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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
September 23 2011 18:30 GMT
#161
On September 24 2011 03:28 arsenic wrote:
Does anyone know what Stephano's playstyle is? I have never seen him play but to have such a good record, he either got really lucky or has a really solid, safe playstyle. I'm assuming the latter, so anyone know?


from what i've seen he likes to keep it low tier high aggression with a ton of queens and lots of creep spread.

ive only seen a handful of games that didnt make it to the late game though.
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Elroi
Profile Joined August 2009
Sweden5599 Posts
September 23 2011 18:31 GMT
#162
Stephano is my favorite SC2 player. He is just amazing imo.
"To all eSports fans, I want to be remembered as a progamer who can make something out of nothing, and someone who always does his best. I think that is the right way of living, and I'm always doing my best to follow that." - Jaedong. /watch?v=jfghAzJqAp0
Elefanto
Profile Joined May 2010
Switzerland3584 Posts
September 23 2011 18:32 GMT
#163
On September 24 2011 03:28 arsenic wrote:
Does anyone know what Stephano's playstyle is? I have never seen him play but to have such a good record, he either got really lucky or has a really solid, safe playstyle. I'm assuming the latter, so anyone know?


Lots of Infestors.
wat
Sm3agol
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2055 Posts
September 23 2011 18:32 GMT
#164
On September 24 2011 03:30 immortlone wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 24 2011 03:28 arsenic wrote:
Does anyone know what Stephano's playstyle is? I have never seen him play but to have such a good record, he either got really lucky or has a really solid, safe playstyle. I'm assuming the latter, so anyone know?


from what i've seen he likes to keep it low tier high aggression with a ton of queens and lots of creep spread.

ive only seen a handful of games that didnt make it to the late game though.

That's because he usually lacks the high tech units to destroy opponents early if they have some defense up. He wins by continually trading armies while having a far superior economy.
KimJongChill
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6429 Posts
September 23 2011 18:33 GMT
#165
Sick. Nice to see Goody so high up too!
MMA: U realise MMA: Most of my army EgIdra: fuck off MMA: Killed my orbital MMA: LOL MMA: just saying MMA: u werent loss
Huragius
Profile Joined September 2010
Lithuania1506 Posts
September 23 2011 18:35 GMT
#166
On September 24 2011 03:28 arsenic wrote:
Does anyone know what Stephano's playstyle is? I have never seen him play but to have such a good record, he either got really lucky or has a really solid, safe playstyle. I'm assuming the latter, so anyone know?


He has really solid and safe playstyle. He favours Ultra/Infestor/Ling vs Terran and roach/infestor vs Protoss (starts with two base pushes then transitions into macro game with broodlords/infestors). Maybe something has changed in his playstyle, but mostly he favours macro games. Unless It's ZvZ, then you might see some one base ling/bling with incredible micro ^_^
skatbone
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1005 Posts
September 23 2011 18:35 GMT
#167
On September 24 2011 03:18 T0fuuu wrote:
http://sc2ranks.com/cn/1053444/iGMacSed

.___.

I think the top players have already outgrown ladder. Watching rainbow smash masters korea with mass reapers tvp and mass ghosts tvt.


!

Damn. Nice record. I've never seen iGMacSed play.

While Stephano's achievement is on the EU ladder and a lot of pro players goof around on ladder, I still think a record like this demonstrates an impressive amount of consistency. Top players in all sports lose to players and teams that are worse than they are. Stephano has been outplaying everyone during this streak.
Mercurial#1193
Amestir
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands2126 Posts
September 23 2011 18:36 GMT
#168
So I'm really curious, who did he lose to ^^?
We know nothing.
Lysanias
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands8351 Posts
September 23 2011 18:37 GMT
#169
On September 24 2011 03:32 Elefanto wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 24 2011 03:28 arsenic wrote:
Does anyone know what Stephano's playstyle is? I have never seen him play but to have such a good record, he either got really lucky or has a really solid, safe playstyle. I'm assuming the latter, so anyone know?


Lots of Infestors.


