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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
On November 05 2010 14:45 Vz0 wrote: Well I wasn't there to admire "boxer's prime" but so far in SC2 he defnitely isn't what most people make him out to be. ( bad macro, godly micro, innovative ) His macro seems absolutely on par with the majority of the players. His micro does not seem anything extraordinary He is not innovative in any way (not that you NEED to be, idra for ex) If anything players like Foxer, TLO, Fruitdealer seem to be on top of the innovation and micro section. BoxeR to me seems like simply a great all round player. I thnk people tend to label him too much and can't just admire him for what he currently is. True that Boxer is a little overhyped right now, but I don't know why people think 'innovation' is picking some arbitrarily unused unit and using it. Slayer boxer's style in SC2 is distinctly unique actually. He may not be going crazy insane with random builds, but he has unique timings in his harass, and his viking flower is his signature in TvT at the moment. Innovation can be a lot more subtle than someone who goes nukes and mass hellions in TvP or some shit. | ||
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LoLAdriankat
United States4307 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule19215 Posts
On November 05 2010 15:11 SoJu.WeRRa wrote: totally awesome!!! Please get the rest of (Korean Pros) to start posting on TL :D We love you guys. And yes I know this is totally off topic, but who cares? | ||
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TheDoctor
66 Posts
I honestly rather have boxer pick a "fan favorite" team instead of just the best players. Pick up nada, fruitdealer, cellawerra, idra, TLO, julyzerg, tester, fake boxer, zergbong, and intotherainbow!! | ||
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mrdx
Vietnam1555 Posts
On November 05 2010 14:45 Vz0 wrote: Well I wasn't there to admire "boxer's prime" but so far in SC2 he defnitely isn't what most people make him out to be. ( bad macro, godly micro, innovative ) His macro seems absolutely on par with the majority of the players. His micro does not seem anything extraordinary He is not innovative in any way (not that you NEED to be, idra for ex) If anything players like Foxer, TLO, Fruitdealer seem to be on top of the innovation and micro section. BoxeR to me seems like simply a great all round player. I thnk people tend to label him too much and can't just admire him for what he currently is. I hope you're just being (ignorantly) honest and not trolling. but "His micro does not seem anything extraordinary" "He is not innovative in any way" .. seriously what? watch his GSL2 games so far again, will ya? | ||
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jHERO
China167 Posts
i am serious btw... | ||
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Arceus
Vietnam8333 Posts
i would love to see team AMD returns as well <3 | ||
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TekKpriest
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Allegria
Switzerland83 Posts
On November 05 2010 14:53 dukethegold wrote: He needs to get Foxer into his team. There is no way that Foxer would refuse. Iloveoov is a strong possibility as well. The poor kid would die from a heart attack ^^ Omg Intel sponsoring BoxeR - sick. I like it! | ||
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Meapak_Ziphh
United States6786 Posts
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xBillehx
United States1289 Posts
People who said Starcraft 2 doesn't support pro teams and salaries? Bullshit~ <3 | ||
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OnA
Canada43 Posts
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frucisky
Singapore2170 Posts
"He is not innovative in any way" .. seriously what? watch his GSL2 games so far again, will ya? He went banshee harass into tank marine push on almost all the games against Nada >.< Really, if anyone is playing like BoxeR now its FoxeR. Using almost pure marine to TvT woah! | ||
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konadora
Singapore66363 Posts
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jeeunit
United States22 Posts
On November 05 2010 14:57 dukethegold wrote: Wasn't AMD the sponsor of one of the Starcraft teams way back in the old days? Then again, AMD's financial power was far more limited back then. During that time, AMD had Athlon, which could outperform Intel's P3. It's Athlon 64 could outperform Intel's P4. I would argue that AMD was at its prime during it's sponsorship of the team. http://starfeeder.gameriot.com/blogs/Super-Daniel-Man/Rise-and-fall-of-the-Dream-Team-part-1 | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
