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Stephano's Ladder Run Round 2 (Season 6) - Page 22

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CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
March 08 2012 20:43 GMT
#421
On March 09 2012 04:01 BadBinky wrote:
I'm watching Stephano's stream right now and wow his play reminds me of Flash and Jaedong. I think he's the best player at the moment.

-_- stephano is really good, but flash?...

best foreigner zerg, probs... best player in world? probs not. flash. defs not.
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Eshra
Profile Joined April 2011
France1009 Posts
March 08 2012 20:46 GMT
#422
Reminds me of =/= is as good as.
emis
Profile Joined November 2011
Estonia409 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-08 20:57:03
March 08 2012 20:56 GMT
#423
EU didn't have a lot of good people on at that time (IEM going on), but its ladder's still strong. Look at Sheth, for example - he has like a 50% winrate even playing in easier conditions.
magha
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands427 Posts
March 08 2012 21:02 GMT
#424
On March 09 2012 01:04 latan wrote:
why would anyone plant down a forge if not for a nexus later on?


Because Stephano blindly assumes it's there and has all his defensive timings based on it. If you don't build the Nexus but do some kind of delayed 4/5gate push (possibly with +1 as the forge is already there) he would just die to it instantly.
Raid
Profile Joined September 2010
United States398 Posts
March 08 2012 21:09 GMT
#425
Just shows how much better KR ladder is than any other ladder region... I don't get why we should care about this run any top 30 korean would probably have a similar run considering how dominant they are showing in recent tourneys at EU like Assembly and IEM
Tal0n
Profile Joined April 2010
United States175 Posts
March 08 2012 21:11 GMT
#426
he's smart, he always knows what to put focus to.
bro_fenix
Profile Joined February 2010
United States132 Posts
March 08 2012 21:15 GMT
#427
o.O .................. o.O *heart attack in astonishment* Go Stephano! Hope you become even more of a beast!
Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass... Its about learning to dance in the rain.
juked
Profile Joined May 2010
United States691 Posts
March 08 2012 21:19 GMT
#428
On March 09 2012 06:09 Raid wrote:
Just shows how much better KR ladder is than any other ladder region... I don't get why we should care about this run any top 30 korean would probably have a similar run considering how dominant they are showing in recent tourneys at EU like Assembly and IEM


Stephano is just as good as the koreans. He got to the finals in Assembly to face polt, gsl world champion, only to get beat but showed he can fight and face the koreans. Its a impressive ladder run no matter how you look at it
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
March 08 2012 21:37 GMT
#429
On March 09 2012 05:43 CeriseCherries wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2012 04:01 BadBinky wrote:
I'm watching Stephano's stream right now and wow his play reminds me of Flash and Jaedong. I think he's the best player at the moment.

-_- stephano is really good, but flash?...

best foreigner zerg, probs... best player in world? probs not. flash. defs not.


You can have 2 players with similar play styles and be completely different in skill. In what world does remind mean exact same?
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
SovSov
Profile Joined September 2010
United States755 Posts
March 08 2012 21:48 GMT
#430
has stephano ever played in an mlg?
smash1
Profile Joined January 2012
60 Posts
March 08 2012 21:50 GMT
#431
On March 09 2012 06:02 magha wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2012 01:04 latan wrote:
why would anyone plant down a forge if not for a nexus later on?


Because Stephano blindly assumes it's there and has all his defensive timings based on it. If you don't build the Nexus but do some kind of delayed 4/5gate push (possibly with +1 as the forge is already there) he would just die to it instantly.


http://www.twitch.tv/setttv/b/309928219
emis
Profile Joined November 2011
Estonia409 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-08 21:53:51
March 08 2012 21:51 GMT
#432
On March 09 2012 06:48 SovSov wrote:
has stephano ever played in an mlg?

Yeah, he won like 20 matches through the open bracket to the championship bracket and then eventually lost to Boxer.
dragonborn
Profile Joined January 2012
4781 Posts
March 08 2012 21:54 GMT
#433
On March 09 2012 06:48 SovSov wrote:
has stephano ever played in an mlg?

yes, MLG Orlando. http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/2011_MLG_Pro_Circuit/Orlando
ddrddrddrddr
Profile Joined August 2010
1344 Posts
March 08 2012 22:04 GMT
#434
On March 09 2012 06:50 smash1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2012 06:02 magha wrote:
On March 09 2012 01:04 latan wrote:
why would anyone plant down a forge if not for a nexus later on?


