I'm a 43 year old who plays SC2 for fun and because I appreciate the skill it takes to play it on the GSL/IEM/MLG level. I'm a pretty bad Silver league player who is starting to switch to Zerg from Protoss. Here are my views on the Huk VS Select

1. Huk knew he had no game for Idra if he happened to defeat Select.
2. Select handled Huk rather easily in game 1.
3. Huk probably felt, he couldn't win 2 in a row against Select using standard strats.
4. Huk is a showman and definitely put on a show.
5. Other than Idra dominating the field and Select making an incredible run through the LB, I will remember this game most fondly.

Huk Fighting!!!

Snowfield

1289 Posts

October 17 2010 16:01 GMT

#182

On October 18 2010 00:53 JWD wrote:

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Halo is way more popular than StarCraft 2 is, in America. It's MLG's bread-and-butter game. Makes total sense that it would have a larger prize pool.

Yeah, there would be no MLG without Halo pretty much

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Mad props to select for taking down THREE protoss powerhouses in a row, first Tyler in a epic BO5, then KiwiKaki and then HuK, totally saving terrans that tourney

I'm a total fan <3

BWILLdur

United States100 Posts

October 17 2010 16:30 GMT

#183

Booths or headphones, or both. The idea of hiding away players in another room is just absurd, it's the reason people go to LAN's to see and meet players and it's what MLG wants to see, big crowds. idra incontrol qxc and all the other players coming out to the crowd to just sit with everyone and watch games is awesome. If you put players in a separate room the best view of the game will be at home watching the stream.

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34502 Posts

October 17 2010 16:35 GMT

#184

Aside from all the other reasons, I wonder if HuK also just felt that SeleCT deserved at least second place after playing as many games as he did. SeleCT's schedule was simply brutal.

TedJustice

Canada1324 Posts

October 17 2010 16:38 GMT

#185

According to SotG, he didn't give up or do anything to "help select" or anything like that. He thought it might work, but it just didn't.

People should probably stop perpetuating the rumor that he gave up.

Wonderballs

Canada253 Posts

October 17 2010 16:40 GMT

#186

Why is there no hero unit for z or t?

Mothership should have a moving psi field too

Also... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA go HuK-daddy

Welmu

Finland3295 Posts

October 17 2010 16:43 GMT

#187

Huk could have won that, but the Vortex was terrible T_T

Alou

United States3748 Posts

October 17 2010 16:43 GMT

#188

Fun game. Enjoyed watching it. Wish I could have got a great macro game, but this is cool

Trezeguet

United States2656 Posts

October 17 2010 16:44 GMT

#189

On October 18 2010 01:35 Firebolt145 wrote:
Aside from all the other reasons, I wonder if HuK also just felt that SeleCT deserved at least second place after playing as many games as he did. SeleCT's schedule was simply brutal.

also 500$ more??

echobong

Canada92 Posts

October 17 2010 16:46 GMT

#190

On October 18 2010 01:00 Pudge_172 wrote:
I'm a 43 year old who plays SC2 for fun and because I appreciate the skill it takes to play it on the GSL/IEM/MLG level. I'm a pretty bad Silver league player who is starting to switch to Zerg from Protoss. Here are my views on the Huk VS Select

1. Huk knew he had no game for Idra if he happened to defeat Select.
2. Select handled Huk rather easily in game 1.
3. Huk probably felt, he couldn't win 2 in a row against Select using standard strats.
4. Huk is a showman and definitely put on a show.
5. Other than Idra dominating the field and Select making an incredible run through the LB, I will remember this game most fondly.

Huk Fighting!!!

Oh man! I'm 32 and thought I was the oldest gamer on this board! GG

Kiarip

United States1835 Posts

October 17 2010 16:48 GMT

#191

You know... I think HuK was planning to use that strat ahead of time, and he thought he actually had a chance to win with it.

Why else would he chose Scrap Station as the map? He probably hoped for select to not play so aggressive as to break the rocks in the middle, and if he was able to get the mothership out before he lost his natural first time, imo he could have won that game.

