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On March 15 2013 06:19 Sandermatt wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2013 06:15 MuteZephyr wrote:GM times three on kr ladder is seriously impressive. I'd love to see him in a tournament as a random player :D I want a rando hero! I'm sure blizz doesn't allow it though due to conflicts of interest and whatnot. Interview sounded very reasonable. +5 respect stat to Mr.Kim in my mind. Looking forward to seeing what the team does in the future. The whole "more transparency" thing sounds superb as well.  From Liquipedia: He has not played in any tournaments, except in house (Blizzard only) ones, as he is a Blizzard employee. However, Dustin Browder at Blizzcon 2010 stated that David Kim has placed either first or second in every single one. Does this mean there is a second person working for Blizzard that can beat a korean grandmaster? Also when they buffed infestor projectile speed they said something like our grandmaster players (plural) were unable to hit mutas.
I wouldn`t be surprised if more than just DK was GM. Realistically they need to have a couple players playing at(or at least understanding) the highest level just for analytical purposes. It comes down to learning what part of a X is broken, and what way will fix it without destroying the feel.
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theyre on track of something good with hots , it already looks pretty damn good compared to WoL.
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They will never reintroduce charge, it's the usual "we're thinking about it (not really)".
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For info, Ogaming TV is Iron Squid crew website.
Good interview, and reasonable point of view.
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On March 15 2013 06:25 peidongyang wrote:
I'm calling bs on the gm three races thing
That means he is performing at a similar if not higher level than thorzain, sase and a lesser tier Korean pro Zerg at their respective races? Yeah bullshit.
agreed, I'd call a proof check if i was in the position to.
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On March 15 2013 06:05 Seiniyta wrote:
Grandmaster with all 3 races? Pretty awesome.
Not just that, but considering half the players (very roughly) are duplicates, that makes it all the more impressive.
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On March 15 2013 06:25 peidongyang wrote:
I'm calling bs on the gm three races thing
That means he is performing at a similar if not higher level than thorzain, sase and a lesser tier Korean pro Zerg at their respective races? Yeah bullshit.
Well since they just gave his nickname away you can check it yourself i guess.
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Buff the Ultra? Are they crazy? That thing is monstrous right now. I always hated the idea of the burrow charge in the first place anyway. Zergs were forever complaining in WoL about Ultralisks getting stuck behind their other units so the solution is to essentially give it a teleport because god forbid Zerg players have to learn some basic army management?
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On March 15 2013 06:34 Exarl25 wrote:
Buff the Ultra? Are they crazy? That thing is monstrous right now. I always hated the idea of the burrow charge in the first place anyway. Zergs were forever complaining in WoL about Ultralisks getting stuck behind their other units so the solution is to essentially give it a teleport because god forbid Zerg players have to learn some basic army management?
tbh, the ultra gets pushed away by zerglings all the time 
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There is no possible way David Kim is gm in korea. None. Either he's lying or had the account leveled by someone.
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On March 15 2013 06:34 Assirra wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2013 06:25 peidongyang wrote:
I'm calling bs on the gm three races thing
That means he is performing at a similar if not higher level than thorzain, sase and a lesser tier Korean pro Zerg at their respective races? Yeah bullshit. Well since they just gave his nickname away you can check it yourself i guess.
And how do you translate his nickname in korean? :D.
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On March 15 2013 06:37 Poopi wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2013 06:34 Assirra wrote:On March 15 2013 06:25 peidongyang wrote:
I'm calling bs on the gm three races thing
That means he is performing at a similar if not higher level than thorzain, sase and a lesser tier Korean pro Zerg at their respective races? Yeah bullshit. Well since they just gave his nickname away you can check it yourself i guess. And how do you translate his nickname in korean? :D.
That is the fun part aka no clue.
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I don't think the article says he is GM in KR. I think it means his name is NoobExplosion, written in Korean. He probably plays on NA
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On March 15 2013 06:36 Glurkenspurk wrote:
There is no possible way David Kim is gm in korea. None. Either he's lying or had the account leveled by someone.
Agreed. If this was a long time ago, it would maybe be believable. Today? I can't believe it without him actually playing games in a live setting to prove it.
Giving an account name isn't proof, and Glurkenspurk has given one reason why it isn't.
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On March 15 2013 06:19 Sandermatt wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2013 06:15 MuteZephyr wrote:GM times three on kr ladder is seriously impressive. I'd love to see him in a tournament as a random player :D I want a rando hero! I'm sure blizz doesn't allow it though due to conflicts of interest and whatnot. Interview sounded very reasonable. +5 respect stat to Mr.Kim in my mind. Looking forward to seeing what the team does in the future. The whole "more transparency" thing sounds superb as well. From Liquipedia: He has not played in any tournaments, except in house (Blizzard only) ones, as he is a Blizzard employee. However, Dustin Browder at Blizzcon 2010 stated that David Kim has placed either first or second in every single one. Does this mean there is a second person working for Blizzard that can beat a korean grandmaster? Also when they buffed infestor projectile speed they said something like our grandmaster players (plural) were unable to hit mutas.
dunno who their other good player is, but i had heard a while back that anyone who beat D. Kim in an inhouse tourney gets a trip to S. Korea.
also, all blizzard employees are not allowed to participate in any public tournaments, even if their position obviously has no possibility of influencing balance..the rule is still there.
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On March 15 2013 06:34 Assirra wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2013 06:25 peidongyang wrote:
I'm calling bs on the gm three races thing
That means he is performing at a similar if not higher level than thorzain, sase and a lesser tier Korean pro Zerg at their respective races? Yeah bullshit. Well since they just gave his nickname away you can check it yourself i guess.
Well, theoretically they can put anyone in GM they want ;-) . But yeah, checking the match history you will quickly see which pro players loose to him. I want to see these games casted. I hope some pros will share replays.
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On March 15 2013 06:36 Glurkenspurk wrote:
There is no possible way David Kim is gm in korea. None. Either he's lying or had the account leveled by someone.
No possible way? Or maybe he's just better than you think he is.
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On March 15 2013 06:39 Gorilla23 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2013 06:36 Glurkenspurk wrote:
There is no possible way David Kim is gm in korea. None. Either he's lying or had the account leveled by someone. Agreed. If this was a long time ago, it would maybe be believable. Today? I can't believe it without him actually playing games in a live setting to prove it. Giving an account name isn't proof, and Glurkenspurk has given one reason why it isn't.
I think it's entirely plausable. You forget, that he literally lives and breathes the game. He more than likely plays it a hell of a lot more than Thorzain/Sase whoever else they mentioned. He has to be good at the game as he's the balance designer, could you imagine how bad the game would be if they let a bronze player think up the balance changes?
He may drop off when the game comes out (like already), but during the beta and Alpha, it's probably when he understands the game more than any of the pros do (early beta at least) as he helped design the thing.
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I would like them to nerf HTs. or to give zerg a counter to HTs, cause they are the biggest problem, not Voids. Not only they storm but they hardcounter main zerg late game unit - viper.
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On March 15 2013 06:42 Qikz wrote:
I think it's entirely plausable. You forget, that he literally lives and breathes the game. He more than likely plays it a hell of a lot more than Thorzain/Sase whoever else they mentioned. He has to be good at the game as he's the balance designer, could you imagine how bad the game would be if they let a bronze player think up the balance changes?
As anyone who has matched him can tell you, the idea of him being GM on KR with one race, let alone 3, is a joke.
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