On October 20 2011 14:58 DoomsVille wrote: IdrA has already said he'll compete in the GSL again
Why wouldn't he if he's in Korea?
These videos are much less cryptic than the first hype campaign. Makes it less fun to speculate
This might mean he's getting a Code S spot. Horologium is named after a pendulum clock. Pendulums swing back to their original positions.
Sure he'll get his code s spot back, just give me the name of the code s player they're going to kick out because after tonight's up/down games all 32 code s spots will be accounted for.
On October 20 2011 14:58 DoomsVille wrote: IdrA has already said he'll compete in the GSL again
Why wouldn't he if he's in Korea?
These videos are much less cryptic than the first hype campaign. Makes it less fun to speculate
This might mean he's getting a Code S spot. Horologium is named after a pendulum clock. Pendulums swing back to their original positions.
Sure he'll get his code s spot back, just give me the name of the code s player they're going to kick out because after tonight's up/down games all 32 code s spots will be accounted for.
Idra can just win Code A, ez.
Actually, I think Code A would be much harder than Code S for Idra.
On October 20 2011 14:58 DoomsVille wrote: IdrA has already said he'll compete in the GSL again
Why wouldn't he if he's in Korea?
These videos are much less cryptic than the first hype campaign. Makes it less fun to speculate
This might mean he's getting a Code S spot. Horologium is named after a pendulum clock. Pendulums swing back to their original positions.
Sure he'll get his code s spot back, just give me the name of the code s player they're going to kick out because after tonight's up/down games all 32 code s spots will be accounted for.
They will assign numbers to the players from 1 to 32, roll 32-sided dice and kick the guy out to replace him with Idra.
Why are people questioning IdrA & HuK, They probably aren't the best Protoss & Zerg in the world, being the best will mean you have to win everything...They Don't.
But.......
I think they are the two best players FOR any team, they are probably the two HOTTEST / POPULAIR players on earth. Marketingwise they are great, people love them or in IdrA case hate/love him, Everybody always want to see HuK / IdrA play cause things will happen.....Rage quits, rallypoints hearts, etc. They Entertain people and not only that they combine that with pure raw skill !
On October 20 2011 15:52 whereismymind wrote: Idra, Puma, Huk, Destiny, Sase, Inka to Korea into 1 house. Will it be Slayers or new house for both teams. Dunno.
Why would destiny go to korea? Who would look after his kid?
I feel the same disappointment I felt when finishing The Lost Symbol...+ Show Spoiler +
"You mean you're not really going to give us a mystical word of power to tattoo on our bald heads?"
In other words, were y'all disappointed people expecting a cure for cancer? This is delightfully interesting news! But I've always been pro SlayerS and slightly anti-EG. It doesn't change how I feel about SlayerS, but it could change how I feel about EG, which is good overall, eh?
On October 20 2011 15:53 michielbrands wrote: they combine that with pure raw skill !
No way.
Huk and Idra aren't pure skill. That would be closer to Stephano, whereas as Idra and Huk dedicate tons of energy and time to excel.
I would say Huk has always had tons of skill its just that the practice is teaching him when to retreat.
I don't think Huk's tons of skill would allow him to continue on winning. He definitely had that "pure skill" late 2010, but without his dedication he probably wouldn't have lasted.
Probably the same with Idra, kind of coasting on his BW skill and not really dedicating a lot of time to practice, but since the EG lair and the promised trip to Korea, he realizes that a lot of practice is an ingredient to being dominant.
On October 20 2011 15:41 sickoota wrote: Idra had by far the easiest group in the tournament. Huk getting first in his group wasn't just some accident of seeding, he beat code s player after code s player to achieve it. Calling July mid-low tier is laughable considering he was in the ro4 just one season ago, as well as beating Hero during group stage this MLG, who many consider the best PvZ player on the planet, whereas Huk 2-0d him.
July's run in Code S was hardly impressive. He beat Ensnare, Genius, and Hongun who are all currently Code A (not Ensnare, but seriously who really sees him as Code S material?).
I also tend to agree with Wolf when it comes to MC. Much like Wolf for months I saw his decline in success coming, and don't really see him doing amazingly on his return - he will have to earn the right to call himself code S.
Also, to those who consider Hero the #1 PvZ on the planet grossly overestimate his ability (Sage?), especially considering he lost to YugiOh who is likely to be (on paper) one of the weakest players in Code S.
Again, I'm not trying to take away from Huk's win, but I do think that Idra had a brutal run in MLG, and it shouldn't be overlooked. Also, what does Hero's TvZ have to do with Huk having to play him in PvP?
You need to stop thinking Code S means MVP/Nestea level. Its been pretty clear those two, especially MVP, are a class above the rest. Even a great player like Bomber hasn't had great success since getting into Code S. He has never gotten past the ro8 (which he reached once, like Huk). Yet he is arguably the second best Terran in the world.
Sure there are players in Code S like Ensnare who manage to stick around, but then we have MVP and MKP fall to Code A. We have MC and MMA both fall to Code B (both got back into Code S via MLG). There have been quite a few good players fall to Code A or right out of GSL. But Huk hasn't. He fell to up and down matches after his first Code S season, but hasn't since.
On October 20 2011 15:59 Ansinjunger wrote: I feel the same disappointment I felt when finishing The Lost Symbol...+ Show Spoiler +
"You mean you're not really going to give us a mystical word of power to tattoo on our bald heads?"
