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Bubbas
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden76 Posts
June 13 2011 19:29 GMT
#41
Polt must become OptimusPrime!
vnlegend
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1389 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 19:40:50
June 13 2011 19:36 GMT
#42
On June 14 2011 04:20 Sueco wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 14 2011 01:51 karpo wrote:
On June 14 2011 01:42 Sueco wrote:
More TvT overrepresentation in a GSL final... yeah... not gonna bother watching this one.

Lost my taste for the current season when this scrub Top takes out Nestea with repeated marine-spam-a-move despite his terrible unit control. What a joke.


I'm psyched for the finals. Much rather watch a great TvT than anything involving zerg, as the live reports get spammed by balance whine.

Also Top a-moved to victory against Nestea? Lol you need to grow up and drop some of that fanboyism.


I'm sorry but Top did absolutely nothing to deserve that win other than exploit the same timing pushes that have been around since the beta. They work because marines are such a powerful unit that massing them grants you a 50/50 win chance even against a vastly superior opponent.

All I saw was the two-time GSL champion struggling against the matchup's awful mechanics when facing a mediocre opponent who executed but a single build decently.

??? what kind of crack are you smoking??

Nestea lost because he made the wrong reads on TOP's builds and had poor defense vs harass. Classic Nestea would perfectly predict what his opponent is doing and have the perfect reaction. That day he did not, he lost the mind games or whatever. Either way, he lost because of his own mistakes, BO-losses, etc... not due to TOP 1-a'ing his marines anywhere. You can't even 1a marines in TvZ because banelings will just blow them all up.

-

Anyway, Polt is underrated but somehow it feels like Bisu vs Savior here in the finals. One guy has good strategy, nice timing and decision-making but the other guy has supreme multi-tasking and an overwhelming arsenal of harass.

Personally MKP is probably better than MMA in straight up games like MLG or LAN events. But with Boxer/Cella and his team, MMA got the advice and encouragement that he needed to adapt and beat MKP's style. This gives him the edge vs the lonewolf Polt who practices from home.
Marines > everything
KillAudio
Profile Joined October 2010
1364 Posts
June 13 2011 19:41 GMT
#43
IF polt wins, it would be a really really awkard feeling for MKP.
From a scale of sheth to idra, how mad are you?
MechKing
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3004 Posts
June 13 2011 19:47 GMT
#44
dem fOu guys are helping out the other teams a ton
IPA
Profile Joined August 2010
United States3206 Posts
June 13 2011 19:53 GMT
#45
I hope Polt wins so that all the haters have to eat their words. Honestly, I haven't seen such irrational hatred for a player since...hmm..maybe ever. BitByBit is universally reviled because of his cheese tactics. Polt is actually really skilled and people still think he is bad for some reason.

Gogo Polt!
Time held me green and dying though I sang in my chains like the sea.
galivet
Profile Joined February 2011
288 Posts
June 13 2011 19:57 GMT
#46
The GSL needs to seed the early rounds of the tournament better to avoid these endless mirror-matches. I know that I'm not paying for the next tourney until it's concluded and I can see that there will be a decent number of matches for me to enjoy from it. The three races are roughly equal in player-base; seems like bad business for a GSL tourney to lose 2/3 of its viewers' interest before the semi-finals.
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 20:02:42
June 13 2011 20:01 GMT
#47
On June 14 2011 04:53 IPA wrote:
Honestly, I haven't seen such irrational hatred for a player since...hmm..maybe ever.


Irrational hatred? Really?

I don't think we're reading the same threads. Then again, it's kind of a trend for people to respond to imaginary "hate" lately just for the sake of having a heated up discussion.
andaylin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States10830 Posts
June 13 2011 21:40 GMT
#48
lets go polt! crush MMA!
"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard." - Kevin Durant
blahz0r
Profile Joined December 2010
3030 Posts
June 13 2011 21:48 GMT
#49
Polt is pretty good for someone who is attending university and making finals. If he loses, it will seem like Prime is only destined for 2nd place.
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Drlemur
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States153 Posts
June 13 2011 21:53 GMT
#50
Interesting that both players credit fOu players for helping them practice. I would have thought more training was within-team, but it often sounds like they practice pretty broadly in the post-game interviews.

I feel like I've seen players crediting fOu in the past as well. They must be a good team for general support and community building.

I wonder if that will get less common if they start feeling like they are competing for sponsorships in Korea.

I'm liquibetting Polt for the finals, but hoping for more great games. I liked all 4 players in the semis and thought the games were generally very strong (too bad about the banshee mismicro in the last game for oGsTOP). Or course, I play terran, so I get to watch the games and just enjoy them without having the need to complain about imba.
CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 21:57:11
June 13 2011 21:55 GMT
#51
On June 14 2011 04:36 vnlegend wrote:

Anyway, Polt is underrated but somehow it feels like Bisu vs Savior here in the finals. One guy has good strategy, nice timing and decision-making but the other guy has supreme multi-tasking and an overwhelming arsenal of harass.

