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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27464 Posts
December 07 2013 19:54 GMT
#16241
It's too close to being true to be amusing sarcasm for me
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
TL+ Member
plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 19:58:49
December 07 2013 19:58 GMT
#16242
Wrong mofo thread.
larse
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
1611 Posts
December 07 2013 20:06 GMT
#16243
elfi 3-0 LucifroN
elfi 3-2 jjakji

Yeah, that sounds about right
vthree
Profile Joined November 2011
Hong Kong8039 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 20:09:44
December 07 2013 20:06 GMT
#16244
On December 08 2013 04:10 Sc2ConCepT wrote:
i think they should try to follow map examples like bel shir, the new map pools have ridiculously open thirds that make it easier for terran and zerg to jsut deny thirds more easily than they did when thirds like daybreak and akilon were not so open. peopel are complainign about toss doign 2 base all ins and being op, but its cause toss doesn't have a choice but to all in on 2 bases cause we can barely secure a third


Well, for TvP, the 1 base all in (blink, proxy oracle) is more of an issue although sometimes they do transition to more bases via contain.

As for the 3rd expansion, I don't think it is an issue in TvP, most Protoss can hold a third pretty well if they aren't going full tech build. If the 3rd is more protected, MSC with time warp would pretty much make it impossible to put on any pressure. I think making bases closer would be better than then using chokes. Because with forcefields and time warp, Protoss is just too good defending chokes.
RaFox17
Profile Joined May 2013
Finland4581 Posts
December 07 2013 20:32 GMT
#16245
On December 08 2013 05:06 larse wrote:
elfi 3-0 LucifroN
elfi 3-2 jjakji

Yeah, that sounds about right

Yep it does. Lucifron has been really, really bad for a while and Elfi is really good at PvT and it´s not the first time he beats a korean.
Ana_
Profile Joined May 2012
Finland453 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 20:41:03
December 07 2013 20:38 GMT
#16246
On December 08 2013 05:06 larse wrote:
elfi 3-0 LucifroN
elfi 3-2 jjakji

Yeah, that sounds about right



Elfi is god. Are you denying that he is, in fact, deity? He has given Jaedong his blessing to win the tournament. You will witness his power.


Please watch the games, and point out the "imbalances" that you see there, and then come back. Without context those numbers mean nothing.
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27464 Posts
December 07 2013 21:13 GMT
#16247
Joking aside, why has nobody done a proper analysis of Elfi's play/games?

Instead of 'hur hur he has low APM but still wins, wtf', why don't we you know, actually look into his successes?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
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Ana_
Profile Joined May 2012
Finland453 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 21:21:35
December 07 2013 21:18 GMT
#16248
On December 08 2013 06:13 Wombat_NI wrote:
Joking aside, why has nobody done a proper analysis of Elfi's play/games?

Instead of 'hur hur he has low APM but still wins, wtf', why don't we you know, actually look into his successes?


Protoss cheese too strong, nerf nerf nerf!!11oneoneleven

I would say that in general, the recept for his success is the decision making and positioning. He also has decent micro (WC3 background!!!11)
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27464 Posts
December 07 2013 21:23 GMT
#16249
Well yeah, conversely a Protoss with godly mechanics such as Bisu not doing well tells me that success with the race relies on a lot of other different skillsets, many of them hard to spot in reps etc
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
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Ana_
Profile Joined May 2012
Finland453 Posts
December 07 2013 21:28 GMT
#16250
On December 08 2013 06:23 Wombat_NI wrote:
Well yeah, conversely a Protoss with godly mechanics such as Bisu not doing well tells me that success with the race relies on a lot of other different skillsets, many of them hard to spot in reps etc


Would also like to add that as protoss, the builds you do and how well you execute them, matter a lot. Protoss is quite metagamey race and you can throw some sickening curveballs to your opponent in bo5 series for example. (Like Naniwa doing dat proxygate in game5)
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 21:28:53
December 07 2013 21:28 GMT
#16251
On December 08 2013 06:23 Wombat_NI wrote:
Well yeah, conversely a Protoss with godly mechanics such as Bisu not doing well tells me that success with the race relies on a lot of other different skillsets, many of them hard to spot in reps etc


Or maybe Bisu just faced a higher calibre of opponents and did not have the luxury of being rather unknown. Once people figure out that elfi can only abuse warp tech for early wins, he won't have any success.
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27464 Posts
December 07 2013 21:32 GMT
#16252
What, Elfi hasn't been playing his current style since release?
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
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plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 21:33:55
December 07 2013 21:33 GMT
#16253
On December 08 2013 06:32 Wombat_NI wrote:
What, Elfi hasn't been playing his current style since release?


