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Aunvilgod
Profile Joined December 2011
2653 Posts
August 27 2012 16:32 GMT
#121
Strelok once made a thread about this and asked what the korean terrans did differently. Even the Pros don´t know.
ilovegroov | Blizzards mapmaker(s?) suck ass | #1 Protoss hater
Imzoo
Profile Joined June 2012
132 Posts
August 27 2012 16:35 GMT
#122
On August 27 2012 23:48 Syntaxs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 23:34 Imzoo wrote:

The thing is that we rarely see zerg peaple playing like this when they feel confortable in game. When some one is in danger he will be the best ''bitch" in game to regain advantage in.

Thats true indeed, but the game still showed how intensive the other races can be so this is in my eyes no arguement anymore. I am just waiting for Moon making his appearence adding the 4th race just like in Wacraft 3. It's the brilliance Koreans work with, while EU and NA sticks to a style everyone already knows the answeres against.


I completly agree with you but in a normal game(50 50) zerg is not required to make it to win.

And for Moon, i don't think he will do like he did in WC3 because when i compare him to the Kespa level that just switch few time ago he is not as good.
tehemperorer
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2183 Posts
August 27 2012 16:36 GMT
#123
Well seems to me if there's more cheese on KR, then on average Koreans are going to be better than others because defending good cheese requires really good mechanics. You can't miss pylons, you have to change your build order, and you have to predict what the opponent can follow up with while at the same time noticing if he is still committed or has throttled back on the pressure to get back in the game. Imagine doing all of this all the time; a normal game might seem a lot slower.
Knowing is half the battle... the other half is lasers.
BoggieMan
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
520 Posts
August 27 2012 16:47 GMT
#124
On August 27 2012 00:53 Kontys wrote:
That is to say, you need to have a very strict structure to your multitasking as Terran, and just playing the game won't get you there. The macro cycle concept has not been popularised outside of KR I believe.

i know it and i am only masters.
Frex
Profile Joined March 2012
Finland888 Posts
August 27 2012 17:02 GMT
#125
I feel like it has something do with the fact that Korean's most famous players are mostly terrans. That's why the players who become really dedicated decide to pick up terran at some point.
SilSol
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden2744 Posts
August 27 2012 17:03 GMT
#126
Yeah it's quite knownd that korean players practice way more harder than the foreigners does.
http://fragbite.se/user/117868/silsol since 2006 http://www.reddit.com/u/silsol77
IMoperator
Profile Joined October 2011
4476 Posts
August 27 2012 17:05 GMT
#127
It's mechanics, terran is the most mechanically demanding race and the koreans practice macro/micro much better than foreigners.
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 17:21:52
August 27 2012 17:18 GMT
#128
Koreans look at and understand the game at a different level than foreigners. Just look at the multiple threads we had here complaining about Random and how many people seemed to agree with them. Many foreigners, even masters and up don't really know much about the game, they watch pro streams, copy openers and work on stuff like not being supply blocked and making workers constantly. Well what happens when you get on KR server and someone does a build you've never seen before? You've never seen your pro streamer deal with this and this Korean has mechanics that rape yours. Koreans understand that the game goes much beyond build orders. Foreigners want to be able to copy pros and complain whenever someone uses something that not "standard" or something they deem "suboptimal". Instead of seeing that maybe your build is only a small fraction of the equation, foreigners chalk the loss up to their opponent just not playing "standard". Forget the fact that the metagame is constantly shifting and something that standard today might not be 2 months from now.

Foreigners love to creat this dichotomy of Cheese and Macro, you either cheese or you macro. While Koreans fully understand that you can open with Cheese and transition into Macro, it all depends on how the game plays out.
Sparkman
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60 Posts
August 27 2012 17:19 GMT
#129
I believe that Koreans are better because they band together to come up with "wonky" builds, help each other out and practice right, meaning that they don't just grind games, they focus on their weakness not to see how many games they can win. Unlike in NA and EU people worry about their MMR too much.
Gosi
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Sweden9072 Posts
August 27 2012 17:28 GMT
#130
I wanna just +1 on what SupLilSon wrote. Seriously, just watch something like Nal_rA Old Boy where they talk alot about Starcraft and strategy etc. It's just on a complete different level that you will be amazed. Everything is just so in-depth in ways you never thought about before. And when you live with like 10+ people and coaches and talk and play so in-depth you will be so much better than some guy sitting at home practicing some build order on ladder that he saw from some VOD.
[13:40] <Qbek> gosi i dreanmt about you
uzushould
Profile Joined September 2011
Austria122 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 17:40:46
August 27 2012 17:36 GMT
#131
sry 4 double post..
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
August 27 2012 17:39 GMT
#132
On August 28 2012 02:28 Gosi wrote:
I wanna just +1 on what SupLilSon wrote. Seriously, just watch something like Nal_rA Old Boy where they talk alot about Starcraft and strategy etc. It's just on a complete different level that you will be amazed. Everything is just so in-depth in ways you never thought about before. And when you live with like 10+ people and coaches and talk and play so in-depth you will be so much better than some guy sitting at home practicing some build order on ladder that he saw from some VOD.


