sort of game sense or timing sense or something-that-I-can't-label that makes him make the right decision everytime. He has said several times that he doesn't practice as much and would rather have fun (heck, he even left oGs), calls his micro poor and that watching the other Zerg replays he can't really point out what's the difference between them.

I honestly don't know how he does the stuff he does. I also have no clue how to practice or get that quintessencial skill that he has shown.


I think the explanation is years and years of starcraft experience, and a brain capable of learning to a greater degree than his opponents at present.
Gogo Grubby.
Kaal
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Djibouti2514 Posts
October 02 2010 14:58 GMT
#65
IMO the best part is that his parents game. I'm betting most progamer's parents aren't that supportive.
Karma_
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada40 Posts
October 02 2010 14:59 GMT
#66
Watched the GSL replays on sc2rep and it really seemed to me that HopeTorture just played far worse, not even on same level as Fruit. In game 2, cliff drops a tank into a fast expand muta build? Why would you ever do this... he just turtles up and let's the zerg outmacro him, applying pretty much 0 pressure early on...

Do a standard MMM timing push with some early harass like any 1000+ diamond terran does and I can't help but feel that they would have performed better
kojinshugi
Profile Joined August 2010
Estonia2559 Posts
October 02 2010 15:00 GMT
#67
On October 02 2010 23:23 UnholyRai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 02 2010 23:20 kojinshugi wrote:
On October 02 2010 23:02 UnholyRai wrote:
Aww anyone else feel bad for Cool? His parents never supported him but now when they're set to gain $85,000 they turn up to the event? Also Cool's mom is straight away on the phone probably bragging about how she has all this money.

I dunno just think Cool should of kept like half the money for himself.


Don't project your own suburban teen angst at people you don't know.

Not everyone hates their parents.

Err what? I'm not a teen and I love my parents. Thanks for your wonderful insight though. It seems alot of people agree with me so please, keep your failed attempt at being e-cool or whatever you're trying to be to yourself.


Let's see what you're doing - calling a tournament winner's mother a gold digger when you have no evidence of this.

I'm sure there's plenty of people who think "screw the parents, just keep the money dude!", but that's a culturally ignorant thing to say. And even if the cultural divide wasn't there, don't presume to know the details of other people's lives. I know if my father died and my mother was supporting my family by selling fruit, I'd give that 80 grand to her too.
whatsgrackalackin420
DoubleRainbow
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada85 Posts
October 02 2010 15:01 GMT
#68
hope to see more korean pros in season 2.
"WOW, THAT IS SO INTENSE"
Keitzer
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2509 Posts
October 02 2010 15:01 GMT
#69
Gotta love Cool... mostly because he plays Zerg... lol, jk

but seriously his performance should inspire some zerg players to stay their race because he played really well

About fans there: Even though Tasteless and Artosis kept saying "OMG ITS PACKED IN HERE!"... i thought there was like 10 to 20k people... but according to Fomos.. only 5k.. and by only i mean less than what i thought

great interview AND games overall... GGs.. GLHF in next GSLs
I'm like badass squared | KeitZer.489
Zerothegreat
Profile Joined September 2010
United States787 Posts
October 02 2010 15:02 GMT
#70
Do you guys actually stop to think maybe she was on the phone to call a family member and inform them that he had won? Like maybe his Dad or something? You guys read way too much into things. Everyone assumes the worst. :/
ch4ppi
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany802 Posts
October 02 2010 15:05 GMT
#71
Guys this fruitseller is just crazy!
He was all the way a bit ahead, that was soooo great, gave me goosebumps!
foxmeep
Profile Joined July 2009
Australia2333 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-02 16:28:08
October 02 2010 15:13 GMT
#72
EDIT: Wait that's wrong. Lol.
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
October 02 2010 15:14 GMT
#73
Thanks for the interview. Can't wait for season 2 and others.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Hider
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Denmark9376 Posts
October 02 2010 15:15 GMT
#74
I still had no idea why he would go hydras. Desert oasis is a terrible map for hydras. YOu need mobile units on that map, and hydras is just immboile and not cost effecitve againts close to all terran units. I think he had won 4-0 if he had gone for normal muta first opening.
SuperBigFoot
Profile Joined July 2010
United States63 Posts
October 02 2010 15:16 GMT
#75
I believe the American culture has it backwards in that you are suppose to take care of your parents when they are old and gray. Running off on your own to make something of yourself is great but you still have to remember the ones who raised you and feed you. Yes, parents can be annoying but you still have to remember where you came from and return the favor that they did for you when you was young. Who will take care of your parents when they are 80 and can barely walk for themselves? Would you want your children to forget about you when you turn 80 and all your friends are dead?
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4726 Posts
October 02 2010 15:24 GMT
#76
GSL 1 was great! I am happy hat FruitDealer won even though i play terran. Hope foreigners will show their true power in GSL 2 ! TLO fighting.
Pathetic Greta hater.
mumming
Profile Joined June 2010
Faroe Islands256 Posts
October 02 2010 15:26 GMT
#77
I guess it's a cultural thing. As the vietnamese says. His parents probably took care and gave money to their parents and so on, so I guess they take care the opposite way as in western culture.
TheFinalWord
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia790 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-02 16:08:28
October 02 2010 15:28 GMT
#78
On October 02 2010 23:04 JWD wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 02 2010 23:02 UnholyRai wrote:
Aww anyone else feel bad for Cool? His parents never supported him but now when they're set to gain $85,000 they turn up to the event? Also Cool's mom is straight away on the phone probably bragging about how she has all this money.

I dunno just think Cool should of kept like half the money for himself.

I have this sentiment too, but how do you know he's giving all of the money to his parents? I'm pretty sure he doesn't say so in the interview.

In the pre game show when they were talking to his mum I think she said something like if he wins the money is going into the fruit farm. I'm sure he will get a bit of it though. Kinda bad for him though unless they are really in poverty or something.

edit: nope the lag decieved me, I was just watching the vod and she said "it would be best if he gave all the money to me (this is where it lagged), so I can take care of it until he gets married" . So shes just taking care of it for him I guess.
Mazer
Profile Joined April 2008
Canada1086 Posts
October 02 2010 15:29 GMT
#79
Well, I think its safe to say Cool is sorta imba, never mind the actual race issues.

Props to him, wish I had woken up to watch it but I really needed sleep.
emythrel
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom2599 Posts
October 02 2010 15:39 GMT
#80
On October 02 2010 23:02 UnholyRai wrote:
Aww anyone else feel bad for Cool? His parents never supported him but now when they're set to gain $85,000 they turn up to the event? Also Cool's mom is straight away on the phone probably bragging about how she has all this money.

I dunno just think Cool should of kept like half the money for himself.


what makes you think his parents will see any of it? Cool is an adult who doesn't live with his parents......

great win for him and great that his parents turned up, i know how much it means to me when my dad makes it to my gigs (am a musician).


When there is nothing left to lose but your dignity, it is already gone.
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