If it hasn't been nominated already, LG-IM.MVP vs ST_Squirtle in the GSL Season 2 Grand Finals, game 5. Was probably the most epic game of SC2 I've ever seen.
I don't get how nothing happening for 30 minutes and getting ideal unit comps unmolested can even be considered to be an "epic" game, let alone "most epic"
It was epic because Squirtle had absolutely no business winning that game and did, something like 3 archons, 6 high templar, and a smattering of stalkers/zealots were on that island when that attack hit, something like 32-40 supply worth of units (more than a fifth of the army) wasn't there and through sick positioning and planning squirtle straight up cakewalked that army. I mean shit, I wanted MVP to win but I still cringed every time I saw a yamato cannon blast hit a unit from like a screen away as they were fleeing, every unit counted, the whole game was absurdly tense if you actually watched what was going on and appreciate the subtle things.
If it hasn't been nominated already, LG-IM.MVP vs ST_Squirtle in the GSL Season 2 Grand Finals, game 5. Was probably the most epic game of SC2 I've ever seen.
I don't get how nothing happening for 30 minutes and getting ideal unit comps unmolested can even be considered to be an "epic" game, let alone "most epic"
Just stop coming to this thread than. It was an amazing game and the game was only 30 minutes long so your quote doesn't even fucking make sense. They traded armies twice (there were even plenty of small engagements and drops inbetween) before Squirtle got his 2nd Mothership out and got the vortex off that won him the game. And since when is the "ideal" unit comps for TvP been Stalker, Voidray, Archon vs BC, Ghost....
He's right. It wasn't even close to a good game, let alone epic.
MVP had that game won multiple times but instead of striking the killing blow and ending the series 4-1, he decided to give the audience a show. People only think its epic because of all the pretty lights, tastosis getting hype, and the flashy ending. Nothing about that game was spectacular. No one showed excellent micro, strategy, or skill. It was just a 1A into a 1A with a vortex in the middle. I can name at least 10 games that were better that same day in MLG Arena.
Smart for him to put on a show? Definitely. GSL Finals have been less than spectacular for the most part. Does that make the game epic? Hell no.
If it hasn't been nominated already, LG-IM.MVP vs ST_Squirtle in the GSL Season 2 Grand Finals, game 5. Was probably the most epic game of SC2 I've ever seen.
I don't get how nothing happening for 30 minutes and getting ideal unit comps unmolested can even be considered to be an "epic" game, let alone "most epic"
How can you say that nothing happened in that game? standard engagements in the first minutes of the game with several drops, squirtle tooks a mothership mass recall in the mvp base, lost all his army. Game is in a death point while players are taking bases and both players were giving free supply for an incredible big engagement, ppl were really hyped, MVP get 200/200 BC. Mass recall in an island squirtle destroyed the expa but he lost the mothership and ton of units were traped in the island, squirle just had ¨lost¨ the game, BC's going on using some yamatos on archons, 100% nervous about what squirtle could do, it was almost imposible for squirtle, suddenly mothership vortex most of MVP army and squirtle killed BC's that didn't enter the vortex, All the people shouting really hard, casters shouting : OH MY GOD!!!!! then void rays came just in the right moment, vortex end mass storms and mass feedbacks just destroy all the invencible battlecruisers. Squirtle won the game, and MVP must play some game more to take GSL tittle. All this coming from a MVP 3-0 Squirtle in the GSL FINALS
If it hasn't been nominated already, LG-IM.MVP vs ST_Squirtle in the GSL Season 2 Grand Finals, game 5. Was probably the most epic game of SC2 I've ever seen.
I don't get how nothing happening for 30 minutes and getting ideal unit comps unmolested can even be considered to be an "epic" game, let alone "most epic"
How can you say that nothing happened in that game? standard engagements in the first minutes of the game with several drops, squirtle tooks a mothership mass recall in the mvp base, lost all his army. Game is in a death point while players are taking bases and both players were giving free supply for an incredible big engagement, ppl were really hyped, MVP get 200/200 BC. Mass recall in an island squirtle destroyed the expa but he lost the mothership and ton of units were traped in the island, squirle just had ¨lost¨ the game, BC's going on using some yamatos on archons, 100% nervous about what squirtle could do, it was almost imposible for squirtle, suddenly mothership vortex most of MVP army and squirtle killed BC's that didn't enter the vortex, All the people shouting really hard, casters shouting : OH MY GOD!!!!! then void rays came just in the right moment, vortex end mass storms and mass feedbacks just destroy all the invencible battlecruisers. Squirtle won the game, and MVP must play some game more to take GSL tittle. All this coming from a MVP 3-0 Squirtle in the GSL FINALS
(sorry for my bad english)
He probably didn't watch the entire game. The tension throughout the entire series and leading up to that vortex was incredible. By far the best game I've seen so far in SC2.
