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[Interview] 2012 GSL S3 CodeS Ro32 Group D Winners - Page 16

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teamhozac
Profile Joined April 2012
404 Posts
June 15 2012 16:43 GMT
#301
On June 16 2012 01:37 0neder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 15 2012 12:13 the_business_og wrote:
conspiracy theory: blizzard management wanted the general public to get hyped for HOTS so they buffed zerg to get the lower level players to switch to Zerg and thus be more excited for HOTS

You're giving them too much credit. At best, it's just game designers making rash/poor decisions, as they sometimes did with WoL.


I think they put all three races on a wall and throw darts at them to decide balance changes
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
June 15 2012 16:52 GMT
#302
On June 15 2012 12:13 the_business_og wrote:
conspiracy theory: blizzard management wanted the general public to get hyped for HOTS so they buffed zerg to get the lower level players to switch to Zerg and thus be more excited for HOTS

Balance doesn't mean anything for lower level players.
teamhozac
Profile Joined April 2012
404 Posts
June 15 2012 17:48 GMT
#303
On June 16 2012 01:52 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 15 2012 12:13 the_business_og wrote:
conspiracy theory: blizzard management wanted the general public to get hyped for HOTS so they buffed zerg to get the lower level players to switch to Zerg and thus be more excited for HOTS

Balance doesn't mean anything for lower level players.


Another dumb argument... if something is easier/harder for a race as a whole, it affects every player on every level, denying that is just stupidity. The only thing that might not affect lower level players is very micro intensive units that are nerfed/buffed because lower level players cannot micro them anyways, but I cant think of any situation where that comes into play in SC2
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-15 17:52:53
June 15 2012 17:52 GMT
#304
Heh, so you think they should balance the professional scene around how players in bronze-silver play? Man there's no good argument about what you're getting into.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
AngryFarmer
Profile Joined June 2011
United States560 Posts
June 15 2012 17:57 GMT
#305
On June 16 2012 02:52 Probe1 wrote:
Heh, so you think they should balance the professional scene around how players in bronze-silver play? Man there's no good argument about what you're getting into.


While that is true, there are wayyyy less pro players than low level players. They need to make it fun and playable for low level players or the game just wont exist.
Eee
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden2712 Posts
June 15 2012 17:58 GMT
#306
On June 16 2012 02:48 teamhozac wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2012 01:52 ZAiNs wrote:
On June 15 2012 12:13 the_business_og wrote:
conspiracy theory: blizzard management wanted the general public to get hyped for HOTS so they buffed zerg to get the lower level players to switch to Zerg and thus be more excited for HOTS

Balance doesn't mean anything for lower level players.


Another dumb argument... if something is easier/harder for a race as a whole, it affects every player on every level, denying that is just stupidity. The only thing that might not affect lower level players is very micro intensive units that are nerfed/buffed because lower level players cannot micro them anyways, but I cant think of any situation where that comes into play in SC2

SaSe once said in an interview "Imbalance rarely effect the very best players in the game, but gives an advantage to the worse players"
Shiori
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
3815 Posts
June 15 2012 17:58 GMT
#307
On June 16 2012 02:57 AngryFarmer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2012 02:52 Probe1 wrote:
Heh, so you think they should balance the professional scene around how players in bronze-silver play? Man there's no good argument about what you're getting into.


While that is true, there are wayyyy less pro players than low level players. They need to make it fun and playable for low level players or the game just wont exist.

the game will be playable for low level players pretty much no matter what, unless there's some absurdly overpowered all-in. i can beat silver players with my mouse and no strategy. it doesn't exactly take a lot of effort.
akaname
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom599 Posts
June 15 2012 18:00 GMT
#308
I want to find a team which can pay me a wage and guarantees my participation in overseas tournaments.

This is the best part of Genius' interview for me, I can't wait to see him internationally (did he used to travel to tournaments prior to his dip and resurgence?)
There can be only none
Instigata
Profile Joined April 2004
United States546 Posts
June 15 2012 18:18 GMT
#309
On June 15 2012 13:22 blade55555 wrote:
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On June 15 2012 13:09 Applesqt wrote:
On June 15 2012 12:55 Highways wrote:
The more I watch games the more I believe that MVP is correct.

I also agree with MKP that foreign Terrans aren't showing results because of the race they picked. I'm not saying it is impossible to win, but it's very hard to stay consistent.

Where did he say that?


heh even if mkp hadn't said that I agree with it. Terran requires more apm/multi tasking/micro then zerg/protoss. It's a lot harder to play terran at a high korean level due to having to do a lot of splitting, macro, micro and dropping. Terrans just harder to get super gosu with which koreans excell at multitasking/micro/macro and all that so yeah in general I do agree with mkp


I think it all comes down to practice time. The korean slave-like practice routine in BW were mandatory to show good results. Foreigners were invited to play BW but just about everybody but Idra found the conditions too demanding.

So have have the foreign mindset changed for sc2? I don't think so, just the mechanics of sc2 allow pretty good results and deep runs randomly in tournaments without having to do the slave-like practice schedule. If you had to train slave-labor routine just to compete, I don't think you would see many foreigners on the scene.

