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StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
October 12 2012 18:48 GMT
#221
On October 13 2012 03:46 Fionn wrote:
So is he staying at the Slayers house or TSL house?

Does anyone from EG still live with SlayerS?
GGman
Profile Joined July 2010
Czech Republic143 Posts
October 12 2012 18:52 GMT
#222
Glad to hear this, it would be lovely if EG could get Stephano to step up to the training regime :D
“Never argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
Calexanich
Profile Joined September 2011
United States52 Posts
October 12 2012 18:53 GMT
#223
On October 12 2012 21:22 Cubu wrote:
i thought eg would make him get first class or business class. Why does it say paris and amsterdam on the ticket? Don't know of any major tournaments there.


bc the route he is traveling goes to amsterdam then the plane there goes to korea
drones=lobsters...fuzzy fuzzy lobsters with wings
Incomplet
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United Kingdom1419 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-12 19:01:34
October 12 2012 18:55 GMT
#224
I think Stephano can get past the RO32 pretty easily and RO16 if he gets an easy group. But RO8 onwards is where the real challenge begins. This is where your opponent gets a good week to study you. The bottom line is, Stephanos success will almost solely depend on what group he gets. If he gets a similar group to what Mana got this season (MVP, Taeja, MMA), he has no chance. However if he gets a group like Jyp, Parting, Hero, he will come out first pretty easily. But again, this kind of luck can only carry someone as far as the RO8.

edit/ Imagine this group RO32
(Z)Leenock
(Z)Life
(Z)RorO
(Z)Stephano

GFG
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mijagi182
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland797 Posts
October 12 2012 18:59 GMT
#225
I hope someday, there will be "Stephano streaming Korean ladder" marathons in a movie theaters!
oh in the sun sun having fun
ChuCky.Ca
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada2497 Posts
October 12 2012 19:15 GMT
#226
On October 13 2012 03:48 StarVe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2012 03:46 Fionn wrote:
So is he staying at the Slayers house or TSL house?

Does anyone from EG still live with SlayerS?

just puma and jyp I believe
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Shiori
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
3815 Posts
October 12 2012 19:17 GMT
#227
On October 13 2012 03:55 Incomplet wrote:
I think Stephano can get past the RO32 pretty easily and RO16 if he gets an easy group. But RO8 onwards is where the real challenge begins. This is where your opponent gets a good week to study you. The bottom line is, Stephanos success will almost solely depend on what group he gets. If he gets a similar group to what Mana got this season (MVP, Taeja, MMA), he has no chance. However if he gets a group like Jyp, Parting, Hero, he will come out first pretty easily. But again, this kind of luck can only carry someone as far as the RO8.

edit/ Imagine this group RO32
(Z)Leenock
(Z)Life
(Z)RorO
(Z)Stephano

GFG

Lol, if you actually think Stephano would walk over Parting and Hero just because they're Protoss you have another thing coming. Stephano would be completely dissected by those three players, especially since nobody practices PvP.
Kilby
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland1069 Posts
October 12 2012 19:18 GMT
#228
On October 13 2012 03:59 mijagi182 wrote:
I hope someday, there will be "Stephano streaming Korean ladder" marathons in a movie theaters!


Well, at least this makes me a happy camper since Stepano streaming in Korean timezone is much better for me than Stephano streaming in NA timezone. So I'm looking forward to some Korean ladder.

