i felt like it was a bit of a disrespectful move towards the viewers, but it is just my opinion. i want to see people give it there all, not throw games away like the way huk did.

at any rate, that was $500 mothership

xccam

Great Britain1154 Posts

October 17 2010 09:35 GMT

#122

Godstorm

Romania845 Posts

October 17 2010 09:38 GMT

#123

Gratz huk, you are boxer 2.0 protoss version

Baarn

United States2702 Posts

October 17 2010 09:41 GMT

#124

FOR THE FANS!!!

dogabutila

United States1438 Posts

October 17 2010 09:44 GMT

#125

The mothership didn't lose him the game.

Certainly, the terrible vortex did, but he had a chance at winning.

Maggeus

France277 Posts

October 17 2010 09:46 GMT

#126

Exactly, the mothership didn't lose him the game. It was a smart move considering the huge number of marauders and the need to use scans.
But the vortex was extremely bad indeed.

Flaunt

New Zealand784 Posts

October 17 2010 09:46 GMT

#127

On October 17 2010 17:21 kidd wrote:
I honestly disliked Huk as a player before though I never knew anything about his personality so it was all based on his play, but after seeing his kind demeanor throughout the tournament with little things like trying to help select get set up and shaking hands after every game, he won me over. Quickly following those things, he does a mothership rush in the loser's final of one of the biggest US tournaments to please the crowd all the while joking and basically telling select what's going on, shows he loves nothing more than playing the game and having fun with it. Can't help but like the guy after all that.

Wow. I was the same lol. He won me over with his great sportsmanship and Mothership %)

McFoo

United Kingdom180 Posts

October 17 2010 10:07 GMT

#128

That's the right way to lose a game.

robertdinh

803 Posts

October 17 2010 10:22 GMT

#129

His mothership rush wasn't as all in as a proxy 2 gate or anything, but it was obviously not a "strong" strat.

Yea he theoretically could have won if select makes a ton of micro mistakes and gives him free units, but obviously a mothership isn't that great an idea vs terran, which have strong anti-air and can scan for stealth.

papaz

Sweden4149 Posts

October 17 2010 10:22 GMT

#130

+ Show Spoiler +

HuK sure knows how do lose in style.

HUK FIGHTING!!

leveller

Sweden1840 Posts

October 17 2010 10:25 GMT

#131

On October 17 2010 18:46 Maggeus wrote:
Exactly, the mothership didn't lose him the game. It was a smart move considering the huge number of marauders and the need to use scans.
But the vortex was extremely bad indeed.

Going for such an early mothership left him unable to defend his expo. It was not a smart move lol, it was a hilarious one, Ill give you that. The vortex sure it was a screw up and maybe he could have come back if the vortex worked out but at that point he was 1 vs 2 base already.

Kyuki

Sweden1867 Posts

October 17 2010 10:26 GMT

#132

I love HuK, and I think it was some good fun, but I was so depressed that he actually went through with it, it was like he'd given up. I'm sure motherships are unexplored and can net wins if it gets into practice and finds good timings, but that just felt like he'd given up, and at THAT point of the tournament - regardless if you're tired or not - it's just wrong imo.

I can see his reasoning too, but I still think it's abit depressing for a competitive person to do something like this at that point of the tournament.

I8PP

Canada186 Posts

October 17 2010 10:38 GMT

#133

Well, he sure gained a lot more fans than he lost by that move, so as long as they were worth $500 (which I'm sure they were) then it's a win for him. That said, GO HUK!

sAKecOkE

Ireland128 Posts

October 17 2010 10:40 GMT

#134

By the way, if you check Artosis GSL2 Videos, Jinro (Terran) lost to the korean dude who attacked with an early mothership on the very same map, but it must totally be a fun strat which is never going to work amirite?
Maybe the mistake in that game was not the mothership, but the expansion he did with it instead of going all in :o !

bigjenk

United States1543 Posts

October 17 2010 10:42 GMT

#135

On October 17 2010 17:30 Dyno. wrote:
i like huk, but I'd much rather see him win than do cutesy shit. and generally speaking you can't have both against top competition.

only one person in human history could have their cake and eat it too, and that is boxer

Except that he has won a tournament before with a telegraphed mom rush. Honestly without telling select his basic build order so that select didn't really mule at all so he had 3 scans in a row it might have worked.

bigjenk

United States1543 Posts

October 17 2010 10:45 GMT

#136

Honestly though watching huk play was a treat, it's nice to see at least on of the pro gamers actually look like they are doing what they love, he seems the most happy of any of them i have seen on stream while playing. That being said i hope he puts in some serious work so that he can qualify for gsl 3 and do decent, it is rare the players that are not only top players but have creativity and flair.

Okiesmokie

Canada379 Posts

October 17 2010 11:33 GMT

#137

Huk's game vs Select is being re-streamed soon for anyone who missed it.
http://events.mlgpro.com/takeovers/procircuit/titles/starcraft?site_id=mlgpro

Meriones

43 Posts

October 17 2010 11:39 GMT

#138

I am very confused as to why people think the audience influencing the game was cool. Also, going mothership lost him the game very easily and the black hole only caught his own units.

Really, Huk had to do silly chatting to mindgame out Select from knowing through the crowd that a mothership was made. Very strange and awkward. How is a mothership going to ever work without the element of surprise? Especially vs Select's style?

But this game is being celebrated? Why?

leviathan400

United Kingdom393 Posts

October 17 2010 11:42 GMT

#139

It was dam epic