EPTStephano extends his break ! - Page 17
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TheRealNanMan
United States1471 Posts
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Naphal
Germany2099 Posts
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MapleLeafSirup
Germany950 Posts
On April 20 2012 07:33 MonkSEA wrote: With that being said, I don't think his going to succeed too far in the GSL based on what Koreans have said. He is able to take games and potentially sets, but as most people have stated, once they get used to his play style he'll drop out like he did in the Cup. Now you can say 'oh but he was xx GM in korea' yeah that's cool and all, except for the sole factor that GM means nothing. Everyone knows Stephano is good his mechanics and responses are extremely tight and spot on, but I don't think his style of play will allow him to progress in the GSL as his opponents have an ample amount of time to study Stephano, and as most pro's have said already(which I keep having to repeat since it is so important) once you figure out Stephano's play style his not as big of a threat as if you didn't have any research on him. Once a player can dissect Stephano's play style, and abuse the weakness of Stephano then he'll just drop. Most people in the GSL are on a pro team with a coach who will help analyse players for them and point out weakness in their play, and the weaknesses the player has against the opponent. This is just plain wrong. Sure, koreans will adapt to Stephano's playstyle. But why do you think that only koreans are able to adapt while Stephano won't win a game anymore ? He can adapt as well. He has shown it plenty of times in the past. He showed new builds and improved his old ones. Why is stephano's style a style that "just has to be figured out and then it is useless" while other styles are "standard/xommon" and will always work? Don't underestimate Stephano. If one of his strategies stopped working in the future, he will practice and master another one. He can do that because he has the required skills for it. | ||
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Rossen
Denmark177 Posts
 ty.Gl to Stephano! (Anyone know what he was/will study?) | ||
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Morphs
Netherlands645 Posts
On April 20 2012 16:54 Rossen wrote: srsly, calm down guys. You should be awaiting HuK's and Jinro's return to glory. As much as I'd like to see Jinro return, when was the last time he made an impressive appearance? He seems almost vanished. I'd say Stephano is one of the best candidates for Code S, I'm glad he took another year off. | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
On April 20 2012 13:11 Forikorder wrote: why are the seasons so stetched out ive never understood im pretty sure kim was married for less time then it takes for a GSL season to finish It's more exciting when a season is longer then 3-4 weeks. BW for example OSL/MSL were more exciting then (imo) GSL because it was a 2-3 times a year and lasted months. So the suspense would really hit in "omg just 2 weeks until flash vs jaedong!" (might have been a week after semi finals I can't remember  ). It was so much more exciting, with GSL when it was almost every month was like "Yeah! xx player won now wonder who will win next one!". It just went to fast.I personally like it more ^_^. | ||
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ROOTheognis
United States4482 Posts
On April 20 2012 16:49 MapleLeafSirup wrote: This is just plain wrong. Sure, koreans will adapt to Stephano's playstyle. But why do you think that only koreans are able to adapt while Stephano won't win a game anymore ? He can adapt as well. He has shown it plenty of times in the past. He showed new builds and improved his old ones. Why is stephano's style a style that "just has to be figured out and then it is useless" while other styles are "standard/xommon" and will always work? Don't underestimate Stephano. If one of his strategies stopped working in the future, he will practice and master another one. He can do that because he has the required skills for it. Exactly. People used to think Stephano's ling/infestor style was gimmicky and would fall off the wayside once it was figured out. But guess what? It has actually become the staple go-to strategy in ZvT. His ZvP... what's so exploitable about that? He does relatively standard 3 hatch play. His strengths are his game sense and in-game decision making. He's a damn solid player. He wont drop off from the scene anytime soon unless he chooses to himself. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
Stephano is such a boss, really happy that we can enjoy his play for a whole nother year! | ||
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ApocAlypsE007
Israel1007 Posts
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On April 20 2012 16:54 Rossen wrote: ...ok ... good for him, good for the scene, but he wont get very far code S ... RO8 tops... srsly, calm down guys. You should be awaiting HuK's and Jinro's return to glory. Stephano is great vs forigners but only good vs koreans...so calm down. ty.Gl to Stephano! (Anyone know what he was/will study?) You gotta be joking. Jinro got to RO4 because he was the first terran to properly use macro on a high level... he doesn't stand a chance against top koreans today. Huk hasn't impressed me in quite a long time. Nowadays, It's ALL about Stephano and Naniwa, both could seriously take Code S in a semi-lucky run. | ||
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pRo9aMeR
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lightrise
United States1355 Posts
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emis
Estonia409 Posts
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Cokefreak
Finland8096 Posts
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Rainbow Cuddles
United States486 Posts
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Fleshcut
Germany592 Posts
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Lysanias
Netherlands8351 Posts
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bgx
Poland6595 Posts
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Lorch
Germany3695 Posts
I hope he learned and doesn't only ladder this time around. Also chae give him some seed. | ||
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Aphasie
Norway474 Posts
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