Not really, but you never know what you get with Stephano, early agression, low econ agression or macro games, he's some one you can not really predict. But his mechanics are really good and so is his game sence.
zerker2strong
Profile Joined May 2011
775 Posts
September 23 2011 18:38 GMT
#170
On September 24 2011 03:32 Elefanto wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 24 2011 03:28 arsenic wrote:
Does anyone know what Stephano's playstyle is? I have never seen him play but to have such a good record, he either got really lucky or has a really solid, safe playstyle. I'm assuming the latter, so anyone know?


Lots of Infestors.



...no
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
September 23 2011 18:39 GMT
#171
On September 24 2011 03:36 Amestir wrote:
So I'm really curious, who did he lose to ^^?


On September 24 2011 02:23 rasnj wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 24 2011 02:19 CptGrackSparrow wrote:
out of curiosity who is his one loss to during this run?

roxkisAbver

Was 9pool vs 15hatch.


"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
dzovan
Profile Joined May 2011
Serbia37 Posts
September 23 2011 18:41 GMT
#172
On September 24 2011 02:15 freeloader625 wrote:
Nestea sucks on ladder. Everyone knows this.


Thats true, but he doesnt suck when it matters. Hope he will deliver and devour at Blizzcon!
Ludwigvan
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany2371 Posts
September 23 2011 18:43 GMT
#173
Hopefully Blizzard fixed the problem, that people with ridiculous MMRs don't find games. Else, he cannot continue his ladderrun. ^^

When HuK was at Homestorycup, he used TLOs account to ladder, because he couldn't find games on his own account.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=236979
MangoTango
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States3670 Posts
September 23 2011 18:44 GMT
#174
64-1 :O

that's pretty ridiculous.
"One fish, two fish, red fish, BLUE TANK!" - Artosis
SKYFISH_
Profile Joined April 2011
Bulgaria990 Posts
September 23 2011 18:44 GMT
#175
On September 24 2011 03:21 dgwow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 24 2011 03:18 T0fuuu wrote:
http://sc2ranks.com/cn/1053444/iGMacSed

.___.

I think the top players have already outgrown ladder. Watching rainbow smash masters korea with mass reapers tvp and mass ghosts tvt.


Rainbow is actually a pretty bad terran among koreans...


This doesnt speak good about NA ladder now, does it?

Rainbow kept a solid 5th place on NA GM a while ago and he is currently ranked 22nd




In Soviet Terranistan you rush the Zerg
Elem
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden4717 Posts
September 23 2011 18:45 GMT
#176
He is the only pro except for DIMAGA that can make ultras work. >_>
#freeshauni
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15736 Posts
September 23 2011 18:46 GMT
#177
On September 24 2011 02:45 mr_tolkien wrote:

Show nested quote +
On September 24 2011 02:43 Mohdoo wrote:
If he's doing this well in the European scene, he should be in Europe. He's clearly at a point where there are not enough Europeans at a high enough level to challenge him consistently enough. Sure, there are some power houses, a few, but he's wasting time on the European ladder. It's sad to think that on complexity, he could have gone to Korea. Make something happen, milenium! Utilize the potential!

He DOESN'T want to go. It's not his goal at the moment.


Well, that's too bad I was really hoping Stephano would end up going far in the long run in international events. Deciding not to train in Korea is a death sentence to a pro SC2 player's career. Koreans are entering in more and more events, so I can't imagine he's hoping he'll be able to just get by without ever playing them.
Dawg_Snow
Profile Joined September 2011
France425 Posts
September 23 2011 18:48 GMT
#178
Though i think that i read somewhere that if he wins a gsl slot at MLG he will evntually go
Stephano, Sarens, Tarson, Mana, MMA, MVP -- Dawg EU Master Terran
Micket
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2163 Posts
September 23 2011 18:48 GMT
#179
I'm sure if you played 100% safe on the ladder, doing things which you wouldn't do vs other Pros because it would result in a loss if they aren't cheesing, then someone of Stephano's calibre SHOULD be getting these results. Obviously, for a Zerg this is amazing and has unparalelled difficulty, but obv if it was a KR Terran playing, it would be standard. Didn't MC have a ridiculous smurf as well, or was that a drop hacker?
Roynalf
Profile Joined August 2011
Finland886 Posts
September 23 2011 18:50 GMT
#180
Now, he have become Death, the destroyer of worlds
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