EPT[Interview] 2012 GSL S4 CodeS Semi-finals - Page 11
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Telcontar
United Kingdom16710 Posts
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FataLe
New Zealand4560 Posts
On October 11 2012 07:56 Telcontar wrote: 1 silver does not a kong make, though it would be pretty funny to see StarTale with another silver. no but being apart of startale makes a pretty strong case. | ||
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Incomplet
United Kingdom1419 Posts
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Canucklehead
Canada5074 Posts
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Marou
Germany1371 Posts
Do you think you can break Startale's second place curse? Definitely. I'm originally from Zenex anyway. No problem. Hell yeah ZeNeX all the way !!! | ||
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FataLe
New Zealand4560 Posts
On October 11 2012 10:59 Incomplet wrote: So correct me if im wrong...but the best way to deal with Life's aggressiveness is to turtle up hard, or cheese? Me thinks MVP has the advantage here, although I really wouldnt mind seeing a zerg champion now that DRG has dropped off. Either way, epic TvZ finals is epic! not saying that isn't the best way to deal with it, but that's a very narrow mindset. every build has different strengths and weaknesses. playing passive against one aggressive build and winning is not necessarily going to work playing against a different aggressive build. At this level of Starcraft they interpret each build new build/playstyle on the fly and as such going into the series with the mindset 'oh he's an aggressive player, I should play really passive/cheese him' might actually come back to bite him. But these players understand that, they're pro's, afterall. | ||
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Gatored
United States679 Posts
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On October 11 2012 11:02 Canucklehead wrote: Life's style is unbeatable and I'm real curious to see what mvp is going to try to stop it. If you turtle up hard, then Life will just take the whole map. If you try to be aggressive, then life just kills you by being more aggressive. I thought taeja would be ready after he saw the beating MKP took, but he got owned just as hard as MKP even with a week of preparation. to be honest, i don't think taeja is that much of a prep player, especially as he seemed to come into the series thinking he would take it easily | ||
lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On October 11 2012 12:33 opterown wrote: to be honest, i don't think taeja is that much of a prep player, especially as he seemed to come into the series thinking he would take it easily Taeja and MKP are similar in that they just let their talent and mechanics do the talking, and don't really do that much prep or strategizing. I have a feeling it will either be a.) Mech but tweaked to be early Spire-proof (1rax expand into 3 naked rax into mech?); b.) weird 1base push out into expand; c.) some old unused build from summer 2011. | ||
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padfoota
Taiwan1571 Posts
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prOpSnuffe
Sweden241 Posts
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padfoota
Taiwan1571 Posts
On October 11 2012 13:10 prOpSnuffe wrote: I think Mvps defensive mech style will demolish Life. 4-1 I think Life will have a fun time studying all mvp's TvZ style tho - his old Marine tank, his mech, his 1-1-1... His disgusting 2rax bunker rush All those timings | ||
CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
On October 11 2012 12:33 opterown wrote: to be honest, i don't think taeja is that much of a prep player, especially as he seemed to come into the series thinking he would take it easily Taeja prepped a lot for this series. If you noticed, he did a 1 rax into 3 rax opening on Abyssal City and a CC first into 2 rax on Entombed Valley specifically to deter a 2 base muta rush. The only reason he didn't do it on Whirlwind was because he knew Life went for a very early pool, which meant all his gas timings would be delayed and therefore he could defend with normal turret timings. Also reactored hellion builds are really bad against Life since he overproduces lings and looks for the surround. Life's baneling bust on Abyssal was a purely reactionary timing made after he saw all the marines in the base; he was expecting a 3CC reactor hellion build, which his muta rush would have hard countered. | ||
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Goshdarnit
United States540 Posts
On October 10 2012 22:54 anatem wrote: noone's gonna remember Life's win if he takes MVP down, what remains from this season for future generations is MVP's destruction of Rain and his advancement to his 6th finals in spite of all adversity ... No one will remember the first Royal Roader taking down MVP in the finals? Yeaaaah, I know it seems like most people on TL are overlooking Life for some bizarre reason but this is a ridiculous claim. At the least this match will be notorious even if MVP loses, just because he loses. | ||
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Goshdarnit
United States540 Posts
On October 11 2012 12:33 opterown wrote: to be honest, i don't think taeja is that much of a prep player, especially as he seemed to come into the series thinking he would take it easily God I hope Taeja didn't come into the match with that mindset... after watching life this tournament it would be BEYOND foolhardy to even put in minimal prep. But looking at the result it might have been the case... if so, hopefully this opened his eyes... | ||
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ch33psh33p
7650 Posts
On October 12 2012 03:30 Goshdarnit wrote: ... No one will remember the first Royal Roader taking down MVP in the finals? Yeaaaah, I know it seems like most people on TL are overlooking Life for some bizarre reason but this is a ridiculous claim. At the least this match will be notorious even if MVP loses, just because he loses. Rofl, everyone has been, and still is, over loooking MVP, not Life. | ||
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CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
On October 12 2012 03:53 ch33psh33p wrote: Rofl, everyone has been, and still is, over loooking MVP, not Life. 80% of the posts about the finals are saying Mvp will crush Life because of X, Y, and Z. | ||
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CCa1ss1e
Canada3231 Posts
but yeah, would be great if life won.. mvp though.. damn.. bet it will be a cool finals. | ||
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mprs
Canada2933 Posts
The guy is a monster... | ||
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hansonslee
United States2027 Posts
I mean MVP countered Rain's ace cards such as his perfect record of victories with his 200/200 army, DT expand build, use of multiple observers, and the Warp Prism drops. Whenever a player especially Life plays a certain way, you must be damn sure that MVP will find a hole in it! | ||
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