Because Stephano blindly assumes it's there and has all his defensive timings based on it. If you don't build the Nexus but do some kind of delayed 4/5gate push (possibly with +1 as the forge is already there) he would just die to it instantly.


http://www.twitch.tv/setttv/b/309928219

To be fair it was dumb of mana to leave his base open with no walls.
zefreak
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States2731 Posts
March 08 2012 22:16 GMT
#435
On March 09 2012 06:19 juked wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2012 06:09 Raid wrote:
Just shows how much better KR ladder is than any other ladder region... I don't get why we should care about this run any top 30 korean would probably have a similar run considering how dominant they are showing in recent tourneys at EU like Assembly and IEM


Stephano is just as good as the koreans. He got to the finals in Assembly to face polt, gsl world champion, only to get beat but showed he can fight and face the koreans. Its a impressive ladder run no matter how you look at it


He's not as good as 'the koreans' (as if they were all equally skilled?). He might be the best foreigner but he isn't in the top 25 players in the world IMO. That might even be generous of me.

Plus his Assembly run wasn't exactly impressive.. Polt had by far the harder opposition.
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Profile Joined September 2010
United States146 Posts
March 09 2012 00:05 GMT
#436
On March 09 2012 06:37 GreEny K wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2012 05:43 CeriseCherries wrote:
On March 09 2012 04:01 BadBinky wrote:
I'm watching Stephano's stream right now and wow his play reminds me of Flash and Jaedong. I think he's the best player at the moment.

-_- stephano is really good, but flash?...

best foreigner zerg, probs... best player in world? probs not. flash. defs not.


You can have 2 players with similar play styles and be completely different in skill. In what world does remind mean exact same?

Probably because the first quoted post referenced both Flash and Jaedong. To say that those two players are similar because of their playstyles would just be incorrect. Plus the second sentence clearly states the opinion that he's the "best player at the moment". Which is arguable even without considering the Korean players.
arfyron
Profile Joined July 2011
518 Posts
March 09 2012 00:13 GMT
#437
I've been a anti-stephano person for a while but he is truly fantastic. As much as I don't want to say it he's the best foreign zerg for sure and almost certainly the best foreigner. But he is in no way the best player in the world. That cannot be argued at all.
Swiv
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany3674 Posts
March 09 2012 00:13 GMT
#438
On March 09 2012 07:16 zefreak wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2012 06:19 juked wrote:
On March 09 2012 06:09 Raid wrote:
Just shows how much better KR ladder is than any other ladder region... I don't get why we should care about this run any top 30 korean would probably have a similar run considering how dominant they are showing in recent tourneys at EU like Assembly and IEM


Stephano is just as good as the koreans. He got to the finals in Assembly to face polt, gsl world champion, only to get beat but showed he can fight and face the koreans. Its a impressive ladder run no matter how you look at it


He's not as good as 'the koreans' (as if they were all equally skilled?). He might be the best foreigner but he isn't in the top 25 players in the world IMO. That might even be generous of me.

Plus his Assembly run wasn't exactly impressive.. Polt had by far the harder opposition.

I'll put him in Top25 Sc2 players any time. Don't even have to think about it too long.
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dsousa
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1363 Posts
March 09 2012 00:22 GMT
#439
Someone should make an Unimpressed Stephano Meme.

He's so chill and unfazed.
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-09 00:42:48
March 09 2012 00:25 GMT
#440
On March 09 2012 09:13 Swiv wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2012 07:16 zefreak wrote:
On March 09 2012 06:19 juked wrote:
On March 09 2012 06:09 Raid wrote:
Just shows how much better KR ladder is than any other ladder region... I don't get why we should care about this run any top 30 korean would probably have a similar run considering how dominant they are showing in recent tourneys at EU like Assembly and IEM


Stephano is just as good as the koreans. He got to the finals in Assembly to face polt, gsl world champion, only to get beat but showed he can fight and face the koreans. Its a impressive ladder run no matter how you look at it


He's not as good as 'the koreans' (as if they were all equally skilled?). He might be the best foreigner but he isn't in the top 25 players in the world IMO. That might even be generous of me.

Plus his Assembly run wasn't exactly impressive.. Polt had by far the harder opposition.

I'll put him in Top25 Sc2 players any time. Don't even have to think about it too long.

I would probably give him the benefit of the doubt, but he would have to compete and do well in GSL to prove it.
And it's EU server...definitely a level above others, but not as competitive as the Korean server. Seriously, even Happy and Nerchio have around 85% win rates, and they get rolled by Koreans.
¯\_(シ)_/¯
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