EPTHuk's mothership rush @ MLG DC Video - Page 8
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Grond
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dtz
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in any case, i hope huk remembers that he can't all chat in the GSL or it is instant dq. Someone need to continually reminds me. And sad that mothership, the ultimate weapon of the protoss army is seen as more of a joke unit these days. | ||
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spacemonkeyy
Australia477 Posts
http://www.sc2replayed.com/replays/92036-1v1-protoss-zerg-xelnaga-caverns | ||
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Fitzhunt1
United States169 Posts
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
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Meriones
43 Posts
On October 17 2010 20:44 Grond wrote: Considering how Huk emphasized the problem with players being able to hear the caster/crowd in the latest State of the Game I wonder if he did this to prove his point. They can hear the casters too? That's so sad to hear and basically means the integrity of those games is gone. Remember how in Korea they called it cheating when a player picked up a tell from the audience. So was Select cheating when he attacked and killed the nexus? When do players know something through skill and when through the audience/casters. I have quite a few moments that may be suspicious. Is changing your play based on what you hear part of the game? | ||
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robertdinh
803 Posts
On October 17 2010 20:52 Meriones wrote: They can hear the casters too? That's so sad to hear and basically means the integrity of those games is gone. Remember how in Korea they called it cheating when a player picked up a tell from the audience. So was Select cheating when he attacked and killed the nexus? When do players know something through skill and when through the audience/casters. I have quite a few moments that may be suspicious. Is changing your play based on what you hear part of the game? Obviously from a competitive standpoint for gaming you would not want players receiving outside influences and incorporating that to change the dynamic of the game. But that is the responsibility of the people running the tourney, not the players. | ||
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MasterVelVet
Belgium132 Posts
On October 17 2010 13:08 clik wrote: It's great to see high level players show that they play for fun and entertainment sometimes despite all the tension and things on the line. I'm definitely a HuK fan. Totally agree with that. Sometimes players forget why we actually play this game, HuK is definitely not one of them ! | ||
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MorroW
Sweden3522 Posts
if he wants to win gsl he has to start play every game to 100% with head up high win attitude and not care about what ppl want him to do. some might call it innovating but if thats the case then its clearly just a sign of desperation, not expecting to be able to beat select in a standard game. which i dont believe in since i know how good huk is in tvp. id have alot more respect for huk fighting with what he practiced in the ladder until the end rather than jumping completely off the standards and goes like this, sure it could have been mind games but i find that hard to believe aswell. i hope he gets more lan experience before he starts getting far into gsl because id hate to see him go like this again when hes really capable of winning vs everyone in a tour like mlg... select is a fucking beast who been winning everyone in tvp lately so i somewhat understand where huks mindset was at doing this :p if your true fans of huk you shouldnt trigger him into making motherships and playing fun, see how that ends up going (i know u didnt scream make mothership) but in general fans r always telling their players to be creative xD | ||
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Titan Rain
Australia3 Posts
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Lobotomist
United States1541 Posts
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SUSUGAM
United States177 Posts
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devolore
United States70 Posts
On October 17 2010 21:02 MorroW wrote: well i hope huk shapes up and dont lose hope in the middle of important games like this. its quite a classic choking to do what ppl want u to do in a series. regardless if ur up 1-0 or down 0-1. if he wants to win gsl he has to start play every game to 100% with head up high win attitude and not care about what ppl want him to do. some might call it innovating but if thats the case then its clearly just a sign of desperation, not expecting to be able to beat select in a standard game. which i dont believe in since i know how good huk is in tvp. id have alot more respect for huk fighting with what he practiced in the ladder until the end rather than jumping completely off the standards and goes like this, sure it could have been mind games but i find that hard to believe aswell. i hope he gets more lan experience before he starts getting far into gsl because id hate to see him go like this again when hes really capable of winning vs everyone in a tour like mlg... select is a fucking beast who been winning everyone in tvp lately so i somewhat understand where huks mindset was at doing this :p if your true fans of huk you shouldnt trigger him into making motherships and playing fun, see how that ends up going (i know u didnt scream make mothership) but in general fans r always telling their players to be creative xD Or maybe he just wanted to have some fun EDIT: Someone on Reddit (possibly in this thread as well, haven't read the whole thing) pointed out that HuK probably gained far more than he lost with this move as well. Yeah he ended up taking 4th and could maybe have taken 3rd, so that's a "loss" of $300 and some rank points. But he gained so much fandom and hype as a result. "tahts halo, dont worry" is going to stick around for a while, I think... | ||
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PartyBiscuit
Canada4525 Posts
I don't think he was trying as much for "for the win" in MLG, he already won Raleigh and was guaranteed 3rd place in DC (and had already lost to IdrA 2-0). In GSL3, I doubt he would screw around since the stakes are much higher unless it was maybe a Bo7 and he was up a couple games (plus I don't know if any Koreans really know him to chant for him lol). | ||
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MorroW
Sweden3522 Posts
On October 17 2010 23:03 devolore wrote: Or maybe he just wanted to have some fun EDIT: Someone on Reddit (possibly in this thread as well, haven't read the whole thing) pointed out that HuK probably gained far more than he lost with this move as well. Yeah he ended up taking 4th and could maybe have taken 3rd, so that's a "loss" of $300 and some rank points. But he gained so much fandom and hype as a result. "tahts halo, dont worry" is going to stick around for a while, I think... huk has told me himself that he wants to be a successful progamer, he have said so in interviews aswell. last time i checked being successful is not to have a big fanbase or attention. really doubt he travel there and fight hard in the tour and then just mothership because its fun lol, its silly u would even believe that urself. i dont think his TL liquid clan would appriciate it much for huk just to throw it to gain more fans, huk already has so many fans anyway :p i dont actually know the mlg system if the game mattered or not but if it didnt matter then its pretty reasonable not to care:p | ||
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MLG.Shrew
United States79 Posts
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unsaintly
Germany687 Posts
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Fitzhunt1
United States169 Posts
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Gonzodamus
United States273 Posts
On October 17 2010 21:02 MorroW wrote: if your true fans of huk you shouldnt trigger him into making motherships and playing fun, see how that ends up going (i know u didnt scream make mothership) but in general fans r always telling their players to be creative xD I disagree with that sentiment. As a player, I understand that your goal is to win, but as a spectator my goal is to be entertained. The most entertaining player will ultimately be my favorite to watch. Watching sports is a vicarious experience and I think StarCraft works the same way. One of the things I personally don't like about Korean players is that in general they don't look like they're having fun. A lot of the players have the same expressions after wins and losses. Fun play like Huk's mothership rush may not have been good for him in the short run, but it's definitely gotten people talking about him and the tournament, which I would argue is good for both him and esports in the long run. | ||
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
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