On November 05 2010 14:45 Vz0 wrote: Well I wasn't there to admire "boxer's prime" but so far in SC2 he defnitely isn't what most people make him out to be. ( bad macro, godly micro, innovative ) His macro seems absolutely on par with the majority of the players. His micro does not seem anything extraordinary He is not innovative in any way (not that you NEED to be, idra for ex) If anything players like Foxer, TLO, Fruitdealer seem to be on top of the innovation and micro section. BoxeR to me seems like simply a great all round player. I thnk people tend to label him too much and can't just admire him for what he currently is. Knowing all that should give you an idea of just how magical Boxer was in the Brood War days. You can still go back and look up his VODs if you know anything about BW. They were just so immensely fun and exciting. Beyond that, what he's done for progaming in Korea is immense. The man isn't a legend only because of his play. He is, without any overestimation, the face of Korean esports. I think it's safe to say that without Boxer, the BW scene would have fizzled out after a while, and SC2 would have had much less interest. He helped to establish a few of the early teams and really, we just wouldn't have the huge competitive scene around the world based on this game without him. Everyone shits rainbows for this guy and for very, very, very good reason. The guy isn't just a player, he's a fucking icon. | ||
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madcow305
United States152 Posts
I seem to remember him using it against Hyperdub. Then again, something as easy to do as putting Vikings on patrol was probably used by tons of different Terrans during their practice games, so we can't really credit anyone as being the "creator." On November 05 2010 15:17 TheDoctor wrote: I just jizzed in my pants... I honestly rather have boxer pick a "fan favorite" team instead of just the best players. Pick up nada, fruitdealer, cellawerra, idra, TLO, julyzerg, tester, fake boxer, zergbong, and intotherainbow!! Every single person you just listed already has a team. The foreigners aren't even good enough that Boxer would want them. If Boxer, after a few months' practice, can make it to the Ro4 in the GSL, why would he want TLO and Idra on his team, when they've been playing since Beta and can't get past Ro32 and 16? Is he trying to recruit the new Hyuks of his team? Plus, they don't speak Korean, so they can't even discuss strategies and tactics with him in detail. Wasn't the communication barrier the primary reason why Idra never got far in the Korean proscene in BW? Why would that change in SC2? As for the Koreans, Cool and Tester are the founders of TSL, and two of its best players. If Fruitdealer leaves, they lose their best member and the only one who's ever done anything significant on the team. The team would have such a hard time attracting new members when other teams like oGs and Prime can offer so many better practice partners. TSL would probably disband if Cool left. Cool knows this, and would probably not ditch his friends for cash. The exception is if he convinced Boxer to take on the majority of the roster along with himself as a package deal, or at the very least, take on the people he cares most about in TSL. Cella JUST reformed the WeRRa clan (forgot their new name) after Gundam molested its members to death. The team is on shaky ground, and if he vacated his leadership position, the clan would be in the same position as TSL. Why would new, promising players join NeoWeRRa when oGs, Prime, and Zenix can offer so much more? Therefore, Cella would also be morally obligated to stay. Plus, why would Boxer even want him? I'm looking through the GSL 1 results, and I can't find his name. Is this guy actually good? Or is he just known because of his position in WeRRa? Almost everyone else on the list belong to Prime or oGs, the two most famous/dominant clans in existence for SC2. Boxer would need to recruit a KILLER lineup before any of them would give up their positions to join his team. Think about it, Prime and oGs can provide their players with the best SC2 practice partners in the world. Would you give that up to sit on Boxer's team, if the only good person on the team was the Emperor himself? Who would you practice with and devise new strategies with, if everyone else on the team is not A-class? That leaves Rainbow as the last candidate. As far as I know, his team, Startale or whatever, isn't very good, given that he's the only big name from the team to make it far into either GSL. He also has past connections to Boxer. Combine that with a healthy pay raise, and I could see him making the switch to join Boxer's new team. If Boxer is to form a dominant team that will carry on SKT1's legacy, he's going to have to do it the same way he formed the original SKT1: recruiting nobodies that have potential, and growing them into powerhouses. All the current best players already have homes, and it'll take a lot more than a percentage of ~$300,000 to get them to move. | ||
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Seraph.yongweihua
Canada224 Posts
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famz
United States78 Posts
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