Ghad

Norway2551 Posts

October 17 2010 16:50 GMT

#192

On October 18 2010 01:46 echobong wrote:

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Oh man! I'm 32 and thought I was the oldest gamer on this board! GG

Lol, I would guess we are quite some 1978 dudes here. :p

Great video, I got goosebumps from the crowd reaction, but the guy on the vid reminded me too much of the double rainbow guy.

Antisocialmunky

United States5912 Posts

October 17 2010 16:50 GMT

#193

On October 18 2010 01:40 Wonderballs wrote:
Why is there no hero unit for z or t?

Mothership should have a moving psi field too

Also... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA go HuK-daddy

The Thor was supposed to be built as a structure that would create a structure when dead and the Queen was supposed to upgrade like the Hive Tyrant from DoWII.

But then they figured borrowing ideas from Supreme Commander and DoW was too awesome because they were shooting for something that was 'evolutionary' instead of 'revolutionary' or something.

PlusMinus

28 Posts

October 17 2010 16:55 GMT

#194

I was sitting in the 2nd row at the event and the crowd was going wild when they saw the Beacon warp in.

sutureself

United States192 Posts

October 17 2010 16:55 GMT

#195

Well, that cheer was weaker than I thought it would be. Maybe the sound on the video camera didn't do it justice. I didn't see this live or on MLG's stream.

Anyway, I don't know why everyone is getting so down on him. He tried an insane tactic that didn't work (yes, partially to be perceived as "cool"). Moderate risk/huge reward scenario. If it DID work, he'd be a legend in SC2 forever. But sadly, it didn't. Boo hoo. He still gains a ton of notoriety at the expense of losing in the LB finals of one tournament. It's not like 1+ years ago when there were only a handful of important events in which foreigners could participate. I'm sure he will really be beating himself up while preparing for all the tournaments he's in over the next few weeks.

He didn't give up. That's different than thinking to yourself, "Well, there's a 90% chance this won't work... but maybe..."

Giving up would have been making a BO mistake and then immediately gg'ing, or something.

It was funny and awesome to see.

Contagious

United States1319 Posts

October 17 2010 17:02 GMT

#196

On October 18 2010 01:01 Snowfield wrote:

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Yeah, there would be no MLG without Halo pretty much

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Mad props to select for taking down THREE protoss powerhouses in a row, first Tyler in a epic BO5, then KiwiKaki and then HuK, totally saving terrans that tourney

I'm a total fan <3

Also, the prize pool is split between 4 players and a coach.

Really I wish HuK wouldnt have mothership rushed, because I don't think its that cool anymore. If he would of won than it would have been awesome.. but it seemed like a white flag when it happened so I was against it.

jenzebubble

United States183 Posts

October 17 2010 17:25 GMT

#197

Please and thanks!

minormenace

United States1 Post

October 17 2010 17:28 GMT

#198

I give Huk props for it, I think it really did have potential to work, though Select was mostly outplaying him with standard builds. (and every other protoss) I watched all those matches and honestly I was getting soooo bored of watching Select, every game against protoss was probably 98% identical. (Nothing against Select, he is killer with his timing/coordination & stamina to play so consistently through so many matches)

I just don't think Huk has actually practiced with mothership enough(I know he has done it before, but I seriously doubt he has spent 8 hours a day practicing with it), more familiarity with its speed when to inch it forward try to get T to waste scans, etc... when to push with the units past it, pull them back. The way he miss cast the vortex and then let it get separated (and killed) gave away that he just hasn't mastered its usage. Obviously should have carrier rushed... =)

Cybren

United States206 Posts

October 17 2010 17:46 GMT

#199

You are a corporation looking to sponsor one person. Who do you sponsor?
A) Someone who plays very standard, and wins very plain, albeit dominating matches
B) Someone that can win a match with standard play, but also plays to the crowd and puts on a show, getting infinitely more exposure?