Personally MKP is probably better than MMA in straight up games like MLG or LAN events. But with Boxer/Cella and his team, MMA got the advice and encouragement that he needed to adapt and beat MKP's style. This gives him the edge vs the lonewolf Polt who practices from home.


Too bad MMA doesn't have a "Bisu build" up his sleeve. And Polt is the definition of harassment.

On June 14 2011 05:01 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 14 2011 04:53 IPA wrote:
Honestly, I haven't seen such irrational hatred for a player since...hmm..maybe ever.


Irrational hatred? Really?

I don't think we're reading the same threads. Then again, it's kind of a trend for people to respond to imaginary "hate" lately just for the sake of having a heated up discussion.


Polt gets a lot of hate. Go to the LR thread and look for yourself. There are maybe 5 people who actually admit he earned his wins.
WriterWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
TUski
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1258 Posts
June 13 2011 22:05 GMT
#52
Lolol Polt==Naniwa

-Your thoughts on making the finals?
I am really excited.
"There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things that you love." - Day[9]
pAzand
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden539 Posts
June 13 2011 22:17 GMT
#53
Wouldn't listen to MKP's advice going in to the finals if I were you Polt..
If you can chill.. Chill!
Xavy
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada55 Posts
June 13 2011 22:17 GMT
#54
I believe in Polt.
Hai. C=
mango_destroyer
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3914 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 22:30:58
June 13 2011 22:26 GMT
#55
Polt is coool. He goes to a top uni in Korea and still pwning nubs. Glad to see he gets to practice with guys like sCfOu.

Too bad Polt gets so much hate in every single LR threads. I don`t understand the hate either. People are just pissed he knocks out their favorite players(MC, Huk). He is a consistent performer in GSL. He doesn`t usually finish high but he can hang with Code S players for sure.

Now that a think about it, koreans have so many damn top tier terran players.
Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
June 13 2011 22:27 GMT
#56
Awesome interviews as usual.
MUFFINS1
Profile Joined March 2011
United States533 Posts
June 13 2011 22:40 GMT
#57
Wow MMA has so much respect for Boxer I guess they don't call him the son of boxer for nothing
hi
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 22:53:31
June 13 2011 22:51 GMT
#58
On June 14 2011 06:55 CosmicSpiral wrote:
Polt gets a lot of hate. Go to the LR thread and look for yourself. There are maybe 5 people who actually admit he earned his wins.


I've been reading that thread (can't watch streams on work) during the actual games, and noticed probably no more than 5 posts that could MAYBE, at a stretch, be categorized as "irrational hatred". And most of them were during the actual games where people will generally post all kinds of shit due to excitement and cheering for their player. It's not like MMA vs MKP was any different in that regard (or most other games).

On the other hand, I've noticed so many posts pretty much taking pity on Polt and "defending" him against some imaginary witch hunt... I don't really know.

Unless you're interpreting not being too excited about Polt as a finalist (or in general) and not considering him the greatest player (and person) in the world for getting there as "hatred". In which case, I... would be speechless. =P
Baffels
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1486 Posts
June 13 2011 22:52 GMT
#59
Polt student of MKP? MMA student of BoxeR? Awesome!

Thanks for translating.
SenorChang
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia4730 Posts
June 13 2011 22:52 GMT
#60
On June 14 2011 06:55 CosmicSpiral wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 14 2011 04:36 vnlegend wrote:

Anyway, Polt is underrated but somehow it feels like Bisu vs Savior here in the finals. One guy has good strategy, nice timing and decision-making but the other guy has supreme multi-tasking and an overwhelming arsenal of harass.

Personally MKP is probably better than MMA in straight up games like MLG or LAN events. But with Boxer/Cella and his team, MMA got the advice and encouragement that he needed to adapt and beat MKP's style. This gives him the edge vs the lonewolf Polt who practices from home.


Too bad MMA doesn't have a "Bisu build" up his sleeve. And Polt is the definition of harassment.

Show nested quote +
On June 14 2011 05:01 Talin wrote:
On June 14 2011 04:53 IPA wrote:
Honestly, I haven't seen such irrational hatred for a player since...hmm..maybe ever.


Irrational hatred? Really?

I don't think we're reading the same threads. Then again, it's kind of a trend for people to respond to imaginary "hate" lately just for the sake of having a heated up discussion.


Polt gets a lot of hate. Go to the LR thread and look for yourself. There are maybe 5 people who actually admit he earned his wins.

There is definately more, they probably just don't post in the crapfest. Just because certain voices are the loudest does not make them correct
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