I mean just open one of the 2 Random threads from the past week and see how many self acclaimed "high master" or "high level" players are complaining about Random on ladder as if their mechanics don't need work, as if their game sense doesn't need work. These players act as if practicing their opening build order is the end all be all of getting better. And any game where they can't safely use their opener is wasted time. If they aren't lying about their skill level then it speaks volumes to why Korean server Diamonds are truly better RTS players than foreign Masters (and this is largely true, may be a bit exaggerated by MaNa but not by that much)
uzushould
Profile Joined September 2011
Austria122 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 17:41:33
August 27 2012 17:40 GMT
#133
terran is just the hardest race so it requires more skill to reach the tip top pro level, thats why there are a lot of zerg/protoss foreigners but no real good terran foreigner

you admins can ban and warn people for saying this, but unfortunately it is not only the opinion from a lot of creditable people like day9 it is also the most obvios and simple explanation to the OPs question.

I m not saying that protoss / zerg is easy or overpowered or something....each race is freaking difficult to play at a tip top level...

as well i want to mention that 50 % of the posts in this thread are just talking about why are korans better than foreigners at all....that was not what the OP wanted to discuss, cant you guys read and stick to what its all about in this post? He wants to talk about why there are so many korean terrans at the tip top level but not foreigners......

if your answer is, to argue why koreans are overall better then foreigners, you either didn t read the OP or you indirectly confirm what i wrote above about terra beeing the hardest race.




User was temp banned for this post.
Yorbon
Profile Joined December 2011
Netherlands4272 Posts
August 27 2012 17:49 GMT
#134
On August 28 2012 02:39 SupLilSon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 02:28 Gosi wrote:
I wanna just +1 on what SupLilSon wrote. Seriously, just watch something like Nal_rA Old Boy where they talk alot about Starcraft and strategy etc. It's just on a complete different level that you will be amazed. Everything is just so in-depth in ways you never thought about before. And when you live with like 10+ people and coaches and talk and play so in-depth you will be so much better than some guy sitting at home practicing some build order on ladder that he saw from some VOD.


I mean just open one of the 2 Random threads from the past week and see how many self acclaimed "high master" or "high level" players are complaining about Random on ladder as if their mechanics don't need work, as if their game sense doesn't need work. These players act as if practicing their opening build order is the end all be all of getting better. And any game where they can't safely use their opener is wasted time. If they aren't lying about their skill level then it speaks volumes to why Korean server Diamonds are truly better RTS players than foreign Masters (and this is largely true, may be a bit exaggerated by MaNa but not by that much)
I agree fully with you, sir.
I'm not at all high level (foreign platinum, so korean silver most likely ), but i do feel like there is too much whine compared to effort (in general; there may be specific exceptions) and too much arrogance.
fishjie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1519 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 17:53:44
August 27 2012 17:52 GMT
#135
terran was an ez-mode race until the various nerfs:

emp
snipe
medivac speed slowed
reaper build order nerf
various timing nerfs

once those nerfs happened all the scrubs got eliminated from the scrub pool

now if they removed the collosus (the dumbest ez mode unit ever) and replaced it with the reaver, something similar would happen to protoss
CCa1ss1e
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada3231 Posts
August 27 2012 17:53 GMT
#136
haha.. nice video..

XD
~ The Ultimate Weapon
Reborn8u
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1761 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 18:08:17
August 27 2012 18:01 GMT
#137
The biggest difference I see, is Korean Terrans play to win. They don't care about playing a macro game, they don't care about playing nice. They are happy to all in or cheese if it gets a win, they will use any unit, composition or build order that brings success. They are much more unpredictable. Because of the aggressive, unpredictable, play of korean terrans you may just outright lose the game if you try to cut corners against them. This has several affects, one of them is that playing macro against them isn't as good, because you can't be as greedy as you want, or you could die.