If it hasn't been nominated already, LG-IM.MVP vs ST_Squirtle in the GSL Season 2 Grand Finals, game 5. Was probably the most epic game of SC2 I've ever seen.
I don't get how nothing happening for 30 minutes and getting ideal unit comps unmolested can even be considered to be an "epic" game, let alone "most epic"
How can you say that nothing happened in that game? standard engagements in the first minutes of the game with several drops, squirtle tooks a mothership mass recall in the mvp base, lost all his army. Game is in a death point while players are taking bases and both players were giving free supply for an incredible big engagement, ppl were really hyped, MVP get 200/200 BC. Mass recall in an island squirtle destroyed the expa but he lost the mothership and ton of units were traped in the island, squirle just had ¨lost¨ the game, BC's going on using some yamatos on archons, 100% nervous about what squirtle could do, it was almost imposible for squirtle, suddenly mothership vortex most of MVP army and squirtle killed BC's that didn't enter the vortex, All the people shouting really hard, casters shouting : OH MY GOD!!!!! then void rays came just in the right moment, vortex end mass storms and mass feedbacks just destroy all the invencible battlecruisers. Squirtle won the game, and MVP must play some game more to take GSL tittle. All this coming from a MVP 3-0 Squirtle in the GSL FINALS
(sorry for my bad english)
He probably didn't watch the entire game. The tension throughout the entire series and leading up to that vortex was incredible. By far the best game I've seen so far in SC2.
This. SO MUCH presure during that game. Also, i'm pretty sure we all thought that MVP have the game with that never seen army. And the Tastosis comentary was amazing too.
I'm not sure if it has already been nominated but I'd like to say that Leenock vs Jjakji Game 1 on Tal'Darim during the GSL finals was one of the best games in history. The army movements and strategic play by both players during that game was just incredible.
If it hasn't been nominated already, LG-IM.MVP vs ST_Squirtle in the GSL Season 2 Grand Finals, game 5. Was probably the most epic game of SC2 I've ever seen.
I don't get how nothing happening for 30 minutes and getting ideal unit comps unmolested can even be considered to be an "epic" game, let alone "most epic"
It was epic because Squirtle had absolutely no business winning that game and did, something like 3 archons, 6 high templar, and a smattering of stalkers/zealots were on that island when that attack hit, something like 32-40 supply worth of units (more than a fifth of the army) wasn't there and through sick positioning and planning squirtle straight up cakewalked that army. I mean shit, I wanted MVP to win but I still cringed every time I saw a yamato cannon blast hit a unit from like a screen away as they were fleeing, every unit counted, the whole game was absurdly tense if you actually watched what was going on and appreciate the subtle things.
agreed... there was quite a lot going on. it wasn't just sitting around for 30 minutes like other games (stephano vs kiwikaki... c'mon, we all know how that was going to end, it was just a slow painful death)
like kich said, there were a lot of subtle things, and it was an intense game; we didn't know when the other would attack or maybe pull something awesome off
it wasn't just a free turtle up game, one of them could have been punished (and there were some attempts to... like the mothership recalls and etc)
I don't remember exactly what league it was, I think it was first season of NASL, but anyways it was Hasuobs vs Ace in a 45-ish min long ridiculous PvP on Terminus featuring every late game protoss unit, including carriers. Does it ring a bell for anyone?
Best game that I can remember... Fairly late in the beta, it was TLO vs White-Ra on either Lost Temple or Kulas Ravine., game 2 of Day[9]s King of the Beta tournament.. It had motherships, nukes, etc... Not a pinnacle of amazing play, but it was exciting, to be certain.
I liked game 7 of the MVP-Squirtle finals better than game 5. I had no idea who was going to win the entire time. I spent most of it standing up just because it was so intense. The hold and then the overcommital against pulling the scvs again... my god what a game...
On March 23 2011 01:28 Mr Tambourine Man wrote: The old game from TT1 vs MasterAsia is one which I just can't ever forget. That ending is just so beautiful.
This deserves a bump. No game will ever surpass its epicness.
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