EPTHuk's mothership rush @ MLG DC Video - Page 13
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epik151
312 Posts
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us.insurgency
United States330 Posts
On October 18 2010 06:16 AveiMil wrote: Deserves to keep playing Starcraft 2? Are you fucking mental? He does not have to this or that to 'deserve' to play Starcraft 2 and nobody can dictate to him how he wants and should play the game. He would of been a lot closer if he could of saved his natural. | ||
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Ezze
Canada934 Posts
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Chewie
Denmark708 Posts
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bigjmachine
United States314 Posts
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SunsetSC2
Australia148 Posts
I really find it disappointing other top players (Idra, InSelect) are calling him an idiot for doing it. If he'd pulled it off, would they react the same way? Or look down their nose at him? "OH, WELL, HE STOPPED MAKING ZEALOTS AND STALKERS, SO IT WAS A LUKY WIN!" *smokes cigar* Seriously. The thing that annoys me about progaming is how utterly boring the people who are progamers seem to be. And, I get it, it's a tough road and peeps gottsa be dedicated and whatever, but does it really suck the personality out of you? It is a spectator sport, and mad props to HuK for playing on that. There are people like HuK in every sport - it doesn't make him a "bad player" or a "good player", it means he's actually enjoying himself, in the moment, trying something a bit different, taking a chance on something the crowd or his opponent doesn't expect. I, personally, love watching people play who clearly love the game. HuK loves it. HuK fightiiiiinnnnnggggg.... <3 | ||
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luke1304
108 Posts
On October 17 2010 16:36 shindigs wrote:Probably his last chance to have a bit of fun at a major tourney before he starts GSL When does he start GSL? He isnt qualified for season two which starts this week, is he? | ||
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Comeh
United States18919 Posts
But HuK is a baller anyways. We all know who the REAL winner was here. | ||
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
No? Okay. It's a little like a rookie NBA player doing a 360 degree dunk in a basketball game while his team is down 20 points. | ||
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MrSexington
United States1768 Posts
On October 18 2010 07:27 Defacer wrote: Am I the only one that thought the Mothership made Huk look unprofessional and just cheapened the competition? No? Okay. It's a little like a rookie NBA player doing a 360 degree dunk in a basketball game while his team is down 20 points. I agree. I'd say it's more like a NBA team, which has practiced for months on end, leading to a very important game. They know each others' moves, they have a game plan, and they know if they stick to it, they're going to win. Now it's the 4th quarter and they're down by 10 points. And instead of sticking to their game plan -- the game plan that they've been practicing for all this time -- they decide, "Ahh fuck it, let's just start shooting 3 pointers the rest of the game." I probably would've been entertaining to watch as the crowd got more and more into it, especially if they started making them here or there, but ultimately they fell short. Oh well, it was entertaining.  | ||
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aepal
Netherlands123 Posts
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tocador
Brazil31 Posts
On October 18 2010 07:32 MrSexington wrote: I agree. I'd say it's more like a NBA team, which has practiced for months on end, leading to a very important game. They know each others' moves, they have a game plan, and they know if they stick to it, they're going to win. Now it's the 4th quarter and they're down by 10 points. And instead of sticking to their game plan -- the game plan that they've been practicing for all this time -- they decide, "Ahh fuck it, let's just start shooting 3 pointers the rest of the game." I probably would've been entertaining to watch as the crowd got more and more into it, especially if they started making them here or there, but ultimately they fell short. Oh well, it was entertaining. Except SC2 is a SOLO SPORT. Huk didnt disapoint no other but himself. So if HE thinks it was ok, IT WILL BE OK, as no one was depending with him. This has absolutely NOTHING to do with team games in which you play for a group. Huk plays for himself, and as such, has nothing pendant with anyone. Stop hating. | ||
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
A dude flew from Korea and another dude played 5 straight sets to get to that point of competition. To be honest, it makes the tournament look a little bush league. | ||
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MrSexington
United States1768 Posts
On October 18 2010 07:45 tocador wrote: Except SC2 is a SOLO SPORT. Huk didnt disapoint no other but himself. So if HE thinks it was ok, IT WILL BE OK, as no one was depending with him. This has absolutely NOTHING to do with team games in which you play for a group. Huk plays for himself, and as such, has nothing pendant with anyone. Stop hating. My example works for both team and solo games. The "team" part of it was actually the least important thing I wrote in that entire post and you somehow managed to cherry pick it from everything else. Try again. | ||
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FireBlast!