Maybe EG should just establish a permanent house in Korea and send Incontrol there as well to better suit my stream viewing experience.
The_Darkness
Profile Joined December 2011
United States910 Posts
October 12 2012 19:19 GMT
#229
On October 13 2012 03:55 Incomplet wrote:
I think Stephano can get past the RO32 pretty easily and RO16 if he gets an easy group. But RO8 onwards is where the real challenge begins. This is where your opponent gets a good week to study you. The bottom line is, Stephanos success will almost solely depend on what group he gets. If he gets a similar group to what Mana got this season (MVP, Taeja, MMA), he has no chance. However if he gets a group like Jyp, Parting, Hero, he will come out first pretty easily. But again, this kind of luck can only carry someone as far as the RO8.

edit/ Imagine this group RO32
(Z)Leenock
(Z)Life
(Z)RorO
(Z)Stephano

GFG


Stephano's weakness is zvz. I don't think he would have trouble with an all terran group assuming he's been practicing, which he hadn't been when he faced Taeja last. It makes sense for Life to select Stephano since Stephano's zvz is not that good at the moment. LIfe might also pick Heart if he's available. I can't see any Terran or Protoss players selecting Stephano however.
To be is to be the value of a bound variable.
rei
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States3594 Posts
October 12 2012 19:19 GMT
#230
it's way too late for him to win anything now that all the kespa elephants started playing. should have won gsl when it was still ezpz
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Nick!
Profile Joined March 2011
Scotland701 Posts
October 12 2012 19:19 GMT
#231
I would pay good money to watch Stephano smash Naniwa in the GSL, a girl can dream!
The_Darkness
Profile Joined December 2011
United States910 Posts
October 12 2012 19:20 GMT
#232
On October 13 2012 04:17 Shiori wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2012 03:55 Incomplet wrote:
I think Stephano can get past the RO32 pretty easily and RO16 if he gets an easy group. But RO8 onwards is where the real challenge begins. This is where your opponent gets a good week to study you. The bottom line is, Stephanos success will almost solely depend on what group he gets. If he gets a similar group to what Mana got this season (MVP, Taeja, MMA), he has no chance. However if he gets a group like Jyp, Parting, Hero, he will come out first pretty easily. But again, this kind of luck can only carry someone as far as the RO8.

edit/ Imagine this group RO32
(Z)Leenock
(Z)Life
(Z)RorO
(Z)Stephano

GFG

Lol, if you actually think Stephano would walk over Parting and Hero just because they're Protoss you have another thing coming. Stephano would be completely dissected by those three players, especially since nobody practices PvP.


Umm, he has walked over all of them recently. What are talking about?
To be is to be the value of a bound variable.
Rhaegar_tar
Profile Joined February 2012
France847 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-12 19:23:34
October 12 2012 19:21 GMT
#233
On October 13 2012 04:17 Shiori wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2012 03:55 Incomplet wrote:
I think Stephano can get past the RO32 pretty easily and RO16 if he gets an easy group. But RO8 onwards is where the real challenge begins. This is where your opponent gets a good week to study you. The bottom line is, Stephanos success will almost solely depend on what group he gets. If he gets a similar group to what Mana got this season (MVP, Taeja, MMA), he has no chance. However if he gets a group like Jyp, Parting, Hero, he will come out first pretty easily. But again, this kind of luck can only carry someone as far as the RO8.

edit/ Imagine this group RO32
(Z)Leenock
(Z)Life
(Z)RorO
(Z)Stephano

GFG

Lol, if you actually think Stephano would walk over Parting and Hero just because they're Protoss you have another thing coming. Stephano would be completely dissected by those three players, especially since nobody practices PvP.


Didn't Hero have like two/three weeks to prepare for Stephano in NASL? and guess what, he got rolled over...And i remember PartinG saying something like he'll show Stephano the power of training, only to get stomped even easier...
Don't forget that Stephano is the most studied player and as Violet said in his interview, koreans zergs adopt his style, so he's dissected by a lot of players, that doesn't stop Stephano from beating the majority of them.

On October 13 2012 04:19 Nick! wrote:
I would pay good money to watch Stephano smash Naniwa in the GSL, a girl can dream!


I don't think Naniwa will ever get back to GSL code S, in order to qualify, there is a huge probability that he'll have to face a zerg at some point, which means inta-elim...He could only make ro8 because he didn't have to face zergs and because it was on group format.
Kilby
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland1069 Posts
October 12 2012 19:22 GMT
#234
On October 13 2012 04:19 Nick! wrote:
I would pay good money to watch Stephano smash Naniwa in the GSL, a girl can dream!