In other words, were y'all disappointed people expecting a cure for cancer? This is delightfully interesting news! But I've always been pro SlayerS and slightly anti-EG. It doesn't change how I feel about SlayerS, but it could change how I feel about EG, which is good overall, eh?
As far as I'm aware, the word used was "stay".
I don't think that means "join". People have said in this thread that it's possible that a majority of the EG players will just being staying there like Thorzain did, until they get EG Korealair set up.
On October 20 2011 15:53 michielbrands wrote: they combine that with pure raw skill !
No way.
Huk and Idra aren't pure skill. That would be closer to Stephano, whereas as Idra and Huk dedicate tons of energy and time to excel.
I would say Huk has always had tons of skill its just that the practice is teaching him when to retreat.
I don't think Huk's tons of skill would allow him to continue on winning. He definitely had that "pure skill" late 2010, but without his dedication he probably wouldn't have lasted.
Probably the same with Idra, kind of coasting on his BW skill and not really dedicating a lot of time to practice, but since the EG lair and the promised trip to Korea, he realizes that a lot of practice is an ingredient to being dominant.
It probably wouldnt allow him to continue winning but thats purely because his style requies practice to refine. Even now he doenst have it perfectly down when its time to go home and he loses because of it.
On October 20 2011 15:41 sickoota wrote: Idra had by far the easiest group in the tournament. Huk getting first in his group wasn't just some accident of seeding, he beat code s player after code s player to achieve it. Calling July mid-low tier is laughable considering he was in the ro4 just one season ago, as well as beating Hero during group stage this MLG, who many consider the best PvZ player on the planet, whereas Huk 2-0d him.
July's run in Code S was hardly impressive. He beat Ensnare, Genius, and Hongun who are all currently Code A (not Ensnare, but seriously who really sees him as Code S material?).
I also tend to agree with Wolf when it comes to MC. Much like Wolf for months I saw his decline in success coming, and don't really see him doing amazingly on his return - he will have to earn the right to call himself code S.
Also, to those who consider Hero the #1 PvZ on the planet grossly overestimate his ability (Sage?), especially considering he lost to YugiOh who is likely to be (on paper) one of the weakest players in Code S.
Again, I'm not trying to take away from Huk's win, but I do think that Idra had a brutal run in MLG, and it shouldn't be overlooked. Also, what does Hero's TvZ have to do with Huk having to play him in PvP?
You need to stop thinking Code S means MVP/Nestea level. Its been pretty clear those two, especially MVP, are a class above the rest. Even a great player like Bomber hasn't had great success since getting into Code S. He has never gotten past the ro8 (which he reached once, like Huk). Yet he is arguably the second best Terran in the world.
Sure there are players in Code S like Ensnare who manage to stick around, but then we have MVP and MKP fall to Code A. We have MC and MMA both fall to Code B (both got back into Code S via MLG). There have been quite a few good players fall to Code A or right out of GSL. But Huk hasn't. He fell to up and down matches after his first Code S season, but hasn't since.
Huk has also benefited from having an easy code s group every time. He's feasted on beating killer for 2 seasons, and I rank killer as someone like ensnare who doesn't belong in code s. Also this season he stayed in code s by beating zenio who while I think is good is wildly inconsistent and zenio kind of threw away that game against huk.
On October 20 2011 15:53 michielbrands wrote: they combine that with pure raw skill !
No way.
Huk and Idra aren't pure skill. That would be closer to Stephano, whereas as Idra and Huk dedicate tons of energy and time to excel.
I would say Huk has always had tons of skill its just that the practice is teaching him when to retreat.
I don't think Huk's tons of skill would allow him to continue on winning. He definitely had that "pure skill" late 2010, but without his dedication he probably wouldn't have lasted.
Probably the same with Idra, kind of coasting on his BW skill and not really dedicating a lot of time to practice, but since the EG lair and the promised trip to Korea, he realizes that a lot of practice is an ingredient to being dominant.
It probably wouldnt allow him to continue winning but thats purely because his style requies practice to refine. Even now he doenst have it perfectly down when its time to go home and he loses because of it.
It's kind of like saying, "Well Blink Stalkers aren't that good without good micro."
And my response would be, duh.
No joke, someone actually said that in the LR thread during the Idra vs. MC game 3.
A new vid is up showing the goodbye montage IdrA received when he left GSL. With every additional "clue" it seems to reinforce that the TL community already has this all figured out yet again
On October 20 2011 16:07 Sc2Requiem wrote: A new vid is up showing the goodbye montage IdrA received when he left GSL. With every additional "clue" it seems to reinforce that the TL community already has this all figured out yet again
I won't be content until all the dots are filled.
And if we already knew, I will be disappointed. Or, something from left field will blind me with eternal glory.
On October 20 2011 15:53 michielbrands wrote: they combine that with pure raw skill !
No way.
Huk and Idra aren't pure skill. That would be closer to Stephano, whereas as Idra and Huk dedicate tons of energy and time to excel.
I would say Huk has always had tons of skill its just that the practice is teaching him when to retreat.
I don't think Huk's tons of skill would allow him to continue on winning. He definitely had that "pure skill" late 2010, but without his dedication he probably wouldn't have lasted.
Probably the same with Idra, kind of coasting on his BW skill and not really dedicating a lot of time to practice, but since the EG lair and the promised trip to Korea, he realizes that a lot of practice is an ingredient to being dominant.
I'm pretty sure most people will say the same about Stephano. He's dominating right now, and in 2 months he probably will be, but I doubt he will be dominating in 6 months if he is practicing for 3 hours a day.
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