I think it is a big point to why there are no really good foreign Terrans but Thorzain. (my favorite) Some people drop other names but I always look at their results and see it was online, and they have no significant wins LAN-style if one if the foreign big 3 was there (Steph, Nan, Thor). If you made foreigners play 8 hours a day training, they would show good results with Terran. Until then, why waste so much time when you can do decently with z or p? I can't imagine the TL or EG house enforcing them to do 8 hours a day. I bet most foreigners play 4 hours semi-casually a day and just increase it before a tourney.
SC2 was doomed from the start.
teamhozac
Profile Joined April 2012
404 Posts
June 15 2012 18:21 GMT
#310
On June 16 2012 02:52 Probe1 wrote:
Heh, so you think they should balance the professional scene around how players in bronze-silver play? Man there's no good argument about what you're getting into.


And theres the typical response... do you guys even think before you type this recycled garbage? No, I don't think it should be balanced around bronze-silver. I think they should do their best to balance the game AT ALL LEVELS, from bronze to pro. That is what I want, I dont want one of 3 races to only be really effective once you get to GM, that makes for a bland game, where Terran becomes non existant on the ladder... Oh wait, thats pretty much already happened. Enjoy your ZvZ ZvP PvP
FreudianTrip
Profile Joined July 2011
Switzerland1983 Posts
June 15 2012 18:26 GMT
#311
Terran Tears, so sweet. Go ladder with Protoss/Zerg if they're so imba instead of crying here.
koppik
Profile Joined April 2010
United States676 Posts
June 15 2012 18:31 GMT
#312
On June 16 2012 03:26 FreudianTrip wrote:
Terran Tears, so sweet. Go ladder with Protoss/Zerg if they're so imba instead of crying here.
MVP ladders as random. He beat Terrans like Bomber and MKP as Zerg vs. Terran even before the Zerg buff. No idea about his Protoss, though.
teamhozac
Profile Joined April 2012
404 Posts
June 15 2012 18:40 GMT
#313
On June 16 2012 03:31 koppik wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2012 03:26 FreudianTrip wrote:
Terran Tears, so sweet. Go ladder with Protoss/Zerg if they're so imba instead of crying here.
MVP ladders as random. He beat Terrans like Bomber and MKP as Zerg vs. Terran even before the Zerg buff. No idea about his Protoss, though.


Dont bother feeding the trolls, they will never listen or respond with any sort of intelligence or knowledge in their reply
Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
June 15 2012 18:53 GMT
#314
On June 16 2012 03:31 koppik wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2012 03:26 FreudianTrip wrote:
Terran Tears, so sweet. Go ladder with Protoss/Zerg if they're so imba instead of crying here.
MVP ladders as random. He beat Terrans like Bomber and MKP as Zerg vs. Terran even before the Zerg buff. No idea about his Protoss, though.


Even MC sometimes play Zerg to help his friends to practice for important matches.
He did it with TheStC and the guy said MC's Zerg was like bettere than a lot of pro players who main Z.

:<
" I'm not gonna fight you. I'm gonna kick your ass ! "
BeholdOblivion
Profile Joined May 2012
United States72 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-15 19:22:48
June 15 2012 19:20 GMT
#315
I find it hilarious that people will still reference the early seasons of GSL, when nobody knew how to play, and use that as part of their argument for why Terran is fine the way it is.

Edit: Also funny are the people with 0 GSL titles telling the guy with 4 GSL titles that he shouldn't "whine about balance." If he doesn't have the credentials to speak about balance, then who does?
There is no shame in defeat so long as the spirit is unconquered.
mrjpark
Profile Joined March 2011
United States276 Posts
June 15 2012 19:28 GMT
#316
On June 16 2012 03:31 koppik wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2012 03:26 FreudianTrip wrote:
Terran Tears, so sweet. Go ladder with Protoss/Zerg if they're so imba instead of crying here.
MVP ladders as random. He beat Terrans like Bomber and MKP as Zerg vs. Terran even before the Zerg buff. No idea about his Protoss, though.


Mvp's ZvT was always known to be better than his TvZ. At one point (way back when Zerg was still meh), he considered switching from Terran to Zerg.
Aunvilgod
Profile Joined December 2011
2653 Posts
June 15 2012 19:46 GMT
#317
On June 16 2012 03:26 FreudianTrip wrote:
Terran Tears, so sweet. Go ladder with Protoss/Zerg if they're so imba instead of crying here.


Who cares about ladder? This problem only exists only at the very top of the skill level. Below GM you probably won´t notice.
ilovegroov | Blizzards mapmaker(s?) suck ass | #1 Protoss hater
speknek
Profile Joined February 2012
758 Posts
June 15 2012 20:00 GMT
#318
MVP giving some honest answers, cool interview.
coldnitess
Profile Joined October 2011
United States57 Posts
June 15 2012 20:01 GMT
#319
lol if genius joins EG, he'll just be called EvilGenius :D
habeck
Profile Joined February 2011
1120 Posts
June 15 2012 20:20 GMT
#320
On June 15 2012 09:19 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
Just last season, there were only 2 zergs in the Ro16. And zero in the Ro8. I find it difficult to believe that 2 months later, zerg is "too powerful."

MVP is an incredible player. But possibly full of shit.


This dude should get banned for being such a fool.

MAYBE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PATCH? Stop insulting best player in the world..
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