Yeah I would imagine Stephano vs Naniwa finals would have pretty decent viewer count.

Not impossible.
Bashion
Profile Joined February 2011
Cook Islands2612 Posts
October 12 2012 19:24 GMT
#235
On October 13 2012 04:15 ChuCky.Ca wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2012 03:48 StarVe wrote:
On October 13 2012 03:46 Fionn wrote:
So is he staying at the Slayers house or TSL house?

Does anyone from EG still live with SlayerS?

just puma and jyp I believe


Nope. JYP said not long ago he doesnt go to the Slayers house since march. EG and Slayers dont have any relationship anymore.
I've got moves like Jagger
ChrysaliS_
Profile Joined January 2011
United States261 Posts
October 12 2012 19:24 GMT
#236
On October 13 2012 04:17 Shiori wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2012 03:55 Incomplet wrote:
I think Stephano can get past the RO32 pretty easily and RO16 if he gets an easy group. But RO8 onwards is where the real challenge begins. This is where your opponent gets a good week to study you. The bottom line is, Stephanos success will almost solely depend on what group he gets. If he gets a similar group to what Mana got this season (MVP, Taeja, MMA), he has no chance. However if he gets a group like Jyp, Parting, Hero, he will come out first pretty easily. But again, this kind of luck can only carry someone as far as the RO8.

edit/ Imagine this group RO32
(Z)Leenock
(Z)Life
(Z)RorO
(Z)Stephano

GFG

Lol, if you actually think Stephano would walk over Parting and Hero just because they're Protoss you have another thing coming. Stephano would be completely dissected by those three players, especially since nobody practices PvP.


Yep you sure know what you're talking about
Chrysalis.145
Nick!
Profile Joined March 2011
Scotland701 Posts
October 12 2012 19:26 GMT
#237
Well i definitely agree that Naniwa has already passed his prime, but would put all the fanboys saying naniwa is the best foreigner because he plays in the GSL to rest
Kilby
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland1069 Posts
October 12 2012 19:27 GMT
#238
On October 13 2012 04:20 The_Darkness wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2012 04:17 Shiori wrote:
On October 13 2012 03:55 Incomplet wrote:
I think Stephano can get past the RO32 pretty easily and RO16 if he gets an easy group. But RO8 onwards is where the real challenge begins. This is where your opponent gets a good week to study you. The bottom line is, Stephanos success will almost solely depend on what group he gets. If he gets a similar group to what Mana got this season (MVP, Taeja, MMA), he has no chance. However if he gets a group like Jyp, Parting, Hero, he will come out first pretty easily. But again, this kind of luck can only carry someone as far as the RO8.

edit/ Imagine this group RO32
(Z)Leenock
(Z)Life
(Z)RorO
(Z)Stephano

GFG

Lol, if you actually think Stephano would walk over Parting and Hero just because they're Protoss you have another thing coming. Stephano would be completely dissected by those three players, especially since nobody practices PvP.


Umm, he has walked over all of them recently. What are talking about?


The only thing I'm really kind of worried about is the traditional "foreigner curse" where they simply cannot play at ther normal skill level in GSL. So even if person x had played against person y and z before and won those games he simply would not be able to win against the same players in live GSL venue for whatever reasons.

But at the same time I really feel that if anyone can be "above" that kind of curse by their sheer attitude and nerves it would be Stephano.
Fionn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States23455 Posts
October 12 2012 19:27 GMT
#239
Oh yeah, forgot EG and Slayers died.

Hopefully he goes back to TSL.
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NuclearStar
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom57 Posts
October 12 2012 19:31 GMT
#240
For anyone who follows Stephano very closely,
This is live tracking of his plane to Korea http://www.flightradar24.com/KLM865 :p
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