Korean terrans will exploit any flaw in your play, I think that's part of why they are able to push through so many open brackets at tourneys. Whenever they sense weakness in an opponent the game changes to "let's multitask!" and players who aren't among the best in the world can't deal with the constant multi-pronged aggression and amazing unit control.

When you watch a korean terran play they switch up builds, using a wider variety of openings and styles. They make subtle changes in common builds to hit uncommon timings. They use the meta game to enhance their play, they might make a macro build appear to be aggression. They force opponents to play outside of their comfort zone. Foreign terrans are much more predictable, and when they do all in or play aggressive it seems to be a reaction, or on the fly. Koreans have their aggressive play finely tuned, they practice it just as intensely as foreign terrans practice their macro.

I think if more foreign terrans (and really all races) would go into tournaments with their usual arsenal of macro builds and variations, and also well rehearsed and refined cheeses and all ins, while including deceptive twists in their builds (giving the opponent incomplete or incorrect information when they scout). The gap wouldn't be nearly as big as it is. When you watch a Korean terran cheese, they seem to know when they have an advantage and can back off and play from ahead or if they have not done enough damage, they seem to expect the responses that come from the opponent, that comes from practicing these builds with the same seriousness as a standard build.

Maybe instead of laughing at guys like "bit by bit" foreign terrans should be studying his builds and adding to their arsenal.
:)
uzushould
Profile Joined September 2011
Austria122 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 18:04:58
August 27 2012 18:01 GMT
#138
On August 28 2012 02:49 Yorbon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 02:39 SupLilSon wrote:
On August 28 2012 02:28 Gosi wrote:
I wanna just +1 on what SupLilSon wrote. Seriously, just watch something like Nal_rA Old Boy where they talk alot about Starcraft and strategy etc. It's just on a complete different level that you will be amazed. Everything is just so in-depth in ways you never thought about before. And when you live with like 10+ people and coaches and talk and play so in-depth you will be so much better than some guy sitting at home practicing some build order on ladder that he saw from some VOD.


I mean just open one of the 2 Random threads from the past week and see how many self acclaimed "high master" or "high level" players are complaining about Random on ladder as if their mechanics don't need work, as if their game sense doesn't need work. These players act as if practicing their opening build order is the end all be all of getting better. And any game where they can't safely use their opener is wasted time. If they aren't lying about their skill level then it speaks volumes to why Korean server Diamonds are truly better RTS players than foreign Masters (and this is largely true, may be a bit exaggerated by MaNa but not by that much)
I agree fully with you, sir.
I'm not at all high level (foreign platinum, so korean silver most likely ), but i do feel like there is too much whine compared to effort (in general; there may be specific exceptions) and too much arrogance.


"post deleted"

lol, i ret "but i feel like terran is too much whine" instead of there.... sry for that ^^
Dymond
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada138 Posts
August 27 2012 18:03 GMT
#139
Ive always thought the difference was that the Koreans have better work ethics than us. They go to school more, don't they? They naturally try harder and learn more efficiently than we are used to.
31415926535
Profile Joined May 2012
Switzerland276 Posts
August 27 2012 18:05 GMT
#140
On August 28 2012 02:39 SupLilSon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 02:28 Gosi wrote:
I wanna just +1 on what SupLilSon wrote. Seriously, just watch something like Nal_rA Old Boy where they talk alot about Starcraft and strategy etc. It's just on a complete different level that you will be amazed. Everything is just so in-depth in ways you never thought about before. And when you live with like 10+ people and coaches and talk and play so in-depth you will be so much better than some guy sitting at home practicing some build order on ladder that he saw from some VOD.


I mean just open one of the 2 Random threads from the past week and see how many self acclaimed "high master" or "high level" players are complaining about Random on ladder as if their mechanics don't need work, as if their game sense doesn't need work. These players act as if practicing their opening build order is the end all be all of getting better. And any game where they can't safely use their opener is wasted time. If they aren't lying about their skill level then it speaks volumes to why Korean server Diamonds are truly better RTS players than foreign Masters (and this is largely true, may be a bit exaggerated by MaNa but not by that much)

It's the same with the whole "cheese" concept. Foreigner (pros and community) see cheese as a bad thing and low-level tactics. In Korean, it seems to be a legit way to mindgame and put some pressure on your opponent.
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