United Kingdom5251 Posts
At the same time I dont think this calls for "mad props" either, what he did was gimmicky throughout. | ||
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
On October 18 2010 07:32 MrSexington wrote: I agree. I'd say it's more like a NBA team, which has practiced for months on end, leading to a very important game. They know each others' moves, they have a game plan, and they know if they stick to it, they're going to win. Now it's the 4th quarter and they're down by 10 points. And instead of sticking to their game plan -- the game plan that they've been practicing for all this time -- they decide, "Ahh fuck it, let's just start shooting 3 pointers the rest of the game." I probably would've been entertaining to watch as the crowd got more and more into it, especially if they started making them here or there, but ultimately they fell short. Oh well, it was entertaining. Damn dude you got the Lakers strategy down pat it seems. | ||
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MrSexington
United States1768 Posts
On October 18 2010 08:03 Baarn wrote: Damn dude you got the Lakers strategy down pat it seems. lol... and then sadness. | ||
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
On October 18 2010 08:00 FireBlast! wrote: I dont understand how anyone could be upset at HuK for trying to put on a memorable show, it was his shot, he got himself there, he can do what he wants. Fair enough. But I'm the type of fan that wants to see the best play at their best. Watching and knowing a player is not playing at their level is as disappointing as watching Robert DeNiro phoning it in during a movie. You recognize their talent, want to be be a fan, but after a while it's like, "He's making a THIRD FOCKERS MOVIE? Why is he wasting everyone's time?" And then you just forget about them. | ||
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AJMcSpiffy
United States1154 Posts
On October 18 2010 07:55 MrSexington wrote: My example works for both team and solo games. The "team" part of it was the least important thing I wrote in that entire post. Try again. So it's like a champion bowler. He has practiced for months on end to bowl a perfect game. He knows every throw for every situation. He's got his custom ball and fitted shoes and is going in for the win. It's the 10th frame and he's down by 9 points (technically I think something like 29 points would be more tense of a situation in bowling but that's not important). In stead of sticking to his game plan of throwing a strike and winning, he makes a decision to make a more creative throw that (he thought) the crowd was cheering for. He gets the crowd pumped and builds excitement through the whole bowling alley. Well except for the last 4 lanes, those are reserved for a toddler's birthday party. Huk misses the strike (and the next spare, stick with me here) and leaves the tournament. The crowd is still pumped, and many will remember that throw above any other match of the night. Of course the strike throwing robot in the corner says that it was a stupid idea to not just win, but strike throwing robots can't always see that being creative is important even if it results in a loss. The whole situation feels a bit less impactful when it's taken in a solo context. The only person upset by this situation, the only person who suffered any loss, is Huk. He knew that when he decided to try the blindfolded shot, so it's not anyone's place to say they know better than him. He wanted to entertain, and mad props to him for it. He still got really far in the tournament, and decided to have fun with his last match and be an entertainer. He's still one of the top Protoss' in the world, one loss at MLG wont take that away from him. | ||
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RHMVNovus
United States738 Posts
On October 18 2010 07:55 MrSexington wrote: My example works for both team and solo games. The "team" part of it was the least important thing I wrote in that entire post. Try again. Your analogy is actually quite solid. However, it fails to account for the fact that HuK is *really good* at shooting 3-pointers. He had the larger army before his natural got rolled. If his units were positioned correctly, his natural could have been saved, and that wouldn't have been a Mothership Rush, but rather a fairly standard mothership push with a transition into... carriers. Or something. Or another mothership. I don't know what he would have transitioned into, but it wouldn't have been unsalvageable Even when his natural was roflstomped, he still could have won if he had effectively vortexed SeleCT's army. That didn't happen, and the gg came. It's not the decision to go mothership that was flawed. It was the unit control. | ||
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