I doubt he made it into jjakjji's radar.
Ana_
Profile Joined May 2012
Finland453 Posts
December 07 2013 21:35 GMT
#16254
On December 08 2013 06:33 plogamer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2013 06:32 Wombat_NI wrote:
What, Elfi hasn't been playing his current style since release?


I doubt he made it into jjakjji's radar.


I don't know man, I sure hope jjakjji did some research on his group, if not...
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
December 07 2013 21:44 GMT
#16255
On December 08 2013 06:35 Ana_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2013 06:33 plogamer wrote:
On December 08 2013 06:32 Wombat_NI wrote:
What, Elfi hasn't been playing his current style since release?


I doubt he made it into jjakjji's radar.


I don't know man, I sure hope jjakjji did some research on his group, if not...


We can't know for sure, but the games sure played that way.
Ana_
Profile Joined May 2012
Finland453 Posts
December 07 2013 21:49 GMT
#16256
On December 08 2013 06:44 plogamer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2013 06:35 Ana_ wrote:
On December 08 2013 06:33 plogamer wrote:
On December 08 2013 06:32 Wombat_NI wrote:
What, Elfi hasn't been playing his current style since release?


I doubt he made it into jjakjji's radar.


I don't know man, I sure hope jjakjji did some research on his group, if not...


We can't know for sure, but the games sure played that way.


That is just so...unprofesional? And he is even on the same team as Stardust, who definately knows how Elfi plays, there should no reason for jjiakji to know at least something on Elfis play style.
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 21:53:51
December 07 2013 21:52 GMT
#16257
argh, wrong thread again. fml
Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
December 07 2013 22:37 GMT
#16258
On December 08 2013 00:02 Karpfen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 07 2013 21:12 Ghanburighan wrote:
Remember that I wrote that Asus Rog NorthCon would be unrepresentative because it's a clearly T favoured tournament with Inno, MMA and Jjakji (and the best foreign T, lol).

Well, scratch that. MMA and Jjakji go out to foreigners. Inno loses to Life but still makes it to the Ro8. Lucifron once again didn't pick up a map. I'm getting late 2012 shudders.

Although, the stats are a bit silly to do. The win percentages show foreigners zergs and Protosses slightly ahead against mostly Korean terrans. There just aren't enough foreign T left to show much. Lucifron and Wulfen were at Asus and contributed 6 map losses to the statistics.

Another silly thing is that Inno might still win the tournament because it's bloody Innovation, imo the best player in the world (at worst, 3rd Terran in the world) and people will turn around and say that the game is fine, despite the overall picture.

Lucifron is just bad now. I hope he gets back in shape but calling him the best foreigner T is pretty ignorant. Scarlett has never shown good play vs korean Ts (funny).


You're supporting the point I was making. There are no strong foreign terrans. None. And this is the problem. Lucifron was the best foreigner terran for a long time, and there is no established player to take his mantle. And that's a symptom of the state of the game at the moment. I wouldn't bet even on mediocre Korean terrans to beat foreigner P or Z players, but that's weird, right? A mediocre protoss or zerg, especially Protoss, can take games off excellent terrans like MMA (people bash him, forgetting that before the last patch he was a lynchpin for acer-axiom who won the GSTL! And he just made it to the Ro4 in Dreamhack Winter, losing to Inno in a series he pretty much had won). The point is, the best terrans in the world are barely winning against foreigners. And that means there's something wrong.
Cry 'havoc' and let slip the dogs of war
ffadicted
Profile Joined January 2011
United States3545 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 22:48:33
December 07 2013 22:47 GMT
#16259
You guys are funny. TL constantly bitches about "it's all koreans, foreigners need to be better to win games"
Then when foregienrs win games, you all cry imbalance cuz koreans should win everything when the game is balanced

Arguing in TL makes ppl lose their soul tbh lol I somehow doubt most ppl calling OP on those results didn't even watch the games carefully lol
SooYoung-Noona!
plogamer
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Canada3132 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-07 23:11:13
December 07 2013 23:10 GMT
#16260
On December 08 2013 07:47 ffadicted wrote:
You guys are funny. TL constantly bitches about "it's all koreans, foreigners need to be better to win games"
Then when foregienrs win games, you all cry imbalance cuz koreans should win everything when the game is balanced

Arguing in TL makes ppl lose their soul tbh lol I somehow doubt most ppl calling OP on those results didn't even watch the games carefully lol


Aren't you brilliant, generalizing all of TL - not recognizing the different voices reflecting a heterogeneous mix of opinions rather than being hypocritical or as you put it, "funny".
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