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Interview with IdrA - Page 4

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TYJ.Aoy
Profile Joined March 2011
Brazil1265 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-03 22:16:27
November 03 2011 22:16 GMT
#61
On November 04 2011 07:13 zerker2strong wrote:
well i think stephano is overrated he wins everything but he is really overrated yea that is good logic

Idra said he is overrated in the sense that he is winning mostly because of his style and not exactly because he is that good overall.
Kamais_Ookin
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada4218 Posts
November 03 2011 22:17 GMT
#62
Foxy is a hotty!

Thanks for the interview, it was very entertaining. I liked the ending haha.
I <3 Plexa.
Demonhunter04
Profile Joined July 2011
1530 Posts
November 03 2011 22:26 GMT
#63
Lol it's hilarious how IdrA does so many interviews while playing SC2.
"If you don't drop sweat today, you will drop tears tomorrow" - SlayerSMMA
JJH777
Profile Joined January 2011
United States4418 Posts
November 03 2011 22:28 GMT
#64
On November 04 2011 07:08 TYJ.Aoy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2011 06:45 TheRealArtemis wrote:
I liked it! + Show Spoiler +
I kinda agree on him with the Muta point. I dont see neither why T should have more options against muta, imo they allready have 3. (Marine, Thor, Turret) Toss could have use of the temp. (even though some might think the mass stalker is pretty good against them)

Except he is just wrong, pure mech vs zerg dies to a mass muta switch(by a decent zerg) every time, every single time, thors are awful vs mutas, which limits terran's builds pretty much.


Yep I'm sure you know more than IdrA. Rofl at Thors being terrible against mutas though. They are always cost effective against mutas even when magic boxed.
TheLOLas
Profile Joined May 2011
United States646 Posts
November 03 2011 22:29 GMT
#65
It's interesting to listen to Idra's reasoning to play Zerg. He obviously put a lot of thought into it.
SolidMoose
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1240 Posts
November 03 2011 22:30 GMT
#66
I think that's the first time he's answered "why did you play zerg" without the response "Because artosis is a fucking idiot"
Diavlo
Profile Joined July 2011
Belgium2915 Posts
November 03 2011 22:31 GMT
#67
On November 04 2011 07:14 WaSa wrote:

Stephano being overrated is laughable. He's better than idra in every way except macro & metagaming (+understanding the opponent he's facing). TBH I'm also not that much fan of his stylistic play. He overdo it sometimes and it kinda feels like he needs to play funky to be that super good (as opposed to above average foreigner). But that has nothing to with being "overrated".


Stephano is a overrated by the community, just read the TL comments when he wins, he's been put at the same level as Nestea countless times. I also read multiple times that he will be the only player to keep up with the brood war A-teamer when they start playing starcraft 2...
Being very very good (idrA's word) doesn't shield you from being overrated. At the moment, IdrA's also overrated, of course it's covered by the fact that 1/4 of the community shits on him blindly .


As for Nerchio, he wins a lot of online stuff, but that's not enough for the hype he consistently gets. And the fact that is ZvZ was (and maybe still is) better than IdrA's is hardly enough to say that Idra's opinion is irrelevant.

"I don't know how many years on this Earth I got left. I'm gonna get real weird with it."
Herr Wilhelm
Profile Joined July 2011
Chile170 Posts
November 03 2011 22:33 GMT
#68
Thanks man!!
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
TYJ.Aoy
Profile Joined March 2011
Brazil1265 Posts
November 03 2011 22:33 GMT
#69
On November 04 2011 07:28 JJH777 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2011 07:08 TYJ.Aoy wrote:
On November 04 2011 06:45 TheRealArtemis wrote:
I liked it! + Show Spoiler +
I kinda agree on him with the Muta point. I dont see neither why T should have more options against muta, imo they allready have 3. (Marine, Thor, Turret) Toss could have use of the temp. (even though some might think the mass stalker is pretty good against them)

Except he is just wrong, pure mech vs zerg dies to a mass muta switch(by a decent zerg) every time, every single time, thors are awful vs mutas, which limits terran's builds pretty much.


Yep I'm sure you know more than IdrA. Rofl at Thors being terrible against mutas though. They are always cost effective against mutas even when magic boxed.

4 magic boxed mutas kill a thor, son, first get out of bronze before trying to correct people, I've tried mech and watched people try mech and fail countless and countless times for the same reason I just gave you( games where the hellions openings kill 50 drones not withstanding).

User was temp banned for this post.
CherubDown
Profile Joined August 2010
United States171 Posts
November 03 2011 22:39 GMT
#70
Great interview!! Thanks for sharing.
WaSa
Profile Joined October 2011
Sweden749 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-03 22:42:18
November 03 2011 22:41 GMT
#71
On November 04 2011 07:31 Diavlo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2011 07:14 WaSa wrote:

Stephano being overrated is laughable. He's better than idra in every way except macro & metagaming (+understanding the opponent he's facing). TBH I'm also not that much fan of his stylistic play. He overdo it sometimes and it kinda feels like he needs to play funky to be that super good (as opposed to above average foreigner). But that has nothing to with being "overrated".


Stephano is a overrated by the community, just read the TL comments when he wins, he's been put at the same level as Nestea countless times. I also read multiple times that he will be the only player to keep up with the brood war A-teamer when they start playing starcraft 2...
Being very very good (idrA's word) doesn't shield you from being overrated. At the moment, IdrA's also overrated, of course it's covered by the fact that 1/4 of the community shits on him blindly .


As for Nerchio, he wins a lot of online stuff, but that's not enough for the hype he consistently gets. And the fact that is ZvZ was (and maybe still is) better than IdrA's is hardly enough to say that Idra's opinion is irrelevant.



I see some ignorant few fanboys comparing him and Nestea not " the community"; that kind of ridiculous hyperbole is more appropriate to idra actually lol. And stephano has just as many haters as idra and I don't see what that "covers" as it's all fanboyism.


Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
November 03 2011 22:42 GMT
#72
Thank god you did not quit idra!!

♥ thanks for interview, really well done
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Conquerer67
Profile Joined May 2011
United States605 Posts
November 03 2011 22:46 GMT
#73
Nicely done, interesting as well to get inside IdrA's head. Would have preferred a youtube upload, but a FB one is ok.
I hate when people compare SC2 and rochambeu. One race isn't fucking supposed to counter another one. | Protoss isn't OP. Their units on the other hand....
KDot2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1213 Posts
November 03 2011 22:50 GMT
#74
Awesome Interview !!! Enjoyed it !
LeopoldStotch
Profile Joined April 2011
United States158 Posts
November 03 2011 22:50 GMT
#75
Guys, overrated does not mean a player is bad.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
November 03 2011 22:51 GMT
#76
French people speaking English. So hard to concentrate on the questions.
I had a good night of sleep.
ELA
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark4608 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-03 22:53:45
November 03 2011 22:52 GMT
#77
French accent is soo hot, love it

Probably first interview where I've gone: "Shut up interviewed person, let the interviewer talk!"

Sry idrA
The first link of chain forged, the first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.
Zyrre
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden291 Posts
November 03 2011 22:59 GMT
#78
On November 04 2011 07:33 TYJ.Aoy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2011 07:28 JJH777 wrote:
On November 04 2011 07:08 TYJ.Aoy wrote:
On November 04 2011 06:45 TheRealArtemis wrote:
I liked it! + Show Spoiler +
I kinda agree on him with the Muta point. I dont see neither why T should have more options against muta, imo they allready have 3. (Marine, Thor, Turret) Toss could have use of the temp. (even though some might think the mass stalker is pretty good against them)

Except he is just wrong, pure mech vs zerg dies to a mass muta switch(by a decent zerg) every time, every single time, thors are awful vs mutas, which limits terran's builds pretty much.


Yep I'm sure you know more than IdrA. Rofl at Thors being terrible against mutas though. They are always cost effective against mutas even when magic boxed.

4 magic boxed mutas kill a thor, son, first get out of bronze before trying to correct people, I've tried mech and watched people try mech and fail countless and countless times for the same reason I just gave you( games where the hellions openings kill 50 drones not withstanding).


1 thor is roughly half the cost of 4 mutas, so I'm not sure how that example should prove thors not being cost effective.
"Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way."
teamsolid
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada3668 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-03 23:04:07
November 03 2011 23:03 GMT
#79
On November 04 2011 07:33 TYJ.Aoy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2011 07:28 JJH777 wrote:
On November 04 2011 07:08 TYJ.Aoy wrote:
On November 04 2011 06:45 TheRealArtemis wrote:
I liked it! + Show Spoiler +
I kinda agree on him with the Muta point. I dont see neither why T should have more options against muta, imo they allready have 3. (Marine, Thor, Turret) Toss could have use of the temp. (even though some might think the mass stalker is pretty good against them)

Except he is just wrong, pure mech vs zerg dies to a mass muta switch(by a decent zerg) every time, every single time, thors are awful vs mutas, which limits terran's builds pretty much.


Yep I'm sure you know more than IdrA. Rofl at Thors being terrible against mutas though. They are always cost effective against mutas even when magic boxed.

4 magic boxed mutas kill a thor, son, first get out of bronze before trying to correct people, I've tried mech and watched people try mech and fail countless and countless times for the same reason I just gave you( games where the hellions openings kill 50 drones not withstanding).

lol... time to go back to grade school, son.
1 Thor = 300/200
4 mutas = 400/400

The guy says thors are cost effective against mutas even when magic boxed, which is true. The real reason people don't go pure mech vs Zerg is that they don't get have any map presence until a huge ball gets formed. With no pressure on the Zerg, he's free to mass expand vs the meching Terran and eventually overpower him with raw numbers.
Micket
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2163 Posts
November 03 2011 23:10 GMT
#80
When Idra says a player is really really good, he truly means it. He called Nestea bad ffs after he won the GSL. How many people has Idra called 'really really good', who isn't a teammate or close friend. It is clear he admires Stephano but simply doesn't think he is bonjwa level, which some of TL thinks.

As for Nerchio, he has failed in every LAN he has been to (comparatively speaking). He was at ESWC and IEM ya know, and he had no notable placings in either. Calling him the 2nd best foreigner Zerg (yes, people think this) is hugely disrespectful to a lot of Zergs who have won more.

I can fully understand his hatred for the game after gsl Jan. Imagine TvZ today, and how it would look like with Delta Quadrant, Steppes of War, Jungle Basin, Close positions, Xelnaga (your best map!), blistering (imagine ghost mech here, disgusting) and horizontal old shakuras. Terran literally would not lose to Zerg on the old ladder maps and professionals had to put up with it for 4 gsls. It baffles me how bad the Terrans must have played to actually lose on these maps. oGsEnsnare could beat Nestea on Delta Quadrant 10 games out of 10.
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